Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments-Chapter 117 - 114: You Didn’t Go See Second Uncle?

Chapter 117: Chapter 114: You Didn’t Go See Second Uncle?

He picked up the flying swords lodged in the ground.

Xiao Chen immediately recognized that both flying swords were among the finest of Upper-Grade Magical Artifacts.

A single sword like this was worth nearly five to six thousand Spirit Stones.

"So, was it really necessary?"

Xiao Chen shook his head, took out his gourd to clean up the scene with Profound Fire, and turned back toward the Li Huo Sect.

’Huh? She was this poor?’

It took him an hour to open her Storage Bag. When he did, he discovered that if he discounted the six thousand Spirit Stones that were his, Wen Shishi had only possessed one hundred and twenty-one Spirit Stones.

’She was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, after all. How could she be this destitute...’

In truth, this was the norm in the cultivation world.

For Loose Cultivators, any spare Spirit Stones would have long since been exchanged for Elixirs and Magical Artifacts to improve their strength.

Only the scions of great families, or special cases like Xiao Chen, didn’t have to constantly worry over a few Spirit Stones.

Besides the Spirit Stones, the only items with Spiritual Qi in the Storage Bag were six ribbons that were lower-grade magical artifacts, and one middle-grade magical artifact: a Wide-Sleeved Lotus Leaf Skirt.

There was also a storage box and a small, round wooden box inlaid with agate.

Xiao Chen curiously opened the wooden box. The fragrance of Sudan Purple Golden Flower immediately wafted out. To his surprise, inside was a bright purple rouge.

’Huh? Do cultivators need to wear makeup?’

As one’s Cultivation improved, a cultivator’s complexion would naturally get better.

Xiao Chen couldn’t understand it. She clearly had so few Spirit Stones, so what was the use of carrying so many different styles of ribbons, not to mention this rouge?

He then picked up the storage box and opened it to find twelve Cyan Lotus Seeds inside.

’Are these... seeds from a Twin Cyan Lotus?’

Xiao Chen quickly took out his own Cyan Lotus to compare. He found that although they weren’t from the same Twin Cyan Lotus, these were indeed genuine Cyan Lotus Seeds.

This was truly a first-rate treasure.

Consuming a Cyan Lotus Seed could greatly increase a cultivator’s comprehension of Magic in a short amount of time.

With these, practicing Magic would be twice as effective with half the effort.

Of course, its effect wasn’t as pronounced for Magic like the Eye of Truth, which relied more on gradual accumulation.

To achieve the greatest effect, it was best used on Magic that depended more on comprehension, such as Sky-Filling Flame Radiance.

Wen Shishi had also been carrying a Cultivation Technique—the Earth Level Sword Dao inheritance.

Her Splitting Sword Technique, Sword Control Technique, and other sword arts were all Magic that came included with the inheritance.

In fact, a complete inheritance would naturally account for the various situations its successor might face.

The higher its grade, the more thorough the preparations.

A cultivator possessing an Earth Level inheritance basically didn’t need to bother searching for other Magic.

Tucked inside the inheritance was a separate scroll.

Xiao Chen picked up the scroll and slowly unfurled it.

Written vertically upon it were five large words: *Small Three Talents Sword Formation Map*.

"Use a Wind Sword, a Thunder Sword, and an Ice Sword as the Array Base. Supplemented by this Array Map, a Killing Array can be deployed."

"Once the formation is established, it can engage enemies on its own without needing a cultivator to control it."

"Its power increases with the grade of the magical artifacts used. If three Top-Grade magical artifacts can be gathered, it will possess the power to slay a late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator."

Regardless of its actual power, the description alone was formidable.

As far as Xiao Chen knew, the vast majority of arrays required an Array Arranger to actively control them.

But according to the Array Map, as long as one performed Refinement on the flying swords and the map together, one could deploy the Sword Array even without any foundational knowledge of arrays.

’In other words, I’m just one Ice Sword away from being able to deploy the standard version of the Sword Array.’

