Cultivation: Starting with Farming in the Spiritual Pivot Grotto

Chapter 86 Bartering, Treasure Ships Across the Ocean

Upon hearing this, the cultivator slid a scroll out from his sleeve, which hovered between the two of them and slowly unfurled.

Li Ya immediately noticed the mark on the scroll and asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you from the Lianfeng Ship?"

"Refining Edge, Iron String."

"If you have any item on the list, you can exchange it for the one you want at the same price. If you don't have the corresponding item, no matter how much money you have, I won't sell it to you."

Lianfeng is a famous weapon-crafting sect in the Southern Region, where most of its disciples dedicate their lives to the art of weapon crafting.

Not only are they skilled at crafting magical artifacts, but they also undertake the work of constructing large-scale and complex structures.

Li Ya's gaze fell on the scroll again. He had never seen most of the objects on it before, nor had he ever heard of their names.

Tie Xian remained calm, seemingly not expecting Li Ya to possess such a rare and precious treasure.

"The first eighteen items are all precious materials urgently needed by my Lianfeng Sect, and the following items are precious materials that my branch lacks."

Li Ya continued to look behind him, and finally saw the objects there, though they were extremely rare.

At that moment, a precious material instantly caught his eye.

Dragon Blood Tree!

"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Tiexian, what are the procedures for exchanging this Dragon Blood Treasure Tree?"

Upon hearing this, Tie Xian immediately became interested. Asking this question meant either that he possessed the precious material or knew its whereabouts. He promptly summoned his fellow disciples to watch over the stall.

"Fellow Daoist, this way please. There's a secluded spot in the back where we can discuss this in detail!"

After the two sat down, Tie Xian immediately spoke up: "Fellow Daoist, I only ask for a few living branches, not the entire precious tree!"

Li Ya was even more puzzled. What was the point of using a few living branches? So he asked, "Could it be that you're planting a tree, fellow Daoist?"

Now it was Tie Xian's turn to be surprised.

"How did you know, fellow Daoist?"

"Just a guess!"

Hearing this, Tie Xian breathed a sigh of relief and continued.

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, I had already found a Dragon Blood Treasure Tree, but that little beast Bi Yuntiangong detonated the buried fire eye, and the perfectly good treasure tree was burned to ashes."

Li Ya was somewhat taken aback: "That subterranean fire was actually caused by human intervention, not a natural disaster!"

After chatting for a while, Li Ya picked out a few of the still relatively fresh roots and branches that he had cut off earlier and placed them in front of Tie Xian.

"I also discovered this by chance a few days ago. I was trying to move the whole thing away, but I was also affected by the subterranean fire. I only took some roots. I don't know if it suits your taste, fellow Daoist."

Tie Xian quickly picked it up and gently stroked the surface of the roots with both hands, his movements extremely gentle, as if he were caressing his own Daoist partner.

"Satisfied! Extremely satisfied!" Tie Xian's voice was filled with excitement.

"The items on the stall are all samples. Just tell me what you like, and I'll pick out the best quality ones for you."

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, I'd like to prepare some spiritual materials for refining my natal magic weapon later. I don't have a plan yet. I suppose you are also an expert in weapon refining, could you give me some pointers?"

As for his natal magic weapon, Li Ya could have Ling Shu deduce it and tailor-make one for him.

However, this natal magic weapon is of great importance. If we could have detailed information or blueprints of other cultivators' magic weapons, and learn from them, wouldn't that be much better than reinventing the wheel?

"May I ask what method you cultivate, fellow Daoist?"

"Mainly cultivates wood magic, but also harbors some delusions, practicing all five elements!"

"It's not wishful thinking, it's not!" Tie Xian said with a smile.

"Which cultivator who practices the Five Elements Method hasn't had the thought of cultivating all five elements simultaneously? The Tai Xuan Dao has been doing this for so many years, hasn't it?"

"If you succeed, fellow Daoist, it will be an unprecedented achievement. I happen to have some Five Elements Metal and Iron Ore, which you will surely find useful in the future. Also, this jade slip contains Five Elements Marrow Cleansing and Refining Methods that I have collected myself. You may find it helpful."

As he spoke, he took out a jade slip and five wooden boxes.

