Chapter 12 A Road to Riches
The two young monks appeared on the street. One of them was so weak that he had not even entered the Qi Refining Stage, and immediately attracted some covetous glances.
However, they all wore the light blue disciple uniforms of the Qingzheng Sect. The Qingzheng Sect was a famous and powerful sect in the world of immortal cultivation, and was even a local tyrant.
Out of fear, merchants dare not sell fake goods to them, and even offer more favorable prices than other casual cultivators.
Xiao Chujing bought some herbs for making elixirs.
Afterwards, he took Ye Xiaoman directly to a medicine shop he often went to.
When the shopkeeper saw Xiao Chujing, he came forward enthusiastically and said, "Master Xiao, do you have any elixirs you'd like to sell?"
Xiao Chujing is a genius in alchemy and often sells the pills he refines at low prices, so he is very popular in Xianxu.
In the face of others' flattery, Xiao Chujing simply nodded indifferently, showing the style of a typical male protagonist.
He took out a few bottles of pills from his arms and handed them over. The shopkeeper took them hurriedly. Without even opening the lids to check the goods, he took out two bulging purses from under the counter.
Judging by the weight, it sold for a lot of money.
Ye Xiaoman looked on enviously.
Xiao Chujing took it and weighed it.
"I want to buy two bottles of Ganlingdan."
As he spoke, he placed one of the bags of money he had just received on the counter.
The shopkeeper took down two bottles of high-end-packaged pills from the shelf with a smile.
After leaving the store, Xiao Chujing immediately gave the Ganling Pill he had just bought to Ye Xiaoman.
"If you take the Ganling Pill tonight, you will be able to draw Qi into your body immediately and enter the Qi Refining Stage."
He looked at Ye Xiaoman with regret, "Your aptitude is too poor. If you rely solely on cultivation, it will take at least three years to successfully draw in Qi. You can only take shortcuts by taking pills."
The spiritual roots in the world of immortal cultivation can be divided into four types.
The best attribute for cultivation is called the Heavenly Spiritual Root, which has only a single attribute, pure and thick, exclusive to geniuses. The cultivation speed is dozens of times that of ordinary cultivators, and there will be no bottleneck when forming a pill.
Among the millions of immortal cultivators in each generation, only a few emerge.
Second only to the Heavenly Spiritual Roots are the Earthly Spiritual Roots, which consist of two attributes.
Next is the human spiritual root, which is composed of three types of spiritual roots. It accounts for the largest proportion among cultivators. They have some talent, but need diligence and opportunity to achieve something.
Xiao Chujing has not yet had the great opportunity to cleanse his bones and marrow. He is at this level and has not received special attention in the sect.
The lowest level of talent is called pseudo spiritual root.
It has four or five attributes, which are mixed and turbid, and its cultivation speed is the slowest.
Ye Xiaoman was very unfortunate and was at the bottom of the contempt chain for those with fake spiritual roots, because she had five spiritual roots...
In the world of cultivating immortals, the difference between having talent and not having talent is greater than the difference between humans and dogs.
For example, there are 9 levels in the Qi Refining Stage.
The human body has a total of 12 meridians and 362 acupoints. On average, every time about 40 acupoints are opened, one can be promoted to a higher level.
It takes 3 years to cultivate the 9th level of Heavenly Spiritual Roots, 6 years for Earthly Spiritual Roots, and 9 years for Human Spiritual Roots.
With a pseudo-spiritual root like Ye Xiaoman, if she's lucky, it'll take 90 years...
If not relying on practice, is there any other shortcut?
Yes, by taking pills.
Many useless people from prominent families rely on their family’s resources to get to where they are today.
For example, Xiao Chujing directly bought two bottles of Ganling Pills today, saving Ye Xiaoman three years of hard work and sending her directly to the Qi Refining Stage.
Ye Xiaoman thanked him profusely and felt it necessary to find out the price of the elixir.
"Brother Xiao, how much does a bottle of Ganling Pill cost?"
Xiao Chujing: "Ten thousand spirit coins."
