Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Improving Spiritual Root Qualification

Hearing this, the steward looked startled, and then said:

"These treasures that senior asked about are extremely precious fourth-level treasures, and my subordinates have no right to interfere,"

"Please follow me to the private room and wait for a while. After I report it to the deacon, he will entertain you personally!"

"Okay, then let's lead the way!" Zhou Xun nodded.

Then, under the leadership of the middle-aged steward, he walked through the long corridor and finally came to a room labeled A21.

"Senior please!"

Zhou Xun raised his foot and stepped in.

The room is not big, only six or seven feet in size, and the layout is indeed extremely elegant. It looks more like the study room of a mortal scholar.

There was also a plate of fragrance lit inside, which was refreshing!

After Zhou Xun entered the room, the steward bowed slightly, turned around and left quickly, going to report to the deacon.

Zhou Xunze was pacing in the room, his eyes glancing around casually. There were several antique paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls.

They all depict some fairyland landscapes and spiritual plants and animals. Judging from the smart brushstrokes and the weak fluctuations of spiritual power, they are absolutely extraordinary and should be from the hands of a master of calligraphy and painting in the world of cultivation.

There are some classics neatly placed on the bookshelf nearby. When you open them, you will see that they are all anecdotes or cultivation experiences in the world of cultivation.

At this moment, two graceful maids came over with two cups of spiritual tea and placed them on the table next to Zhou Xun.

After gathering his clothes for a moment, he slowly retreated.

Zhou Xun then sat down, picked up the spirit tea, and tasted it slowly.

After waiting for about half a cup of tea, I heard the sound of steady footsteps.

Then the door was gently pushed open, and a deacon in gorgeous brocade robes walked in.

His face is pale and beardless, but his eyes are shrewd and wise, and his body is faintly exuding a powerful wave of spiritual power, the initial level of Nascent Soul!

"Deacon Zhao Xuan of the Secret Treasury Department has met Palace Master Zhou!" Deacon Zhao Xuan bowed slightly and saluted.

"Do you recognize me, deacon?" Zhou Xun asked in surprise.

Deacon Zhao Xuan smiled slightly and said:

"Palace Master Zhou defeated the Xuan Gu King in the early stage of the Nascent Soul in the Jiangling Mansion. Now it has been spread among the Nascent Soul monks in Jinyang Immortal City!"

"Zhao has been a famous name for a long time. How lucky is he to be able to meet him today!?"

"Deacon, you're welcome!" Zhou Xun waved his hand, and then got down to business.

"I came here today to look for a few materials, namely the 'Nine-bending Phantom Spirit Ginseng' and the 'Tianling Wood Marrow Liquid'. I wonder if they are available in the secret warehouse?"

Hearing this, Zhao Xuan smiled slightly and patted his waist.

He took out a gold book and put it in front of him.

"This is the treasure list of my Secret Treasurer. The inventory, corresponding quantities and exchange requirements of all treasures are reflected!"

"As long as my consciousness penetrates it, I will know everything!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xun nodded repeatedly. As expected, the art of weapon refining in the Jin Dynasty was so advanced that he could even refine such a treasure, so he praised,

"It's really strange!"

Zhao Xuan smiled slightly and penetrated it with his spiritual consciousness.

After a while, he raised his head and said:

"I do still have some of these two treasures that Master Zhou needs!"

A trace of joy flashed in Zhou Xun's eyes: "That's great. I wonder what the terms of the exchange are? I hope the deacon will inform you."

Zhao Xuan tapped the golden book gently and said slowly:

"It would be okay to say that this 'Tianling Wood Marrow Liquid' is just an ordinary fourth-level spiritual object, but the number is a bit scarce, but there are still a lot of them planted in my royal family's spiritual garden,"

"Therefore, a batch will be produced every few years. As long as Palace Master Zhou can come up with enough spiritual stones, he can exchange them!"

"And this 'Nine-bend Phantom Ginseng' has a very special growth environment and cannot be cultivated artificially. Each one grows by chance!"

"In addition, this item is one of the very few elixirs that can directly enhance spiritual consciousness. It is extremely precious. Even if a monk in the late Yuanying stage comes across it, it will be regarded as a treasure!"

"For such a spiritual object, it is no longer possible to exchange it with spiritual stones. It can only be exchanged with contribution points!"

"Contribution point?" Zhou Xun was obviously confused. This was the first time he heard this statement.

"Please also ask the deacon to teach me!"

"These contribution points are necessary to exchange for treasures above the treasures of my Secret Treasury. For example, the Yingying Dan that assists the Dan-Jie monks to advance to Nascent Soul can only be exchanged for contribution points!"

"And the 'Nine-Tune Phantom Spiritual Ginseng' that the Palace Master needs happens to be among them!"

Zhao Xuan replied.

"I see, I wonder how to get these contribution points?" Zhou Xun asked.

