I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Coming out of the Hongyan Building, Jiang Yuebai had less than a hundred Spirit Stones left, and they were Low-Grade.

However, she gained two Thousand-Year-Old Spirit Grass, acquired from the Alchemy Master Guild. It’s impressive that Hongyan Building can still guarantee long-distance trades with the Guild.

"I’m really broke now. Should I ask my master to send me some Spirit Stones?"

Jiang Yuebai immediately dismissed the thought. She’s almost thirty and asking her master for money wouldn’t be right; she has to find a way to earn it herself.

She still needs to buy two Magic Treasures for the Ruyi Treasure Gourd, and the "Nine Revolutions Golden Body Technique" requires refining Bone Strengthening Pills.

She also took on commissions from the Alchemy Master Guild and the Puppet Master Guild, requiring her to initially cover the costs for alchemy materials and Puppet Mechanism materials.

The Talisman Guild is better; the materials needed for talisman making are not expensive, but the commission rewards are not high either.

"Why am I getting poorer the more I cultivate?"

The "Immortal Grass Scripture" is truly a Gold-Eating Beast; all the Spirit Stones earned over the years have been poured into it. If she can’t buy Thousand-Year-Old Spirit Grass, she doesn’t refuse even Hundred-Year-Old ones, accumulating bit by bit.

But even Hundred-Year-Old ones aren’t cheap. Even Mountain and Sea Building can’t supply them in large quantities, so it’s all about luck.

"Let’s see what specialties Biya Island has and find some ways to make money."

Jiang Yuebai took a breath of the salty sea breeze.

"Biya Island is located in the North Sea, but the concentration of Spiritual Energy here is no less than the Central Plains Nine Domains, especially the rich Water Spirit Energy. It’s indeed a good place for cultivation."

Walking up the steps, Jiang Yuebai passed by two dignified young men in blue robes.

"This backward place is so thin in Spiritual Energy, I’m suffocating, unable to exert my full strength."

The younger one, a proud Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, tugged at his collar with impatience on his face.

The man beside him, an Early-Stage Golden Core cultivator, dressed impeccably and holding a jade flute, transmitted his thoughts, "Compared to the Upper Realm, it is indeed narrow and oppressive; bear with it for a while and gradually adapt. Finding the Heavenly Stone is imperative."

"Uncle Zhiyuan, are you really sure that stone is in this realm? It looks as barren as the Wilderness here; can there be anything good?" Mu Linfeng asked with a frown, as Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot transmit thoughts.

Ning Zhiyuan scanned around and continued to transmit his thoughts, "Three years ago, the aura of the Heavenly Stone indeed appeared in this realm. There is no mistake. If it weren’t for the Giant Barbarian Realm’s Fang Family breaking the alliance and attacking this realm, causing it to be shielded by Upper Realm’s Great Powers jointly."

"We should have come two years ago. The Heavenly Stone contains Five Elements Origin, an essential item for forming a Heavenly Grade Golden Core. If you acquire the Heavenly Stone to form your core, you’ll surely have a place in the Upper Realm’s Three Thousand Realms, fulfilling your mother’s dying wish."

Mu Linfeng dismissed it, "What if I can’t find it? Should I not form my core then?"

"If you can’t find it, you’ll just hold it down for me!"

Ning Zhiyuan’s face grew stern, causing Mu Linfeng to quickly restrain himself.

Ning Zhiyuan continued to transmit his thoughts, "I previously found out that three years ago, in this realm’s Baishui Domain, the Wind and Cloud Meeting once saw the opening of an Ancient Secret Realm. Let’s explore this Baishui Domain first."

"But haven’t the people here said that a Xun Wind is about to blow at sea?"

"What is there to fear about a mere Xun Wind?"

The two headed straight for the pier, quickly disappearing into the crowd.

*

Jiang Yuebai was dizzy. From below, it seemed like a straight line of only two or three miles, yet after going up and down the stairs for over half an hour, she still hadn’t arrived.

"What kind of broken place is this? Can’t they plan it out before building a city?"

After another quarter of an hour, Jiang Yuebai finally saw the imposing Mountain and Sea Building, a three-story structure with flying eaves, starkly different from the surrounding low white stone houses.

In front of the Mountain and Sea Building, there was a bustling crowd, while the surrounding shops were desolate, forming a sharp contrast.

"Tsk tsk tsk~ If I were Xie Jingshan, I’d absolutely stay home counting Spirit Stones instead of suffering outside."

Jiang Yuebai shook her head and walked into a nearby shop selling Elixirs. The shop wasn’t large, with only a middle-aged male cultivator leaning on the counter, dozing off.

