Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

Zhao Yu said, "My name is Wu Tianhe, and I've recently advanced to the Golden Core Stage. I've heard that the Great Qian Empire is a Cultivation Holy Land with countless extraordinary skills and strange methods, as well as rare resources. Therefore, I have come here, hoping to find a Spirit Pill or a pill recipe that can enhance my mana during the Golden Core Stage."

"Pill recipes that enhance mana during the Golden Core Stage are extremely precious, and even the Yunluo Commerce Guild doesn't sell them. However, Spirit Pills that enhance mana during the Golden Core Stage are quite common at the annual auctions, and sometimes even Superior Grade Elixirs are auctioned off as the finale."

Yuanling Hermit smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Wu, since this is your first time visiting Yunluo Immortal City, if you don't mind, how about I serve as your guide?"

Zhao Yu said, "Then I'll trouble you!"

Yuanling Hermit then led Zhao Yu to the entrance of Yunluo Immortal City.

A Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer soldier stepped forward and bowed respectfully, then said firmly but politely, "Please hold, esteemed seniors! To enter Yunluo Immortal City, one must spend a Spirit Stone to obtain a Token. After midnight, without permission, one is not allowed to loiter on the streets or practice cultivation."

Yuanling Hermit said, "Fellow Daoist Wu, Yunluo Immortal City is situated on a Fifth Order mid-grade Spirit Vein. In the past, some cultivators without Spirit Stones rented cave mansions in the Immortal City and practiced by absorbing spiritual energy on the streets, which was quite unseemly.

Therefore, if you want to cultivate in the city, you either rent a hostel or an inn, or you must rent a cave mansion."

Zhao Yu said, "Then let's get a Token!"

"Yes, senior!"

The Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer soldier responded respectfully and quickly obtained a Token for Zhao Yu.

The dozen or so Qi Cultivation cultivators who were waiting to complete the same procedure could only stand obediently to the side, not daring to object.

After a brief inquiry about his origins, the soldier handed a Token to Zhao Yu.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Zhao Yu and his companion entered Yunluo Immortal City on foot.

Flying over Yunluo Immortal City was forbidden, except for Nascent Soul old monsters; even cultivators at Golden Core Great Perfection were not permitted to fly without authorization.

A hint of surprise flashed across Zhao Yu's eyes, "There are actually mortals here?"

Yuanling Hermit explained, "This is the outer area of Yunluo Immortal City, where the mortals living here are family members of cultivators from Yunluo Immortal City. We cultivators originate from mortals; those mortals, nourished by the spiritual energies of Yunluo Immortal City's Spirit Vein, have a much higher chance of being born with a Spirit Root compared to the outside world."

In the North Desolate, major cultivation families vie for control of Spiritual Lands as foundational territory for their families so that their descendants can be nourished by the Spirit Vein and give birth to more cultivators with Spirit Roots.

Although it's possible for a cultivator with a Heavenly Spirit Root to be born in a place devoid of spiritual nourishment, the chances are extremely slim.

Zhao Yu browsed the shops in the outer area of Yunluo Immortal City and discovered that cultivation techniques up to Foundation Establishment were everywhere and very cheap; a complete series of cultivation techniques from Qi Cultivation First-Order to Foundation Establishment First-Order could be bought for just 300 Spirit Stones.

The outer area of Yunluo Immortal City also boasted an enviable concentration of spiritual energy from a Second-Order superior Spirit Vein and covered an extremely vast area.

In the inner area of Yunluo Immortal City, the concentration of spiritual energy jumped directly to Third Order, and all who moved about in the inner city area were cultivators.

"This place is the Yunluo Commerce Guild. I shall take my leave now. Fellow Daoist Wu, if you are at leisure in the future, you can visit Yuanling Mountain, and I will make sure to treat you well."

The Yuanling Hermit led Zhao Yu to the front of a twenty-story building, resplendent in gold and splendor, offered a slight smile, and then briskly departed.

Zhao Yu walked directly into the building.

