World of Cultivation - Volume 01 - Money Grubbing Madman

by Fang Xiang

  Clearly, everyone hated the bumpkin name that was Great Strength Pill.

  Immediately, Li Ying Feng gave the appraisal to her Master.

  Seeing the three words “Golden Crow Fire”, Yan Le was shocked still. He took the appraisal, throwing down a : “I’m going out,” before flying into the sky, heading straight for Wu Kong Mountain.

  In Wu Kong Hall, all four elders of the Wu Kong Sword Sect were present.

  Pei Yan Ran looked at the appraisal on his hand and had a serious expression. He said in a deep voice: “Golden Crow Fire, this is a fourth grade fire seed.”

  Xin Yan nodded: “Exactly, my Green Mulberry Fire, Shimei’s Violet Flora Fire, they are all fourth grade. I had heard of this Golden Crow Fire before, it comes from the sun, extremely yang, extremely strong. It cannot be merged. In the fourth grade, it is a rare fine fire source.”

  Pei Yuan Ran smiled at Shi Feng Rong: “Shimei is really great. Zuo Mo had just studied with you and could make such a good thing as this.”

  Shi Feng Rong had a cold face: “This has nothing to do with me.”

  Pei Yuan Ran smiled, not minding. He lowered his head to think. The other people were also silent. Golden Crow Fire, fourth grade fire source. This caused this little dan’s price to fly into the sky.

  “Shixiong.” Yan Le couldn’t resist stating: “If it can form Golden Crow Fire, then its use for the sect would be gigantic. Doesn’t Xu Yi still lack a good fire seed? And Zuo Mo himself, if he’s learning dan-making, how can he not have a fire seed?”

  What he was implying was that he wasn’t very willing to sell it.

  Pei Yuan Ran raised his head, responding: “I understand what you mean. That child, Xu Yi, I like him as well. And the forging branch of this sect would likely be passed on through him. He really does need Golden Crow Fire. But we still have to sell some. Right now, the outside probably has heard the news about this dan. If we don’t sell any, it would enrage the public. That would only harm the sect without any benefit.”

  “Then Shixiong means……” Yan Le was hesitant.

  “Just sell a small portion, we’ll use the majority ourselves.” Pei Yuan Ran gave a slight smile: “We’ll give the market price to Zuo Mo, not one piece less.”

  “Market price?”

  “Yes. Paper cannot hide fire. There are only just that many people in our Wu Kong Sword Sect that can make dan. There’s no need to cause Zuo Mo to hate us in secret because of a few pieces of jingshi.”

  “Zuo Mo’s past is unclear. There may be trouble in the future.” Shi Feng Rong who had kept her cold face suddenly opened.

  Wu Kong Hall became silent.

  Zuo Mo’s identity and origins was a question that everyone had been having a headache about. Before, Zuo Mo had only been an outer sect disciple. His origin hadn’t been a big problem. But right now, he wasn’t just an inner sect disciple. Based on the direction, he would certainly become one of the core members of the next generation of Wu Kong Sword Sect. His identity and origins became a problem that Pei Yuan Ran and the others had to face.

  “His origins might not be a problem……” Yan Le said unconfidently.

  Pei Yuan Ran waved his hand: “Since we don’t know anything, then don’t think too much about it. Regardless, just the fact that he is a ling plant farmer, that’s enough that we cannot give him up. Even more, there’s now this lingdan that could make Golden Crow Fire.”

  Hearing this, everyone didn’t speak anymore. They all knew that sect leader Shixiong was right. If they suddenly expelled Zuo Mo right now out of the sect, it would be what countless people wanted.

  Xin Yan suddenly asked: “Can Shimei make this kind of dan?”

  “I don’t know [Art of Crimson Flame].” Shi Feng Rong said coolly: “This dan needs to use [Art of Crimson Flame].”

  Manipulate water like fire. It was easy to say, but for a ling plant farmer, it was very difficult, especially when it was in a sword scripture.

  There were, in total, seven moves in [Li Water Sword Scripture]. Manipulate water like fire was the core but it was too far right now for Zuo Mo. What he needed to do was familiarize himself with the sword moves. Each move would always have a few dozens of transformations. And each transformation needed to be controlled by ling energy. Even more, the entire process had to be completed in a thought.

