Chapter 25: Procuring Medicinal Herbs
Waking up the next day, Su Lingxi felt that yesterday’s events were like a dream. She was already burning incense to be able to lie safely in bed.
“Sigh, all those points were wasted, and the mission isn’t even complete.”
Su Lingxi looked at her meager remaining points and wanted to cry but had no tears.
She got up, washed up, and planned to go down the mountain to procure medicinal herbs for Luo Chuxue. She made a list of the herbs, took enough spiritual crystals, and prepared to set off.
As soon as she stepped out, she saw Xiao Yun busy in the courtyard.
“Good morning, young Su. Didn’t you sleep well?” Xiao Yun asked with concern when he saw Su Lingxi’s tired face.
Xiao Yun had no idea that Su Lingxi had actually dared to go to the Immaculate Pool and simply thought she hadn’t rested well.
“Yeah, a little. Where is Big Brother Xiao going?”
Xiao Yun chuckled. “Today, I’m going to procure things for the sect. This is a long trip, all the way to the Canglan Imperial Capital.”
“This trip is different. I get to take a spiritual ark!”
The spiritual ark was the top-tier mode of transportation on this continent. Not only was it expensive to build, but the required fuel was also high-grade spiritual crystals. Even the imperial family didn’t use it often.
“A spiritual ark, huh? Big Brother Xiao, you’re so lucky.”
“Aiyo, to be able to ride a spiritual ark once in a lifetime is truly a blessing of three lifetimes. Our sect is only willing to use it once every few years.”
“It’s said that the spiritual ark can shrink the land to an inch. A round trip to the Imperial Capital only takes less than two days.”
“Hey, don’t say I don’t take care of you. Tell me, what do you want to buy? I’ll bring it back for you.”
Hearing this, Su Lingxi immediately became excited. “I actually do have something!”
If Xiao Yun could help her, she wouldn’t have to go down the mountain herself.
She immediately took out her list and handed it to Xiao Yun. Xiao Yun took it and looked at it with confusion. “These are all Chinese medicines for conditioning the body. What do you need these for?”
As Xiao Yun spoke, he looked at Su Lingxi strangely, his face written with the question of whether she had been overindulging at night.
“It’s for a friend…” Su Lingxi felt uncomfortable under his strange gaze and had to explain.
“Hey, I understand.”
Seeing that her explanation was unclear, Su Lingxi didn’t say any more. She just added a few more items to the list. “And a high-quality medicine pot, some ingredients, and by the way, does the Imperial Capital have higher-grade spatial rings?”
“Spatial rings? Those are very expensive,” Xiao Yun was taken aback.
In the Mortal Realm, spatial rings were almost an indispensable spiritual artifact for cultivators. However, not only did one need to be proficient in spatial arts to create them, but the required craftsmanship was also extremely difficult.
Spiritual artifacts were divided into Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow grades from high to low. Most cultivators carried Yellow-grade spiritual artifacts.
Even a Yellow-grade one required at least one high-grade spiritual stone to start with. Even the one on Xiao Yun’s hand had taken him more than half a year to save up for.
“I need a Profound-grade spatial ring. You can put the things in the ring and give them to me together then.”
Su Lingxi’s need for a spatial ring was also increasing.
Mainly because the things the system gave were all bits and pieces, and a Yellow-grade spatial ring was only about thirty square meters in size.
But a Profound-grade one could reach three hundred square meters, which was enough for Su Lingxi to use.
And Su Lingxi wasn’t short on money now. The Ice Eagle Beast King’s stash was enough for her to squander for a while.
“Money is not a problem.”
With a wave of her hand, Su Lingxi took out thirty high-grade spiritual crystals and handed them to Xiao Yun.
Xiao Yun almost jumped up from the ground when he saw them. His hands trembled, and he didn’t dare to take the spiritual crystals. “Holy crap, I’ve never seen so many high-grade spiritual crystals in my life.”
“Which young master are you, kid?”
“Obtained by chance, not worth mentioning.”
“Then your chance was quite big,” Xiao Yun said with envy.
“After you’ve gathered everything I need, if there’s any left over, Big Brother can just take it.”
With a wave of her hand, Su Lingxi had spent nearly one-fifth of her small treasury, but she had to be willing to part with this money.
Because she couldn’t be vague with Luo Chuxue. The medicinal herbs had to be the best, and she needed to prepare many portions.
It didn’t matter if it was over budget. She still had a large pile of spiritual artifacts and pills that she hadn’t sold.
She estimated that she could sell them for at least fifty high-grade spiritual crystals.
Xiao Yun took the spiritual crystals with a smile and felt their weight. “Don’t worry, young Su. Big Brother will buy you the best.”
“Wait for my news. I’ll be waiting for you at the foot of the mountain in two days!”
After giving his instructions, Su Lingxi briefly bid farewell to Xiao Yun.
She returned to the courtyard and went to the cultivation room. Every disciple of the Snowfall Sect had their own cultivation room.
It was just that Su Lingxi had been lazy and hadn’t seriously cultivated yet. She pushed open the door of the cultivation room.
A thick cloud of dust billowed out, making Su Lingxi cough twice. The inside was also covered in cobwebs.
The sanitation was even worse, almost like an ecosystem.
Su Lingxi took out a broom and spent a whole morning busy in the cultivation room, finally cleaning it up.
Relying on her memory, she drew a cultivation array on the ground.
The cultivation array was something that every cultivator had to learn. Learning it could speed up the absorption of worldly spiritual energy.
It could not only be used for cultivation but also for healing, speeding up the healing process, and so on.
The cultivation array was not zero-consumption. It required at least five low-grade spiritual crystals to operate.
Spiritual crystals were not only a currency but also a necessary cultivation tool.
The better the quality, the longer the cultivation array would run, and the efficiency would also increase.
Su Lingxi placed five mid-grade spiritual crystals on the array. The array was quickly activated, and a warm current filled her body.
This feeling was like soaking in a bathtub full of hot water, so comfortable that Su Lingxi couldn’t help but hum.
The four spirit gates operated simultaneously, and the spiritual energy in the five mid-grade spiritual crystals disappeared at an extremely fast rate.
Su Lingxi began to circulate the Ice Heart Art in her body. Although it was only the first level, Su Lingxi was not yet very proficient and had only grasped the basics.
There was no end to cultivation. When she woke up again, the five mid-grade spiritual crystals in front of her had turned to dust and dissipated into the air.
She had already used up ten mid-grade spiritual crystals in these two days. Su Lingxi couldn’t help but feel a pang of pain.
Five mid-grade spiritual crystals a day. Even with her small treasury, she couldn’t afford it.
This was all because Su Lingxi had four spirit gates. For a cultivator who had only opened one spirit gate, Su Lingxi’s cultivation speed was four times faster.
But at the same time, she also consumed four times as many spiritual crystals as others.
Fortunately, the consumption of these spiritual crystals was worthwhile. Su Lingxi could clearly sense that she was already able to break through to the Golden Core realm, and she was already proficient in the first level of the Ice Heart Art.
It was just that she had suppressed this feeling of breakthrough. For no other reason than that she was worried that if she broke through, it would take several days.
Delaying Luo Chuxue’s treatment would cost her her head.
And today was the day Xiao Yun was supposed to return. She had to prepare the medicinal herbs in advance.
