Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 134 Guixu Market
Half a day later, Fang Jingxuan landed on a deserted island, which was several hundred nautical miles away from Black Toad Island.

After arriving on the island, Fang Jingxuan began to survey the terrain and environment. After confirming that there was no danger, he set up a protective formation, fed Tuoyuan, and meditated to recover his magical power.

An hour later, Fang Jingxuan replenished all the mana he had consumed, and his soul also returned to a perfect state.

Only then did Fang Jingxuan begin to review the battle. The battle he had just fought was still vivid in his mind.

I thought that even if I couldn't easily defeat Chen Hei Chan, I didn't expect that we would end up in a draw.

To be able to fight to a draw with Chen Heichan, a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, with only the cultivation level of the eighth level, would only elicit admiration from others if word got out.

However, Fang Jingxuan is currently very depressed.

The Six Bones' supernatural powers failed to produce a devastating effect for the first time, leaving him in a predicament without their help.

Fang Jingxuan began to reflect on himself. Ever since his six bones opened, he had become arrogant. In the past few years, apart from meditation and cultivation, he had not prepared any more trump cards for himself.

At this moment, the consequences became apparent: once he lost the help of Liu Gu, even with Tuo Yuan's assistance, he would find it difficult to achieve anything.

Fang Jingxuan kept thinking about what aspects he needed to improve so that even if Liu Gu didn't take action in the future, he could still intimidate everyone.

First, one should cultivate a technique related to the soul, enabling one to launch soul attacks.

Although his current spiritual energy is strong, it is large but ineffective, like a flimsy fat man. Even when he throws a punch, it is weak and lacks power.

If he had a cultivation technique for the soul and mastered a few supernatural abilities for attacking the soul, Chen Hei Chan wouldn't have been able to defend himself so easily in the battle just now.

In addition to the main magic weapon, the Zhenyue Mace, there should also be a secondary magic weapon. This secondary magic weapon can be used immediately if the Zhenyue Mace is accidentally lost or taken by someone else.

Regarding body-refining techniques, I have already completed the "Green Wood Nourishing Body Technique," and it's time to find another body-refining technique to practice.

Moreover, this technique must be domineering and focus on improving combat power, unlike the "Green Wood Nourishing Technique" which primarily focuses on health preservation and longevity.

I currently have no shortage of lifespan, but I urgently need to increase my combat power.

Finally, collect a few more trump cards, such as the Thunder Pearl that Chen Hei Chan used before. These are powerful, one-time-use trump cards. Prepare several of them so that you can use them again in this situation to relieve the pressure on Tuo Yuan and create opportunities for Liu Gu to attack.

Finally, we must focus on improving the strength of Tuoyuan and Liugu. This place is located in the outer sea, with abundant water-related spiritual materials. Finding a second-tier tortoise shell for Tuoyuan should not be difficult.

Besides feeding Liugu Moon Dew, other spiritual materials can also be tried. If they can accelerate its growth, that would be the best outcome.

For a moment, Fang Jingxuan sat cross-legged on the reef, listening to the distant waves, and thought about many things.

Looking back on all my previous battles, they were mostly one-sided victories; I've never experienced a truly grueling fight.

This situation is abnormal, and Black Toad Island has served as a wake-up call for itself.

After this experience, I will become more composed, and my previous frivolous and complacent attitude will have faded considerably.

Waves surged and the tides ebbd and flowed. Fang Jingxuan continued like this until the second day, when he finally summoned Tuoyuan and left the unknown deserted island, heading towards Guixu Market marked on the sea chart.

This is a mountain that has been almost hollowed out, with the sea below it, and a large part of it is submerged in the seawater.

Fang Jingxuan put on a concealing cloak, took Tuoyuan with him, and obediently lined up to enter.

Through the thin veil of his cloak, Fang Jingxuan observed the vehicles used by other cultivators, silently experiencing the unique atmosphere that differed from the interior of Baishan.

Most of the cultivators here travel by flying shuttle boats, and the occasional sea beast is mostly a ferocious species.

