Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant-Chapter 557 - 17 Xuanwu Market_4

Chapter 557 -17 Xuanwu Market_4

“What exactly do you want to exchange?”

A childish voice emanated impatiently from the yellow-skin gourd.

Wang Ba did not answer but cautiously asked:

“May I ask, True Spirit, do you accept spirit food?”

As soon as his words fell, the yellow-skin gourd seemed to falter.

A somewhat annoyed voice was subsequently heard from inside:

“Another one to tease me!”

Before Wang Ba could react, he felt an overpowering force that threw him out.

When Wang Ba regained his senses, he found himself in mid-air above Taiyin Mountain, plummeting towards the mountainside below.

He hurriedly stabilized his body midway.

A look of helplessness spread over Wang Ba’s face.

He had also intended to learn about the exchange prices of the resources needed for the five elements cultivation method, but he was suddenly thrown out.

“Why all this?”

“However, I did find out the value of the spirit chicken essence here.”

He was not yet ready to give up on the spirit chicken essence. Whether he exchanged it for merit or sold it for spirit stones, it was an important income source for him.

He scanned the brightly lit Xuanwu market below.

Given his presence here, and with nearly 7000 to 8000 upper grade spirit stones in his storage treasure, there was no great significance to hold onto the spirit stones. So, he landed and started browsing the market.

He wasn’t just strolling, his main focus was collecting resources needed for the Green Emperor Kind God Tactics and other cultivation methods, as a measure of preparedness.

But to his disappointment, none of these resources were available.

After asking some stall owners, he learnt that while these resources might not be high-grade, they were essentially controlled by the Sect. They were typically provided first to the Myriad Cave, and then transferred to individuals through the merit system. This ensured that the majority of those in need could receive their share, avoiding internal consumption within the Sect.

“However, I’ve heard that these resources are held by the Longevity Sect and the Jin Dynasty. Of course, the population at the Longevity Sect is large so resources are stretched thin. While in the Jin Dynasty, the situation is better. Therefore, you could consider finding a partner from the Longevity Sect to exchange resources mutually, or someone from Jin Dynasty, but their population is scarce, you might not encounter someone…”

A stall owner enthusiastically strategized for Wang Ba.

After Wang Ba inquired, he found out that the stall owner belonged to Hehuan Peak.

“Don’t look at me like that. We, Hehuan Peak, are proper! Dual Cultivation Method is a righteous path, only maligned by some unprincipled people!”

The stall owner tried his best to prove his innocence.

However, it wasn’t particularly effective as most of the cultivators around him were smirking silently.

Wang Ba, however, was intrigued.

The characteristic of the Dharma lineage was that the more different the nature of the Dao of Cultivation one mastered, the stronger it was. So, what was the essence of this Dual Cultivation Method?

Yin and Yang? Or something else?

Although, he had not delved into it at the moment, it was always beneficial to understand more.

“Junior from Wanfa Peak, Wang Ba. How should I address you, Dao brother?”

“Wanfa Peak?”

Upon hearing this, the stall owner was taken aback and quickly stood up to salute:

“This must be my younger brother disciple, right? Hehe, I am Liu Lan of Hehuan Peak…”

The two briefly discussed their generational hierarchy, and embarrassingly found out that Liu Lan had to address Wang Ba as the ‘grandmaster’.

Although Liu Lan was on the verge of Perfect Foundation Establishment and ready to face the Golden Core Tribulation, he had no choice but to respectfully treat Wang Ba as his junior.

Wang Ba was somewhat helpless.

Too much emphasis on hierarchy was not always a good thing; merely discussing the generational order could lead to some comical situations.

Indeed, outside sects, which determined generational order based on Cultivation Base, were simpler.

Liu Lan was not pleased with this either.

However, since both were Foundation Establishment Competitor and there wasn’t much difference in their ages, they found it quite easy to interact. Combined with Wang Ba’s varied experiences, they quickly befriended each other.

The two also exchanged Sound Transmission Talismans.

Liu Lan enthusiastically assured Wang Ba that he would provide some Dual Cultivation Methods for Wang Ba to peruse when the opportunity arose.

