Chapter 466 - 214: Gao Changgeng: Where the Hell Did He Pop Out From?
Chapter 466: Chapter 214: Gao Changgeng: Where the Hell Did He Pop Out From?
The Immortal Ganoderma Soul Cleansing Pill was quite valuable, and a Cultivator soon offered seven Mutated Demon Pills in exchange.
However, to everyone’s surprise, True Monarch Mo Mei also made a bid, offering a high price of ten Demon Pills and successfully securing the Spirit Pill.
His sudden move left Tideng True Monarch, who was at his side, rather puzzled.
’What are you doing?’
’If you wanted an Immortal Ganoderma Soul Cleansing Pill, why didn’t you just buy one from me directly?’
After all, they were all fairly well-acquainted with one another.
Thus, Tideng True Monarch sent a Divine Sense transmission, secretly asking, "Fellow Daoist Mo Mei, don’t you think you paid a bit too much?"
"According to market price, seven Demon Pills should have been enough, shouldn’t they?"
True Monarch Mo Mei immediately explained, "Tideng, if anyone else were asking, I certainly wouldn’t tell them."
"But since it’s you, there’s no need for me to hide it."
"Do you have any idea what the price of a single Mutated Demon Pill is in the Outer Sea right now?"
Tideng True Monarch’s brow furrowed slightly. Although he was one of the few Nascent Soul Cultivators who remained in the Inner Sea, he still paid close attention to news from the Outer Sea.
’But I haven’t heard about any changes, have I?’
He thought for a moment. "I just asked the Commerce Association about it half a year ago. The price in the Outer Sea had dropped a little back then, but it was still twenty-seven thousand Spirit Stones apiece."
Here in the Inner Sea, it’s around thirty thousand Spirit Stones, so the difference wasn’t huge.
"Tideng, that’s not quite right."
True Monarch Mo Mei shook his head slightly. "In the Storm Sea, the price has already dropped to twenty-six thousand Spirit Stones, and that’s just the current market rate."
"I’ve heard that in the more distant Compassion Sea, it’s already fallen below twenty thousand Spirit Stones."
"I estimate that by next year, after those cheaper Demon Pills are transported over, the price here will see another major drop."
"I was already planning to rest for a year after this trip back, so trading them at a value of twenty thousand Spirit Stones each is no loss at all."
The Outer Sea was just a general term.
For Nascent Soul Cultivators, it was roughly divided into different sea regions.
The closest region to the Inner Sea was the Storm Sea, which was about four times its size.
Farther out was the Kunpeng Sea, followed by the Compassion Sea, where it was rumored that a large number of Buddhist Cultivators resided.
The Outer Sea was fraught with natural perils, and large numbers of Demon Beasts prowled the routes. Even for a Nascent Soul Cultivator, a trip to the Compassion Sea would often take more than half a year.
Therefore, any change in the price of Demon Pills over there would, at the earliest, only be reflected here in the latter half of the year.
The subsequent exchanges were much more subdued.
Xiao Chen had been hoping that Ling Tianyi might offer something a little different.
To his surprise, Ling Tianyi was no different from the previous Cultivators, padding his offer with ordinary Tier Four Spirit Pills.
Furthermore, his terms for the trade were Tier Three Cultivation Spiritual Objects, and he specifically stated that he didn’t want any Tier Four items, Spiritual Artifacts, or Spiritual Materials.
Clearly, he was a very pragmatic man.
Even up to the last table, no special Spirit Pills had appeared.
This left many people a bit disappointed, as they had been hoping to see more treasures.
However, when it was the turn of the final person, a very young-looking Cultivator, he produced a unique Spirit Pill that instantly drew everyone’s attention.
Although the Spirit Pill was enveloped in True Essence, preventing any Pill Fragrance from leaking out...
...a Spiritual Light formed above it in the shape of auspicious clouds, and seven fine Pill Patterns circled its body. It was a seven-pattern Spirit Pill!
"Greetings to all the seniors present. This junior, Ji Shengcun, pays his respects."
He first stood and bowed to the crowd before speaking slowly, "Allow this junior to introduce this Spirit Pill. It is called the Qianyuan Creation Pill."
"It is crafted using an exclusive Secret Technique and contains the power of creation."
"It can plant a Qianyuan Creation Seed within the user’s Chest Acupoint, which then condenses into the Qi of Creation."
"This Qi is a form of Heaven and Earth Qi and holds the wonders of countless methods."
"It can be used to attack, defend, for Healing, and to overcome tribulations. With this Qi in hand, one can manifest all the wonders of the Five Elements."
"If it is nurtured well in the future, it can even be comprehended and evolved into a Five Elements Creation Seed, increasing the success rate of Nascent Soul Formation by ten percent."
Only after listing its merits did Ji Shengcun state his condition: "However, this Qianyuan Creation Pill can only be exchanged for a Tier Four Spiritual Object. This junior will not accept any other items."
However, when he finished his introduction, the room fell silent.
No one made an offer.
It wasn’t that they lacked Tier Four Spiritual Objects, nor that they thought the Qianyuan Creation Pill was bad.
It was mainly that no one believed what Ji Shengcun had just said. Instead, they found it far too exaggerated. ’Is this for real?’
’If it really has such powerful effects, would he be willing to trade it away just like that?’
Even City Lord Huo in the pavilion was uncertain. He had heard of the Qianyuan Creation Pill before, but this was also the first time he had ever encountered one.
He took the initiative to speak up. "Hold the transaction for a moment. Ji, would you mind if I inspected this Elixir first?"
Ji Shengcun had no objections and sent the Elixir over, still enveloped in True Essence.
City Lord Huo received the Qianyuan Creation Pill and inspected it carefully for a moment. Everything matched the records he had read in a set of Ancient Texts.
He gestured to send the Elixir back, but added a reminder, "There’s nothing wrong with the Elixir itself. However, I hope, Ji, that you can explain both its pros and cons in more detail to avoid any misunderstandings."
’This thing has drawbacks. If a deal is struck under unclear terms, it could damage the reputation of Hundred Herbs City in the future.’
Hearing this, Ji Shengcun no longer held anything back. "Thank you for your guidance, True Monarch. This junior’s explanation was indeed too brief."
"There are two points to be aware of during the process of condensing the Qi of Creation."
"First, the condensation process consumes the Cultivator’s True Essence. If the quality or quantity of one’s True Essence is insufficient, it will slow down the generation speed of the Qi of Creation."