Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 188 - 186: Profound Sun Pavilion [2nd update, please subscribe]

Chapter 188: Chapter 186: Profound Sun Pavilion [2nd update, please subscribe]

Cao Wenjin said it was a big business deal, and it was indeed true.

This time, he came to the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm to purchase life-extending treasures and Core Formation auxiliary treasures. Not only did he bring almost all the spirit stones from the Yellow Sand Sect’s internal treasury, but he also emptied half of the sect’s treasure vault. freeweɓnovel~cѳm

Although the strength of the Yellow Sand Sect is considered less than second-rate in the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm, the territory under its control surpasses that of some major sects with Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

While the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm is barren, the treasures from the entire cultivation realm are concentrated in this one sect, making it quite impressive.

The treasures Cao Wenjin brought were mainly semi-finished products, specifically processed Tier Three and Tier Four blank talisman papers and refined spiritual gold materials used for talisman making and artifact refining. Once these are processed, talented talisman makers and artifact refiners can immediately turn them into completed treasures.

Only the Yellow Sand Sect in the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm, being the sole dominant force, can sell such strategic resources in large quantities for spirit stones. In the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm’s sects, these items would only accumulate and be considered insufficient, with reluctance to sell them.

The Xuan Yang Immortal Sect has many high-tier talisman makers and artifact refiners. These items in their hands would be transformed into treasures with very little wastage.

As for the treasures Zhouyang brought, they were few. The only notable one was the Zhou Family’s specialty spiritual object "Flame-devouring Spider" silk. The daoist robes woven from this silk are lightweight, yet sturdy and durable.

Originally, the shopkeeper Shen Tong of the Treasure Pavilion only offered nineteen thousand seven hundred and eighty spirit stones for these spiritual objects. But when Zhouyang revealed the Profound Sun Order, and Shen Tong learned it was given by Master Cyan Yang, he repeatedly said "misunderstanding" and quickly raised the price to twenty-seven thousand five hundred and forty spirit stones.

With this Profound Sun Order, Zhouyang directly helped Cao Wenjin earn an extra seventy to eighty thousand spirit stones, no wonder he insisted on bringing Zhouyang to the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm.

After both parties completed the transaction and left the Treasure Pavilion, Cao Wenjin gave Zhouyang ten thousand low-grade spirit stones and waved at him, saying: "Alright, this old man will be leaving Immortal Sun City to gather spirit stones. You should rent a cave for cultivation inside Immortal Sun City. Do not leave Immortal Sun City unless necessary, as you’ll need your Profound Sun Order for the auction later!"

After finishing, Cao Wenjin hurriedly left the Profound Sun Pavilion, seemingly having an urgent task to complete.

Zhouyang understood Cao Wenjin’s urgency. Whether it’s life-extending treasures or Core Formation auxiliary spiritual objects, their prices are certainly high enough to bankrupt an ordinary Golden Core Stage cultivator.

If Cao Wenjin were still in the Boundless Sea of Sand Cultivation Realm, gathering spirit stones would be simple. Just by sending a note, vassal clans like the Zhou Family would dare not refuse to lend.

However, now being in the Liuyun Continent Cultivation Realm, gathering spirit stones becomes exceptionally challenging.

Therefore, after Cao Wenjin left, Zhouyang immediately took Xiao Ying’s hand and headed towards that Pill Pavilion in the Profound Sun Pavilion.

Previously in the courtyard, when Cao Wenjin referred to them as Dao companions, Xiao Ying did not object. How could Zhouyang not understand the young girl’s feelings, and naturally, he had to express his intentions?

Despite feeling shy with her blushing cheeks, Xiao Ying did not pull away from Zhouyang holding her hand in public; instead, she felt sweetness in her heart, allowing him to lead her.

The Pill Pavilion within the Profound Sun Pavilion consists of four levels catering to guests with Qi Cultivation, Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, and Golden Core cultivation stages respectively. However, the fourth level is merely a display, as the spirit pills suitable for increasing the cultivation of Golden Core Stage cultivators are not easily put out for sale.

Zhouyang, holding Xiao Ying’s jade-like hand, walked into the Pill Pavilion and directly ascended to the second floor via the staircase from the first floor.

This Pill Pavilion also uses that space expansion array from the Divine Weapon Workshop, making each floor extremely spacious. After Zhouyang and Xiao Ying ascended to the second floor, they were immediately greeted by an attendant with Qi Cultivation Stage cultivation.

"Welcome, esteemed guests, to our Pill Pavilion. Our Pill Pavilion has forty-seven types of Tier Three spirit pills. May I ask what kind of spirit pill you are interested in?"

The attendant initially showed a hint of awe when he saw Xiao Ying, a beauty with elegance and charm; however, he quickly suppressed his emotions, offering a respectful salute to the pair while reciting the welcome greeting.

Seeing this, Zhouyang’s impression of the attendant improved significantly. He responded courteously, "No need for formalities, fellow cultivator. Do you have any elixirs for healing meridian damage in Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators? My father was injured, causing cracks in his meridians, rendering him unable to exert Foundation Establishment strength. Might you have any spirit pills for healing?"

"Yes, yes, yes, we have two spirit pills for healing meridian injuries: the Tier Three Lower Grade [White Fat Snow Spirit Ointment] and the Tier Three Top Grade [Nine Profound Continuation Pill]."

The attendant nodded repeatedly with a smile, naming two spirit pills that can cure meridian injuries in cultivators.

After speaking, seeing Zhouyang’s ecstatic expression, he immediately added, "These two spirit pills, coincidentally, one is for external application and the other is for internal use. As long as your father’s meridians are not completely severed to the extent of losing the ability to gather magical power, using both spirit pills together will ensure healing without leaving any hidden dangers!"

