Chapter 205 : Harvest of Celestial Treasures

The third category of treasures was considerably more complex.

Within the waters of Celestial Python Lake, the group had managed to gather three stalks of [a rare and potent herb suitable for Golden Core Realm cultivators], twenty-one stalks of Third Rank Spirit Medicine, and several hundred stalks of Second Rank Spirit Medicine.

The value of those Second Rank Spirit Medicine varied greatly, ranging from several hundred to several thousand Spirit Stone [a mineral that stores and radiates spiritual energy] per stalk. Collectively, their worth approached one million Spirit Stone.

The Third Rank Spirit Medicine, however, commanded truly impressive prices. Among the more practical finds were seven Cloud Vein Fruit, four Purple Marrow Fruit, and three stalks of Mysterious Jade Ginseng [a ginseng infused with jade-like spiritual essence, prized for alchemy]. The most precious were one stalk of Law Origin Ganoderma and two stalks of Spirit-Nourishing Flower.

Among these precious herbs, the Cloud Vein Fruit served as a primary ingredient for both the Violet Qi Cloud-Vein Pill and the Cloud Vein Creation Pill, typically valued around thirty thousand Spirit Stone each—a relatively common find among Third Rank Spirit Medicine.

The Mysterious Jade Ginseng was a crucial component for refining the Mysterious Jade Pill [a pill that can increase a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator's mana reserves by thirty percent], a pill of significant value in its own right.

The Purple Marrow Fruit was the main ingredient for the Foundation Establishment Pill [a pill that aids cultivators in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm]. Lyra Jiang planned to use them to refine four batches of these pills, intending to sell them within the Bianzhou Cultivation World [the broader society and ecosystem of cultivators] to recoup a substantial amount of Spirit Stone.

After her breakthrough to the Golden Core [the third major realm of cultivation, forming a solidified core of spiritual energy], she would require vast quantities of Five Elements Qi [the refined spiritual energy of the five fundamental elements] to enhance her several Life-Bound Magical Treasure [a cultivator's personally forged and soul-bound enchanted artifact].

To elevate a Life-Bound Magical Treasure from Fourth Rank Low Grade to Fourth Rank Middle Grade, each artifact would consume Five Elements Essence [a highly concentrated form of Five Elements Qi] worth five hundred thousand Spirit Stone—a staggering expenditure by any measure.

Such was the reality of high-level cultivation. For a Nascent Soul [the fourth major realm, where the cultivator's spirit forms an independent entity] cultivator to forge a single fifth-rank magical treasure, it often required the concerted resources of an entire nation to gather the necessary Five Elements Qi. For the best reading experience, visit @udio-novel.com.

In nations such as the Chu Kingdom, where four hundred thousand cultivators toil day and night in their practice, the process of refining a Fifth Rank Low Grade Magical Treasure [an enchanted artifact used by cultivators] would likely consume the Five Elements Qi [the fundamental energies of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth] separated during their cultivation for several decades of dedicated effort.

The Ji Immortal Clan, which holds dominion over the lands of the six kingdoms, will command the millions of cultivators under its sway to halt all private trade of Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements] whenever a Nascent Soul True Lord [a cultivator who has reached the Nascent Soul realm] needs to forge a high-grade Magical Treasure or when their reserves of Five Elements Essence run low.

All Five Elements Essence produced is first internally accounted for by each major family, after which eighty percent of it must be sold to the Ji Immortal Clan as a priority. The slightest attempt at concealment is met with severe punishment.

While these rules seem strict, the Ji Immortal Clan guards the Six Kingdoms of Ji Continent, holding back the Demonic Cultivator [practitioners of malevolent, power-at-any-cost cultivation methods] and the Green Flood Dragon Demon Emperor. Their fundamental purpose is precisely to control strategic resources like the Five Elements Essence.

