145: Chapter 145 Spirit Vein Effects, Purchase Contract

One of them held a bronze mirror and shone it at you; a faint red light rippled across the mirror's surface.

"Aperture Opening First Level." The guard put away the bronze mirror, his tone businesslike. "You may enter."

His gaze fell on the white tiger beside you, lingering for a moment: "If a Spirit Beast hurts anyone, the owner must bear full liability for compensation. In serious cases, you will be expelled from the market."

You nodded: "Understood."

The guard stepped aside, and you took Little Wang and strode into Qingyue Market.

The man and the tiger strolled along the main street for nearly half an hour. You scanned the familiar street layout, but as expected, you didn't find any sign of Wangjiang Tower.

It seems Manager Liu hasn't come to Qingyue Market to open her shop yet.

You didn't dwell on this for too long. Instead, you found an inn with a decent-looking facade, spent one Low-Grade Spirit Stone to open a premium room, and decided to settle down first.

Closing the door, you sat at the table, took out the Storage Pouch Su Mianyue gave you, and probed it with your spiritual power.

The interior space of the Storage Pouch was about five cubic meters, which was considered quite good for a Medium Grade Tier 1 item.

You counted the items inside:

Three hundred and twenty-seven Low-Grade Spirit Stones, neatly stacked in several rows, emitting a warm spiritual glow.

Seven Talismans: three Medium Grade Tier 1 attack Talismans, "Fireball Talisman"; two Medium Grade Tier 1 defense Talismans, "Water Shield Talisman"; one High Grade Tier 1 enemy-restraining Talisman, "Spirit Binding Rope"; and one Top Grade Tier 1 attack Talisman, "Azure Wave Slash".

You held the "Azure Wave Slash" between your fingertips, carefully sensing the spiritual power fluctuations within it.

Rich water-attribute Spiritual Qi swirled and surged within the Talisman paper. If this Talisman were fully activated, its power would be comparable to the full-force strike of a Cultivator at Qi Refining Perfection.

This was a good item. Without using Purple Mansion Reincarnation, it might just save your life at a critical moment.

You carefully tucked the "Azure Wave Slash" away close to your body, then looked at the three hundred and twenty-seven Spirit Stones, the corners of your mouth curling up involuntarily.

You knew the prices in Qingyue Market like the back of your hand. Renting a regular residence without a spirit gathering array costs two to five Low-Grade Spirit Stones per month. Even if you did nothing, these Spirit Stones would be enough for you to lie flat and live comfortably for several years.

More importantly, you had an anchor point.

Every time the simulation ended, the next time you returned, these three hundred and twenty-seven Spirit Stones would be back in the Storage Pouch, completely intact.

But the cultivation level you gained by using them to Cultivate would be yours to keep.

What does that mean?

It means infinite farming.

You began to count the Spirit Stones one by one, happy as you counted, and after finishing, you counted them all over again.

"No wonder everyone likes rich women." You muttered to yourself, "I like them too... Rich woman, please dote on me a little more."

Little Wang lay on the bed, half-opening a golden vertical pupil to glance at you, as if saying, 'Does this woman have a problem?', then closed its eyes again to continue napping.

You put away the Storage Pouch, just about to call it up to get some exercise, when you turned your head and found that this big cat had already curled into a ball and fallen fast asleep, even snoring.

"...Fine then."

Looking at Little Wang's sleepy appearance, a pressing problem came to mind: you needed to buy a method to contract a Spirit Beast and a Spirit Beast bag as soon as possible.

Otherwise, running around the streets with a several-hundred-pound white tiger was too eye-catching.

You made a mental note of this, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to Cultivate.

When you guided the Spiritual Qi according to the path of the "Burning Heaven True Art", you instantly felt an unprecedented sense of fullness.

Qingyue Market was located within the radiation range of the Qingyang Zhao Clan's Spiritual Vein, and the concentration of Spiritual Qi in the air was several times higher than in the outside world.

