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Chapter 934: The Black Nightmare Willow
Chapter 934: The Black Nightmare Willow
"I have no interest in cultivating this incense tree spirit seed, and I wish to trade it for a treasure."
"Limited to Buddhist artifacts, cultivation techniques, and divine abilities." The monk spoke slowly.
"A seventh-grade spirit seed in exchange for Buddhist treasures..." Lu Chen fell into deep thought.
He had once cultivated high-level spirit plants closely associated with Buddhism—the Vajra Bodhi, the Pure Bottle Willow, and the Sitting Buddha Lotus. From the light groups, several rare Buddhist treasures had emerged.
Among them were the sixth-grade treasure, the Prison King Kong Statue, and the intermediate-level divine ability, the Immovable King Kong Seal.
Lu Chen had sold the Vajra Bodhi, and because the Immovable King Kong Seal was an intermediate-level divine ability imprinted into the depths of his sea of consciousness, it was inconvenient to pass it on to others.
Thus, the relatively more valuable Buddhist treasures he had on hand were the sixth-grade Sitting Buddha Lotus and the Prison King Kong Statue.
"Master, what do you think of these two treasures I have here?"
"Although they are both only sixth-grade, they are extremely rare among treasures of the same grade, and their combined value may not be inferior to that of the incense tree spirit seed."
As Lu Chen spoke, he casually set up a restriction to prevent eavesdropping, and the two treasures appeared between them.
One was a palm-sized, greenish-black Buddha statue with glaring eyes. It held a vajra scepter and stood towering over a pair of hideous demons beneath its feet, as if ready to deliver them at any moment.
The other was a dazzling golden lotus pedestal overflowing with Buddhist light. Within the golden petals was a small shadow of a novice monk, sometimes sitting and sometimes reclining, exuding a natural and powerful Buddhist nature.
"The Prison King Kong Statue, a sixth-grade treasure. It can release a Vajra incarnation that masters several Buddhist divine abilities at any time. Although it is sixth-grade, its strength lies in the instantaneous activation of these abilities, placing it at the forefront among treasures of the same grade."
"Additionally, there is also a sixth-grade Sitting Buddha Lotus, which I obtained the spirit seed for by chance and cultivated myself. Its quality is excellent."
"It can be refined into a lotus pedestal treasure. When meditating on it, it calms the soul and enhances one's understanding, greatly increasing the speed of cultivating Buddhist divine abilities and secret techniques for a Buddhist cultivator like yourself, Master."
Lu Chen introduced the two Buddhist treasures in detail to the monk.
"The Sitting Buddha Lotus..." The monk murmured softly.
To him, while the Prison King Kong Statue was extremely powerful in battle, it did not attract much of his attention.
Instead, it was the dazzling golden lotus pedestal that stirred his interest.
He had only recently advanced to the Yuan Ying stage and possessed only two seventh-grade treasures, both of which had been refined into intermediate-level magical artifacts—one for offense and one for defense—providing him with self-protection capabilities among cultivators of the same stage.
However, he lacked a treasure that could enhance his cultivation of divine abilities and secret techniques.
The Sitting Buddha Lotus that Lu Chen presented, although only sixth-grade, still held significant value to the monk in the Yuan Ying stage.
Accumulated over time, it could greatly enhance his strength.
"I am willing to trade with you, my friend. However, this incense tree spirit seed is of the seventh grade, and while your two treasures are sixth-grade, their combined value is still not equal to my spirit seed."
"Can you offer something more?" The monk asked with a smile.
"Master, it is true that the spirit seed is of the seventh grade, but as you know, among all treasures, spirit plants and spirit herbs are at the very bottom, and spirit seeds are even lower."
"Seventh-grade spirit seeds have cultivation cycles that can last for over a hundred years, and they also have extremely harsh cultivation conditions, with the constant risk of failure."
"While my Sitting Buddha Lotus may have some limitations, it perfectly suits Buddhist cultivators. Among sixth-grade Buddhist treasures, it is difficult to find one better than it."
"How about this, I'll also add three hundred medium-grade spirit stones. What do you think, Master?"