Returning to the matter at hand, aside from the three Third Rank Low Grade Spirit Medicine [plants imbued with spiritual energy, used in alchemy], the Spirit-Nourishing Flower serves as the primary ingredient for the Third Rank Middle Grade pill, the Spirit-Nourishing Pill [a pill that nourishes and strengthens the cultivator's spirit]. Eldrin Chen simply exchanged for one, planning to use it in the coming years, after further consolidation of his cultivation, to attempt a breakthrough to become a Third Rank Middle Grade Alchemist [a master of the art of pill refinement].

The Law Origin Ganoderma, meanwhile, is the key ingredient for the Dharma Essence Pill [a legendary pill said to extend a cultivator's lifespan]. The prospect of gaining thirty years of longevity upon consuming such a pill naturally stirred desire in everyone's hearts.

Lyra Jiang was quite generous. With a smile, she glanced at the Law Origin Ganoderma and said,

"After I achieve my breakthrough to Golden Core [the Golden Core realm, a major milestone in cultivation], my Pill Success Rate [the likelihood of successfully refining a pill] for this Law Origin Ganoderma should exceed forty percent."

"Once the Dharma Essence Pill is successfully refined, you may come find me then."

Hearing this, Xavier Xu also revealed a look of joy. Lyra Jiang had only two Purple Mansion [the Purple Mansion realm] disciples under her tutelage; any surplus pills would likely allow him to exchange for one as well.

After distributing the Spirit Medicine [spiritual herbs used in cultivation], Lyra Jiang brought out the spoils harvested from the depths of the underground Water Vein [a subterranean channel rich in water-attuned spiritual energy].

Among the treasures from that subterranean Water Vein, the most precious were naturally the seven Profound Water Crystal [crystals of condensed, pure water-element spiritual essence]. According to the pre-agreed compensation, Lyra Jiang gave two of them to Xavier Xu.

Then, glancing at the assembled group, she declared, "Of the remaining five Profound Water Crystal, one shall be reserved for my personal disciple, Liu Seraphina."

"The remaining four are available for exchange at your discretion."

Among the group, Percival Pan exchanged none of his other materials, using all his accumulated merit points solely to acquire two of the Profound Water Crystal.

It was clear that the Pan Family's current state of extreme decline had driven Percival Pan to stake everything on this desperate gamble.

This time, Percival Pan's fortune was significant. Obtaining two Profound Water Crystal gave him a substantial chance to nurture another Purple Mansion [the third major realm of cultivation, where one forms a spiritual core] cultivator within his clan—a development that could completely reverse the declining fortunes of the Pan Immortal Clan.

Of the last two crystals, Eldrin Chen claimed one, intending to use it in forging the Heavenly River Flood Water Sword. The two members of the Xu Clan exchanged for the final one.

Yang Yuanhe did not contend for the Profound Water Crystal. He had his own calculations. In his mind, the two crystals he already possessed were sufficient to cultivate one new Purple Mansion.

Cultivating any more might dilute his own authority and resources. After all, his own cultivation was only at the Purple Palace, Early Stage. If a junior were to surpass him later, he might find himself unable to maintain control over the clan's younger generation.

As a cultivator with Metal-Water Dual Spiritual Roots [a rare spiritual constitution that grants high affinity for both metal and water elements], he seized this opportunity to exchange for several water-attribute Third Rank Treasure [a high-grade spiritual resource suitable for cultivators at the Purple Mansion Realm] that had been nurtured within the Water Vein [a subterranean current rich in water-element spiritual energy], intending to use them to advance his cultivation.

The Water Vein had nurtured over a dozen Third Rank Treasure, and Eldrin Chen exchanged for three portions of Clear Spirit True Water [a pure, liquid spiritual essence that clarifies the senses and aids in cultivating eye-based divine abilities] in one go.

This Clear Spirit True Water was a special type of Third Rank Treasure, capable of assisting in the cultivation of pupil-technique divine abilities. The reason Eldrin Chen had been unable to practice the Jade Spirit Eye [a mystical art that grants supernatural vision and perception] he obtained from Duncan Deng was precisely the lack of such a treasure.

