Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 34 A Shocking Blow (Please continue reading)

Shen Xuan took the blood from the Water Cloud Turtle, placed it aside, and went forward to examine Zhao Chunsheng's injuries.

"It's nothing, just a superficial injury. The water turtle isn't poisonous, and I have thick skin. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."

"Too many teams are eyeing that Water Cloud Turtle. Our team only managed to get some turtle meat, and what are these bloodstains worth to me?"

Zhao Chunsheng asked with a hopeful expression.

This was the reward he earned after risking his life.

Shen Xuan glanced at the Water Cloud Turtle Blood.

He didn't understand the market either.

"Let me try it out first, and then I'll give you a price quote."

"Alright, whatever Master Shen says goes, I trust you."

In Zhao Chunsheng's mind, Shen Xuan was a very good person.

I've never argued with him about it.

Shen Xuan shook his head and carried a small bucket of Water Cloud Turtle Blood to the training room.

Then, he poured out a small basin, about a quarter of it, and placed it on the stone table.

Guided by divine thought, the mysterious jade talisman emitted golden light, enveloping the water cloud turtle blood in the basin.

Soon, the blood of the Water Cloud Turtle lost its color and turned into a pool of yellow liquid.

[Talent: Proficient in Life Extension (2/100)]

【Daoyun: 28】

The results exceeded his expectations.

His talent for "Longevity" jumped from 88 points at the beginner level to 2 points at the proficient level, equivalent to half a month of practice.

Let's look at the mysterious jade talisman again.

【Shouyuan: 67/132】

[Life Extension] The talent has advanced to proficiency, increasing lifespan by another eight years!

Moreover, the Taoist charm was increased by a full 28 points.

As expected of an adult, top-grade, first-tier Water Cloud Turtle!

The remaining blood of the Water Cloud Turtle will need to be plundered and absorbed over several days.

Shen Xuan meditated and rested for a while.

When he came out again, Zhao Chunsheng looked much better.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, to be honest, the blood of the Water Cloud Turtle has been quite effective for my cultivation technique. How about eighty spirit stones?"

"Alright! Eighty spirit stones, it wasn't for nothing that I risked my life! Old Wu even laughed at me for only wanting the Water Cloud Turtle blood and not the turtle meat!"

Upon hearing that it could be sold for eighty spirit stones, Zhao Chunsheng visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't go there again, it's too dangerous."

Shen Xuan advised.

"Actually, my cultivation doesn't necessarily require the blood of these demonic beasts."

Zhao Chunsheng said gratefully, "Master Shen, you are a good person! But these days, it's hard for good people to survive! If I don't go, what will happen to the two children?"

"Should we let them follow in my footsteps and live the life of a demon hunter, where life and death are uncertain and every day is precarious?"

"They're destined to become alchemists and weapon refiners. The fortune teller said I'll have good fortune in my old age. The older I get, the more blessed I'll be!"

Jiang Xueqi, wiping away her tears, said, "You! Stop bragging. What will happen to me and the child if anything happens to you!"

"No, I was careful! In that chaotic battle, if someone hadn't attacked me from behind, I wouldn't have been hurt at all."

As Shen Xuan had predicted, the biggest opponents in hunting a first-grade high-quality Water Cloud Turtle were the cultivators with ulterior motives.

Only three teams actually went hunting, while seven or eight teams were lurking nearby, watching intently.

Once trapped, the water turtles swarmed around it, tearing apart its flesh like a beehive.

Zhao Chunsheng's team has seven people. Besides him, there are two others who are at the late stage of Qi Refining, making them quite strong.

The seven worked together and managed to grab a Water Cloud Turtle's foot before hastily retreating.

In just over ten breaths, all seven had suffered injuries of varying degrees.

Zhao Chunsheng had calculated it well.

One of my teammates, who was in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, had his arm broken.

"Thankfully, Master Shen's exquisite [Rejuvenation Talisman] saved his arm!"

Zhao Chunsheng spoke animatedly about the chaotic battle against the demons.

"When we retreated, those people were still fighting over the tortoise shell. A first-grade, high-quality Water Cloud Tortoise Shell can easily sell for seven or eight hundred spirit stones!"

Shen Xuan countered, "Is life more important, or spirit stones?"

"Life is important. But without spirit stones, life is not important."