In response, Wang Ba gifted him a portion of spirit chicken essence.

Liu Lan received it without attaching much importance, considering it a trivial gift.

Wang Ba felt the same way.

This was simply a generous gesture, in case any needs arise in the future. Having this gift of spirit chicken essence to give would certainly make negotiations easier.

…

After bidding farewell to Liu Lan, Wang Ba went on to visit a spirit beast store in earnest.

The quality of Spirit Beasts available at Xuanwu Market was much higher than anywhere Wang Ba had visited before.

“They even have Class III Spirit Beasts for sale…”

A look of pleasant surprise appeared on Wang Ba’s face.

What caught his attention most was undoubtedly a Class III top-grade Spirit Beast. It looked like a bear, but much smaller, like a cub.

At first glance, it was apparent that it had just been born not long ago – it didn’t exude a fierce aura, but instead, projecting an adorably irresistible charm.

Wang Ba glanced at the description of this baby bear:

[Dark Sky Bear]: Unrivaled Divine Power, Expert at Concealment…

Unable to suppress his curiosity, he asked the store owner, who was busy carrying out spirit beast cubs from the back room:

“What’s the price for this Dark Sky Bear?”

The store owner gave him a glance and simply replied:

“Not for sale.”

“Not for sale? Then why do you put it here?”

Wang Ba was somewhat confused.

“Just to show it off, let you guys get a little envious.”

The store owner grinned, showing his teeth: “I’d have to be crazy to sell this excellent spirit beast!”

Wang Ba was momentarily speechless.

Anywhere other than Wanxiang Sect, someone would definitely have taught him a lesson.

However, it did well to highlight the relaxed atmosphere within the Wanxiang Sect.

Regretfully giving up on the Dark Sky Bear, Wang Ba cast his gaze over the Class III spirit beasts that lined the store.

Most were either recently born or very young.

Wang Ba was well aware that most Class III spirit beasts possessed spiritual wisdom and adult spirit beasts possess their own thoughts, thus unlikely to develop a close bond with human cultivators.

The best chance to build an emotional bond with those young spirit beasts would be by nurturing them from a young age, and there would be no need to worry about loyalty issues.

Of course, the downside was that these young Class III spirit beasts were not cheap.

A lower-grade Class III spirit beast cub could easily cost one to two thousand upper-grade Spirit Stones.

Wang Ba could afford these prices.

However, to him, simply adding another Class III lower middle-grade Spirit Beast wasn’t of much value.

After all, Wu Monkey King, after performing the Demonic Ape Transformation, was almost equivalent to a middle-grade Class III Spirit Beast.

Purchasing multiple entities was also impractical, as there was a need to progressively nurture the bought spirit beasts for them to keep up with the cultivator’s realm.

A large amount of precious resources would also be needed for this nurturing and upgrading process.

As evident in the case of the cultivators of Shou Peak, they, despite specializing in Beast Control, actually focused exclusively on nurturing one destined Spirit Beast.

The more spirit beasts one had, the more focus and resources were drained.

Even within the relatively affluent Wanxiang Sect, not many people were willing to nurture multiple spirit beasts at the same time.

As for Wang Ba, he was really only dedicated to nurturing Wu Monkey King, Jia 15, and Jia 17.

If the latter two didn’t bring him more resources, Wang Ba wouldn’t bother investing more effort in them.

The rest of his spirit beasts were kept in a semi-wild state and didn’t require much effort or attention.

So, the spirit beast he wanted either had to be like Wu Monkey King, aiding him substantially in combat, or like Jia 15 and Jia 17, capable of generating more income.

Comparatively, the latter was more important.

After all, he was currently in the Wanxiang Sect where danger was scant. It seemed a tad wasteful to expend resources on the former.

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However, as his gaze casually swept over the spirit beasts in the store, Wang Ba couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.

Either their grades were too low, or they lacked the value he needed.

Just as he was about to leave, his eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a cage behind the shop owner.

“Huh…this Spirit Beast…”