Chapter 445 - 208: Seven Tier Four Spiritual Objects: The Troubles of Happiness
Chapter 445: Chapter 208: Seven Tier Four Spiritual Objects: The Troubles of Happiness
Thankfully, the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm was open long enough; otherwise, he would have had to give up on some of the Spirit Wood.
’Thankfully, everything worked out perfectly.’
He checked the Spirit Medicine Garden one last time, confirming that he hadn’t missed anything.
Xiao Chen didn’t linger any longer. He took his Token, left the Spirit Medicine Garden, and flew straight for the Secret Realm’s exit.
Unlike twenty days ago,
the area around the Secret Realm’s exit was now a sea of people. Countless Cultivators were packed together, discussing things animatedly.
For most Cultivators, finding even a single Tier Two Spirit Grass was a pretty good outcome.
Even for the Qi Refining Cultivators, who made up the majority, a Tier One Spirit Grass was an acceptable find.
After all, this was all free!
Aside from the few gamblers who had spent a fortune on advanced tools to test their luck,
most Cultivators, despite being deeply envious of the lucky few from the rumors, took comfort in seeing that their peers had also come up empty-handed.
Out of the hundred thousand-plus people present, it was estimated that only several hundred, less than a thousand, had been lucky enough to pick a Tier Three Spirit Grass.
Truly one in a hundred.
Frankly, that number wasn’t much higher than the total number of Golden Core Cultivators who had entered.
In other words, the opportunity had always been a long shot for most people. If they didn’t get anything, so be it.
The main topic of everyone’s discussion, however, was the dozen or so incredibly lucky souls who had successfully harvested Tier Four Spirit Medicine.
So far, news had broken about a total of eighteen Tier Four Spirit Medicines being found.
Based on past years, there were likely several times that number being traded in secret, never coming to public light.
This completely shattered the record for the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm.
After all, in previous years, there were never more than ten of these lucky individuals.
One of them, an Early Stage Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator, had become the object of everyone’s intense envy.
"I heard that cultivator, Han, actually turned down the reward and chose to join Hundred Herbs City. He’s already been accepted by the Sixth Elder as a Direct Disciple."
"Smart man. I heard he’s a Loose Cultivator from the Ten Thousand Immortals Archipelago. If he had taken the Spirit Stones, he definitely wouldn’t have made it out of the Nanlao Sea alive."
"Now that he has a Golden Core True Man for a master, his future is probably set."
"I heard the Sixth Elder of Hundred Herbs City oversees the Alchemy Mansion. The way I see it, it’s only a matter of time before that guy breaks through to Core Formation."
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Meanwhile, others were marveling at another Golden Core Cultivator who had struck gold.
"Who would have thought that the Shopkeeper of Fengyu Restaurant would be willing to offer two hundred ninety thousand Spirit Stones for the Thousand Flower and Ten Thousand Leaf Vine!"
"I know, right? That’s insane!"
"Speaking of which, that must be the highest price paid for a Spirit Medicine this year, right? Have any of you heard of one selling for more?"
"No way. How could anything be more expensive? That’s almost three hundred thousand Spirit Stones! You can’t get much higher than that."
"Well, I do know that Elder Qian from Hundred Herbs City posted a bounty for three hundred thousand Spirit Stones."
"That’s old news! I heard it’s already gone up to three hundred fifty thousand Spirit Stones!"
"Holy shit! That’s Elder Qian for you. The price is almost double its actual value now. He’s just throwing Spirit Stones around like they’re worthless!"
"Tch, what’s the use? A bounty’s no good if no one can claim it, no matter how high it is."
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’Oh?’
Elsewhere in the crowd, a glint flashed in Xiao Chen’s eyes. ’He raised the price again?’
’That’s highly unusual.’
’The main problem is that the Thousand-year-old Crying Spirit Flower isn’t a Spirit Medicine for healing, so why the desperate rush?’
’I can’t quite figure out what this Elder Qian is up to.’
’Could there be some hidden risk to this deal?’
Although three hundred fifty thousand Spirit Stones was an astronomical price, Xiao Chen wasn’t tempted. Instead, he grew pensive.
’Anything this unusual must have a catch!’
’Until I find out the truth, this deal is off the table for now.’
’Yes, I should go find the Three Immortals Sect first.’
The Traceless Deer was a Tier Four Spirit Beast. For any Tier Three Body Cultivator, its Heart Blood was a natural Holy Medicine for Body Tempering.