Chapter 448 - 209: I Am the Golden Light Wanderer, Nine Luminaries Profound Pill
Chapter 448: Chapter 209: I Am the Golden Light Wanderer, Nine Luminaries Profound Pill
He had originally hoped to trade the Fixed Image Treasure Leaf for some special trump card.
But if he couldn’t even run into a Visualization Sect cultivator on a big day like this, who knew when he’d get another chance.
In that case, he might as well trade it for Nine Luminaries Profound Pills to quickly improve his strength.
With this in mind, Xiao Chen headed straight for the shop run by Hundred Herbs City.
He took out the Righteous Fruit and the Fixed Image Treasure Leaf, trading them for four bottles of Nine Luminaries Profound Pills and one bottle of Hundred Revolutions Profound Pills.
The former contained six pills per bottle, the latter, three.
The price wasn’t exactly cheap, but Hundred Herbs City usually charged even more. There was actually a 30% discount running for the duration of the Secret Realm.
However, there was a condition: the discount only applied to trades made with Tier Four Spirit Grass.
If paying directly with Spirit Stones, the former was priced at 120,000 a bottle, and the latter at 100,000.
Frankly, these two types of elixirs were never something an ordinary cultivator could afford.
Hundred Herbs City provided a private room for the transaction and asked if he wanted his identity posted on the public notice board outside.
However, Xiao Chen declined, taking the elixirs and departing discreetly.
’This kind of useless fame is best avoided.’
Even though he was using a fake identity, there was no need for that kind of attention.
Back in Hundred Herbs City, Xiao Chen wasn’t in a hurry to start cultivating. Instead, he took a few strolls around the city to gather information.
Gossip was often unreliable, but it was better than nothing.
Sure enough, he soon heard that City Lord Huo would be making an appearance in the public square tomorrow to announce something big.
There was no such precedent in previous years.
This led to all sorts of speculation about what the big announcement could be.
"You think it’s possible City Lord Huo is planning to take a third Daoist partner?"
"Something like that? Li, have you heard which family’s maiden has caught his eye?"
"The way I see it, it’s because too many Tier Four Spirit Grasses showed up in the Secret Realm this time. They’re probably not going to let outsiders in anymore."
"That makes sense. A friend of mine said that over thirty stalks of Tier Four Spirit Grass have been found so far."
"That’s bullshit. If you ask me, it’s definitely related to Miss Wen from the Wen Family who arrived the other day. I heard fighting broke out over at the Jingkong Sea. Don’t tell me we’re about to get dragged into a war?"
"Holy shit, you can’t be serious. What does their fighting have to do with us? Let’s just hope things stay peaceful and no one draws their swords."
Xiao Chen listened patiently for a good while, but it was obvious all these guesses were nonsense. Not a single one seemed credible.
’Looks like I’ll just have to go to the square early tomorrow and see for myself.’
.
Early the next morning, several hundred disciples from Hundred Herbs City had cordoned off more than half the public square.
They left only a narrow path along the edge for pedestrians.
Such a considerate gesture was a rarity in the cultivation world.
Considering that people in the city had been openly discussing City Lord Huo’s marital affairs yesterday, Xiao Chen figured the man must be quite approachable.
By noon, the square had been transformed into a magnificent venue.
It was only then that numerous Golden Core True Men from Hundred Herbs City began to appear. They lifted the restrictions, allowing the Loose Cultivators waiting outside to enter.
Xiao Chen noticed that more than half of the Golden Core Cultivators who had entered the Secret Realm were also present.
It seemed that basically every cultivator belonging to a major faction had been invited.
’Looks like something big really is about to happen, but it probably has nothing to do with us Loose Cultivators.’
Before long, a streak of Tunneling Light cut across the sky and landed outside the North City Gate.
The famed City Lord Huo entered, dressed in a Python Robe and walking with a powerful, commanding gait.
Flanked by the Elders of Hundred Herbs City, he ascended the high platform in the square and waved to the assembled cultivators.
A large number of cultivators below immediately began waving back excitedly, showing that this was not the first time such a scene had occurred.
But despite the crowd’s enthusiasm and the more than ten thousand cultivators gathered in the square, everyone consciously maintained order and quiet. Aside from the sound of breathing, the venue was practically silent.
’It seems even the most approachable Nascent Soul True Monarch has a built-in noise-canceling effect.’
That’s right. City Lord Huo’s full name was Huo Xinghuai, and he had become a Nascent Soul True Monarch as long as five hundred years ago.
Three hundred years ago, he inherited the title of City Lord and, as is customary, changed his Dharma Name to Hundred Herbs True Monarch.
Based on the timeline, he had to be at least a Middle Stage Nascent Soul, and it was highly probable he had already reached the Late-stage Nascent Soul realm.
This City Lord Huo didn’t seem fond of formalities. After the greeting, he got straight to the point and laid out his plan.
The content wasn’t complicated and was divided into three main parts.
First, he praised the disciples of Hundred Herbs City for their recent hard work, declaring that they had all done a fine job.
He also announced that all Contribution Points earned by anyone this month would be doubled.
Many disciples said nothing, but their beaming faces and upturned lips showed they were clearly delighted.
Next, City Lord Huo produced a list.
He announced that during this expedition to the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm, a total of one hundred and four Tier Four Spirit Grasses and over three thousand two hundred Tier Three Spirit Grasses had been harvested.
Both figures smashed all-time records for Hundred Herbs City.
The number of Tier Four Spirit Grasses was more than double the previous record of around forty stalks.
As for Tier Three Spirit Grasses, the yield was a full six times more than the previous record of over five hundred, a truly bountiful harvest.
According to past patterns, even if the total amount of Spirit Grass were to drop the next time the Secret Realm opened, the concentration of High Tier Spirit Grass within it would be far greater than ever before.
Hundred Herbs City welcomed everyone to return next time, promising a much higher chance of obtaining High Tier Spirit Grass.