Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 233 - 231 Jealousy
Chapter 233: Chapter 231 Jealousy
Chapter 233 -231 Jealousy
Second-Order High-Grade Puppet!
Ning Daoran’s eyes lit up. He had thought Nolan Canghai might offer his best puppet in gratitude for saving his life, but he had not expected him to do so with such alacrity and without any hesitation.
A Second-Order High-Grade Puppet had combat power comparable to a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
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Having one such puppet was akin to keeping an obedient Late-stage Foundation Establishment Ancestor at home; its value was self-evident.
In the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World, a Second Order Puppet could support a whole Foundation Establishment Family!
“Nolan Puppet Master, is this true?”
Ning Daoran smiled. “A Second-Order High-Grade Puppet is indeed not inexpensive!”
“Of course it’s true!”
Nolan Canghai replied cheerfully, “What is a mere puppet compared to the debt of a saved life? If I could craft a Third-tier Puppet, I would definitely present a Third-tier Puppet to you as a thank-you gift!”
Chen Qian said, “Senior has given us a renewal of life, and a mere puppet is far from enough. Please accept it, let it bring some peace of mind to my husband and me.”
“Very well.”
Ning Daoran flicked his sleeve, accepting the puppet and the control Jade Talisman, and said, “Since that is the case, I will accept it. Please, do not mention the debt of saving your lives again. I, a Righteous Cultivator, merely acted on a whim.”
Nolan Canghai nodded again and again, and then both parties exchanged courtesies for a while.
Soon after, the couple left, to avoid disturbing Ning Daoran’s cultivation.
…
Ning Daoran planned to refine True Blood Pills, but had been doing so quite frequently recently. A portion of auxiliary medicines had been used up, warranting another trip to Qingfu Square to purchase more.
Thus, Ning Daoran, disguised as Independent Practitioner Jianjia, entered Qingfu Square in the afternoon.
When he took out a list of Spiritual Medicines indicating his intent to buy at least a thousand of them, it immediately caught the attention of the workshop master of Qingfu Square.
The master, named Zhao Yuanlong, was a mid-aged, keen Foundation Establishment Cultivator with wide connections even rumored to include the City Lord Long Zhuojun. He managed to grow the business of Qingfu Square substantially.
“This Fellow Daoist.”
Zhao Yuanlong approached with a smile. “Seeing you buying such a large quantity of Frost Crystal Flower and Seven-star Grass, could it be for refining True Blood Great Pills?”
“Indeed.”
Ning Daoran nodded lightly. “Master Chen, does your workshop have enough medicine in stock?”
“Plenty, Fellow Daoist need not worry.”
Knowing it was a significant business opportunity, Zhao Yuanlong smiled and cupped his hands, saying, “Please follow me, I personally will take you to our warehouse to select the medicinal herbs. Despite your large purchase, my Qingfu Square will certainly not replace any spirit medicine with lesser aged ones.”
“That is very good, many thanks to the workshop master!”
Shortly after, thousands of medicinal herbs were obtained, costing over twenty thousand Spirit Stones.
But these investments were trivial, considering the large quantity of Golden Dragon Spirit Carp meat Ning Daoran had captured. The batch of True Blood Pills would be substantial. Compared to the True Blood Pills, the auxiliary herbs were inconsequential.
Nightfall.
Disguised as Independent Practitioner Jianjia, Ning Daoran left Qingfu Square.
However, as he turned a street corner, he noticed he was being followed. Instantly, he activated the Unmoving Ming King Divine Technique and probed with his Golden Core Divine Sense, only to discover an old man keeping a moderate distance, who was also at the Golden Core Early Stage.
While Ning Daoran’s Divine Soul was formidable, making it impossible for the other party to detect his probing.
This Golden Core Elder had a big ugly mole on his nose and was a figure Ning Daoran had seen in the Immortal City.
If he remembered correctly, this man was one of the Jin Family Elders, the largest family in Immortal White Dragon City, reputedly having their Nascent Soul Ancestor enforcing their presence, with the Jin Family controlling a third of the city’s industry and nearly monopolizing the True Blood Pill business.
Could it be… The Jin Family had taken notice of him, fearing such a substantial purchase of True Blood Pill ingredients could threaten their monopoly in Immortal White Dragon City?
Ning Daoran frowned slightly—’When the tree desires stillness, the wind continues blowing.’ Holding extensive resources meant low-profile was challenging.
With a swift move, he completely concealed his aura, then employed his movement technique, winding through the city’s alleys before finally disappearing entirely from the city with a Wood Escape Technique.
“Eh?”
That Golden Core Early Stage figure from the Jin Family frowned, stunned that someone at merely Late-stage Foundation Establishment could elude him, noting the exceptionally skilful concealment techniques of the other.
“Who… is this person?”
He lingered momentarily in vexation, softly tapping the Spirit Beast Bag, and two Spiritual Birds emerged, soaring upwards in the blink of an eye to scout the entire city from the sky, searching for that person.
Naturally, they would find nothing since Ning Daoran had promptly Earth Tunneled to his Cave Mansion, transforming back into the young yet esteemed Jin- surname Golden Core.
…
Inside the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, Ning Daoran began refining True Blood Pills officially.
With his ever-familiar refining technique, the success rate of True Blood Pills was nearly 95%, and approximately one out of every twenty pills contained five crimson pill patterns.
These were Top-grade True Blood Pills, which had about 50% better efficacy in enhancing Blood Qi than the regular True Blood Pills, with the price correspondingly doubled, beyond comparison to ordinary True Blood Pills.
