latelenovela Chapter 489 The Miraculous Spirit-Replenishing Pill, became
Chapter 489 The Miraculous Spirit-Replenishing Pill, became
"Oh, Sister Liu, judging from your tone, you can find a lot of Blue Blood Vine?" Madam Xu said jokingly.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Liu with thin eyebrows burst into laughter. After laughing, she leaned forward and said mysteriously, "A hundred years ago, which family didn't grow this stuff? It's only now that the Huang family doesn't allow it, but who knows, other families might still be growing it!"
"Huh? There are people of this race in Ningqian City?" Several aunties were very gossipy.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Aunt Liu coughed a few times, then resumed her usual lazy demeanor. "I didn't say it was Ningqian City, so don't spread rumors."
After a pause, she patted Xu's arm and said, "Brother Yang, just tell me, what's the price of this thing? Tell me so I can have an idea."
Then, Xu and the other women listed various conditions of the Blue Blood Vine based on its maturity year, including the thickness and size of the rootstock, its appearance and medicinal properties, and explained them in detail.
When it came to setting the price, Madam Xu secretly glanced at Wenwen and her siblings, but the siblings weren't familiar with this and could only wink, indicating that Madam Xu should set the price according to the market rates they knew.
Thus, Wenwen witnessed a price war between Ms. Xu and several aunties over the price of Blue Blood Vine.
From this price struggle, Wenwen came to the conclusion that Mr. Xu was a very shrewd businessman. No wonder he had been exposed to the world of auction houses for many years and had a firm grasp on the psychology of customers buying and selling.
After a brief tug-of-war, the women received the accurate information, left with the words "Come again tomorrow," and happily left the courtyard.
Not long after, Huang Damao returned.
At the dinner table, the group ate and chatted, sharing their observations of the World Expo and various interesting events in Ningqian City. In short, they talked about all sorts of things, mostly well-known gossip from the streets and alleys.
After the meal, everyone went to their own rooms to meditate, cultivate themselves, or take a nap—it was up to them!
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The next day, those who were supposed to go out to work left as early as possible, while those who stayed home and didn't sleep in prepared a delicious and hearty breakfast as soon as they got up.
Wenwen and her two siblings didn't leave their room until the sun was high in the sky.
In fact, Wen Chengjian and Wen Chengbin had gotten up very early, but there was a reason why they hadn't left their room.
Wenwen had told them before going to bed last night that the auction wouldn't start until the afternoon, so they didn't need to leave so early. Besides, she was going to refine pills, so she probably wouldn't leave too early either.
So, the two older brothers didn't hear any noise coming from the inner room until the middle of the morning.
"Sister, is the pill ready?" Wen Chengbin asked.
Wenwen came out from the inner room and handed each of them a bottle of pills.
Upon opening the bottle, a rich aroma of elixir wafted out. Wen Chengbin poured the elixir into his palm, revealing a perfectly round and smooth pill with grayish-white patterns on its surface, which, upon closer inspection, resembled a cloud.
"Sister, is this... the Spirit Replenishing Pill?!" Wen Chengjian and his brother asked excitedly.
"Yes, it's an enhanced version of the Spirit Replenishing Pill, with special ingredients."
Wenwen smiled and said, "Big brother, second brother, you can keep these pills for now. After we buy the spirit testing plate and test them, you can take the pills."
"Okay, thank you, little sister. Big brother will definitely work hard in his cultivation, hehehe!"
"Hehe, little sister, your second brother is your biggest fan, I'm so grateful!"
The two brothers were so excited they were incoherent, grinning from ear to ear as they held the pills.
Regarding the matter of spiritual roots and the spirit-testing plate, last night at the dinner table, the three siblings not only subtly inquired about it from the Huang family, but also, after returning to their room, they read books and researched materials, cramming on a lot of common knowledge, before finally gaining a better understanding of the classification of spiritual roots.
Simply put, the level of a spiritual root is determined by the number of its five elements and its mutation characteristics.
