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Chapter 494: The Celestial Treasure Assembly
Chapter 494: The Celestial Treasure Assembly
As the myriad spiritual herbs in the Netherworld courtyard entered their rapid growth phase, Lu Chen found himself increasingly stretched thin in tending to their needs.
In terms of essence blood, he had a plentiful supply, even though the Blood Sin Flowers required much more than before. Thanks to the numerous dragon offspring in Thousand Dragon Lake, he could sustain them for a good while longer.
However, at this rate of consumption, Lu Chen couldn't shake the sense of impending crisis.
"I'll have to make time to give those dragon youngsters a check-up."
"This time, I'll try to develop some high-end customers and focus on extracting essence blood from third-grade and above dragons and horned dragons."
He made a mental decision.
The most challenging resource to acquire was demon beast meat and blood.
This was mainly due to the loss of the forbidden area of the Myriad Demon Cave as a source.
After completing the task of overseeing the blessed land, he hadn't had a suitable opportunity to venture into the Myriad Demon Cave again and thus couldn't obtain sufficient demon beast meat scraps.
Lu Chen considered asking the little white ape and the phoenix bird for help, but ultimately decided against it.
Firstly, it was difficult for them to enter the forbidden area, and they wouldn't be able to seize the opportunity to claim the meat scraps as he had. Additionally, if a large amount of demon beast meat were to be brought out from the blessed land, it would arouse Cangwu Zhenren's suspicion.
However, collecting it himself was no easy task either.
While demon beast meat was sold at the loose cultivator stalls and some shops in Jianmen Town, the quantities were limited, and most were from first and second-grade demon beasts, which were of little use to the Fleshly Spirit Divine Tree.
Additionally, the Thousand Coiling Hands and the Exotic Longevity Peaches were also big consumers of meat. The amount of demon beast meat required by these three aberrant spirit plants was considerable.
As for yin soul grievances, the Weeping Soul Wood was doing well, having been planted not long ago, and the Soul-Luring Lamps were still filled with the grievances of the demon beasts absorbed from the forbidden area of the Myriad Demon Cave.
However, the situation was different for the Holy Infant Fruit, which required the soul and grievances of miscarried infants during its growth. The Wood Infant he had obtained earlier had been almost completely drained.
"Alas, here I am, a righteous cultivator, fretting over how to obtain large quantities of blood, flesh, and essence blood..."
Lu Chen sighed bitterly and left the Netherworld courtyard.
As he strolled along the blue-stone streets of Jianmen Town, he carefully examined the goods on the stalls and shops on either side, paying particular attention to demon beast meat.
Unfortunately, he didn't find anything to his satisfaction.
"When it comes to cultivating Blood Sin Flowers, Fleshly Spirit Divine Trees, and other aberrant spirit plants in the future, we should focus on the quality of the blood and essence rather than the quantity," he mused. "The effect of cultivating with the blood and flesh of a fourth-grade demon beast far surpasses that of using over a hundred second-grade demon beasts."
As his thoughts wandered, he unknowingly arrived at the location of the Wanbao Building.
"The Wanbao Building should have a better selection of high-grade demon beast meat."
With that in mind, Lu Chen released a hint of his mid-foundation establishment cultivation base and walked into the Wanbao Building with an expressionless face.
"Please come this way, fellow daoist."
As soon as he stepped into the lobby, a short and stout elder with a kind demeanor flashed before him and greeted him warmly.
The elder was the branch leader of the Wanbao Building in Jianmen Town, surnamed Li, and Lu Chen had dealt with him several times before.
However, with his new face, the elder naturally didn't recognize him.
"May I ask what brings you to the Wanbao Building today, fellow daoist?"
The short and stout elder led Lu Chen upstairs to a tastefully furnished room. As soon as they sat down, a beautiful female cultivator entered with spiritual fruit and tea.
"I need some demon beast meat, the higher the grade, the better," Lu Chen said expressionlessly.
"High-grade demon beast meat? Please wait a moment, fellow daoist."
Upon the platter lay an assortment of differently shaped demon beast flesh and blood, dense with spiritual energy, clearly no ordinary items.
"Fellow Daoist, this is the essence blood of a fourth-grade demon beast, the Cold Chizi. It can be used for cultivating body refining techniques or crafting fourth-grade talismans."
"Here, we have the flesh and blood of the Flying Cloud Scorpion, an extremely rare and nourishing supplement for cultivators."
"And here..."
The short and stout elder enthusiastically introduced the origins and uses of each demon beast material on the platter.
Lu Chen sighed inwardly. While the demon beast flesh and blood presented by the elder met his requirements, the quantity was meager. He estimated that it wouldn't even be enough to feed the Fleshly Spirit Divine Tree and Blood Sin Flower.
"Branch Leader Li, I need demon beast flesh and blood that is not only high in grade but also abundant in quantity. This is far from sufficient."
Lu Chen interrupted the elder's spiel, expressing his concern.
"A large quantity of demon beast flesh and blood?" The elder found Lu Chen's request rather peculiar.
The demon beast materials presented to Lu Chen were carefully selected from the most valuable parts of the beasts, considered the essence of their bodies, and were typically used for crafting magical artifacts, pills, and talismans. Most cultivators prized these special parts and tended to disregard the more ordinary flesh and blood, so the elder was surprised by Lu Chen's unusual request.
"The items you seek are available at our establishment, but it will be challenging to meet your demand for a large quantity," the elder said regretfully.
"Are there any high-grade or extremely rare spirit seeds available at the Wanbao Building at the moment?" Lu Chen asked, feeling a bit desperate.
"We have two fourth-grade spirit seeds, but they are common varieties in the cultivation world, and I doubt they will satisfy you," the elder replied. "However, there is a place where you can find the rare and exotic spirit seeds you desire."
As disappointment crossed Lu Chen's face, the short and stout elder quickly added, "Recently, the cultivation world has been plagued by evil influences, and even extraterritorial demons have intruded. As a result, many strange and unusual things have surfaced. Due to these circumstances, the Wanbao Building has joined forces with several major powers to organize the Celestial Treasure Assembly."
"The Celestial Treasure Assembly?" Lu Chen's interest was piqued.
"It's a grand exchange event that will be held by several major powers and last for half a month," the elder explained. "Cultivators will be able to freely exchange resources and treasures, relax, and enjoy themselves. Only those with the Foundation Establishment cultivation base or higher will be eligible to participate."
"During the assembly, a large number of high-grade treasures will be presented, including mysterious and rare artifacts of unknown origin. As far as I know, there will be some peculiar and unknown spirit seeds among them."
"If you're interested, fellow Daoist, I can provide you with an invitation, and in about a month, you will be guided to the assembly location."
"Unusual and unknown spirit seeds?" Lu Chen's curiosity was piqued.
In his past experiences as a spiritual herbologist, he had often relied on seizing opportunities to acquire rare spirit seeds, which greatly accelerated his progress.
After joining the Celestial Sword Sect, his knowledge of spirit plants had expanded, and being confined to the sect had reduced such opportunities. However, he had still managed to obtain several high-grade Yin spirit plants through sheer luck.
Now, upon learning from the short and stout elder about this rare chance to obtain exotic and rare spirit seeds, Lu Chen's interest was instantly sparked.
(End of Chapter)
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