Chronicles of Ascension: The Path to Immortality

Now, there is only one month left before entering the Fairy Cat Cave.

The Fairy Cat Cave is heavily restricted, and only those with the strength of the initial stage of Qi Refining can enter.

He didn't know whether the bloodthirsty bat in the Shangyu Dharma Phase Diagram could be brought in.

However, according to the information he inquired, puppets or spirit pets above the initial stage of the first stage cannot be brought into the Fairy Cat Cave.

However, his Daotu magical power is inexplicable, and he doesn't know if there are any exceptions.

"We still can't pin all our hopes on the bloodthirsty bats. Improving our own strength is the kingly way."

Zhang Xuan made up his mind and began to think about how to improve his own strength.

He first took out the yellow-level lower-grade technique "Heavenly Fire Art" left to him by his parents.

He has read this "Heavenly Fire Art" more than once.

As long as he practices this technique, he can stabilize the sea of ​​qi and absorb spiritual energy, and will not easily fall into the dilemma of falling into a realm.

In the past, he lacked the resources for practice, so he couldn't afford to try.

Now there is no shortage of resources.

However, to practice "Heavenly Fire Art", it is necessary to stabilize the sea of ​​qi with fire attributes.

Stabilizing the sea of ​​qi with fire attributes is not easy.

He has low-grade five-element mixed spiritual roots.

If it is a medium-grade mixed spiritual root, or a single low-grade fire spiritual root, there is no problem.

But for low-grade five-element mixed spiritual roots, if you want to get started with the Heavenly Fire Art, it will take at least five years just to stabilize the fire attribute Qi sea.

Now there is only more than a month left, it is too late.

He took out the "Tian Gang Body Refining Gong" again, which is a yellow-level medium-grade exercise, and its level is higher than the "Heavenly Fire Art" fragment.

However, as the old oily head said, the resources required to practice this body refining exercise are more than ten times that of ordinary exercises.

The old oily head gave up decisively, and even the captain Gao Qiang, who was worth a lot of money, could only reach the first level of body refining, which shows how much this exercise consumes.

He carefully read the first level of the Tian Gang Body Refining Gong several times.

The first level requires "five elements body tempering" before "gang qi can be generated".

The so-called "five elements body tempering" means using five kinds of spiritual objects to temper the body meridians.

The resources consumed by this part alone are five times that of ordinary exercises.

In addition, cultivation requires the consumption of a large amount of body-refining monster meat.

In Jiuhufang Market, monster meat is not uncommon, but body-refining monster meat is rare.

This is mainly because this kind of body-refining monster has a body of copper skin and iron bones, and is extremely difficult to hunt.

Even if there are in Jiuhufang, the price is seven or eight times that of ordinary monster meat.

However, Zhang Xuan's spiritual sense swept the two sea monkeys in the storage bag, and a smile appeared on his face: "No wonder Gao Qiang took the risk to take the task of hunting sea monkeys. It turns out that it is needed for body refining. The monster meat of these sea monkeys is too suitable for people who practice body refining."

Although it consumes more resources, this body refining method also has its advantages, that is, it does not rely too much on spiritual roots.

As long as you are willing to burn resources, it is not impossible to enter the first level of body refining in a month.

After making up his mind, Zhang Xuan decided to buy a batch of five-element spiritual objects for body quenching.

Magical instruments, ropes, storage bags and other things are not allowed to see the light.

Once the Demon Hunting Alliance knew that the others were dead and he had taken away the spoils, they would definitely skin him alive.

He had no choice but to carry a large bag with 160 spirit stones in it.

This was a huge sum of money for him.

Before he set out, he wore a black bamboo hat and repeatedly confirmed that no one recognized him before he went out with peace of mind.

Spirit objects are different from other spiritual materials and are difficult to buy in Jiuhufang.

He went directly to Lianhufang in the inner ring of Zhangjiaji.

Lianhufang is located on the inner side of Jiutiao Lake, corresponding to Jiuhufang City on the outer side of Jiuhu, and is also composed of multiple markets.

However, compared with Jiuhufang in the outer market, Lianhufang is more prosperous and more upscale.

He has a household registration in the inner market and can enter the inner ring once a year for free.

After showing his household registration certificate to the guard, he entered the inner ring smoothly.

When he came to the inner ring, he carefully compared prices and tried not to show off his wealth.

As the saying goes, money can move people's hearts. Once the shop owners knew that he was carrying a huge sum of 160 spirit stones, he had no doubt that these shop owners would immediately have bad intentions.

However, the facts proved that he was indeed overthinking.

He saw with his own eyes that someone was holding 200 spirit stones and wanted to buy a first-level medium-quality thunder attribute spirit object from a shop owner, but was directly rejected by the shop owner on the grounds that the price was too low.

For his bulging bag, people didn't even look at it.

This made Zhang Xuan feel relieved, but a little disappointed.

He had worked hard to cultivate the spirit field for so many years, but he couldn't save a piece of spirit stone.

Unexpectedly, in this inner ring market, it was as easy as playing to pass hundreds of spirit stones.

He didn't hide it. After comparing many shops, he chose Haiyuan Pavilion, the most prestigious shop in Lianhufang.

