owlsbooks Chapter 53 Spirit Fruit
Chapter 53 Spirit Fruit
In a certain beginner village, at the foot of the Fate Platform, near the Fiery Fang Mountain.
A player dressed in a tattered robe sat cross-legged, surrounded by seven other players from the same village.
"Players with our own cave dwellings can forge swords themselves without having to entrust Elder Mo to do so. Therefore, after the sword-forging storyline is unlocked, your task is to gather materials and bring them to me. I will then craft the Fiery Sword and list it for sale on the auction house. This is a great opportunity to make a fortune. The earlier the Fiery Sword is listed, the more money you will earn..."
If Lu Chao were here, he would recognize that the talkative player was Li Feiyu, whom he had encountered in the virtual duel. Li Feiyu was wearing the [Eight-Bag Elder] costume and was a sword god with extremely high health.
One player raised their hand and asked, "Brother Yu, how much money can you make with a Fiery Sword?"
Li Feiyu laughed and said, "The Blazing Sword is a top-quality second-tier weapon. The material cost is about three hundred yuan. If you put it on the trading house, it will definitely sell for five hundred gold coins without any problem."
"So, we can make 200 yuan by selling one Fiery Sword?"
"This deal is great!"
"I'm afraid of having competitors."
"Competitors? How many players even have their own cave dwellings?"
"Brother Yu, I've given you all the materials, what about the story missions?"
"Don't worry about the story missions, I have my own ways to get through them," Li Feiyu said with a smile. "What you need to do now is level up quickly and collect materials as fast as you can."
Suddenly, a female player raised her hand and said, "Brother Yu, something bad has happened! Someone is listing the Fiery Sword for sale in the auction house."
"Oh? Don't make a fuss. I guess someone won the Fiery Sword in a lottery and is selling it because they don't need it. How much is it?"
"Three hundred each!"
"Only three hundred? Haha, that's the cost price. Looks like this guy doesn't know anything about this. Buy it quickly, resell it for five hundred, and make a profit!"
The female player stammered, "I...I can't buy it all..."
"What, you don't even have three hundred gold coins?"
"No, it's just that there are too many Fiery Swords up for sale!"
"Too many? Are they all 300 yuan a bunch?"
"Yes!"
Li Feiyu slapped his thigh and said, "Isn't that even better? Let's eat it all up and act as middlemen, making a profit from the difference."
"But, but..."
"But what?"
The female player said, "But I can't eat them all! There are tens of thousands of Fiery Swords listed in the auction house!"
"What? Tens of thousands? You're kidding?"
Li Feiyu was stunned.
The other players were also stunned.
They quickly checked the trading post, and sure enough, there were tens of thousands of Fiery Swords listed for sale.
"Damn it, who was this idiot who created this? How can there be so many Fiery Swords, and at such uniform prices!"
Li Feiyu was very annoyed and shouted, "Go and leave a message for the seller!"
Everyone is puzzled.
Li Feiyu continued, "Go and curse him. Three hundred yuan for a Fiery Sword, that's dumping, that's disrupting market order..."
At the same time, posts about "low-priced Fiery Sword" began to appear on the Tianxing Forum, and their numbers increased.
Most players were pleased with this, praising it as "good value for money," "a great deal," and "a conscientious seller."
However, a small number of players, like Li Feiyu, felt confused, or even angry and upset.
Regardless, the Fiery Sword sold like hotcakes in the trading house.
As a result, a large amount of gold coins flowed into Lu Chaoding's trading account, causing it to quickly exceed 100,000, then 1 million...
At this time, Lu Chaoding was unaware that he was already a millionaire and was on his way to becoming a multi-millionaire.
He had now reached the summit of Fiery Fang Mountain.
Here, he found the level 15 Niu Daren standing there blankly, and behind him, a cave emitting a red glow.
That cave, called Dogtooth Cave, is also a level 15 dungeon.
