Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 511 The Seven-Skill Bamboo!
"This spiritual root has the effect of nourishing the soul and purifying the mind. It is also as hard as the nine divine metals. So if any fellow Daoist manages to acquire it, they can either try to continue cultivating it or refine it into a magic weapon. It even has the potential to be refined into a spiritual treasure."

Master Shutong paused here, then said, "Of course, even so, such a treasure would not appear here."

"The owner of this treasure put it up for auction because it has one flaw: this spiritual root has been partially contaminated by demonic energy..."

As he spoke, Master Shutong raised his hand and lifted the brocade on the tray, revealing what was underneath.

This is a bamboo stalk about five feet long, lush and green, with yellowish-green leaves that exude a faint sense of vitality.

Because this object was subjected to a shrinking spell, the innate spiritual root, which should have been more than three zhang long, has now shrunk considerably and looks small and exquisite.

However, it is worth mentioning that there are several blackish-gray marks at the base and trunk of this spiritual root, which are clearly filled with black energy, carrying a filthy and cold aura.

"What terrifying demonic energy! No, besides demonic energy, there is also death energy and corpse energy... Strange, what exactly happened to this perfectly good innate spiritual root?"

"Yes, this spiritual root is good, but with these few blemishes, it's obviously ruined by more than half."

"Moreover, these foul energies are clearly of a high level, and it would be extremely difficult to remove them. Even if a powerful Yin God were to take action, it would probably take a long time, and the person in question would have to be a Buddhist cultivator or a Daoist cultivator who practices pure Yang supernatural powers."

The many cultivators present were not mediocre, and naturally they could see some clues.

The situation is nowhere near as good as Uncle Tong described.

This Seven Treasures Pure Bamboo is clearly heavily polluted, and removing these impurities will obviously require a great deal of effort.

“Uncle Tong, you don’t need to say so many nice things. We can all see the quality of this thing. To be honest, this thing is too polluted, and its price is definitely not as high as you say. Let’s talk about the price, be straightforward.”

At this moment, an old voice came from a pavilion on the seventh floor. The voice was slow and arrogant, showing little respect even to Master Shutong, clearly indicating that the person was a very important figure.

Despite the man's rudeness, Master Shutong was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "Very well, since Fellow Daoist Ouyang has spoken, I will not waste any more words."

"According to the owner's request, this spiritual root cannot be auctioned off with spirit stones. It must be exchanged for spiritual objects or other treasures of the same level. Ideally, it would be one of the Nine Great Divine Metals or another innate spiritual root. Of course, if there is a high-grade magic weapon or even a top-grade one, that would also be acceptable."

As he said this, a helpless, bitter smile appeared on Shu Tong Zhenren's face.

Because he knew that such a request was really asking too much of a question.

If it is a complete and intact Seven-Skill Pure Bamboo, it is only natural to use it to trade for spiritual objects of the same level, or other spiritual root treasures.

The problem is that after being contaminated, the value of this innate spiritual root has clearly plummeted.

In this situation, for its owner to want to exchange it for a more valuable spiritual treasure is simply wishful thinking.
As expected, as soon as Master Shutong finished speaking, the cultivators in the room began to discuss among themselves, and some even became indignant.

"Dream on! It's already been corrupted by demonic energy, and you still think you can get people to exchange it for the Nine Divine Metals, other innate spiritual roots, and top-grade magic treasures? You're dreaming!"

"Yes, they're already contaminated. It's uncertain whether they can even survive. Moreover, removing the filth and demonic energy from them will definitely be extremely troublesome, a time-consuming and laborious task. To think they can exchange them for the Nine Divine Metals and other innate spiritual roots, I think this senior is insane..."

"Ha ha……"

Seeing the reactions of the cultivators, Master Shutong revealed an expression that said, "Just as I expected." He secretly shook his head, knowing that this item would probably not be easy to sell.

……

However, Gu Yuan was the only one whose gaze was fixed intently on the Seven-Skill Pure Bamboo on the high platform.

Because the moment Master Shutong revealed it, the Creation Lotus within his body emitted an unusual phenomenon.

At this time, the Creation Lotus was still just a tender bud, and it looked quite young.

It's unknown how long it will take for it to grow into a normal-sized lotus.

However, at this moment, this tender sprout not only emitted a rich turquoise light on its surface, but also seemed to have a faint consciousness peeking out from within.

Gu Yuan felt as if his pet cats and dogs from his past life had started wagging their tails and meowing after smelling the fragrant meat bone in his hand, eagerly asking their owner to let them have a taste.

Gu Yuan was fully aware of this.

Since the Creation Lotus took root and sprouted in his dantian, it has never made any movement.

Even when he forged his golden core, it was the same.

Gu Yuan knew very well that the thing that could cause his Creation Green Lotus to react in this way was definitely the Seven-Skill Purity Bamboo, and this item must be of great benefit to the Creation Green Lotus.

Otherwise, the Creation Lotus wouldn't have reacted so strongly.

Therefore, Gu Yuan was tempted and decided to auction it off.

However, if we were to exchange this Seven-Skill Pure Bamboo for the Nine Great Divine Metals, or other innate spiritual roots, as well as high-grade or top-grade magic treasures, as Master Shutong just said, it would be completely inappropriate.

Because this Seven-Skill Pure Bamboo clearly has flaws, even though Gu Yuan has a piece of Pure Yang Treasure Iron and is very interested in the Seven-Skill Pure Bamboo, he cannot afford to make a losing deal.

Not only Gu Yuan, but now, quite a few people are actually tempted by the Seven-Skill Pure Bamboo. However, the owner of this item is asking for too high a price, and no one is willing to exchange a good item for this flawed spiritual root.

At this moment, someone said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Shutong, I am interested in this item, but everyone has seen its condition. It is not worth exchanging for the Nine Great Divine Metals or other innate spiritual roots."

"I have a mid-grade magic treasure here. How about I exchange it for the Seven-Skill Purification Bamboo?"

Master Shutong looked troubled and said, “Fellow Daoist, if I may be frank, the owner of this spiritual root said that it can only be exchanged for the Nine Great Divine Metals, other innate spiritual roots, or even high-grade or top-grade magic treasures. Other items will not be considered.”

"Hmph! What arrogance! This Seven-Skill Pure Bamboo is good, but it has been polluted by filth. How can it be compared with these things? Forget it, Fellow Daoist Shutong, just pretend I didn't say anything."

The man's tone was unfriendly, and he seemed quite angry.

(End of this chapter)