Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 44: Preparation Completed
"Wherever, wherever, I don't deserve such praise from Senior Du."
"I have only just entered the late stage of qi refinement, and the foundation establishment stage is still a long way off. I truly feel undeserving," Liu Yu said, pretending to be flattered, seemingly not suspicious of Du Jingshan's sudden intimacy. He continued, "Since the main purpose of my visit to Liuyun Fangshi has been accomplished, Senior Du, I will take my leave now. I need to return to the sect to prepare for the possible war."
Casually finding an excuse about preparing for the spiritual stone mine war, Liu Yu proposed his departure.
Although he still needed to buy some talismans and elixirs to restore his magical power, he did not plan to make more purchases at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
After all, he had already spent over a thousand spiritual stones here along with a rare spiritual herb, which exceeded the assets of an ordinary inner sect disciple. If he revealed more wealth, it was inevitable that others would be envious and take risks!
"Since that's the case, I won’t keep you, Young Friend Hong. If you ever need high-quality magical artifacts in the future, feel free to come to Treasure Gathering Pavilion. We definitely won’t disappoint you," Du Jingshan said, getting up to see him off, smiling without any intention to retain him.
Liu Yu stepped out of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and reappeared on the bustling street, at which point his storage bag contained just over two hundred spiritual stones.
However, that should be enough to purchase some talismans and elixirs to restore his magical power.
Due to the tense situation in the Chu State's cultivation world, the prices of various combat-related items that could enhance strength had slightly increased, making it very challenging for ordinary cultivators and loose cultivators.
After leaving the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, Liu Yu circled the Liuyun Fangshi twice. After confirming that no one was following him using several methods detailed in the summary of demonic cultivation, he then visited a few shops to buy talismans and elixirs.
With two hundred spiritual stones, he ultimately bought ten Fire Serpent Talismans, five Golden Needle Talismans, and a bottle of Restorative Spirit Pills.
This time, Liu Yu did not buy Fireball Talismans. For the late stage of qi refinement, the power of the fireball technique was still too weak to threaten enemies at the same level, so he only prepared Fire Serpent Talismans and Golden Needle Talismans.
The Golden Needle Technique was a first-tier high-quality spell that, once activated, could condense over a dozen golden flying needles. Its flying speed was much faster than the fire serpent technique, and they were extremely sharp. Although its power was slightly inferior to the fire serpent technique, it countered shield-type defenses, posing an even greater threat to cultivators.
The regular price of a Golden Needle Talisman was twelve spiritual stones each, but due to the current situation causing price increases, Liu Yu bought five at fifteen spiritual stones each.
The Restorative Spirit Pill was considered one of the better magical power recovery pills for the qi refinement stage. After refining one, even a cultivator in the late stage of qi refinement could recover about half of their magical power; however, refining took time, and there was little time to refine during battles, making the recovered magical power quite limited.
His storage bag was once again empty, leaving him with only a few dozen spiritual stones, as if he had returned to square one.
In the end, he spent the remaining spiritual stones on a mid-grade storage bag, concluding his trip to Liuyun Fangshi.
Since all his objectives for coming here had been completed, Liu Yu had no intention of lingering further. He was preoccupied with the two newly acquired magical artifacts, eagerly anticipating their powers.
After exiting the market, he took out the Giant Wood Sword from his storage bag and flew directly toward the cave dwelling at Qingling Peak.