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Chapter 325 The Transaction: I Have Some Knowledge of Healing Techniques
Although the sea creatures have temporarily retreated, True Lord Gangyuan remains vigilant.

Every day, he is either repairing and reinforcing the formation, or instructing and urging his disciples to cultivate, make talismans, and stockpile elixirs and spiritual artifacts.

When Xiao Chen came to find him.

He was busy directing the array masters of the Tiangang Sect to build a giant array base that was three zhang square.

This thing will be used as a war spare part to quickly deploy or repair fourth-tier large formations.

The reason why we don't usually stockpile large quantities of corresponding giant array bases is that arrays arranged this way are not as effective as those made by adapting to local conditions.

To put it bluntly, it's simply not worthwhile if you only look at the cost.

However, cost is no longer the primary concern. Rather than leaving a lot of materials that cannot be taken with us to the sea creatures, we might as well use them ourselves.

It can also be an opportunity to increase the disciples' proficiency in Taoist arts.

"You guys handle the right side as I said first, we'll talk about the left side tomorrow."

Gangyuan Zhenjun noticed Xiao Chen immediately, so he gave a brief instruction and turned around to greet him: "Fellow Daoist Xiao, what brings you here today?"

"I have long wanted to enjoy tea and discuss the Dao with you, fellow Daoist, on the mountain."

"I've just been too embarrassed to disturb you because I see how diligently you're cultivating."

"If you have some free time today, why don't we have a chat?"

True Lords chatting with each other and exchanging their insights and understanding of the Great Dao can be both a form of daily social interaction and a special way of cultivating themselves.

It mainly depends on the willingness of both parties and whether the content of the exchange is in sufficient depth.

However, Xiao Chen was not there for that: "I am really not very good at discussing the Dao."

"I came here today to exchange some spiritual items with Fellow Daoist Gangyuan."

“I have a few fourth-tier spiritual items that I don’t need, and it would be a waste to keep them. So I thought I would like to exchange them with you for some spiritual items that can help with my spell cultivation.”

Similar things are not unfamiliar to Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Gangyuan Zhenjun immediately nodded: "I see, of course there is no problem."

"I just don't know what type of spiritual items Fellow Daoist Xiao needs?"

"Approximately how much is needed?"

Xiao Chen had already thought about this problem on his way here: "I need a batch of water-type spiritual objects. As long as they have sufficient water spiritual power, the specific type doesn't matter."

"About ten or twenty pieces should be enough."

"In addition, we need a few fire-type and wood-type spiritual items, regardless of type. Three to five of each would be enough."

His main purpose was to extract the spiritual energy to accelerate his spell cultivation.

Therefore, there are no requirements or restrictions on the specific type.

"You want this much?"

Gangyuan Zhenjun was somewhat taken aback, clearly not expecting Xiao Chen to have such a great need.

They order ten or twenty items at a time; anyone who didn't know better would think they were wholesaling medicinal herbs at a market.

What's even stranger is that the other party actually asked for a bunch of water-type spiritual items, without any restrictions on type.

But he clearly remembered that Xiao Chen had used fire magic when fighting the great sea monster.

At that time, True Lord Gangyuan was very close and could see it very clearly.

Judging from the power of the spells, the opponent must have a profound understanding of the Way of Fire. How could they use so many water-based spiritual objects?

Therefore, he paused for a moment and asked directly, "Fellow Daoist, are you sure you need so many water-type spiritual items?"

Gangyuan Zhenjun emphasized the words "water system".

"I am very sure."

Xiao Chen nodded seriously, then asked in return, "Is there too much of this?"

"If it's not enough, we can trade some of it first."

The reason he needed so many was that he had mostly chosen water-based spells when selecting auxiliary spells.

I thought the Tiangang Sect should have some reserves, but it seems they were all used up.

"Although this number is a bit too much, it should still be enough for water-type spirit creatures."

Gangyuan Zhenjun explained, "It's mainly because we made some transactions with the Buddhist sect last year, exchanging a lot of spiritual items."

"Therefore, the fire and wood elements may be lacking."

"Please wait a moment, Fellow Daoist Xiao, while I check the warehouse reserves."

In fact, Xiao Chen had already guessed that, apart from water-type spiritual objects, the number of other five elements spiritual objects in the Eastern Region would be relatively small.

