Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 85 Master Gui Yuan and the ʼBlood Refining Body Forging Techniqueʼ (Request for Follow-up Reading)

Zhao Sheng felt relieved and showed a hint of apology, ”It seems I have misunderstood Mr. Wei. Hmm, I will accept this talisman. How many spirit stones do you want for it?”

Actually, first-order talismans themselves are not expensive; whatʼs costly is the method of refining them.

Mr. Wei rubbed his hands joyfully and tentatively asked, ”How about one thousand spirit stones?”

Zhao Sheng curtly said, ”Thatʼs a bit expensive.”

Wei Youquanʼs face stiffened, and he exclaimed exaggeratedly, ”Not at all expensive. This Blood Refining Talisman is not comparable to those ordinary first-order talismans—it can condense essence blood, you know.”

This essence blood, for us cultivators, is really a case of ʼuse one drop, lose one drop.ʼ

Not to mention those fellow Daoists who follow the path of body refinement—think about sacrificial refining of blood artifacts, amplifying the power of talismans, feeding spiritual insects. Which of these can do without essence blood?”

Although he exaggerated, Zhao Sheng was not buying it and immediately countered, ”First of all, I do not follow the path of body refinement, so the Blood Refining Talisman is of little use to me. Besides, thereʼs always a trade-off. Although this talisman can condense essence blood, it will inevitably deplete primordial qi. Otherwise, its grade wouldnʼt be merely first order.”

Unable to deceive his opponent, Wei Youquan couldnʼt help but offer a sheepish smile, then tested again, ”Then...how much is Senior Zhao willing to offer?”

”At most three hundred.”

”No way, at least eight hundred,” Wei Youquan shouted, his face turning red.

”Five hundred, no more.”

”Seven hundred spirit stones. Otherwise, Iʼm not selling,” he said.

With that, Wei Youquan grabbed the talisman and paper, stood up, and pretended to walk away.

Zhao Sheng did not stop him, merely watching with an amused smile.

Seeing this, Wei Youquanʼs eyes darted around and he sat back down.

”Senior Zhao, please be straightforward. How many spirit stones can you give?” he asked with a crestfallen face.

Zhao Sheng felt that the timing was almost right and then said, ”Seven hundred spirit stones are not out of the question...”

Upon hearing this, Wei Youquanʼs face lit up with joy.

However, at that moment, Zhao Sheng changed the subject and suddenly asked, ”But...you must honestly tell me. Where did you get this Blood Refining Talisman from?”

Wei Youquan cheerfully said, ”As long as Senior Zhao pays the spirit stones, I will certainly tell you the origins of this talisman.”

Zhao Sheng listened, counted out seven hundred low-grade spirit stones, and pushed them across to the other party.

Wei Youquan swiftly collected the spirit stones, then took out a piece of paper with the latter half of the refining method written on it, handing it over to Zhao Sheng along with the earlier items.

After that, he quickly explained the origins of the Blood Refining Talisman completely.

It turned out that he had gotten the Blood Refining Talisman from a third-generation disciple under Master Gui Yuan, along with a body refining cultivation technique named ”Blood Refining Body Forging Technique.”

Master Gui Yuan was one of the four great Perfect Golden Core giants of Pocket World City.

In the past two years, there were rumors in Pocket World City claiming that Master Gui Yuan had secretly advanced to Nascent Soul and was about to leave the Pocket World City to establish his own sect.

Although these rumors were not confirmed, and even though Master Gui Yuan had been in seclusion for twenty years, the fact that his disciples were secretly recruiting and expanding his influence was undeniable.

Zhao Sheng had heard about this but hadnʼt expected the Blood Refining Talisman to originate from Master Gui Yuanʼs disciples.

”Does this mean youʼve chosen to join Master Gui Yuan?” Zhao Sheng asked.

”Not necessarily! Any fool wouldnʼt miss out on a good deal that comes knocking. Iʼd be a fool not to take it,” Wei Youquan grinned and spread his hands in a rascal manner.

Oh?

”Could it be that it wasnʼt you who sought them out, but rather they approached you?” Zhao Shengʼs eyes flickered, asking curiously.

”Hehe, if it werenʼt for that, who would care about an old man like me?” Wei Youquan said, which showed quite a bit of self-awareness,

Zhao Sheng leaned back in his chair and probed, ”That ʼBlood Refining Body Forging Technique,ʼ may I take a look at it?”