Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 395 Golden Essence Pill

The amount of spiritual energy required to enter the Jade Palace is actually not enormous.

Even Yangchun Dan is not such a bad thing.

However, once the pill is ingested, it takes time for its effects to dissipate. Apart from the initial portion of spiritual energy, the main effect is the continuous recovery of spiritual energy.

However, the speed at which the spirit of Qin was eliminated was much faster than the subsequent effects of the Yangchun Pill.

This means that apart from the initial portion of spiritual energy provided by the pill, the Yangchun Pill can no longer provide any more spiritual energy.

This is also the key reason why Pei Xia is so pressed for time at this moment.

The slender woman swiftly traversed the clouds, neither speaking nor pausing, her gaze sweeping over each stall.

Finally, Pei Xia's eyes lit up. The stall in front of her was densely packed with bottles and jars, clearly indicating that it was a place that specialized in selling pills in Qiongxiao Yuyu!
He immediately rushed forward and called out to the stall owner, "Brother, do you have any pills to restore spiritual power?"

The stall owner was an elderly man with thin cheeks. Before Pei Xia arrived, he was engrossed in reading a book.

Hearing Pei Xia's question, he looked up, his gaze somewhat blank: "Pills?"

No, what are you bewildered about? Speak up!

The old man scratched his head: "I don't sell elixirs here."

As he spoke, he picked up a bottle, uncorked it, and inside was a beetle about the size of a thumb, its body golden.

Tsk, an alien insect.

Without uttering a single unnecessary word, Pei Xia turned and ran.

The uses of alien insects are varied, and they are involved in alchemy, weapon crafting, and spellcasting. However, they are very rare because they are difficult to grow and find.

Even in the highest heavens, you can't always buy such a good thing.

But this is good stuff! It's come at the worst possible time!

Silently counting down the time she had left, Pei Xia bumped into a vendor selling bottles.

"Pills?" he asked briefly.

The other person glanced at Pei Xia and said, "Yes."

Do you have any pills to restore spiritual energy?

"...Nourishing Spirit Pill?"

Cultivators who have reached a higher realm rarely encounter situations where their spiritual energy is exhausted. They usually keep a few Yangchun Pills on hand and rarely need to replenish it.

However, cultivators at lower levels tend to exhaust their energy more easily.

Nourishing the spirit pills won't work; they're just a drop in the ocean.

Pei Xia tried her best to suppress her tone: "Yangchun Dan, or something better."

Upon hearing that it was Yangchun Dan, the vendor's expression softened slightly.

Even the most unscrupulous person can't sell a Spirit Nourishing Pill for a good price.

He casually took out a bottle and handed it to Pei Xia: "Take a look at your goods?"

Small-scale transactions in the Qiongxiaoyuyu area mostly involved barter.

Pei Xia suppressed her urgency and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"One bottle isn't enough?" the stall owner asked in surprise.

According to unwritten rules, a bottle of pills contains six pills. For an ordinary cultivator, one bottle of Yangchun Pills is enough to last a long time.

"Today, I and several like-minded people intend to venture deep into the snowy mountains of Hanzhou, just in case. I want to make more preparations."

Even at a time like this, it's important to come up with a suitable reason; otherwise, once people realize the urgent need, it will take even more time to negotiate the price.

Pei Xia simply stated, "I'll take as many as you have!"

The stall owner was a little dizzy for a moment.

No, the "preparation" you're referring to is the Yangchun Pill, right? Why don't you get some magical artifacts or talismans instead...?

Forget it, what does it have to do with me?

The stall owner pointed and conjured two more wooden boxes from his jade pendant.

The box was opened, and inside were six bottles neatly arranged, two boxes, plus the bottle from before, making a total of thirteen bottles.

Seventy-eight!

Those who sell medicine legitimately are truly extraordinary!
Without wasting any words, Pei Xia took out a Dragon Heart Vine from the Jade Orchid.

This stuff is a top-grade material for refining weapons. If the weapon refiner is skilled enough, it can even be used to attempt to break through to the Xuanbao level. Pei Xia once brought it out at the Su Bao Zhai auction, pretending it was an item for auction. Just in terms of value, the Dragon Heart Vine is far superior to consumables like the Yangchun Pill; no amount of Yangchun Pills could buy it.

Once the deal was made, there was no going back. The moment Pei Xia handed over the Dragon Heart Vine and took back the two wooden boxes, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was put back at ease.

