Chapter 1129: Market Shopping

However, the other party was his big customer, so he naturally could not show any contempt, and patiently explained: "The elixir you are talking about was made from spiritual medicines that were nourished by sufficient spiritual energy millions of years ago. This fungal spiritual medicine does not need to be refined into a pill at all."

"Can't the fungal elixir be refined into a pill?"

"That's not the case. It's just that after it's refined into a pill, it won't have much effect on this fungal elixir. It's better to take it directly."

"So, there are no alchemists in this market?"

"Alchemist? This is a very ancient profession. I'm afraid only some inherited families may still have the alchemist tradition. Now the alchemist has been replaced by the spiritual plant master."

Zhang Xuan was even more puzzled: "Alchemists make pills, and spiritual plant masters grow spiritual medicines. How can spiritual plant masters replace alchemists?"

The stall owner was happy to sell a lot of fungal elixirs this time, and he patiently explained to Zhang Xuan: "The reason why the first or second rank elixirs in the ancient times worked was because they had elixir patterns on them. The reason why fungal elixirs work is because they have fungal avenue patterns on them. Spiritual plant masters can use spiritual plant secrets to deepen the fungal avenue patterns and improve the grade of fungal elixirs. Even high-level spiritual plant masters can change the fungal avenue patterns and transform them into another kind of fungal elixirs. Do you think spiritual plant masters can replace alchemists?"

After listening to this, Zhang Xuan seemed to understand something.

According to the stall owner, this spiritual plant master can indeed replace the alchemist.

After leaving the fungal medicine stall, the two came to a shop selling fungus devices.

The shop displays a variety of fungus instruments, including fungus swords that emit a cold light and thick and simple fungus shields, each of which is engraved with mysterious mycelium patterns.

A burly middle-aged man came up to them and introduced enthusiastically, "You two, the fungus devices I have here are all made of top-grade fungus ore. They are very powerful. You can pick any one you like."

Henry Zhang picked up a jet-black mushroom knife, waved it twice in his hand, and asked, "How many contribution points does this knife cost?"

"Fellow Daoist, you have good vision. This is our store's signature fungus device. It is a top-grade fungus device that can increase the attack power of Qi-refining cultivators by 200%. It was made by the spiritual plant master Huo Yaoshan, and it costs contribution points." The middle-aged man said confidently.

Zhang Xuan was shocked: "Spiritual plant masters can also refine weapons?"

"How fresh! Aren't most of the fungi here cultivated by spiritual plant masters?"

"Isn't the refining weapon made by directly hammering the fungus ore?"

"What you are talking about is an ancient weapon refining technique that only some top weapon refining masters can master. It is extremely difficult. When refining, the mycelium patterns in the fungus ore cannot be destroyed, and the mycelium patterns on the fungus ore must be very clear. This kind of high-level fungus ore can be said to be one in a million. Only some children of aristocratic families can buy it by customizing it several years in advance. Miners like us usually use the standard weapons cultivated by the spiritual plant masters."

"How does a spiritual plant master cultivate fungi?"

"There are special fungus spirit trees that are planted directly on the fungus ore. This special fungus spirit tree has a magical effect of shaping. When the fungus spirit tree matures and merges with the spirit ore, the fungus vessel is formed. The mycelium patterns on the fungus spirit tree will naturally appear on the fungus vessel."

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but applaud.

I didn't expect weapons could be made in this way.

The foundation of the human cultivators here is indeed profound.

In order to take away a fungus instrument for research, Zhang Xuan directly bought the fungus knife.

When I left the shop, I noticed a commotion coming from a distance, as if someone was arguing.

"Since you have already bought the book and read more than half of it, there is no reason for you to return it?" said the stall owner with his arms folded across his chest.

"Your Great Dao Fungus Cultivation Manual is incomplete. It only has the upper half. It is just a pile of waste paper and completely useless." A young cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining said angrily.

"This was obtained from the remains of an ancient monk. Although it is a little incomplete, it is extremely precious. If we can master one or two of them and cultivate high-grade Dao fungi, it would be incredible."

"Everyone knows that spiritual plant skills are difficult to learn and master. Your book is still incomplete, so it is even more impossible for you to learn anything."

"If it's not incomplete, it would be worth at least tens of thousands of contribution points. And it's in short supply. How could I let you buy it for just 500 contribution points?"

"Since your treasure is so good, what's wrong with me returning it to you?"

"You are being unreasonable. You have already read it and you are returning it to me. How can this be justified?"

"Not only is your Great Dao Fungus Cultivation Manual incomplete, but it is also from an ancient time and the language is obscure and difficult to understand. Let alone 5000 contribution points, even 5 contribution points would be too much for me."

"You also know that this is the secret technique of cultivating great Dao fungi from the ancient times. That was the great bubble period, and the secret technique of cultivating great Dao fungi was far more advanced than it is now. You should be happy if you can get a bargain."

"Happy your mother——"

As he said this, the young monk was about to take action.

"Fellow Taoist, wait!"

The two monks who were arguing turned around and saw that the one who was talking was a monk in the early stage of Qi Refining.

This person is Zhang Xuan.

"Who are you? Are you from the gang?" asked the young monk.

"No, I'm just very interested in the book you have. Could you let me take a look?"

"Take a look? Can you afford it? It's worth 500 contribution points." The young monk didn't take the miner, who was in the early stage of Qi Refining, seriously at all.

"I have contribution points here. If there's something I like, I can pay you right away." Zhang Xuan took out his contribution card.

The young monk scanned the contribution card with his spiritual sense and found that the contribution points in the card were indeed more than 500 points.

At this time, the young monk spoke in a gentle tone: "This...this fellow Daoist, I bought this book on a whim. In fact, I don't have much talent for spiritual plants. This book is just a treasure covered in dust in my hands. It will definitely shine more brightly in the hands of you."

Zhang Xuan nodded and took the Dao Fungus Cultivation Manual from the young cultivator.

He flipped through the words on it.

"Fungal medicinal herbs are the essence of heaven and earth, the flower of the Great Dao. Build a small Great Dao pond in a place with rich spiritual energy, plant spores, mix paper mulberry juice with mud, bury it to release the fire poison, and after one year, take it out and put it in a hanging well for one year, take it out and soak it in running water for one year. After three years, you can get fungal medicinal seeds..."

He himself was born into a spiritual farming family.

One can tell at a glance that the spiritual plant craftsmanship here is extraordinary.

Every step from spore cultivation, fungal seeding, to medicinal herb nourishment is explained clearly here.

Moreover, this book was imprinted on diamond paper using divine consciousness, and millions of years have indeed passed.

It's not too bad to say it comes from the big bubble period.

That was the most prosperous period for the central ancestral human race.