Cultivation is just so scientific!-Chapter 821 - 457: Extortion

"Master Li, what excellent vision you have!" Ancestor Ren Xun praised with a hint of surprise.

Having arrived at the Beishu Continent, he naturally knew quite a bit about its resources. The resources for Nascent Soul promotion on the Beishu Continent were quite scarce.

The Nascent Condensing Pill, a fourth-grade spirit pill crucial for forming a Nascent Soul, had never appeared on the Beishu Continent.

The main reason was that one of its key ingredients, the fourth-grade spiritual medicine Nascent Condensing Grass, was not produced in the Beishu Continent.

That Li Shiming recognized the Nascent Condensing Pill actually made Ancestor Ren Xun even more pleased, because recognizing it meant he understood its preciousness.

"It really is the Nascent Condensing Pill!" Li Shiming once again focused his divine thought on the pill, noting to himself.

Honestly, the alchemy level at which this Nascent Condensing Pill was crafted was far below his own. This pill barely reached an intermediate quality level.

However, according to the descriptions in the ancient texts, the Nascent Condensing Pill’s role in promoting to Nascent Soul surpasses that of any other spiritual objects.

Li Shiming composed himself. This Nascent Condensing Pill was indeed highly practical and extremely valuable to him, but thinking about Elder Zuo’s intentions, he wanted to see if he could acquire more things.

"The Nascent Condensing Pill is quite good; it has some effect on my Nascent Soul promotion!" Li Shiming nodded slightly and said calmly.

Ancestor Ren Xun looked at Li Shiming with a skeptical gaze, feeling that Li Shiming might be trying to deceive him.

From what he knew about the Beishu Continent, the resources for Nascent Soul promotion were unlikely to be that good. How could a single Nascent Condensing Pill only have ’some effect’?

"Ancestor Ren, it seems you don’t quite believe me!" Li Shiming perceived his thoughts and said with a smile.

Red Infant Ginseng Fruit, Supreme Sensing Pill, Corpse Lotus Seed, Seven-leaf Jade Lotus — with a wave of Li Shiming’s hand, several Nascent Soul resources appeared before him.

If it weren’t for the ’Supreme Mysterious Turtle Marrow Pill’ being related to Great Elder Sun Ao and the fact that Li Yuanba also had some Nascent Soul resources, he could have displayed two more types of resources.

His current status was high enough that he didn’t mind outsiders knowing he possessed so many Nascent Soul resources.

With his status, for a long time, anytime he traveled, he would have a Nascent Soul Ancestor as protection.

"This...," Ancestor Ren Xun was struck with disbelief upon seeing the spiritual objects Li Shiming displayed, recognizing them.

It’s not that these spiritual objects were extremely precious, but they were incredibly hard to gather. Even the Skywalk Trading Company would need a long time to search across continents for them.

Nascent Soul resources like these would hardly ever be concentrated in the hands of a single cultivator; doing so would be far too wasteful.

In the Cultivation World, unless a cultivator obtained Nascent Soul resources by themselves, the resources distributed by various powers wouldn’t be abundant.

The common practice in the Cultivation World is to distribute Nascent Soul resources to as many Great Elders as possible, thus increasing their success rate of forming a Nascent Soul rather than concentrating resources on one single Great Elder, where failure could mean significant losses.

While Nascent Soul resources can increase a cultivator’s chance of promotion, this chance is limited; the most crucial factor remains the cultivator’s own luck.

Ancestor Ren Xun was astonished that Li Shiming had gathered so many Nascent Soul resources together. Even for the most favored Great Elder in the Skywalk Trading Company, such an investment in Nascent Soul resources would not happen.

He also realized why Li Shiming said the ’Nascent Condensing Pill’ had only ’some effect,’ though Li Shiming’s words were somewhat exaggerated. The value of the ’Nascent Condensing Pill’ to Li Shiming was indeed not as high as he had estimated.

"Master Li, what impressive means!" Ancestor Ren Xun exclaimed.

Li Shiming smiled slightly and waved to collect the Nascent Soul resources in front of him once more.

He sought this exact effect: to make Ancestor Ren Xun lose his confidence, so he could better secure valuable items.

"What else does Master Li need? As long as I have it, I will surely provide it!" Ancestor Ren Xun, genuinely unsure what Li Shiming lacked, asked aloud.

For an alchemy master like Li Shiming, acquiring fourth-grade resources was quite easy.

By refining fourth-grade spirit pills for Nascent Soul Ancestors, he could receive fourth-grade resources as compensation, and the surplus pills collected could be exchanged for fourth-grade resources in the market.

Of course, the precondition is having alchemy skills at Li Shiming’s level to achieve such gains.

"I heard you acquired some Golden Corpse Cores on your recent expedition; I am quite interested in corpse cores!" Li Shiming mentioned with a smile.

"Master Li, if you like Golden Corpse Cores, I happen to have one. I will fetch it for you!" Ancestor Ren Xun sighed with relief, initially fearing Li Shiming would ask for something precious, never expecting it to be a Golden Corpse Core.

He handed a jade box containing the Golden Corpse Core to Li Shiming. He himself had little interest in the core, with it being the sole loot from exploring the Grotto Heaven.

After slaying some golden corpses, almost every participating Nascent Soul Ancestor received a Golden Corpse Core.

The Golden Corpse Core, in the bracket of fourth-grade resources, was only considered a spiritual object of moderate value, so Ancestor Ren Xun had no hesitation in giving it away.

"I am also missing a cultivation technique, one that allows training to the Mahayana Realm!" Li Shiming received the jade box and continued in a calm tone.

This time, Ancestor Ren Xun did not react immediately, instead, he looked into Li Shiming’s eyes.

"Master Li, your request is a bit troublesome. The cultivation technique allowing training to the Mahayana Realm is of a value you cannot imagine!" he said in a serious tone.

"That’s unique to the Beishu Continent; I’m sure other continents aren’t the same!" Li Shiming replied as he took out a jade bottle and a jade box, his meaning quite clear.

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