"Generally speaking, there are three ways to obtain contribution points. The first is to hold a position. Contribution points are distributed every year."

"For example, Palace Master Zhou, during your tenure as Palace Master, you contributed a little every year!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xun frowned slightly,

In other words, if he wins this palace master, he can only get a hundred points of contribution at most!

Then came another Soul Seizing Conference,

He just didn't know the value of this contribution, so he continued to listen.

"The second type is to make contributions, such as investigating major cases, discovering spiritual mines, chasing criminals, etc. You can get contribution points, but you need to report to His Majesty the Jin Emperor for approval!"

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"The third type is military merit, but this method cannot be obtained on ordinary days. Since our country has been under the Jin Dynasty for ten thousand years, there are very few opportunities to use the army of monks!"

"But the current invasion of the ghost world is a good way to gain contribution points. His Majesty the Jin Emperor has issued a decree,"

"Killing the third-level low-grade ghost king will get you one point of contribution, the third-order middle-grade ghost king will get you three points of contribution, and the third-order high-grade ghost king will get you ten points of contribution!"

"If you kill the fourth-level ghost king, you will get 50 points for the lower level, 150 points for the middle level, and 500 points for the upper level!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xun nodded and continued to ask:

"I wonder how much contribution is needed in exchange for the 'Nine-Tune Phantom Ginseng'?"

"Four hundred and ninety-nine points!" Zhao Xuan replied!

"What!" Zhou Xun couldn't help but take a breath of air.

Four hundred and ninety-nine, that is to say, killing a fourth-level high-grade ghost king can only be exchanged for a 'Nine-bend Phantom Ginseng'.

This is equivalent to the existence of a great monk.

His current strength is already very strong, but it is only as different as that of a great monk. He may still have a chance to defeat someone who is weaker.

But it is absolutely impossible to kill him!

And if it were a fourth-level low-grade ghost king, there would be ten of them!

It seems that this "Nine-Tune Phantom Ginseng" is not so easy to get.

"You also know that this 'Nine-Tune Phantom Ginseng' is a rare treasure that can increase spiritual awareness. The stronger the spiritual awareness, the greater the possibility of breaking through the bottleneck, so it is naturally more expensive!" Zhao Xuan explained.

"Oh, it seems that I have no chance to exchange for this thing!" Zhou Xun sighed, and then continued to ask:

"I wonder how much it would cost in exchange for the 'Tianling Wood Marrow Liquid'?"

"As long as five top-quality spiritual stones can be exchanged for one drop!" Zhao Xuan blurted out,

"Five!" Zhou Xun couldn't help but feel a bit of a toothache. The stuff from Mi Kusi was good, but the price was really bad!

You know, he also exchanged for two drops at the previous Palace Master’s trade fair.

The price is nothing more than the arrangement of a short-distance teleportation array. Calculated in terms of spiritual stones, that is six top-quality spiritual stones.

Each drop only contains three top-quality spiritual stones.

When we arrived at Mikusi, the price increased by more than 60%!

But considering that he needs a lot of this thing, if he only searches for it by himself, he doesn’t know what year and month it will be.

After much thought, he decided to exchange the remaining three drops he needed!

After all, he had a lot of spiritual stones in his hand. If they were not exchanged for resources, they would be nothing more than dead objects, so he said:

"I want three drops of this 'Tianling Wood Marrow Liquid'!"

Zhao Xuan was overjoyed when he heard this.

When these treasures are exchanged, he will also receive additional commissions and contributions. Although the proportion is very small, under the base of these fifteen top-quality spiritual stones,

It’s also a big amount!

As a result, his attitude towards Zhou Xun became even more enthusiastic.

"I wonder if Palace Master Zhou wants some other treasures. Our Great Jin Dynasty covers all over the world, and all the treasures and spiritual objects in the pavilion are stored in my secret treasury department!"

Hearing this, Zhou Xun was greatly moved and began to think about other treasures he needed.

"I don't know how to cross Erdan."

"Breaking treasures involving the Nascent Soul stage can only be exchanged for contribution points!" Zhao Xuan shook his head.

"I wonder if there is a fourth-level puppet inheritance?" Zhou Xun continued to ask.

"Of course there is. Whether it's puppets, alchemy, formations, talisman making or weapon refining, our secret library department has the inheritance of the fourth-level high-grade level,"

"There are also extremely rich techniques including various attributes!"

"It's just that those who are above the fourth-level low-grade can only be redeemed with contribution points!" Zhao Xuan replied.

Hearing this, Zhou Xun's originally excited mood dropped again. If he could really exchange for several fourth-level high-grade cultivation skills, it would be worth it to spend the light spiritual stone!

Right now, only the fourth-level puppet inheritance can be exchanged, so I asked for the price.

"Ten top-quality spiritual stones will do!" Zhao Xuan said with a slight smile, perhaps seeing that Zhou Xun was a little unhappy,

So he added another sentence,

"The Puppet Master inheritance is extremely rare, so the exchange price is a bit higher. If it is a common Talisman Master or Weapon Refiner inheritance, it only requires eight spirit stones!"

