Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 1611: Chapter 867: Entering Purple Cloud Mountain, Mixed Element Qi Great Capture (3)

The western mountains stretched endlessly, and suddenly a glimmer of starlight appeared at the edge of the sky.

The starlight flew swiftly, crossing half of the heavenly curtain in just over ten breaths, arriving above Late Sun Valley, and then plummeted down.

In an instant, the starlight scattered, and suddenly in mid-air, there appeared a young Daoist with refined features and skin as white as jade.

His eyes shone like bright stars, and the plain white Daoist robe he wore fit him perfectly, making him truly appear like a fine young master fallen to the mortal realm.

The young Daoist bowed to Zhao Sheng, and spoke warmly, “I am Shen Tu Jue, and today I have come uninvited, hoping you, Junior Zhao, will not take offense.”

Zhao Sheng returned the bow, laughing heartily, “Haha, it turns out to be Senior Brother Shen Tu from Righteous Mountain. I am Zhao Chonghe, greeting Senior Brother Shen Tu. Please come in quickly!”

Shen Tu Jue smiled slightly and immediately stepped through the air, entering the seventh floor pavilion in two steps.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng suddenly clapped his hands and called out clearly, “Where is Wood Spirit? Come out quickly to see me!”

As soon as the words were spoken, a blue glow suddenly emerged from the floor.

The glow flashed and disappeared, and there appeared an old man in green clothes, three feet tall, with emerald leaves on his head.

“Wood Spirit is here. May I ask what orders the master has for me?”

“Quickly go pick some fresh spirit fruits to entertain the guest!”

“Understood! I’ll go and return quickly.”

Wood Spirit straightened his frame and suddenly transformed into a blue light, disappearing without a trace into the floor.

Wood Spirit’s true form was a nearly ten-thousand-year-old jade spirit tree, later enlightened by a cultivator and thus gaining spiritual wisdom. Ever since then, it had become the “steward” of Late Sun Valley.

After Zhao Sheng moved into the valley, it naturally recognized him as its master, not only taking care of his daily life but also overseeing the spirit field and strange flowers and herbs in the valley.

“Please, Senior Brother Shen Tu!” Zhao Sheng led Shen Tu Jue to the jade table, where both sat down one after another.

Then, Zhao Sheng grabbed the Nine Dragon Jade Pot and two jade cups, filling them with spiritual tea.

He pushed one cup to the guest in front and kept one for himself.

Zhao Sheng raised his jade cup, smiling, “Please, Senior Brother Shen Tu!”

After speaking, he blew away the steam and took a gentle sip.

Shen Tu Jue tasted a sip of the amber-colored tea and couldn’t help but praise, “This tea’s fragrance is so captivating, it indeed has the effect of clearing the mind and focusing thoughts—truly a rare good tea!”

Zhao Sheng said in a calm manner, “It’s merely some coarse tea from the wilderness; you’re too kind, Senior Brother.”

After speaking, he suddenly asked, “I wonder what brings Senior Brother to visit today?”

Shen Tu Jue heard the words and smiled, “Junior Zhao, you may not know, but you just caused quite a stir. Even though I was three hundred miles away at Righteous Mountain, I was startled. So I hurriedly came to Late Sun Valley to see who was making such a commotion.”

Zhao Sheng’s eyes flashed slightly, immediately realizing that the momentum from the Mixed Yuan Qi Great Capture had accidentally startled the neighbor..

Before he could speak, Shen Tu Jue concernedly asked, “Junior Zhao, was the technique you just used the legendary Mixed Yuan Qi Great Capture?”

Zhao Sheng nodded slightly and praised, “Senior Brother has keen eyes! Indeed, it was the Mixed Yuan Qi Great Capture!”

Shen Tu Jue’s expression moved, and he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Junior Brother truly possesses the Five Elements Spirit Body. It must be known that the ‘Mixed Element Qi Cave True Scripture’ cannot be cultivated without the Five Elements Body. It’s incredibly rare to comprehend a Great Divine Power just after entering the Inner Sect!

Looking back on my year, I entered the Inner Sect and cultivated bitterly for two hundred years before barely comprehending the Yuan Magnetic Starlight Escape Technique! Compared to Junior Brother, I am like a piece of deadwood—very clumsy indeed!”

Master Zhao replied, “Senior Brother is joking! The ‘Taiqing Yuanchen Scripture’ is one of the highest Immortal Laws in our sect. In terms of cultivation difficulty, this law is the most difficult among all sect Immortal Laws. Senior Brother being able to comprehend the ‘Taiqing Yuanchen Scripture’ shows your high intelligence!”

Shen Tu Jue smiled modestly and suddenly diverted from the topic, chatting about other matters.

