Chapter 9: Strange Insect Golden-backed Mantis
During the period of low-key cultivation during the day, nothing major happened in the sect.
It’s just that the relationship between Chen Qiaoqian and Lu Huaiming became bad.
"Junior sister, please listen to my explanation. I was just trying to scare that kid. How could I really attack him?"
Outside the stone house where Chen Qiaoqian lived, Senior Brother Lu was turned away. He knocked on the door and explained, trying to get Chen Qiaoqian's forgiveness.
However, Chen Qiaoqian had already received confirmation from Dong Xuan'er, and was also scolded by Dong Xuan'er, who called her a vixen. She was very unhappy in her heart, and everything was the result of Senior Brother Lu's misbehavior.
"Brother Lu, I will remind you one last time. Brother Bai may not be the pushover you think he is."
"That's all, let's go!"
After Chen Qiaoqian finished speaking in a cold voice, no further sound was heard.
She had always suspected that she had killed the evil cultivator of the eighth level of Qi Refining personally during the day. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that a senior happened to pass by?
If this is true, Junior Brother Bai may have a powerful treasure in his hand, and Senior Brother Lu may not be Junior Brother Bai's opponent.
Don't make things worse by causing trouble for Junior Brother Bai, only to end up being the target of his counterattack.
"Junior sister, junior sister..."
Lu Huaiming continued to knock on the door, but Chen Qiaoqian had already activated the formation and would no longer hear what he said.
I could only turn around and leave, hating the daytime even more.
"Isn't he a soft persimmon? What kind of waves can a sixth-level Qi Refining Stage person cause?" Lu Huaiming said disdainfully in his heart.
He thought that his junior sister was just observing the world from a narrow perspective and had never seen how powerful he was. If they really started fighting, she would not be his match even after two or three days.
Time flies.
During the day, I stayed in the medicine garden and took drugs to level up.
On this day, when Bai Tian opened his eyes from his practice, he felt the powerful fluctuations of magic power in his body, and a look of joy appeared on his face.
Hard work pays off, and I finally made another advancement.
"It took a full six months to advance from the seventh level to the eighth level. This is when all the Golden Marrow Pills are top-grade. If they were ordinary Golden Marrow Pills, it would probably take a year or more."
"It seems that the Golden Marrow Pill can only be taken up to the tenth level. We need to find a better elixir or formula later."
Bai Tian sighed as he sat in the formation.
As the realm improves, the effect of the Golden Marrow Pill gradually weakens, and it is necessary to think of other methods.
Either find a better elixir formula and refine a new elixir to continue taking, or upgrade all the materials for making the Golden Marrow Pill to two hundred, three hundred years, or even higher years.
However, in this case, the Golden Marrow Pill taken can only have the effect of the elixir itself, and even after the age is increased, its effect will be weakened by half.
Keep this in mind.
During the day, he broke through to the eighth level of the Qi Refining Stage and prepared to go to the Tianxing Sect’s market.
He remembered that apart from the Golden Marrow Pill, Yue Kingdom did not have any suitable elixir for the time being, so he wanted to go to the immortal cultivation world of other countries to look for other ways to advance quickly.
Using the ancient jade pendant to hide his realm, he still controlled his strength at the sixth level of Qi Refining.
Prepare to go to Tianxing Sect Market during the day.
Dong Xuan'er did not appear during this period. No one knew whether she was practicing or busy with something else. During the day, she enjoyed her favorite quiet environment.
He took out the map and looked at it carefully to determine the location of the Tianxing Sect market, and set out on the journey without hesitation during the day.
The Tianxing Sect market is a bit far from the Huangfeng Valley. It is actually a bit dangerous for him to go there alone. It would be safer for him to go there after building his foundation.
But in order to advance quickly, Bai Tian moved forward without hesitation.
I think there should be no problem if you are careful.
He changed his appearance to reveal his true realm, determined the direction while flying, carefully avoided high-level cultivators during the day, and finally arrived at the Tianxing Sect market.
Looking at the increasingly lively and prosperous market, Bai Tian thought that he had come to the right place. He walked into the busy streets and began to look for a recipe or elixir that was better than the Golden Marrow Pill.
"Tian Dan Fang!"
After taking a walk around the street, I walked into a large store called Tiandanfang, which has several storefronts, during the day.
He looked carefully with curiosity and soon found the target of this trip.
"Small Qi Gathering Pill!"
"It is a simplified version of the Qi Gathering Powder of the Foundation Establishment Stage. It can be taken from the tenth level of the Qi Refining Stage to the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining Stage!"
He went up to the clerk and asked, and soon got the information he wanted, and his face immediately brightened.
It would be great if I could get the recipe for the elixir. If not, I would have to buy it in bulk. However, that is a bit dangerous as it is easy for someone to target me.
"Excuse me, how many spirit stones does a small Qi Gathering Pill cost?"
Ask the price during the day, and if the price is reasonable, try to buy more.
But what the waiter said surprised him.
"Fellow Daoist, ten spirit stones for each pill. Buy a whole bottle of twelve and you'll get a five spirit stone discount."
The clerk answered quickly and then served other customers.
I determined that one bottle was worth ten spirit stones. I thought about it during the day and decided to buy one bottle temporarily. I will ask around later to see if I can get the recipe for the Small Qi Gathering Pill.
