Chronicles of Ascension: The Path to Immortality

"Who are the bankers of the Dan Book?"

"The ones who own the most Dan Books are naturally the seven elders of the Dan Dao Association. The seven of them are fourth-level alchemists, and their disciples are all over the Holy City. They are the seven forces with the most Dan Books and control the price trend of Dan Books."

"Then is the price of Dan Books plummeting this time? Is it also related to the seven elders taking the opportunity to sell them?"

"Maybe. There are many factors that affect the price of Dan Books, including the increase in market risk aversion, the failure of rare Dan recipes, the rise in the price of spiritual medicines due to poor harvests, the fall in the price of Dan medicines, etc. It is not necessarily the bankers who sell them."

"It seems that there is a lot of water in this."

"Of course, even the elders have hoarded art books and lost their fortunes. So there are risks in speculating on books, and you need to be cautious when entering the industry."

Zhang Xuan carefully looked at the prices of these art books, which were still fluctuating.

He calculated what to buy with the few spiritual stones he had on hand.

"Buy two copies of the Alchemy Book, one copy of the Instrument Book, one copy of the Talisman Book, one copy of the Spiritual Plant Book, two copies of the Winemaking Book, and one copy of the Kitchen Book."

Zhang Xuan wrote down the art books he wanted to buy on a piece of paper.

Qin Xiao, who was standing by, was surprised and said, "The total price of these art books you want to buy is about 8 million middle-grade spirit stones. Have you thought it through?"

"I have thought it through." Zhang Xuan nodded.

"You are trading too many types of art books, it's easy to lose money."

"It doesn't matter. If I lose money, I will take the art book industry assessment and get a certificate. The things I refine can also reduce a lot of taxes."

"The question is, does Brother Zhang really know how to make wine, cook, and make talismans?"

"I know a little bit."

"If you can only refine the first level, you can't reduce much tax."

"I understand. I can keep it and sell it after the price goes up."

"Since Brother Zhang said so, I don't need to persuade you anymore. You have to pay taxes when buying art books."

"How much do you have to pay?"

"One tenth of the tax."

"800,000 medium-grade spirit stones?"

"About that."

Zhang Xuan sighed in his heart.

Why does this holy city collect taxes on everything?

No wonder there are so many people evading taxes in the underground prison.

It's too inhumane.

It is estimated that the dealer may not be able to earn spirit stones by trading art books, and all of them are paid to the holy city.

Despite his complaints, Zhang Xuan still spent nearly 9 million middle-grade spirit stones to get those art books.

"To truly become a naturalized citizen, Brother Zhang has to go to the Baiyixing Institute to take the assessment."

"Don't worry about this, let's talk about it later. I have something now, I wonder if Brother Qin can get it?"

"What is it?"

"I wonder if Brother Qin can help me buy the seeds or seedlings of the third-level Qingling Fruit?"

"The third-level Qingling Fruit is exclusive to the Internal Affairs Department and is not allowed to circulate on the market. However, if you grow it yourself, the Internal Affairs Department will not care too much."

"I will grow it myself and never sell it to others." Zhang Xuan said hurriedly.

"The growing conditions of the third-level Qingling fruit are very demanding, and few spiritual planters can grow it."

"I know this."

"I do know a friend who has a Qingling fruit tree in his private residence. Maybe I can get you some seeds."

"Thank you, Brother Qin."

"Don't thank me yet. There are two points that Brother Zhang should pay attention to."

"What are the two points?"

"First, Brother Zhang must keep it absolutely confidential. Even if you are discovered by the Internal Affairs Department, you must not reveal that you bought it from me."

"Of course, the risk is borne by me alone, and I will never implicate others."

"Second, the price is not cheap."

"How many spirit stones?" Zhang Xuan asked solemnly.

"500,000 middle-grade spirit stones."

"One Qingsha Pill only costs 500,000 middle-grade spirit stones, and the seeds of Qingling Fruit also cost 500,000?"

"That's why I said the price is not cheap."

"How long will it take to get it?"

"Two days, Brother Zhang needs to pay 250,000 middle-grade spirit stones as a deposit."

"Okay, here are the spirit stones, please accept them, Brother Qin."

"Brother Zhang, do you really trust me so much?"

"Of course, I believe Brother Qin doesn't look down on this meager income."

"Thank you Brother Zhang for your trust, I will definitely live up to your trust."

"By the way, I remember that it was said in the official newspaper that Chongwenyuan opened the Shanhaijing, and one place was 1 million middle-grade spirit stones. What exactly is this Shanhaijing?"

"You asked the right person this question. Shanhaijing was originally only known to a few senior officials of Chongwenyuan. Now, I'm afraid that only some people in Chongwenyuan really know Shanhaijing. I heard My father has mentioned this Classic of Mountains and Seas. "

"Classic of Mountains and Seas was originally a book handed down from the ancient times, but this is not an ordinary book. It contains a part of the barrier of the ancient times."

"After experiencing the ancient catastrophe, the Classic of Mountains and Seas has become dilapidated. It was salvaged from the Chaoxi Sea, passed through many hands, and was collected by the Holy Land and stored in Chongwen Academy."

"After thousands of years of restoration, the four great scholars of Chongwen Academy finally restored a small part of the broken barrier in the Classic of Mountains and Seas."

"Now the war is urgent, so the quota to enter the barrier of the Classic of Mountains and Seas is sold to the outside world. On the one hand, it raises military funds, and on the other hand, it allows people to explore the Classic of Mountains and Seas and take out the good things inside. The Holy Land will buy them at a high price, achieving a win-win situation for all parties."

"In other words, the Classic of Mountains and Seas is equivalent to an ancient secret realm?"

"You can say that."

"Is anyone going in now?"

"Not yet."

"The Classic of Mountains and Seas will not be officially opened until three months later. It is only selling quotas now."

"Brother Qin, have you bought a spot?"

"Hehe... quietly tell Brother Zhang that he doesn't want any external rumors. My father is well-connected in Chongwen Academy and has helped me get an internal quota. Brother Zhang is also interested?"

"I...I'm just curious."

"The broken barrier space of the Book of Mountains and Seas is not very stable yet, and can only be entered by monks below Nascent Soul. It is indeed a great blessing for the Jindan monks. This is the first batch of people to eat crabs, and the entry quota is only 100. If you get the second or third batch of ten thousand middle-grade spiritual stones, the price may be dozens of times higher. I advise Brother Zhang to get started as soon as possible.”

"I want to buy it, but I have almost spent all the spiritual stones. Can you really find good things in the Classic of Mountains and Seas?"

"Of course, my father also heard the Grand Master of Longyuan Pavilion mention it at Chongwen Academy. This Book of Mountains and Seas is probably a spiritual weapon of the sixth level or above."

"Above level six?" Henry Zhang was shocked.

"Yes, the formation patterns of the Book of Mountains and Seas sealing barrier are extremely profound and complex. Even if you can study a small part, you can be proud of the Holy City and become a legendary fifth-level formation mage. Moreover, the materials that make up the Book of Mountains and Seas are not simple. It is actually made from the source of stars. If such precious things are put together, will the things inside be bad? "

Henry Zhang felt itchy in his heart after hearing this.

He was also a little moved.

There must be a lot of good things in the space barrier in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

Not to mention anything else, there are probably quite a few ancient elixirs in it.

His meditation space only has the first-order ancient elixir.

If you enter the Classic of Mountains and Seas, you may be able to find second-level or even third-level ancient elixirs.