Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

"Sixteen thousand taels!" Gu Chen shook his head and said, "Too little. One box is worth at least fifty thousand taels. Do you think I don't know its value? Four boxes are worth at least two hundred thousand taels."

of course.

Gu Chen was truly clueless; he knew nothing about jewelry. He was just trying to swindle the shopkeeper.

Let's see if we can pawn some more silver.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper looked troubled.

Gu Chen's jewels are indeed worth two hundred thousand taels.

However, in that case, their pawnshops wouldn't make much profit.

"Senior, the maximum is 190,000 taels. We can't afford more than that," the shopkeeper said.

"196,000 taels, please. If it's less, I'll go to another pawnshop. There are other pawnshops around here besides yours," Gu Chen said.

After thinking for a moment, the shopkeeper said, "Alright."

Of the 196,000 taels, he could get a commission of 2,000 taels, and their pawnshop could also earn at least 2,000 taels.

Earning less is better than earning nothing.

finally.

Gu Chen received 194,000 taels from the pawnshop.

Gu Chen then went to the institutions in the city that sold pills.

"I want to buy 68 Grade 3 Transformation Pills for Travelers at once. How much is one pill, and what kind of discount is available?"

After a moment's thought, the shopkeeper said, "Two thousand taels of silver per piece, 94% discount."

It's 10% off more than before.

"Okay." Gu Chen took out 130,560 taels of silver and handed it to him.

Sixty-eight Transformation Pills, after a 4% discount, that's all you get.

The shopkeeper accepted the money.

Upon entering the pavilion, they took out seven small porcelain bottles and handed them to Gu Chen. Gu Chen took them and checked that the quantity of the pills was accurate.

Leave directly.

Then they returned to Jiuwan City.

It was already evening when we returned to Jiuwan City.

In his mansion.

Gu Chen began to break through.

Take out the Four Beasts Celestial Phenomenon Technique and put it into the copper bowl.

To break through to the Transformation Sea Realm, one must first comprehend the cultivation technique.

The cultivation technique corresponding to the Transformation of the Sea Realm is the "Vermilion Bird Transformation of the Sea Chapter".

[For five thousand taels of silver, one can comprehend the "Vermilion Bird Transforms into the Sea" chapter.]

"It will cost two thousand taels of silver more than the second chapter, 'White Tiger Breaking the Aperture Chapter.'" Gu Chen put in the silver and chose to comprehend it without hesitation.

The silver in the bowl disappeared.

Gu Chen comprehended this cultivation technique.

The Vermilion Bird Transforms into the Sea Chapter.

The Vermilion Bird phenomenon is condensed, giving birth to the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Fire, which opens up the spiritual sea within the dantian, and then the true essence is refined into liquid to slowly fill the spiritual sea.

After comprehending the technique.

Gu Chen then placed sixty-eight Transformation Pills into the copper bowl.

Begin exchanging for cultivation breakthrough.

Sixty-eight Rank 3 Transformation Pills can be exchanged for 680 days of pure cultivation.

Gu Chen chose to exchange.

In an instant, an immense amount of cultivation power was poured into his body.

Gu Chen immediately activated his cultivation technique, the Vermilion Bird Transformation into the Sea, transforming it into the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Flame to open up the soul within his dantian.

A massive amount of cultivation power was transformed into the Vermilion Bird Nirvana Flame, and the Vermilion Bird phenomenon appeared behind Gu Chen, heading towards the opening of his dantian and spiritual sea.

The Vermilion Bird phenomenon attracted the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which quickly entered his body through his acupoints, gradually filling the newly opened spiritual sea.

boom!

Within Gu Chen's dantian, it was as if a miniature universe had exploded.

The previously condensed true essence vortex exploded, turning into a cloud of true essence mist. Then, it was burned by the Vermilion Bird Fire, turning into liquid true essence that fell down, continuously accumulating more and more, from a small water ball to a pond, and then to a lake.

Evolving towards the ocean.

period.

Gu Chen's physical body and soul were repeatedly tempered by the Vermilion Bird's Nirvana Fire. Each tempering was like a rebirth, eliminating all hidden dangers and ailments, and the strength of his physical body and soul continued to increase.

A new surge of true essence, the Vermilion Bird True Essence, was born.

The essence merges into a new type of true essence, initially combining the vitality of the Azure Dragon, the killing power of the White Tiger, and the rebirth power of the Vermilion Bird. The illusory images of the four symbols emerge above the spiritual sea of ​​the dantian. The true essence possesses the triple characteristics of vitality, killing power, and rebirth, integrating offense and defense.

When the Sea of ​​Transformation is reached, the spiritual sea is stable and boundless, and the true essence is extremely abundant. The divine soul and the true essence of the spiritual sea merge and bind for the first time, stepping into the perfection of the Sea of ​​Transformation realm, and one can touch the threshold of the Core Formation realm.

This breakthrough took almost half an hour.

All cultivation points have been transferred.

He broke through to the early stage of the fifth-grade Sea Transformation Realm.

A spiritual sea was born in his dantian.

The amount of true essence stored in Gu Chen's body surged.

When the physical body and soul were tempered by the Vermilion Bird's Nirvana Fire, their strength was greatly increased.

Gu Chen's eyesight, hearing, and reaction speed have all improved.

The power of his soul also increased the range of his soul's projection by at least twenty meters.

Upon reaching the Transformation Sea Realm, each breakthrough will temper and enhance the soul, preparing it for future breakthroughs to the upper three ranks.

We have now reached the early stage of the Transformation Sea Realm.

To reach the mid-stage of the Transformation Sea Realm, seventy Transformation Sea Pills are required.

After the discount, it would cost around 134,000 taels.

