I Cultivate Longevity in the Cultivation Realm

Some troublesome Spirit Insects can only be successfully driven away and exterminated by Insect Cultivators to prevent them from damaging the Spirit Plants themselves.

"Once we go in, don’t say anything first."

Brother Xiu spoke again, and then the door opened to reveal a young cultivator with vacant eyes and a pale face, yet had a certain charm.

"What business do you have?"

The other quickly spoke.

"It’s like this, this young friend wants to buy some Gold-Devouring Spirit Bees to prevent Spirit Insect damage, so we would like to ask Fellow Daoist Liu to part with a few."

Brother Xiu hurriedly stepped forward and said.

Xu Shaofeng glanced at Zhou Changwang and thought, at the Third-Layer Qi Cultivation, he looks better than me? He doesn’t seem to be a Spirit Plant Master, so he must be a Spirit Farmer. Can he afford it? But he didn’t hesitate at all and said directly, "Only want the Worker Bees? Three Lower-Grade Spirit Stones each, minimum of ten for sale."

"You’re joking, Fellow Daoist. Without a Queen Bee, how can you breed them?

Moreover, the Gold-Devouring Spirit Bee Queen is merely at the Initial-Tier First Grade level. How can a Worker Bee be worth three Lower-Grade Spirit Stones each? I remember last year someone bought them from you and it was only one Lower-Grade Spirit Stone each."

Brother Xiu laughed dryly and replied.

"You did say it was last year.

The price has increased this year.

Besides, if the Gold-Devouring Spirit Bee Queen grows normally, although it’s only at the Initial-Tier First Grade, if properly bred and provided with enough Spirit Ore nourishment, it can be promoted in grade."

Xu Shaofeng said, then ignoring Brother Xiu, directly addressed Zhou Changwang, "If you need a Queen Bee, a Newborn Queen Bee, just promoted to First Grade, equivalent to First-Layer Qi Cultivation, will cost you one hundred and fifty Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.

I’ll give you a discount on the Worker Bees, two Lower-Grade Spirit Stones each, how about it?"

As he said "how about it," his eyes slightly widened, and a strong spiritual pressure pressed towards Zhou Changwang.

Zhou Changwang’s heart trembled, but he did not yield, merely taking a silent step back.

However, the difference in cultivation realms between practitioners made his chest feel heavy.

If he hadn’t practiced the Celestial Essence Eight Techniques, which had greatly strengthened his vitality, and kept diligently studying the Taiyi Atlas to steadily enhance his spiritual power, he might have been embarrassed.

"Fellow Daoist, that’s a bit unfair."

Seeing the situation, Brother Xiu’s face also changed slightly. He quickly stepped forward to shield Zhou Changwang, releasing the aura unique to a Sixth-Layer Qi Cultivator.

Xu Shaofeng’s expression changed slightly, and he snorted coldly, "For Fellow Daoist Tuoba’s sake, one hundred and twenty Lower-Grade Spirit Stones for the Queen Bee, fifteen Lower-Grade Spirit Stones for ten Worker Bees."

Only then did Zhou Changwang learn Brother Xiu’s real name was Tuoba Xiu.

He felt fortunate that he had invited the right person to help negotiate the price.

If he had come alone, he wouldn’t be afraid of the other’s cultivation threat, but it would have been very difficult to lower the price.

At least it would have cost him dozens more Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.

He only had one hundred and fifty Lower-Grade Spirit Stones on him, and if he were to buy at the initial asking price, he might not have been able to afford it.

Using Spirit Talismans as credit?

That would be too conspicuous.

Although Twin Vocation Cultivators are not uncommon in the Cultivation Realm, those like him, a Twin Vocation Cultivator at Third-Layer Qi Cultivation, are rare.

"It’s still too expensive, I’ve heard that for every hundred Gold-Devouring Spirit Bees, a new Queen Bee is born. Fellow Daoist Xu, you’ve been raising Gold-Devouring Spirit Bees for five or six years now, right? A large number of Worker Bees consume a lot, plus you have to prevent fights between the Queen Bees..."

Tuoba Xiu smiled and said.

"No need to worry about that, Fellow Daoist Tuoba.

I’m offering a Queen Bee with an accompanying Heart Control Technique. With this technique, the Worker Bees won’t turn against you. This technique’s value is not cheap, and I’m not charging extra for it."

Xu Shaofeng’s expression showed a trace of discomfort, then he spoke.

After several rounds of negotiation, Xu Shaofeng finally gritted his teeth and said, "One Queen Bee for a hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, plus ten free Worker Bees. If you buy more Worker Bees, ten Lower-Grade Spirit Stones for twelve bees, how about it?"

"You’re decisive, Fellow Daoist Liu!"

Tuoba Xiu laughed, then indicated to Zhou Changwang that he could proceed with the transaction.

Zhou Changwang nodded gratefully and quickly stated his requirements.

The Queen Bee did not need much explanation; a mature Queen Bee, given enough resources, could start producing young immediately. However, he needed the Worker Bees to effectively intercept and eliminate the Black Needle Poison Bees.

He chose to spend twenty Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, plus the one hundred for the Queen Bee, totaling one hundred and twenty Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, acquiring one Queen Bee and thirty-four Worker Bees in total.

Ultimately, he spent an additional ten Lower-Grade Spirit Stones to purchase a small hive and about one hundred catties of Spirit Ore from the other party.

The hive was for the Queen Bee and Worker Bees, ensuring they could better survive in the Spirit Field.

The Spirit Ore, mainly Black Iron Spirit Ore and Purple Gold Spirit Ore, is suitable food for the Gold-Devouring Spirit Bees.

One hundred catties of Spirit Ore is enough to feed these Spirit Bees for over a month.

This doesn’t mean they only eat these two types of Spirit Ore, but compared to other Spirit Ores, Black Iron Spirit Ore and Purple Gold Spirit Ore are more cost-effective and filling.

After burning an incense stick’s worth of time, the two of them finally walked out of Xu Shaofeng’s courtyard.