Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 55 Hundred-year Token

Hmm?

Upon hearing this, Manager Liu's expression changed, and he asked hurriedly, "What do you mean by that?"

After finishing, he stared intently at Zhao Sheng.

Zhao Sheng extended his right hand and gently patted the jade box, speaking indifferently, "What if I sell it to you? Wouldn't that be a good thing?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Liu was taken aback, but his anger turned to joy, and he laughed, "Taoist Zhao, what do you mean by this? Liu cannot produce a Foundation Establishment Pill."

Zhao Sheng also smiled and said, "There's no need for a Foundation Establishment Pill, just an equivalent amount of Elixir Pills and Spirit Stones will do. I merely wish to make friends with Manager Liu."

As the saying goes, listen to the tone as well as the words.

Manager Liu was quick-witted and immediately understood that the person opposite him was in need of something.

He relaxed, his face breaking into a joyful smile, "Very well! Taoist Zhao, I accept your friendship. Should you face any difficulties in the future, feel free to seek me out."

Zhao Sheng inwardly praised the other's experienced handling of matters, but his face suddenly showed a hint of hesitation, and he faltered a few times as if he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

Seeing this, Manager Liu asked at just the right moment, "Brother Zhao, do you perhaps really have a problem? Feel free to speak up and let Liu hear it."

Seeing the other's perfectly coordinated response, Zhao Sheng could not help but show a look of "gratitude" and took the opportunity to reveal his true intentions.

"To be honest, Brother Liu, my family has a large population, and the place we currently live is becoming too cramped. The family is quite worried. Do you know where we could find a new spirit land to rent?"

Brother Liu, having come from the Elixir Cauldron Sect and being well-informed, may know of any spirit lands available for rent?"

Manager Liu was shocked after hearing this, privately amazed at the other's well-informed sources.

Two months ago, indeed, word had spread from the Elder Hall of the sect about hosting a small auction to rent out several unused Spirit Veins.

However, this auction was merely for show.

Long before this, those several Spirit Veins had already been discreetly claimed by others.

Zhao Sheng's sudden desire to intervene was like snatching food from the jaws of a tiger.

Thinking this, Manager Liu shook his head secretly, about to say he had heard nothing of the sort, but just as he was about to speak, he saw Zhao Sheng playing with the Red Fire Ganoderma, a smile that was not quite a smile on his face.

His expression stiffened, and he hesitated.

Looking at the Red Fire Ganoderma before him, Manager Liu's eyes grew increasingly covetous.

Even though he came from a prominent family with several Golden Core Ancestors in it,

the larger the family, the fiercer the competition.

Although he was of the Direct Lineage, obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill was not easy.

This Red Fire Ganoderma, in the hands of outsiders, could only be exchanged for one Foundation Establishment Pill.

If it were in his hands, turning to the family elders to refine it could net at least several more Foundation Establishment Pills in just one transaction.

Forget it,

Even if it offended some connected families, how could the formidable Liu family of the Elixir Cauldron Sect fear a few struggling small families?

Once Manager Liu made up his mind, he immediately said, "Not to hide from you, my sect recently indeed intends to release a few Hundred-year Tokens. Brother, you've come to the right person."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Sheng thought to himself, "It's you I was looking for. I've already spent hundreds of Spirit Stones for this."

As soon as Manager Liu finished speaking, Zhao Sheng immediately replied with "joy"¸ "Really? That's great!

May I ask, Brother Liu, how might one procure a Hundred-year Token?"

Manager Liu glanced at the Red Fire Ganoderma and said nothing.

Zhao Sheng, quickly catching on, generously declared, "Brother Liu, rest assured! No matter the outcome, I will sell this Red Fire Ganoderma only to you."

Upon hearing these words, Manager Liu showed a satisfied smile and then said warmly, "Three months from now, my Elixir Cauldron Sect will host an auction for the Hundred-year Token. Anyone with an invitation can participate. However..."

Seeing the other party hesitating in his words, Zhao Sheng couldn't help but ask seriously, "But what? Please speak clearly, Brother Liu."

