Chapter 254: Underworld Court Adds Another Powerful Generali
Translator: 549690339
The cultivator spoke while fishing a semi-transparent jade box out of his storage bag.
The surface of the jade box was adorned with talismans, and inside lay a short piece of jade bamboo root.
The Jade Bamboo appeared as though made from glazed glass, its roots crowded and packed into the bottom of the box, each carrying different lengths of fissures.
“Fellow cultivators, be careful, this Illusion Sound Bamboo root knot can be a bit noisy.”
The cultivator issued a warning, and then opened the jade box.
At the moment the box opened, the fissures on the root seemed to magnify dramatically, and then, a cacophony of strange sounds assaulted Lu Xuan’s ear, as if hundreds of different demons were roaring right beside him, giving him a sense of dizziness.
With a thought, he allowed his spiritual power to flow over the orifices of his ears, leaving a spiritual power film in the ear hole to filter out the noise.
“What a ruckus, no wonder it has so many fissures,” He sighed, while closely examining the glazed jade bamboo root in the hands of the cultivator.
Regardless of its troublesome nature, this kind of rare and unusual spiritual plant was something he wished to possess.
What troubled him was what he ought to exchange for it.
The treasured items he could exchange were few, there were two fourth-grade Cloud Mountain Jade Tablets, five pieces of fourth-grade Red Gang Jade Spirit Ore, and one third-grade Explosion Bead, some Dan of Burning Element, three spheres of Hundred-Year Ice Spirit, and three Jian Hu Gourds that he had cultivated himself.
Of the remaining third-grade magical weapons, the fourth-grade Roaring Sea Sword Charm, and the Great Sun Sword Charms, they were useful things he had decided to keep.
Considering everything, it seemed that the only suitable items for trading were a piece of the fourth-grade Red Gang Jade and a third-grade Sword Gourd.
“Illusion Sound Bamboo is a fourth-grade Spiritual Plant. It is rumored it can mimic human speech, animal language, and all kinds of strange sounds in the world. It is the preferred material for refining flutes with powerful sonic attacks, and it can also be refined into other special magical instruments.” After the cultivator finished his introduction, more than thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators fell silent.
They pondered about the bamboo. The instruments that could be made from it were quite niche. The mature jade bamboo would be worth considering. But a root segment of it, not so much.
A fourth-grade spiritual plant requires several years of cultivation, and there is no guarantee that they could successfully cultivate such a rare plant. Thus, most of the cultivators on the scene lost interest in exchanging for it.
Half a moment passed, the cultivator on the stage was about to lose patience and withdraw, when a Foundation Establishment First-term Stage Cultivator made a bid.
“Brother, I have a third-grade magical weapon in my hand, the Cold Dragon Spear, which is made by refining the bones of a third-grade water-element flood dragon. How about we swap it for your Illusion Sound Bamboo Root Knot?”
He held up a spear about a meter long, snow white in color, radiating cold.
The cultivator on the stage revealed a color of interest. Although the third- grade Cold Dragon Spear was slightly inferior to the fourth-grade Illusion Sound Bamboo Root Knot, it was extremely suitable for his current needs.
“Brother, I have a piece of fourth-grade Red Gang Jade Spirit Ore here. How about we exchange it for your Illusion Sound Bamboo root knot?”
Just as he was about to agree, a clear voice suddenly rang out from a secluded corner.
Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw an outstandingly handsome cultivator with clear eyes looking at him, in his hand was an uneven piece of reddish ore, within which a substance resembling jade marrow was flowing slowly.
“Fourth-grade Red Gang Jade?”
The other cultivator exclaimed. The value of spirit ores is generally higher than that of spirit plants. Red Gang Jade can be used to refine a flying sword and other magical weapons. Compared to the Illusion Sound Bamboo root knot, it was significantly overpriced.
“Are you sure you want to exchange it with me?”
With some disbelief, the cultivator inquired Lu Xuan.
“More than happy to.”
Lu Xuan replied with a smile.
The slight overpricing wasn’t a big deal to him. As long as he could cultivate the Illusion Sound Bamboo to a good quality, he could make up for the loss. With his ability to grasp the state of the spiritual plant at any time, it was not difficult to achieve. Furthermore, once the plant was mature, it would earn him a Light Cluster reward. Combining that with the Fourth Grade Spiritual Plant’s Light Cluster, it would indeed be a profitable deal.
