Destiny is ashes

Chapter 96: Cutting Jade Steel (1110)

“It meets all the requirements and even exceeds them.”

The sword spirit was somewhat surprised and said, "The way of weapon cultivation in this world has actually reached such a level? Any random shop can have products of the level of the great weapon refiners of the past."

"If nothing unexpected happens." An Jing looked at the price: "I think it will be OK for you to regard the entire Tianyuan Realm as a weapon refining sect."

The price of black iron is 270 merits per thousand jin, and 2,500 merits per ten thousand jin. It is a little more expensive than the price Tie Shou mentioned, but it is not a big problem.

In contrast, the price of pure silver is one good deed and five ounces, while pure gold is more expensive, at twenty good deeds and one ounce.

Pure silver and pure gold are more expensive than black iron.

An Jing didn't know the price of black iron in Huaixu Realm, but he believed that in Huaixu Realm, the refined black iron was no matter what... not to the point where it could be traded by 'thousands of catties' or 'tens of thousands of catties'.

Moreover, even if black iron is not as valuable as gold, it is definitely comparable to silver of the same weight, and it is not something that can be bought and sold casually in an ordinary shop.

An Jing did not ask to buy immediately. He planned to take a look at other minerals and jades to broaden his horizons.

"The Enlightenment Stone."

An Jing looked at a gray-copper ore. It looked ordinary at first glance, but he could see many tiny shining spots on the surface of the stone. These red spots were the real enlightenment stone, a kind of sun crystal that contained the energy of the rising sun.

Using this stone as an auxiliary material to cast tools can increase the vitality of the sun and restrain many dark and evil spirits. It is worth one ounce of merit for one hundred and fifty good deeds.

"Green Shadow Lead."

An Jing looked at a blue-black lead ingot again, which gave off bursts of cold air. It would only appear in the wasteland after a bloody battle or in the ruins of a city. It was naturally endowed with the evil and metal energy within it and could not be forged with fire, but only melted with water. The best method was to refine it with blood.

It is the raw material for many shamanic methods and curse weapons, and can also be used in some soul-nourishing elixirs, worth 750 good merits per pound.

There are a lot more.

Cloud dust. Emerald mud. Blue flame jade. Pure gold. Wood nine. Tidal stone.

An Jing looked at them one by one, and the Fuxie Sword Spirit gently introduced to him the effects of each mineral material. There was a hint of nostalgia in his tone, as if he had not seen these familiar materials for a long time.

However, He was somewhat puzzled: "The refining price of basic ores in this world is extremely low, and most are calculated by the thousand kilograms. However, the slightly rarer ores that require the essence of the sun and the moon to be nurtured are calculated by the kilogram or even the ounce. The price difference between the two is too big, and it is not normal at all."

However, this doubt soon ended when An Jing came to a piece of pure silver ore.

The ore is made of pure silver throughout, but there is a circle of light white halo surrounding it. One can tell at a glance that the halo is extremely sharp and quite magical.

"Jie Yugang?"

The sword spirit was always calm, and its voice, almost silent, rose slightly: "How can there be such a rare ore here?"

An Jing's gaze was also focused on it, because he sensed that the Taibai forbidden seed in his body was rotating, and he was excited about this rare material.

Jade Steel, also known as Pure Iron, cannot be produced naturally. It requires the practitioner to transform the Feng Shui formation, gather the gold veins in the lungs of the earth, and settle for more than a hundred years before it can be catalyzed out.

The lungs are the essence of gold and the place where the qi is controlled. The earth lungs are where the qi of the earth veins circulates. Using the fire evil of the earth lungs as a furnace to quench hundreds of golds, it can precipitate the pure and spotless "gold essence" that is born with a hundred tempers and thousands of forgings. Its breath can cut jade and gold with a little stimulation, so it is called jade-cutting steel, spotless iron, and is one of the best materials for forging flying swords.

This kind of rare gold is essentially the embodiment of Gengjin Qi condensed in pure metal. It can be used to practice Taibai Haoling Divine Prohibition with ten times the result with half the effort. But as the sword spirit said, why did it appear in this small shop?
Perhaps this shop has a great background. Or maybe the rarity of items varies from world to world.

