Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 94 - 91: Iron Stem Orchid and Iron Blue Orchid Fruit
After the Illusion Technique was auctioned, Chu Ning lost interest in the subsequent items.
He didn’t wait any longer and directly got up and left the room.
Outside, he found the attendant, and Chu Ning spent 200 Lower Grade Spirit Stones to purchase the "Thousand Beasts Map".
After waiting for a while, since Lin Changqing hadn’t come down, Chu Ning decided to stroll around the Cloud Sea Pavilion.
Chu Ning’s main focus now was talisman making and planting, so he naturally looked at mostly these two categories.
In the area selling talismans, Chu Ning saw some Basic Upper Grade Talismans and even Intermediate Talismans.
However, Chu Ning currently had no need for talismans in this regard.
He also looked at those Basic Middle Grade Talismans, and there were indeed many types.
Yet, in terms of talisman quality, they couldn’t compare to those he had crafted.
This made Chu Ning feel a little proud inside.
In terms of talisman quality, no one could really match those he created.
In the end, aside from buying ten boxes of talisman ink, he didn’t purchase anything else.
When he turned to the area selling spirit plants, Chu Ning’s eyes lit up a bit.
Inside Cloud Sea Pavilion, there were quite a few spirit plants he had only seen in the Jade Scrolls provided by He Changyou but had never encountered before.
He couldn’t help but study them carefully.
After walking a short distance, Chu Ning stopped in front of a spirit plant about a foot tall, with long, slender leaves.
Instantly, an attendant came forward to introduce it.
"Fellow Daoist, this is the Iron Stem Orchid, imported by our Cloud Sea Pavilion from other mountain ranges.
This spirit plant can be directly used in medicine and is an excellent auxiliary herb for refining Strengthening Body Qi and Blood Elixirs.
If someone is willing to cultivate it carefully, there is a certain probability that it will bear Iron Blue Orchid Fruits.
The Iron Blue Orchid Fruit is an excellent Body Tempering Spirit Medicine."
Chu Ning showed no change in expression despite the attendant’s words.
His cultivation technique, the Nine Derivations Body Refining Technique, was different from the current body refining methods and didn’t require external aids for body tempering.
Therefore, he didn’t care much about the body tempering effect of the so-called Iron Blue Orchid Fruit.
However, Chu Ning was interested in another characteristic of this spirit plant that he had learned about from the Jade Scroll provided by He Changyou.
At this moment, the attendant continued his introduction.
"Of course, the Iron Stem Orchid requires a large amount of Spiritual Qi to grow.
Although it absorbs Spiritual Qi quickly, cultivation time will be extremely long in areas lacking in Spiritual Qi.
And whether it bears Iron Blue Orchid Fruits is entirely a matter of chance; no method has been discovered yet to assist in fruiting.
This is something I need to make clear, Fellow Daoist."
Chu Ning nodded slightly, as he was already aware of this information.
The high Spiritual Qi absorption of the Iron Stem Orchid was precisely the reason Chu Ning stopped here.
In his backyard, what he needed were spirit plants that absorbed a lot of Spiritual Qi quickly.
He practiced the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill to cultivate Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique, and the more Spiritual Qi the spirit plant absorbed, the greater the benefits for cultivation.
He had planned to plant some spirit plants in the backyard of one of the two yards at Yan Workshop to aid his cultivation of Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique.
However, he hadn’t brought suitable seeds from the sect.
The currently planted Cyan Spirit Fruit was just barely sufficient.
After all, generally speaking, the faster and more a spirit plant absorbs Spiritual Qi, the more precious the spirit plant becomes.
Additionally, higher-quality spirit plants have higher planting requirements, such as spacing.
Since the fruiting of the Iron Stem Orchid is uncertain, its price isn’t very high.
Chu Ning noticed the marked price here was twenty Spirit Stones per plant.
Furthermore, as he had seen in the previous Jade Scroll, the Iron Stem Orchid could be planted very densely.
Of course, the downside is that the quality might be affected.
But for Chu Ning, none of these are major issues.
Chu Ning immediately asked the attendant, "How many of these Iron Stem Orchids do you have here?"
The attendant was slightly taken aback, then replied, "We have about 50 plants."
"50 plants, that’s a thousand Spirit Stones." Chu Ning quickly calculated in his mind and then asked,
"Are there any seeds for the Iron Stem Orchid for sale?"
The attendant shook his head, "The Iron Stem Orchid is not a spirit plant native to Cyan Gorge Mountain Range, and we currently don’t have any seeds."
"If you need them, we can help collect them for you."
Chu Ning, hearing this, frowned slightly, gritted his teeth a bit, and asked,
"If I buy all 50 plants of Iron Stem Orchids, can the price be negotiated?"
"Buying all 50 plants?" The attendant’s eyes lit up, and he thought for a moment before responding to Chu Ning,
"If you buy all 50 Iron Stem Orchids, I can apply to the pavilion for a price of 19 Spirit Stones per plant."
Chu Ning nodded, "Alright, help me get these 50 Iron Stem Orchids."
The attendant’s smile grew wider upon hearing this, "Fellow Daoist, please wait for a moment. I’ll fetch them for you right away."
With that, the attendant quickly left.
Before long, he returned holding two large Jade Boxes.
"Fellow Daoist, the 50 Iron Stem Orchids have all been packed into these two Jade Boxes.
If used for medicine, storing them in these Jade Boxes for a longer period is fine.
If you intend to plant them, do so within ten days, or they may become difficult to survive."
Chu Ning nodded to indicate that he understood, took the two Jade Boxes, and handed over 950 Spirit Stones to the attendant.
The attendant accepted the 950 Spirit Stones, with a smile still on his face.
"If you cultivate these Iron Stem Orchids and obtain any Iron Blue Orchid Fruits, you can also sell them to our Cloud Sea Pavilion.
Our Cloud Sea Pavilion offers high prices to acquire various treasures..."
