An hour later.
Chen Changan left the Heavenly Star Pavilion.
Gu Lingshui followed beside Chen Changan with a puzzled expression.
She realized that she could not understand Chen Changan at all.
He actually spent thousands of spirit stones to buy a few seemingly useless talismans.
It was simply a waste of money.
He wondered why Dongfang Lengyue would accept him as her disciple.
Gu Lingshui could not understand.
He returned to the Immortal Medicine Pavilion.
The shopkeeper smiled." Fellow Daoist, the herbs you need are ready.”
With that, he waved his hand and placed a pile of medicinal herbs in front of the cabinet.
Chen Changan picked up a medicinal herb, looked at it, and then asked.
"How much?"
" Two thousand one hundred and thirty spirit stones."
Gu Lingshui was very surprised.
He did not expect Chen Changan to spend so much money to buy so many spirit stones.
Chen Changan put down the medicinal herbs and said indifferently.
"Shopkeeper, the quality of these herbs isn't very good. They can't even be considered high-grade goods. In fact, most of the spiritual essence in some of the herbs has already dissipated. Isn't selling them for 2,130 spirit stones a little too high?”
The shopkeeper chuckled and said.
"Fellow Daoist, 2,130 spirit stones isn't too high. After all, although the herbs you want aren't extremely rare, they are still precious. If it weren't for the fact that more than half of the spiritual energy essence had dissipated, it wouldn't be a problem to sell them for 3,000 spirit stones.”
"How about this? I'll round off the difference for you, and you'll take two thousand spirit stones.”
Chen Changan glanced at the shopkeeper and reported a number.
"Shopkeeper, how about 1,500 spirit stones?”
The shopkeeper's expression changed.
Fellow Daoist, aren't you being too ruthless?"
Gu Lingshui was also shocked. She did not expect Chen Changan to bargain for 500 spirit stones in one go.
That was a little ruthless.
Chen Changan smiled and picked up a stalk of medicinal herb.
"Shopkeeper, this is a Mulan Vine. Logically speaking, after the Mulan Vine is dug out, it should be stored in a jade box and placed under the sun. However, this Mulan Vine of yours is dark and has not been exposed to the sun for at least three years.”
"Fellow Daoist, it's just a Mulan Vine. It doesn't have much to do with other medicinal herbs.”
Chen Changan shook his head.
"One stalk? Shopkeeper, I don't think I need to think too much about it. Seventy percent of your herbs are already useless. You should know the exact reason better than me. In a year at most, the medicinal effects will completely disappear. At that time, they will all be thrown away.”
As soon as he said this, the shopkeeper was shocked and even panicked.
However, as expected of a businessman, he was thick-skinned. He smiled awkwardly.
"So this fellow daoist is an expert. 1,500, 1,500 it is.”
"Thank you very much."
Chen Changan handed over the spirit stones and waved his hand, putting the spirit herbs on the counter into the System Space.
Gu Lingshui, who was at the side, blinked her eyes in confusion.
After Chen Changan and Gu Lingshui left, the shopkeeper's expression was a little heavy. In the end, he sighed," This young man is not simple.”
He raised his right hand. His index finger was slightly different from the other fingers. It was slightly dark yellow.
Suddenly.
His index finger suddenly turned into a spirit insect and drilled out.
The shopkeeper smiled." Spirit Devouring Bug, you have to grow up quickly. Whether I can step into the Foundation Establishment realm depends on you.”
After leaving the Immortal Medicine Pavilion, Chen Changan and Gu Lingshui did not continue to stroll around the Thousand Treasures Bazaar.
Gu Lingshui took out a flying sword and brought Chen Changan to the Flying Immortal Peak.
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On the way.
Gu Lingshui asked.
"Junior Brother, how did you know that 70% of those herbs were useless? I saw that these herbs were all fine. Could it be that Junior Brother is proficient in medicinal herbs?”
Chen Changan shook his head.
"No, it's just an analysis. However, from the shopkeeper's expression, it should be not much different from my guess.”
Gu Lingshui was stunned.
