“Looks like I have to gather the ingredients for refining Spirit Containment Pills again…”

Yet Su Changkong shook his head somewhat helplessly.

The effect of the Spirit Containment Pills was indeed intoxicating. By just steadfastly using the Heavenly Pulse to refine the Spiritual Energy, it would take Su Changkong at least three years to awaken the second Heavenly Pulse.

However, with the assistance of the Spirit Containment Pills, it merely took two months, a difference of over tenfold!

Time is money, and this cost Su Changkong a total of 1,000 Spirit Stones.

Out of these, 300 were acquired from Famous Sword Mountain, 200 were earned through half a year’s hard work from Divine Weapon Villa, and the 500 subsidized by Helian Yuan. In just three short months, Su Changkong had spent them all!

To sustain this rate of progress, Su Changkong must acquire even more Spiritual Medicine. Let alone him, a Guest Elder of the Spirit Taoist Sect that’s not even considered first-rate in Central State.

Even those venerable families and top sects that had been around for a millennium could offer such treatment only to their most outstanding and monstrous talents, those on the level of princes or princesses from royal families!

As for Spirit Stones, Su Changkong didn’t have many left on him, but he took out a brocade pouch with four strands of crystalline gas that didn’t dissipate, which was the Innate Qi!

“I shall exchange these strands of Innate Qi for the ingredients of the Spiritual Medicines.”

Su Changkong looked at the few strands of Innate Qi and thought to himself.

For ordinary Martial Artists, one strand of Innate Qi was enough to transform into an Innate Body.

But to Su Changkong, there could never be too much Innate Qi. After his Turtle Breath Technique reached the 10th realm, he could rapidly increase his strength by absorbing and refining Innate Qi.

However, according to his estimate, to reach the peak of the 10th realm of the Turtle Breath Technique, it would take at least hundreds to nearly a thousand strands of Innate Qi, which is an astonishing number.

Therefore, it might be better to use these strands of Innate Qi in exchange for cultivation resources, to first enhance his cultivation and strength. There are priorities in handling affairs.

Su Changkong’s Martial Arts Realm indeed was somewhat low!

Su Changkong got up and left the Spirit Taoist Sect, heading to Cangyun Pavilion in Feiyun City once again, still appearing in the guise of the aloof black-clad blade wielder, ’Dao Wufeng’.

“Senior Blade, please come inside, I will notify Director Tang immediately.”

The disciples at Cangyun Pavilion, recognizing Su Changkong, immediately spoke respectfully. They also knew from Tang Ming that this Senior Blade was an honored guest who deserved grand reception.

“Hmm.”

Su Changkong responded with a hum and slowly entered Cangyun Pavilion. This time nobody asked Su Changkong to relinquish his weapon.

He made his way to the VIP room on the second floor where he once again met Cangyun Pavilion’s Director, Tang Ming.

“Brother Blade, are you here to buy Spiritual Medicines again?” Tang Ming asked with a smile as he saw Su Changkong.

“Hmm, I’ll take fifty sets this time.” Su Changkong nodded slowly, his stern face calm.

“Fifty sets?”

Tang Ming’s eyelid twitched slightly.

Fifty sets of Spirit Containment Pill ingredients were worth 5,000 Spirit Stones—an undoubtedly huge sum of money. Typically, a second-rate sect with only two or three Innate Martial Artists couldn’t possibly produce such an amount at once unless they sold their Innate Qi.

“Your Cangyun Sect doesn’t have these goods?” Su Changkong stared at Tang Ming.

“We have… of course, we do!”

Tang Ming snapped back to reality and nodded immediately. Even if the Cangyun Sect didn’t have them in stock, they could procure them through channels from other sects.

Despite the large quantity of medicine Su Changkong requested, it wasn’t difficult for a sect with the foundation of Cangyun Sect to fulfill the order.

“But… the deposit must be paid first.”

Tang Ming hesitated for a moment, somewhat embarrassed to say.

Normally, regular clients who do frequent transactions with Cangyun Pavilion don’t need to pay a deposit.

However, the Spiritual Medicine Su Changkong requested was in such large quantity that if he couldn’t produce the Spirit Stones, it would be quite a hassle if Tang Ming went through great lengths to gather them, potentially facing criticism. Hence, Tang Ming wanted to see if Su Changkong had the financial capability.

“Will this be enough?”

Understanding Tang Ming’s intent, Su Changkong wasted no words and directly took out a strand of Innate Qi from his chest.

“Innate… Innate Qi? Where… where did you get this?”

Tang Ming couldn’t help being somewhat amazed and moved, recognizing at a glance that it was Innate Qi!

Innate Qi was rarely sold by anyone for a simple reason—most landscapes capable of producing Innate Qi were occupied by the large sects, which didn’t even have enough Innate Qi for their own disciples to use, so why would they sell it?

As for the solitary Innate Martial Artists, procuring even one strand of Innate Qi was already extremely tough, let alone a second one, and they certainly wouldn’t sell it!

Hence Tang Ming losing his composure as Su Changkong took out a strand of Innate Qi, seemingly ready to use it as collateral instead of Spirit Stones.

“Do I need to tell you where I got the Innate Qi from?”

Su Changkong raised an eyebrow and looked at Tang Ming with an icy gaze.

Su Changkong knew, facing Cangyun Pavilion with the Cangyun Sect behind it, he must display a very confident demeanor to prevent any ill-intentioned ideas, which is why he adopted a quick-tempered and confrontational attitude.

A chill spread from Su Changkong’s face, causing the temperature in the room to plummet suddenly.

As the Director of Cangyun Pavilion and also an Elder of Cangyun Sect, Innate Level, Tang Ming felt a surge of trepidation before Su Changkong’s gaze as he inwardly marveled at the unfathomable depth of this ’Dao Wufeng’!

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