Chapter 125: Wanting to become stronger
Causing a stir on the first day was not something Chu Tian wanted to do. If he revealed his identity, then he would lose the initiative.
Luckily, Chu Tian had not used his source spirit.
Just based on his abilities and appearance, there was no way for anyone to find out Chu Tian’s identity just yet.
Of course, in order to hide his identity, Chu Tian had also paid quite a large price!
Chu Xinghe might seem like a righteous person, but in reality, he was actually very cold and sinister!
Chu Xinghe had released the young man on the surface and had even made himself seem very generous by letting Chu Tian become stronger and challenging once again. Then the Heavenly Sword Young Master would openly defeat him in front of everyone.
But in reality, Chu Xinghe had a reason to let this young man go.
That one slash contained countless thousands of needle thin sword qi which had completely entered his enemy’s body. It was powerful enough to completely destroy a person’s meridian system. If he didn’t die, he would at least become a cripple.
Chu Xinghe was just confident in his own method.
He believed that the young man would become a cripple.
That’s why he left so benevolently!
But Chu Xinghe had made a mistake.
Chu Tian’s «Netherworld Flame Sword» defended his body and counteracted most of the energy within. The strong defensive powers of the Starlight Immortal Body blocked the rest of the energy and there was now not even a sliver of sword qi left!
Chu Tian had tempered his meridians for a long time with the starlight energy, so his veins were now very resistant and had a strong recovery ability. Even if it was a little damaged, it was unlikely for it to be completely destroyed.
But it had to be said.
He truly did have skills!
Even if Chu Tian had hid his source spirit, had Chu Xinghe used his full strength?
With Chu Tian’s current strength, even if he went all out, the odds would still be very low. Moreover, this was at the same cultivation level, but Chu Xinghe’s cultivation was already at the peak 4th Awakened Soul Layer!
Chu Family?
Chu Xinghe?
You just wait for me!
Even if it wasn’t for your grudge with the original owner of this body.
Just based on what you did to me today, I would have to vent my anger!
Chu Tian was not a small minded person, but he was not someone who suffered losses. He forgave people depending on the situation. Being beaten like this by Chu Xinghe today was a kind of insult to Chu Tian.
So, sooner or later he would have to get this back and he would have to fiercely shame the Chu Family. He would accomplish this as long as he got the chance.
Chu Tian understood that with the current disparity in strength, he could only patiently wait for his opportunity. Once his power and influence grew, he would have the opportunity to collect everything back!
“Let’s go. We’ll go to the Central State Market to have a look. I want to see if there is anything useful there.”
Chu Tian changed into some clean clothes and he put on a bamboo hat to cover his head. He placed the little fox into his clothes and left the inn that he was recovering in.
Chu Tian was currently weaker than Chu Xinghe.
The main reason was the difference in their cultivation technique insights.
The «Starlight Immortal Body» was profound and strong, but Chu Tian was only using it to help refine his body. As he became stronger, he would have to replace it with a stronger cultivation technique.
The «Netherworld Flame Sword» was the same. Chu Tian was currently restricted and couldn’t find high grade cultivation resources, so he couldn’t practice high grade cultivation techniques. But the «Netherworld Flame Sword» had defensive and offensive abilities, so it was the most suitable cultivation technique for Chu Tian right now.
However, his boundary was too low!
Chu Tian urgently needed cultivation resources to increase his cultivation technique boundary!
Once he increased his cultivation technique boundary, he was confident that he could fight Chu Xinghe in a situation where they were at the same cultivation level. If he was in the same boundary, Chu Tian was confident that he would be able to defeat him!
In the center area of Central State City.
There was a place called the Treasure House. It was the largest auction house in the main city.
The Treasure House was not owned by a single family, rather it was collectively owned by several large families. It had several earth and heaven treasures that were provided by major mercenary groups and large families.
Chu Tian was someone new to the city.
The Treasure House was a good place to go!
The Treasure House was shaped like an eight sided palace which seemed to be made completely of white jade, it looked very high class and dignified. There were eight entrances in total and each one was heavily guarded.
This was a place for high level items.
Which meant there weren’t many items.
The cheapest thing here cost several tens of thousand of gold coins, it was hard for even Awakened Soul Cultivators to accept. When Chu Tian arrived at the centre of the Treasure House, he was shocked by the goods being shown there!
Thousand Year Dragon Blood Grass, selling price, one million five hundred thousand gold coins!
The Dragon Blood Grass itself was a level two Elixir, it only needed to grow naturally to become a level two Elixir. After this piece of Dragon Blood’s Grass was appraised, it was estimated to be around two thousand five hundred and fifty years old. With a holy grade nature, it could be considered a half step holy grade medicine.
Although it wasn’t a true holy medicine, it was still several times more expensive than normal Elixirs!
If this was sold for one million and two hundred thousand gold coins, it still wouldn’t be considered expensive!
Chu Tian looked around while walking. There were several goods here that were worth over a million gold coins and there were many things that were useful to Chu Tian. Only the money he had was meant for something else, so unless he found something that was really useful to him, Chu Tian would not buy anything.
