Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

Yu Daoxuan and Song Yunshu strolled side by side along the bustling streets of Yulong Island Market.

The buildings on both sides are lined up one after another, and all kinds of cultivation shops are dazzling, selling all kinds of spiritual materials needed by cultivators.

However, since it is not a small meeting held every three years or a large meeting held every ten years, the market is quite deserted.

Song Yunshu had a clear purpose for this trip, and he frequently visited various alchemy workshops.

After comparing several options, he finally purchased some alchemy materials from a pill shop.

Yu Daoxuan went to the Spirit Beast Pavilion of the Zhou family, the Beast Tamer, and bought a Demon Beast Spirit Contract. He also asked the shopkeeper to give him a copy of the "Demon Beast Atlas" as a gift.

As he walked out of the shop, Yu Daoxuan held the monster illustration book and flipped through it as he went.

Before long, he found information about the Ghost King Spider in the atlas.

It not only depicts the appearance of the Ghost King Spider from egg to adult, but also details its bloodline talents and value.

Putting away the map, Yu Daoxuan said calmly to Song Yunshu, "Yunshu, I heard there's a market at Yulong Square in the western part of the market. Perhaps we can find some useful little things there. Why don't we go take a look?"

After buying the medicinal herbs, Song Yunshu had nothing else to do, so she readily agreed.

Before long, the two arrived at Yulong Square.

This square was specially opened up by the market to gather stalls, and its bluestone ground was flat and wide.

For just one spirit stone, you can rent an area to set up a stall and sell your wares for a day.

This place is frequented by cultivators who sell various spiritual materials year-round, and one can occasionally find some treasures here. It is considered the most bustling spot in the market.

Upon entering the plaza, the two saw thirty or forty Qi Refining cultivators each occupying a stall, displaying various goods in front of them.

But right now it seems rather deserted, with more cultivators stopping to inquire about prices than people setting up stalls.

Yu Daoxuan quickly scanned the area and found that the stalls mainly contained ordinary low-level spiritual items, especially materials such as beast hides, fur, bones, and armor.

Jade Dragon Island Market is located next to the Sky-Piercing Mist Sea. After hunting demonic beasts, cultivators often sell their materials here, which has gradually led to this pattern.

He patiently examined each stall carefully, his gaze sweeping over all kinds of monster eggs and spiritual materials, and finally stopped in front of a stall in the middle of the square.

On the stall was a tattered black cloth, on which were neatly arranged more than a dozen monster eggs of different sizes, some blue, some white, some round, and some flat.

One of the demon eggs, about the size of an infant's fist, was entirely gray-black with irregular dark patterns on its surface; it was the Ghost King Spider egg.

"Brother Yu, do you want to buy demon eggs?"

Seeing that Yu Daoxuan's gaze was fixed on the eggs at the stall, Song Yunshu asked with great curiosity.

"good."

Yu Daoxuan responded and then walked to the stall with a normal expression.

There were no other customers at the stall at the time. When the stall owner saw the two approaching, he immediately stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and put on a somewhat sycophantic smile.

"Fellow Daoist, I have some top-grade bloodline Azure-patterned Scorpion eggs and Ghost King Spider eggs at my stall. Do you see any that interest you?"

After patiently listening to the introduction, Yu Daoxuan pointed to the gray-black Ghost King Spider egg and asked in a calm tone, "How much does this demon egg cost?"

The stall owner was a middle-aged cultivator with a sallow complexion. Seeing him pointing at the Ghost King Spider egg, he quickly smiled and replied, "Fellow Daoist has a good eye. This is a Ghost King Spider egg with a superior bloodline. It is highly poisonous and costs 360 spirit stones per egg."

The Ghost King Spider is a high-grade bloodline demon beast, and its eggs are priced at over three hundred spirit stones, which is within the normal range.

Therefore, Yu Daoxuan did not try to bargain.

He immediately took out the spirit stone and handed it to the stall owner, then carefully put the Ghost King Spider egg into his spirit beast bag.

With this matter settled, the two strolled around the square again. Seeing that there were no more Ghost King Spider Eggs for sale at other stalls, they turned and left the square.

