“With the large-scale, bulk supply of these spirit plants and herbs, the market prices for them have been dropping continuously. There are even rumors that there are two more similar-sized spirit energy subworlds near that wood-element spirit energy subworld,” Jiao Xiuyuan shook his head, sighing.
“Just think about it. After working hard to cultivate these spirit plants and herbs for more than half a year, you excitedly harvest them, thinking they’ll sell at a good price. But when you get to the market, you find they’ve all dropped to dirt cheap prices, and you can’t even recover your production costs.”
“Who can endure this situation?”
“In times like these, who is willing to grow their own? It’s better to buy in the market!”
Li Fan nodded, saying, “I see now. So, this little Medicine King Cauldron is useless to me.”
“Don’t buy, don’t buy!” Li Fan replied impatiently.
Jiao Xiuyuan continued to persuade, “Please reconsider, friend. While it’s true that the prices for spirit plants and herbs have dropped now, what about the future? Will they go up again? No one knows for sure!”
“Treasures like the little Medicine King Cauldron are rare to come by! You’d regret it if you miss it!”
“Even if you don’t cultivate herbs, you can grow some flowers and plants as decoration!”
Jiao Xiuyuan made full use of his eloquence to convince him.
“Well, since you put it that way.” Li Fan seemed to be swaying.
Jiao Xiuyuan continued to push, “I see, my friend, you must be a long-time customer of Thousand Mile Hall. Today, I’ll sell this to you at a big loss. Buy one, get one free!”
Saying that, he took out another small cauldron, and with a thud, placed it on the table.
Li Fan looked at the nearly identical two cauldrons, raising an eyebrow in doubt. “Fellow Daoist, are you trying to deceive me? Is this little Medicine King Cauldron truly something you excavated from the Medicine King Sect’s ruins?”
Jiao Xiuyuan was anxious. He did not lie; he explained, “This is guaranteed authentic! Our Thousand Mile Hall’s business spans across the world of cultivation, and we would never tarnish our reputation.”
“Look, there’s still dirt on it!”
Jiao Xiuyuan patted both cauldrons, making bits of soil fall off.
“500 contribution points, buy one, get one free! Fellow Daoist, you’re absolutely not losing out in this deal!”
Seeing Jiao Xiuyuan’s heartfelt guarantee, Li Fan contemplated for a moment and then shook his head, saying, “Never mind, I don’t have many contribution points with me to begin with. I have other matters to attend to this time, and I don’t have spare money to buy this little Medicine King Cauldron.”
Jiao Xiuyuan continued to persuade, “Don’t hurry. Think about it again. Even though the prices of spirit plants and herbs have dropped now, who knows if they’ll rise again in the future? This little Medicine King Cauldron is a treasure. Once it’s gone, you won’t find another one!”
Seeing Jiao Xiuyuan patting his chest in assurance, Li Fan pondered for a moment, but still shook his head, “Forget it, I don’t have many contribution points on me in the first place. This time, I have other things to do. There’s no money left over to buy this little Medicine King Cauldron!”
“Don’t, tell me what’s going on! I’ll help you out. At least you are my old customer, don’t you think so?” Seeing that Li Fan had changed his attention, Jiao Xiuyuan was anxious again.
Only then did Li Fan explain his intentions.
“If you’re looking for a place with a high concentration of Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, then if you buy these two little Medicine King Cauldrons, I’ll give you the information as a free gift!”
“Alright, since you put it that way.” Li Fan had no choice and immediately took out five high-grade spirit stones he had prepared earlier and handed them over.
“Good decision!” Jiao Xiuyuan seemed afraid that Li Fan would regret it and quickly took the spirit stones. He then took out a blank jade slip, holding it in his hand. After a while, he handed the jade slip and the two cauldrons to Li Fan.
Li Fan stored the little Medicine King Cauldrons and looked through the contents of the jade slip.
“Foundation Establishment Grandmaster? Sounds interesting.” With his goal achieved, Li Fan prepared to head directly to the location of his target.
As for the two little Medicine King Cauldrons, they were bought on a whim. Jiao Xiuyuan’s rationale was logical, and who knew if they would come in handy later?
After taking a few steps, Li Fan suddenly remembered something. He turned around and looked at Jiao Xiuyuan thoughtfully. Afterward, he left quietly.
Jiao Xiuyuan didn’t pay much attention to Li Fan’s actions and mumbled to himself, “I worked hard to dig up thirty-six cauldrons, spending so much effort, and I only sold ten. Damn, I’m so unlucky…”
…
Southeastern waters of the Cong Yun Sea.
This sea area was quite spacious. Except for a nameless small island in the center, there were no other islands within a radius of thousands of miles. The Foundation Establishment Grandmaster Jiao Xiuyuan mentioned was on this island.
Although this individual only had a Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, they were said to have a deep understanding of the Foundation Establishment process and could help reduce the time required for cultivation.
Many cultivators came to seek their advice with the intention of trying it out. However, cultivators had their pride and usually didn’t admit that they had relied on someone else’s help for their Foundation Establishment success. So, it was rare for others to mention it.
The reputation of this Foundation Establishment Grandmaster was only spread within a specific circle of people.
As Li Fan was rushing towards the island where the Foundation Establishment Grandmaster was located, he received feedback from the strand of spiritual sense he had left with Zhang Haobo.
Li Fan’s spiritual sense moved, and his attention returned to Zhang Haobo. At this moment, the storm was gradually dispersing, and the sky had cleared up.
“Wind…” Zhang Haobo opened his eyes and muttered softly, his eyes seeming to gather a storm.
A gentle breeze swept by.
“Rain…” Zhang Haobo spoke softly again, and the drizzling raindrops began to fall from the sky.
“Wind and rain combined…” Zhang Haobo’s eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice.
A cool breeze blew, and the rain intensified gradually.
Raindrops fell from the sky like a string of pearls breaking free.
Rain fell as the wind rose.
The sound of the wind grew louder and stronger. It pushed the rain to become heavier.
Gradually, clouds from all directions were drawn towards the west, as if they were going to condense into thick dark clouds.
Bringing another sudden downpour.
Fierce winds stirred up raging waves that continuously surged, showing signs of growing intensity.
Rain rode on the wind, and the wind amplified the rain’s power.
In this cycle, they continually reinforced each other, as if it would never end.
It seemed that a new storm was about to form in the sky.
But suddenly, the clouds dissipated.
The wind ceased abruptly.
The strange phenomenon vanished without a trace.
Zhang Haobo laughed loudly, and then he slumped back as if losing his strength.
He fell from the sky into the sea, creating large splashes of water.
He sank into the depths of the sea, his presence entirely disappearing.
…
“Wind and rain combined…” Watching and listening to everything through Vision of Heaven and Earth, Li Fan couldn’t help but admire.
Even though this magical technique couldn’t be fully displayed due to Zhang Haobo’s exhaustion, Li Fan could glimpse the formidable power it would have when perfected.
“I hope you can bring me more surprises in the future.”
Returning his focus to his main body, Li Fan continued on his way to the destination.
Three days later.
The island where the Foundation Establishment Grandmaster was located was now clearly visible.
There appeared to be only one courtyard-like structure on the island.
Li Fan reduced his flight speed and slowly descended in front of the small courtyard.
The main gate was wide open, and a listless young man was leaning against it.
He glanced at Li Fan and lazily said, “When the Grandmaster makes a move, he guarantees that you’ll achieve Foundation Establishment, with no deception.”
“You need to bring your own Heavenly Treasures.”
“The price is 2,000 contribution points or the equivalent in spiritual stones.”