A noise came from the crowd in front of him.
“Move out of the way!
“Everyone move out of the way for me!”
A hundred to two hundred guards were blocking the crowd.
Five-six white robed old man were pushing a golden cart that was covered in a red cloth into the Treasure House central area. They stopped in front of a giant diamond showcase.
“Release the seal!”
The old men began chanting at the same time.
The diamond showcase opened and they put the object right in, then the pulled off the red cloth. Once the crowd saw the item underneath, everyone’s eyes popped out.
It was a large black stone that had a diameter of one zhang.
[TL Note: zhang=3.33m]
It was dark like ink and it seemed to be made of volcanic glass. There was a green flame sealed inside.
“Yi?!”
“Elemental Source Stone?”
There were quite a few treasures in the Treasure House, but the moment he saw this, Chu Tian couldn’t help being shocked.
In this strange and colourful world, there was a strange life form known as elemental spirits.
Elemental spirits were completely different from life forms of flesh and blood, they had bodies formed from pure energy. So, they had a different way of life, reproduction method, and habits from other life forms.
The elemental spirits did not have genders.
Therefore the way they reproduced was strange. They divided their own bodies and placed them inside safe storage vessels.
A divided part did not have its own consciousness, but after it was incubated for a long time, it would develop its own consciousness and become a new elemental spirit.
The giant stone in front of Chu Tian was one of those incubation stones for the elemental spirit clan.
It was dark attributed, so it was certain that this was the descendant of a dark elemental spirit.
These kinds of things were usually deep down in the earth, it was hard to find one on the surface. It was hard to imagine where Central State City found this kind of thing!
At this moment, the Netherworld Sword began to violently tremble.
It was clear that the pure energy in the stone was resonating with the Netherworld Sword!
Chu Tian instantly understood. The energy in this stone could nourish the Netherworld Ghost Flame and help the Netherworld Sword recover its strength. It was definitely enough to let Chu Tian’s «Netherworld Flame Sword» increase another level!
This really was a good thing!
Chu Tian was a little interested, but the moment he saw the price, it was as if someone had thrown a bucket of cold water on him.
Thirty five million gold coins!
Although this wasn’t considered expensive for an elemental source stone like this, to the current Chu Tian, how could he possibly raise thirty five million gold coins?
Damn!
He had finally found a treasure that could increase his strength and cultivation technique’s realm, but he could not buy it. This made Chu Tian very unsatisfied.
Thirty five million gold coins was not a small number.
But Chu Tian had the confidence to raise this money!
The only thing Chu Tian was worried about was that someone would buy it before he could raise the money.
“Wa!”
“Thirty five million gold coins!”
“Just for this broken stone? That’s simply extortion!”
The people in the crowd began to speak up, the majority of them were all surprised and complaining. There were not a lot of people interested in the stone.
The elemental spirit source did not have a high value and people wouldn’t know what to do with it if they did buy it, so most people were not interested in it. After discussing it for a while, the crowd quickly dispersed.
According to the rules, if this kind of precious thing could not be sold in a month, it would be recalled. Then it would be sold in an auction at a reduced price.
There was still a chance!
Chu Tian made his decision!
He would gather thirty five million gold coins as fast as possible and would buy this thing!
The Treasure House had many resources, but they were usually very expensive. Chu Tian realized that this kind of money did not count for anything in Central State City.
Miracle Commerce’s development speed was fast.
But it wasn’t fast enough!
If Chu Tian wanted to become stronger, he would need more resource and earn more money.
But at this moment, a very special product instantly attracted Chu Tian’s attention. It was a jade white insect that was the size of half a palm.
Jade Spirit Silkworm!
The Jade Spirit Silkworm, it was a silkworm while alive and turned into jade after dying.
This was a precious easy to use level two Elixir!
The Jade Spirit Silkworm was an animal that ate medicinal herbs, so its body was filled with strong spiritual energy. After the Jade Spirit Silkworm died and turned into a piece of jade, the spiritual energy did not dissipate and was completely conserved. This turned it into a level two Elixir that was suitable for alchemy.
This thing could directly increase a person’s cultivation.
It was quite useful to Chu Tian.
Chu Tian quickly asked, “How much is this Jade Spirit Silkworm?”
“Two hundred thousand gold coins!” A young girl sales clerk saw Chu Tian’s rogue cultivator appearance and a trace of contempt flashed in her eyes. The she emphasized, “We do not take counteroffers for Treasure House goods!”
This was not that expensive for a level 2 Elixir!
Two hundred thousand gold coins was a large amount of money for normal cultivators, but it wasn’t that much for Chu Tian.
Chu Tian pulled out a pack of gold coin cards.
Right as he was prepared to pay.
“Wait!” A voice rang out from behind him, “I want this Jade Spirit Silkworm!”
A young man treated Chu Tian like air and walked in front of the Jade Spirit Silkworm. He pointed at it and said, “Wrap it up for me! I’m in a rush!”
Once the clerk saw the other side’s clothes and badge, she instantly turned over. Immediately, her attitude became very warm, “It’s young master Tong! Please wait a minute! I’ll prepare it for you right away!”