Upon returning to the Immortal Cave, Yu Daoxuan immediately activated the defensive formation, then retrieved the Ghost King Spider Egg and the demon beast spirit contract.

When the spider eggs were placed on the stone table, they looked ordinary to the naked eye, no different from ordinary high-grade Ghost King Spider eggs.

Yu Daoxuan cut his fingertip, forcing out a drop of essence blood, which fell steadily onto the snow-white demon beast spirit contract.

In an instant, the palm-sized demon beast spirit contract suddenly lit up with a dark red blood light, and the blood patterns slithered like living snakes, accurately shooting towards the Ghost King Spider Egg.

The moment the blood-red light touched the spider egg, a sudden change occurred. The dark patterns on the surface of the originally gray-black spider egg lit up, and the patterns turned from gray to purple.

Before long, he felt a strong and close connection between his mind and body, and he could clearly sense the extremely vigorous vitality inside the spider egg and the spider egg's desire for spiritual nourishment.

"They should hatch in about two more months."

Yu Daoxuan also sensed its approximate incubation time.

He collected the spider eggs and then placed a few spirit stones inside them.

Just as he was doing this, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate.

Immediately afterwards, Hong Yongning's cheerful voice rang out: "Junior Brother Yu, there's big news, open the door quickly."

Yu Daoxuan got up, opened the door, and invited Hong Yongning into the cave.

"Senior Brother Hong, what big news is it?"

After saying that, he took the spiritual tea prepared by the immortal inn and poured a cup for Hong Yongning.

Hong Yongning took the teacup, tilted his head back and took a sip. When he put the teacup down, his face was full of excitement.

"Just now, on my way back from the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, I overheard many cultivators discussing that there is an island in the outer layer of the Tongtian Mist Sea. Recently, a strange phenomenon of an earth dragon turning over has suddenly appeared. Some curious cultivators went to investigate and actually discovered a secret realm deep within the island."

After saying that, he looked at Yu Daoxuan with anticipation in his eyes: "Junior Brother Yu, do you have any thoughts on this? If we can find an opportunity in the secret realm, we might be able to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining in one fell swoop."

Yu Daoxuan pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Hong, this island is unclaimed land. Once this secret realm appears, it will surely attract cultivators from all walks of life. At that time, it will be a chaotic mix of good and bad, and the dangers will be unpredictable."

"I currently only have the sixth level of Qi Refining cultivation, and my strength is insufficient, so I will not participate."

Upon hearing this, Hong Yongning sighed heavily, "Alas, I'm only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. I'm afraid I won't even be able to deal with the monsters in the secret realm. I can only watch others compete for opportunities."

He chatted with Yu Daoxuan for a few more minutes about trivial matters of cultivation, then got up to take his leave.

After the other party left, Yu Daoxuan reactivated the defensive formation and sat cross-legged back on the futon.

He knew in his heart that although the path to immortality valued competition, it was even more important to act according to one's abilities.

The situation of this mysterious realm is unknown, and what dangers it may hold is unknown.

Moreover, the cultivators who go there will definitely be a mixed bag, and there may even be Foundation Establishment or Purple Mansion cultivators.

If he rashly intrudes with his current cultivation level, he will only become someone else's stepping stone.

Moreover, he possesses the golden tablet's last words, which allow him to glimpse a glimpse into the future and avoid misfortune, so he doesn't need to take such risks to compete for unknown opportunities.

Suppressing his distracting thoughts, Yu Daoxuan took out a Blood Python Fruit from his storage bag.

There were twelve spiritual fruits on the blood python vine, and the three of them each received four.

He immediately opened his mouth and swallowed the Blood Python Fruit, then focused intently on refining it using the Yuan Yang Technique.

Once the Blood Python Fruit entered the stomach, it instantly transformed into a blazing, warm current that coursed through the body's meridians and then flowed to the limbs and bones.

About two hours later, a yellow light surged around Yu Daoxuan's body, which then quickly receded.

He slowly opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing in them.

After consuming this fruit, I clearly felt that the magical power in my dantian was becoming more abundant and refined, bringing me a big step closer to the seventh level of Qi Refining.