Cultivation begins with forming a bond with a spirit bee.

Chapter 88 Cleansing Fruit

The old man in black waited for a while longer, but when no one answered again, he had no choice but to walk down from the platform in disappointment.

Next, several more people went up on stage to exchange items.

Some people traded for elixirs, some for magical artifacts, and others for unorthodox spells and fragments of formations.

Another person took out some "Mist Concealing Sand," claiming it could help conceal one's movements and was suitable for infiltrating the mountains or avoiding the senses of monsters.

Qu Ye was quite interested. He figured he should prepare more of these spiritual items, as they would surely come in handy. So he spent a few spirit stones to buy a small bag.

Halfway through the trade fair, on the round platform, a veiled monk slowly took out a palm-sized jade box.

After the jade box was opened, a pale blue fruit lay quietly inside, its peel crystal clear and its surface covered with natural spiritual patterns.

As soon as it appeared, it exuded a refreshing aura.

Seeing this, the white-bearded old man couldn't help but take another look, then shook his head with a hint of regret.

The cultivator in the bamboo hat spoke in a deep voice: "Cleansing Marrow Fruit, Grade 1, High Grade."

"When taken alone, it can cleanse the meridians and resolve the poison of pills. If it is refined into a marrow-clearing pill, it can also enhance magical power and is of certain benefit to the breakthrough from the mid-stage of Qi Refining to the late stage."

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"What I want to exchange is a spiritual object of equal value that can nourish the soul and repair its wounds."

Qu Ye's eyes froze instantly.

This marrow-cleansing fruit is very useful to him.

Because of his average aptitude, he consumed a large number of cultivation pills in order to maintain his cultivation progress.

Although he would wait a month between each dose to expel the erysipelas, a trace of erysipelas inevitably remained, like a persistent bone-deep infection.

Over time, a considerable amount accumulated.

However, if too much poison accumulates, it will affect a cultivator's breakthrough and make the bottleneck even more solid.

Although Qu Ye possessed a Qingyang Pill, he still seemed to lack the necessary strength.

But where should I find the spiritual object to repair my soul?

As he was deep in thought, he heard someone ask a question.

"I remember the Marrow Cleansing Fruit was a top-grade first-tier spiritual plant, right? How come the one in your hand is only a high-grade first-tier one?"

The veiled cultivator glanced at the cultivator who had spoken up, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "This Marrow Cleansing Fruit was not fully ripe when it was picked, so its grade is not at its peak."

Upon hearing this, the cultivator sighed softly.

"What a pity, if it were a top-grade first-tier Marrow Cleansing Fruit, it would be quite useful even for a peak Qi Refining cultivator—"

The other late-stage Qi Refining cultivators were also disappointed.

Although this item is good, it is not fully mature and its internal spiritual effects are incomplete, so its use to them is quite limited, making it practically useless.

Several mid-stage cultivators, including Qu Ye, had their eyes light up.

One of the cultivators quickly spoke up: "Fellow Daoist, I have a mid-grade first-tier Soul Nourishing Grass here. Would you mind trading?"

"No, the rank is too low; it's useless to me."

The veiled monk shook his head and refused.

"Fellow Daoist, can we exchange spirit stones?" another cultivator asked.

The veiled monk hesitated for a moment before not answering immediately.

"Can."

Qu Ye's expression remained unchanged.

He gets all excited when the topic turns to spirit stones.

Having saved up for so long, plus the two hundred coins I found in Hou Ming's storage bag, I believe I'm among the wealthier cultivators in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Just two breaths later, the cultivator who had previously asked if he could exchange spirit stones tentatively offered a price of forty low-grade spirit stones.

After someone made an offer, several mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators began to place their bids one by one.

In the end, Qu Ye offered eighty low-grade spirit stones and successfully acquired the Marrow Cleansing Fruit.

Under the witness of the white-bearded old man, he first took out eighty low-grade spirit stones and neatly arranged them on the table.

The veiled monk then pushed the jade box towards them.

Qu Ye did not reach out rashly. Instead, he carefully sensed the aura of the Cleansing Fruit in the jade box and then scanned it roughly with his divine sense. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he put it into his storage bag.

After completing the transaction, he turned and returned to his seat.

As soon as he sat down, Qu Ye felt his mood improve significantly.

Even if we don't get any news about Foundation Establishment spiritual objects later, this trip won't be in vain.

Thinking of this, Qu Ye secretly made a plan.

While this spiritual fruit can be effective if consumed directly, it would ultimately be somewhat wasteful.

It would be best to find an opportunity to refine it into a Marrow Cleansing Pill, so that its spiritual effects can be brought into full play.

As for how to refine it, although Qu Ye was unfamiliar with alchemy techniques, he had a general idea of ​​how.

The trading on the platform continued.

However, the next spiritual items were either useless to Qu Ye, or the items the other party wanted to exchange for were quite rare.

Qu Ye sat upright in his chair, preparing to leave immediately after the trade fair ended to plan the refining of the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Until a red-haired man walked onto the platform.

The man was tall and thin, with his face partially covered by a bronze mask, revealing only a pair of slightly narrow eyes.

Its hair color is dark red, not from ordinary dyeing, but more like the fiery aura that naturally taints it after years of practicing some kind of fire-attribute technique.

He slowly took out a white jade slip from his storage bag, placed it on the table, and said in a low voice, "What I want to trade is neither pills nor spiritual materials."

"It is a prescription for medicine."

The white-bearded old man stood to the side, raising an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this, seemingly showing some interest as well.

Everyone in the hall turned their heads, clearly wondering what was recorded in the jade slip.

The red-haired man didn't keep them in suspense and directly said, "The formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill."

Upon hearing these words, the few Qi Refining Peak cultivators who had been sitting still immediately fixed their gazes on the white jade slip.

The other cultivators also had different expressions.

Foundation Building Elixir Formula!

If the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object is a rare and precious opportunity, then the Foundation Establishment Elixir is a longer but more stable path.

Even if you don't need it yourself, you can pass it on to the next generation!

Qu Ye suppressed his thoughts for the time being and focused his gaze on the jade slip.

The red-haired man looked around and said, word by word, "I have two things I seek."

"Firstly, a complete fire-attribute foundation-building technique must be cultivated to at least the Foundation Building stage, and must not have any obvious defects."

"Secondly, if you don't have a cultivation technique, you can also use a fire-attribute foundation-building spiritual item."

"Anything else will not be considered."

After he finished speaking, the hall fell silent for a moment.

These conditions are too high.

It's not that the Foundation Building Elixir is worthless, but for the vast majority of people present, the issue isn't whether they're willing to part with it, but whether they can actually afford to take it out.

A complete fire-attribute foundation-building cultivation technique. Such a thing, in the hands of any rogue cultivator, would be enough to serve as a fundamental inheritance for their livelihood, and would never be easily leaked.

As for fire-attribute Foundation Establishment spiritual items, they are even more precious, needless to say.

Therefore, even if someone does have it, they most likely wouldn't be willing to exchange it for a mere pill.

After all, a pill formula is just a pill formula, not a ready-made Foundation Establishment Pill.

To turn a prescription into a real elixir, a large amount of precious auxiliary ingredients, the alchemist's skill, and the cost of trial and error are required.

The difference is immeasurable.

Sure enough, after a brief silence, someone couldn't help but speak up.

A Qi Refining Peak cultivator said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist, your conditions are a bit too high. While the Foundation Establishment Pill formula is indeed precious, it's unrealistic to expect to exchange a single formula for a complete Foundation Establishment cultivation technique."

The red-haired man remained expressionless.

Whether it's realistic or not is my business. Whether it's changed or not is your business.