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Chapter 701: Chapter 707: Surprise
"Hehe, you’re too kind, Senior."
Feeling elated at the praise of his own faction, he replied with a chuckle, "Take your time choosing, Senior. There’s no rush; I’ll get back to my tasks."
Although Li Zhirui could only select four Spiritual Objects, looking through the Spiritual Item Catalogue could broaden his horizons and enhance his knowledge—a rare opportunity he did not want to miss.
Unfortunately, the Jade Slip for the rare fifth-order Spiritual Object had restrictions; he could not share it externally, preventing him from making copies like he could with the other two Jade Slips, for his family to keep as backups.
Li Zhirui started with the Jade Slip that had restrictions, from the first item, the Mingguang Nine Fire Flower, to the last, the Yunqing Rain Qi, which left him yearning avidly. Each item was extremely precious with special uses, making it hard for him to make a choice right away.
Fortunately, he had a clear goal in mind early on. Despite being greatly tempted by these Spiritual Objects, especially the Sun God Treasure Bead which could directly elevate his Spiritual Soul to perfected Yang Transformation, saving him decades of effort!
Still, Li Zhirui directed his Spiritual Soul towards the other two Jade Slips.
Moreover, he had always believed in teaching someone to fish rather than giving them a fish. Even if he had to choose a fifth-order Spiritual Object in the end, Li Zhirui wouldn’t go for the Sun God Treasure Bead, but instead a fifth-order Spiritual Root—Wuye Yunqi.
This was a type of Spiritual Root that lived within white clouds, leafless, with nine segments on its branches, which matures after five hundred years and bears nine fruits every two hundred years thereafter.
Its fruits could be used to concoct the Primal Qi Pill, which enhances the mana of Nascent Soul Cultivators and slightly accelerates the fusion between the Primal Qi and the Spiritual Soul.
The Spiritual Root provided by the Xuanfa Pavilion had already grown for over four hundred years and was about to mature and bear fruit.
After all, Li Zhirui had plenty of time in his life; there was no need to save those decades.
As he flipped through the pages, he gradually reached the last page of the fifth-order Spiritual Objects and, except for Wuye Yunqi, he saw no other item that met his criteria.
"Sigh! I’ve still been too greedy," Li Zhirui said with a sigh, shaking his head after looking at the last fifth-order Spiritual Object.
How precious were the Spiritual Objects that could accelerate the fusion of Primal Qi and the Spiritual Soul? The fact that the Xuanfa Pavilion could offer a Wuye Yunqi was already incredibly generous.
"That’s settled then. The fifth-order Spiritual Object will be this Spiritual Root," he concluded.
As for the growing environment, with a space like his, Li Zhirui didn’t need to worry about such problems.
Then he started looking through the fourth-order Spiritual Objects, with clear targets already in mind—primarily, a Spirit Seed that could increase the chances of Golden Core breakthrough to Nascent Soul, and secondly, a Spirit Seed that could evolve the bloodline of a Dragon Beast.
For the last spot, he had no specific idea; he would have to see if the catalogue contained any other Spiritual Object that could catch his attention.
With Li Zhirui intent on searching, he quickly found two suitable Spiritual Objects. One was called the Spirit Infant Fruit Tree, which matures every three hundred years, bearing fruit no more than nine at a time, each consumption of which could increase the likelihood of breaking through to Nascent Soul by ten percent.
Although it’s only ten percent, that’s already very significant!
If one could concoct it into a Precious Pill, perhaps the effect could be further enhanced, but lacking a Pill Recipe, it would require extensive deduction and experimentation, with no telling how many years it might take to figure out.
The other was called the Dragon Blood Peach, which had more fruits, but a longer growing time. It could enhance the bloodline in a Dragon Beast, but it was effective only for fifth-order and below Dragon Beasts.
Li Zhirui, however, had yet to find a third fourth-order Spiritual Object that matched his preferences, and he had to continue searching patiently.
But when he saw the name and brief description of a certain Spirit Grass, his heart suddenly began to pound fiercely, thumping as if a large leather drum was being struck forcefully.