"Great Heavenly Mysterious Gold, Azure Jade Ore, Azure Wave Mysterious Crystal, Fire Marrow, Mysterious Rock Ore Mother."

"These five spiritual materials are worth selling even if you don't need them in the future. They are very valuable."

"If you wish to refine magical artifacts in the future, you may come directly to Lianfeng to find me. I guarantee you will not be disappointed."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Tiexian!"

After handing over the spiritual materials, Li Ya took the opportunity to ask some questions about the difficulties in refining magical artifacts. Tie Xian did not hold back and answered all of Li Ya's questions.

Li Ya then intentionally or unintentionally brought up the uses of the Dragon Blood Treasure Tree. According to Tie Xian's earlier statement, the roots were meant to be taken back for planting and could not be used directly for weapon crafting.

He continued, his tone tinged with pride.

"Decades ago, the Lianfeng Ship received a large order. The Loulan Merchant Guild found a way in Xirong Continent to build a treasure ship for trade purposes."

"Western Rong Continent? Isn't that a place where demons and monsters gather? How dare they!"

In response to Li Ya's question, Tie Xian simply shrugged.

"Who knows? My Lianfeng ship takes money to do things, we don't delve into that!"

"This ship is a colossal and powerful structure, designed to withstand the giant waves of the Western Sea and the invasion of sea monsters. The elders of the sect spent many years racking their brains to complete the design."

"This ship needs to be a single, seamless piece, unafraid of storms and waves. Ordinary refined gold, divine iron, and spiritual wood are not enough. We have tried to forge it several times, but we have failed."

"My master came up with a method, which is to take the Dragon Blood Treasure Tree as the main body, graft it onto the Jianmu fragment, and use a secret method to nurture and intervene in its growth, so that it grows into the shape required by the treasure ship."

"It will probably take a lot of time to grow into the size and shape required for a treasure ship!" Li Yang exclaimed in amazement. This method was truly imaginative, equivalent to growing a treasure ship.

"The forging of a colossal treasure ship takes a century in its entirety, requiring immense time and effort. A little more nurturing time won't make a difference. For my Lianfeng, forging this treasure is already a remarkable feat."

"It would take hundreds of years for any sect to commission the Lianfeng Ship to forge a massive magic weapon, and after delivery, it would take another several decades for refinement and adjustments."

At this point, an idea popped into Li Ya's head, and he quickly asked, "I wonder if Fellow Daoist Tie Xuan is capable of repairing magical artifacts?"

"Possibly?" Tie Xian was somewhat surprised, and continued, "Fellow Daoist, please remove the word 'possibly.' I've repaired Foundation Establishment cultivators' magic weapons several times; this is one of my specialties!"

"A Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

Li Ya put down his teacup.

"Fellow Daoist Tiexian's craftsmanship is truly remarkable. With my mere Qi Refining Level 5 cultivation, I've actually managed to repair a Foundation Establishment cultivator's magic weapon! I'm in awe!"

"Fifth level? Fellow Daoist, you don't actually think I'm at the fifth level of Qi Refining, do you?"

"Isn't that right?"

"Among the disciples of the major sects in this camp, apart from a few who deliberately suppressed their cultivation levels to enter, most of them relied on the supernatural powers of their sect elders to seal their cultivation and divine sense."

"Does Bai Yujing not care?"

"What's the big deal? The reason for prohibiting cultivators above the sixth level from entering is for their safety. The Yunfu Sect, which was the jailer here before, has had its share of cultivators above the sixth level come in, and they all went crazy not long after they entered."

Li Ya then brought up another question as well.

"Then why do some sect cultivators gather together when they enter the valley, while others disperse?"

"It seems you are in a precarious situation within the sect, fellow Daoist!"

Upon hearing Li Ya's question, Tie Xian sighed.

"What does that mean?"

Even those small, insignificant families have ways to connect everyone's energy, so that during transmission they are treated as one entity and naturally do not separate.

"It's that simple!"

"It's that simple!"

Li Ya smiled helplessly. Other sects have supernatural methods to suppress cultivation levels, that's their own ability. He really didn't expect Elder Qingxuan to be so stingy as to use such methods on three juniors.

What kind of sordid conflict occurred between the previous generations that led them to do such things?