Chapter 27
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Chapter 27: Spirit Devouring Bee Royal Honey
At this moment, Wang Yulun felt desperate; his benefactor, who had saved him twice, had already devoured three tables full of food.
“Big Brother Xu, I didn’t bring many spirit stones; can we settle this next time?” Wang Yulun whispered to Xu Fan.
Xu Fan glanced at Wang Yulun and replied with a smile, “Feeling the pinch already? We’ve barely started.”
Under the influence of the Full Meal Technique, all the spirit food transformed into pure spiritual energy, gradually enhancing Xu Fan’s physique.
A sense of satisfaction and happiness washed over him.
Could this spell also affect the caster’s emotions?
At that moment, Xu Fan finished the last dish and decided against ordering more.
“How much Spirit Devouring Bee Royal Honey did you gather? Is it enough to win over your mother-in-law?” Xu Fan asked casually.
“About 10 pounds; I think it should be enough,” Wang Yulun replied, though he wasn’t entirely sure. After all, Spirit Devouring Bee Royal Honey, while rare, wasn’t the only remedy for hidden injuries.
“Alright, if you need anything, just let me know; I might be able to help.”
After parting ways with Wang Yulun, Xu Fan headed straight to a trading company specializing in buying and selling rare treasures.
Upon entering, Xu Fan was greeted warmly.
“Fellow cultivator, please follow me to the VIP room. I’ll have one of our appraisers assist you shortly,” said a Qi Refinement elder who seemed to hold a high position in the company.
“Sure.”
Xu Fan glanced around the bustling Wanbao Tower. It was said that every time the secret realm opened, these trading companies thrived, as countless rare treasures became available for purchase.
After each secret realm event, rumors would spread about who had gained great opportunities or obtained extraordinary magical treasures.
In the VIP room, just as Xu Fan finished a cup of tea, a slender and graceful young woman entered.
“Hello, fellow cultivator. I’m Wan Linger, an appraiser from Wanbao Tower.”
“What treasures do you wish to sell? Our tower will offer you a fair price,” Wan Linger said softly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Xu Fan, hoping to land a big client.
Xu Fan placed a small spatial bottle containing 100 pounds of Spirit Devouring Bee Royal Honey on the table.
He gestured for her to inspect it.
Wan Linger picked up the bottle, opened the protective barrier, and gently sniffed with her delicate nose.
An overwhelming aroma of honey infused with spiritual energy filled her senses; just the scent felt like consuming a miraculous spirit pill.
“You’ve just returned from the secret realm,” Wan Linger remarked as she began assessing the honey’s quantity.
“Yes, I thought I’d sell some of the things I gathered,” Xu Fan replied. He had also collected many spirit herbs and spirit ore in the secret realm, but since he could refine pills and artifacts himself, there was no need to sell them.
Wan Linger took a small sample of the honey and tasted it carefully.
“This batch of Spirit Devouring Bee Royal Honey is of excellent quality. How does 2,500 spirit stones per pound sound?” Wan Linger offered a price slightly below Xu Fan’s expectations.
“Miss, perhaps you should consult a more experienced appraiser. I believe they’ll give me a more accurate valuation,” Xu Fan said lightly, unconvinced that the honey was worth so little.
Wan Linger’s brows furrowed, sensing that he doubted her expertise.
“Please wait a moment.”
Wan Linger left the VIP room, feeling disheartened. Her first assignment as an appraiser wasn’t going well, and she dreaded the teasing she’d face from her sister, who always seemed to compete with her.
Xu Fan kept sipping his tea, thinking about whether he should plant some tea trees when he got back. After all, he had a long life ahead of him.
An elderly man with white hair, who was at the Golden Core cultivation stage, walked into Xu Fan’s VIP room.
"Greetings, senior," Xu Fan said, standing up immediately.
"You’re a guest, young man. No need to be so formal," the elderly man said, motioning for Xu Fan to sit down. He then picked up a small artifact bottle from the table.
"How about 3,200 spirit stones for a pound of Spirit Devouring Bee Royal Honey?" the elderly man asked, sounding a bit surprised. His trading company hadn’t seen bee royal honey in a long time.
"Let’s go with your price, senior," Xu Fan agreed, nodding. He was happy because the price was 200 spirit stones higher than he had expected.
When Xu Fan got the spirit stones, his heart raced. It felt unreal, like winning the lottery.
Over at Wanbao Tower.
"I can’t believe my first try was a failure. I don’t know how I’ll face the teasing when I get back," Wan Linger said, feeling down. She was a bit annoyed with Xu Fan for not making things easier for her.
"Every mistake is a lesson. You’ve got a long way to go," the elderly man said.
"Being an appraiser is just a side job for you. Cultivation is what really matters," he added, reminding Wan Linger that as the daughter of the Wanbao Tower owner, she shouldn’t stay an appraiser forever.
"Hmm," Wan Linger nodded, taking his advice to heart.
Meanwhile, after getting the spirit stones, Xu Fan didn’t spend wildly. Instead, he quietly went back to his little hill to count his gains.
"With these spirit herbs, I can make several batches of pills," he thought.
"These spirit ores should be enough to craft a few artifacts," he added.
After tallying up everything, Xu Fan decided to go into seclusion to study the recipes and spell jade slips he got from the secret realm.
After some thought, Xu Fan pointed into the air, and a paper crane glowing with a bluish light appeared. It flew off towards the alliance headquarters.
Soon after, Pang Fu flew out from Xu Fan’s little hill, carrying spirit stones and a list.
The next day, looking at the five fully equipped storage bags in front of him, Xu Fan chuckled, "Looks like 300,000 spirit stones won’t be enough."
With his spirit stones, Xu Fan went through all the crafting runes in the Sutra Pavilion.
Then he bought a lot of spirit herbs and spirit ores.
This time, Xu Fan started his alchemy and artifact crafting projects, aiming to master both. He wasn’t too worried about his cultivation; he believed he could break through whenever he needed to.
Three years passed quickly, like the changing seasons.
In a mid-level artifact crafting room at the Earth Core Workshop, Xu Fan was deep in thought over a combination artifact.
"The spirit control and the mother-child runes don’t seem to work well together. Is the transitional rune the problem?" Xu Fan wondered, stroking his chin.
In mid-air, a flying sword that looked like it was about to break was in its final fusion stage. The runes that had matched before were now rejecting each other.
Xu Fan used his strong spiritual energy to hold the unfinished artifact in mid-air, keeping it still in the blending state.
"Wait, if they’re not compatible, maybe I should use the enhanced mother-child runes and replace the spirit control rune with the silk thread rune," Xu Fan thought.
With a sudden idea, Xu Fan took out a runic brush and started drawing in the air. In no time, 99 runes appeared in a unique pattern and began merging into the artifact.
Looking at the successfully completed artifact, Xu Fan sighed in relief. He had named this self-created artifact "Thousand Blades," and after six tries, it was finally done.