  Based on the complexity of ling energy manipulation, these sword moves weren’t as complex as [Little Art of Cloud and Rain], but they needed to be finished in a very short amount of time so the difficulty actually increased. When making the move, the attention needed to be focused. That was even truer during battle. The other usually wouldn’t give you the chance to think. You needed to instinctively finish the complete move.

  This was also why sword cultivators liked pure things. The purer something was, the less the disturbance it had.

  Zuo Mo finally could use that ice crystal sword. It was certainly a painful thing to look at a good item yet be unable to use it.

  The ice crystal sword turned into a flashing white light as it flew around Zuo Mo, coldness seeping out. It was silent, yet it gave the feeling of being able to explode.

  [Li Water Sword Scripture] wasn’t a sword scripture that used sword moves to win. It only had seven sword moves and they were relatively simple. As he practiced, Zuo Mo increasingly felt that the person who created this sword scripture probably was a ling plant farmer. Many of the ways that the ling energy moved in the scripture was similar to the five element spells of a ling plant farmer.

  Receiving the benefit of that, Zuo Mo quickly familiarized himself with the sword moves.

  But familiarity was familiarity, so when he moved, there was still a feeling of rawness. Even Zuo Mo could see that his sword moves only had the appearance but not the substance of the move. But he had no solution for that. He might have comprehended a bit of sword essence but he didn’t know at all how to merge sword essence with sword moves.

  Right now, he was just swallowing it all and hoping to digest some. The manipulation of water like fire that Pu Yao had said, Zuo Mo couldn’t make heads or tails of it. According to Pu Yao, the power of this [Li Water Sword Scripture] wasn’t strong originally. If he couldn’t manipulate water like fire, this sword scripture didn’t have any value.

  Manipulate water like fire!

  Damn it, how could he manipulate water like fire?

  His fundamentals were really too weak despite that he had touched the door to sword essence. Wei Sheng was obsessed with the sword, the number of sword scriptures and research that he had encountered couldn’t be counted. Even though it wasn’t anything high quality, but he had already killed and with his wealthy battle experience, his fundamentals were extremely deep and no average sect disciple could compare. And inner sect disciples like Luo Li, they were taught from little by their Master, they could read everything in the records. In comparison, their fundamentals were much thicker than Zuo Mo.

  Zuo Mo, he barely managed to get a Master, but she only taught him dan-making. When he had been lianqi, he had only roughly studied those basic sword scriptures that Wei Sheng had given him. He truly had a weak base.

  Pu Yao had lectured for two hours but it was all theoretical guidance, none of it practical.

  But the time Zuo Mo had was only three months, how could he not be panicked?

  Inside, he cursed the adulterous couple of Luo Li and Hao Min countless times. Zuo Mo tried to remain calm. He had practiced [Little Art of Cloud and Rain] to the fourth level, but had never found anything that connected it to fire.

  Don’t panic, don’t panic……

  Closing his eyes, Zuo Mo recited to himself over and over.

  When he opened his eyes again, his gaze had recovered its clarity, but deeply hidden was a touch of stubbornness.

  Pu Yao said, wasn’t it just sword essence? Sliced a few thousand times, naturally you will learn.

  Zuo Mo said to himself, wasn’t it just a sword scripture? Ge will slice it ten thousand times, if
it fails, then a few dozen more, don’t believe it won’t work! If it doesn’t, then slice one million times! Slice until it works!

  Having decided, Zuo Mo wasn’t panicked anymore and raised up his sword.

  I slice!

  Little West Wind Yard, the sword energy flew, coldness spread!

  A storefront on the West Street of Dong Fu, many people had already gathered. These people gathered together and chattered and argued.

  “Why hasn’t it opened yet? I’ve already waited an entire night.” Someone grouched.

  “What’s a night? I’ve been guarding for two days and nights.” A person on the side followed up.

  “Is this store going to open? Are they playing with us?”

  “What can we do? It’s their dan, if they want to sell, they sell, if they don’t, you don’t have a choice.”

  “That’s true. Do you really think that Golden Crow Pill can really form Golden Crow Fire?” Someone couldn’t resist asking: “Fourth grade Golden Crow Fire, does anyone in Dong Fu have it?”

