novelraw Chapter 1181 - 533: New Characters, New Quests
Chapter 1181 - 533: New Characters, New Quests
Among these people, they always felt that another calamity cultivator was eyeing them.
"Hold the Golden Light Talisman ready." Jiang Xiaoyue reminded.
"Hmm." Xu Ni suppressed her excitement, trying to remain calm.
Having sold the fish, earned spirit stones, and completed her task, she now had 1 point to allocate, which could directly enhance a spell or skill, serving as an ace up her sleeve.
The two carried 400 spirit stones with them and immediately bought two more storage bags.
Just after fishing, storage bags were at a low price; they would have to be bought sooner or later, so buying them now was naturally a bargain.
Moreover, the market was newly established and required a lot of materials; having only one storage bag would be troublesome and attract attention.
If there were three storage bags, they could transfer materials to the Three Sisters' market without anyone knowing.
Upon their return, the three storage bags could be filled with scale-armored crucian carp.
Such a beautiful future made the two walk with a bounce in their step.
Two storage bags cost 170 spirit stones;
they also bought a formation for water avoidance, sound insulation, and defense, spending 70 spirit stones;
three bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills, costing thirty spirit stones;
a second-hand low-grade Pill Furnace, costing one hundred spirit stones;
one Qi Gathering Pill recipe, costing thirty spirit stones;
ten portions of Qi Gathering Pill materials, costing nine spirit stones—one portion for one stone, ten portions for nine stones;
they used up all 400 spirit stones, not a single one left.
"The Pill Furnace and recipe were too expensive," Jiang Xiaoyue lamented, "I originally wanted to buy some spirit rice and talismans."
"If we didn't buy them, Xian'er would have again said, 'Some things, if delayed, will never be done,' not to mention you're trying to complete a task, aren't you? This was necessary."
Hearing Xu Ni's consolation, Jiang Xiaoyue felt slightly more at ease.
Then she worried, "I don't know if ten portions will succeed even once."
In the Cultivation Hundred Arts, alchemy, artifact refining, talisman drawing, and formation are the foremost; the investment in alchemy is the greatest, and even Foundation Establishment families may not be able to nurture a Pill Master who can stably produce Qi Gathering Pills at the first rank.
"There are plenty of scale-armored crucian carp; if we fail, we can just buy more. Alas, I also wanted to buy an Imaging Stone, but now there's no money left."
The two were walking down the street when they suddenly noticed a figure.
A robe in goose yellow, exquisite black hair adorned with a water-colored hairpin, with a bearing like a lotus blooming in the early morning.
"It's her!" Xu Ni recognized the person.
"Let's go!" Jiang Xiaoyue pulled her along.
When they moved, Shui Zhongyue stopped and waited for them to approach.
"What do you need from me?" Shui Zhongyue asked with a calm tone.
"Senior," Jiang Xiaoyue cupped her hands in respect, "Thank you for your guidance. We've already decided to establish ourselves there. May I ask, Senior, if you are willing to stay permanently? Though we are weak now, we have received a reward from the God, and we will surely grow stronger, eventually supporting Senior in return."
Shui Zhongyue was currently wanted by Moon Lake.
With dragon blood in her possession, if caught by the seven major sects, she wouldn't survive and didn't intend to linger in one place for long.
She was about to refuse.
[Agree with them, and you can receive two strands of Moonlight Spiritual Energy] Chang'e said.
'Senior?' Shui Zhongyue inquired via voice transmission.
[The person chosen by the Heavenly Emperor will eventually surpass you, but if you join, with training from the Heavenly Emperor and me, you may even surpass that Immortal Xian'er]
Seeing Shui Zhongyue's silence, Jiang Xiaoyue was anxious yet hopeful.
Xu Ni, at the side, was still puzzled about the situation.
How could she have thought that Jiang Xiaoyue would dare invite someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage to join?
What if they seized control?
Moreover, with three storage bags, even without considering the danger, they could only sell up to 1,200 spirit stones' worth of scale-armored crucian carp each time.
For someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage, that's just barely enough to maintain cultivation, and even then, it's quite frugal.
What would they use for their own cultivation if they gave it to Shui Zhongyue?
But having someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage join also had benefits, like not having to worry about danger and being able to sell large quantities of scale-armored crucian carp.
A transaction worth 1,200 spirit stones is something a Foundation Establishment cultivator can certainly oversee.
Shui Zhongyue nodded: "Alright, I'll join, but I won't meddle in mundane affairs and will only intervene in life-and-death crises."
"Of course!"
"Let's go." Shui Zhongyue acted straightforwardly.
They came as two, but left as a group of three.
After leaving the lakeside, Shui Zhongyue glanced back, a transparent water dragon rose from the lake and dove back into the water.
Soon, fragments of severed limbs and fabric floated to the surface.
Jiang Xiaoyue and Xu Ni were startled, then realized with a sense of dread that, after flaunting wealth at the market, they had indeed attracted unwanted attention.
The "paradise" of Green Moon Square was still vulnerable to calamity cultivators, and such incidents were even more common at Lake Sound Square, bordering the Water Demon.
"Thank you, Senior!" The two quickly bowed in gratitude, genuinely appreciative.
The water dragon returned with a storage bag in its mouth, which Shui Zhongyue took, continuing her journey, unimpressed by their thanks.
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Amidst the water, the Three Sisters' market.
Immortal Xian'er, having finished addressing an urgent need, began pondering improvements to the lavatory situation.
[Dig a hole leading to the lake and attach a Water Avoidance Talisman, isn't that enough?]
"The Water Avoidance Talisman is too extravagant, and besides..."
Besides, discharging waste into the water, they would swim through on every entry and exit—it was simply unpleasant.
As for the magic robe, if one isn't too particular, one could handle urination, but... what about otherwise?
Luckily, they had been taking Qi Nourishing Pills these three days, avoiding this issue—although maybe it had arisen, and Jiang Xiaoyue and Xu Ni had handled it secretly.
As for how they managed, Immortal Xian'er didn't want to know.
Li Changzhou had no experience.
As a mortal, he had no such concerns; on Yanhe Road, there was a proper, modern compound.
Moving into the "Honey Pot World," the great tree there absorbed all impurities—animal waste from cattle, sheep, pigs, and deer, as well as leftover food.