"We don’t take anything except Beast Soul Demon Elixirs," the male cultivator said without even opening his eyes.

Jiang Yuebai saw a wooden sign on the counter that read "Long-term Purchase of Beast Soul Demon Elixirs."

Jiang Yuebai checked the prices and found that they were half as cheap as in the Central Plains Nine Domains, and even thirty percent cheaper than in the Quicksand Domain, where demonic beasts also ran rampant.

Feeling intrigued, Jiang Yuebai woke up the male cultivator to ask about the prices of common Elixirs and found little fluctuation, with no profit margin.

Exiting the shop, she strolled around, inquiring about the prices of various items, comparing the raw materials to the finished Elixirs and talismans, calculating time costs, and more.

She then went to the Mountain and Sea Building to inquire about prices, knowing that their prices were always stable.

In the end, Jiang Yuebai discovered a way to earn Spirit Stones.

Primordial Essence!

A Demon Core from a Golden Core Stage demon beast is worth ten thousand Mid-Grade Spiritual Stones, equivalent to one hundred Top-Grade spiritual stones, but the price for a single drop of Primordial Essence is at least three hundred Top-Grade spiritual stones.

Primordial Essence is rare and in high demand, often auctioned off at higher prices.

Moreover, Primordial Essence is more beneficial to Foundation Establishment cultivators, avoiding excessive attention from High-Level cultivators.

With the help of Xie Jingshan’s connections, she secretly asked the Store Manager at the Mountain and Sea Building; their method for extracting Primordial Essence has only a thirty percent success rate.

As for her, she had a fifty percent success rate!

Demon Cores are a specialty of the North Sea, used to refine Golden Returning Elixirs for Golden Core Stage cultivation, and the shops across the North Sea islands purchase them regularly, so there’s no shortage of raw materials.

But she couldn’t supply too much Primordial Essence at once, lest she arouse suspicion and cause disaster, besides driving the price of Primordial Essence down.

So... she’ll just refine five or six drops first to exchange for a sum of Top-Grade spiritual stones; with only dozens of Low-Grade Spirit Stones in her pocket, she doesn’t even dare to speak loudly.

"What to do without capital? Go back and create Five Elements Thunder Pearls? It’s the only thing that doesn’t require buying additional raw materials right now."

Standing at the door of the Mountain and Sea Building, Jiang Yuebai’s Divine Thought sank into her Dantian, retrieving the Five-Colored Beads from the Five Elements Lotus Platform, where it had been sitting.

The beads had been absorbing the Five Elements Essence Qi from the Lotus Platform, yet showed no sign of reacting even now.

"What a useless thing, it only absorbs and doesn’t release anything. The Five Elements Essence Qi left is not much; as long as I can buy two Demon Cores, I can make a comeback immediately!"

She put the Five-Colored Beads back into her Storage Bracelet and was about to find a way back to enjoy the sunset over the sea when she suddenly saw Li Shen Zhi and Tang Weimian coming up the stairs from afar.

She kept watching them as they noticed her watching and, understanding each other, did not shout out names, but instead quickened their pace toward her.

"Master Li, Senior Sister Tang, have you both settled in?" Jiang Yuebai asked.

Li Shen Zhi nodded slightly, while Tang Weimian nodded, saying, "Everything is arranged. It’s good to run into you; help us finish our material purchases, and let’s go back together."

Jiang Yuebai laughed, "Sure, these stairs are making me dizzy, Senior Sister Tang, please help guide me back later."

"You two chat; I’ll go inside to buy things first." Li Shen Zhi raised the list in his hand.

Jiang Yuebai, with her keen eyes, glimpsed several items on the list and quickly stopped Li Shen Zhi.

"Master Li, this list is..."

Smart people need only a glance to understand each other.

Li Shen Zhi looked at Jiang Yuebai, then at the list in his hand, which contained talismans, Elixirs, Array Devices, etc., necessary for the future outpost on the outer sea.

He suddenly remembered that Jiang Yuebai’s alchemy retest had shocked the Ten Thousand Laws Hall inside and out; it’s said she could draw talismans with both hands simultaneously, especially adept at Five Elements Escape Talismans...

Li Shen Zhi quickly calculated with his fingers, his eyes suddenly brightening.

"Nephew Jiang, do you have time to discuss a small business deal with me?"

Jiang Yuebai smiled, "I just had the same thought."

Ah, capital delivered to her door!

Li Shen Zhi smiled, "Excellent!"

Saved! Expenses can be halved!

Tang Weimian looked left and right, feeling that both of them smiled the same way, like foxes.