An Jing took a deep breath. This was probably the black market. This kind of rare gold that theoretically couldn't be taken out could be bought... Restraining his desire, he looked at the price tag and was immediately shocked.

One thousand good deeds are worth one ounce.

Not too expensive, but too cheap.

"This is not normal." The sword spirit said solemnly: "Jade-cut steel is a third-level spiritual material. Jade-cut steel that is thousands of years old is a treasure that even Purple Mansion Golden Core True Persons need... Compared to black iron, how can its price be so cheap?"

An Jing replied in his mind: "I just discovered that all metals related to the earth veins are very cheap, while all metals related to the essence of the sun and the moon are very expensive. The Tianyuan Realm seems to have been covered by dark clouds, perhaps because of this."

"As for metals... Could it be that they are already mining the super veins deep underground? That's why metals like black iron are so cheap."

This is also a direction of speculation.

For An Jing, the cheaper the jade steel is, the better, no matter what the truth behind it is.

The only problem is that even so, it's still too expensive.

"One ounce of hundred-year-old jade steel is better than ten thousand pounds of refined black iron."

The sword spirit said: "Refining it can make the body stronger and save a lot of time. But the price is..."

After deducting the fifty merits for bribing the auditor, An Jing still had six hundred and thirty merits left, which was enough to buy more than half an ounce of jade steel. It couldn't be said to be useless, but it was obvious that Xiaozheshan couldn't sell the material like this. It was too retail.

Not to mention that An Jing couldn't possibly spend all his good deeds here, he also had to buy weapons to fight against the evil demon.

"Lets see."

An Jing walked through the Jie Yugang smoothly, as if he was not attracted by it, but the following materials did not meet his needs so well.

After all, the application range of pure Gengjin materials is not large. Most of them are composite jade materials. Although they are equally rare, An Jing cannot use them.

Just when An Jing was about to go buy some refined black iron and leave, he suddenly discovered another material that he was quite familiar with.

"Ethereal Stone."

Seeing this white and translucent jade, An Jing couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and the sword spirit didn't explain it right away - An Jing quietly took out a piece of jade that was almost identical to this transparent jade from his arms: "This is..."

"Isn't it just used spiritual jade?" The sword spirit asked puzzledly, "Is this also considered ore?"

Just as the sword spirit said, the empty spirit stone carefully placed in the transparent crystal cabinet is essentially a used spirit jade.

An Jing got two from the old man of the Demon Cult. He had used one to open his own spirit and embark on the path of cultivation. Now he has one left.

"What is this? Why is there no price tag?"

An Jing asked the clerk, and when the clerk saw An Jing's greeting, he immediately stood up and came over. After taking a look at the Kong Ling Stone, he understood and said, "Sir, this is Kong Ling Stone, which is used to exorcise evil spirits and suppress demonic energy."

"It is produced from the spiritual vein, and originally it was filled with 100% pure spiritual energy."

"After the spiritual energy is used up, it can be recharged through a machine, or converted into the core of a spiritual energy furnace."

"However, because the spiritual energy in the natural environment contains demonic energy, the purity of the recharged spiritual stones cannot reach 100%. If used a few more times, the spiritual stones will become waste and the spiritual energy furnace will be scrapped."

"And the Void Spirit Stone is a blank Spirit Stone that has never been recharged. In addition to being used as the core of various magical instruments, it can also be used to block the evil spirits from entering the body. If you are injured or deformed in the wilderness due to an accident, you can use the Void Spirit Stone powder and medicine to treat the wound and block the evil spirits from entering the body. You can recover after returning to the city. It is a very efficient blocker and can be regarded as a second life."

"As for the price... Rare things are valuable. The output of spirit stones is fixed every year, and they are strategic materials. Even the empty spirit stones are very rare. The specific price depends on the size of the spirit stone, but the standard is about one hundred and fifty merits per penny."

The clerk introduced the product at an appropriate speed and in great detail, with a very good service attitude, but what he said still surprised An Jing.

One thousand five hundred good deeds for one tael, is it more expensive than jade steel?

Hearing this price, even An Jing, who was not good at cultivation, felt it was a bit outrageous. The sword spirit was even more stunned: "Can't the used spiritual jade... only be used as a stable base to fill the formation?"

(End of this chapter)