Cough cough!

Manager Liu coughed twice, somewhat embarrassedly saying, "Not to deceive you, Brother. Those few Hundred-year Tokens have... have already found their next master."

Zhao Sheng smiled slightly and calmly said, "Zhao naturally wouldn't make Brother Liu uncomfortable. I only want an invitation. This shouldn't be too difficult for Brother Liu, right?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Liu was overjoyed and immediately patted his chest to assure, "Just an invitation. Rest assured, give me at most half a month. Come back to the Elixir Cauldron Pavilion, and I promise to deliver the invitation."

Zhao Sheng laughed and said, "Then I'll trouble Brother Liu."

"Rest assured, it's a small matter."

With these words, both parties were very pleased.

A quarter of an hour later, Manager Liu enthusiastically escorted Zhao Sheng to the door of the Elixir Cauldron Pavilion, finally watching him leave.

...

Leaving the Elixir Cauldron Pavilion, Zhao Sheng crossed several streets, then darted into an inn. When he came out again, he had a different face.

Next, he aimlessly roamed around the inner city until he was sure no one was following him, then he switched back to his original appearance and returned to his residence.

As soon as he got home, Zhao Sheng immediately entered the quiet room.

After sitting cross-legged on the cushion, Zhao Sheng took off his storage bag and took out a bunch of bottles and jars.

There were ten bottles of Gathering Spirit Pills, ten bottles of Nourishing Spirit Pills, seven bottles of Vessel Firming Pills, four bottles of Bursting Spirit Pills, three bottles of Breakthrough Pills...

In addition to various types of First-stage Spirit Pills, Zhao Sheng had also specifically exchanged some spirit medicine seeds. Together, they were worth about thirty thousand spirit stones, which was exactly the market price of a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Zhao Sheng knew he had lost out.

These elixir pills were sold to him by Manager Liu at market price, which meant his cost was definitely lower.

But Zhao Sheng did not regret it. In some matters, a loss could be a blessing, and one must have foresight.

After checking the elixir pills, Zhao Sheng put most of them back into the storage bag, leaving only one bottle of Gathering Spirit Pills in his hand.

Gathering Spirit Pill was a First-rank top-grade Spirit Pill with effects 30 percent better than those of the Spirit Origin Pill.

As a "waste" with Four Spirit Roots, if Zhao Sheng wanted to achieve Foundation Establishment, he was destined to become a player who relied heavily on pills.

After consuming a Gathering Spirit Pill, Zhao Sheng closed his eyes to meditate, sitting cross-legged; soon, countless colorful particles of spiritual energy emerged in the air.

As the effect of the Gathering Spirit Pill dispersed, the speed of the Spirit Power Vortex in Zhao's Dantian suddenly increased by a third, pulling in the spiritual energy particles faster than before.

Correspondingly, the subsequent purification and refining processes also significantly sped up.

Zhao Sheng estimated that with the aid of the Gathering Spirit Pill, what would normally take at least eight years to break through the Qi Refining Fifth Level now required only five to six years.

Saving at least two years, this deal was very cost-effective.

Zhao Sheng, delighted by his gains, cultivated for three days and three nights, until he could no longer maintain his energy, then came out of the quiet room, crawled into bed, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

...

Seven days later, in the quiet room,

Zhao Sheng sat cross-legged on the cushion, with a scroll spread out on the floor in front of him,

The left side of the book page was packed with tiny words, while the right side showed a complex and intricate arrangement of talismanic symbols.

The talismanic symbols Zhao Sheng was studying were recorded in the Jade Void Talisman Scripture as a Second Order True Talisman known as the "Illusion Shadow Escape."

The Illusion Shadow Escape Talisman belonged to one type of Water Element Talisman and was also a type of tunneling talisman.

In the Cultivation World, as a talisman primarily used for life-saving, tunneling talismans were always several times more expensive than other talismans.

But correspondingly, tunneling talismans were also among the most difficult to craft in the category of talismans.