Chapter 467 - 214: Gao Changgeng: Where the Fuck Did He Come From?
Chapter 467: Chapter 214: Gao Changgeng: Where the Fuck Did He Come From?
"Second, nurturing the Qi of Creation requires consuming a portion of a cultivator’s Essence Qi every day."
"Therefore, you cannot condense too much Qi of Creation in a short period, or you risk damaging your foundation."
This second point was especially important. For the vast majority of Golden Core True Men, their limited Essence Qi made it impossible to maintain a sufficient amount of Qi of Creation.
Of course, this problem was actually easy for them to solve.
It just meant that the conditions for using the Qi of Creation were quite high.
Everyone present was an elite; naturally, they weren’t worried about the quality of their True Essence, nor did they lack the Spiritual Objects or methods to restore their Essence Qi.
Thus, after hearing City Lord Huo guarantee the elixir’s authenticity, the crowd’s enthusiasm flared up once more.
Someone immediately made an offer: "I’m willing to offer one Golden Branch Rose Fruit, plus three hundred thousand Spirit Stones."
Ji Shengcun, however, spoke up at once to remind him, "Senior, please allow this junior to clarify."
"At present, this junior only requires Tier Four Spiritual Objects. I will not accept anything else, including Spirit Stones, Spiritual Artifacts, Cultivation Techniques, and so on."
Then he proactively addressed the crowd, "This senior is willing to offer one Golden Branch Rose Fruit. Are there any higher bids?"
The implication here was that if there were no new bids, he was willing to accept just the Golden Branch Rose Fruit to complete the exchange. His previous reminder wasn’t a deliberate slight against the bidder.
However, his terms left everyone a bit dumbfounded.
In truth, none of the cultivators here were particularly short on Spirit Stones.
But they really didn’t have many Tier Four Spiritual Objects on hand.
Even if they did have Tier Four Spiritual Objects, they had long since been designated for other purposes and couldn’t be conveniently offered up for trade.
But there were always some who had brought more than one Spiritual Object.
After a moment of thought, another cultivator spoke up: "I’ll offer one stalk of Qingwei Ink Flow Grass."
Even among Tier Four Spiritual Objects, there were differences in value.
The Qingwei Ink Flow Grass was a bit rarer than the Golden Branch Rose Fruit.
"I’ll offer two Five Yang White True Flowers!"
"I’ll offer two roots of Cyan Leaf Shaoyin Ginseng!"
...
Bids rang out one after another. Everyone was gradually catching on, realizing the benefits of the Qianyuan Creation Pill.
Thus, they began to compete with each other.
Naturally, Xiao Chen didn’t want to miss this opportunity either, so he immediately declared, "I am willing to offer three stalks of Scattered Leaf Golden Light Grass."
This was not a low price. Scattered Leaf Golden Light Grass was the main ingredient for the Bright Gold Transformation Pill, and it was considered one of the more expensive Tier Four Spirit Grasses.
Instantly, many cultivators sighed with regret.
The best they could offer was a notch below this, and the crucial point was that Ji Shengcun wasn’t accepting Spirit Stones in the bidding.
At the same table, Hou Xingyao and Lu Lihui heard his bid and looked at Xiao Chen in astonishment.
Lu Lihui, in particular, felt that something wasn’t quite right.
’Being able to produce three top-tier Tier Four Spirit Grasses, and three identical ones at that, is not something a Loose Cultivator with no background could do.’
Lv Jingfu, on the other hand, had anticipated this.
Seeing this scene now, he smiled faintly.
’Some Hidden Dao Lineages deliberately establish Spirit Medicine Gardens to cultivate specific High Tier Spirit Grasses.’
’Without even looking, he could tell that the Scattered Leaf Golden Light Grass in Xiao Chen’s possession was artificially grown in a Spirit Medicine Garden. Their ages should be identical.’
The room fell silent for a moment. It seemed no one else was going to bid.
Ji Shengcun also stood up, preparing to make the trade.
"Wait!"
Gao Changgeng, however, unhurriedly interjected at just the right moment, "I’ll offer two Righteous Fruits, plus two Mountain-Carrying Spirit Flowers."
He hadn’t spoken before simply because he couldn’t be bothered to compete round after round.
Now that the highest price had more or less been decided, he swooped in to intervene just before the deal was finalized.
Hearing this, everyone immediately cast envious glances his way.
One had to know, after Gao Changgeng came out of the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm, he had already produced several Tier Four Spirit Grasses.
To think he still had more in stock—a full four of them.
’The head disciple of a Major Sect is truly wealthy, far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.’
Xiao Chen also frowned slightly, then announced, "I’ll add one Thousand-year-old Crying Spirit Flower."
As he spoke, he took out all four Spirit Grasses. "These four Spirit Grasses were all grown for around a thousand years, making them superior to ordinary Spirit Fruits."
It was worth mentioning that the Righteous Fruit was a common Spirit Fruit that matured in three hundred years and withered after four hundred.
Lv Jingfu immediately glanced over. Sure enough, the ages of the four Spirit Grasses were consistent.
The Scattered Leaf Golden Light Grasses, in particular, were practically identical, looking as if they had been planted in the very same month.
He was now completely certain of his conjecture: Xiao Chen came from a Hidden Dao Lineage.
To his left, Gao Changgeng was a little displeased. He called out directly, "I’ll add two Divine Illuminating Flame Fruits."
Divine Illuminating Flame Fruits were eight-hundred-year-old Spirit Fruits. These two were worth almost as much as three Righteous Fruits.
As his words fell, the crowd’s envious gazes began to carry a hint of jealousy.
No one believed that Gao Changgeng had obtained these Spiritual Objects through his own abilities.
And that was indeed the case; these were all rewards from the upper echelons of the Star-Picking Sword Pavilion.
Many cultivators felt a sour pang of envy. This was especially true for those like the Shopkeeper of Fengyu Restaurant, who had gone through great trouble just to qualify for the Spirit Medicine Banquet; they couldn’t help but feel their eyes burn with jealousy.
’If only we had a background like that,’ they thought. ’It’s infuriating to compare yourself to others.’
Gao Changgeng, however, was unconcerned. He glanced at Xiao Chen, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly.
’The guy doesn’t even have a single conspicuous Spiritual Artifact on him. He doesn’t look like much, and he has no obvious insignia from a major power.’
He couldn’t even be bothered to make any threats, because not just anyone was worthy of his commentary.
’They’d have to be on the same level as someone like Ling Tianyi. Anyone beneath that isn’t even worth talking to.’