He now possesses 196,000 taels from this treasure hunt, plus the 46,000 taels he had left before.

There are 240,200 taels.

It cost five thousand taels of silver to comprehend the Vermilion Bird Transformation into the Sea technique.

I bought sixty-eight Huahai Pills, which cost more than 130,000 taels of silver.

There are still more than 107,000 taels left.

There is still a shortfall of more than 20,000 taels.

We need to store it for a while longer.

He reaped a rich harvest at the Venerable's tomb this time.

They obtained the formulas for the Innate Grade 4 Yi Jin Dan and the Innate Grade 5 Ji Zang Dan.

In the future, we can add the production of these two types of pills.

Improve his ability to earn money.

It won't take a month to raise enough.

Gu Chen took out the formulas for the Yi Jin Dan and the Ji Zang Dan.

First, put the Yi Jin Dan formula into a copper bowl.

[The recipe for a Grade 4 Innate Tendon-Changing Pill can be exchanged for alchemy insights for 200 taels of silver.]

not much.

Gu Chen put in two hundred taels of silver and directly selected to exchange.

With the silver gone, Gu Chen gained insights into refining the Yi Jin Dan (Muscle/Tendon Changing Pill).

carry on.

Gu Chen then placed the recipe for the sacrificial elixir into the copper bowl.

[The recipe for the Innate Grade 5 Divine Elixir can be exchanged for alchemy insights for 250 taels of silver.]

Gu Chen put in 250 taels of silver and directly selected to exchange.

With the silver gone, Gu Chen gained insights into refining the Sacrifice Pill.

"Starting tomorrow, I'll have the Cheng family acquire the materials for these two types of pills and begin refining them," Gu Chen decided.

He charges 120 taels for each Qi and Blood Pill he refines.

He charges 240 taels for each Skin Tempering Pill he refines.

He charges 360 taels of silver for each Bone Forging Pill he refines.

The price of Yi Jin Dan and Ji Zang Dan increases by 120 taels for each level.

He can charge 480 taels for refining one Yi Jin Dan.

He can charge 600 taels for refining a sacrificial pill.

Gu Chen prepared.

From now on, we only need to refine three kinds of pills: Bone Forging Pill, Tendon Changing Pill, and Dirty Cleansing Pill.

After all, his daily output is limited.

He could normally only refine four batches of pills a day.

Naturally, one should refine elixirs that yield high profits.

Anyway, the Cheng family has grown up now.

The trade routes he controls have formed a stable sales channel for pills, and there is no problem selling the four batches of pills he refines every day.

Gu Chen planned to refine two batches of Bone Forging Pills, one batch of Tendon Changing Pills, and one batch of Dirty Cleansing Pills every day.

He can earn 720 taels of silver from these two batches of Bone Forging Pills.

One batch of Easy Purchase Pills yields a profit of 480 taels, while one batch of Sacrifice Pills yields a profit of 600 taels.

With all four furnaces combined, he could earn 1,800 taels a day.

That's 54,000 taels a month.

In addition, there's the 20,000 taels of silver the Cheng family gives them every month.

Then he could earn more than 74,000 taels a month.

That's truly terrifying.

In this way...

Even if he breaks through to the Transformation Sea Realm, the money for the pills that each minor realm requires is tens of thousands of taels of silver, which he can raise in a short time.

At most two months' worth of income would be enough for him to break through a small level.

In at most six months, he will be able to reach the peak of the fifth-grade Transformation Sea Realm.

Who else could do that?

To have such a fast cultivation speed.

Moreover, his cultivation level was achieved through diligent practice of his cultivation techniques, resulting in an extremely pure and solid foundation.

There is absolutely no need to worry about the foundation being unstable.

Gu Chen continued.

Take out the Sage Realm Third Stage Technique, "Blood Transformation Profound Technique," which I obtained in the tomb today.

This is the cultivation method practiced by the tomb owner who was at the half-step Earthly Venerable Realm, and could be cultivated to the first-grade perfect realm.

I wonder what level it belongs to in the cultivation techniques of the three realms of sages.

You can keep it for now.

When he reaches the fourth rank of perfection and begins to strive for the third rank, if he cannot obtain top-tier cultivation techniques from the Night Watch Division...

We will use this technique as a substitute.

Because the master of this technique, that half-step Earth Venerable, ultimately failed to reach the Earth Venerable realm.

Gu Chen figured that this technique probably wasn't among the top-tier techniques in the Sage Realm.

Next, Gu Chen took out the first-grade martial art left behind by the tomb owner, "Nine Blades of Blood Transformation".

He can practice this sword technique when he reaches the upper three realms.

Gu Chen took a look.

The Blood Transformation Nine Cuts technique, the first three of which are of the third-grade martial arts power.

The Three-Strike Technique is a martial art of the second rank in terms of power.

The last three strikes are of the power of a first-grade martial art.

When cultivation reaches its peak, one can combine nine blades into one, condensing the Blood Transformation Divine Blade, which can pose a threat even to those at the Earth Venerable Realm.

I will continue my spiritual practice later.

He is now unable to cultivate or use it.

First-grade martial arts belong to the category of upper-third-grade martial arts.

The required amount of true essence is terrifying, and it needs to be used in conjunction with the power of the divine soul.

Even if the power of this sword technique is comparable to the first of the three strikes in a third-grade martial art, it is not something he can currently execute.

Even if all his true essence and spiritual power were drained, he still wouldn't be able to unleash this first strike.

Gu Chen estimated that he had to reach at least the fourth rank, form a Yuan Dan within his body, and rely on the vast true essence within the Yuan Dan, as well as his ever-growing divine soul power, to barely be able to unleash it.

Let's leave it for now.