novelE2F Chapter 502: The Seed of the Five Organs
Chapter 502: The Seed of the Five Organs
"I didn’t expect to stumble upon such a bargain on the first day of the treasure meeting, obtaining a piece of calamity-level evil cultivator’s flesh with the strength of Core Formation for just over three thousand spirit stones,” Lu Xuan mused.
With a sigh in his heart, he took the constantly growing greenish-black flesh, placed it inside a jade box, sealed it with layers of charms, and put it in the storage bag.
As the term “calamity-level evil cultivators” suggests, their destructive power can wreak havoc in the Cultivation World, and their flesh possesses an extreme corruption potential. A small mistake can bring turmoil, forcing Lu Xuan to be extra careful.
However, his purchase was not for his use but to feed the disaster-level flesh spirit god that is still in gestation.
Evil feeding on evil. Even though this piece of bloody flesh had potent contaminating properties, it could neutralize the potential harmful effects.
If he was lucky enough, it might prove beneficial for the flesh spirit god.
If it didn’t work out, he would grind the evil flesh into a powder and blend it with the marrow mud, which bears some similarities. This would improve the fertility and nutrition of the spirit soil.
With a satisfactory plan in mind for his unexpected acquisition of this calamity-level evil flesh, Lu Xuan continued strolling from stall to stall, hoping to find more bargains.
"Is this a spiritual seed? Sir, do you think I’m blind?”
Suddenly, a vigorous voice drew Lu Xuan’s attention from not far ahead.
He quickened his pace and arrived at the source of the voice.
On a small stall were a dozen odd and bizarre objects. The stall owner was a skinny cultivator, his whole body enveloped in a black fog, hard to distinguish.
In front of the stall stood a large and burly cultivator with an object in hand, suspicion written all over his face.
Lu Xuan’s eyes were immediately drawn to the item in the cultivator’s hand.
It was a palm-sized bloody spirit seed. One could vaguely see what looked like five internal organs squeezed together. The wrinkly, deflated organs slightly expanded and contracted. The surface bore marks that reminded one of blood vessels connecting the organs.
"Yes, this is indeed a spirit seed,” the skinny stall owner spoke coldly. His tone had a chilly undertone that even Lu Xuan, quietly observing from the side, could clearly perceive.
"And what is the story behind this spirit seed?” asked the burly cultivator.
"If I knew, would I be selling it here?”
The skinny stall owner scoffed and mockingly put away the bloody spirit seed, ignoring the infuriated burly cultivator.
The burly cultivator felt a gaze upon him. Although he was extremely angry, he retained enough clarity of mind to know that causing a disturbance in Duobao Tower would likely result in severe punishment, so he left grudgingly.
"Could I have a look at this?”
"Is that so? Then never mind.”
Lu Xuan waved his hand, reclaiming the Xuan Yin pill.
He had long seen that the stall owner desperately needed an elixir that holds condensed Yin energy. Therefore, he was not in a hurry and decided to adopt a step back strategy.
"Hold on.”
"Friend, you admit that this Xuan Yin Pill indeed falls short, don’t you?” The skinny stall owner stopped Lu Xuan, his tone containing an indistinctly urgent note.
"I don’t believe so.”
"This is indeed a spirit seed with a strong vitality inside. However, its specific rank is still unknown.”
"It’s possible that it’s fifth rank, but it could also be some vibrant fourth-rank spirit seed.”
"Moreover, we know nothing about the plant type. We don’t know about the plant’s unique features, neither how to nurture it, nor its function upon maturation.”
"Obtaining this spirit seed will only bring me one risk after another. Besides, its value is inherently lower than that of an elixir. Allowing to trade it for my Fourth Grade Xuan Yin pill is an excellent bargain.”
Lu Xuan casually shrugged, revealing no traces of interest. Although he was keen to get the peculiar spirit seed, he showed some level of disdain, keeping his passion in check.
"So, how about trading it for one Xuan Yin pill plus a thousand low-grade spirit stones?” The skinny stall owner proposed after a moment of silence.
"Okay, let’s do it.”
Lu Xuan took out another thousand spirit stones and handed them over along with the Xuan Yin pill to the skinny stall owner.
"Would you want anything else? This is....”
The stall owner began to enthusiastically introduce the treasure on his stall to Lu Xuan.
"There’s no need, thank you for your kindness,” Lu Xuan politely declined.
Once he’d moved away from the stall, he couldn’t help but break into a radiant smile.
He’d never expected that the Xuan Yin pill, which emerged from a light cluster, would bring him such a delightful surprise.
"Compared to the little spirit stone loss I’ve had, the gain is immeasurably greater,” he concluded satisfactorily, his spiritual sense scanning the spirit seed inside his storage bag a few times, causing him great delight.