Chapter 91
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Chapter 91: Bougainvillea in Fear
A current of dark energy surged through Giant Shell City…
Artifact fragments had become a hard currency, and many lower-tier spirit talismans and poison pills flooded the market. In addition, someone was making large-scale purchases of specific materials.
“Beast Blood and hemp vine juice? Give them to them; why do they need to ask me about such minor matters?” the Chief Steward at Guanglu Pavilion, overseeing Giant Shell City, said with impatience.
“Chief, their purchase quantities are substantial. They’ve cleared out all the Beast Blood and hemp vine juice on the market, so I was wondering if we should raise the prices.”
“Oh? Is that so? You tell them that as long as they can afford double the price, Guanglu Pavilion guarantees they can have as much Beast Blood and hemp vine juice as they want.”
“Understood!”
Almost simultaneously, prices for the artifact fragments, blank talisman paper, Liu Su water, and Tianyi water began to soar in Giant Shell City. However, this did not dampen the buyers’ enthusiasm, and they wildly threw hundreds of money symbols into the fray, continuing to buy up everything.
This extravagant behavior of waving around silver money symbols and gold money symbols seemed limitless, driving up prices for related materials to four times their original rate before it finally quieted down.
The four small assistants had long since been overwhelmed; without Gao Yuhu’s support from behind the scenes, Li Hui could not have remained at Jingdu Pavilion in peace.
By the next day at noon, several large jars were set in Li Hui’s room.
Each jar contained the same kind of alchemy products, such as Tranquility Pills, Spirit Nurturing Pills, Bone Refinement Pills, Toxic Removal Pills, and Dew Pills. Although these were relatively inferior and basic, their sheer quantity was overwhelming.
He was busy pouring Liu Su water into one of the jars when the lightly glowing liquid rushed in, bubbling up as the pills began to dissolve.
Once all the pills had dissolved, he quickly stopped pouring and carefully took out two porcelain vials, dripping the silver liquid into the jar. The concoction erupted into a violent boil, making a continuous “gudu gudu” sound.
Soon, one jar of pill liquid was fully evaporated, leaving a fist-sized amount of green liquid. Li Hui had previously tested a small dose and, seeing the green liquid had formed, quickly used the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique to lift it into the air, gently shaking off the useless green water surrounding it.
“Let’s see what kind of pill this can become.”
He raised his hand and poured the liquid into the Clear Void Cup, and in moments, a sharp, acrid gas rose. Within the cup appeared six cherry-sized black pills, prominently adorned with eight red patterns.
“Eight-Patterned Tranquility Pills?”
Li Hui was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter: “Hahaha, it’s actually eight-patterned Tranquility Pills, and there are six of them! With the low-quality alchemy products on hand, I might be able to produce around thirty of them.”
Next, he began to take advantage of the situation using the Clear Void Cup to refine the medications, even calling for a larger water jar, transforming all his basic pills into eight-patterned spirit pills.
Pills like Tranquility Pills, Spirit Nurturing Pills, Bone Refinement Pills, and Toxic Removal Pills could only be refined into eight patterns, while the Dew Pills barely managed to reach nine patterns; anything higher was not possible.
Even so, this was quite impressive for Li Hui.
He wanted to forcibly cultivate the Ideal Body at this stage. The eight-patterned Bone Refinement Pills were extremely useful, while the Tranquility Pills, Spirit Nurturing Pills, and Dew Pills could increase the success rate of cultivation.
“Alright, let’s immediately draw the Nine-Patterned Residual Body Talisman and the Nine-Patterned Blood Merging Talisman. In the talisman methods of the Jade Symbol Sect, only these two talismans help with alleviating intense pain and merging with foreign substances.”
“Under normal circumstances, one would wait until reaching the Condense Essence Stage to begin cultivation because the items needed for the Ideal Body are too precious, and one must endure pain that ordinary people cannot handle.”