But he really didn't expect that such a big deviation would occur.

Twenty water-based spiritual items are no problem.

Three to five fire-type spiritual items might not be enough.

This proportion was far more exaggerated than Xiao Chen had initially imagined.

With the idea of ​​asking questions when you don't understand, he directly raised this question after Gangyuan Zhenjun returned.

"In fact, in terms of the initial harvest, although there were many water-type spiritual items, they only accounted for about half of the total."

"However, some formations consume spiritual resources of the five elements at the same time."

"Everyone should also practice some fire-avoidance and rejuvenation spells. After using these, the other types will become somewhat inadequate."

The explanation by the True Lord Gangyuan was quite detailed.

After saying that, he handed over a list: "However, I have taken stock of the inventory. There are still five fire-type spirit items in the warehouse, but only three wood-type ones left."

"In addition, there are two more that need to be kept to refine healing elixirs."

"So the only thing I can offer in exchange with you is this thousand-year-old mulberry leaf."

Healing?

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen couldn't help but feel a little regretful. What he lacked most was wood-type spiritual objects, not only for cultivating spells, but also for cultivating techniques.

But then again.

This actually shows that his previous choice to favor water-based magic was a very wise one.

Otherwise, due to the limitations of the overall environment in the Eastern Region, it would be even more difficult to cultivate other spells.

"Here I have a piece of primordial magnetic gold, a piece of dragon and tiger confluence stone, a piece of bright gold diffraction stone, a jade marrow infancy pill, and two moon-dyed jade marrow fungus."

Xiao Chen rummaged through his storage bag and laid out five items in order: "There are also about ten Purple Gold Bodhi Fruits."

"If you need any materials, let's exchange them first."

"As for the part that is not enough, I will make up for it with Bodhi seeds."

Upon hearing this, True Lord Gangyuan raised an eyebrow.

About ten purple-gold Bodhi fruits?

He could then deduce that Xiao Chen's hidden lineage possessed at least one Purple Gold Bodhi Tree.

No wonder the other party cultivated so quickly; they probably relied on the Purple Gold Bodhi Fruit to comprehend the Dao.

However, at present, True Lord Gangyuan values ​​the Yuan Magnetic Essence Gold more.

Not only because this is the core material of the Nine Extremes Magnetic Array, but more importantly, the Tiangang Sect actually has the relevant array diagram.

In fact, if they hadn't failed to find the Yuan Magnetic Essence Gold when they founded their sect back then...

Their current mountain-protecting formation may have already been replaced by the Nine Extremes Magnetic Formation.

As a super formation that combines the effects of offense, defense, and trapping the enemy, and has an extremely wide range of protection, its only drawback is that it is a bit expensive.

Of all the known fourth-order grand formations, none can compare to it.

At least, True Lord Gangyuan had never heard of a more powerful fourth-order formation. The one at Pudu Temple was a fifth-order formation, so it didn't count.

He eagerly picked up the piece of primordial magnetic gold and examined it over and over again.

A barely suppressed smile appeared on his face.

"Well preserved, with abundant magnetic energy, it is indeed a rare treasure in the world, just as rumored."

The more Gang Yuan Zhenjun looked at it, the more he liked it, and he was even reluctant to let it go.

However, Xiao Chen was stunned by his words.

This thing is essentially a piece of refined gold. It hasn't been bumped or damaged, so it must be perfectly preserved.

Even if you bury it underground for another million years, it will still look the same.

As for the abundant magnetic energy, isn't the reason it's called that because it contains magnetic energy?
It's clearly a compliment, but it sounds a bit strange.

The reason why True Lord Gangyuan lost his composure was because he showed obvious interest in the spiritual items that Xiao Chen took out during the transaction.

For him, this was not just a spiritual object, but a powerful talisman to protect the many disciples of the sect.

Whether it's seizing the time to change the mountain-protecting formation, so as to be more composed when dealing with the sea creatures' attacks in the future.

Alternatively, one could simply prepare the materials and use them when establishing a new mountain gate in the future.

Both are excellent choices.

In addition, there are also the Bright Gold Radiance Stones that can be used to set up killing formations, as well as the Breakthrough Elixir and Moon-Dyed Jade Marrow Mushrooms that help disciples break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Gangyuan Zhenjun was very satisfied.