Haiyuan Pavilion is said to be a giant among merchants, and it has branches in many affiliated spheres of influence of the upper sect Qingyun Sect.

The inner ring market of Xianmao Valley is just a branch of it.

The spiritual objects in Haiyuan Pavilion are the most complete, and they are reputable, genuine, and not too expensive.

Many cultivators will choose Haiyuan Pavilion when buying spiritual objects.

Even the Zhang family members in the inner ring will purchase spiritual objects in bulk from Haiyuan Pavilion.

"I want to buy five-element spiritual objects."

"Is it for body refining?"

Unexpectedly, the young cultivator who received him in Haiyuan Pavilion immediately deduced his purpose.

"Yes... see if there are these five five-element spiritual objects." Zhang Xuan handed him a small note.

This is also to prevent the partition wall from having ears and ensure the privacy of transactions.

The young monk opened the note and looked at the five spiritual objects on the note.

They are Sunflower Stone, Nine Thunder Wood, Purple Black Ice, Stone Gallbladder, and Weeping Blood Bead.

Spiritual objects are completely different from various spiritual minerals or spiritual grasses, and their generation methods are also different.

For example, the sunflower stone is formed by the sunflower absorbing enough fire energy and weathering it into stone.

The Nine Thunder Wood is a kind of spiritual tree that is parasitized by the Nine Heavens Thunder Thread.

Purple black ice is a kind of purple black ice produced when broken souls are melted into ice.

Stone gallbladders are living gallbladders produced in huge rocks, which can be said to be one of a kind.

The Weeping Blood Bead is a bead that was transformed into a six-winged bird that cries and bleeds after losing its lover.

The creation of spiritual objects is all the product of chance, and its price is more than five times, or even hundreds of times, more expensive than spiritual herbs and spiritual minerals of the same grade.

"We all have these first-order low-grade spiritual objects here." The young monk replied.

"Great, how can I sell it?"

"The Sunflower Stone and Nine Thunder Wood require 50 spiritual stones, and the Purple Black Ice, Stone Gallbladder, and Weeping Blood Bead require 40 spiritual stones."

Although Henry Zhang was mentally prepared, he was still surprised when the clerk quoted the price.

Generally, a first-order low-grade spiritual grass would not exceed 10 spiritual stones, but first-order low-grade spiritual objects such as Nine Thunder Trees were actually five times as many as the spiritual grass.

He originally thought that 160 spiritual stones on his body was already a lot, but he didn't expect that just buying these five five elements spiritual objects would cost 220 spiritual stones, which was not enough at all.

"If the spiritual stones are not enough, we can also accept items as collateral." The young monk seemed to see his embarrassment and said politely.

"Can the house be mortgaged?" Henry Zhang asked through gritted teeth.

"Where's the house?"

"From Jiuhufang."

"Of course, the house in Jiuhufang is very valuable."

"Do you think how many spiritual stones can be mortgaged for my house?" Henry handed over the house registration certificate.

The clerk took the house registration certificate and checked the house price comparison list.

"This house can be mortgaged for 60 spiritual stones."

"60 spiritual stones..."

Henry Zhang felt that the other party just estimated that he could take out so many spiritual stones in total.

There are 160 spiritual stones in the baggage, plus the 60 spiritual stones pledged, which is just enough for 220 spiritual stones.

"Then let's mortgage it... No... after the house is mortgaged to Haiyuan Pavilion, can I still live in it?" Henry Zhang asked.

The young monk smiled slightly and said: "You can live in it, but the mortgage period has expired and the 60 spiritual stones cannot be paid back. This house will belong to Haiyuan Pavilion."

“How long is the mortgage term?”

"One year."

"Okay...I bought so many things, can you give me a little extra?"

The young monk was a little surprised. It was the first time he encountered someone buying something in Haiyuan Pavilion and asking for extra money.

"This is already the cost price." The young monk said awkwardly.

At this time, an old man who was in the middle stage of Qi refining came over and asked with a smile: "I wonder what you want to add to your head?"

"I heard that the spiritual charcoal made from Wuling wood has the effect of detoxifying. Can you give me some Wuling charcoal as a gift?"

"Okay, then let me add 3 pounds of Wuling charcoal to my little friend to help him achieve his immortality."

Henry Zhang was overjoyed and said: "Thank you, senior."

After signing the house mortgage document and handing over the 160 spiritual stones in the bag, Henry Zhang finally got five five-element spiritual objects, as well as Wuling charcoal as a supplement.

Henry Zhang left.

The young monk just now asked: "Elder Qian, we in Haiyuan Pavilion have already made a profit by selling these spiritual objects at a loss. Why do we still give away such precious Wuling charcoal?"

The old man lowered his voice and said, "Have you forgotten the Pavilion Master's instructions? Our Haiyuan Pavilion established a branch here not to earn these spiritual stones."

"If it's not to earn spiritual stones, then why?"

"You should stop asking about the plans of the Pavilion Master. In short, you should try your best to make friends with these Zhang clan members."

"However, since we opened here half a year ago, we have almost been unable to make ends meet."

"Just hold on for now. One day, these Zhang clan members will spit out their capital and profits to me." Elder Qian had a vicious look on his face.