Tuoyuan's size is quite large for inland areas, but it's normal compared to some of the larger creatures here.

After paying the entry fee of a low-grade spirit stone, Fang Jingxuan received a token, which served as his temporary pass through this market. Guixu Market, located in the heart of the South China Sea Islands, is the largest market within a radius of tens of thousands of nautical miles.

After realizing his shortcomings, Fang Jingxuan immediately devised a plan: to make up for his weaknesses in Guixufang and then, once he was fully prepared, to seek out Black Toad Island.

However, Fang Jingxuan didn't have many usable spirit stones left in his storage bag. He had already used up all the easy-to-sell pills and talismans in the storage bag he had obtained from the snake-faced man in the past year.

He hadn't yet rushed to sell the snake-faced magic weapon and the items he had collected, but now he could sell them all together to exchange for spirit stones.

Besides these, Fang Jingxuan had another major gain: the [Golden Disc Jade Bone Plate] that he couldn't open. Without the correct key, it was impossible to open. Fang Jingxuan had tried using his divine sense, but to no avail.

Something that can't be opened or used is useless to him, so Fang Jingxuan decided to sell it here and exchange it for spirit stones.

Fang Jingxuan, accompanied by Tuoyuan, did not rush to make a move. Instead, he first strolled around the various shops in the market to check out the local market conditions.

After gathering enough intelligence, Fang Jingxuan changed his appearance, concealed his aura, put Tuoyuan into his spirit bag, and entered a merchant house he had chosen.

Upon entering, various magical artifacts, talismans, and elixirs are displayed in transparent counters, with several cultivators gathered around each counter, indicating that business here is booming.

Fang Jingxuan silently walked inside, and soon someone noticed him.

At this moment, a beautiful young woman with a curvaceous figure and a cultivation level of the sixth stage of Qi Refining stepped forward, bowed, and said:

"Welcome, fellow Daoist, to the Datongxing Guixu Trading Company. Please feel free to ask for anything you need!"

Fang Jingxuan's gaze was sharp as he scanned the woman from head to toe before speaking calmly:

"Mr. Chen has a few items he wishes to sell to your company. Is that feasible?"

To be on the safe side, Fang Jingxuan directly used Chen Heichan's name, so if there were any follow-ups, he could only contact him first.

"Oh, I see. Please, fellow Daoist, take a seat in the private room. I will go and fetch the master appraiser."

Fang Jingxuan nodded and followed the beautiful young woman to the private room.

He was behind her, watching her swaying waist, and he had a feeling that she was deliberately showing off, but he didn't know if it was just his imagination.

Upon arriving at the destination, the young woman invited Fang Jingxuan to sit down and then politely said:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, please wait a moment. The master appraiser will be here shortly."

After speaking, he bowed slightly and then quietly walked out.

A dozen or so breaths later, the woman returned. This time, she was followed by an elderly male cultivator whose cultivation level was only the seventh level of Qi Refining. He was rather arrogant.

"You can bring out what you want to sell now, but let me make this clear: our Datong Trading Company doesn't accept just any junk. You'd better not bring out anything below the first-tier mid-grade."

Upon hearing this person's words, Fang Jingxuan smiled slightly, and then took out the snake-faced magic weapon and his companion.

As soon as the other party got their hands on them, their eyes lit up. It was clear that the snake-faced magic artifacts and their companions were all top-quality items.

"These three items, I'll offer you a price of three thousand two hundred low-grade spirit stones. If you're satisfied, we can begin the transaction now."

When Fang Jingxuan heard the price, he felt it was about what he expected, and the fact that the other party didn't ask about his background made it even better.

But Fang Jingxuan was not satisfied. Three thousand two hundred low-grade spirit stones seemed like a lot, but compared to his needs, it was far from enough.

Fang Jingxuan then slowly took out the metal sphere from his storage bag and placed it in front of the other person.

As soon as this object appeared, Fang Jingxuan could clearly sense that the other party's expression had become tense.

(End of this chapter)