Eternal Life from Talisman Painting-Chapter 326 - 194: Changing Times, Planning for Core Formation
The beast tide has ended.
A faint smell of blood still lingers over the sea, along with some remnants of limbs and flesh, both of sea beasts and human cultivators.
However, at this moment, the human cultivators on the islands are all cheering and celebrating excitedly, with no one paying any attention to the deceased cultivators.
Even some strong mortals are joyously calling out with smiles on their faces. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
For life and death have become the norm, and those who survive have tomorrow.
"Talisman Master Lin, rest assured. Our three families absolutely do not dare to falsify anything in dealing with fellow cultivators. Most of the Tier One sea beast flesh will flow among the low-tier Qi Refining cultivators and mortals.
As for leather armor and other demon beast materials, our three family businesses will uniformly transport them to Five Dragons Island for sale. But you know, Talisman Master Lin, after such a beast tide, low-tier demon beast materials will greatly depreciate in price..."
After listening to the respectful explanation of the representatives of the three families, Lin Chang’an did not find anything amiss and instead nodded calmly:
"Alright, you go ahead and handle these Tier One demon beast materials."
With someone helping to handle it, he just needed to wait for the Spirit Stones to be delivered afterward, saving himself quite a bit of time.
However, he had no intention of letting them handle Tier Two demon beast materials or even the flesh.
As they said, after a beast tide, low-tier demon beast materials would depreciate in price, but Tier Two demon beasts already belonged to high-tier materials, and the fluctuation would definitely not be large.
Moreover, the materials from Tier Two demon beasts were not many for him, and he could solve them all with a single trip.
And the flesh of Tier Two demon beasts was also a great supplement for Foundation Establishment cultivators for long-term use, so naturally, he wouldn’t waste it.
Meanwhile, on Jade Spirit Island, the cultivators of the three major families were continuously acquiring demon beast materials, ready to transport and sell them to Five Dragons Island.
However, when it came to low-tier demon beasts in the hands of loose cultivators and some mortals, the three major families directly bought them at a fixed price.
After all, they also needed to earn a profit margin.
Behind the cultivators’ revelry, who knows how many families wept in silence.
"Old Lin, you wouldn’t know, this beast tide is totally different from the ones we have inland..."
Old Hu came visiting with a face full of smiles, clearly having had a fruitful harvest this time.
After all, the value of a single Tier Two Middle Stage sea beast could match several Tier Two Early Stage sea beasts.
No one else got such luck.
According to the local cultivators, the higher the intelligence of the sea beast, the less likely it was to approach islands inhabited by human cultivators.
"Alright, Old Hu."
Old Hu came over, looking so pleased, as if he couldn’t stop talking about encountering a Tier Two Middle Stage sea beast, and Lin Chang’an found it somewhat exasperating.
Soon after, the two sat down in the pavilion within the cave residence, and though no one was here to serve them, the cultivators’ Exorcism Technique was extremely practical.
Not only could it train one’s control power, but also allow one to enjoy life.
The tea, under the Body Shifting Technique, automatically heated up and poured itself, done in one smooth motion.
"Old Hu, don’t tell me you came here just to brag about encountering a Tier Two Middle Stage sea beast."
In the pavilion, Lin Chang’an sipped a mouthful of Spirit Tea, speaking calmly.
And the smile on Old Hu’s face gradually turned serious.
"Old Lin, I see that your cultivation has improved. It won’t be long before you break through, will it?"
"Yes, after selling this batch of demon beast materials, I plan to go into seclusion. For as short as two or three years, as long as seven or eight years."
Lin Chang’an’s ambiguous tone indicated that he would not emerge from seclusion until breaking through to Late-stage Foundation Establishment.
And upon hearing Lin Chang’an was confident in breaking through, Old Hu’s eyebrows showed a touch of delight.
"Old Lin, I’ll be frank with you; we’ve come all the way here for that sliver of opportunity. Otherwise, who would risk coming here?"
Old Hu drank his cup of tea in one gulp, a serious expression crossing his face:
"Old Lin, I inquired beforehand that the Core Formation spiritual objects such as Profound Water Liquid, Yin Yang Water, Crystal Condensing Pill, and Dust Suppressing Pill are not always available in Sea Abyss City.
There are only two ways to obtain Core Formation spiritual objects. One is to join the Bihai Palace; for internal cultivators, certain channels are naturally prioritized. The second is to accept commissions from Bihai Palace, which may involve hunting tribulation cultivators or demon beasts..."
Listening to Old Hu’s words, Lin Chang’an fell into deep thought.
The first option sounded more suitable for him. As long as he joined Bihai Palace, the channels for obtaining Core Formation spiritual objects would naturally be open, although they would definitely require purchase.
But the downside was joining a faction and being subject to others, which wasn’t so free.
If one’s lifelong wish was just to form a core, perhaps this choice was not bad.
But he had too many secrets, so he could only give up on this option.
"Old Hu, do you have detailed information on the second option of accepting commissions?"
Lin Chang’an frowned, as it was indeed time for him to plan for his Core Formation, especially when he was about to break through to Late-stage Foundation Establishment.
After all, preparing for Core Formation isn’t something that can be done overnight; he didn’t want to delay it.
"That second option, in fact, has a lot of twists and turns."
Old Hu shook his head and sighed, as it had taken him a while to gather this information.
"On the surface, the commissions are varied. Things like killing a specific tribulation cultivator or demon beast are the most normal. There are also commissions for finding special constitution furnaces, with gender being no limitation.
Or for various exotic treasures and spirit grass, while in secret, there are many others, like assassinating a genius of a certain family or Sect, or assisting a family in killing a certain..."
Listening to Old Hu’s words, Lin Chang’an couldn’t help but nod inwardly.
Although it sounded chaotic, these were also the needs of regular cultivators.
In the end, it was all about equivalent exchange, each taking what they needed.