  “Haven’t heard that anyone had it. But it was an appraisal from the Medicine Institute so it shouldn’t be far off. Nothing else, essence of the sun, it would be beneficial if it’s added to a fire source.” The person who spoke was brawny and tall with a square face and large ears. He sighed: “The kind of thing that is fire seed, especially good fire source, is it something people like us can buy?”

  “Bro, what do you do?”

  “Me?” The square faced man said: “I make food.”

  At this time, an old man suddenly greeted him: “Hey, Master Shao, you came too!”

  The crowd suddenly stirred. The person who had been speaking with the square faced man instantly had a very interesting expression. No one would have thought that this large and brawny man was actually the best ling food chef in Dong Fu. The Food Pavilion of Master Shao, it was the most famous ling food restaurant in Dong Fu. He was especially skilled at making marvelous combinations of all kinds of ling food. The ling food he made, it didn’t only increased cultivation but the flavor was incomparable. Just ling grains, he could make over thirty six dishes.

  The square faced man raised his hands: “Shopkeeper Wang, are you also here for the golden crow pill?”

  The crowd stirred again. Some people had already guessed the old man’s origins. Master Shao’s Food Pavilion, Wang Sou Wine. The food pavilion sold all kinds of ling food, and Old Man Wang was skilled at fermenting all kinds of ling wine.

  “Exactly.” The person was a thin old man, his spine slightly bent but his beady eyes were extremely bright. His expression was slightly helpless: “I’m here for my precious granddaughter.”

  Master Shao chucked: “What’s the little girl learning?”

  “Forging.” Old Man Wang was clearly unsatisfied with his granddaughter choosing to learn forging. He couldn’t help complaining; “My son learnt dan-making, my granddaughter learns forging. My handicraft, it seems I’m taking it into the ground.

  “Don’t panic, don’t panic. If you ask for disciples, there would be countless people trying to get in.” Master Shao hurriedly comforted.

  “Oh!” Evidently having thought of something, Old Man Wang sighed. He looked at the surroundings. Seeing that more and more people were coming, his brow furrowed: “This Wu Kong Sword Sect looks like it’s going to rise.”

  “En” Master Shao agreed: “But they do have the ability.”

  “Yes.”

  At this time, the tightly closed store door suddenly opened.

  Chapter 55: Going To Get Rich?

  Li Ying Feng was slightly drowsy as she opened the store door. After Master had rushed back to Wu Kong Mountain a few days ago, he still hadn’t returned. These two days, because Master wasn’t here, she had kept the store closed. In any case, the recent inventory had pretty much all been sold. The next batch of ling dan from Fourth Shigu still hadn’t left the cauldron and there wasn’t much else to sell in the store.

  Wu Kong Sword Sect was only a small sect and didn’t have much produce. In Dong Fu, they only had this small store. Most of what they sold were the lingdan that Fourth Shigu made and the talismans that Second Shishu forged. If nothing was happening, she would sleep. After entering zhuji, there wasn’t much need for sleep. However, for women sleep wasn’t just a requirement, it was a form of relaxation. On this point, Li Ying Feng wasn’t an exception. She frequently slept until her eyes rolled and became muddle-headed. It was completely different from her usual cleverness and generosity.

  Huh.

  Muddle-headed, Li Ying Feng seemed to see that there were many people outside the door. She suddenly became alert, her drowsiness completely vanished. Looking at the dense field of people, her entire body became numb.

  So many people… … what had happened……

  “It’s open!”

  “Finally open!”

  “Hey, boss, I want to buy……”

  ……

  ……

  Pushing open the store door was like the spark that lit the fire. The originally quiet situation suddenly became noisy and messy. Looking at the sea of heads outside, Li Ying Feng was like a statue, pinned to the door entrance.

  In the West Wind Valley, Zuo Mo felt that his entire body was numb, not one place wasn’t sore.

  Barely controlling the ling energy in his body, the ice crystal sword was wobbling in mid air. His eyes glared furiously as he tried to control the last remaining bit of ling energy in his body.

  “Go!”

  The voice was rough and dissonant.

  The wobbling ice crystal sword turned to a flash of white light, leaving behind a faint cold mist in the air.