He didn't mind the only piece of stone that looked mediocre, the one where the dragon and tiger met, and instead kept it as a reserve.

After all, although he himself probably wouldn't need this thing anymore, he wasn't the only one in the Tiangang Sect.

Perhaps this will come in handy when a junior disciple seeks a Daoist partner in the future.

Since one party in the transaction had low requirements, only needing a fourth-tier spiritual item, while the other party was very satisfied with the terms of the transaction.

In addition, the assessment of the price by the True Lord Gangyuan was very realistic.

Therefore, the two quickly agreed that Xiao Chen only needed to replenish four Purple Gold Bodhi Fruits to exchange for twenty water-type spiritual items, five fire-type spiritual items, and the thousand-year-old mulberry leaves.

That's equivalent to exchanging ten items for twenty-six.

The deal was struck, and both of them were very happy.

For Xiao Chen, he cleared out the things he didn't need and replaced them with spiritual items that would help him cultivate his magic.

For True Lord Gangyuan, he used the sect's reserves to exchange for core array materials and breakthrough spiritual items.

This can be described as a perfect win-win situation!

"By the way, I have a question about cultivation, and I hope Fellow Daoist Gangyuan can enlighten me."

Seeing that the atmosphere was harmonious, Xiao Chen took the opportunity to ask, "When it comes to the cultivation of auxiliary spells, it is inevitable that there will be situations where they are incompatible with one's spiritual root, which will lead to slow progress."

"How do you usually handle situations like this?"

Gangyuan Zhenjun had naturally encountered this problem as well: "Generally speaking, the slow progress is mainly due to two reasons."

"First is the issue of basic spells, but I believe this won't be difficult for Fellow Daoist Xiao."

"Another issue is a lack of understanding of the Great Dao."

"After all, it's an unfamiliar field, so cultivation will naturally be more difficult."

"If one can improve their foundation, or use some spiritual objects that enhance comprehension, such as Dao-nourishing crystals or purple-gold Bodhi fruits, they can be of some help."

His answer was actually quite similar to what Xiao Chen had guessed.

Or rather, there aren't many secrets to this kind of thing.

"I see. Thank you for your guidance, fellow Daoist. I shall take my leave now."

After confirming his suspicions, Xiao Chen didn't linger any longer.

Instead, he took the spiritual items he had acquired in the transaction and returned directly to Jade Bamboo Peak to continue cultivating his auxiliary spells.

Although the number of wood-type spiritual items obtained in this transaction was limited.

However, thanks to the fact that he had chosen water-based spells more often before, this only affected the "Azure Rain Nourishing Meridian Technique" used for healing. For Xiao Chen, he could simply postpone this spell for the time being.

Prioritize learning other support spells first, and we can talk about them later when we need them.

"However, since enlightenment does indeed help with the progress of spell cultivation, why don't we strengthen the foundation first?"

Xiao Chen had previously figured out on his own that when in doubt, one should use the Yundao Crystal and the Purple Gold Bodhi.

Now that he had received the affirmation of the True Lord Gangyuan, the idea of ​​"sharpening the axe before chopping wood" immediately came to mind.

He also had a fire-elemental crystal in his storage bag.

At this moment, he no longer hesitated, but instead absorbed the Purple Gold Bodhi together, further strengthening his understanding of the Great Dao of Fire.

Although from Xiao Chen's subjective perspective, the effect was still not very noticeable.

However, when I started practicing the "Junqi Fire Avoidance Technique" next, I immediately felt much smoother.

Many problems were encountered initially, but now they have all been easily resolved.

Many of the difficulties we faced have either disappeared or become much easier.

The only new problem is that his absorption speed of fire-type spiritual objects has also increased significantly.

Xiao Chen had originally exchanged for five fire-type spiritual items, thinking that if things didn't go smoothly, he could just rely on quantity to make up for it.

Unexpectedly, after only two days and consuming two fire-type spiritual items, I successfully reached the entry level.

With just a thought, a layer of fire-repelling spiritual light can be formed around the body.

Ordinary flames should not be approached, and the byproducts of fire need not be discussed further.

"Well, looking at it this way, it seems that the 'Qinglin Runmai Jue' is no longer a problem."

Xiao Chen already had one gold, one wood, and one earth spirit item that he had obtained from Old Dog Yi.

