Chapter 7 Five Elements Spiritual Silkworm
"I have found the spiritual plants and refining materials you requested. As for the spiritual silkworms, they are on the seventh floor. Do you want to come with me to select some, or should I just pick a few?"

Fang Chen didn't have to wait long before Zhou Xingyun came back with a storage bag. He casually threw the bag to the shopkeeper for inspection and looked at Fang Chen for questions.

The first floor of Lianyun Pavilion sells various sundries, including various spiritual plant seeds, materials for alchemy and refining, spiritual grains, spiritual fruits, spiritual teas, etc., while spiritual silkworms are spiritual beasts and are only sold on the seventh floor.

While the shopkeeper was settling the bill, he winked at Fang Chen.

"Of course I have to choose it myself."

Fang Chen also noticed Zhou Xingyun's hint. He was also very interested in the contents of the upper floors of Lianyun Pavilion, so he decided to go up and take a look.

"Then shopkeeper, I will take the guests upstairs first."

Zhou Xingyun explained to the shopkeeper, and when he nodded, he asked Fang Chen to go upstairs together.

"Fang Chen, are you really not going to reconsider this? The total price of the things you bought is close to 1,500 spirit stones, which is enough to buy a top-grade defensive magic weapon. Even if you want to learn the hundred arts of cultivation, you can try them one by one. There is no need to buy them all at once, which will make you wonder where to start..."

On the stairs, Zhou Xingyun lowered his voice but continued to persuade his friend. He really didn't want to see his friend waste spirit stones, even though he could get a good commission from this business.

However, Fang Chen's goal was to spend almost all the spirit stones, and take advantage of Zhou Xingyun's outgoing nature to let him spread the news.

So he could only let down this friend who was a new acquaintance of Fang Chen but was very warm-hearted.

Unlike the deserted first floor, there are visibly more guests on the second floor.

The goods here are various magical instruments, ranging from low-grade instruments that only cost one hundred spirit stones to top-grade instruments that cost two to three thousand spirit stones, and there are even instruments used by cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"The magic tools in the market are selling very well recently. Every related shop and stall is crowded with people."

Fang Chen said casually, trying to get some information out of Zhou Xingyun.

"That's right." Zhou Xingyun immediately took over the topic, "The Fire Cloud Sect and the Flying Cloud Sect are going to fight again. At that time, both sides will hire some independent cultivators. Independent cultivators with outstanding performance will have the opportunity to join the two major sects. Many people are ready to fight and prepare for this."

"Do these two major sects still need independent cultivators like us?"

Fang Chen had naturally heard of the Huoyun Sect and the Feiyun Sect. After all, the name of the Lianyun Mountains came from these two sects. Both of them were large Jindan sects with a history of thousands of years, possessing fourth-grade top-quality spiritual veins and countless disciples.

For such a powerful force, Fang Chen really couldn't imagine the necessity of hiring independent cultivators.

Hearing Fang Chen's question, Zhou Xingyun lowered his voice again: "The Huoyun Sect is famous for refining instruments, and the Feiyun Sect is famous for making talismans. Every ten years or so, they use this method to stimulate the sales of magic instruments and talismans."

"Forehead……"

Fang Chen was speechless for a moment. This kind of promotional method was really unheard of.

But soon he had a new doubt: "Does that mean they won't really fight? Then wouldn't this method become ineffective if used too much?"

"How is it possible? The two families are so close to each other, so it is inevitable that there will be some friction in the fight for resources. In the first few times, the two families fought fiercely. I heard that many core cultivators in the foundation-building stage died, and even a few purple mansion cultivators who served as the mainstay fell."

At this point, Zhou Xingyun paused, and then continued: "So later on, the two families also intentionally controlled the intensity, and even recruited some independent cultivators as cannon fodder. They didn't even need to prepare rewards, they just needed to take those who were lucky enough to survive as menial disciples."

"It can also boost the sales of magic tools and talismans. What a business genius."

Fang Chen sighed with a wry smile. This was completely treating the independent cultivators like leeks to be harvested. As a fellow independent cultivator, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

While the two were talking, they passed the third floor where elixirs were sold, the fourth floor where talismans were sold, the fifth floor where formations were sold, and the sixth floor where skills and spells were sold, and finally arrived at the seventh floor where spirit beasts were sold.

