Chapter 469 - 214: Gao Changgeng: Where the hell did he pop out from?
Chapter 469: Chapter 214: Gao Changgeng: Where the hell did he pop out from?
"Back in the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm, I encountered a Purple Gold Bodhi Tree."
"It bore twelve Purple Gold Bodhis."
"I previously used one to trade for an Immortal Ganoderma Soul Cleansing Pill. Just now, I offered three more in exchange for the Qianyuan Creation Pill."
"The rest are in my Storage Ring. I couldn’t bring myself to use any of them."
"If you True Monarchs wish to trade, I am willing to do so at market price."
Upon hearing this, City Lord Huo glanced first at Tideng True Monarch.
He saw the other man give a slight nod, confirming that Xiao Chen was telling the truth.
Few people knew that Tideng True Monarch cultivated the Heart Lamp Technique. When released, the heart lamp would illuminate the surroundings, allowing him to see through illusions and discern truth from falsehood.
When kept lit within his heart, it also had a minor secondary function: discerning the truth in the words of Low Tier Cultivators.
Since Tideng True Monarch had nodded, City Lord Huo didn’t need to second-guess him. "So that means there are eight Bodhi Fruits left."
"Tideng, you can’t possibly need that many, can you?"
In truth, no one ever felt they had too many of such a top-tier Spirit Fruit.
City Lord Huo simply didn’t want Tideng to take them all; he wanted to leave at least one for Xiao Chen.
It was the same principle as leaving a small path when he had arranged the plaza earlier.
Compared to the other Nascent Soul True Monarchs, City Lord Huo’s character wasn’t nearly as tyrannical.
Tideng True Monarch laughed as well. "I knew that Immortal Ganoderma Soul Cleansing Pill looked familiar. It seems we were fated to meet."
"Twenty years ago, a Purple Gold Bodhi appeared at an auction in the Ten Thousand Immortals Archipelago."
"It ended up selling for three hundred and twenty thousand Spirit Stones."
"How about we trade for seven Purple Gold Bodhis at that price?"
At three hundred and twenty thousand Spirit Stones each, seven would come to two million, two hundred and forty thousand Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen did a quick mental calculation and had to admit that the Yellow Springs Dao had indeed left him a massive fortune.
’Of course, if I had a choice, I’d rather not trade them directly for Spirit Stones.’
Unfortunately, he had no choice.
’There are five Nascent Soul True Monarchs here. It’s best to avoid conflict unless I have absolutely no other option.’
’In a Quarter Hour, going all out, I could cover nearly a thousand miles. For a Golden Core True Man, that’s an incredible speed.’
’But it’s not a guaranteed escape from a Nascent Soul True Monarch. One of them might have a High Tier tracking technique that can pursue a target over vast distances.’
So he immediately took out seven Purple Gold Bodhis. "As the True Monarchs command."
After the transaction was complete, City Lord Huo offered him a few words of encouragement before waving his hand in dismissal.
Xiao Chen turned and left immediately, heading straight back to the small courtyard at his inn.
Only after activating the Nine Orifice Linked Array did he finally breathe a sigh of relief. ’Cultivation. I need to focus on my cultivation and break through as soon as possible.’
’Until I become a Nascent Soul True Monarch, I have to be careful with every step I take in the Eastern Domain.’
’Luckily, I got a lot of Demon Pills from the Spirit Medicine Banquet. They can boost my cultivation speed.’
Xiao Chen first tried the Metal Attribute Demon Pill. Its effect was almost identical to the Water Attribute one.
The only difference was that the Sunflower Water Qi in the Demon Pill was replaced by Xin Metal Qi.
However, it still required the assistance of his Life Pill for Refinement, and in the end, it also increased his True Essence by four strands.
Next was the Wood Attribute Demon Pill, which contained Wood Qi.
Perhaps because their attributes were compatible, it ultimately increased his True Essence by five strands.
’Still,’ he mused, ’it’s just as I thought. Using Water Attribute Demon Pills is the most cost-effective. After all, they’re cheap.’
For the next month, Xiao Chen did not leave his courtyard.
Each day, he would not only perform Refinement on a Demon Pill but also set aside all other Magic to focus solely on sprinting his cultivation of the All Things Rejuvenation Scripture.
This two-pronged approach was remarkably effective.
By the time all thirty-two Demon Pills were depleted, the total amount of True Essence within his Flawless Golden Core had reached three hundred and seven strands.
Going by the standard nine-level division of the Realm, his power was already comparable to that of a third-level Golden Core Cultivator.
Unfortunately, he was still a ways off from the limit of three hundred and thirty-three strands of True Essence.
"Sigh... I still don’t have enough Demon Pills."
Xiao Chen calculated that with about six more Demon Pills, combined with his own dedicated cultivation, he could reach the Great Perfection of the Early Golden Core Stage before May and attempt a breakthrough.
"But the Jin family still hasn’t left, so it’s not convenient for me to go out and hunt."
"Where am I supposed to get more Demon Pills?"