Lu Chen plucked up his courage to refute the monk's statement before deliberately showing weakness, his expression one of utmost distress.
"Very well, it's a deal then."
The monk, with his keen interest in the Sitting Buddha Lotus, also found the accompanying Prison King Kong Statue to be rather remarkable, and so he nodded in agreement.
"Here are three hundred medium-grade spirit stones, Master. Please have a look."
With a pained expression, Lu Chen took out the spirit stones and presented them to the monk.
He received the incense tree spirit seed from the monk, and beneath the skin of his palm, a shallow layer of spirit soil appeared as he focused his mind on the seed. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.
The Mystical Incense Tree is a seventh-grade spirit plant that must be grown in spirit soil imbued with Buddhist nature and nourished with abundant incense offerings during its growth.
Upon maturity, the incense spirit fruit it bears can be consumed to condense an incense spirit statue within a cultivator's sea of consciousness, aiding them in swiftly mastering related divine abilities and secret techniques. The spirit wood can also be refined into incense-type magical artifacts.
Myriad Incense Spirit Statue!
"I've obtained another seventh-grade spirit seed."
After inspecting his purchase, Lu Chen bade the monk farewell, his heart filled with joy.
The treasures he had offered—the Sitting Buddha Lotus, the Prison King Kong Statue, and the seventh-grade spirit seed in his hand—were of equivalent value. Even in a regular transaction, one wouldn't be able to tell who gained and who lost in this exchange.
However, with his ability to understand the state of a spirit plant at every stage of its growth, acquiring this seventh-grade spirit seed meant a small profit for him.
If one were to factor in the sphere of light reward upon its maturity, then it would undoubtedly be an extremely lucrative deal.
He continued to wander casually among the various stalls.
The treasures on display were predominantly pills, magical artifacts, and talismans, with spirit plants and elixirs being a rare sight, not to mention spirit seeds, which were even rarer.
Aside from Spirit Planters, most cultivators would tend to offload their spirit seeds as soon as possible after obtaining them.
After all, maintaining the vitality of a high-grade spirit seed was no easy feat, and it was often more prudent to trade them swiftly for spirit stones or other treasures.
Lu Chen was in no rush and strolled around patiently.
After browsing through most of the stalls, he found an empty spot on the mountainside.
With a slight exertion of his spiritual power, a small stall appeared before him.
Several rare and precious treasures were displayed on the stall.
Among them, the most valuable was undoubtedly the seventh-grade Grand Confucian Palace. There was also a section of a millennium-old tree heartwood, a ball of Grand Pure Yang True Fire, as well as several Xuan Yin Sword Talismans and True Sinister Sword Talismans.
While these treasures had limited use to him, they possessed extremely high exchange value, making them ideal for trading for spirit seeds.
The truly high-grade treasures, of course, remained firmly in his grasp.
Although the treasures on his stall were ordinary in his eyes, they were far from mundane to other cultivators.
Soon enough, a cultivator was drawn to these treasures.
"Fellow cultivator, is that a millennium-old tree heartwood?"
A youthful cultivator with an otherworldly aura, who had reached the perfection stage of the Core Formation realm, approached Lu Chen's stall and inquired.
"Indeed, it is," Lu Chen confirmed with a smile.
"May I ask what treasure you would require in exchange for this heartwood?" the youthful cultivator asked.
"Ideally, I would prefer high-grade spirit seeds, spirit plant saplings, or spirit beast cubs, or even fetuses. If it suits the Condensation Art, that would be even better," Lu Chen replied.
"Alternatively, various types of rare spirit soil and spirit springs would also be acceptable."
"A spirit plant sapling... I happen to have a sixth-grade Black Nightmare Willow sapling here. What do you think, fellow cultivator?" The youthful cultivator produced a strange willow sapling as he spoke.
It was about five inches tall, its body pitch-black as if it could suck one's spirit, soul, and consciousness into it.
On the trunk were faint, eerie patterns that writhed slowly, as if they might slither out at any moment.
(End of Chapter)
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