Chapter 1084 Old Medicine, Dan Formula

Elder Skybreeze wore a bitter smile, sighing deeply as he lamented, "During my travels across the starry skies in days of old, I did indeed obtain the legacy of nurturing Jade Marrow Golden Shoots."

"To cultivate the Jade Marrow Golden Shoots, at least 2 conditions must be met. The first involves refining Mysterious Gold and Jade Marrow through a special secret art, then integrating them into the Jade Marrow Golden Bamboo."

"Alas, this method has long been lost to time. I never obtained the crucial secret art inheritance, and could only attempt to bury a Gold Essence mineral vein and a spirit jade vein within the spirit fields. This barely counts as emulating the technique."

Eldrin nodded upon hearing this. Without a unique secret art inheritance, forcibly integrating external objects into such a spiritual wood would only refine it to death.

The Celestial Wind Immortal had failed to obtain the secret technique, and thus dared not fuse the Mystic Gold and Jade Marrow into it. He could only integrate the mineral vein into his immortal field, hoping the spiritual roots would naturally absorb its essence to flourish.

Alas, he still failed. Though these Profound Jade Golden Bamboos had absorbed the jade marrow and the veins of Gengjin Ore, greatly enhancing their grade and properties, they had not undergone a true metamorphosis.

To this day, Celestial Wind Immortal had long abandoned hope of cultivating the Jade Marrow Golden Shoots, which was why he procured them from Eldrin (Person Name).

The Celestial Elder Wind sighed at this point and continued, "Aside from special arcane methods, the second requirement is cultivation with rare immortal soil."

Immortal Soil?

Eldrin's expression shifted slightly, a trace of solemnity unconsciously coloring his features.

How precious immortal soil truly is—it is genuine immortal treasure, something that can be refined into immortal artifacts.

If it were just a small purchase, it wouldn’t be a problem—at most, it would cost 1 or 2 units of Faith Astral Silver. But cultivating an immortal root required an immense amount of immortal soil.

Back when Eldrin (Person Name) broke into the core immortal fields of the Crimson Sun Blessed Land, the immortal soil he witnessed only covered about 2-tenths of an acre at most.

That immortal soil was 1 of the core treasures of the Crimson Sun Blessed Land accumulated over tens of millions of years, nurturing over a 100 immortal herbs.

Unfortunately, having been unattended for tens of millions of years, the divine essence within the immortal soil had long been depleted, leaving only a thin, faint layer behind.

Even so, its value was no less than that of a Supreme Immortal Treasure, and in fact surpassed it by no small measure.

Had the group not long agreed to only harvest the spiritual herbs without damaging the immortal fields, they might well have come to blows over the celestial soil.

The fact that the Jade Marrow Golden Bamboo Shoots required Immortal Soil to cultivate came as a complete surprise to Eldrin.

Seeing the slight change in Eldrin’s expression, the Celestial Wind Immortal shook his head with a faint smile. "It doesn’t necessarily require Immortal Soil. With the secret art alone, there is still a considerable chance to grow the Marrow Gold Bamboo Shoots."

"However, to consistently produce large quantities of Jade Marrow Golden Shoots, we must employ both Immortal Soil and secret techniques simultaneously."

"Only by employing both methods can the Jade Marrow Golden Bamboo swiftly mature into a top-grade immortal realm treasure."

"I understand."

Eldrin (Person Name) gave a slight nod and said no more.

He gazed at the patch of Mystic Jade Golden Bamboo, lost in thought for a moment before saying, "No matter what, since I've obtained the alchemy recipe, I must give it a try."

"Sell me these 10 acres of Marrow Gold Bamboo, and I’ll try planting them up on the mountain later."

"10 mu is out of the question. This old man must keep something to remember them by."

Celestial Wind Immortal shook his head, stroking his long beard as he said, "I shall price it at 3 100 Immortal Source Stones and sell you half."

"Agreed."

Eldrin nodded, agreeing to the transaction.

3 100 Immortal Sources were enough to purchase a mid-grade immortal treasure, making it slightly expensive to use them on the Mysterious Jade Golden Bamboo.

However, these 5 acres of Mystic Jade Golden Bamboo had all reached a minimum grade of the sixth-tier Pure Yang realm. There were likely over 3,000 stalks of golden bamboo in total, ranging from large to small.