The way he let out a long sigh of relief was as if he had come back to life from the brink of death.

Four minutes had passed, and the event was nearing its end.

But Pei Xia wanted to make good use of this last bit of time. Instead of leaving, he looked through the other items at the stall.

This man specializes in the business of elixirs; besides Yangchun Pills, he also deals in many rare items.

Pei Xia flipped through the pages, and suddenly her eyes lit up.

It was a small, separate box filled with brocade, containing only one pill.

This elixir was entirely golden, and even emitted a faint aura of spiritual energy amidst the celestial palace.

"Golden Essence Pill!"

In terms of restoring spiritual energy, the Golden Essence Pill is the most top-grade elixir, and in terms of quality, it can be considered a rare treasure.

However, unlike the widespread use of Yangling Dan and Yangchun Dan, Jinyuan Dan has an awkward position similar to Hunling Dan, as its materials are rare, its refining process is difficult, and it is not easy to sell.

As we all know, once you reach the Heavenly Consciousness realm, it becomes very difficult to recover your spiritual power without the aid of pills. For those in the Transformation Realm, although a Golden Essence Pill can almost fully replenish their spiritual palace, it is extremely rare and precious.

Therefore, this thing is not well-received among top-tier alchemists and is rarely circulated.

That is, in the Jade Palace of the Heavens.

Pei Xia tentatively asked, "How much does this Golden Essence Pill cost?"

The vendor gestured: "Ten cores included, no bargaining."

This is high-class; it's definitely a chip trading platform. Anyone who can set up a stall like this must have designs on Yuyu Tower.

Pei Xiayuqiong had a relatively abundant supply of calculation cores. When she first obtained them from Duan Junhai, she had seventy calculation cores. Later, during her time at Changjingmen, she would occasionally refine some more.

If this happened in another state, Pei Xia would think she'd lost her mind if she traded ten calculation cores for a Golden Yuan Pill.

But circumstances dictate that Pei Xia wouldn't hesitate for a second now.

"make a deal."

Pei Xia was very satisfied with both transactions.

Just then, the spiritual energy in the inner cauldron was exhausted, and his consciousness was dragged out from the Jade Palace.

Pei Xia returned to the quiet room on Jiangcheng Mountain, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

With the replenishment of pills, he would have the opportunity to form a positive cycle. To exaggerate, if all seventy-eight Yangchun pills were swallowed, excluding the time spent eating them, he would have nineteen minutes to linger in the Jade Palace.

However, we cannot rely on this approach at present.

Qiongxiao Yuyu is, after all, a small circle. The people there are vendors, not factories. They don't have a specific demand, so Pei Xia can't possibly keep buying large quantities of Yangchun Pills from them.

A fundamental solution remains a long-term goal for Pei Xia.

He took out the two wooden boxes containing the Yangchun Pills from the jade pendant, and his gaze happened to sweep over the bottle containing the Glazed Immortal Elixir.

If only I could get my hands on the spiritual plant seeds needed to refine the Yangchun Pill.

But this kind of thing is hard to come by unless you specifically seek it out.

Moreover, the land in Qinzhou is unique, and even with the help of the Glazed Immortal Elixir, it is hard to say what the outcome of planting spiritual plants will be. If repeated attempts are made, more spiritual seeds will be needed.

Pei Xia could only think that now that she had so many Yangchun Pills, perhaps she could try... contacting Old Han?

They had previously agreed on a meeting place at Changjing Gate in case Pei Xia lost contact.

After the Fire Vein Battle, Pei Xia was stranded in Qin Prefecture, where spiritual energy was scarce. The dozen or so Yangchun Pills were only enough for him to stay in the Qiongxiao Jade Palace for four minutes. Han Youzhi couldn't possibly stay in the Qiongxiao Jade Palace for a whole day to wait for him, so Pei Xia naturally wouldn't use those four minutes to try his luck.

But now, perhaps it's worth a try.

Thinking it over, Pei Xia poured out a Yangchun Pill from the jade bottle and swallowed it.

Just as the familiar flow of spiritual energy surged forth, Pei Xia was preparing to return to the Jade Palace.

Suddenly, the medicine's effects wore off, and the spiritual power vanished in an instant.

Pei Xia opened her eyes, momentarily stunned.

Then it suddenly dawned on me.

"Damn it! Fake medicine!"

(End of this chapter)