Wizards in the world of cultivation

Chapter 51 Renting Spirit Island

Now, Su You has some free time.

For the first two years, he was out day and night, hunting monsters in various mountains, and died as many as thirty-two times.

With such a high price paid, the rewards are naturally substantial.

Su You accumulated more than five million spirit stones by selling monster materials alone.

This was because he had kept some of the demon beast materials for future experiments; otherwise, he would have had even more spirit stones on him.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly large amount of spirit stones; in reality, it's equivalent to the wealth of a Nascent Soul cultivator, or even some ancient, thousand-year-old powers.

Su You was able to earn so many spirit stones at the cost of dying thirty-two times, which is equivalent to exchanging the lives of thirty-two Golden Core cultivators. It is normal for him to accumulate so many spirit stones.

However, Su You doesn't want to hunt monsters anymore for the time being. Firstly, the two years of fighting have made him a bit bored, and he needs to calm down.

On the other hand, he also visited most of the surrounding mountain ranges, which resulted in attracting the attention of a fourth-tier demon king.

They captured him intending to search his soul, but thankfully the Twin Marks detonated in time; otherwise, the consequences of being searched would have been unimaginable.

This also made Su You somewhat realize that although the Gemini Mark could save his life, he could not be too reckless.

If he encounters a powerful opponent who catches him off guard, his secrets will be exposed. Whether it's the wizarding heritage or the twins of destiny, these are secrets that cannot be revealed.

For his own safety, Su You searched through the entire inheritance and then set up a trigger-based witchcraft in his sea of ​​consciousness. As long as there was a powerful mental force intruding, it would self-destruct.

This way, even if you don't have time to react, you can ensure that your secret will not be leaked.

Of course, even with this safety measure, Su You felt it was better to keep a low profile, as he already had enough spirit stones on him.

Once the Wizard Tower is established, new ways to earn spirit stones can be found, such as alchemy, weapon crafting, and so on.

Earning spirit stones through force is ultimately finite; what wizards truly rely on is knowledge, for knowledge is wealth.

"Now all that's missing is an island and a spiritual vein of our own..." Su You stroked his chin.

Only by possessing their own islands and spiritual veins can they undertake large-scale construction and transformation.

……

Mingkong Islands, Aurora Island, Aurora Fairy City.

Streaks of light streaked through the air.

"Is this Aurora Island? There are quite a few cultivators here." Su You looked at the cultivators piloting all sorts of magical artifacts in the air and sighed slightly.

Although it is still far inferior to Taixu Immortal City, it is much more prosperous than a typical fourth-tier power.

That's true, after all, this place is known as the "Group of Ten Thousand Islands," with more than a thousand islands possessing spiritual veins.

Although most of them are first-order spiritual veins, for those independent cultivators, or small families and sects, even an ordinary first-order spiritual vein is a huge fortune and the foundation for survival.

With so many small factions, it's no wonder that so many cultivators come and go here.

In particular, the cave dwelling of the only Nascent Soul Ancestor in the Mingkong Islands is located in Aurora Immortal City, which has attracted even more people to come.

This is also the headquarters of the Mingkong Alliance, and the only place where various spirit islands are rented out. Because the Mingkong Alliance does not sell any spirit islands, but only rents some out, Su You has no choice but to rent them.

Although it is said that the choice is to lease the Spirit Island, would the Mingkong Alliance dare to take it back after a hundred years? In fact, it doesn't even need to wait a hundred years. Once the Wizard Tower is completed, it will not have to fear any cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage.

As for why not choose an uninhabited island to create a spiritual vein from scratch.

One reason is that it is more expensive to create a spiritual vein from scratch. With a second-tier spiritual vein as a foundation, upgrading to a third-tier spiritual vein can save more than 100,000 spirit stones.

Secondly, creating a third-tier spiritual vein from scratch requires millions of spirit stones, and only some established Golden Core forces are willing to do so. Su You doesn't want to make a scene so soon after arriving at the Bright Sky Islands, as this goes against his idea of ​​developing steadily.

With the obvious second-tier spiritual vein as a cover, the specific situation inside will not be exposed once the formation is set up.

……

Lingdao Pavilion.

Qin Kaihou smiled as he introduced the Spirit Island they were renting out, but in reality, he was secretly sizing up the young man in front of him.

After all, Su Youyi's offer was too astonishing; to rent a second-tier spirit island for a hundred years was no small price to pay.

The fact that this person is only at the initial stage of foundation building, yet has already incurred such a high cost, suggests that things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

He couldn't discern anything from his cultivation level and appearance alone.

After all, there are too many cultivators who look young these days. Whether they cultivate techniques that have the effect of preserving youth or take pills that preserve youth, they can maintain their youthful appearance.

"Fellow Daoist Su, these are the information on second-tier spirit islands available for rent. You may choose one yourself." Qin Kaihou presented twenty-one jade slips for him to select.

Su You took the jade slip and examined it one by one. After reading all the spirit islands, he frowned slightly. "Is this all the information about the second-tier spirit islands?"

The spirit islands here are all the lowest-grade second-tier spirit veins. If possible, Su You would naturally want to choose higher-quality spirit veins so that he could spend less money upgrading them in the future.

"This is all the information on second-tier spirit islands. After all, Fellow Daoist Su requested to rent one alone, which reduced the options considerably." Qin Kaihou stroked his white beard and continued, "If Fellow Daoist doesn't mind sharing with others, there are a few spirit islands with even better spiritual vein quality."

"Sharing a place? Forget it then." Su You waved his hand and pointed to one of the jade slips. "Let's choose this one."

Although they are all second-tier low-grade spirit islands, there are differences in quality. Some spirit islands are more expensive because they can be cultivated into more spirit fields.

Su You had no requirements in this regard. After all, the spiritual fields would need to be cultivated and reclaimed after the spiritual veins were modified. He chose a large island with hundreds of thousands of mortals living on it.

Mortals are the foundation of a power; without a large number of mortals, there would be no large number of independent cultivators.

Su You may not immediately build his own power base, but he can start cultivating some loyal subordinates.

Qin Kaihou took the jade slip, glanced at it, and simply nodded. "Luoxia Island? If Fellow Daoist Su is sure, then I will process the rental procedures for you. The rent for this island is 100,000 spirit stones, which you will need to pay in full at once."

The rent isn't too expensive, considering it's an island with a second-tier spiritual vein. Mature spiritual fields can be cultivated there, and if managed properly, it can even recoup some of the rent.

After paying 100,000 spirit stones, Qin Kaihou quickly recorded Su You's appearance and related information and entered it into the jade tablet.

"The formalities are complete. Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Su. No, from now on, I should call you Island Master Su." Qin Kaihou smiled and handed over the jade token to congratulate him. Then he casually asked, "I wonder when Island Master Su will move his clan's disciples to settle there? I'd like to come over and have a drink to celebrate Island Master Su's relocation."

(End of this chapter)