Chapter Forty-Five: A Bird in Hand

  After finishing the introduction of Lingzhi, Yu Zecheng closed this book, his heart racing wildly. This book is too good, isn't it just one's own fulcrum? Even if no one guides him, relying on this book, he can also walk out a path by himself.

  For this book, Yu Zhen Cheng really wants to get it in his hands, the price of 2,000 spirit stones is well worth it. With this book, his cultivation direction will be like having a teacher guiding him, no longer being lost and confused.

  But he only had one mid-grade spirit stone, and with this income, there were only a total of 107 spirit stones. No, after deducting the rent, there were only 103 spirit stones left. How could he buy it? Yu Ze Cheng thought for a moment, then immediately flipped open the Floating Tower Record, entering the diagram of the second spiritual herb into the index directory.

  Suddenly, the book on top displayed:

  "Xià yuè yǎng xīn cǎo, dì qī qiān sān bǎi liù shí èr yè"

  Translation: "Crescent Moon Nourishing Heart Grass, page 7362 of the Seventh Thousand"

  The rest turned into a quick page-turning, and the pattern took shape. It was the second spiritual grass I saw, which was guarded by the three-headed flower-spotted leopard.

  Pagoda records With the input of its own aura, the pattern slowly becomes three-dimensional:

  "Oblique moon nourishes heart grass, spiritual grass transforms its category, can be used for medicinal refining dan, extremely toxic, restrains the heart demon, one of the top-grade medicinal materials..."

  Yu Hua Cheng looked down directly, he noticed was just the price aspect, finally saw

  "This immortal grass, after a thousand years of formation, is worth 2,000 spirit stones. The price for transforming and shaping the body to perfection is 5,000 spirit stones. This price is the basic price for the 268 markets and 27 trading grounds under the Miao Hua Sect."

  Yu Zecheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw this. According to the records in the book, the crooked moon grass he had seen was about 1,200 years old, and this immortal herb could be transplanted. It seemed that he himself had a chance to get his hands on it.

  Yu Ze Cheng then took a look at what the three-headed leopard was, and it turned out that the three-headed leopard was called Tun Yun Shou. On page 8230, the more Yu Ze Cheng looked, the paler his face became.

  "Swallowing Cloud Beast, a divine beast of the cloud species. Every 666 years, it grows an additional head. A two-headed Swallowing Cloud Beast can rival a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage's Plastic Body Realm, while a three-headed one can resist a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage's Merging Realm. This beast is born from cloud essence and can transform into a cloudy state, immune to all poisons, only injuring but not killing. It is naturally cunning, and traps are ineffective against it. To kill this beast, one must behead all its heads within three moves of facing it, using a flying sword to instantly sever them."

  Look directly down and skip the introduction of Yu Shi, control, capture, etc., just look at the price prompt:

  "The inner dan of this beast has a miraculous stimulating effect on the cultivation of water-based spells, and can also be used as medicine. The inner dan of a two-headed Cloud Swallowing Beast is worth 2,000 low-grade spirit stones, while that of a three-headed Cloud Swallowing Beast is worth 5,000 low-grade spirit stones."

  The skin of the Cloud Beast is extremely valuable and can only be obtained by killing it in its cloud-like state. It can be used to craft high-grade law leather, which is a key material for making top-tier armor such as the Cloud Cloak, Flying Cloud Armor, and Heavenly War Clothes. One foot of this law leather is worth 4,000 spirit stones.

  This beast's * has a water-based great tonic effect, with two catties of meat exchanging for one spiritual stone. The heart and lung organs are calculated separately. This beast's bones also have medicinal effects, with three catties exchanging for one spiritual stone. The frontal bone and tibia are calculated separately.

  "This price is the basic price for 268 bazaars and 27 markets under the Miao Hua Sect."

  Yu Ze Cheng wanted to take a closer look, but the entire contents of the Buddhist scripture turned snow white. His true yuan was absorbed by the book in an instant. Without his true yuan being activated, he couldn't browse through it. Yu Ze Cheng hastily took out a mid-grade spirit stone to replenish his true yuan.

  It seems that relying on one's own ability to pick the crescent moon spirit grass is impossible. Even with all of one's disciples, it would only be a mid-day snack for the Swallowing Cloud Beast. White Big Brother hasn't even reached the Foundation Establishment stage, let alone the Fusion Realm. Should we just give up? Or wait until later when we have the ability to come and pick some again?

  No way, it's simply ridiculous. If I can find it myself, why can't others? Why would the divine medicine be placed there waiting for me to pick it up? Ten birds in the forest are not as good as one bird in hand. Thinking of this, Yu Ze suddenly had an idea.

  Zhenyuan recovered, and the rest was recorded in the second activation of Futu. This time, a third type of spiritual grass and the appearance of that big snake were inputted.

  Suddenly, the book on top displayed:

  "Gan Qian Tong Xin Zhi, page 1627"

  The rest turned into a rapid page-turning, and the pattern took shape. It was exactly the second spiritual grass I saw, which was guarded by a giant snake.

  Pagoda records With the input of its own aura, the pattern slowly solidifies:

  "Gan dry through the heart branch, wooden branch spirit is different, can be directly taken orally, non-toxic, has the effect of improving the speed of Gong Fa cultivation, increasing the wonderful use of Xiū..."

  Yu then looked down directly, what he noticed was the price, and finally saw

  "This immortal herb takes 300 years to mature, and is worth 400 low-grade spirit stones. The one that takes 600 years to fully mature is worth 1,000 spirit stones. This price is the basic price of the 268 markets and 27 trading grounds under the Miao Hua Sect."