“Even if the resources are sufficient, one must be at the Concentrating Spirit stage to try! However, I cannot wait; the environment I am in is exceedingly dangerous. With so many classics stored in my mind, all the sects targeting the Jade Symbol Sect, and even the other sects that have gotten wind of this message, will be involved. Just thinking about how perilous my future may be sends a chill down my spine.”
Li Hui had made up his mind. He took out half a piece of Blood Ink and crushed it, mixing it into the Beast Blood he had just acquired, slowly preparing the ink for drawing the Residual Body Talisman. He crushed another half piece of Blood Ink and mixed it with the hemp vine juice to create the ink for drawing the Blood Merging Talisman.
Next, he took out the yellow talisman paper and Feathering Blue Talisman, laying them flat on the table.
Preparations complete, he poured out the artifact fragments with a “whoosh.” There were indeed many, and their quality exceeded those collected from Tianlai City, but there were no fragments of treasures at all.
In the Daling Dynasty, one could only access treasures upon reaching the Late Condense Essence stage, and fragments of treasures could exert immense power, perhaps even surpassing many artifacts. Who would be foolish enough to sell such valuables?
Aside from the artifact fragments, there were a dozen low-level artifacts to make up the count. Li Hui lightly grabbed them, and they all vanished into light, feeling the silver snake bracelet gain vitality.
Bougainvillea suddenly appeared, bouncing on the table and exclaiming, “What the hell! How did you do that? You actually shattered so many artifact fragments. I feel like there is something incredibly domineering present, but I just can’t see it. Where did you hide the artifact?”
“I already said it’s the legacy of Senior Chen Mengde,” Li Hui replied with a good-boy look.
“Damn! Who is he? Is he very famous in the Jade Symbol Sect? Why hasn’t anyone mentioned that little someone?” Bougainvillea continued to freak out, and even if it had been said, it wouldn’t remember.
At this moment, it was the silver snake bracelet’s moment of great capability. Li Hui hurriedly grabbed the talisman brush, dipping it into the specially prepared ink and calmly began to draw the Residual Body Talisman.
Bougainvillea scoffed, “You punk, is this how you draw a talisman? This is doodling; even a three-year-old could do better than you. Drawing a talisman like a monk chanting a sutra, completely calm; isn’t this just a mess? You need to convey emotion. Since you are going to draw a Residual Body Talisman, you need to embody the spirit of resilience and a will to fight fate… Huh?”
“Pff, pff…”
The talisman began to bubble with blood, ready to fail, but unexpectedly, the ink that had fallen on the talisman paper began to move on its own, swirling like a dragon or snake, swaying gracefully and exuding a powerful aura.
In an instant, the talisman formed five patterns.
“Ah, a ghost!” Bougainvillea screamed and dove into the bag of treasures.
Li Hui stood stupefied, his mind echoing Bougainvillea’s words just now. His gaze began to brighten as he murmured, “I was wrong; the path I chose is wrong! What was I thinking, staying calm? Who said drawing a talisman must be calm? Since I’m drawing a Residual Body Talisman, I truly need to embody a fighting spirit against fate.”
“Come on, let’s try again!”
After understanding the key point, his strokes became miraculous, creating a seven-patterned Residual Body Talisman.
“Not enough, far from enough! It must reach nine patterns!”
Li Hui wasn’t being stubborn; he had a general understanding of cultivating the Ideal Body after reading the jade tablet descriptions. To be honest, perhaps even the Nine-Patterned Residual Body Talisman wasn’t sufficient; using the Golden Threshold Thirty-Six Symbols to unleash potential would be better. But the Golden Threshold Thirty-Six Symbols, when activated, might trigger new Spirit Motion marks, and currently, there weren’t enough Miao Jade to use for promotion.
Moreover, he had no idea how many artifacts he would need to devour to enable the silver snake bracelet to unleash the Golden Threshold Thirty-Six Symbols. He would have to explore slowly and cautiously. Cultivating the Ideal Body was the focus now; if he couldn’t fight, he could run! If he couldn’t even escape, that would truly be disastrous!
