blueteamnovel Chapter 84: 84 Terror Descends
Chapter 84: 84 Terror Descends
a century-old spirit ginseng.
worth three to four hundred spirit stones, marketplace shops buy them all year round.
zhou yi observed it for a moment, then opened his mouth and crunched down, swallowing it like a white radish.
inside his body, the spirit ginseng transformed into surging spiritual energy, which he immediately circulated through the guiyuan technique to refine into mana.
a moment later.
zhou yi slowly concluded his cultivation, carefully sensing the changes before and after, "a century-old spirit ginseng is as effective as three or four peiyuan pills, yet its value is thirty to forty times that of them!"
"selling it is out of the question. in the future, i'll just eat spiritual medicine as my meals."
if zhou yi had been new to the cultivation world, he might have sold a few to start his funds, but now that he had a sufficient amount of legitimately gained spirit stones for expenditures, there was absolutely no need to risk selling century-old spiritual medicines.
...
after closing off from the world for half a month.
zhou yi arrived at the trading area of the marketplace and noticed that there were many more cultivators on the street.
the appearance of many unfamiliar faces made zhou yi wary. he inquired about the prices of magic artifacts, pills, and talismans, which hadn't risen noticeably, then headed toward the office.
at the cave dwelling registration office, it was rare to see seven or eight people.
zhou yi frowned slightly, didn't go behind the counter to take his shift, but asked pang hai what had happened.
"zhu daoist friend doesn't know?"
pang hai said in surprise, "it seems you were indeed in seclusion, not even aware of such a big event. a few days ago, someone in the mining field dug up a sky star stone, which has already spread throughout the marketplace."
"sky star stone!"
zhou yi's gaze became focused, "how could such a spiritual object appear in little dan mountain?"
pang xun shrugged and said, "that you'll have to ask the heavens. the sky star stone was found at the core of a spirit vein, and subsequently, seven or eight people dug up more."
zhou yi exclaimed, "could it be a sky star stone vein?"
"xuan lin true person said it is a vein."
pang xun said, "it is said the first cultivator who dug up the sky star stone was granted a promotion to official disciple for his great merit, truly a leap to the skies."
the colleagues nearby, as well as the loose cultivators handling their affairs, showed looks of envy upon hearing this.
zhou yi's mind stirred slightly, "does pang daoist friend know who that person is?"
"i'm not clear on the specific name."
pang xun said, "it's said to be a young man who hasn't been in little dan mountain for long and has already followed xuan lin true person back to the sect, indeed a step to the heavens."
"a young man, back to the sect?"
zhou yi gasped in shock and turned to leave.
"pang daoist friend, please apply for a year's leave on my behalf!"
...
hurrying toward the south,
he did not even return to his dwelling, carrying all his spirit rice and spirit stones in his storage bag.
in the cold winter months, snowflakes fluttered down.
the residents of green willow lane found that the willow trees in the alley remained verdantly lush.
such a sight could be regarded as auspicious.
the prefect of xuzhou came with scholars to see, and they composed many poems about it, preparing to present them to the emperor of the yuan zhou dynasty to demonstrate the clear governance of the local officials.
the emperor of the yuan zhou dynasty was the legitimate son of the sage emperor and had ascended to the throne five years ago.
rumors had it that the sage emperor and sage empress had abdicated voluntarily; otherwise, it's uncertain whether the emperor of the yuan zhou dynasty would have met with an untimely demise first.
night fell.
the chilly winds were biting.
zhou yi sat cross-legged in the small courtyard, deeply engrossed in cultivation when suddenly, a tremor surged through his heart, causing his cultivation technique to stall.
"what's going on?"
suddenly, he soared dozens of feet into the air and looked towards the north.
a blazing sun abruptly rose into the deep blue firmament, followed by the fall of the golden crow, causing the earth to shake.
hum!
the people of heng city were joltedly awakened from their sleep, and a continuous rise and fall of dogs barking and roosters crowing ensued, turning the silent city instantly into a noisy chaos.
"this place is, i fear, a thousand miles away from cloud mountain, and yet there is still a reaction."
zhou yi did not know who had intervened, but it was likely not just a golden elixir true monarch, it could be one of the legendary nascent soul ancestors, or even someone stronger.
"such a terrifying attack, even little dan mountain would likely crumble, merely over the refinement of a precious spirit mine!"
"the cold-heartedness of the cultivation world i have witnessed today. should a war break out between the righteous and demonic in the future, the top powerhouses could annihilate a hundred miles with a single strike, and the low-level cultivators would only be cannon fodder!"
"this is the second time i've narrowly escaped death; the last time was when li wu set a trap in the heavenly prison."
"even with the longevity dao fruit, without the dao protection art, sooner or later, one would die in the aftermath of clashes between the powerful..."
...
the incident at cloud mountain did not have much impact on the people of heng city.
the next day, when everyone chatted leisurely, they realized they had all been startled awake the night before, not knowing the cause, and assumed it was the night wandering deity or the spirits of soldiers passing through.
it was only after another fortnight that this topic faded into obscurity, and the real influence began to emerge.
early morning.
zhou yi came out of the courtyard, carefully sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
"it's richer than yesterday. now, without the need for the spirit gathering array, the mundane world can maintain the fourth level of qi refinement."
at this moment.
a few government officials hurried into green willow lane, their expressions solemn; the leader, a capture officer, moved swiftly, his palms thick, obviously skilled in wielding a blade.
zhou yi's eyes twinkled with insight as he followed the direction the officials were heading.
not far away, a courtyard was shrouded with dense yin sha energy, and faint wails of malevolent spirits could be vaguely heard.
"the spirit veins being constrained by the cultivation world could arguably be a good thing for the common folk; after all, the chance of ordinary people having a spirit root is one in a ten thousand, and the rest must endure the harm of monsters and ghosts!"