After an entertaining conversation, Zhao Sheng finally understood the true purpose of his visit.

It turned out that Late Sun Valley was home to a very rare spiritual medicine, the Nine Yin Nine Yang Flower.

This flower blooms once every nine years, and after eighty-one years, the spiritual medicine matures.

Using this flower as the main material, one can produce a Three-Turn Golden Core called Infinite Pill.

The Infinite Pill can regulate Yin Yang Six Qi, purify bodily impurities, and is a rare and precious Spirit Pill.

Shen Tu Jue specializes in the ‘Yuan Chen Scripture,’ but the starlight outside is too violent and chaotic, causing imbalance in his body, disrupting Yin Yang, and returning six qi to void, thus he desperately needs the Infinite Pill to regulate his body.

“I haven’t been in Late Sun Valley for long, so I’m not sure how many Nine Yin Nine Yang Flowers are matured. Senior Brother, please wait a moment; once Wood Spirit returns, we can find out.”

“Haha, Junior Brother is indeed straightforward!”

Shen Tu Jue asked with a smile, “I have a few hundred Pure Money, several Sun and Moon Pearls, and many Taiqing Golden Pills. What would Junior Brother like to trade for?”

In the Taiqing Sect’s Inner Mountain Gate, spiritual stones were no longer used as currency equivalents, instead Pure Money, Sun and Moon Pearls, and Taiqing Golden Pills were used for transactions.

There’s no need to elaborate on Pure Money; Sun and Moon Pearls are refined with a hundred strands of Sun Essence and Moonlight.

Sun Essence refers to Great Sun’s Purple Qi, and Moonlight is Bright Moon Essence.

Taiqing Golden Pill is a First Transformation Golden Core; while not difficult to refine, it’s highly versatile, typically used to restore mana, increase cultivation, nourish the Divine Soul, and consolidate Primordial Qi.

Taiqing Golden Pill, as one of the Taiqing Sect’s distinctive markers, is extremely hard to find outside, attracting countless cultivators.

Zhao Sheng thought for a moment and said, “Let’s trade with Pure Money.”

As soon as he spoke, a blue light suddenly emerged from the floor before them.

The blue light faded, and Wood Spirit suddenly appeared before them. It held a large wooden tray piled with various Spirit Fruits like peaches, plums, and apricots.

Wood Spirit swiftly served each of them a plate of Spirit Fruits.

Having completed this, Wood Spirit was about to leave but was suddenly stopped by Zhao Sheng.

“Wood Spirit, I ask you, are there any matured Nine Yin Nine Yang Flowers in the valley?”

Wood Spirit was stunned for a moment, then bowed and replied, “Reporting to Master, there are currently seventeen Yin Yang Flowers matured in the valley. I have already picked them one by one and stored them safely.”

Zhao Sheng nodded and instructed, “Go and fetch them all.”

“Understood!” Wood Spirit shouted excitedly, then bent over and inserted both hands into the floor.

With a rise of blue light, Wood Spirit slowly pulled out a wooden box from below the floor.

Without needing another instruction, Wood Spirit proactively uncovered the sealing talisman on the box, then opened the lid, revealing seventeen exquisite spirit flowers inside, completely pure white like snow.

Seeing the emergence of the spirit flowers, a gleam flashed in Shen Tu Jue’s eyes, and he instantly smiled, “I’ll take all seventeen Nine Yin Nine Yang Flowers. How about exchanging them for ten Pure Money coins per flower?”

Zhao Sheng had no use for these low-level spiritual medicines, nor did he care much for these trivial finances.

Thus, he couldn’t be bothered to haggle and agreed directly.

“Let’s exchange at the price Senior Brother proposed!”

Shen Tu Jue rejoiced upon hearing this, immediately took out one hundred and seventy Pure Money from his sleeve, and threw it into Wood Spirit’s arms.

Wood Spirit, holding the money, cheerfully ran to Master, raising his hands high.

Zhao Sheng waved his sleeve, instantly collecting all the Pure Money into his sleeve.

After achieving his purpose, Shen Tu Jue was in a great mood and soon began talking about various secret events and oddities in the Inner Sect, introducing numerous outstanding figures and elites among the tens of thousands of Inner Sect disciples.

Zhao Sheng listened attentively, and time passed quickly without his realizing.

As evening fell, they had already become “close friends.”

Seeing the late hour, Shen Tu Jue rose and proposed to take his leave.

Zhao Sheng, unable to persuade him to stay, personally escorted him out of Late Sun Valley.

At the moment of parting, Zhao Sheng declared in advance that he would visit Righteous Mountain in the future.

Shen Tu Jue gladly accepted, then transformed into a ray of starlight and vanished in an instant.