  Pah!

  The white light hit the wooden target ten feet away. There was a figure drawn on the target. It was the person who Zuo Mo cursed countless times everyday, Luo Li.

  The wooden target instantly shattered. Each fragment was coated with a thin layer of ice.

  “Fighting with ge! Kill you!”

  ……

  ……

  Opening his eyes, Zuo Mo couldn’t resist groaning. So painful! As he was struggling up, when he saw where he was, he finally remembered that he had fainted when practicing [Li Water Sword Scripture] as his ling energy ran out. First seeing that he was covered in mud. Then thinking about how in his dream, he had demolished the wooden target that had Luo Li drawn on it, he couldn’t help laughing. That was really absurd!

  One thousand and six!

  That was the number of attacks he remembered before fainting. The ling energy in his body was at a dangerously low level. Before fainting, he had used up the ling energy too much. He decided to go to the rock room to recover his ling energy. The soreness over his body meant that each step was extremely painful. Like a turtle, he moved slowly towards the opening, his mouth giving groans along the way.

  “Shidi, Shidi!”

  Zuo Mo suddenly heard someone yelling from outside the valley. It was somewhat familiar. He stopped walking. He was secretly grateful that he hadn’t entered the stone room.

  He saw Xu Yi Shixiong fly in. When he saw Zuo Mo’s sorry state, he first blanked and then smiled, “How did Shidi get like this?”

  Zuo Mo grimaced, “I wasn’t careful when practicing the sword and tripped.”

  “Shidi really is hard working!” Xu Yi praised, and then sighed, “The matter between Shidi and Luo Li Shixiong, I can’t really do anything. I heard that Shidi was lacking in jingshi, I still have some and can relieve Shidi’s need.” Finishing, he took out two pieces of third grade jingshi.

  Zuo Mo blanked. He had a good impression of Xu Yi but didn’t have a deep relationship. He had never thought that Xu Yi Shixiong would stand on his side on this matter. The other coming of his own initiative to shove jingshi at him, it was too strange.

  And Zuo Mo was even more surprised by Xu Yi Shixiong’s next move.

  He saw Xu Yi Shixiong take out a silver bracelet and hand it to Zuo Mo, “This is the Star Silver Vambrac
e. It is a defensive talisman I forged. Second grade, able to block three attacks from a ningmai cultivator.” Finishing his explanation, he shoved it into Zuo Mo’s chest.

  Zuo Mo was confused, and he completely did not understand the situation.

  “Right, does Shidi still have any more of the great strength pill?” Xu Yi asked warmly.

  “Great Strength Pill?” He didn’t know how Xu Yi Shixiong knew about the great strength pill. Looking at the two pieces of third grade jingshi and the shining vambrace on his hands, Zuo Mo was almost knocked unconscious by the meat pie from the sky. He replied instinctively, “Nothing left.”

  “Then I want to order one hundred from Shidi, each one fifty pieces of second grade jingshi, how about it?” Xu Yi stared at Zuo Mo as he asked.

  Fifty second grade jingshi each one, one hundred……

  Was he dreaming? He still hasn’t woken up? He looked dumbly at a place not far away –– there wasn’t the wooden target that Luo Li was drawn on!

  Wasn’t dreaming……

  “One hundred pills…… each one fifty pieces of second grade jingshi……” He muttered to himself.

  “Right, what does Shidi think?” Xu Yi was slightly nervous.

  Had the world gone crazy?

  Zuo Mo looked at Xu Yi Shixiong staring at him and thought dumbly.

  “Does Shidi have some problems?” Xu Yi saw that Zuo Mo hadn’t reacted for a long time and couldn’t resist asking.

  “No problem,” Zuo Mo’s voice was slightly weak. For some reason, he didn’t feel any joy. It might be that it felt too unrealistic!

  “Amazing! I just knew that Shidi would definitely help,” Xu Yi grinned. He took out five pieces of third grade jingshi and shoved it onto Zuo Mo’s hand, “These five pieces of third grade jingshi can be the down payment. Shidi’s body is the first priority, don’t tire yourself. Shidi doesn’t have to send all one hundred pills at the same time. Oh, after the sect assessment, don’t rush.”