"Rongxi Cao!"
This is a relatively unpopular fourth-order Spirit Grass. After consumption, one’s aura can blend completely with the surroundings. In the past, it was used to refine Spirit Pills for hiding one’s breath. If combined with high-order Invisibility Talismans, one would not be detected even if standing right in front.
But when Li Zhirui saw this Spirit Grass, he remembered a Pill Recipe he had planned to create before, whose effect was to make oneself conform to the Primal Qi of heaven and earth, thereby reducing the natural repulsion of Primal Qi.
Why can the Precious Pill refined from the Wuye Yunqi fruit only slightly accelerate the fusion of Primal Qi and the Spiritual Soul? It’s because of the inherent repulsion of Primal Qi!
He was not sure if Rongxi Cao could meet his expectations, but it was indeed worth a try!
If he failed, he would only lose a fourth-order Spiritual Object. But if he succeeded! Then the Li family would have an auxiliary cultivation resource for the Divine Transformation Realm in the future!
Making up his mind, Li Zhirui asked his attendant, who was waiting outside the door, to call the Shopkeeper over.
A moment later, the Shopkeeper came out, chuckling, "Has the senior chosen the Spiritual Objects?"
"Wuye Yunqi, Nascent Fruit Tree, Dragon Blood Peach, Rongxi Cao, these are my choices."
Hearing these four Spiritual Objects, the Shopkeeper couldn’t help asking, "Is the senior planning to break through to the Divinity Transformation Realm?"
"I’m far from it. I am merely at the mid-stage of Nascent Soul right now, and I don’t know if I can break through to Divinity Transformation in my lifetime."
Li Zhirui sighed and said, "It’s just that this is a rare opportunity, so I thought about saving a few foundations for the family."
In front of outsiders, he purposely lowered his cultivation level by a minor realm, to avoid touching the sensitive nerves of certain powers.
At the same time, he asked all his family members not to disclose this to outsiders.
"What an astonishing talent you are, senior, reaching the Divinity Transformation Realm for you will be as easy as flipping your hand!" The Shopkeeper flattered, with some probing.
"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! More difficult than reaching the azure skies above! The Cultivation Technique passed down by my family only goes up to the later stages of Nascent Soul."
Li Zhirui shook his head, not wishing to discuss this matter further, "It’s been hard on you to pass this message back."
"By the way, I would like to purchase a Transmission Talisman Array. I wonder if your esteemed firm has it for sale? And its value?"
The Li family’s territory was too extensive. If they still relied on the Hundred-Miles Resonance Bell or third-order Communication Talismans, the transmission of messages would be quite delayed. In the event of an actual emergency, the Li family wouldn’t have time to react.
"We have it, we do, but this item is quite valuable, and the firm doesn’t keep it in stock. It would be better if the senior picks one first, then we can send it to the headquarters together later." The Shopkeeper hadn’t expected to make another deal and took out another Jade Slip.
The Transmission Talisman Array is considered a strategic resource, so only third-order arrays are sold to outsiders, capable of transmitting messages up to three thousand miles away, which is not as far as the fourth-order arrays they use.
But even so, the price is extremely high!
Depending on the farthest message transmission distance, there are three grades: one thousand miles, two thousand miles, and the farthest, three thousand miles, with prices starting from three hundred thousand to one million.
However, it is still somewhat conscientious— at least upon purchasing a set of arrays, you will receive the Methods for crafting the necessary Talismans. Otherwise, you would have to spend Spirit Stones to buy specially made Talismans in the future.
Li Zhirui calculated in his heart, as the family had developed well over the years and had earned quite a few Spirit Stones. He decided to go for the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Talisman Array.
"Senior, a deposit of two hundred thousand Spirit Stones."
Without any hesitation, he took out the Spirit Stones and handed them to the Shopkeeper. After the Shopkeeper counted them, he gave Li Zhirui a voucher. In the future, with the remaining eight hundred thousand Spirit Stones and the voucher, he could take the array away.
