Chapter 517: Xuanyuan Zhantian (1/2)
Chapter 517: Xuanyuan Zhantian
The white-haired old man looked at Xiao Chen and smiled gently. “Little friend, have a seat. This must be your first time here. If you do not understand anything, you may ask me. Don’t worry about time.”
Xiao Chen sat down on the opposite side of the table and looked at the old man. He said, “Thank you, Senior. This is my jade pendant. This junior is called Xiao Chen.”
The old man took Xiao Chen’s jade pendant and glanced at the points at the back. He was astonished—there was a total of 14,000 points.
He muttered to himself, “Xiao Chen…I don’t think I’ve heard this name before. There is no Xiao n.o.ble Clan in the four seas. There is no Xiao Chen in the Great Jin Nation as well. Plus, I’ve never heard that there was a potential inheritor of a great sect with the family name Xiao.
“However, the points that he obtained are even more than the people from the Boundless Sea’s n.o.ble clans. They are comparable to those of the Evil Moon Pavilion’s Bai Zhan.”
However, this white-haired old man had seen many of such hidden geniuses in his lifetime. Although he was astonished, he did not find it strange.
The white-haired old man handed the jade pendant to the other four old men to verify that the points were real.
“Let me explain the rules of the exchange first. One point may be exchanged for ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Ten points may be exchanged for a Superior Grade Spirit Stone. That is all for the exchange of Spirit Stones. As for the other items, there is a list here. You may have a look.”
Xiao Chen received the list and began looking through it carefully. He discovered that the items in the list were the rare treasures on the shelves around him. The list also included the number of points needed to exchange for those items.
Xiao Chen looked through the list carefully a few times. He already had a rough idea of what he wanted. At the moment, he did not need Medial Grade Spirit Stones; there were more than two million in his Universe Ring. What he needed was Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
If Xiao Chen wanted to maintain a fast pace of cultivation after reaching Martial Monarch, he would need to use large amounts of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. So he had to prepare ahead.
Aside from these, Xiao Chen also needed Spirit Herbs that increased Vital Qi. As of now, he could achieve 400,000 kilograms of force by using only Vital Qi. After he reached Great Perfection of the Firmament Body Tempering Art, he should be able to achieve 450,000 kilograms of force.
When Xiao Chen wanted to break through 500,000 kilograms of force, he would need to use Spirit Herbs. Thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs were no longer useful to him. Only Spirit Herbs older than two thousand years old would have an effect.
Just as Xiao Chen about to make the exchange, he suddenly noticed an item—Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl. One thousand points was required to exchange for one.
Xiao Chen paused for a while, entering deep thought. Then, he looked at the old man and asked, “Senior, may I take a look at this Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl?”
“It’s a small matter. You may inspect the goods before making the exchange.”
The white-haired old man stretched his hand out and waved. A brocade box flew off a shelf behind Xiao Chen into his hand. The old man opened the box to reveal its contents—four round white pearls filled with Spiritual Energy. This were the Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Xiao Chen’s chest tightened. It was as he had guessed. He also had two white Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Although Xiao Chen could feel the vast Spiritual Energy in them, he did not know what they were. Hence, he had not found any opportunity to use them yet. Unexpectedly, he found them here.
The white-haired old man explained, “The Spirit Gathering Pearl is the creation of a Martial Sage. It is created by refining ten thousand Spirit Stones and exhausting the Sage’s Source Energy to extract and condense the Spirit Stone essence. Naturally, an Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl is made from Inferior Grade Spirit Stones; a Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl is made from Medial Grade Spirit Stones; and a Superior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl is made from Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
“The higher the grade, the more Source Energy is exhausted. Most Martial Sages would not be willing to refine anything better than a Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl.”
Exhaustion of Source Energy was different from exhaustion of Essence. When Essence was exhausted and cultivation damaged, one could quickly fix this problem with Spirit Stones or Medicinal Pills. However, when Source Energy was used up, one would require at least one month to recover. Most of the time, it would take even longer.
This showed the preciousness of these Spirit Gathering Pearls. These were refined by a bona fide Martial Sage using his Source Energy. How could it not be precious?
Xiao Chen asked happily, “What can this Spirit Gathering Pearl be used for? How does one use it? What should I pay attention to? Will Senior give me some pointers?”
The white-haired old man smiled and said, “This cannot be considered pointers. Let me quickly explain. The purpose of Spirit Gathering Pearls is the same as Spirit Stones—they are used to aid cultivation. However, Spirit Gathering Pearls are definitely much better. One Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl is equivalent to hundreds of Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
“However, because the Spirit Gathering Pearl contains far too much Spiritual Energy, cultivators under Martial Monarch cannot normally use it to cultivate. Otherwise, it might result in the dantian exploding. However, it is excellent for breaking through bottlenecks. One can break through the bottleneck with the surging energy.
“When using it, you should place it on the Tianmen Acupoint on your head. Then, use a Yang-attributed energy to refine it into liquid and pour it into the body. You cannot consume it orally. Otherwise, no matter how strong your body is, it would explode instantly.”
After listening to the old man’s explanation, Xiao Chen finally knew what he wanted. He would use ten thousand points to exchange for ten Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls and use the remainder for a three-thousand-year-old Monarch Blood Gra.s.s.
The old man reminded, “Little Friend, with your cultivation now, you should exchange for at most five Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. Any more would be a waste.”
Xiao Chen thanked the old man for the reminder but still insisted on exchanging for ten Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Xiao Chen was very clear on his situation. He cultivated a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Furthermore, given his strong foundation from when he broke through to Martial King, his cultivation could not be measured by conventional methods.
When Bai Lixi, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Xiao Chen come out, he immediately welcomed him with a smile. “Xiao Chen, let’s go and take a look at the point ranking wall. Let’s see if your big brother has increased his rank.”