You All Cultivate Immortal Techniques, I Farm Chapter 504: Trust Between Cultivators - Novel Cool

Chapter 504: Trust Between Cultivators

Chapter 504: Trust Between Cultivators

"I do enjoy cultivating spirit herbs, and I feel a kinship with you, my fellow Daoist. But 2,400 spirit stones for a single spirit seed is a bit too expensive!"

"What about 2,000 spirit stones, fellow Daoist?"

Lu Chen haggled, offering a lower price.

"This is a fourth-grade spirit herb from the outer realms, an extremely rare find even there. It's even harder to come by in the cultivation world," the stall owner explained with a smile.

Seeing Lu Chen's hesitation, he added, "Alright, let's be frank. If you're truly interested, I'll let it go for 2,200 spirit stones. What do you say?"

"Deal," Lu Chen agreed readily. The price was within his expected range, and he was genuinely intrigued by the so-called Inkbone Tree spirit seed. He produced the spirit stones and purchased the dark green spirit seed.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist. May you soon cultivate this rare herb from the outer realms," the stall owner said sincerely.

Lu Chen bowed in gratitude and continued browsing in the middle section of the market.

After a while, he arrived at a stall displaying the carcass of a giant elephant.

The stall was filled with various types of demon beast meat and bones. The owner, a bald cultivator, exuded a dense aura of killing intent, indicating that he had taken countless lives.

"Fellow Daoist, how much for the carcass of this giant elephant?" Lu Chen asked, his interest piqued by the three-zhang-tall deep blue elephant.

"This is a Blue Rogue Elephant, a fourth-grade demon beast. Its most valuable asset, its ivory, has already been taken. If you're interested, you can have the rest for 2,800 spirit stones, no bargaining," the bald cultivator replied.

"Elephant demons have massive bodies, providing an abundant supply of meat and blood that can last for a long time," he added slowly.

"Since you're selling the meat of this fourth-grade Blue Rogue Elephant, it's either not very tasty or doesn't contain enough spiritual energy. The blood, bones, and other parts, however, can be used for crafting talismans, spiritual tools, and the like," Lu Chen pointed out.

"But even just the ivory is worth more than half the value of the elephant's carcass. I won't haggle much either. How about 2,600 spirit stones? Will you sell it to me at that price?" Lu Chen proposed.

The bald cultivator fell silent, considering the offer.

Lu Chen's words made sense. The reason this massive demon beast carcass was still here was mostly because the meat of the Blue Rogue Elephant wasn't very valuable. It could only be used to feed carnivorous demon beasts that weren't picky eaters.

"Alright, deal," the bald cultivator agreed after a brief hesitation.

Lu Chen took out twenty-six medium-grade spirit stones and handed them over. After the cultivator confirmed the amount, he waved his hand, and the giant elephant's carcass disappeared into Lu Chen's storage bag.

With so many onlookers, Lu Chen didn't want to use the fifth-grade treasure, the Gluttonous Worm Pouch, openly. He planned to transfer the elephant's carcass into it once he returned to his residence, preserving the freshness and vitality of the meat and blood as much as possible.

While the meat of this Blue Rogue Elephant might be considered mediocre by ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, it was perfect for Lu Chen.

This large amount of demon beast meat could be used to feed and nurture the Fleshly Spirit God, the Strange Longevity Peach, and the Thousand Coiling Hands. The remaining organs could be offered to the recently acquired Five Viscera Divine Plant, and the essence blood could be used to irrigate the Blood Guilt Flower and Blood Spirit Palm Frond.

It was a pity that the demon beast's soul had long dissipated; otherwise, it could have been a complete set for the Underworld Courtyard.

Lu Chen strolled leisurely through the market, purchasing suitable items that caught his eye. He spent several thousand spirit stones on demon beast meat and returned to his residence.

All his hard work of earning hundreds of spirit stones had been spent in a single day.

After scanning the area with his spiritual sense to ensure no one was eavesdropping, he took out a small pile of Spirit Soil from the Gluttonous Worm Pouch and placed the newly acquired dark green spirit seed within it.

"I wonder what kind of peculiar traits this spirit herb from the outer realms will exhibit."

Lu Chen's eyes sparkled with anticipation as he focused his mind on the dark green spirit seed nestled within the Spirit Soil. Suddenly, a string of information appeared in his mind.

"Inkbone Tree, a fourth-grade spirit herb, is a unique variety from the outer realms. During cultivation, it requires nourishment from a spirit herb master's essence. Once mature, the spirit herb can be integrated into the body and refined, merging with the cultivator's skeletal structure. This grants the cultivator the hardness and resilience of a fourth-grade artifact and may even bestow other extraordinary abilities."

"Waste Seed. Due to a prolonged lack of proper cultivation and an accident during its journey across realms, this spirit seed has completely lost its vitality and sentience, becoming a useless waste seed."

"The waste seed has been soaked in extremely potent millennium mystical spirit milk for several years, making it indistinguishable from a normal spirit seed at first glance."

"Boo hoo hoo, my vitality has been wasted, and I have become a useless spirit seed."

"Huh??"

As the thoughts faded, two big question marks appeared in Lu Chen's mind.

"What does it mean by waste seed? That it looks normal but can't actually be cultivated?"

"Did I just spend over two thousand spirit stones on a useless seed?"

He quickly organized his thoughts and felt a surge of indignation.

"I paid a hefty price for this so-called fourth-grade spirit seed from the outer realms, and you deceived me by giving me a useless seed?"

"Where's the trust between cultivators?!"

Lu Chen took a few deep breaths to calm the anger swirling within him.

"Thankfully, I have the ability to scrutinize spirit herbs and seeds; otherwise, I would have blindly planted it and wasted over two thousand spirit stones!"

"That guy is too cunning, using millennium spirit milk to disguise a waste seed, making it seem no different from a normal seed."

"If any spirit herb master were to obtain this and spend a lot of time and effort trying to cultivate it without success, they would only blame themselves for their inadequate skills. They would never suspect that the vendor had tricked them."

Lu Chen thought of the amicable-looking vendor and let out a cold laugh.

He was usually the one taking advantage of others, and never before had someone profited so handsomely at his expense!

"I'll have to make up for this loss," he vowed silently.

"However, this trip has opened my eyes to the many dangers of the cultivation world."

Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh. First, he had the mysterious stone coffin taken from him by a peak-stage Foundation Establishment evil cultivator, and now he had been cheated with a waste seed. This trip to the treasure fair had certainly been eventful.

Previously, his activities had mostly been confined to the Celestial Sword Sect, and on the rare occasions he ventured out, he would directly procure or exchange spirit seeds in Jianmen Town, never encountering the deceitful side of the cultivation world.

"Thankfully, I have the strength to recoup my losses. Even if I suffer such a setback, I can still turn things around."

"If I lacked strength, I might not even realize I was being cheated, and even if I did, I wouldn't have the means to recover my losses."

Lu Chen clenched his fists tightly and sighed.

(End of Chapter)

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