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"Five hundred? I've broken my leg! Since you don't believe me, I won't sell it to you. Even if it withers and becomes completely worthless, I still won't sell it to you. Do you think I'm an easy target?"

The old woman looked humiliated, and having encountered a buyer who didn't know her value, she was too lazy to say anything more.

"Since that's the case, I'll trust you. How about I offer you a thousand? If you still don't sell, then I'll leave."

Ling Xiu had no intention of getting entangled and made a move to get up and leave.

He had already realized that this old woman was no ordinary person; otherwise, her cultivation level could not have reached the early stage of the Condensation Realm. Her claim that her husband had broken his leg was most likely a lie.

The origin of this three-tailed windleaf grass is probably not clean.

"Wait, since you really want it, I'll sell it to you. This deal is a huge loss, and I don't know how I'm going to explain it to my father when I get back."

The old woman spoke while displaying an expression of utter reluctance.

Ling Xiu sneered inwardly. He was putting on quite a show, his attitude was so tough just now.

The two parties eventually agreed on a price of one thousand low-grade spirit stones. Ling Xiu was secretly delighted. After paying the spirit stones, he quickly put away the spirit herb and hurriedly left the stall.

Although the medicinal herbs had withered and lost most of their medicinal effects, the presence of the Qiankun Xuanhu (mysterious gourd) could easily resolve these problems.

And so, Ling Xiu successfully obtained one of the main ingredients for refining the Profound Pill!

Afterwards, Ling Xiu went to Danling Pavilion in the South City to continue his search, but this time he did not have good luck again.

He searched every shop in the pavilion but could not find any trace of Cloud Grass or Separation Fruit.

"It seems that these two main ingredients are simply not available on the market. It's not feasible to rely on small-scale acquisitions to refine the Tongxuan Pill ourselves. We can only pin our hopes on the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce's auction."

Ling Xiu looked helpless, but he felt he had done his best and had no regrets.

He had no choice but to prepare to leave Danling Pavilion in the South City when a sudden tremor ran through the depths of his soul.

"What happened?"

He immediately activated his divine sense to investigate, and found that the source of the anomaly was the Qiankun Xuanhu (Heaven and Earth Mystic Gourd).

"Is it the Void Heaven Divine Top Insect?"

The strange insect, which looked remarkably like a golden grasshopper, began to awaken, its golden wings on its back trembling slightly.

It looked eager to break free from its cocoon, its vigorous life force constantly breaking free from the constraints of the Xuanhu space.

Ling Xiu was overjoyed; this was the best news he could get right now.

Without further delay, he turned and weaved through the crowd, rushing back to Zhenxu Pavilion.

Upon returning to his room, he immediately activated the Xuan-rank magic array seal. The array instantly enveloped the entire True Ruins Pavilion, mobilizing the evil spirit energy to isolate outsiders and prevent anyone from approaching.

The room was completely isolated from the outside world; no one could detect a trace of life or hear a sound from outside.

The emergence of the ancient alien insects is a great secret, and not a single word of it must be leaked.

With everything arranged, he took out the jade bowl from the Qiankun Xuanhu and placed the light cocoon containing the Void Heaven Divine Top Insect inside.

His movements were very gentle. The immortal rain in the jade bowl had already been completely absorbed by the alien insects. At this moment, the cocoon of light was flowing with a warm and brilliant golden light, illuminating the entire room.

The surface of the cocoon is covered with intricate patterns resembling veins, with a flowing light. The ancient insects inside the cocoon are surging with vitality, containing terrifying life force.

Click! Click!

Vibrations came from the cocoon one after another, and crisp impact sounds rang out continuously. The small insect inside the cocoon was struggling and was about to break out of the cocoon.

The heart of the Void Heaven Divine Insect beats strongly, causing the surrounding spiritual energy to ripple and radiate layers of spiritual light.

Ling Xiu took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on the cocoon of light, his heart filled with anticipation, his palms clenched and even sweating.

boom!boom!

The impact grew increasingly violent, and the insect, having gathered its strength, launched its final assault.

In the blink of an eye, a crack appeared on the side of the cocoon, and the crack spread rapidly, soon covering the entire cocoon.

"Snap!"

With a crisp sound, the cocoon of light shattered.

After a burst of dazzling golden light, it receded inward, and the cocoon of light completely disintegrated.

The Void Heaven Divine Beetle then emitted a sharp chirp, the sound of which was extremely penetrating and pierced straight into the soul, causing even Ling Xiu's mind to tremble.

Even though he had a blood connection with the alien insects, his soul was still impacted, his vision went black, and he almost collapsed to the ground.

It took him more than ten breaths to calm himself down.

Even though he had made preparations in advance, he was still shocked by this power, and Ling Xiu was overjoyed.

"Truly extraordinary. It has only just hatched, yet its cry is enough to shake the soul, even affecting my cultivation at the peak of the True Condensation Realm."

The shattered cocoon of light burst forth with even brighter golden light, and the Void Heaven Divine Insect flapped its golden wings, circling and flying above Ling Xiu's head.

As the golden light gradually faded, Ling Xiu was able to see the full appearance of this ancient alien insect.

Just as described in ancient texts, it is only the size of a thumb, yet it possesses terrifying power that can shake one's very soul.

The insect's body was unlike flesh and blood; it was as if it were carved from pure gold. Its two antennae at the front were like gold threads, and its eyes shone like jewels.

The Void Heaven Divine Top Insect was surrounded by a divine, noble, and mysterious aura, making it hard to imagine that such a small body contained such enormous energy.

Its golden wings appear translucent and thin, yet they are covered with intricate patterns, subtly carrying the power of the laws of heaven and earth.

Its wings trembled slightly, and a sharp whistle rang out again, piercing straight into the soul. Those with weaker cultivation would probably writhe in pain on the ground instantly, its power extremely terrifying.

The exquisitely small Void God-Top Insects fluttered and danced in the room, exuding an ancient and ferocious aura that was terrifying and awe-inspiring. It truly lived up to its reputation as an ancient and exotic species.

Before long, Ling Xiu stretched out his palm, and the aura of shared bloodline transformed into a summoning signal. The Void Heaven Divine Insect immediately sensed a familiar warmth.

Swish!

A flash of golden light, and the little insect landed in Ling Xiu's palm in an instant, so fast that he didn't even have time to react.

A cool sensation came from his fingertips. Ling Xiu looked down and saw the delicate little insect tilting its head, its jewel-like eyes staring straight at him. It had already recognized him as its master and was rubbing its little head against his fingers.

The insect has only two sharp teeth, one on each side, which are extremely sharp, clearly indicating that it is a carnivorous creature.

Ling Xiu used his divine sense to investigate and could clearly perceive the deadly and terrifying power hidden within its body.

This little thing is a nightmare for cultivators.

With a flap of its wings, it could stir up a bone-chilling wind; with a cry, it could pierce through flesh and tear apart the soul; coupled with its extreme speed, the ancient alien insect's talent was truly too heaven-defying.

"This is truly a treasure!"

Ling Xiu could not hide his excitement and praised repeatedly.

He carefully brought the Void Heaven Divine Worm close to his eyes, examining its body closely, filled with curiosity about how many mysterious abilities this ancient worm still possessed.