Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

The asking price was a whopping thirty spirit stones.

In front of the counter.

Zhang Jing took out the spirit stones while laughing, "Shopkeeper, that girl who just left, she's not your niece is she?"

"Ah..."

At those words, the shopkeeper sighed, then explained, "I knew I couldn't hide it from an intelligent person like you, Young Master Zhang. That little girl is really unfortunate. Her parents met an accident during their cultivation, leaving only her and her three-year-old brother. Those of us old neighbors help her out as much as we can."

"Despite her misfortunes, this girl is quite bold and resolute. She's always talking about saving up spirit stones to send her brother to the Dao Institute to cultivate."

So that's how it was.

A touch of sympathy flashed in Zhang Jing's eyes.

"Well, Shopkeeper, we'll be leaving then."

Having said that, Zhang Jing and Ji Bochang turned and left the magic artifact shop.

Not long after.

The little girl who had just left returned to argue her case, trying to reclaim the spirit stone she believed she deserved.

Once she got her hand on the spirit stone, she asked:

"Uncle Chen, who were those two guys just now? They were so generous, thirty spirit stones, a whole thirty spirit stones, they just took it out without even flinching."

"That Young Master Ji comes from a prestigious cultivation family, and has already passed the Dao Institute's exam, and became a disciple of the Dao Institute, he has a limitless future!"

"As for that Young Master Zhang, it's my first time meeting him. However, it seems that among the two, it is Young Master Zhang who subtly took the lead, so I guess he must also be a disciple of the Dao Institute and his identity must not be simple."

Manager Chen analyzed seriously.

He lowered his head, but noticed the look of longing in the girl's eyes. She giggly said, "Hehe, my little brother will definitely become a Dao Institute disciple too, and maybe he'll be just as generous when he comes to buy magical artifacts in the future."

"That would be great."

...

On the other hand.

Zhang Jing and Ji Bochang, after passing through the crowded and narrow alleys, stepped onto the main road at the center of the market.

If you follow this road all the way to the end, you will see an exquisite three-story building made of gold and jade.

"The Marvelous Pill Pavilion? Brother Ji, are you planning on buying elixirs here?"

Zhang Jing curiously asked.

"Yes, Brother Zhang, this Marvelous Pill Pavilion is owned by the spirit pill team ranked seventh in the Outer Academy, they have a wide variety of pills, all of high quality. It may be a bit expensive, but you can set your mind at ease when you take them."

Ji Bochang explained patiently.

Zhang Jing nodded upon hearing this and didn't say more.

Having already obtained the spiritual artifact he needed, he lacked nothing else. With fifteen spirit stones left, it wasn't a small amount, but it wasn't an abundance either.

Zhang Jing naturally let go of his desires.

But since he's already here, he might as well take the opportunity to broaden his horizons and followed Ji Bochang into the Marvelous Pill Pavilion.

As soon as the two of them walked in, a maid greeted them, sweetly saying,

"Welcome, Senior Brothers. How can the Marvelous Pill Pavilion be of assistance to you?"

"Do you have any Purple Spirit Pills?" Ji Bochang asked.

The maid smiled and gestured for Zhang Jing and Ji Bochang to follow her, while saying, "Senior Brothers, the Purple Spirit Pill is one of the top-ranking cultivation pills made by the Pill Master of the Thousand Law Pavilion, it's extremely valuable and pure, and doesn't pollute the Dantian's spiritual power, so it's incredibly desirable, we don't have many of them."

Having said this, the three of them walked to a counter.

In a transparent jade bottle displayed underneath the counter, five Purple Spirit Pills shimmered with an enticing light, looking exceptionally impressive.

"Is that all you have?" Ji Bochang asked disappointedly.

"Senior Brother, you should be aware of the value of Purple Spirit Pills. In recent days, we've only been allocated five of them. If you urgently need a pill to break through your cultivation level, you can have a few Accumulative Spirit Pills, their effect isn't too inferior to the Purple Spirit Pill, and they're cheaper."

Ji Bochang looked meaningfully at the maid, and said slowly:

"Although the effects of the Accumulative Spirit Pill are good, the impurities in the pill can infiltrate the Dantian, making the spiritual power impure and difficult to recover. Apart from those loose cultivators, who else would take the Accumulative Spirit Pill to assist with their cultivation? Are they crazy?"

"Let it be the five pills, I'll take all of them."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jing couldn't help but marvel.

He had just seen the price: a Purple Spirit Pill costs twenty spirit stones, equivalent to a magical artifact. But this big spender didn't even blink at the price, and simply bought all five Purple Spirit Pills.

Speaking of ostentation!

When he thought of his own penny-pinching even while buying a magic artifact... well, the spirit stones he had were also related to Ji Bochang, so it was acceptable.

Wait a minute! Zhang Jing suddenly realized something.

Didn't the maid and Ji Bochang just mention an elixir called the Accumulative Spirit Pill?

The effects were comparable to the Purple Spirit Pill, which cost twenty spirit stones, but the price was only—

Zhang Jing instinctively scanned the counter in front of him, and soon found a note on the Accumulative Spirit Pill in the corner.

Two spirit stones per pill!

And the side effect was merely infiltration of impurities from the pill into the Dantian, resulting in impure spiritual power?

This side effect might be dreadful for others, but for Zhang Jing who had the power to Gather Spirit Light, it didn't seem much of a concern.

After all, one of the main effects of Gather Spirit Light was to remove impurities from Dantian's spiritual power, and to continuously purify it.

This essentially meant—he could purchase the precious Purple Spirit Pill at only two spirit stones each and in unlimited quantities.

He still had fifteen spirit stones, which could buy a total of seven 'Purple Spirit Pills'!

In this way, those talented people who were sponsored by task teams no longer had any advantage in resources in front of him.