Chapter 502: Chapter 500: The Seed of the Five Organs (Third Update, Monthly Ticket Requested!)_1

“I didn’t expect to stumble upon such a bargain on the first day of the treasure meeting, obtaining a piece of calamity-level evil cultivator’s flesh with the strength of Core Formation for just over three thousand spirit stones,” Lu Xuan mused.

With a sigh in his heart, he took the constantly growing greenish-black flesh, placed it inside a jade box, sealed it with layers of charms, and put it in the storage bag.

As the term “calamity-level evil cultivators” suggests, their destructive power can wreak havoc in the Cultivation World, and their flesh possesses an extreme corruption potential. A small mistake can bring turmoil, forcing Lu Xuan to be extra careful.

However, his purchase was not for his use but to feed the disaster-level flesh spirit god that is still in gestation.

Evil feeding on evil. Even though this piece of bloody flesh had potent contaminating properties, it could neutralize the potential harmful effects.

If he was lucky enough, it might prove beneficial for the flesh spirit god.

If it didn’t work out, he would grind the evil flesh into a powder and blend it with the marrow mud, which bears some similarities. This would improve the fertility and nutrition of the spirit soil.

With a satisfactory plan in mind for his unexpected acquisition of this calamity-level evil flesh, Lu Xuan continued strolling from stall to stall, hoping to find more bargains.

“Is this a spiritual seed? Sir, do you think I’m blind?”

Suddenly, a vigorous voice drew Lu Xuan’s attention from not far ahead.

He quickened his pace and arrived at the source of the voice.

On a small stall were a dozen odd and bizarre objects. The stall owner was a skinny cultivator, his whole body enveloped in a black fog, hard to distinguish.

In front of the stall stood a large and burly cultivator with an object in hand, suspicion written all over his face.

Lu Xuan’s eyes were immediately drawn to the item in the cultivator’s hand.

It was a palm-sized bloody spirit seed. One could vaguely see what looked like five internal organs squeezed together. The wrinkly, deflated organs slightly expanded and contracted. The surface bore marks that reminded one of blood vessels connecting the organs.

“Yes, this is indeed a spirit seed,” the skinny stall owner spoke coldly. His tone had a chilly undertone that even Lu Xuan, quietly observing from the side, could clearly perceive.

“And what is the story behind this spirit seed?” asked the burly cultivator.

“If I knew, would I be selling it here?”

The skinny stall owner scoffed and mockingly put away the bloody spirit seed, ignoring the infuriated burly cultivator.

The burly cultivator felt a gaze upon him. Although he was extremely angry, he retained enough clarity of mind to know that causing a disturbance in Duobao Tower would likely result in severe punishment, so he left grudgingly.

“Could I have a look at this?”

Once the burly cultivator had left, Lu Xuan casually passed by the stall and pointed to the bloody spirit seed.

“Please, feel free,” the skinny stall owner casually said without any further movement.

“This is indeed a spirit seed; judging by its appearance, it’s most likely a weird spiritual plant,” Lu Xuan observed after immersing his spiritual sense into the seed, he felt the dense vitality within it.

Having dealt with countless spirit plants and studied them diligently in the Scripture Treasury Pavilion, he had developed some ability to discern their nature.

Of course, he only knew that this was a spirit seed. He had no idea about its specific rank or type.

“I find this spirit seed quite interesting. May I know your price?” Lu Xuan asked tentatively.

“All the items including the spirit seed in this stall are only for trade and not for sale,” the stall owner responded coldly.

Lu Xuan looked up, his pupils reflecting an indistinct spiritual light.

Under the influence of his Breaking Illusion Eye Technique, the black fog around the stall owner seemed fictitious, allowing Lu Xuan to see his true colours.

This skinny stall owner’s body consisted of dense Yin energy. The Yin energy seemed not very solid, occasionally leaking a trace that merged into the black fog surrounding his body.

To his surprise, this person turned out to be a ghost cultivator formed from a spiritual body!

In the cultivation world, some cultivators, when their bodies are damaged and only their souls remain, would turn to the Ghost Cultivation Path if they had a treasure that could condense a spiritual body or relevant cultivation technique. In doing so, they retained a shred of possibility for immortality.

“May I know what treasure friend is looking for in exchange?” Lu Xuan asked without any change in his demeanor.

“Any elixir or treasure filled with pure Yin Qi would suffice,” the stall owner replied in a low voice.

“An elixir of pure Yin Qi?”

Lu Xuan immediately thought of the two Xuan Yin pills in his possession originated from the ghost-faced stone mushroom’s light cluster. These pills could nurture Yin beasts and evil cultivators, enhance the spiritual power within ghost cultivators, and perfectly suited the current stall owner’s requirements.

“How about trading your spirit seed for this Fourth Grade Xuan Yin Pill?” Lu Xuan took out a white elixir and asked with a smile.

The elixir was filled with pure Yin energy, causing subtle changes in the black fog around the skinny stall owner.

“Xuan Yin Pill, acceptable,”

“But this spirit seed may most likely be a fifth rank. Its value is significantly higher than a fourth-grade elixir. If you want it, you need to add another pill.”

“Is that so? Then never mind.”

Lu Xuan waved his hand, reclaiming the Xuan Yin pill.

He had long seen that the stall owner desperately needed an elixir that holds condensed Yin energy. Therefore, he was not in a hurry and decided to adopt a step back strategy.

“Hold on.”

“Friend, you admit that this Xuan Yin Pill indeed falls short, don’t you?” The skinny stall owner stopped Lu Xuan, his tone containing an indistinctly urgent note.

“I don’t believe so.”

“This is indeed a spirit seed with a strong vitality inside. However, its specific rank is still unknown.”

“It’s possible that it’s fifth rank, but it could also be some vibrant fourth-rank spirit seed.”

“Moreover, we know nothing about the plant type. We don’t know about the plant’s unique features, neither how to nurture it, nor its function upon maturation.”

“Obtaining this spirit seed will only bring me one risk after another. Besides, its value is inherently lower than that of an elixir. Allowing to trade it for my Fourth Grade Xuan Yin pill is an excellent bargain.”

Lu Xuan casually shrugged, revealing no traces of interest. Although he was keen to get the peculiar spirit seed, he showed some level of disdain, keeping his passion in check.

“So, how about trading it for one Xuan Yin pill plus a thousand low-grade spirit stones?” The skinny stall owner proposed after a moment of silence.

“Okay, let’s do it.”

Lu Xuan took out another thousand spirit stones and handed them over along with the Xuan Yin pill to the skinny stall owner.

“Would you want anything else? This is….”

The stall owner began to enthusiastically introduce the treasure on his stall to Lu Xuan.

“There’s no need, thank you for your kindness,” Lu Xuan politely declined.

Once he’d moved away from the stall, he couldn’t help but break into a radiant smile.

He’d never expected that the Xuan Yin pill, which emerged from a light cluster, would bring him such a delightful surprise.

“Compared to the little spirit stone loss I’ve had, the gain is immeasurably greater,” he concluded satisfactorily, his spiritual sense scanning the spirit seed inside his storage bag a few times, causing him great delight.