Immortal Life: Starting with Daily Last Words

Chapter 89 Star Marrow Essence Liquid, Heavenly Spirit Fruit

On the streets of the market, Yu Daoxuan looked at the beautiful woman in the red dress who suddenly appeared in front of him, quite surprised.

Shangguan Hong took out a foot-long jade box and a wooden box, instructing him to give the jade box to Qi Donglou, while the contents of the wooden box were considered a thank-you gift.

Yu Daoxuan suppressed his inner thoughts, cupped his hands, and said, "It is an honor for me to serve you, senior. How could I dare to accept any further gifts?"

"Take it." Shangguan Hong's expression was indifferent, brooking no refusal. "What I, Shangguan Hong, give away, I never take back."

Although she appeared calm on the surface, her mind was in turmoil.

Since learning a few days ago at Zhanmo Ridge that Yu Daoxuan was actually the disciple of that lecherous Qi Donglou, all sorts of past events flooded back to my mind like a tidal wave.

After thinking it over for several days, she finally made her current decision.

After handing the two items to Yu Daoxuan, she flew away gracefully.

Yu Daoxuan watched her hurried figure, sighed, and then turned and headed towards the direction of Tianquan Blessed Land.

However, they hadn't gone far when Shangguan Qingqing suddenly appeared in front of them again.

She took out a letter and asked Yu Daoxuan to pass it on to Guo Xiaotian.

Yu Daoxuan readily agreed.

"We'll be returning to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion tomorrow." As they parted, Shangguan Qingqing asked gently, "I wonder if my junior sister Yu has any messages for me to convey?"

Yu Daoxuan understood the meaning behind the other party's words, but he had no other thoughts in his mind except for the desire for immortality.

This obsession with immortality is something most people don't understand.

Only those who are from Earth can understand this kind of obsession.

He bowed respectfully and said solemnly, "I wish Aunt Qing, Aunt Hong, and the little princess a safe journey and a long and prosperous life."

Shangguan Qingqing gave him a meaningful look, and then, just like Shangguan Hong, she darted away and disappeared into the end of the alley in an instant.

After Shangguan Qingqing left, no one else suddenly appeared.

Yu Daoxuan returned to Tianquan Blessed Land smoothly.

Inside the cave, he activated the defensive formation and took out the goose egg pebble he had just obtained at the trade fair.

At the same time, the text on the golden tablet came to mind.

"My name is Yu Daoxuan. When you see this sentence, I will regret it. At the Dragon and Phoenix Courtyard trade fair, there was a seemingly ordinary pebble, but it was actually a divine object concealing its true nature. It was a Star Essence Stone."

The stone contains Star Essence Liquid, which absorbs the essence of stars and can stabilize and strengthen a cultivator's foundation. If consumed when breaking through to a higher realm, one's future foundation will far surpass that of other cultivators of the same level.

"If one takes this during the Foundation Establishment stage, their foundation will become even more solid, something that even elite disciples of Golden Core sects would find difficult to achieve."

Yu Daoxuan's face lit up with joy, while he secretly made plans in his heart.

Thousands of tall buildings rise from the ground.

If you want to go further on the path of cultivation, you must lay a solid foundation.

This Star Essence Elixir can even improve the quality of the Golden Core during the formation of the Golden Core.

Unfortunately, this Star Essence Stone is only the size of a goose egg, and the Star Essence Liquid inside is only enough for one dose.

He carefully put the item away and then took out the jade box that Shangguan Ling had given him.

When I was sorting through my loot earlier, there were so many things that I hadn't had a chance to open them yet.

The moment the jade box was opened, a clear and bright light shone out.

Inside the box lay a pure white spiritual fruit, its skin adorned with faint golden patterns, shaped like a crescent moon, and emitting a refreshing fragrance.

"Heavenly Spirit Fruit!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Yu Daoxuan's eyes.

The Heavenly Spirit Fruit is one of the three main ingredients for refining Foundation Establishment Pills. Even when taken alone, it can increase the success rate of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

More importantly, this medicine does not conflict with the foundation-building elixir "Illusory Moon True Water" that he obtained earlier.

This fruit is usually priced at over 10,000 spirit stones, but it is extremely rare and often has a price but no market.

"I never expected Princess Nihuang's gift to be so valuable."

Yu Daoxuan sighed softly, a sense of shame rising in his heart.

He originally did not want to get too involved in the cause and effect of outsiders' affairs, and the reason he stepped in to save them was simply to follow the secret instructions of the golden tablet.

