Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

But what's with this seemingly endless scene at the entrance of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion?

As Gao Zhun's lips twitched, he counted the number of people in line. There were as many as two thousand people. How long would it take to get to the end of this line?

However, with the battle for the Enlightenment Fruit approaching, it's normal for the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion to be crowded with people. Moreover, Gao Zhun had no intention of queuing up like these people; she was there to sell things, not to buy them.

Thinking this, Gao Zhun bypassed the long queue and went directly to the entrance of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion. Sure enough, there were two cultivators in charge of receiving visitors. One of them was sweating profusely as he dealt with the seemingly endless stream of cultivators, while the other was sitting leisurely in his seat, pretending to doze off.

Gao Zhun understood immediately. One of the two was responsible for selling, and the other for buying. Ignoring the sweating cultivator, she turned her gaze to the cultivator who was pretending to be asleep. With just one glance, the cultivator opened his eyes and looked Gao Zhun up and down before finally focusing on the ten storage rings in her hand.

The cultivator in charge of purchasing supplies was at least at the Integration Stage. At this moment, Gao Zhun felt as if he had been completely seen through by the other party's gaze. Fortunately, the other party's gaze did not linger in places that should not be there, so Gao Zhun did not feel embarrassed.

“Senior, I have some rare items here that I wish to sell to the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion. Would you be so kind as to grant me this favor?” Gao Zhun bowed to the cultivator in charge of purchasing the supplies. This way, even though the cultivator saw that Gao Zhun had brought ten storage rings and wondered how there could be so many rare items, he couldn’t bring himself to be rude. He simply looked at Gao Zhun, pondered for a moment, and then asked, “Can these items be displayed in public?”

Upon hearing this, Gao Zhun shook his head, which immediately piqued the cultivator's interest. He couldn't help but glance at Gao Zhun a few more times. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the newcomer was none other than Gao Zhun, the newly promoted inner disciple of the Gao family who had been making headlines these past few days. He thought to himself that since Gao Zhun had a Tribulation Transcending stage expert as his master, he might actually possess some rare items. So, he tossed her a white jade token and then made way for Gao Zhun to enter.

The conversation between Gao Zhun and the cultivator was naturally witnessed by the Nascent Soul stage cultivators who were queuing up and had nothing to do. In particular, when they saw that the cultivator from the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion had thrown out a jade token and made way for them after just a few words, their eyes lit up. They must have been curious about the rare item that Gao Zhun had mentioned that could not be shown to the public.

However, even those who were curious could not go in to find out. Even the cultivators who had already entered the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion by queuing could only watch helplessly as Gao Zhun used the jade token in his hand to walk through a restriction and then disappeared.

After passing through the barrier, another cultivator at the Integration Stage appeared before Gao Zhun as his guide. This scene made Gao Zhun marvel inwardly, thinking to himself that the Battle for the Enlightenment Fruit was truly a grand event in the Immortal Spirit Continent. Normally, the highest-ranking person in charge of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion only had the cultivation level of the Integration Stage, but now even the errand runners had become cultivators at the Integration Stage. The power of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion was not to be underestimated.

Thinking this, Gao Zhun was led to an exceptionally spacious room. Rather than a room, it was more like a magnificent palace. Sitting in the center of the palace was the highest-ranking person in charge of the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, a powerful expert at the late stage of the Mahayana realm, named Jun Wuhen.

"Gao Zhun, is this the rare item you mentioned you wanted to sell to our Treasure Appraisal Pavilion?" In the main hall, Jun Wuhen's gaze fell on the ten storage rings in Gao Zhun's hand with a hint of amusement. Unlike the cultivator who had received him but dared not question him out of consideration, now that he had entered the Treasure Appraisal Hall of his Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, even if the head of the Gao family came, he would not give him any face if he could not produce something that satisfied him.

Seeing this, Gao Zhun knew that Jun Wuhen was not someone who could be easily fooled. However, she had no intention of fooling anyone. At this moment, she just smiled and, with a thought, brought out a set of the most basic alchemy production line. Because this production line involved many processes, it had many components. Looking at it horizontally, this huge palace could only fit two of them.

After bringing out the assembly line, Gao Zhun didn't intend to give a verbal explanation. Instead, he took out a low-grade spirit stone and the herbs needed for a hundred portions of Qi Nourishing Pills from another storage ring. Under Jun Wuhen's faint pressure from the Mahayana stage, he installed the mid-grade spirit stone in the groove she had specially prepared, and then threw all the herbs for a hundred portions of Qi Nourishing Pills into the very beginning of the assembly line. The whole action was done in one go, as if he had practiced it a hundred times.

