Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Birou said, "Senior Zhao, I wonder if our Shiyang Commerce Guild can directly purchase these two pills? Of course, if you are unwilling, we can go directly to the auction."

Zhao Yu said, "I need Earth-Attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, preferably Third-Order, but Second-Order would also suffice! Besides, I also need the inheritances of top-notch Beast Taming Art and Puppetry Art."

Birou said, "For this Superior Foundation Establishment Pill, we can offer you sixty thousand Spirit Stones. For the Second-Order Superior Longevity Elixir, we can offer you five taels of Mountain Marrow. We in Shiyang Commerce Guild do not have the top-notch Beast Taming Art or Puppetry Art."

In the Northern Desolation, the top-notch Beast Taming Art is in the hands of the Hundred Beasts Sect, and as for Puppetry Art, it is exceedingly rare in the Northern Desolation.

"The prices are fair indeed! I have two more Second-Order Superior Longevity Elixirs here, how about one catty of Mountain Marrow in exchange?"

Zhao Yu pondered for a moment and then took out two more Second-Order Superior Longevity Elixirs and handed them over.

Birou's beautiful eyes lit up as she responded, "Alright!"

Without the power of a Dao Fruit, a cultivator can only consume three of these longevity elixirs, naturally the higher the grade, the better.

Zhao Yu said, "I also want Evil Ghost Relics, the more the better! Preferably Second-Order or above, and I can purchase them with Spirit Stones."

Birou said, "Most of the Evil Ghost Relics in our Shiyang City have been bought by the disciples of the Yin Ghost Sect, leaving only three pieces of Second-Order Evil Ghost Relics in our inventory."

The Gong Host Art of the Yin Ghost Sect also requires Evil Ghost Relics, so once this sect reached the Northern Desolation, the prices of those originally inexpensive Evil Ghost Relics began to climb. If it wasn't for the high prices of the Second-Order Evil Ghost Relics, they would have been bought by the Yin Ghost Sect disciples long ago.

Zhao Yu said, "How many Spirit Stones for each piece?"

Birou said, "Twenty thousand Spirit Stones each!"

Zhao Yu said, "I'll buy them all! I would also like to purchase one Supreme Grade offensive Spiritual Artifact and one Supreme Grade defensive Spiritual Artifact. Does your Shiyang Commerce Guild have any?"

As the Spiritual Artifacts Zhao Yu owned were all Low-Grade and their power was too weak, and since he was not lacking in Spirit Stones, he naturally wished to buy powerful Spiritual Artifacts for protection.

Birou gave a slight smile and left without delay, "Of course, we have them! Please wait a moment!"

Half an hour later, Birou returned to the room, accompanied by a man, who was none other than the City Lord of Shiyang, the Scatterer of Shiyang."

A serious look flickered through Zhao Yu's eyes as he rose to his feet and offered a respectful greeting, "I have seen the Scatterer of Shiyang!"

A cultivator at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment Stage was undoubtedly one of the top cultivators in the Northern Desolation, only second to the five great Golden Core ancestors.

"Elder Zhao, here is the Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifact you requested."

The Scatterer of Shiyang smiled warmly, spread his five fingers, and three jade boxes appeared in front of him, which he opened one by one.

In those three jade boxes, there lay a palm-sized grey-black small shield, thirty-six silver needles as thin as hair, and a silver spear with numerous mysterious Spiritual Patterns on its body.

The Scatterer of Shiyang smiled slightly and said, "This is the Xuan Turtle Spiritual Shield, crafted from a Second-Order Superior Xuan Turtle shell by a master's hand. These thirty-six silver needles are called Wind Shadow Needles, specifically designed to break various types of Mana shields.
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This is the Tiger Spirit Spear, crafted from the spine of a Second-Order Superior Demon Tiger by a master's hand, it possesses infinite power once activated. The Xuan Turtle Spiritual Shield for three hundred thousand Spirit Stones, the Wind Shadow Needles for one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, the Tiger Spirit Spear for two hundred thousand Spirit Stones."

"I will take all three Spiritual Artifacts!"