There are also a lot of customers here.

Most of them were masters who were not short of spirit stones, and they were also the best among the independent cultivators. They were ready to select some spirit beasts to help them fight and win the opportunity to enter the two major sects. When they saw Zhou Xingyun leading Fang Chen up, most of them glanced at him and looked away. Only one person stared at Fang Chen for a long time.

"A spy from the Thief Repair Group?"

Fang Chen was aware of this gaze, but he remained silent and followed Zhou Xingyun as usual to visit the Lingcan shelves.

"All the spiritual silkworms are here. I see you plan to feed them with the empty spiritual grass. This most common spiritual silkworm is the most suitable and the price is cheap. One spiritual silkworm only costs five spiritual stones."

Zhou Xingyun first pointed to a pile of jade-white silkworms on the shelf on the far right. They were gnawing on the leaves beneath them that contained spiritual energy, and holes were gnawed on the slender leaves.

"What are these colorful silkworms?"

Scanning his eyes across all the shelves of spiritual silkworms, Fang Chen immediately noticed the spiritual silkworms of different colors on the shelf on the other side and asked curiously.

"Those." Zhou Xingyun glanced at them and said, "They are the five elements spiritual silkworms. The red ones are the fire spiritual silkworms, the green ones are the wood spiritual silkworms, and the yellow ones are the earth spiritual silkworms... They are all mutations of ordinary spiritual silkworms."

"How much are the Five Elements Spirit Silkworms?"

After listening to the introduction, Fang Chen immediately became interested.

He remembered that those immortal palaces had the Five Elements circulation. Then, by feeding the Five Elements Silkworms with the Ethereal Grass, would he get silk with both the Five Elements and spatial attributes?

He could then use this spiritual silk to refine the beggar version of the Immortal Palace that he envisioned. Even if it couldn't become a real Immortal Palace, it would at least be closer to it.

"Ten spirit stones for one silkworm. The five-element spirit silkworms must be fed with spirit plants of corresponding attributes. Incompatible attributes will make the silkworms sick or even die. Our store uses the corresponding five-element spirit herbs."

Zhou Xingyun quoted the price skillfully and reminded Fang Chen that the Five Elements Spirit Silkworms cannot be fed with Void Spirit Grass. After all, the list Fang Chen gave included a considerable amount of Void Spirit Grass and Void Spirit Grass seeds. He also planned to buy spirit silkworms. It was self-evident what he was planning to do.

"Um……"

I calculated the price in my mind. Although I really wanted to shout, "I want all ten," I'm afraid the remaining spirit stones won't be able to support this idea.

"You can consider spiritual silkworm eggs. They are relatively cheaper, and only cost one spiritual stone per egg. However, they may not hatch, and the offspring may not be spiritual silkworms."

Seeing Fang Chen's embarrassment, Zhou Xingyun guessed the reason and gave him a kind reminder.

He didn't object to Fang Chen raising silkworms. Even if he failed in refining the weapon, selling silk could still be a way to make a living.

"Then I'll need fifty eggs of both common silkworms and five-element silkworms, as well as some corresponding five-element spiritual herbs and seeds."

After looking at Zhou Xingyun with gratitude, Fang Chen made a decision.

"Wait a moment, I'll go get the goods for you."

Zhou Xingyun nodded, and soon brought over a spirit beast bag, and waved his head to signal Fang Chen to go downstairs together.

On the first floor, the seeds of the Five Elements Spiritual Herbs were put back into the original storage bag. After the shopkeeper tallied up the total price, he quoted: eighteen hundred.

In fact, it should be one thousand eight hundred and thirteen. The shopkeeper was considerate and added a zero, and also gave away a storage bag and a spirit beast bag.

After all, this lowest-level storage magic tool is very cheap. Due to the crazy internal competition among the independent cultivators who want to learn how to refine tools, the price has been successfully reduced to one spirit stone per piece, which is affordable for Lianyun Pavilion.

After happily paying the spirit stones, Fang Chen hung the two bags around his waist, said goodbye to Zhou Xingyun, then walked out of Lianyun Pavilion and headed towards his home.

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