bantayden Chapter 631 - 18: Spirit Butterfly Advances, Abilities Astonishing!
Chapter 631 - 18: Spirit Butterfly Advances, Abilities Astonishing!
Just at this moment, the Spirit Butterfly transmitted a wave of information back, then extended its proboscis to begin absorbing this drop of Spirit Liquid. In just a few breaths, it consumed everything,
and then transmitted a wave of longing, clearly expressing that it wasn’t enough!
"Still such a glutton!" Zhou Xun affectionately patted it a few times and poured out another drop,
continuing to feed it another two drops before the Phoenix Butterfly was finally satisfied.
Keep in mind, this is Tier Three Spirit Liquid, with a bottle holding only a hundred drops, selling for nearly 150,000 Spirit Stones!
Yet it consumes three drops in one go, requiring feeding every seven days, costing almost 5,000 Spirit Stones each time!
The yearly cost would be over 200,000 Spirit Stones!
"This is still Tier Three, the consumption is indeed large, but fortunately, I’m already at Nascent Soul level and can afford to raise it for now!" Zhou Xun sighed.
Of course, he could choose not to exchange for Spirit Liquid, but then the Phoenix Butterfly would take a very long time to advance, potentially stagnating!
"Now that it’s advanced to Tier Three, I need to find someone to take care of it!"
After a moment’s thought, Zhou Xun set his sights on Red Noon, this turtle wasn’t keen on cultivation and was now obsessed with Alchemy!
And feeding the Spirit Butterfly only requires once every seven days, so it wouldn’t take up too much of its time, making it the perfect candidate, so he spoke:
"Red Noon!"
"Lord!" The Spirit Turtle was startled upon hearing, lifted its head to look at Zhou Xun with respect,
"From now on, I’ll entrust this Phoenix Butterfly to you, feed it three drops of Spirit Liquid every seven days on my behalf!" As he spoke, Zhou Xun took out four bottles of Spirit Liquid and handed them all to the Spirit Turtle.
"Rest assured, Lord, I will take good care of it!" Red Noon nodded in agreement.
"By the way, take this Alchemy Records to study, consider it your reward for feeding the Spirit Butterfly!" Zhou Xun then tossed a jade scroll to Red Noon.
He always had a clear sense of reward and punishment, even when it came to the spirit beasts under his control!
"Thank you, Lord!"
Red Noon was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately accepted it, happily storing it in its Storage Bag.
After which, Zhou Xun returned to his Cultivation Room to continue cultivating.
Time passed, and soon half a month had gone by,
on this day, Zhou Xun was cultivating.
Suddenly, a streak of fire flew in from outside, swirling around the restriction above the Cultivation Room!
"Sound Transmission Talisman... seems like someone is here again!"
Zhou Xun immediately withdrew his energy and stopped cultivating.
With a flick, he tapped the talisman, from which came a somewhat familiar voice:
"Daoist Zhou, it’s me, Gao Yuan, there’s news about the Tier Four Spirit Bamboo you’re interested in. I’ve arranged for the owner to come to my Wuli Pavilion tomorrow, please do come!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xun was delighted,
Then he released a flash of Spirit Light, causing the talisman to spontaneously combust and turn into ashes!
"I didn’t expect news of the Tier Four Spirit Bamboo to appear so quickly, it seems Wuli Pavilion’s efficiency is indeed impressive!"
"In the future, if there are other needs, they can also be entrusted for acquisition, though they can only be for ordinary treasures, overly precious things would likely be hard to procure,"
"and it also easily reveals one’s information!"
For example, if you purchase a Crossing Pill, everyone would know you’re about to break through!
"Well then, I shall make a trip tomorrow!"
....
The next morning, Zhou Xun left and headed to Wuli Pavilion,
As soon as he stepped onto the first floor, he saw a slightly portly middle-aged man in a silk robe walking over with a smile,
"Daoist Zhou has arrived!" Gao Yuan greeted with a bow,
"Shopkeeper Gao is too courteous to be waiting for me on the first floor!" Zhou Xun returned the courtesy.
"Brother Zhou is an esteemed guest of our Wuli Pavilion, how could I not personally welcome you? Please, follow me to the elegant room!" Gao Yuan gestured towards the staircase with a ’please’.
Zhou Xun nodded and followed the middle-aged man upstairs,
"I wonder if the Daoist friend trading the Tier Four Spirit Bamboo is here?"
"Of course, he’s already waiting in the elegant room. When he heard that Daoist Zhou is offering the Yuan Strengthening Pill, he couldn’t wait to come and instructed me to make sure Daoist Zhou would be here!" Gao Yuan said with a smile.