My goodness, her monthly allowance is only 100 gold now. She needs to save money for 20 years to buy these two bottles of pills.
She asked bravely, "After I reached the Qi Refining Stage, I heard that taking a bottle of Bone Strengthening Pill could help open up a Xue slot."
"Bone Strengthening Pill, how much is a bottle?"
Xiao Chujing glanced at her and said, "It's also 10,000 spirit coins per bottle."
Ye Xiaoman suffocated.
One bottle opens one academy slot, which means she needs to buy 362 bottles, save for 3620 years, and spend 3.62 million spirit coins.
And because she has five spiritual roots, a genius can only open up one acupoint once, so she needs to open it up five times, which means she needs 362 bottles five times...
Without tens of millions of assets, you are not worthy of building the foundation!
No wonder everyone looks like they want her to give up when they see her.
Xiao Chujing also looked troubled, "I will try my best to support you in the future."
Even though he was in urgent need of resources to improve his cultivation, he was still willing to give her some supplies. It can be said that he was very kind.
Xiao Chujing muttered to himself, "Unless there is the Marrow Cleansing Grass..."
Ye Xiaoman: "Marrow Cleansing Grass?"
Xiao Chujing smiled and said, "Just one plant of Marrow Cleansing Grass can elevate one of your attributes into a Heavenly Spiritual Root."
He quickly shook his head. "Forget it. Marrow Cleansing Grass is the most precious spiritual herb. According to ancient records, there are only four or five of them in the world."
When Ye Xiaoman heard that it was such an illusory spiritual creature, she didn't take it seriously.
She is very open-minded.
She has spiritual roots and a lifespan of one hundred years, which is much better than the average lifespan of forty years in the apocalypse.
If she can practice, she will practice. If she can’t, she will just enjoy life.
They walked and talked until they reached the exit of the Immortal Ruins.
There are a large number of small stalls with no legal status on the roadside.
The prices of goods are much cheaper than those in Xianxu, but there are also many fakes.
Xiao Chujing stopped in front of a small stall.
On the rags were large pieces of herbs with dead roots and yellow leaves.
The stall owner immediately offered a promotion, "My two immortals, would you like some Green Pearl Grass?"
Xiao Chujing told Ye Xiaoman: "Green Pearl Grass is used to refine the Spirit Pill."
"Buying herbs and refining pills yourself will be much cheaper than the finished products sold in the pill shop."
"I wanted to make two bottles for you, but unfortunately, there's a shortage of Green Pearl Grass in the market right now. It'll take three months for it to arrive."
"In order not to delay you, I bought the finished product from the pharmacy."
Ye Xiaoman nodded, and Xiao Chujing flipped through the dead spiritual herbs again and shook his head.
There is no vitality left. Even if I collect it and make medicine, it will have no effect.
He stood up and said, "Let's go."
Seeing that a customer finally came, he left again and said anxiously, "If you want it, I'll sell it to you at a low price."
Ye Xiaoman looked at the grass, some of which still had green roots, and was tempted, "Brother Xiao, is Green Pearl Grass usually valuable?"
"Of course," Xiao Chujing answered without hesitation, "For a bottle of elixir that costs ten thousand spirit coins, the cost of the raw herbs accounts for one-third of the cost."
Ye Xiaoman's heart skipped a beat.
In her previous life, she was an expert at growing vegetables.
Even in the highly polluted apocalyptic environment, she can grow lush green vegetables.
She has pseudo spiritual roots in this life, possessing the five attributes of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. She does not have an advantage in cultivation, but is naturally liked by plants.
In the world of immortal cultivation, pseudo-spiritual roots are often hired to take care of spiritual fields, which is their only advantage.
A bottle of medicine costs 10,000 spirit coins. If she can grow herbs herself, she can earn 3,000 spirit coins.
If you use herbs as payment and entrust Xiao Chujing and other alchemists to help refine the pills, the cost is almost zero when rounded off.
Ye Xiaoman found an alternative path of development in the world of immortal cultivation.
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