  According to the shape, what I found was a Tongxin branch that had taken 300 years to form. As for the others, after looking at it again, the snow-white giant snake turned out to be a Huoyun snake, which is just an ordinary spiritual beast with slow movements and can spit out two kinds of toxic flames, but there's nothing special about it, and it's not worth much money either.

  Time flies quickly, and in an instant, one incense stick will pass. With a little time left, Yu Zhen thought for a moment and entered the image of the fire talisman into the index directory.

  This indeed also has:

  "Fire Talisman Artifact, a low-level talisman artifact that consumes fire elements, can emit flame shockwaves. Suitable for low-level cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm. This talisman artifact can replenish its energy by absorbing sunlight. Each use will weaken the core of the Flame Shockwave Talisman, eventually causing it to shatter completely. Alternatively, you can use Fire Talisman Powder as a substitute, concentrating all the fire energy within the core for a one-time emission. Usage method is as follows... This talisman artifact belongs to the consumable category and cannot be repaired."

  The production of this talismanic tool is simple and requires the following materials:

  Three Fire Tokens, one piece of Purple Gold, nine pieces of Secret Stone, two Ruby Gems, one foot of Iron Wood, one piece of Spirit Stone, three taels of Insulating Water, and two coins of Wind Essence.

  The production process is as follows: first, melt the purple gold and create a flame impact rune template.

  The second step is to activate the fire talisman and engrave it onto the talisman template.

  The third step is to make the wooden sign exterior...

  After that, it's a lot of production program introductions, which can be said to be completely hand-in-hand demonstrations. If you can't learn from this, then what's the point of cultivating immortality? You might as well die.

  Finally, let's talk about the price:

  "This talismanic tool costs 18 spirit stones to produce, but due to its simplicity, it has a low efficacy and is only sold for 22 spirit stones. Many large markets have people who can make this, and this price is the basic price of the 268 markets and 27 trading grounds under the Miao Hua Sect."

  Yu then let out a sigh of relief, quickly flipping through the catalog to see how many introductions there were for such talismans or artifacts. After searching through it all, he found that there were three hundred kinds of artifact and talisman introductions, among which only forty-nine kinds of low-level artifact manufacturing processes or raw material production methods, thirty-six kinds of talisman production methods, and eighteen kinds of elixir refining methods were taught. These were all low-level talismans, artifacts, and elixirs, belonging to the masses, which is why they were recorded in this book.

  But for Yu Ze Cheng, these are absolutely divine and mysterious scriptures. Moreover, Yu Ze Cheng has a feeling that even his grandfather, Yu De Jun, may not be able to create such talismans and artifacts. To Ya Xiang, this book is just an ordinary fairy record, but she doesn't know the value of it because she is from a powerful sect called Miao Hua Zong, which is much stronger than the six sects of the Ling Xi Alliance.

  Just as Yu Ze Cheng was considering it, Ya Xiang appeared once again in this boundary and said:

  "How's that? Alright, I've taken back the book, now pay the rent."

  Yu Ze Cheng said:

  "Ya Xiang, sell me this book. It's only 2,000 spirit stones, right? I'll trade you information for it. I know the whereabouts of a thousand-year-old Slant Moon Nourishing Heart Grass and three Swallowing Cloud Beasts. Is this information worth 2,000 spirit stones?"

  Yu Zecheng then opened the book and displayed the images of the Moon Nourishing Heart Grass and the Three-Headed Swallowing Cloud Beast that he had seen.

  Yu Ze Cheng said:

  "The Crescent Moon Nourishing Heart Grass is probably from around 1,200 years ago, worth 2,000 Spirit Stones. The three Swallowing Cloud Beasts are already mature, with their inner pellets worth 5,000 Spirit Stones each. Their hides are about 3.3 meters long, worth 40,000 Spirit Stones. Adding the flesh, bones, and other parts, all together it's worth at least 50,000 Spirit Stones. The information fee should be worth at least 2,000 Spirit Stones."

  Yaxiang couldn't help but say with a stunned expression:

  "Oblique Moon Nourishing Heart Grass? Triple-Headed Cloud Swallowing Beast? Do you really have information about them? If you deceive me, I'll refine your soul for a thousand days, making it impossible for you to live or die."

  Yu Ze nodded and said:

  "If I'm cheating you, I'd be willing to take the punishment. Yaxiang sister, can this be traded?"

  Ya Xiang nodded and said:

  "Fang Zheng, I still have a few of these books, so I'll give you a discount. Tell me, where are they?"

  Yu Ze then established the Kechengdao:

  "They are in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, Ya Xiang sister you enter the mountain from Lu Heng Ridge, pass through the green pine forest, turn to Xiao Niwan, and proceed north for twenty miles. There are three high cliffs, under the second cliff, there is a small river, follow the small river forward for three miles, there is an apricot tree forest, after the tenth apricot tree, there is a cave, they are all there."

  Yaxiang quietly listened and then said:

  "Okay, you wait for a moment, I'll be right back."

  After finishing speaking, Yaxiang immediately disappeared, leaving Yu Ze alone here. Yu Ze had no choice but to sit down and continue watching this "Floating Tower Record".

  About half an hour later, Yaxiang descended from the sky with a joyful expression and said:

  "What a lucky kid! You can find such a secretive place. Take good care of this book, it's yours now."

  "You're really lucky, every year there are immortals passing by that place, and yet no one has ever seen it, it's as if they've seen a ghost."

  Yu Zhen's heart moved slightly, it seemed that his own Blood Eye Technique was indeed different from the ordinary Qi-gathering technique. Otherwise, others wouldn't have been able to discover these spiritual herbs. However, he absolutely couldn't think about speaking randomly, or else he would easily reveal too much. As for his cultivation history, he could attribute everything to Xu Xiaoya's master, that way no one would suspect anything.

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