Cultivating the Jade Spirit Eye divine ability did not require Five Elements Essence [a refined spiritual essence containing the power of the five elements]; instead, it needed this kind of Third Rank [referring to the Purple Mansion Realm] True Water for assistance. The value of these three portions of Clear Spirit True Water was nearly equivalent to three pieces of Third Rank Treasure Metal [a rare metal imbued with spiritual power, suitable for crafting high-grade magical treasures].

By this point, Eldrin Chen had exchanged for several Third Rank Treasure in total.

These treasures were respectively: a Third Rank High Grade [the highest grade within the Purple Mansion Realm] Purple Blood Pagoda [a pagoda-shaped magical treasure], one Profound Water Crystal [a crystal deeply infused with water-element energy], one stalk of Spirit-Nourishing Flower [a flower that nourishes and strengthens the cultivator's spirit], and finally, this Clear Spirit True Water. Find thousands of chapters at audio-novel .c om.

Since Lyra Jiang had obtained the most precious of the Fourth Rank treasures, as compensation, she distributed all the lower-grade materials like the Second Rank Spirit Medicine [herbs suitable for Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators] and the Demonic Beast Inner Core [the condensed spiritual core of a demonic beast, a valuable cultivation resource], along with pelts and such, among the others.

The Chen Clan's contributions had been immense, and thus their share of treasures was correspondingly vast. Merely the Verdant Origin Ganoderma [a spirit fungus that replenishes vital essence] and Barrier-Breaking Fruit [a fruit that aids in breaking through cultivation bottlenecks] numbered over twenty stalks, while the remaining Second Rank Spirit Medicine exceeded one hundred in total.

Eldrin Chen planned to transplant all the viable Spirit Medicine [plants imbued with spiritual energy used in alchemy and cultivation] into the Spirit Medicine Garden [a specially prepared garden for cultivating spiritual herbs] for careful tending. This way, for the next century, the Chen Clan would face no major bottlenecks regarding their Foundation Establishment Cultivator [cultivators who have solidified their spiritual foundation, the second major realm].

Furthermore, within the Flood Water Earth Vein [an earth vein rich in the power of Flood Water, one of the celestial stems] there was also a medium-sized colony of Verdant Spirit Clam [a type of spirit beast resembling a clam, known for producing spiritual pearls]. These spirit clams absorbed the energy of the Water-Flood Divine Thunder [a divine thunder technique of the Water element] to survive and could nurture precious spirit pearls within their bodies.

The Verdant Spirit Clam [a type of spirit-nurturing shellfish] range from the First Rank to the Third Rank. The pearls they produce, once refined, become pills that enhance cultivation, constituting the greatest yield from the Flood Water Earth Vein [an earth vein rich in the power of Flood Water].

Although these spirit clam pearls are the essence of the clams and cannot compare to a Spirit Peach [a fruit born from a spirit tree] from a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root [a rare spiritual plant], they can still significantly increase a cultivator's cultivation speed.

For these spirit pearls, Eldrin Chen spared no expenditure of clan merit, securing the lion's share. The second-rank pearls alone numbered two hundred, and there were a full seven Third Rank pearls.

Once refined, a second-rank pearl can increase a Foundation Establishment Cultivator's cultivation speed by fifty percent, with each pearl's effect lasting for ten years. They are truly precious treasures.

Each such treasure can save a cultivator five years of cultivation time. The more diligently one cultivates, the greater the effect. Therefore, the price of each pearl is around eight hundred Spirit Stones [minerals that store and radiate spiritual energy, used as currency and for cultivation].

With a full two hundred second-rank spirit pearls now in hand, their value approaches one hundred sixty thousand Spirit Stones, enough to greatly accelerate the cultivation speed of the clan's members.

The seven Third Rank spirit pearls have even more wondrous uses. The Old Patriarch plans to procure a batch of Third Rank silkworm silk and integrate it, along with the pearls, into the Crimson-Gold Banner of the Three Treasures [a set of formation banners], further enhancing the power of this set of Formation Flags [flags used to deploy formations]. This novel is serialized on audio-novel[dot]com. Visit for updates.