Adding to the thousand-year-old mulberry leaves I just received, there are now two wood-type spiritual items.

The most numerous items he possesses are wood-type Dao-enhancing crystals; he currently has six of them.

"However, it seems that even though I only have a wood elemental root, it is still very necessary to collect Dao-nurturing crystals of other attributes."

Xiao Chen took the opportunity to check all the Dao-nurturing crystals he had.

He has used up all his fire elemental stones, but he still has two metal elemental stones left, and one water and one earth elemental stone each.

Finally, there is a special way of stringing.

"Wow, only a few? Looks like we'll have to look for more in the future."

Xiao Chen hadn't paid much attention to this before, mainly because he was focused on collecting evil energy and hadn't paid attention to anything else.

Fortunately, he has now become a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Logically speaking, collecting Dao Crystals should be easier now.

To be on the safe side, Xiao Chen naturally used a wood-type Dao-nurturing crystal and a purple-gold Bodhi fruit before he began to cultivate the "Azure Rain Nourishing Meridian Technique".

He was not disappointed in what followed.

Two days later, as the thousand-year-old mulberry leaves turned to ashes, he also successfully mastered the healing spell.

"Oh, I see. Is that how it is?"

The moment he mastered the technique, Xiao Chen's understanding of it became even clearer.

The so-called "Qinglin Runmai" refers to manipulating wood elemental power to transform into spring rain to nourish the meridians, focusing on healing internal injuries and stagnation.

He immediately demonstrated it on himself first.

Unfortunately, it's unclear whether it's because he wasn't injured or because he's a body cultivator.

In short, the rain formed from the wood elemental power had little effect on his own body.

"In that case, let's try someone else to see how it goes."

It's important to know that Xiao Chen had another reason for choosing this spell.

Compared to techniques like the "Jade Dew Cleansing Method," which focuses more on the healing of external injuries.

The "Qinglin Runmai Jue," which is beneficial for healing internal injuries, might be able to better help the still injured Hanchuan Zhenjun.

In the current situation, helping True Lord Hanchuan recover his combat strength as soon as possible would bring two major benefits.

The first thing is naturally the payment for the treatment and a big favor, which goes without saying.

Another reason is that Xiao Chen still remembers how the Wang family patriarch openly distorted the truth and slandered him.

Of course, he's not a vengeful person.

It just so happens that we said we would eliminate scum like the Wang family patriarch that day, so we must keep our word.

The most important thing in life is integrity.

Since you've said you'd eliminate the other side, you absolutely must keep your word.

This would also conveniently thwart the sea creatures' plans on the west side, making it a win-win situation.

However, the problem is that the Tiangang Sect is currently severely understaffed.

True Lord Rift is too young and is only suitable for staying in the formation to defend, not for taking the initiative to attack.

It wouldn't be easy for Gang Yuan Zhenjun and Xiao Chen to take action against Fan and Wang, who were hiding in the defensive formation.

And if there were an extra person, especially a True Monarch like Han Chuan Zhenjun who is in the mid-Nascent Soul stage and has ample combat experience.

They can then switch from defense to offense and launch a formal counterattack.

It was for this reason that Xiao Chen chose the "Azure Rain Nourishing Meridian Technique" as his auxiliary spell.

Now that you've mastered the basics of magic, it's time to test its effects.

"Hey, what are you doing standing here?"

Xiao Chen had just come out of the luxurious cave on Bizhu Peak when he noticed a somewhat familiar-looking cultivator standing at the foot of the mountain.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be the market inspector.

"Reporting to the senior, I have come to deliver pastries."

Zhang Mingli bowed respectfully, then took out one hundred boxes of pastries from his storage ring one by one: "They're all here, please take a look, senior."

Goodness, Xiao Chen has been busy cultivating his magic up there these past few days.

He actually stood at the foot of the mountain for a full five days.

"You've... worked so hard."

Xiao Chen casually rummaged through his storage ring: "I don't have anything good, but here's a bottle of Qinghui Meridian Strengthening Pill, you can take it."

Firstly, this was a third-tier healing elixir that he had picked up for free from the secret realm's storage ring. Now it was of no use to him, and keeping it was just junk that needed to be disposed of.

Secondly, since the other party had done a good job, he couldn't very well ask them for free.

Let's just take out a bottle as payment.