The cultivator who owned the Cold Dragon spear returned to his seat, frustrated by Lu Xuan’s bid.
Lu Xuan’s Red Gang Jade floated in mid-air in front of the cultivator.
The Illusion Sound Bamboo root knot also fell back into his hand and was tightly closed in the jade box, not letting its strange noise leak out.
After obtaining the Illusion Sound Bamboo Root Knot, it was quickly Lu Xuan’s turn to go on stage.
He walked up the stage with steady steps.
“Greetings to my senior brothers and sisters, the treasure I’ve brought for exchange this time is a special charm.
Its name is the Cloud Mountain Jade Tablet, a fourth-grade artifact made from Jade essence. It can be used directly as a protective magical artifact to ward off evils and disasters, oryou can inscribe runes on it to kill Demon envoys.”
“It is mainly used to exchange for spirit seeds of the corresponding rank, or spirit beast fetuses, young beasts. You can also exchange it for a strange fire of the same rank.”
He said slowly.
The appearance of the Cloud Mountain Jade Tablet caused a slight stir among the cultivators at the scene.
Artifacts that can work on demon envoys are very rare. The Cloud Mountain Jade Tablet itself has the function of warding off evils and disasters. Wearing it directly on your body has an amazing effect. Furthermore, it can be used to draw runes and harm demon envoys. It is indeed considered very good among similar treasures.
“Junior Brother Lu, I have a four-level magical tool, how about exchanging it with you?”
Underneath the stage, a Foundation Establishment Mid-term cultivator called out to him.
“Sorry, senior brother, I only want Spirit seeds or Spirit beast fetuses and the likes.”
Lu Xuan shook his head firmly. The four-level magical tool was naturally not inferior in value to the Cloud Mountain Jade Tablet of the same rank. However, if it could be replaced with a Fourth Grade Spirit Plant, it would have a world of difference for Lu Xuan.
After his refusal, a few more people came forward wanting to exchange artifacts or elixir talismans with him, but all ended up with the same result.
For most cultivators, the most common items on their bodies are magical tools, elixirs, charms, spiritual medicine, spirit ores, etc., and very few people carry spirit seeds around.
After getting the spiritual seeds, either they plant them directly, or quickly sell them to avoid the loss of vitality of the spiritual seeds. As Lu Xuan only wanted to exchange for Spirit Plant species outside the Agricultural Hall Jade Scroll, so none met his requirements for a long time.
Left with no choice, Lu Xuan had to take his Cloud Mountain Jade Tablet off the stage.
“Junior Brother Lu, I have a somewhat evil seed in my hand. I don’t know its species or rank. I wonder if you are interested?”
As soon as he sat down, a short and fat elder came over with a kindly smile on his face.
“Oh? Senior brother, could you show it to me?”
Upon hearing about the unknown species of the evil seed, Lu Xuan immediately took a keen interest.
The short and fat elder looked around, put down a film of spiritual power, blocking other probing spiritual senses and eyesight.
“That spiritual seed is a bit special, it’s not convenient for other sect members to see, please understand, junior brother.”
Seeing that Lu Xuan had no objections, he took something out of his storage bag.
A hollow blood ball, the surface of the blood ball seems to be woven from countless slender blood vessels. In it, there seemed to be boundless sea blood, and in the blood sea, there’s a blood-colored flower, rooted in the blood sea. The petals bloom layer by layer, then quickly wither, turning into countless blood spots, falling into the blood sea.
It’s constantly repeating the process of blooming, withering, and blooming again.
“This blood ball seed was a spoil of war I seized after killing an evil cultivator. I’m not clear about its species or rank, I only roughly saw that it’s a spirit seed.
And it’s a bit evil, If you hold it in your hand for too long, you’ll involuntarily have a bloodthirsty impulse.”
The short and fat elder said solemnly.
Lu Xuan appeared calm on the surface, but inside he was ecstatic.
To him, the evil nature of the spirit seed was not fearful, he’d even hoped for it.
There are already several types of underworld spiritual plants in the small courtyard of Sword Gate Town. Many of them are like this type of blood ball seed.
He looked at the blood-colored flower in the hollow blood ball and felt a slight restlessness in his blood, as if wanting to merge into the spirit seed.
A cool breath came from the Immaculate Jade on his chest, calming him down.
“It seems that the underworld courtyard of Sword Gate Town, will have another strong addition.”
He silently exclaimed.