I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 46 Jade Pool Play
Crane Lord may dislike noise, but he was unwilling to rest on the boat.

Li Xuanying declined the greeting and the guide offered by the person who offered to greet him.

However, the other party still greeted them with a smile and escorted them to the wooden path leading to the Cloud Boat before leaving.

The wooden path was suspended in mid-air, with nothing supporting it, yet it was very stable to walk on. Taking big strides across, I boarded the Wanshan Cloud Boat.

Upon arriving here, one realizes that the buildings and pavilions seen from the clouds are actually quite magnificent. Even the smallest ones are over ten feet tall, and the decorations are extremely beautiful, with colors of blue, purple, ochre, and red. They are connected by hanging corridors, and pedestrians come and go, shoulder to shoulder.

Ying Chan and Li Xuanying boarded the deck and walked in. After only a few steps, they saw a white jade spring pool in front of them.

By this time, a large crowd had gathered in front of the spring, and cheers could be heard from time to time.

Ying Chan was somewhat curious, but when he asked Li Xuanying, Li Xuanying just smiled mysteriously and said, "Senior brother, you'll know once you step forward and take a look."

Since Ying Chan had already arrived at Wanshan Yunfang, he didn't mind joining in the fun and went to take a look at the spring.

Only then did he realize that the spring pool looked completely solid, as if it were carved from a single piece of jade, which was extremely luxurious.

Within the entire jade pool, there are many fish, all white jade in appearance, not like living beings, yet able to swim freely around as if they were alive.

Ying Chan watched for a while and noticed that every now and then, someone would throw a magic coin into the jade pool.

Whenever someone does this, a white jade fish will leap out of the pond, catch the money, swallow it, and then, as if in return, spit out something in return.

"This Jade Pool was set up by Wanshanfang City."

At this moment, Li Xuanying said, "As long as you feed the fish in the Jade Pool with magic coins, you can get the prize hidden in the fish's belly by Wanshan Fangshi."

"These prizes vary in quality. The worst ones are things like talismans or cinnabar, which are useful. But if you're lucky, you might even get a high-grade magic weapon."

Ying Chan was speechless and said, "Isn't this just a game of chance?"

“Exactly,” Li Xuanying said. “However, Wanshanfang Market also knows when to stop, so they have added a rule that each person can only feed the animals once.”

"Therefore, many people are willing to spend a coin to try their luck."

Ying Chan asked, "Is Xuan Ying the same?"

Li Xuanying nodded: "Initially, it was Senior Brother Xu who brought me to Yunfang."

“Each time, he would throw some money into this jade pool to try it out, and I tried it a few times as well.”

"I didn't expect Senior Brother Xu to be so good at acting."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanying couldn't help but laugh and said, "Senior Brother Xu said that he spent money in this jade pool just to test his luck, not to win any prizes."

"However, I think he's just making up an excuse to get talismans and cinnabar every time."

"Haha." Ying Chan couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this: "Senior Brother Xu is truly a remarkable person."

After the joke, Li Xuanying pointed to the jade pool and asked, "Senior brother, is this your first time at Cloud Boat? Would you like to give it a try?"

Ying Chan thought for a moment, then nodded and took out some Buddhist coins from his pocket.

The magic coins he carried were all obtained by selling spiritual herbs he collected in the mountains to alchemy shops, amounting to only a dozen or so coins.

But his purpose in coming here was to broaden his horizons and try out the games in the cultivation world, which should be quite interesting, so there's no need to be stingy with a single Dharma coin.

"In that case, let me try my luck today."

After explaining, he smiled and flicked the coins with his fingers.

Unlike others, he didn't observe the fish swimming in the pond or wait for the right moment to sense them. Instead, he casually flicked the magic coins into the jade pond, where they landed right above a white jade fish.

When the fish saw the magic money flying towards it, it immediately leaped up, caught the magic money, swallowed it, and then spat it out.

A ray of light flew out and landed in Ying Chan's hand, revealing its form: a small porcelain bottle.

"Huh?" Li Xuanying exclaimed in surprise, "Senior Brother won the prize so quickly?"

Ying Chan opened the porcelain bottle and looked inside. He saw three pills inside, each the size of a fingertip. They had no fragrance and he didn't know what kind of pills they were.

"This..." Ying Chan asked, puzzled, "Not to mention, I have no idea what the purpose of this pill is. Even if I could identify it, how could I dare to take it casually?"

"Hmm." Li Xuanying pondered for a moment, then said, "We can find out by asking someone."

Wanshanfang City stipulates that each person can only throw money into the Jade Pool once, and a special person has been assigned to manage this matter.

Li Xuanying, accompanied by Ying Chan, found this person and explained their purpose. The steward immediately said, "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry."

"The elixirs in the Jade Pool are all guaranteed to be of high quality by our Wanshanfang City, and there is absolutely no possibility of them being of inferior quality."

He recognized their identities and said, "Many of the elixirs in the banquet were consigned to our Wanshan Banquet Market by your sect or academy's elixir workshops!"

"I see……"

Ying Chan looked at the porcelain bottle in his hand. If this prize was from the Taoist academy or his sect, then it was truly a coincidence.

"As for the type of pill."

The steward glanced at the patterns on the porcelain bottle and said, "It should be the Azure God Pill. Congratulations, fellow Daoist. This is an excellent omen in the Jade Pool."

"Azure God Pill?"

Ying Chan recalled that he had heard Li Zhuo mention this elixir before.

This is a spiritual pill that is only suitable for those who cultivate the Wood Element Technique, because it can supply a large amount of Wood Element spiritual energy, as well as nourish the liver and internal organs and moisten life force.

The manager said that the Azure God Pill was one of the best omens, which might be a bit of an exaggeration, but its value was certainly not low.

In the Taoist temple's alchemy workshop, a single Azure God Pill costs three coins.

Ying Chan exchanged three Azure God Pills for just one magic coin, which can be considered a considerable gain.

Sure enough, Li Xuanying shook his head repeatedly upon hearing this, saying, "I have invested money in the Jade Pool several times, and the returns I have received are not necessarily comparable to those of three Azure God Pills."

Ying Chan chuckled and simply said, "It's just a matter of fate."

Subsequently, Li Xuanying also threw a magic coin into the jade pool, and unexpectedly, he received a Scrophularia ningpoensis.

Although judging from its age and quality, it could at most be exchanged for one or two magic coins at the alchemy workshop, Li Xuanying was already quite satisfied.

He laughed and said, "Today I'm traveling with my senior brother, and my luck is truly booming!"

Ying Chan himself dared not take credit.

Upon arriving at the boat party, the two made quite a few purchases, and their mood was naturally pleasant, so they strolled deeper into the cloud boat.

Before you know it, most of the day has passed.

Ying Chan and Li Xuanying had just finished browsing through a treasure pavilion that sold magical artifacts. Although they were itching to see them, they were too broke to do so. They could only treat it as an eye-opening experience and walked out of the gate. Just as they were about to go to the next place, they suddenly heard a commotion.

"A magical artifact! A magical artifact!"

"A top-grade magic weapon!"

"There really is a high-grade magic artifact in this jade pool?"

(End of this chapter)