But he quickly suppressed his shame.

He was just an ordinary disciple in the Qingyuan Sect, with no special background.

Walking in this dog-eat-dog world of cultivation, one must always be as cautious as if walking on thin ice; self-preservation is the safest course of action.

"In that case, there's no need to purchase any more Foundation Establishment Elixirs."

Yu Daoxuan was making plans in his mind.

With the Heavenly Spirit Fruit and the Illusionary Moon True Water, two foundation-building elixirs, and supplemented by the Five Elements Foundation Building Secret Technique, the success rate of breaking through to the foundation is far superior to that of Foundation Building Pills.

He carefully put away the Heavenly Spirit Fruit, then summoned the Mysterious Female Pearl, took out the gray animal skin inscribed with Primordial Script, and began to study it intently.

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As the sun rose and set, the Haiyue Island Market Fair officially began.

Like the Jade Dragon Island Market, the Haiyue Island Market Conference is divided into two parts. First, the six major Purple Mansion forces, including the Phoenix Heart Sect, take turns hosting a trade fair, which lasts for a total of six days.

What followed was a two-day auction, which was the most exciting part of the entire event.

The token for participating in trade fairs and auctions is the Sea Moon Token.

Ordinary cultivators can only obtain this by making a single purchase of one thousand spirit stones at a compliant shop in the market.

However, Yu Daoxuan had already obtained the Sea Moon Token from the Qin family on Golden Crocodile Island.

The latter is a local Purple Mansion force, and naturally has the right to issue the Sea Moon Decree.

However, the Qin family of Golden Crocodile Island only has one Purple Mansion, and its overall strength is relatively low, so it is not among the six major Purple Mansion forces in Jiuyuan Continent.

On this day, the sun blazed overhead, and the sky was filled with swirling red clouds.

Yu Daoxuan went to attend the first trade fair held by the Zhanlu Sword Sect. The fair was held at Jianming Tower in the eastern part of the market.

Jianming Tower is six stories high, magnificent in appearance, with carved beams and painted rafters.

The entrance was bustling with people coming and going.

After waiting in line for a while, he handed over the Sea Moon Token and, led by a maid in the building, arrived at the trading hall on the second floor.

The hall was bright and spacious, with dazzling lights. Dozens of cultivators had already arrived and taken their seats in a circle of exquisite seats, conversing in hushed tones.

In the center of the hall stood a three-foot-high platform, covered with a red patterned carpet and furnished with a set of exquisite tables and chairs for traders to use.

Yu Daoxuan found a seat, closed his eyes to rest, and waited for the trade fair to officially begin.

As the time drew nearer, more and more cultivators entered the hall, numbering around one or two hundred, making the scene increasingly lively and extraordinary.

Among them were many people of illustrious status, which drew gasps of amazement from the cultivators in the hall.

"Hiss, 'Sword Prince' Wei Zhaolin, I didn't expect him to attend the trade fair."

"The Purple Smoke Fairy from the Zhao family of Tianshui, and even this one, have come."

Several young cultivators from minor factions exclaimed in surprise upon seeing these extraordinary individuals.

A moment later, a deep and resonant bell rang out, echoing throughout the hall, and the noise instantly subsided.

A Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator dressed in the robes of the Zhanlu Sword Sect appeared on the high platform in a flash and loudly announced the official start of the trade fair.

He bowed respectfully to the four directions and said in a loud voice, "I am Cheng Yizhi of the Zhanlu Sword Sect. I am honored to have the honor of attending the trade fair hosted by our sect."

"The same rules apply. Each person can go on stage at a time, and each fellow Daoist may display a maximum of three treasures. The display time shall not exceed fifteen minutes."

"Fellow Daoists, please come up on stage in the order of your trade fair number plates to display your treasures and conduct the trade."

"Now, please welcome Fellow Daoist Number One to the stage."

After saying this, he walked to one side of the platform, leaving the central position for the cultivators who were going up to trade.

Yu Daoxuan had not checked the number plate he received from the maid of Zhanlu Sword Sect.

Upon hearing Cheng Yizhi's words, he took out his number plate and saw that it was number seventy-two, meaning he would have to wait a long time.

Subsequently, the cultivators who came to trade took to the stage one by one, each displaying the treasures in their hands.

Yu Daoxuan glanced at it and immediately lost interest.

These spiritual items were either low-level magical artifacts or ordinary pills, neither of which were of any use to him.

