Chapter 38 Insect Eggs

Chapter 38: Insect Eggs

Song Yun and the other Qingyuan Sect disciples quickly rose to greet him. "Greetings, Senior Brother Sun!"

"We pay our respects to Fellow Daoist Sun." The others also stood and saluted.

"Sun Zhixuan, at your service, Fellow Daoists!" Sun Zhixuan returned the courtesy politely. His tone was gentle, unlike those who looked down on others because of their status, which made Wang Hao view him more favorably.

After Sun Zhixuan sat down, everyone gathered around him. Cultivators mainly exchanged cultivation insights among themselves, and Sun Zhixuan clearly knew more than them. Coupled with his status, it was no surprise he was even more popular!

However, Sun Zhixuan did not exclude others. He spoke unhurriedly, and everyone could hear him clearly. Especially regarding methods to overcome bottlenecks, Wang Hao listened and compared them with his own past experiences, gaining some insights!

Besides cultivation, everyone later discussed the Hundred Arts of Cultivation. The most talked about were still alchemy, artifact forging, and talisman making. A talisman master, carried away while speaking about his area of expertise, even gave a public demonstration. Wang Hao observed the entire process and gained a lot. He had only reached the Novice level after several years. Now, with this guidance and diligent practice, he felt advancing to become a Tier 1 Mid-Grade talisman master wasn't too difficult.

So, he didn't hold back either and shared some of his own alchemy insights. Seeing that he was actually a Tier 1 High-Grade alchemist, the others became much more enthusiastic towards him!

After a while longer, when the last talisman master finished speaking, Sun Zhixuan said, "Today we have gathered so many elites here, especially so many fellow daoists Proficient in alchemy, talisman making, and artifact forging. Why don't we hold a small exchange meeting? What does everyone think?"

"Senior Brother Sun's words are most reasonable. I agree!"

"I also agree!"

The others all nodded as well. Sun Zhixuan nodded satisfactorily. "Since everyone agrees, let's begin. As for the rules, items can be exchanged for items or purchased with Spirit Stones. It mainly depends on the seller's wishes. That's about it."

With that, he cupped his hands. "I shall begin by offering my humble item to attract your precious ones!"

He casually took out four items: a Tier 2 Low-Grade spirit talisman—the Golden Sword Talisman, a jade box, a long sword, and a large piece of black stone.

"A Tier 2 Low-Grade Golden Sword Talisman, a Tier 1 High-Grade magic tool—the Breeze Sword. The black one is high-grade forging material—Black Iron Stone. The jade box contains an eighty-year-old Soul Nourishing Grass! I only wish to trade for Tier 2 talisman-making materials: talisman brushes, blood ink, or talisman paper are all acceptable!"

Soul Nourishing Grass... Wang Hao's gaze fixed on that small bluish grass. According to Sun Zhixuan's introduction, this thing had a nourishing effect on the soul spirit. Smelling its scent over time could increase spiritual sense. Unfortunately, he didn't have Tier 2 talisman materials; the beast skins obtained from hunting with Eighth Uncle last time had all been sold! He was just about to ask if he could exchange with Spirit Stones or pills when he saw Sun Zhixuan speak again.

"Everyone, my apologies. This Soul Nourishing Grass has been traded to Junior Sister Chen. Fellow daoists need not send further voice transmissions. Please look at the other materials instead!"

With that said, they saw Chen Qing take over the jade box containing the Soul Nourishing Grass with a look of joy on her face. What she traded over was a jade vial emitting a strong bloody smell, seemingly the blood of some Tier 2 demonic beast!

Once it was in Chen Qing's hands, Wang Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Given the favor of the Three-Leaf Spirit Calming Grass, she wouldn't refuse his request to take a look at the Soul Nourishing Grass, would she?

Afterwards, a rogue cultivator exchanged beast skins for the spirit talisman. The flying sword was taken by an outer sect disciple of the Qingyuan Sect in exchange. No one wanted the Black Iron Stone, so Sun Zhixuan took it back.

Song Yun stepped forward. "I am also a talisman master, but I cannot compare to Senior Brother Sun. I only have high-grade talismans: Fire Rain Talisman, Water Dragon Talisman, and Great Strength Talisman. Everyone can exchange with items of equivalent value or purchase with Spirit Stones."