Zhou Xun felt even more assured upon hearing this,
The more eager the other party is for the Yuan Strengthening Pill, the higher the chances of the transaction’s success.
Soon, the two reached the elegant room on the fourth floor,
Inside the classic and serene room, an elderly man with a long beard dressed in a white robe sat inside, holding a cup of Spirit Tea, looking quite intoxicated!
Perhaps hearing the commotion from Zhou Xun and the others, he woke from his reverie, and opened his eyes to look over,
First glancing at Gao Yuan, then pausing on Zhou Xun, showing a surprised expression,
"This must be Daoist Zhou Xun! I am Yu Jiansheng, a pleasure to meet you!"
With that, he stood up and offered a bow first!
"Daoist Yu, you’re too kind!" Zhou Xun returned the gesture and walked inside!
"Haha, I’ll leave you two to discuss the details, and once the terms are finalized, you can hand the commission to me!" Shopkeeper Gao chuckled, glanced around, and then closed the door,
while activating a Spirit Light,
which triggered the restriction on the door, ensuring absolute safety inside, with no disturbances.
Sitting beside the elder, Zhou Xun had no interest in idle chatter and straightforwardly inquired:
"I wonder what type of Spirit Bamboo Daoist Yu has, may I take a look?"
"Certainly!" The elder smiled slightly and patted his waist,
a Spirit Light flew out, landing on the table in front of them, transforming into a one-foot-long wooden box, with a Tier Three High-Grade Sealing Spirit Talisman attached on top.
"Please have a look, Daoist!" The elder said while opening the box!
A five-colored glow was reflected out, revealing the object inside!
It was a six-inch-long, pinky-sized, entirely five-colored Spirit Bamboo,
"This is... ’Five Profound Spirit Bamboo’!"
Zhou Xun was overjoyed!
The Five Profound Spirit Bamboo is a Tier Four Middle-Grade Spirit Bamboo, possessing five attributes with excellent permeability, one of the most suitable Spirit Bamboos for refining Talisman Pens!
Zhou Xun originally thought he’d be content with a single-attribute Spirit Bamboo,
but to his surprise, seeing this bamboo was indeed unexpected fortune!
"I wonder if Daoist Zhou is satisfied?" The elder smiled slightly.
"This item pleases me greatly!" Zhou Xun nodded,
but, though this treasure is impressive, its price is naturally not cheap, and Zhou Xun’s bottle of Yuan Strengthening Pill couldn’t match the value of this piece of Spirit Bamboo.
"Please bring out the Yuan Strengthening Pill for a look!" The elder continued.
Zhou Xun waved his hand, sending a jade bottle of three-inch size over,
the elder took it, removed the stopper, and poured out a pill into his palm, first smelling it, then using the Spell to investigate, finally showing a satisfied expression,
"Good, it is indeed a Yuan Strengthening Pill of fine quality!"
"However, my Spirit Bamboo is extremely rare and valuable, I’m afraid a single bottle of Yuan Strengthening Pill is not enough!"
Zhou Xun contemplated for a moment, then brought out four Top-Grade Spirit Stones,
"How about adding these four Spirit Stones?"
"Alright!" The elder hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed!
"Excellent then!" Zhou Xun was overjoyed, immediately storing the piece of Spirit Bamboo into his Storage Bag.
With this, all the materials for refining a High-Grade Talisman Pen were gathered, now he only needed to commission a Tier Four Refiner to complete it.
"Advancing to Tier Four Rune Master is just around the corner!"
After paying a ten percent commission, that is, 120 High-Grade Spirit Stones, Zhou Xun bid farewell and left!
...
Having exited the doors of Wuli Pavilion, Zhou Xun did not rush back.
He headed directly to the Sea Suppression Hall to visit True Monarch Qianchuan.
As the City Lord of Sea Suppression Immortal City, his connections are vast, and if a Talisman Pen needed refining, True Monarch Qianchuan would be the best introducer.
Sure enough, upon hearing Zhou Xun’s request, True Monarch Qianchuan agreed without hesitation.
"Rest assured, little brother, your matter is my matter!"
"Currently, in Sea Suppression Immortal City, there are four people whose artifact refining skills have reached Tier Four Level, but for Talisman Pen refining, True Monarch Yongyuan is the best!"
"This gentleman, originally a Loose Cultivator, is now an Honored Guest Elder of the Righteous Alliance, widely acquainted, and has refined countless Magical Treasures, with at least four High-Grade Talisman Pens alone; with his expertise, success is certain!"
"I’ll rely on Daoist Brother for this matter!" Zhou Xun cupped his hands!
Three days later, accompanied by True Monarch Qianchuan, Zhou Xun visited True Monarch Yongyuan’s Cave Mansion.