I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 202 String Materials (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

After entering the city, Jiang Yi strolled around Huangsha City. The place hadn't changed much; it was the same as when he last came.

She found the Immortal Alliance's headquarters in the city center with ease. Every major city in Beixuan had such a headquarters, which could be used with a small teleportation array to help send messages and items, just like a post office.

Jiang Yi's status as a Nascent Soul disciple once again highlighted her privileges. The person ahead of her in line was an inner disciple of Zhu Mingzong, who wanted to send a message to Songjiang City. It was just an urgent letter, and he was asking for 500 low-grade spirit stones.

The male cultivator was almost in tears. He had been trying to bargain for a long time without success, and the two people behind the counter seemed indifferent to the price. In the end, because things were so urgent, the male cultivator had no choice but to grit his teeth and pay.

When it was Jiang Yi's turn, she handed over her identity token, which, in addition to the Cangling Sect's insignia, also bore the personal seal of True Monarch Danxi. Upon seeing this, the two early Foundation Establishment cultivators behind the counter immediately stood up to serve Jiang Yi.

Who is True Lord Danxi? He's a fierce person who can even scold the leader of their Immortal Alliance without a word. You can't afford to offend True Lord Danxi.

Jiang Yi handed over the sealed recording stone and the jade slip containing the information. The two of them took a fine box and sealed it three times in front of her, guaranteeing that the item would be delivered to the Cangling Sect within an hour, without taking a single penny.

Ironically, when she traveled around last time, she never used the Xuan Ying Sword Sect's token. She always acted as a rogue cultivator. She didn't know what she was being so stubborn about, wasting a lot of spirit stones.

People really can't empathize with their past selves.

In addition, Jiang Yi wrote a letter to Shen Puning, telling her that she might go to Songjiang City to find her soon, and also mentioned that she and Wushuang went out to overcome their emotional tribulations together.

The male cultivator from before was still at the door, watching Jiang Yi being treated with respect, and he was so envious he almost cried.

After leaving the Immortal Alliance's headquarters, Jiang Yi turned into a deserted alley, used the "One Leaf Obscuring the View" technique to conceal himself, and then went to another alley.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she used Hong Li's illusion magic to change her appearance to an extremely ordinary one, one that would be impossible to spot in a crowd.

During this time, she insisted on manually feeding Hua Gu and Hong Li the demon seed, and Hong Li's illusion technique has reached the great mastery level.

In its early stages, the Transformation spell could only transform one into a person or object that one had seen before, and it was a complete transformation without the ability to adjust the details.

Once mastered, all restrictions on the Transformation Technique are lifted, allowing one to freely change facial features, body shape, nail color, hair color, and other small details.

In addition, it can simulate the aura and cultivation level of various people, demons, and objects. It can even cover magical artifacts placed within a ten-foot radius of the user with illusions and transform them into other things. This is very useful for making enemies underestimate you or startling them during battles.

The fifth level of magic does indeed bring about a qualitative change, but unfortunately, nine out of ten cultivators in the entire cultivation world cannot cultivate low-level magic to the fifth level. The higher the level, the more difficult it becomes, and the time cost is too high.

As a cultivator's cultivation level continues to rise, the benefits of low-level spells are too low, so it's better to learn mid-level and high-level spells instead.

The changes in the shapeshifting spell made Jiang Yi begin to look forward to the changes that would occur when other spells were mastered.

Thinking about it carefully, being a demon tamer is truly a blissful profession. Demons can cultivate their spells and then use them themselves.

Jiang Yi then changed her clothes to the same earth-yellow, wide robes as the locals, and her jet-black, shiny hair turned dry and yellow.

The Green Vine Whip, the Sword-Nourishing Gourd, and the Yin-Yang Pendant all became ordinary and inconspicuous. His cultivation level dropped to the early stage of Foundation Establishment, leaving himself some room for maneuver.

Jiang Yi carefully scanned her entire body with her Heavenly Eye Technique, finding no flaws whatsoever. It seemed that even cultivators within the Foundation Establishment stage would be unable to see through her disguise.

I'm not sure about the Golden Core stage yet; I'll try to find Xuanhui when I return to the sect.

Jiang Yi went straight to the Linlangzhai branch in Huangsha City and sold off his useless miscellaneous items, earning only a little over a thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Jiang Yi saw several ancient zithers and magical artifacts in the catalog and asked the young shop assistant who had greeted her, "Were these ancient zithers and magical artifacts crafted by the artisans in your shop?"

The young shop assistant glanced at it and nodded, saying, "Yes, the master craftsman in charge of our shop is a Golden Core cultivator from Zhu Mingzong, who also enjoys studying the art of the zither."