Wang Hao stepped forward and spent two hundred Spirit Stones to buy ten talismans. He would have liked to buy more but feared revealing his wealth and attracting unwanted attention!

Other cultivators also took turns coming forward to purchase or exchange. In no time, the over fifty spirit talismans in Song Yun's hands were all exchanged!

Then others followed suit and took out items for exchange. Wang Hao exchanged two bottles of Yellow Sprout Pills for a Tier 1 Mid-Grade talisman brush. Since he had plans to improve his talisman making, he needed to prepare the necessary tools!

"Two Tier 1 High-Grade Demon Wolf Fangs, one Tier 1 High-Grade Profound Water Turtle shell—both are good materials for forging—and ten Illusion Moon Butterfly eggs. The Illusion Moon Butterfly ranks 78th on the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Insect Ranking. Upon reaching Tier 2, it can unleash an ability that traps people in illusions. I only wish to exchange for pills that can refine cultivation, preferably Yellow Dragon Pills!" Another Qingyun Sect disciple stepped forward, taking out a pile of things!

Hearing about the Illusion Moon Butterfly, Wang Hao became interested. He already kept two spirit beasts, having spent thousands of Spirit Stones without much help yet, but he knew that once Yaya and Xiao Bai advanced to Tier 2, it would be time for his harvest. So he also wanted to exchange for two insect eggs.

"Illusion Moon Butterfly? You're not mistaken, are you? How could such a thing appear so easily?" Sun Zhixuan asked curiously.

That person hurriedly explained, "Senior Brother Sun, how would I dare deceive you? However, these things were obtained when I explored a cave dwelling. Due to prolonged storage, they have lost their spiritual vitality, making them somewhat difficult to hatch."

"May I take a look?"

"Of course!" Saying this, he opened a jade box. "Senior Brother Sun, please!"

"Why are they this color?" Sun Zhixuan held an egg-sized colorful insect egg, surprised. "Shouldn't Illusion Moon Butterfly eggs be white? Why are there rainbow stripes?"

"This... I don't know either. They were like this when I got them. Based on the introduction left in the cave dwelling, I learned they were Illusion Moon Butterfly eggs."

"Ah, what a pity. Their vitality is less than twenty percent remaining. These eggs will be very hard to hatch." Sun Zhixuan examined them for a long time, his face showing regret. "But if they could hatch, you wouldn't be willing to take them out. After hatching, you could resell them for ten times the price!"

That person awkwardly scratched his head but did not refute it.

In the end, Sun Zhixuan took out items and exchanged for five Illusion Moon Butterfly eggs.

Wang Hao didn't dare delay, afraid someone else would get ahead of him. He stepped forward and took out a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pills. "Fellow Daoist, how about I exchange this bottle of pills for the remaining five insect eggs?"

"This..." That person hesitated. "If Fellow Daoist adds half a bottle more, I'll make the exchange."

"Alright," Wang Hao agreed. He took out another half bottle of Yellow Dragon Pills and put the insect eggs into his possession! That person also gifted a jade slip, saying it contained information about Illusion Moon Butterflies and rearing methods, all obtained from that cave dwelling!

Wang Hao returned to his original spot and sat down, checking it out. The information stated that Illusion Moon Butterfly eggs generally only needed to be placed in an area rich in spiritual energy to hatch. But now with only twenty percent vitality left, merely having rich spiritual energy probably wasn't enough! Their abilities were indeed truly powerful. After reaching Tier 2, their bodies would naturally emit fluorescent light. A Qi Refining cultivator glancing at it would fall into an illusion. The hallucination-inducing divine light they emitted could even affect higher-level cultivators if they didn't dodge!

Another half hour passed with no one else coming forward to exchange. At this time, Chu He suddenly said, "Brother Wang, haven't you taken out anything for exchange yet?"

Wang Hao stood up, cupping his hands towards everyone with an apologetic expression. "My apologies. I only recently advanced to become a Tier 1 High-Grade alchemist. I don't have many pills on me; they've all been exchanged for fellow daoists' items. I can't take out any more."

"In that case, let's end here today!" Sun Zhixuan said and announced everyone could leave.