Seeing this, Jun Wuhen's face showed a slight annoyance. He thought to himself that Gao Zhun really had a lot of guts, actually daring to come to this Treasure Appraisal Pavilion to make fun of him. Just as he was about to lash out, he saw the mid-grade spirit stone on the assembly line hum, driving the entire assembly line to operate. The hundred portions of herbs seemed to be propelled by some mysterious force, and when they reappeared the next moment, they had become a pile of squeezed juice, dark green in color, obviously containing many impurities. However, this dark green juice continued to flow to the next stage without stopping. When it came out again, it was divided into several different colors and flowed out separately. With Jun Wuhen's divine sense, he could naturally see that there were very few impurities left in the juice, comparable to the level after a master alchemist forced out the impurities.

Upon seeing this, Jun Wuhen's gaze changed slightly. What stunned him even more was that this process of removing impurities was repeated three times. After three times, even with his divine sense, it would be difficult for him to detect any substances unrelated to the medicinal properties in the juice.

Gao Zhun naturally noticed Jun Wuhen's changing expression, but she didn't think Jun Wuhen was an uncultured bumpkin. In fact, she never thought the cultivators of this world were bumpkins. This was indeed a world of immortals and heroes, but some aspects of its civilization were no less advanced than her previous life on Earth; the only difference was the ideals they pursued and the energy they utilized. Just considering that the humans of this world could obtain infinite lifespans through cultivation, the level of civilization in this world far surpassed that of Earth.

Gao Zhun always felt that this world and Earth had some similarities. Someone once said that science is like a circle, and its progress means that the circle is constantly expanding. This world is roughly outside the scientific circle discovered by Earth. Thinking about it in reverse, then the scientific circle of Earth can definitely be encompassed by the scientific circle of this world.

These assembly lines, which she built herself, are the best proof of her conjecture.

Soon, the entire production line returned to calm. Gao Zhun watched the last nearly transparent liquid flow out, then slowly stepped forward and used her spiritual power to hold it back. Each portion of Qi-Nourishing Pill herbs could yield a maximum of fifty pills. One hundred portions of herbs could be divided into five thousand portions. The condensation of five thousand portions of Qi-Nourishing Pills was the maximum amount that Gao Zhun's spiritual sense could currently handle. As for spiritual energy, it only required about one-tenth of her entire body's energy. This difference had puzzled her before, but she had no answer after much thought and could only bury it in her heart, waiting for the day when the mystery would be revealed.

Five thousand doses of Qi-Nourishing Pills, in less than a quarter of an hour, Gao Zhun wanted to demonstrate the highest level she could achieve, so as to give Jun Wuhen the greatest shock, and in this way, this production line could bring her the greatest profit.

Once the five thousand Qi-Nourishing Pills, each perfectly round and exuding a subtle fragrance, were formed, Gao Zhun looked up at Jun Wuhen, who had risen from his seat above the main hall, and said calmly, "Senior Jun, I wonder if this item is rare? Has the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion ever possessed such an item?"

Faced with Gao Zhun's question, Jun Wuhen instinctively shook his head, but then his eyes flashed as he looked at the storage ring in Gao Zhun's hand and the five thousand Qi-Nourishing Pills. Suddenly, something occurred to him, and his eyes widened as he questioned, "Are all your storage rings filled with things like this? Judging from the refining method and appearance of these Qi-Nourishing Pills, I can tell that they are highly effective and have almost no toxicity. If you have any magical artifacts capable of making even higher-grade pills..."

Upon hearing Jun Wuhen's words, Gao Zhun's face revealed a relieved smile. Pointing to the production line that had just produced five thousand doses of Qi Nourishing Pills, he said, "This treasure can produce all pills usable from the Qi Refining stage to the Nascent Soul stage. If all the refining is done using this treasure, the efficacy of the pill is 1.5 times that of a master alchemist. If the final step of pill condensation is done by manpower, the efficacy is more than three times higher. However, the materials used in this treasure are of poor quality, and it will be scrapped after consuming a hundred mid-grade spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Jun Wuhen stared intently at the assembly line, and after a long while, he turned to Gao Zhun and asked, "How much do you plan to sell this magic weapon?"

Finally, they got to the point. Gao Zhun smiled and held up three fingers, saying, "This treasure has immeasurable benefits, far beyond what spirit stones can measure. The profits it can bring to your treasure appraisal pavilion could probably equal what you've earned in a thousand years. Therefore, such a transaction is completely unrealistic. So, I only want 30% of the future profits from this magic treasure."

Upon hearing this, Jun Wuhen nodded, clearly agreeing to Gao Zhun's suggestion. With a wave of his hand, a contract jade slip was generated. Without saying a word, he forced out a drop of his life essence blood and dissolved it into the jade slip. Seeing this, Gao Zhun followed suit and poured out his life essence blood into it. In this way, the big deal between Gao Zhun and the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion was completed.

The contract jade slip immediately split into two parts upon generation. One part flew back to Jun Wuhen's hand, while the other flew to Gao Zhun, who happily pocketed it—it was all spirit stones! (166 Reading Network)