122: In addition, the transaction price is too low... you need to pay more.

While he was pondering, the Peak Master's voice transmission reached his ears.

“During this time... be careful in all matters...”

The Yuan Ci Avatar was about to ask for clarification, but the Peak Master Lu had already departed.

“Hmm? Be careful in all matters... Is there danger in the outside world? The Tiansheng Sect is a Profound Cave grand Sect, with a Cave Profound Ancestors overseeing it, suppressing an area of a hundred thousand miles. What petty scoundrels would dare to act presumptuously?

Unless... the Tiansheng Sect's Old Ancestor, Heavenly Saint Child... something happened to him...”

Upon this thought, his heart immediately tensed.

He couldn't help but recall the previously destroyed Suspended Mountain Marketplace.

Like the Suspended Mountain Guest, Heavenly Saint Child was the Tiansheng Sect's pillar of support and stabilizing force.

Once something happened to Heavenly Saint Child, the Tiansheng Sect would rapidly decline.

“It's estimated that the Sect's higher-ups should know something, otherwise Old Ghost Lu wouldn't have reminded me like this... Perhaps, the news has already spread to the outside world.

This visit from the Xianyun Sword Sect might just be a test.

No wonder the Tiansheng Sect maintained a tolerant attitude even after being humiliated by the Lingxiao Sect...”

The Yuan Ci Avatar sighed.

He had just found some peace, and now the Sect was about to fall into chaos again.

Once Heavenly Saint Child fell, the vast resources originally occupied by the Sect would become an eyesore.

The various True Core Sects nearby, and even the Xianyun Sword Sect and Weapon Forging Sect, which were also Profound Cave grand Sects, would seize the opportunity to transform into hyenas and gnaw fiercely at the fat.

“I need to make some preparations in advance...”

When war was about to break out, the prices of various Medicinal Pills, Magic Treasures, talismans, and other consumables would inevitably skyrocket. Preparing in advance might even allow him to make a fortune.

Currently, the Yuan Ci Avatar had emptied his savings to gather the Materials for his Flying Sword, leaving him quite poor.

Three months later.

Mountain market.

Myriad Treasure Pavilion.

“Why have the talismans risen in price again recently, by a full thirty percent compared to before?”

In front of the counter, a gray-robed Cultivator said with a face full of indignation.

The shopkeeper beside him quickly put on a smiling face, cupped his hands, and pleaded: “Fellow Daoist, I'm truly sorry.

Ten days ago, the white birch spiritual wood forest that produced talisman paper was forcibly occupied by a group of rogue Cultivators.

This led to an increase in the price of talisman paper.

Talismans are inscribed on talisman paper, so naturally their prices also went up.”

The words entered his ears, and the Yuan Ci Avatar couldn't help but frown.

“Talisman paper, profound iron ore, various Spiritual Plants... This month, the price increase for all these has been over twenty percent.”

Usually, the output and demand for such regular consumables were very stable, with minimal price fluctuations.

Unless special circumstances occurred.

For example, if the place that originally produced resources experienced contention and was destroyed.

Or, for example, if war was about to break out... “Alas, is a great war... coming again? Fortunately, I have already stockpiled a batch of Materials in advance.

Enough for several decades of consumption.”

The soaring prices of conventional strategic resources were often a prelude to war.

It was estimated that many Cultivators with keen senses had already quietly hoarded goods, waiting for the news of war to spread.

Half a year later.

Pill Hall.

Thump thump thump —

Eighteen Alchemy cauldrons landed in unison.

Opening the lids, a rich medicinal fragrance filled the entire Pill Hall.

During this time, the Yuan Ci Avatar, in order to accumulate resources faster, had publicly announced that his Alchemy skills had improved.

Now, he could stably refine High Grade Medicinal Pills with pill patterns.

Moreover, the pill yield was not low.

“Two-pattern Red Dragon Pill... Brother Yuan's Alchemy skills have improved again.”

A thin, monkey-like Daoist approached, his face full of flattery.

This person, named Song Danzhong, was ostensibly an ordinary Elder of the Alchemy lineage, but in reality, he secretly controlled a black market.

He specialized in fencing stolen goods from rogue Cultivators and reselling inferior Medicinal Pills.

It was said that he had good connections in the Qingling Sect and Weapon Forging Sect and was quite influential.

A month ago, he had set his sights on the Yuan Ci Avatar and came to him for cooperation.

He would provide the spiritual Materials, the Yuan Ci Avatar would be responsible for Alchemy, and the profits from selling the Medicinal Pills would be split fifty-fifty.