Zhao Yu took out several storage bags and handed them over to the Scatterer of Shiyang.

After counting the Spirit Stones, the Shiyang Hermit gave a slight nod, "The amount is correct."

Zhao Yu collected the three jade boxes.

The Shiyang Hermit smiled and said, "Elder Zhao, are you willing to sell your Creek Spring Ridge? If you are interested in selling, I can offer one million Spirit Stones!"

Zhao Yu replied, "I have no intention of selling Creek Spring Ridge."

The Shiyang Hermit said, "I heard that Elder Zhao is an exceptionally skilled Pill Master. I would like to purchase ten Foundation Establishment Pills from you, how about fifteen thousand Spirit Stones for each Pill?"

Zhao Yu replied, "I only have Top-Quality Foundation Establishment Pills here, and each is thirty thousand Spirit Stones."

Previously, in Shiyang Market, a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill had been auctioned off for a sky-high price of forty thousand Spirit Stones, which was due to the war among the Five Sects. Those at the Great Perfection of Qi Cultivation had gone mad in their rush to advance to Foundation Establishment.

In past auctions at Shiyang Market, genuine Foundation Establishment Pills usually sold for around twenty thousand Spirit Stones, and Top-Quality Foundation Establishment Pills for about forty thousand Spirit Stones.

The Shiyang Hermit promptly said, "Then, ten Top-Quality Foundation Establishment Pills it is!"

Zhao Yu handed ten Top-Quality Foundation Establishment Pills to the Shiyang Hermit and then retrieved three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

The Shiyang Hermit laughed and said, "Elder Zhao, if you refine high-quality pills in the future, feel free to sell them to my Shiyang Commerce Guild. We will definitely offer you a good price."

Zhao Yu replied, "No problem. However, I also need the Fierce Ghost Relic, Five Elements Attribute, Thunder Attribute, Poison Attribute, and Ice Attribute Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures."

The Shiyang Hermit laughed and said, "Pleased to work together!"

After purchasing a large amount of materials needed for the Thousand Trees Formation Array in the Shiyang Commerce Guild, Zhao Yu transformed into a beam of Escape Light and left Shiyang City.

The Shiyang Hermit watched Zhao Yu's departing figure, deep in thought.

Birou couldn't help saying, "City Lord, with your abilities, if you applied a bit more pressure, it wouldn't be impossible to buy that piece of spiritual land from Zhao Yu. We could simply compensate him with some more Spirit Stones!"

In the Northern Wasteland, third-order spiritual lands were essentially all claimed. Even though the Shiyang Hermit was only second to the five great Golden Core ancestors in strength, the Shiyang City he occupied was merely second-order superior spiritual land, far inferior to third-order spiritual lands.

The Shiyang Hermit casually smiled and said, "The foundation of my Shiyang Commerce Guild is fair trading. If not for this principle, it would not have stood out in the Northern Wasteland. Zhao Yu is a superbly skilled alchemist, almost certainly a genius in Alchemy! By maintaining good relations with him, we can gain tremendous benefits in the future.

To offend him over a mere third-order low-grade spiritual land is an inferior strategy and also contradicts my principles for conducting myself."

A flicker of admiration crossed Birou's eyes, and she said no more.

Zhao Yu returned from Shiyang City. Along the way, he encountered no bandit cultivators. Upon his return to Little Dan Ridge, he refined three Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifacts and began practicing with them to familiarize himself with their power.

In a training field on Little Dan Ridge.

Zhao Yu waved his fingers, and thirty-six Wind Shadow Needles flew out silently into the wind, then quickly retreated. His complexion turned slightly pale.

"Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifacts are extraordinarily powerful, but they also consume a great deal. With my current Cultivation Level and Divine Sense, I can control three mid-grade Spiritual Artifacts at the same time, but I can only control one Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifact, and not for more than an hour.

If I try to control two Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifacts at the same time, I can't last even a moment."

After practicing, Zhao Yu understood that although his combat power had greatly increased with the acquisition of three Supreme Grade Spiritual Artifacts, there were also various weaknesses.