The pair of swords Wen Shishi had wielded before happened to be a Wind Sword and a Thunder Sword.

In other words, she had also been intentionally collecting them, but hadn’t managed to complete the set.

’Can you even find something like that in Li State?’

Xiao Chen thought back carefully. In this region, forget Ice Attribute flying swords; even Water Attribute ones were uncommon.

His first thought was the sect’s Merit Hall.

But after asking, he learned that the sect only had middle-grade magical artifact Ice Swords.

Then, he remembered the newly opened Flying Sword Shop in Li Huo Market.

So he went to take a look, but they only had lower-grade magical artifact Ice Swords.

But that was to be expected. If it were that easy to obtain, Wen Shishi wouldn’t have been lacking one.

’Should I go check out Qianzhu Market?’

Xiao Chen pondered this as he headed back to the sect.

On his way up the mountain, he happened to run into Steward Chen.

"Hey, Junior Brother Xiao! Did you run into some trouble? Why the long face?"

"Zhi’an, you’re back. It’s nothing major. I’ve just gotten interested in flying swords lately and want to find a decent Ice Element one."

"That... oh, if you’re looking for an Ice Sword, that’s a really tough find."

Steward Chen scratched his head. "Isn’t my uncle back? Does he not have any connections?"

Unlike Xiao Chen, his first instinct was to pull some strings.

"Hmm, you haven’t gone to see my uncle? How about I go ask for you?"

"No need, Zhi’an. I can go myself."

Xiao Chen felt a little sheepish.

He really wasn’t used to going directly to his elders whenever he ran into a problem.

When he arrived at the Artifact Refining Hall, the disciple on duty recognized him immediately and let him in without an announcement.

In the back hall, Chen Tianfeng was sitting in a chair, holding a letter and seemingly lost in thought.

He was startled from his reverie when he heard someone enter. "Oh, it’s you. What brings you to my neck of the woods today? Short on magical artifacts?"

...

Xiao Chen paused for a moment. ’He’s probably just being polite.’

Instead, Chen Tianfeng picked up a pot of Spirit Tea from the table. "Here, try some of my good tea."

Xiao Chen walked over, sat down, and took a sip.

He was no tea connoisseur, but he could tell from its Spiritual Qi content that it wasn’t as good as the tea he’d had last time.

"Ahem, Martial Uncle, does the Artifact Refining Hall have any upper-grade Ice Element flying swords?"

"Oh my, an Ice Element flying sword."

Chen Tianfeng shook his head. "Those are hard to come by. Here in Li State, we don’t even have any water-attribute Spirit Ore, let alone ice-attribute."

’Jeez,’ Xiao Chen thought. ’So they don’t even have the raw materials.’

Chen Tianfeng continued, "If you really need an Ice Sword, I can write a letter and ask the Lingyuan Sect for you."

"But even if they have one, it will take some time."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen immediately replied, "Then I’ll have to thank you, Martial Uncle. As long as the grade is sufficient, I’ll take it. A slightly higher price is fine too."

Chen Tianfeng waved his hand. "Don’t you worry, I’ll make sure you don’t overpay. Since you’re not picky about the style, I’ll just order one for you directly in the letter."

"There’s a shipment of Spirit Ore coming next month. I’ll have them send it over with the rest of the delivery."

After speaking, Chen Tianfeng paused for a moment before adding, "However, they’ve started fighting the Divine Fire Sect over there, so the timing might not be precise."

"This information is still top secret, so don’t you go revealing it to any outsiders."

’They’re fighting?’

He glanced at the envelope in Chen Tianfeng’s hand. On the visible part, the two words "Lingyuan Sect" were clearly written.

Xiao Chen sucked in a sharp breath. "Hiss... I understand."

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK.

In the midst of their conversation, a knock sounded at the door.

After receiving permission to enter, a disciple came in. "Elder Chen, the Sect Leader requests your presence."

As he spoke, he noticed Xiao Chen.

"Oh, Steward Xiao, so you’re here. The Sect Leader requests that you come along as well."