However, one of the cultivators took out a bottle of Jade Condensation Pill.

This kind of elixir is very beneficial to the cultivation improvement of cultivators in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and is extremely attractive.

Many mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the hall spoke up, wanting to exchange their own treasures for it.

The man quickly completed the transaction and stepped down from the stage.

However, the treasures displayed by the cultivators who took the stage next were all quite ordinary.

They are either common medicinal herbs or ordinary talismans and magical implements.

It wasn't until the very end, when a cultivator from the Zhanlu Sword Sect personally took the stage to display the treasure, that Yu Daoxuan began to consider it.

He traded the low-grade spiritual artifact "Broken Jade Splitting Gold Shuttle" and the top-grade defensive magic artifact "Jinyun Pouch" for an Ice Tide Stone.

This Icestone is a water-element treasure, its value comparable to the Wood Crystal he obtained previously, and it can be used for Five Elements Foundation Building.

He had originally planned to use the Moon Pearl as a water-elemental treasure to build his foundation.

However, the Moon Pearl can help Foundation Establishment cultivators break through to the Purple Mansion realm, making it a Purple Mansion spiritual medicine.

Compared to items like Yi Wood Crystal, it is much more expensive, so using it for foundation building is somewhat wasteful.

Therefore, he planned to use it to cultivate the superior divine power of "Great Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light", or as a spiritual medicine to break through to the Purple Mansion.

After completing this transaction, although some of the spiritual items that were displayed on stage afterward were also quite valuable, he did not make any further moves since they did not contain any Foundation Establishment Elixirs.

Over the next five days, he attended trade fairs held by the Phoenix Heart Sect, the Jade Sea Xiao Family, and other major Purple Mansion forces, but still came up empty-handed.

Although some gold-related treasures appeared during this period, their quality was too ordinary and could not meet his needs for foundation building.

"It seems we can only pin our hopes on tomorrow's auction."

Back at Tianquan Paradise, Yu Daoxuan took out a gold-embossed sticker.

This is the auction list that the Yu Hai Xiao family, which is holding today's trade fair, distributed to each participating cultivator after the event. It lists most of the items that will be auctioned.

Yu Daoxuan quickly scanned the list, which included many precious spiritual items such as high-grade spiritual artifacts, second-tier high-grade talismans, and foundation-building elixirs.

What concerned him most was that the final item on the list was a high-level metal-elemental spiritual object.

"It seems I'll inevitably have to compete fiercely with others tomorrow."

Yu Daoxuan's gaze fell on the name of the gold-elemental spiritual object, and he thought to himself.

The value and usefulness of this high-level metal-elemental spiritual item surpasses that of the Yi Wood Crystal, so successfully acquiring it will certainly not be easy.

He put down the list, calmed his mind, sat cross-legged on the futon, and began to devote himself to cultivating the "Supreme Golden Chapter".

The next day at dawn, Yu Daoxuan got ready and headed to the venue for the auction.

This auction was jointly organized by six major Purple Mansion forces, including Zhanlu Sword Sect and Fengxin Sect, and was extremely attractive.

Not only local cultivators participated, but even many Foundation Establishment cultivators from neighboring continents traveled thousands of miles to attend, resulting in a gathering of hundreds of people.

Yu Daoxuan even saw a Foundation Establishment cultivator from his sect.

However, the other party came from a prestigious sect or family, and he was not very familiar with them, so he did not go up to acknowledge them.

But for some reason, he did not see Cao Can. Perhaps the other party had left on other business, or had already obtained the spiritual object he wanted at this conference.

Yu Daoxuan sat in the auction hall. Seeing that the auction would not start for a while, he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, waiting for the event to begin.

Not long after, a deep bell rang out in the palace, and the entire place fell silent instantly as all the cultivators turned their gaze to the high platform.

A Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator dressed in a cloud-patterned Daoist robe slowly walked up to the high platform.

He first read out the usual auction rules, and finally announced the official start of the auction.

Following that, one item after another was brought to the stage and auctioned off in order of value.

As the auction progressed, the items became increasingly valuable, and the bidding intensified.

When some high-level spiritual artifacts and breakthrough pills appeared, they sparked a bidding frenzy at the auction, with many cultivators vying to bid against each other.

Yu Daoxuan did not bid, but waited quietly for the high-level metal elemental spiritual item to appear.

Several hours later, the third-to-last item was presented.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator presiding over the auction suddenly raised his voice, his tone becoming somewhat impassioned.