"I want this fourth-level puppet master inheritance!"

Hearing these words, Zhao Xuan was even more happy. He did not expect that Zhou Xun's net worth would be so rich in his early Yuanying stage.

But thinking about his deeds of defeating the Mysterious Bone King, it became clear again.

‘A great monk’s combat power and his wealth are nothing short of ordinary! ’

Then he asked again:

"Does the master of the palace have any other needed treasures?"

Hearing this, Zhou Xun smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"A total of twenty-five top-quality spiritual stones have already wiped out Zhou Yi!"

Zhao Xuan nodded when he heard this and said:

"In this case, please wait here, Palace Master, until I get those two treasures, and then deliver them to Palace Master!"

After saying that, he bowed his hands and walked quickly towards the door, his steps seemed extremely light.

This time, it took him half an hour to see Zhao Xuan return.

"It's my fault, I kept the palace master waiting for a long time!"

"It's true that my secret treasury department has strict rules and there are many hurdles in collecting spiritual objects!" Zhao Xuan apologized as soon as he saw Zhou Xun.

"It doesn't matter. There are a lot of spiritual objects in the secret treasurer's treasury, so it's normal to be strict!"

"By the way, these are the twenty-five spirit stones. Please count them, deacon!" Zhou Xun waved his hand indifferently.

Then he patted the storage bag with his hand.

Twenty-five top-grade spiritual stones came out one after another and fell on the table in front of the two people, forming a small mountain.

Seeing this, Zhao Xuan took out the two treasures exchanged by Zhou Xun. After he checked that they were correct, he pocketed the spirit stones.

After receiving the money and goods, Zhou Xun took his leave.

Zhao Xuan then got up and personally sent him to the door of the Secret Treasurer.

As he was leaving, Zhou Xun remembered something, so he stopped and asked:

"By the way, Deacon Zhao serves as the Secret Treasurer and is very knowledgeable. I wonder if you have ever heard of the 'soul stone'?"

"Of course I know about it. Perhaps Fellow Daoist Zhou has seen this thing before!"

"After killing a ghost king of level 4 or above, a crystal will be left in his body, and that crystal is the soul stone!"

Zhou Xun was stunned when he heard this.

I couldn't help but remember that when I was sealing the ghost mist crack in the Eastern Wasteland, I had encountered two fourth-order ghost kings.

It's a pity that Qing Yuan had to fill his stomach.

Otherwise, after I go back, I can start practicing the second level of "Lingxi Qingguang Pupil".

"Thank you so much, Brother Zhao. If you are on duty in the future, don't forget to come to my cave to talk about it. I brought a lot of spiritual tea from my hometown, and the taste is amazing!"

"Okay, okay, as long as Brother Zhou doesn't mind bothering me!" Zhao Xuan readily agreed. A powerful monk of the same level is naturally worthy of his friendship.

And for Zhou Xun, making friends with a deacon from the Secret Treasury will be very convenient for him in the future!

After chatting for a while, Zhou Xun said goodbye and walked straight towards the cave.

"Brother, how's it going?"

As soon as he saw Zhou Xun returning, Wang Erniu asked curiously. Hearing this, the God-given True Monarch also came over curiously.

"The Secret Treasury Department is indeed known as the place where spiritual things from all over the world are gathered. Even the 'Nine-Tune Phantom Spiritual Ginseng' is stored in several of them!"

"It's a pity that the exchange conditions are too harsh!" Zhou Xun sighed.

Then Zhou Xun told everything about what he saw and what he had contributed today.

Hearing that the "Nine-Tune Phantom Spiritual Ginseng" requires a total contribution of 499 points, and the "Tianling Wood Marrow Liquid" that Zhou Xun exchanged for cost a full fifteen pieces of top-quality spiritual stones.

Wang Erniu and Tianci Zhenjun couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"This is too expensive!"

"Fortunately, I didn't go today, otherwise it would have been so painful to see the treasure I wanted but not be able to exchange for it!" Wang Erniu shook his head and said,

Not long after he broke through to the Nascent Soul, he was quite strapped for money. He only had less than five yuan of top-quality spiritual stones, and this did not include the dozen or so yuan he owed Zhou Xun.

"Then what are you going to do, my dear brother, go to the Western Desert to kill the ghost clan?" Godsend True Lord asked.

Nowadays, the fastest place to obtain contribution points is naturally the passage to the ghost world in the West Desert.

Zhou Xun nodded when he heard this, then shook his head.

"Yes and no,"

"I plan to go to Danyang Mansion in Xuzhou first and find a way to get the blood essence of the 'Golden Feather Stepping on the Cloud Sculpture' first,"

"After that, go to the Western Desert and hunt down the fourth-level ghost king to obtain contribution points and soul stones!"