"Hello, welcome to the Yunluo Commerce Guild. How may I assist you?"

A woman clad in blue, with a graceful figure, light makeup, delicate features, and the cultivation level of Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, approached with a sweet smile.

"Call your manager out!"

Zhao Yu released a trace of the aura befitting the early Golden Core Stage.

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The lady with the cultivation level of Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer's expression slightly changed, and she respectfully bowed, "It turns out to be a Golden Core senior, please follow me to an elegant room to rest for a while, I will immediately invite the store manager to serve you!"

Although Golden Core cultivators were fairly common in Yunluo Immortal City, those Golden Core cultivators were still important figures second only to Nascent Soul elders, worthy of personal hospitality by the store manager.

Zhao Yu sat down in one of the elegant rooms, where a beautiful maid proactively served Spiritual Tea and then stood aside to wait.

"I am Yan Wuheng, the store manager of Yunluo Commerce Guild. May I know how to address you, friend?"

A middle-aged man in white, tall and somewhat stout, with a round face and a very friendly smile, who had the cultivation level of Golden Elixir Seventh Layer, walked in with an enthusiastic smile.

Zhao Yu said, "I am Wu Tianhe, and I have come to your esteemed guild to conduct a trade."

Yan Wuheng asked curiously, "What kind of trade?"

Zhao Yu replied, "Wu would like to purchase from your guild Spirit Pills or pill formulas that can enhance the mana of the late Golden Core Stage. In addition, Wu also wants to acquire the Spiritual Medicine, Spirit Pills, and pill formulas needed for Condensing Nascent Soul!"

Yan Wuheng chuckled and said, "Friend Wu must have just come from other places, right?"

Zhao Yu confirmed, "Yes!"

"The pill formulas that enhance the mana during the Golden Core Stage are closely guarded secrets of the major powers. As for the pill formulas for Condensing Nascent Soul, they are also secrets not shared by the major powers."

"As for Spirit Pills that enhance the mana of the late Golden Core Stage, they can only be purchased at auctions. Fortunately, a month from now, our Yunluo Immortal City is holding its annual auction, where there will be a Spirit Pill auction that enhances mana during the late Golden Core Stage," Yan Wuheng said with a slight smile.

"This is a Superior Universal Golden Elixir that I came across by chance. Can this Spirit Pill be listed at the Yunluo Immortal City auction?" Zhao Yu took out a jade box and handed it over.

Yan Wuheng's face turned serious as he said, "A Superior Universal Consolidating Gold Pill? Friend Wu, please wait a moment! I must invite a master appraiser to evaluate this treasure!"

Before long, Yan Wuheng returned with an old man with white hair, tall stature, and the cultivation level of the early Golden Core Stage.

Yan Wuheng requested, "Master Wu, please help appraise whether this pill is indeed a Superior Universal Golden Elixir."

Master Wu nodded slightly, opened the jade box, examined it carefully with his Divine Sense, cautiously scraped off a bit of powder to taste, and his eyes lit up as he praised, "This is indeed a Superior Universal Consolidating Gold Pill; it's extremely potent even among its kind and is top quality, surely the work of a Great Grandmaster of the Alchemy Dao."

Yan Wuheng's smile instantly became even warmer, "Friend Wu, congratulations, this pill can definitely be listed at our Yunluo Immortal City auction."

Zhao Yu said, "I also wish to purchase some Third-Order or higher Fierce Ghost Relics, Third-Order or higher Demon Beast Inner Pills, and Earth Attribute Third-Order or higher Treasure Materials."

Although Zhao Yu had the power to devour Dao Fruits and could enhance the power of the Red Emperor, White Ghost Emperor, and Mountain Seal by consuming Second-Order beings, the cost-effectiveness of devouring Second-Order beings was too low. Only by devouring Third-Order beings was there a possibility to evolve the Red Emperor and White Ghost Emperor into Fourth Order shape-shifting beasts.

Yan Wuheng said enthusiastically with a smile, "Of course, that's not a problem."