The funds Immortal Skywind had invested in this were likely no less than 1,000-2,000 Immortal Origin Coins. Acquiring it at this price would be quite a bargain.

After purchasing the Mystic Jade Golden Bamboo, Eldrin's gaze shifted slightly before he spoke, "Fellow Daoist, you acquired numerous immortal herbs during your last visit to the Crimson Sun Blessed Land. I presume you also obtained quite a few rare aged medicinal plants."

"I've purchased quite a few treasures this time. I wonder if I could have this as an extra? The spirit fields on Qingyuan Island were only recently cultivated, and I'd like to plant some aged herbs to improve the soil quality of the herb garden."

"This is easily handled."

Celestial Wind Immortal nodded, yet refused to concede even the slightest advantage. "I still possess 30-3 ancient herbs. Add another 100 units of Immortal Source, and these aged treasures shall be yours."

"Brother Dao, you truly are meticulous in your calculations."

Eldrin produced another 100 or so Immortal Source Crystals, only to find his reserves nearly depleted. He let out a wry chuckle, "A single visit to your Windmist Island has drained every last Immortal Source Crystal from my pockets."

"Heh."

Tianfeng Daoren (Person Name) chuckled lightly and returned to the spirit herb garden, where he plucked over 30 near-immortal ancient herbs. Handing them to Eldrin (Person Name), he said:

"1 who doesn't manage a household knows not the cost of firewood and rice. Our Mistwind Isle shelters 7 immortals, and every single immortal source they cultivate with was painstakingly scraped together by this old man."

"That is indeed true."

Eldrin was deeply moved, feeling an inexplicable kinship with the Celestial Wind Immortal as though they were fellow sufferers sharing the same plight.

But the thought that the other party had drained his coin pouch left him somewhat helpless. Fortunately, these 30-3 aged herbs were all exceptionally valuable, including 5 Sunfruit and 3 Mystshadow Blossoms.

Once it ascends to the Immortal Grade and refines the Yin Yang Taiji Pills, just 1 or 2 of them would be enough to recoup today's expenditures.

At this thought, Eldrin cupped his hands and said, "This Profound Jade Golden Bamboo and these aged herbs should be planted in the spirit fields as soon as possible."

"I shall not linger any longer. We shall meet again in due time, Brother Dao."

"Let me walk you out."

Celestial Wind Immortal escorted Eldrin (Person Name) out of Windmist Isle. Before parting, he suddenly gazed at Eldrin (Person Name) and said, "Fellow Daoist, during these days, have you received an invitation from the Setting Sun Immortal Sect?"

Eldrin (Person Name) froze momentarily, his gaze sharpening as he spoke, "Brother Dao, are you referring to the great tribulation of Patriarch Setting Sun in 60,000 years?"

"Indeed."

Elder Tianfeng gave a slight nod, then spoke with profound meaning, "For us immortals, though facing a calamity that occurs only once in a million years is perilous, the likelihood of overcoming it is far from negligible."

"Yet the Sixth Heavenly Tribulation of Elder Oblique Sun is destined to converge with the Lower Celestial Realm, inevitably evolving into a calamity of no small consequence."

"Given our level of cultivation, rashly intervening would likely reduce us to mere ashes in the heavenly tribution with a single misstep."

At this point, Celestial Wind Immortal meaningfully reminded, "Our conversation has been most delightful today, but I must caution you—unless you share an intimate bond with someone, it's best not to interfere in another's heavenly tribulation."

lest the heavenly secrets be obscured, and 1 blindly falls into calamity.

"Thank you for the reminder."

Eldrin couldn't help but feel a surge of goodwill toward Celestial Wind Immortal upon hearing this. He immediately cupped his hands in salute and said, "The Setting Sun Blessed Realm did approach me, but I've already declined their offer."

"Good."

Celestial Wind Immortal smiled faintly and declared in a resonant voice, "Then this old man shall not see you out."

“This retreat is for refining the Marrow-Condensing Golden Elixir. Upon emerging, my immortal physique shall reach perfection. Should you have leisure, Fellow Daoist, you are welcome to attend my grand celebration.”

"Very well. Until we meet again."

In the end, Eldrin simply waved his hand and departed from Windmist Isle.