Mature Stage Tianmai Martial Artist!
Tianyuan Force now accounted for one-tenth of the energy in his body!
Ling Xiao’s current strength was far greater than before.
Previously, with just a trace of Tianyuan Force, merely one percent of what he had now, he could already produce significant effects.
Now, with Tianyuan Force increased a hundredfold, he was naturally much more at ease in battle.
Unfortunately, the effects of the Tianmai Pill had completely worn off, but that was no matter, as Ling Xiao had already analysed the method to refine the Tianmai Pill. He believed the holy city must have enough herbs to refine it.
He could simply refine it himself.
Anyway, he still had plenty of spirit stones, along with many ordinary pills he had previously refined, which were now useless to him and could be auctioned at the holy city’s auction house.
Do not underestimate these ordinary pills, which were of no use to him and seemed worthless.
In fact, for other ordinary realm martial artists, they were extremely valuable, even if you had money, you might not be able to buy them.
Many people had to exchange sect honour points to obtain these items.
These “useless” ordinary pills would likely cause quite a stir.
After stretching his limbs and sparring a couple of moves with his martial soul clone, feeling his strength significantly improved, Ling Xiao pushed open the door and walked out.
Outside, though it was still early, only the Yuehua Sect members and Shenjian Gate’s Long Chen were waiting for him.
He could not help but clasp his hands apologetically. “Sorry for keeping you all waiting. After entering the city, the meal is on me!”
In the past, he felt no warmth from the Yuehua Sect.
However, the current Yuehua Sect had quietly changed. The bonds between disciples had grown closer, and the atmosphere had shifted considerably.
Of course, deep-rooted issues could not be completely eradicated so quickly, but he was confident that it would not take long for the Yuehua Sect to fully transform.
“Hahaha, then we will have to fleece you good. Everyone, listen up, pick the expensive stuff to eat!”
Wu Xiang laughed heartily, leading everyone into the city towards the Yuehua Sect’s residence.
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To thank the Yuehua Sect members and Long Chen for waiting, Ling Xiao spent a full ten thousand low-grade spirit stones to treat everyone to a lavish meal.
Of course, this amount of spirit stones was nothing to him, but to most ordinary disciples, it was an astronomical figure.
After the meal, Ling Xiao went to see Yue Nü.
Yue Nü deserved a proper face-to-face thank you.
In the Zhenmo Forbidden Land, if not for Yue Nü’s intervention, the Tianwang Gate members would not have left so easily. Even if he had survived, the Yuehua Sect would likely have faced trouble.
“Sister Yue Nü, I will not say unnecessary words, just thank you.”
“You are going to marry me, are you not? If you died, how could you marry me? It is only right.” Yue Nü said playfully with a smile.
Perhaps only in front of Ling Xiao would this outwardly cold woman become so playful and charming.
“Hehe, you are right. Now the wife protects the husband, and in the future, the husband will protect the wife well.”
Ling Xiao chuckled.
“I believe that. With your aptitude, surpassing me is only a matter of time. What are your plans next?”
Yue Nü asked with a smile.
For some reason, she had an inexplicable confidence in Ling Xiao, feeling he resembled the former Human King in many ways. Perhaps the difference was that the Human King was more like a saint, without desires or emotions.
Ling Xiao was different. His emotions were rich, and he dared to love and hate, which she liked even more.
Ling Xiao thought for a moment and said. “With my current strength, defeating most young giants is not a problem, but the Holy Son is an exception. Though I hate to admit it, that woman is truly strong. In the remaining time, I must do something more.”
“You are rational. The Holy Son is, after all, the disciple of the Tianwang Gate Leader, the daughter of the Holy Emperor. Her talent is not the least bit inferior to yours, and she possesses dual martial souls, one being the natural dragon soul, while the other is unknown.”
Yue Nü analysed. “Moreover, the Holy Dynasty’s dedicated alchemists are not low in skill, especially that Miaoshou Tianzun, reputed to be the strongest alchemist on Tianlong Continent. He will surely spare no effort to aid the Holy Son.
You break through quickly, but the Holy Son’s breakthroughs are not slow either.”
Hearing Yue Nü’s words, Ling Xiao instead shook his head with a smile. “In front of my Master Yuanzun, Miaoshou Tianzun is nothing. He is merely a top-tier yellow-grade alchemist. In terms of alchemy, let alone my Master, even compared to me, he is far inferior.”
“So confident?”
Yue Nü smiled.
“Of course. It is still early today. I will head to the market now to buy materials and refine Tianmai Pills. Before the Martial Dao Festival finals begin, I must at least cultivate to the Great Accomplishment realm, making the Tianyuan Force in my body exceed fifty percent!”
When it came to alchemy, Ling Xiao instantly became extremely confident, his eyes gleaming with proud assurance.
He might not dare say other things, but with enough spirit stones, he could rely on his abilities and the Hell Furnace to refine sufficiently outstanding pills.
Pills and elixirs considered treasures by others were not much to him. Though not as easy as eating or drinking, they were definitely not too difficult.
As long as materials were sufficient, producing a dozen or even dozens of Tianmai Pills, ensuring his cultivation reached the Breakthrough Stage Tianmai Martial Artist level, was absolutely no problem.
Of course, everything hinged on money!
That is, spirit stones.
For example, a Tianmai Pill required three five-hundred-year-old purple leaf snow lotuses, four thousand-year-old Tianmai grasses or four thousand-year-old Tianmai spirit fruits.
Additionally, an eight-hundred-year-old Juyuan fruit and the inner core of a ferocious beast at the same level as a Tianmai martial artist were needed.
The attribute did not matter, but such a level of beast inner core was hard to find.
A five-hundred-year-old purple leaf snow lotus cost thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones per stalk, three stalks being ninety thousand low-grade spirit stones.
A thousand-year-old Tianmai grass or Tianmai spirit fruit cost at least one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones each, four pieces being four hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. Moreover, regular pharmacies were unlikely to have them, only auction houses or high-end pharmacies.
The eight-hundred-year-old Juyuan fruit was even more precious, costing at least two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones per fruit, rarer than Tianmai grass and spirit fruit.
Finally, the beast inner core, equivalent to a Tianmai martial artist’s realm, ranged from one hundred thousand to one million low-grade spirit stones.
Taking the cheapest at one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones for calculation.
The material cost for one Tianmai Pill reached about eight hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.
A slightly more expensive one would be one million.
By this calculation, Ling Xiao’s twenty million low-grade spirit stones did not seem like much. The material cost for twenty Tianmai Pills might not even be enough.
This was also why he wanted to auction all his ordinary pills.
In the end, it all came down to not having enough money.