Buying in large quantities is not only very dangerous, but the quality is also not high and it is easy to develop drug resistance, which is not conducive to future practice.
I successfully bought a bottle and left Tiandanfang during the day to inquire if there was any elixir formula for sale.
Walking down another street, I stopped at a large store during the day.
"The Beast House!"
Thinking that the time panel could increase the growth rate of exotic insects and beasts, I haven't found a chance to test it during the day. Seeing that the business of Wanshoufang is very good, I plan to purchase a suitable target for testing.
Possessing spirit beasts and strange insects is very important for cultivators to improve their strength. Compared with puppets, strange insects and strange beasts are more flexible and changeable in battle, and can also cultivate to a higher level on their own, which is something puppets do not have.
The advantage of puppets is that they do not know what death is and will never betray!
"What do you need, sir?"
When he entered Wanshoufang, Bai Tian was greeted by a woman in green.
"Do you have any exotic insects for sale? Young eggs are fine too!"
As soon as Bai Tian opened his mouth, he mentioned the strange insect. The woman's eyes lit up and she enthusiastically took him to the private room where the shopkeeper was.
The immortal cultivators who can inquire about the prices of rare insects and beasts are either wealthy people or descendants of ancestors. As long as they make a successful sale, the profit they earn is relatively substantial.
The middle-aged shopkeeper, whose clothes were painted with strange insects and beasts, warmly welcomed Bai Tian's arrival.
To Bai Tian's surprise, there was another guest in the private room.
"My friend, do you need rare insects? Do you have any requirements for breeding and price?"
The shopkeeper asked enthusiastically, and he wanted to get accurate information before he could sell the goods. A young man with a spirit beast bag hanging on his waist and strange blue patterns on his face, who was at the tenth level of the Qi Refining Stage, kept looking at Bai Tian.
Speak your mind without hesitation during the day.
"It's best to use an ancient strange insect. The higher the ranking, the better. Young eggs are also fine."
Bai Tian said directly.
The shopkeeper became even more enthusiastic after hearing this.
"My friend, you came at the right time. We do have a pair of eggs of an ancient strange insect called the Golden-backed Mantis!"
"It's just that this young friend also wants to buy it. This item is not sold for spirit stones, and can only be exchanged for treasures."
The shopkeeper said with a smile.
After hearing this, Bai Tian and the young man's expressions changed drastically. The man with blue lines on his face showed strong hostility towards Bai Tian.
Dissatisfied, he said, "Manager Wan, your trick is too old-fashioned. Can you find someone stronger to raise the price?"
The young man directly regarded Bai Tian as a proxy to raise the price and was very dissatisfied with Manager Wan.
I was stunned after hearing this during the day.
He thought to himself that he had become a shill. But he had no intention of explaining, and let the other party think whatever he wanted.
Other bugs are fine.
The golden-backed mantis is very famous, and he will do his best to get it no matter what.
"Hahaha, Mr. Hu misunderstood. This young man is really the buyer."
"I have already retrieved the strange insect. After you two personally verify it, whoever gives me a treasure that satisfies me will be sold to by our store!"
Shopkeeper Wan was still smiling and was not annoyed at all when facing Mr. Hu's questioning.
As he spoke, an exquisite white jade box appeared in his hand. The box was sealed with a talisman, preventing any breath of the strange insect from leaking out.
It opened with a click.
Two fist-sized, snow-white eggs appeared in front of the two.
During the day, he poured his magic power into his eyes and took a closer look, confirming that the young eggs were full of spirit and were living creatures with strong vitality. He was immediately certain.
"Let me make it clear in advance. This pair of golden-backed mantises did not come from a formal channel, so... do you understand what I mean?"
"As long as you walk out of this door, we will not recognize you."
The shopkeeper put away his smile and gave a serious reminder.
It doesn't take much thought during the day to realize that this pair of young eggs may be trophies. Don't reveal the secret easily after buying them, otherwise you may be in big trouble.
"Humph! As long as it enters my Tiger Master's storage bag, it will be mine."
The man with blue stripes responded with a domineering look on his face.
After saying that, he looked at Bai Tian, wanting to know if he dared to buy it.
"I wonder what the shopkeeper's definition of treasure is?"
During the day, just avoid this topic and ask the other person what treasure they want.
This answer surprised the young man and satisfied the shopkeeper so much that a smile reappeared on his face.
"My friend, you are so refreshing!"
"Treasures... Spiritual medicines and rare materials, as long as they can make this shopkeeper excited!"
Shopkeeper Wan put away his smile and said seriously.
When it comes to business, he is particularly shrewd.
"Essential medicine and materials?"
"I have a black dragon inner elixir and a piece of rare iron essence, which are enough to exchange for two insect eggs."
The young man named Mr. Hu said this and placed two boxes on the table.
When he opened it casually, he found a shiny black beast pill and a piece of iron essence as big as a thumb inside.
Beast pills and iron essence are indeed treasures, more than enough to exchange for two insect eggs!
When Shopkeeper Wan saw the beast pill and iron essence, a satisfied smile reappeared on his face, and then he cast a curious look at Bai Tian.
The man with blue stripes also looked over.
I want to know why that little boy can compete with me.
(End of this chapter)