Those with a single elemental attribute (metal, wood, water, fire, earth) have the fastest cultivation speed and are considered top-tier talents.
Mutant spiritual root: A special spiritual root with two or more of the five elements mutated (such as lightning, ice, and wind), whose cultivation speed is comparable to that of a heavenly spiritual root.
Dual spiritual roots (2 attributes) and triple spiritual roots (3 attributes) result in moderate cultivation speed, which is the aptitude of most cultivators.
The cultivation speed of those with four spiritual roots (4 attributes) and five spiritual roots (5 attributes) is the slowest, and it is difficult to establish a foundation without a fortuitous encounter.
The above is a well-documented classification of spiritual roots based on a collection of books.
Actually, Wenwen's space also has similar books, but not many, so people's knowledge of this area was very limited before.
Previously in Xingyu City, Master Zhou had learned about this common knowledge, and everyone knew about the simple classification of spiritual roots. However, due to the constraints of mortal thinking, they did not think much about it. Therefore, no one had ever thought about buying a measuring disc, let alone using different cultivation resources and methods according to the different spiritual roots.
To put it bluntly, it's because their understanding of the cultivation world is insufficient; they lack far too much knowledge.
However, now that she knows the miraculous effects of the Spirit Replenishing Pill, and that there are mountains full of Ink Grass and Purple Lilac Fruit in her space, what does this mean? It means that she can pave a path to immortality for her family.
The most urgent task at present is to make up for the defects in the spiritual root and improve its purity.
Thinking of this, Wenwen said, "Big brother, second brother, after the auction ends, let's go and buy more ingredients for the Spirit Replenishing Pill."
"Sister, I think we can ask Aunt Xu to help us purchase medicinal herbs. We don't have to limit ourselves to Spirit-Replenishing Pills or Barrier-Breaking Pills; we should also purchase other kinds of herbs needed for other pill formulas. In short, we should make a variety so that no one with ulterior motives will find out," Wen Chengjian suggested.
Wen Chengbin also agreed, "Yes, brother is right, I also think it's better to do it this way."
"Then I'll send a message to Aunt Xu later and ask her for help," Wenwen said.
After the matter was settled, the siblings ate a quick breakfast and hurriedly went out.
Turning out of the alley and walking two blocks, not far away is the local farmers' market. Although cultivators can eat fasting pills, early-stage cultivators still cannot do without grains, and they especially need spiritual vegetables, spiritual rice, and spiritual energy.
While they still had some time, Wenwen and her two siblings went to the farmers' market in Xiancheng.
Unexpectedly, the layout of the Immortal City Farmers Market and the Mortal Realm Farmers Market were similar, with everything neatly categorized. There was a hall dedicated to selling demon beast meat, a hall for spiritual fruits and vegetables, and a hall for spiritual grains, oils, rice, noodles, and various seasonings. Everything you could think of was there, and even things you couldn't imagine were available. It was truly a complete selection, leaving the siblings dazzled and itching to buy more.
Although they are not foodies, the ingredients in front of them must be very fresh and tempting!
"No, big brother, little sister, I don't want to shop here anymore. Let's go and find somewhere else to shop."
Before they'd even finished half of the market, Wen Chengbin couldn't help but protest, "This guy, he just finished breakfast and he's already at the market? Is he supposed to eat or not?"
"It's almost lunchtime, and I'm not that hungry. So, what do you guys think? Should we eat lunch or not?"
“I think my grandmother, my mother, my aunt and third aunt would enjoy strolling around here. Maybe I can bring them here sometime in the future?”
"Hehehe, Second Brother is right, I'll bring Grandma and the others here to stroll around tomorrow!"
Wenwen turned her head and pointed to a restaurant on the street corner, saying, "Big brother, second brother, how about we go to the restaurant for a meal?"
Wen Chengjian looked at the sky and said, "It's not a bad idea. After we finish eating, we can go to the auction to see what it's like."
"Alright, let's have a nice meal and then head out!"
After saying that, the three siblings walked towards the large restaurant on the street corner.