THE CULTIVATION OF BESIDE DEVIL CULTIVATOR
135: Three Unusual Status
Shi Xin was confused.
Jiang Hao's question seemed irrelevant. Who among the cultivators did not fight for the Golden Core Realm? Reaching the Golden Core Realm meant stepping onto the path of immortality.
Why else would people often talk about the Golden Core Realm?
Climbing to the Golden Core Realm was extremely difficult, and people usually did not succeed, even after struggling their entire lives.
Talent, resources, effort, and luck are all needed.
Some people have sufficient talent but lack resources or are unable to find a suitable teacher to study. They missed a great opportunity. Their potential is often wasted.
Although Jiang Hao had good cultivation techniques, his teacher could only teach him up to the Golden Core Realm. After that, no one could teach him further.
There was a need for pills to be able to advance as well.
“Counter cultivator, kidding. The cultivators naturally aspire to reach the Golden Core Realm,” Shi Xin said.
“Do you have spirit stones?” Jiang Hao asked.
Shi Xin stood guard. She smiles. “I have about a hundred, not much. If I have a lot of spirit stones, why do I set up a stall here?”
"So that's it." Jiang Hao nodded.
A late Establishment Foundation Realm Cultivator like him couldn't possibly afford a Heaven Rejuvenation Pill.
Even if Jiang Hao focused on making talismans, he would need a long time to save up a sufficient amount.
The sect resources only gave him twenty spirit stones at the early stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm and thirty at the middle stage. It meant that he could obtain a total of 360 spirit stones in a year, 3,600 in ten years, and 72,000 in twenty years.
He could barely do it. And that's assuming he doesn't spend a dime.
Jiang Hao did not rely on the sect's resources. It was not that he did not care about spirit stones, but his resources had been suspended for five years. Only two years less had passed after that.
He sat down at his stall and stopped talking. Since the person could not afford it, there was no point in mentioning the Heaven Rejuvenation Pill to him.
He focused on running his stall, and then, he planned to visit some decent shops to see if he could sell those pills there.
Although he had to sell it for a lower price, it was better than selling it in the Heavenly Note Sect.
Shi Xin was surprised to see Jiang Hao speechless. He did not understand what Jiang Hao wanted to sell.
He was puzzled because Jiang Hao first asked him about the Golden Core Realm and then about the spirit stones. Is there a connection between the two? He can't understand.
Shi Xin was curious. 'What would he say if I answered yes?'
After a while, Shi Xin realized that Jiang Hao's stall was fine. Almost all of his merchandise was sold.
This makes him feel uneasy. He felt he was missing something important. He continued to wonder why Jiang Hao was asking about the Golden Core Realm and spirit stones…
Then he woke up. 'Does that fellow have something that can help me advance to the Golden Core Realm? Maybe he asked about spirit stones because he wanted to sell them!’
Shi Xin was worried that this might be a scam.
“Young man, you asked me about spirit stones earlier. How much do you really think?” ask the middle-aged man. Jiang Hao looked at him. “About ten thousand.”
Shi Xin's face turned pale. 'Ten thousand?!'
If this was truly a fraud, the young man was indeed very ambitious.
Shi Xin glanced at Jiang Hao. He seemed to be at the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm. “I have that amount.”
'Really?' Jiang Hao was surprised.
“Do you need pills?” asked Jiang Hao.
What kind of pills? ask Shi Xin.
“Pil Rejuvenation Heaven,” said Jiang Hao honestly.
“Pil Rejuvenation Heaven?!” exclaim Shi Xin. “But the pill was to advance to the Golden Core Realm!”
He had been saving up for decades to buy something like that.
Never in his wildest dreams did he expect to find the person who sold him here!
Jiang Hao nodded.
Shi Xin pointed to the nearest corner. “Can we talk about this in private?”
Jiang Hao nodded. After packing up, the two of them went to a corner.
Jiang Hao was not worried about anything. He judged himself yesterday.
He discovers three abnormalities: Heaven Extinguishing Insects and Bai Ye's Spirit Sealing Technique, his divine abilities, which are still in recovery, and Hong Yuye's magic that changes others' perceptions of him.
Jiang Hao wondered what he looked like in the eyes of others.
He was a little worried about the damage to his divine ability. Unfortunately, there is no time to find a solution for this.
“Can I check the pills?” Shi Xin asked.
"All right." Jiang Hao handed the pill bottle to him.
Shi Xin opened the bottle and sniffed it. The smell of the pill was faint, but refreshing. He could even feel the turmoil of spiritual energy in his body.
He closed the bottle and reluctantly handed it back to Jiang Hao.
“How much can you give for it?” Jiang Hao asked.
“I have more than seven thousand spirit stones, plus other items, whose value is about one thousand.” Shi Xin looked at Jiang Hao and hesitated. “I can give you 8,500 spirit stones.”
“8,500?”
Jiang Hao was a little surprised. It was 1,500 more spirit stones than he had expected.
Shi Xin thought Jiang Hao was dissatisfied with the price. “I know this is a little reduced. We can wait a little longer. I might be able to borrow some spirit stones and give you ten thousand for it!”
“No need,” said Jiang Hao. “8,500 spirit stones is enough for me. Just answer some of my questions and we agree.”
"really?" Shi Xin found it hard to believe him. He handed the spirit stones, some pills and spirit stones to Jiang Hao. “What do you want to ask?”
Jiang Hao felt a little emotional. Spirit pills and swords would give him at least 1,200 spirit stones!
Even after he had spent some money on purchasing Azure Red tea, he still had an additional 1,700 spirit stones left!
“Do you know Zuo Lan?” Jiang Hao asked.
“Zuo Lan?” Shi Xin nodded. “He is also in the market. He set up three stalls to sell various goods. On this street there must be a stall selling pills and the others, one in the middle of the road to selling disciples, and the one at the end of the road selling information. These three places started selling at the same time, so it was impossible to determine which Zuo Lan was the real one. Or maybe they are fake. Similar incidents have happened before, but everyone believes that it is all real.”
After hearing this, Jiang Hao immediately recalled the Thousand Gods Sect. These three people could all be clones. If the clone existed, it meant that the original person was not far away. It is difficult to determine the exact location. He now understood why it took the Law Enforcement Hall a long time to find the culprit who was previously in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
'A stall to sell students? Isn't that a kid?'
Jiang Hao hesitated for a moment and decided to take a look. It's not far from where the stall is.