Zhang Mingli bowed respectfully again, his head almost touching his feet: "Thank you for your kindness, senior!"

Don't be fooled by its seemingly ordinary appearance; the person who carried the elixir was a true disciple of the Cloud Wave Sword Pavilion.

For ordinary Golden Core cultivators, anything that can be favored by a true disciple is already considered a masterpiece.

After standing for a few days, he earned another bottle of premium elixir, which naturally made Zhang Mingli very happy.

He remained bowed until Xiao Chen's figure had completely disappeared into the distance before straightening up.

Then he hurriedly picked up the elixir that was on the ground and wiped the bottom of the bottle with his sleeve.

His mouth stretched into a wide grin.

Xiao Chen arrived at the sect's main hall.

At a glance, one could see that True Lord Hanchuan was sitting cross-legged on a pure white floor mat, with a large pile of array diagrams scattered around him.

He seemed to have encountered some kind of problem at this moment, his brows furrowed.

Gangyuan Zhenjun leaned over the table next to him, also holding a pen, seemingly drawing some kind of pattern.

However, it doesn't look like a formation; rather, it resembles a design blueprint for some kind of magical artifact.

They heard the sound of the palace doors being pushed open.

Gangyuan Zhenjun only glanced up at it, then immediately focused on drawing the pattern in his hand.

Instead, True Monarch Hanchuan immediately put down the array diagram in his hand, stood up and greeted him, saying, "Fellow Daoist Xiao has arrived. Please have a seat."

Then he helped explain, "Senior brother is drawing a new array base and must concentrate fully."

"Please wait a moment, fellow Daoist."

Judging from this, it seems that True Lord Gangyuan has also cultivated the Dao of Array Formations; he's quite remarkable.

After all, among alchemy, artifacts, talismans, and arrays, array formation is the most difficult.

Based on Xiao Chen's preconceived notion of the Tiangang Sect as a body-cultivation sect, they should be more suited to focus on weapon crafting.

"It's alright. I actually came here today to see you, Fellow Daoist Hanchuan."

Xiao Chen smiled slightly: "I heard before that you were caught in a trap set by villains in the Zhaokong Sect, and were injured for a long time as a result."

"I happen to have some knowledge of healing techniques, and I've made some progress in the last few days."

"So I thought I'd come here and volunteer to try and see if I could help you solve this problem."

That's all true; he has indeed made new progress recently.

Of course, I only have a superficial understanding.

Therefore, Xiao Chen didn't speak too definitively, so that it wouldn't be awkward if it didn't have the desired effect.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, you know about this?"

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Hanchuan was quite surprised: "I thought that you had been busy cultivating all these years and had no time to learn the various arts of cultivation."

To be honest, it's already amazing that someone at such a young age has reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Logically, there shouldn't be time to learn anything else.

His guess was correct, because Xiao Chen really didn't have time to cultivate his Daoist arts; he had been busy improving his cultivation level.

However, judging from this, it's clear that the other party thought he also practiced Taoist arts such as spiritual healing.

"Um, Fellow Daoist Hanchuan may have misunderstood."

Xiao Chen explained, "I only know a healing spell and wanted to see if it could be of any help."

Upon hearing this, a sense of understanding and disappointment flashed through the mind of True Lord Hanchuan.

He said it himself, how could such a genius possibly exist?

However, this also means that there is probably little hope for his injury.

After all, since his injury, he had tried every kind of healing spell, healing elixir, and even the secret healing techniques passed down by the Tiangang Sect.

However, all attempts ended in failure.

In order to escape, Zhenjun Hanchuan forcibly activated his escape technique after being hit by the poison, without having time to deal with the poison.

Upon returning, he discovered that the toxins and alien demonic energy had spread to every meridian in his body.

Faced with such severe symptoms, subsequent treatment becomes extremely difficult.

Furthermore, True Monarch Hanchuan knew that Xiao Chen had only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.

No matter how talented he is, how much time can he possibly have to cultivate fourth-tier healing spells?
It would be quite an achievement to even get to the basics, but basic healing spells are just a drop in the ocean.

But I wasn't very optimistic about it.

However, faced with Xiao Chen's good intentions, True Monarch Hanchuan did not directly refuse.

Instead, he gave a smile and said, "Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Xiao. You are very kind."

(End of this chapter)