After all, the same pill contained varying essences of blood and flesh qi, and during the breakthrough process of a martial artist, the physical body could only withstand one Great Pill, so the richer the essence qi contained within the pill, the better.
Therefore, the Top-grade True Blood Pills and even higher-quality High-quality True Blood Pills were generally regarded as treasures by martial artists and dual cultivators of magic and body around the world, essential for their breakthroughs.
Unfortunately, the Golden Dragon Spirit Carp Ning Daoran had caught this time did not exceed a hundred pounds, a “superlarge catch,” and due to the quality of the meat, he had not managed to refine the legendary High-quality True Blood Pills. Among the finished pills, several Top-grade True Blood Pills had begun to faintly show golden pill patterns, but it still fell short.
However, Ning Daoran was satisfied.
This time, he had refined a total of two hundred fifty-six True Blood Pills, with sixteen of them being Top-grade True Blood Pills, reaching the expectations he had set in his mind.
“Old Lu, come over and collect the pills.”
“Roar roar~~”
Big Stupid Deer dashed over in a few quick strides.
Ning Daoran handed over several bottles of pills to it, totaling sixty True Blood Pills.
The True Blood Pill was a Great Pill, unlike common elixir pills that might only affect a few two-hour periods after consumption. Once ingested, a True Blood Pill could maintain blood qi nourishment for at least half a month, meaning that during this period, Big Stupid Deer’s cultivation would greatly benefit.
It was similar to receiving double or triple experience points in certain games, perhaps even better.
Moreover, Ning Daoran gave Little Blackie and Green Water Turtle fifty True Blood Pills each, instructing them not to slack off and to strive diligently in their cultivation, as Core Formation was within reach.
Each Spiritual Beast cultivated on its own.
Ning Daoran then went to the Jade Spirit Spring and, frowning at the sight of a five-pound Golden Dragon Spirit Carp, tamed it using his Commanding All Beasts skill, and then began a Divine Soul exchange.
“Squeak squeak~~”
In the water, the Golden Dragon Spirit Carp swayed its body, emitting soft chirps.
Ning Daoran closed his eyes, sensing the Divine Soul Heart Realm of the Golden Dragon Spirit Carp. This was naturally to address the issue of lesser fish causing disturbances. Although the trip to the sea had been fruitful, the harassment by smaller fish was frustrating. Without these nuisances, his catch could have been even better.
“Squeak squeak~~ Squeak, squeak, squeak~~ Squeak~squeak, squeak, squeak~~~”
The Golden Dragon Spirit Carp rolled over, continually explaining some matters to Ning Daoran.
The Fish Attracting Grass and Cold Chi Grass were indeed favorites of all Golden Dragon Spirit Carps, though there were exceptions depending on individual tastes. Soon, Ning Daoran captured the most crucial information he needed.
Small Golden Dragon Spirit Carps were particularly wary of something called Water Moon Sand!
Water Moon Sand was a material used by Talisman Masters to refine Vermilion and occasionally used in alchemy—it wasn’t considered particularly rare.
Golden Dragon Spirit Carps were highly sensitive to this material, avoiding it as snakes avoid realgar or cats avoid citrus scents.
However, once the Golden Dragon Spirit Carps grew larger than thirty pounds, their sensitivity to the smell of Water Moon Sand greatly reduced, and they gradually began to fear it less.
So, if he were to mix some Water Moon Sand with Fish Attracting Grass in the bait, could he solve the problem of smaller fish causing disturbances and only catch big fish?
Ning Daoran was thrilled, seeing it as a guiding light, and looked forward to his next sea fishing trip even more!
Days later, he bought a large amount of Water Moon Sand and reconfigured his bait.
Then, he purchased a fifty-pound Golden Dragon Spirit Carp from Qingfu Square at a high price, and as he had anticipated, the small fish avoided the bait mixed with Water Moon Sand, whereas the fifty-pound Golden Dragon Spirit Carp bravely gorged on it, eating with abandon!
Success!
His next sea outing was bound to be fruitful!
…
Months later.
Ning Daoran was watering flowers in front of his Cave Mansion, nurturing his body and mind.
At this time, the city was filled with the fragrance of osmanthus, as Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching.
“Fellow Daoist Ning.”
From the neighboring Cave Mansion, a short-haired, stunning female cultivator emerged in a long dress and shawl, Lin Man herself.
“Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I have prepared a table of food and drinks. If you wouldn’t mind, would you be willing to grace my Cave Mansion with your presence?”
She smiled lightly, “Besides, I am a Loose Cultivator, and so are you.”
“Sure.”
Ning Daoran nodded, well aware that Lin Man’s primary goal was actually to exchange materials for talisman making and Vermilion.
However, Lin Man’s invitation made the Jin Family brothers in front greatly envious.
It was well-known that Lin Man was a reclusive and extraordinary woman with outstanding talents in both cultivation and talisman making. Her personality was notoriously difficult to get along with, and she had never taken the initiative to invite any male cultivators into her mansion—Ning Daoran was the first.
“Hmph…”
Inside the Cave Mansion, Jintian frowned and spoke softly, “I thought Lin Man was some lofty and proud woman, but it turns out she still aims to cling to someone in the Golden Core Stage.”
“You’re jealous?” Jin Shan teased with a smile.
“Not jealous,”
Jintian replied, “It’s just that I’ve come to understand things better.”
“Have you really understood?”
Jin Hai smiled meaningfully, “The lord of Immortal White Dragon City, City Lord Long Zhuojun, is in the Late-stage Embracing Elixir. He has also pursued Lin Man, but she was extremely cold towards the City Lord. If Lin Man truly intended to cling to someone, why choose Senior Ning and not City Lord Long?”