"Great! I’ll take two servings of each of these two spirit pills!"

Zhouyang shouted with a joyful expression on his face, as if a heavy burden had finally been lifted from his heart.

At the same time, he couldn’t help but marvel, the Profound Sun Immortal Sect is indeed the Profound Sun Immortal Sect. The spirit pills he couldn’t find in over a dozen other shops along the way were easily found here. Truly worthy of a major sect with tens of thousands of years of heritage; its foundation is indeed deep.

Moreover, he heard from the attendant earlier that there are actually forty-seven kinds of Tier Three spirit pills available for sale here, which is simply astonishing.

To know that even an alchemist like the Chen Family Ancestor, who is a Tier Four high-grade alchemist, only possesses less than ten Tier Three pill formulas, it is evident how formidable the Profound Sun Immortal Sect is.

"Having two servings is not a problem, Senior. But I must remind you that these two spirit pills are not cheap. The ’White Fat Snow Spirit Ointment’ costs fifteen hundred spirit stones per serving, and the ’Nine Profound Continuation Pill’ costs eight thousand spirit stones per serving."

The attendant was worried that Zhouyang might have spoken in excitement, so he quickly and softly reminded him of the prices of the two spirit pills.

This attitude, instead of making Zhouyang feel insulted, actually made him feel very comfortable, and he waved his hand with a smile: "No problem, I’ll take two servings. Zhou can afford this amount of spirit stones!"

Even though the attendant said that his father’s injury could be cured with just one spirit pill, he felt that buying an extra serving would give him peace of mind. Moreover, such rare spirit pills could be kept as a family heritage after bringing them back.

However, he didn’t pay with spirit stones right away but took Xiao Ying’s jade hand and strolled around the Pill Pavilion to see if there were any other spirit pills worth acquiring.

After strolling for half an hour, he indeed bought two more kinds of spirit pills. These two spirit pills were the Tier Three top-grade spirit pill "Profound Pure Pill," which could help mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators break through the bottleneck to late-stage Foundation Establishment, and the Tier Three top-grade spirit pill "Fire Flood Dragon Pill," which could significantly enhance the cultivation of late-stage Foundation Establishment fire element cultivators.

The "Profound Pure Pill" was valued at seven thousand spirit stones each, and Zhouyang bought two. The "Fire Flood Dragon Pill" was valued at two thousand spirit stones each, and Zhouyang bought five.

In fact, what he most wanted to buy were Foundation Establishment Pills, but the Pagoda was temporarily out of stock of Foundation Establishment Pills, and it would take a few years before they could replenish the stock.

Moreover, to purchase Foundation Establishment Pills, Qi Cultivation Stage cultivators must promise to serve for free on various Spirit Mountains of the Profound Sun Immortal Sect for ten years after reaching Foundation Establishment, and the same goes for Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.

This rule must be followed, even with the "Profound Sun Order" in Zhouyang’s hand it could not exempt him.

Thus, he could only use the 20% discount with the "Profound Sun Order" to purchase several kinds of spirit pills, originally worth forty-three thousand spirit stones, for thirty-four thousand four hundred spirit stones.

Luckily, he had already retrieved the sixty thousand spirit stones he had deposited with Cao Wenjin, otherwise, he would have barely any spirit stones left after paying for them.

After buying the spirit pills, Zhouyang left the Pill Pavilion and headed to the Scripture Pavilion. He originally intended to exchange the pill formulas of "Three Yang Barrier-Breaking Pill" and "Immortal Ganoderma Jade Dew Pill" for two Tier Three pill formulas that the Zhou Family didn’t have.

However, he found only the "Three Yang Barrier-Breaking Pill" was eligible for exchange, while the Immortal Ganoderma Jade Dew Pill’s formula was already known by the Profound Sun Immortal Sect, it just hadn’t been listed for sale in the Pill Pavilion yet.

As a result, he had to spend another ten thousand spirit stones to obtain two Tier Three pill formulas that neither the Zhou Family nor Xiao Ying had mastered from the Profound Sun Immortal Sect.

This exchange of pill formulas is a profitable deal for the Profound Sun Immortal Sect, because when Zhouyang and the others exchange pill formulas, only Xiao Ying, the alchemist, can read the Profound Sun Immortal Sect’s pill formulas. Then she has to sign a blood contract on the "Nether Blood Contract" provided by the Profound Sun Immortal Sect, stating that she will never teach the acquired formulas to others and could only use them herself, while there is no such restriction on the Profound Sun Immortal Sect’s side.

Despite this, every year, many small cultivation clan alchemists or independent alchemists bring their own pill formulas to exchange with the Profound Sun Immortal Sect.

The Tier Two, Tier Three, and Tier Four pill formulas in the hands of the Profound Sun Immortal Sect and some other major sects have mostly been acquired this way.

Of course, no one is foolish. Even small sect alchemists and independent alchemists won’t bring out truly valuable pill formulas for such an exchange. For instance, no one would exchange pill formulas like those spirit pill formulas Zhouyang bought, which are basically impossible to be taken out for such an unequal exchange.

The reason he’s willing to exchange the "Three Yang Barrier-Breaking Pill" formula is, first, because this spirit pill is no longer exclusive to the Zhou Family, and second, the Zhou Family has a clear shortcoming in alchemy. Even if they hold the pill formula, it will take a long time before they can mass-produce and sell such spirit pills. Hence, exchanging a few more useful Tier Three pill formulas to enhance the clan’s strength now would be better.

It’s a pity he didn’t bring an array master this time. Otherwise, he would also plan to exchange the only array map currently in the Zhou Family’s vault for a Tier Three array map to enhance the Zhou Family’s array master’s strength.

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