Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

After Li Ji'an left the inn, he completely let loose.

With the Fake Pill Divine Sense and the finely tuned adjustment of qi and blood, after a disguise, only a True Pill Middle Stage True Man could unveil his true identity. Even Qin Henian could only sense the disguise, while cultivators below the level of a Fake Pill could not detect it.

"Shopkeeper, can I buy this Cyan Jade Lotus Seedpod for one thousand spirit stones?" He first went to a spirit grass shop he had favorited yesterday and directly spoke to the cyan lotus planted in a jade pot at the top of the shelf.

The Cyan Jade Lotus Seedpod is a Second Tier spirit medicine and is a primary ingredient in refining cultivation main pills in the late Foundation Establishment stage. It cannot be traded in Cangyun State and is mostly possessed by the Biyun Sect or the Five Great Clans of the past.

If Li Ji'an used contribution points to exchange for it, it would require six hundred points.

Here, it counts as an ordinary spirit medicine, with a market price of around one thousand two hundred spirit stones. However, the shopkeeper's plant is nearly five hundred years old, and someone asked about its price yesterday, but the shopkeeper demanded one thousand five hundred pieces, and a deal could not be made.

From the psychological price perspective, unless someone urgently needs it, it's difficult to close the deal.

After all, Cyan Jade Lotus Seedpods can be used as medicine once they reach three hundred years of age, and an additional two hundred years doesn't significantly enhance the pill's potency, making extra spending of three hundred spirit stones unjustifiable.

"If you genuinely want it, one thousand three hundred spirit stones is the bottom price. Don't try to bargain further," said the shopkeeper, seeming somewhat bothered by this cyan lotus. Since the Celestial River Grand Assembly is approaching, if more cyan lotuses emerge by then, the market price might fall, so he wishes to sell it early.

It's not just him. Merchants throughout the Immortal City, including stall owners in the street market area, have been lowering prices almost daily to mitigate the influence of the Celestial River Grand Assembly, resulting in prices noticeably lower compared to usual times.

"Deal!" Li Ji'an did not hesitate further and paid the spirit stones.

Once Li Ji'an placed the Cyan Jade Lotus Seedpod, including the pot, into his storage pouch, he could no longer suppress the joy in his heart.

At first glance yesterday, he did not notice anything unusual until the shopkeeper mentioned during the bargaining with the buyer that it was acquired from his territory. Then Li Ji'an closely examined the roots.

It was then he discovered the issue.

According to the ancient Tier Three Pill Master inheritance found in the underground cave mansion at the Great Marsh Mountain ruins, it includes the pill formula of the Crystal Condensing Pill stating that another key principal ingredient is the Pure Lotus Seeds.

The Pure Lotus Seedpod, before maturity, is very similar to the Cyan Jade Lotus Seedpod, with the main difference being the color of the roots.

The other difference lies in their growth environment; Pure Lotus Seedpods, when mature, yield seeds that are transparent and pure, possessing the ability to cleanse impurities, but they grow in mud swamps, in black water decayed regions.

Many of the Tier Three spirit medicines listed in the ancient Crystal Condensing Pill formula were unheard of by Li Ji'an in Cangyun State. Among the twenty-one herbs, Biyun Sect only possesses seven; he has exchanged five, and upon arriving at the Celestial River Immortal City, he found seven or eight more, and by comparing with the spirit medicine atlas in the Immortal City, at least three are not recorded within the Celestial Cyan Domain.

Not certain whether they have yet to be discovered or became extinct during the post-ancient era.

The Pure Lotus Seeds are one of these three.

Thus, getting closer to the goal of refining the Crystal Condensing Pill.

"Can I gather them all at the Celestial River Grand Assembly?" Li Ji'an holds an optimistic view about the recorded herbs in the Celestial Cyan Domain, but regarding the other two unrecorded ones, he doesn't have much hope.

After leaving, Li Ji'an glanced towards the northwest direction of the Mysterious Illusion Forest Forbidden Land.

Yesterday, the shopkeeper mentioned the Cyan Jade Lotus Seedpod he acquired was from a black water swamp near there.

Li Ji'an kept this information in mind.

Later, he altered his appearance and acquired all Crystal Condensing Pill herbs he had seen in the past few days.

Tier Three spirit medicines compared to Second Tier ones are priced double; even an accessory herb costs upwards of two thousand spirit stones. Besides the Pure Lotus Seedpod, Li Ji'an also purchased eight Crystal Condensing Pill herbs, totaling more than thirty thousand spirit stones spent.

"To gather the remaining Crystal Condensing Pill herbs, it would still require more than thirty thousand spirit stones." In Cangyun State, spirit stones are hard to spend, yet for these Crystal Condensing Pill herbs, there's concern about not having enough spirit stones.

After all, the Crystal Condensing Pill is an alternative to Core Formation Spirit Treasures, with a grade at least mid-tier three. Under these circumstances, the Pill Fire provided by the Second Tier Fire Spirit is barely enough; he needs to reach the late Foundation Establishment to have a chance with his Divine Soul.

Overall, it's quite challenging.

Furthermore, the refining of Crystal Condensing Pill from that inheritance isn't simple, and he doubts how many failures he might encounter before succeeding, so one batch of herbs certainly isn't sufficient.

Finally, in the guise of an elder, Li Ji'an headed straight to the Si Shui Commerce Association, intending to sell some withdrawn talismans to recoup some costs.

The price of Second Tier talismans is higher than pills, and because he has a large quantity, those proxy buying shops might not be able to absorb them, making the price less favorable than what the Commerce Association offers.

As soon as he stepped into the commerce association hall, Li Ji'an saw Qin Henian with his grandson, sitting there drinking tea.

They discussed their plan last night and decided to wait here, hoping to meet Master Yu Xiao.

Currently, in front of Qin Henian and his grandson, Fu Yuanjiang is also present, smiling and engaging in conversation with Qin Henian.

After days of tracking and observation, Fu Yuanjiang has completely eased his mind.

Master Wang was right; the Si Shui Commerce Association had already prepared thoroughly, so Qin Henian wouldn't meet Master Yu Xiao.

Without paying attention to their situation, Li Ji'an proceeded directly to the counter.

"What kind of service do you need, senior?" The attendant behind the counter asked with a professional smile.

"I'm here to sell talismans," Li Ji'an responded in an elderly voice.

The attendant nodded with a smile: "If senior wants to sell talismans, you can go to any shop within the Immortal City; they are all procurement channels of our commerce association, and the price is consistent."