Shen Xuan shook his head and stopped trying to persuade him.

Respect the fate of others.

Shen Xuan's ability to acquire Zhao Chunsheng's Water Cloud Turtle Blood at a reasonable price is quite a good deal for him.

Over the next ten days or so, Shen Xuan refined all of the Water Cloud Turtle's blood.

[Talent: Proficient in Life Extension (24/100)]

【Daoyun: 106】

Shen Xuan added all his Daoist points to the [Self-Healing] talent, which was the only talent he couldn't practice at the moment.

[Talent: Self-Healing Mastery (42/400)]

"Therefore, I do not urgently need these existing demonic beast blood essences."

"What I need is the essence blood of new demonic beasts that can improve my spiritual root aptitude."

"Until we find a suitable new monster, we should first make talismans to store spirit stones."

"You only realize how little money you have when you need it. In the world of cultivation, many problems can be solved with spirit stones."

"If you can't solve this, it's because you don't have enough spirit stones!"

After careful consideration, Shen Xuan clarified the direction of his efforts.

He told Zhao Chunsheng that no demonic beast essence blood was needed in the short term.

"I'm out of money. I need to make talismans to store spirit stones!"

Zhao Chunsheng was quite disappointed.

They finally found a way to make money, but then it was cut off.

Two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, Zhao Chunsheng returned in a hurry.

He brought bad news.

"The Ding family's Foundation Establishment Pill was wasted by Ding Yisi, the second young master of the Ding family!"

Shen Xuan was startled and hurriedly asked, "Fellow Daoist Zhao, what exactly happened?"

The stability of Qinglong Bay is a matter of life and death for him.

If something happens to the Ding family, chaos will inevitably ensue in Qinglong Bay.

Zhao Chunsheng sighed and said, "It's all over the market. Ding Yisi, the second son of the Ding family head, was dissatisfied with the family's favoritism towards the eldest son, Ding Yijin, so he stole the Foundation Establishment Pill and failed in his attempt to establish his foundation!"

Shen Xuan asked incredulously, "Didn't you say that the Ding family didn't get any Foundation Establishment Pills during the last land reclamation?"

Zhao Chunsheng replied, "The Ding family indeed lacked sect merits. They used their family savings to exchange sect merits from other cultivation families, which is how they obtained a Foundation Establishment Pill from the Qingyun Sect."

"Sect merits can also be exchanged for spirit stones?"

"if not?"

Shen Xuan was speechless for a moment.

He finally settled down and devoted himself to cultivation, and his path to enlightenment looks promising.

And then the Ding family pulled this stunt!
"The Ding family has a history of thousands of years, how could such a thing happen?" Shen Xuan said angrily.

Zhao Chunsheng said, "Master Shen, this is a Foundation Establishment Pill! Brothers turn against each other and fathers kill each other for the sake of a Foundation Establishment Pill. This kind of thing has always happened. What's so strange about it?"

"Besides, Ding Yisi and Ding Jiajin are half-siblings, competing with each other. What brotherly affection could they possibly have!"

"However, the Ding family patriarch is still alive. With a Foundation Establishment cultivator overseeing things, the Ding family won't fall into chaos and can hold out for a while. But if the Ding family patriarch also perishes..."

Zhao Chunsheng did not continue.

Shen Xuan sighed softly.

It seems he needs to make some preparations as well.

However, it is not easy for someone in the mid-stage of Qi Refining to move and settle in another place.

He also brought along a mortal woman.

Long Trip.

New places are also easy to be bullied.

"I hope the Ding family can hold on."

Back in the practice room.

Shen Xuan's mind was wandering, and he couldn't calm down.

My heart felt heavy, as if a boulder was pressing down on it, making it hard to breathe.

The Ding family was already in a weak position.

I finally managed to get a Foundation Establishment Pill, and I just wasted it.

If anything were to happen to the Ding family patriarch...

The Ding family is destined to decline.

Chaos is inevitable in Qinglong Bay Market.

How will he handle this situation?

If it were just him alone, he could jump into the spirit pool and swim from the underground river to the bottom of the Dragon Lake River to escape safely.

But what about Ding Yuyao?
In the face of danger, he abandoned his wife and fled alone.

Shen Xuan can't do it!

(End of this chapter)