Jiang Yi handed the young shopkeeper a few low-grade spirit stones and said with a smile, "Could you please help me ask what kind of material I should choose for the strings if I want to make a non-attribute ancient zither magic instrument? It would be best if you have some in your shop, so I can just buy it directly."

The young shop assistant accepted the spirit stones with a beaming smile. The customer was there to buy something, and since this inquiry was within the bounds of Linlangzhai's rules, he immediately agreed and ran to the backyard to ask. Jiang Yi hadn't even finished her cup of tea when the young shop assistant returned from the backyard.

"Old Master Gu said that using the third-grade spiritual material 'Moon Dew Silkworm Silk' to wrap the 'Sand Soul Melting Tendon' is the best choice. If the wood for making the zither can also be third-grade spiritual wood, after the zither is made, it can be made into a top-grade magic zither by nurturing and tempering it with divine sense and true essence for forty-nine days."

As he spoke, the young shop assistant opened the product catalog and handed it to Jiang Yi.

"Moon Dew Silkworm Silk is produced by Moon Dew Silkworms in the desert oasis, which consume Star Grass and spit it out. It contains a faint power of moonlight, is naturally without any attributes, but has the effect of calming the mind and focusing the spirit."

"The Sand Soul's Roaring Tendon is taken from a rare monster called the 'Sand Soul Lizard' from the depths of the desert. This monster is golden all over, with scales as fine as sand grains. It can emit a soul-shaking sound, and its tendons are naturally equipped with sonic vibration power, which can emit a piercing roar that penetrates the soul."

When Jiang Yi saw that the booklet stated that a single roll of Moon Dew Silk cost 50,000 low-grade spirit stones, his vision went black.

Jiang Yi paused for a moment after turning the page.

"Why is this Sand Soul Meridian out of stock?"

This item is an auction item, starting at 10,000 low-grade spirit stones.

The young man chuckled dryly, “Sand Soul Lizards are very rare. Only mid-to-late Foundation Establishment cultivators can form a team to hunt them deep in the sand sea, so shortages are common. Our Elder Gu said that if you can hunt one, he is willing to pay seven segments above the market price to make up a seven-stringed zither for his disciple.”

Jiang Yi smiled. No wonder a Golden Core Refiner was willing to reveal these things to her; it turned out he also lacked this stuff.

“Senior, this Moon Dew Silkworm Silk is a rare material and is in high demand. If you want it, you’d better make your move soon. Master Gu said that one roll is enough to make the strings for a zither.”

Jiang Yi hesitated for a moment, then silently apologized to Hong Li in her heart.

I'm sorry, my child, your mother is just too poor, so I had to smash your piggy bank.

With a flick of his wrist, Jiang Yi held a chubby, auspicious-shaped storage pendant in his hand—the very same one that Hong Li wore around her neck. The Yin-Yang Pendant was special; this item could enter the pendant along with Hong Li.

Jiang Yi probed inside with his divine sense, and whoosh!
This rebellious daughter has hidden quite a lot. She gave her so many materials before, including the spiritual herbs from the Azure Emperor Palace, but Hong Li didn't hand them over after refining them into pills. She also forgot to ask.

Of those five ancient pill formulas, this rebellious woman actually managed to refine three of them; her talent in alchemy is too strong.

Whether human or demon, one must truly love something to unleash their full potential.

Look at this 'Life-Extending Pill'. Although it doesn't have the nine pill patterns of the ancient times, it still has one. It's a top-grade healing medicine. Once you take one, even the most serious injury can be healed instantly.

These cannot be sold; there are only three available, so I'm keeping them all for myself.

This is... the Enlightenment Pill?

Hongli's handwriting looks like a dog's scribbles; Huagu needs to teach her to practice properly.

After taking it, you will automatically enter a consciousness illusion to comprehend the Dao of Heaven. It is a pill used to increase the chance of breaking through realms. There are four pills. Keep one for yourself when you form your core in the future, since the materials are quite difficult to find.

There's also the 'Seven Emotions Pill,' a pill for experiencing the seven emotions?
There are three. Keep one; perhaps it will come in handy later when studying the Seven Emotions Melody of "Qin Xin Jue".

The rest were Spirit-Nourishing Pills, Spirit-Inheriting Pills, and commonly used Dust-Reducing Pills, Rejuvenating Pills, and so on, many of them of high quality.

She kept one bottle of each of the top-grade pills and cleared out the rest of the inventory; all these materials were purchased with her own money.

Jiang Yi took out an empty storage bag, emptied Hong Li's storage pendant, and transferred the pills she needed to her own storage belt.

"Please appraise these pills and give them an estimate."

(End of this chapter)