"Analysis?"
"Junior Brother, how did you analyze it?”
Chen Changan took out the Wooden Vine Orchid.
The fragrance of medicinal herbs drifted out. Gu Lingshui sniffed and a fragrance overflowed.
"I saw that the Mulan Vine was not only dark in color, but there were also some bite marks. This kind of medicinal herb is extremely bitter and even contains a kind of poison. Only a few kinds of spirit insects like to eat it. One of the spirit insects is the Spirit Devouring Insect. The Spirit Devouring Insect also has the ability to devour the spiritual essence of the medicinal herb. Once the spiritual essence of the medicinal herb is devoured by the Spirit Devouring Insect, there will be a small bite mark. If you don't pay attention, you might not be able to see it.”
As he spoke, Chen Changan took out several medicinal herbs and showed them to Gu Lingshui.
Every medicinal herb had a tiny bite mark, and the fragrance of the medicinal herbs was different. After smelling it, Gu Lingshui felt refreshed.
Gu Lingshui asked curiously.
"Junior brother, how do you know it's Spirit Devouring Bugs? I heard that Spirit Devouring Bugs aren't evil bugs that harm spirit herbs. Since this immortal medicine pavilion sells spirit herbs, how could they allow such evil bugs to exist?”
Chen Changan said.
" Spirit Devouring Bugs need to be fed with finger blood. I noticed that his right index finger is a different color compared to the other fingers. It's a little dark yellow, so he should be feeding it with that finger. Although the shopkeeper looks middle-aged, his eyes are cloudy and lifeless. He's probably more than a hundred years old.”
Gu Lingshui said.
"What does it have to do with the shopkeeper?"
" It's said that after the Spirit Devouring Bugs devour enough spirit herbs, they can grow into insect cores, which have the magical effect of Foundation Establishment. The shopkeeper's lifespan is coming to an end, and if he can't reach Foundation Establishment, he'll definitely die. Therefore, I guess he took the risk and let the Spirit Devouring Bugs absorb the essence of the spirit herbs, hoping to use the Spirit Devouring Bugs to break through to Foundation Establishment.”
"The Spirit Devouring Bugs 'core has the magical effect of Foundation Establishment? Why didn't I know?"
Chen Changan said.
"It was recorded in an ancient book in the library.”
Gu Lingshui, who was at the side, came to a realization after hearing that.
"I see."
He did not expect Chen Changan to be so meticulous, to observe so carefully, and to analyze so logically.
He didn't expect that he would be able to use what he had learned in the library so quickly and save hundreds of spirit stones.
This made Gu Lingshui look at Chen Changan in a new light.
It seemed that Chen Changan did not stay in the library pavilion for nothing these ten days.
They were about to reach the Flying Immortal Peak.
Suddenly, Chen Changan spoke.
"It's almost time."
"What?"
Gu Lingshui did not quite understand.
Immediately after, Gu Lingshui felt a little dizzy.
What was going on?
Gu Lingshui realized that her magic power was gradually weakening.
She was shocked.
"Why did my magic power suddenly become weak? What's going on?”
Chen Changan said calmly.
"The ninth chapter of the Book of the Medicine King in the library has records that the medicinal fragrance of the seven medicinal herbs, Mulan Vine, Jade Bone Flower, and Yellow Dragon Root, can naturally condense into a poison called Seven Spirit Incense. It can temporarily weaken the magic power and cultivation of Foundation Establishment realm cultivators to a certain extent, causing them to become unconscious.”
Gu Lingshui found Chen Changan's words hard to believe.
The fragrance of the herbs she smelled just now
She could not believe that she had been poisoned by Chen Changan without anyone noticing.
Gu Lingshui's expression turned ugly." Junior Brother, I have no enmity with you. Why did you harm me?”
Chen Changan did not answer Gu Lingshui and only asked calmly.
"I wonder how much Senior Martial Sister knows about the Myriad Devil Mountain Villa?”
At this moment, Gu Lingshui's delicate body trembled as if she had been struck by lightning!
His face suddenly turned extremely pale!
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