Chapter 46 - Eldest Senior Brother

Chapter 46: Chapter 44: Eldest Senior BrotherFlying Sword City is a subsidiary city of Sword Pavilion and, due to Sword Pavilion being the top sect in the Cultivation World, there is always a bustling flow of people and traffic, making it extremely prosperous. Here, as long as you have Spirit Stones, you can buy any Magic Treasure, Elixir, or even information.

Since Ye Qiu had already achieved Foundation Establishment, the Great Elder no longer restricted him as before, and under the enthusiastic invitation of Shun Hua, they came to Flying Sword City together.

The city is maintained in order by the sword cultivators of Sword Pavilion. Here, one need not worry about personal safety or robbery and murder, and it has always been a popular trading spot for many loose cultivators. Without sect protection and with limited cultivation resources, these cultivators have to risk their lives entering various deadly realms to treasure hunt, and of course, the gains are significant.

Some loose cultivators would trade unfamiliar items found in secret realms. With some luck, one might buy a rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for a low price, although more often than not, it’s just swindling, as any good item would have its unique aura and pulsation. Everyone is no fool, and it’s not so easy to come across bargains.

Even so, the number of people coming here to hunt for treasures is still countless.

Ye Qiu faintly remembered that in his previous life, Qingling unexpectedly obtained an unremarkable bead here, which no one knew was a Chaos Pearl. After obtaining the bead, Qingling’s mixed Five Spirit Roots transformed into Chaos Five Spirit Roots, absorbing Spiritual Energy at a rate comparable to those with Single Spirit Root.

Qingling only obtained this bead twelve years later. It’s unknown whether it is here at this time.

"Big clearance sale, big clearance sale, the latest Fei Xian Dress from Immortal Tower, even the Third Elder of Sword Pavilion bought one. You won’t regret buying it, and you won’t be tricked!"

"Gathering Spirit Pill, Revitalizing Pill, Wind-Riding Pill... ten Spirit Stones per bottle, all just for ten Spirit Stones."

"Defensive formations, Illusion Arrays, Heavenly Thunder Arrays... Must-haves for going out for adventure and treasure hunting, essential for fighting injustice or robbery. Come take a look, take a gander."

"Is this really okay for them to advertise like this?" Ye Qiu listened to the familiar slogans, almost thinking he had encountered a fellow practitioner, "Also, that ugly dress, did the Third Elder really buy it?"

"Uh..." Shun Hua touched his nose, wondering if it was a mistake to bring his junior here. What if it leads him astray? Would the Great Elder kill him?

However, about the Immortal Tower, Shun Hua thought for a moment and explained, "Immortal Tower is actually owned by the Third Elder herself, you definitely must not say her dresses are ugly to her face."

Thinking of the Third Elder’s icy face and the ever-dusty gray rob she always wears, and then looking at the colorful dresses of Immortal Tower, Ye Qiu also fell silent, wisely dropping the topic.

"If there’s anything you like, just buy it. Your senior brother will pay the bill," Shun Hua said cheerfully. Being the sect leader’s son and naturally talented, he never worried about resources like Spirit Stones and was very generous with people and things, especially towards charming and adorable kids like Ye Qiu.

But Ye Qiu was also the Great Elder’s direct disciple, the only treasure in thousands of years. Although he wasn’t expressive, when Ye Qiu left, he handed him a Storage Bracelet. Ye Qiu took a look, and inside, there was nothing else, just mountains of Spirit Stones.

A quick glance at the largest pile alone, it was at least several million low-grade Spirit Stones, not to mention two other piles of mid and top-grade Spirit Stones!

This wealth could match that of a small sect.

He could manage such wealth, but if it were any other eight-year-old, who could maintain their composure?

"Master has given me Spirit Stones, I appreciate your kindness, senior brother."

"Ah, it’s nothing, what the Great Elder gave is hers, and what I offer is mine."

Hearing this, Ye Qiu did not insist too much. After all, he just came out to broaden his horizons and didn’t really want to buy anything. How many Spirit Stones could he spend?

"What is this?" Ye Qiu passed by a stall and was intrigued by a book.

The book was tattered and worn. Upon opening it, he discovered it was a brewing method for Spiritual Wine, but most of the raw materials used were species long lost in the Cultivation World. Without the raw materials, it can be considered a useless book.

Nevertheless, Ye Qiu decided to buy it. One must have dreams, who knows if it might come true!

"How much for this?" Ye Qiu asked the stall owner, who was drunkenly swaying.

"Burp... One thousand Spirit Stones," the voice was lazy, just like his disheveled, indolent, and decadent demeanor.

"Hey, are you robbing us!" Shun Hua was shocked by the price, thinking they were being treated as suckers.

"Okay, I’ll take it." Ye Qiu promptly paid the Spirit Stones.

Shun Hua was too late to stop him and felt deeply distressed.

The lethargic man opened his tired eyes and mumbled, "You’re getting a bargain. This is a family recipe passed down from my ancestors. If you manage to brew it successfully, remember to let me have a taste."

"You really are something, getting a bargain and still acting clever. I think this is a fake recipe. Look what’s written here, Frost Fruit, Purple Dragon Grass... these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are only mentioned in ancient texts. Who has ever seen them?"

The stall owner stopped talking, took a gulp of wine, and lay down on the ground again.

"Come on, senior brother, let’s go," Ye Qiu tugged at Shun Hua’s sleeve.

After walking a few steps, Shun Hua couldn’t help but speak up again, "Little junior brother, you are too gullible."

"I know, senior brother, look." Ye Qiu opened the book, "Although the wine-brewing recipe here is a bit weird, I don’t think it’s fake. Look at the material of these pages, doesn’t it resemble the leaves of the Thunder Seeking Book?"

"Ah..." Shun Hua touched it and his expression grew more and more astonished.

The Thunder Seeking Tree is a very rare Spirit Plant in the Cultivation World. A mature Thunder Seeking Tree grows over a hundred meters tall and only in areas dense with thunder and lightning. The leaves of the Thunder Seeking Tree, after being struck by lightning, become thin, translucent, and resistant to water and fire. They are generally used to make vestment robes and are favorites among female cultivators in the Cultivation World, although over the centuries, the Thunder Seeking Tree has become exceedingly rare, and its leaves are only kept in small quantities by Major Sects.

The paper of this book seems to really be Thunder Seeking Tree leaves!

To extravagantly use Thunder Seeking Tree leaves for writing, this book on brewing Spiritual Wine might indeed be that person’s family heirloom.

However, the requirements for Spirit Fruits and Spirit Plants listed here are too high. Even if one found any of them, they’d hardly bear to use them for brewing wine. It’s a pity; the book is real but of little value!

However, it is both surprising and delightful that the little junior brother could recognize the Thunder Seeking Tree leaves at a glance! Out and about, there’s no need to worry about him being deceived.

Walking past dozens more stalls, Ye Qiu still saw no sign of the tall, big-bearded stall owner who had sold the Chaos Pearl to Qingling.

Perhaps the timing is not yet right!

But could Qingling really be a Child of Destiny? Only she could obtain the treasure?

Ye Qiu didn’t believe it and decided to check back periodically.

With such a miraculous item as the Chaos Pearl, with him around, she won’t get her hands on it again in this lifetime!

Moreover, he had used a Luck Bonus once; he didn’t believe his luck could be bad.