In the mortal world and the Ten Thousand Mountains, every time you Cultivated, it was like scooping water from a shallow creek; no matter how much effort you exerted, you could only scoop up a thin layer.

But at this moment, it was as if someone had kicked you into a great river; Spiritual Qi surged in from all directions, actively drilling into your apertures.

A chill ran through your heart, and you finally understood one truth: why only places with Spiritual Veins could give birth to powerful Cultivators.

This simply wasn't the same level of cultivation environment.

No wonder Loose Cultivators could never compete with Sects. People meditating on an Advanced Spiritual Vein for one day was equivalent to you struggling in the wild for a month.

One night of cultivation, the effect was outstanding.

The next morning, you finished your session and opened your eyes, exhaling a long breath of turbid air.

The crimson spiritual power in your Qi Sea had grown stronger by a fraction. Combined with the accumulation along the way, you felt that thin barrier.

"Click."

The Bottleneck of Aperture Opening Second Level shattered at the sound. The second hidden aperture, "Life Gate Aperture", was breached by spiritual power, and a warm current surged from your waist and spine, resonating with the spiritual power in your Qi Sea.

Aperture Opening Second Level, achieved.

You stretched your muscles and bones, not dwelling too much on the joy of the Breakthrough. You put on your outer coat, donned your veil, and went out to take care of business.

East Street of Qingyue Market, "Hundred Treasures Pavilion".

This was a medium-sized general store. The sign at the entrance read "Everything a Cultivator needs". Although it looked simple, there were many Cultivators coming and going.

You pushed the door open and walked in. The shop was neatly arranged; on the left was a counter for Medicinal Pills, on the right were sundries and utensils, and in the glass cabinet in the center were several Magical Artifacts emitting a faint glow.

A young male Cultivator with a round face was dozing behind the counter, only lazily raising his head when he heard footsteps.

"Customer, what are you buying?" He scanned you, his gaze lingering for a moment on the pair of eyes revealed beneath your veil, then he sat up a bit straighter.

"A method for contract techniques." You said straight to the point, "The most basic kind will do."

"We have it." The round-faced male Cultivator rummaged under the counter and pulled out a yellowed animal skin scroll, pushing it toward you. ""Heart-Condensing Contract Technique", Tier 1 Low Grade. It only applies to mortal beasts without opened spiritual intelligence or low-tier Spirit Beasts. The prerequisite is that the Spirit Beast must be completely willing, otherwise the contract cannot be established. Five Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

You picked up the scroll and flipped through it. The content was sparse; the core principle was to use your own spiritual power as a medium to establish a two-way Soul connection between the caster and the Spirit Beast.

"I'll take this one." You nodded. "Also, do you have a Spirit Beast bag?"

The round-faced male Cultivator took down three cloth bags of different sizes from the shelf behind him and lined them up in turn: "Tier 1 Low Grade Spirit Beast bag, internal space of five cubic meters, suitable for small and medium-sized Spirit Beasts, thirty Spirit Stones; Tier 1 Medium Grade, ten cubic meters, fifty stones; Tier 1 High Grade..."

"The Low Grade one will do." You interrupted him.

"Anything else you need?" The round-faced male Cultivator clearly saw that you were someone willing to spend money, and his attitude became much warmer.

"Medicinal Pill." You said, "Do you have any auxiliary cultivation pills suitable for the Opening Aperture Realm?"

"Yes." He took out a celadon bottle from the Medicinal Pill counter. "spirit gathering pill, Tier 1 Low Grade Medicinal Pill. After taking it, it can accelerate the absorption of Spiritual Qi. It has a significant effect on Opening Aperture Realm Cultivators. It contains five pills, two Low-Grade Spirit Stones per bottle."

You nodded: "I'll take five bottles."

The three items totaled forty-five Spirit Stones. You counted the Spirit Stones from your Storage Pouch and handed them over. The round-faced male Cultivator smiled and put them away, even gifting you a simple map of the market.

Looking at the forty-five Spirit Stones that had suddenly disappeared, your heart twitched with pain. In this Cultivation World, money flows like water.