Relying on this, he had earned tens of thousands of insect crystals in just one month.

“Speak if you have something to say, fart if you have gas.”

The Yuan Ci Avatar didn't even lift his eyelids, busying himself with filling the Medicinal Pills into bottles one by one.

“Hehe, isn't Brother Yuan always collecting Artifact Refining Materials? It's a coincidence, the Weapon Forging Sect has a batch of goods to release recently...”

Saying that, Song Danzhong lowered his voice, glanced left and right, and took out a Jade Slip: “This is the list...”

The Yuan Ci Avatar took the Jade Slip, immersed his mind in it, and immediately frowned.

The Artifact Refining Materials involved were numerous, enough to refine hundreds of Flying Swords.

However, the exchange Material was singular: only Five Elements Pills.

This pill was quite difficult to refine, yet its effect was singular.

It was to accelerate the Cultivation speed of Five Elements Divine Abilities.

Many years ago, Gu Changsheng had mass-produced this pill, pushing his Five Elements Heaven Evasion Divine Light to the Major Achievement Realm.

“So many Artifact Refining Materials... You wouldn't be trying to pass off inferior goods, using low-quality Materials, and colluding with outsiders to deceive me, would you?”

As soon as these words came out, Song Danzhong immediately jumped up, his eyes red: “How could that be?

I, Song Danzhong, am very principled. At most... I only deceive those I don't know...”

'This old fellow...' The Yuan Ci Avatar looked deeply at Song Danzhong and said indifferently: “Alright.

However, I need to meet the seller and verify the transaction items, delivering them in person.

Also, the transaction price is too low... you need to add money...”

Song Danzhong was momentarily speechless.

Normally, in black market transactions, the buyer and seller meeting was against the rules.

But thinking of the urgency of the Weapon Forging Sect's person and the generous reward promised to him... After pondering for a moment, Song Danzhong still nodded... Yuanlian Island.

Gu Changsheng put down his brush and ink, and a portrait was floating before his eyes.

A secret Divine Ability was born in his mind.

The Five Elements Restriction Breaking Divine Light.

This Divine Ability specializes in breaking all Restrictions under heaven.

Minor Achievement can break down a third-tier Formation.

At Perfection, even Formations set up by Profound Cave grand Sects, and even Yang Spirit Realm experts, can be broken.

It was incredibly sharp.

Gu Changsheng had long coveted this Divine Ability and had been secretly collecting information about it.

Unfortunately, he had never heard any news of this Divine Ability.

“I didn't expect someone in the Great Jin to have cultivated it... Moreover, the quantity of Five Elements Pills the other party is asking for is astonishing, so it's estimated that his Divine Ability is at least at the Minor Achievement Realm.

Otherwise, he wouldn't invest such a huge sum.”

Gu Changsheng's mentality was calm.

The turmoil in the Great Jin would not affect him.

On the contrary, the more chaotic the situation, the greater the possibility of fishing in troubled waters for benefits.

Anyway, everything would be handled by his Incarnation.

At worst, he would lose an Incarnation.

Gu Changsheng rose, and a flash of Escape Light passed under his feet, appearing before a treehouse.

This was formed from the roots of the five qi gathering tree, and it was also the place where the Five Elements Qi was most concentrated.

Cultivating Five Elements-type Divine Abilities here yielded twice the results with half the effort.

Gu Changsheng sat down on a white jade futon, took out a porcelain bottle, and directly poured the full bottle of Five Elements Pills into his mouth.

Soon, the medicinal power dissolved, and a trace of cool Qi rose from his Dantian, merging into a banana tree-shaped seedling in his heart space.

This was the Divine Ability seed of the Five Elements Restriction Breaking Divine Light.

Visibly, the banana tree grew a bit.

“Strive to Cultivate it to Major Achievement within thirty years...”

Gu Changsheng closed his eyes tightly, already having entered a state of meditation... One year later.

The Youquan Sect, Demon Hunting Society, and Extremely Evil Sect from the far west jointly invaded the eastern region. Along the way, the True Core Sects either surrendered or were completely slaughtered.

In just a few months, the Tiansheng Sect's affiliated Sect forces shrank by thirty percent.

People were in a state of panic, showing a tendency towards collapse like scattered sand.

The Xianyun Sword Sect, Weapon Forging Sect, and Qingling Sect were in the same situation.

Finally, when the Extremely Evil Sect annihilated a branch of the Xianyun Sword Sect, the war between the righteous and demonic Dao fully erupted.