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Dungeon Name: Fang Cave
Entry Level: LV15~LV20
Number of players in a team: 1~4
Entry count: 0/5 (Limited to 5 entries per day)
Dungeon Description 1: Due to the influence of the Fiery Tengu, many powerful fire monsters have emerged in the Fang Cave. Defeating them may reward you with Fire Essence, Fiery Pearl, Natural Fiery Sword, Fiery Sword Skill Book, and more. Please explore on your own for more details.
Dungeon Description 2: Upon first clearing the Fang Cave, you will receive 50 lottery tickets.
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"You can get raffle tickets here too!"
Lu Chao narrowed his eyes, no longer in a hurry to talk to Niu Daren. He flew into the Fang Cave on his sword.
"Ding! The Occasionally Unreliable System has activated, updating the tracking mission with altered content: You will receive 50 Unreliable Lottery Tickets for failing to clear the Fang Cave for the first time!"
Lu Chao immediately turned around and left the instance.
This was also the first time he failed to pass the level, and 50 unreliable lottery tickets ended up in Lu Chaoding's hands.
"Getting this raffle ticket wasn't too difficult!"
Lu Chaoding smiled slightly, then looked at Niu Daren and said, "Senior Brother, take me to the Heavenly Dog Secret Realm!"
Niu Daren, who had been like a wooden statue, immediately "came to life," his eyes regaining their sparkle. He looked at Lu Chaoding and said, "So it's Junior Brother Lu Chaoding. Are you sure you want to go to the Heavenly Dog Secret Realm?"
"Sure!"
"Then junior brother, please come with me!"
Niu Daren pointed to the entrance of the Dog Tooth Cave, and the entrance immediately emitted a purple light. It was no longer the entrance to the Dog Tooth Cave instance, but had become the entrance to the Heavenly Dog Secret Realm.
"The Heavenly Dog Secret Realm is just ahead."
Niu Daren led the way, asking as they walked, "Junior Brother, do you know what the Heavenly Dog Secret Realm is?"
"I don't know!"
"Then let me introduce you, Junior Brother! Do you know that our Great Sword Sect has a person with great supernatural powers and boundless magic?"
"I know, it's the Monkey King, Sun Wukong!"
"Wrong, wrong! What Great Sage Equal to Heaven? I'm talking about the Supreme Elder! Our Supreme Elder is a legendary figure, invincible across vast distances. Although we don't know where he is now, his legendary stories are circulated throughout our Great Sword Sect. It's said that two hundred years ago, the Supreme Elder went to the Swamp Illusion Canyon to hunt, when suddenly a figure descended from the sky and knocked him flat on his face. Junior brother, guess what he encountered?"
"Could it be that he was countered by Pantheon!"
"No, guess again!"
"That's because Lu Bu jumped too high!"
"Who is Lü Bu? Never mind, I'll tell you. He encountered the Fiery Celestial Dog! This Fiery Celestial Dog is an extremely rare primordial beast. The Supreme Elder went to great lengths to capture it, intending to bring it back to the mountain gate and tame it as a guardian beast of the earth gods. However, this celestial dog was inherently ferocious and untamed. Helpless, the Supreme Elder sealed it in Dog Fang Mountain, turning it into an underground fire vein, which is how the Celestial Dog Secret Realm came to be!"
"Oh, I see."
Lu Chao gave a perfunctory reply. He had already followed Niu Daren into the Heavenly Dog Secret Realm. At this moment, it was as if they had entered a tunnel. The rock walls on both sides were covered with crystalline, fiery red stones, and they could see a brighter firelight ahead.
Niu Daren continued, "In the Heavenly Dog Secret Realm, there is a ley line formation personally set up by the Supreme Elder. This formation suppresses the Fiery Heavenly Dog and continuously transforms its power into fire vein power. Fire vein power can be used for refining weapons and pills, and it is also a kind of spiritual energy that increases the spiritual energy index of the entire sect's residence."
"Spiritual energy index?"
Lu Chaoding's heart stirred. He possessed a cave dwelling, and one of the main attributes of a cave dwelling was the spiritual energy index, which was also the key to upgrading the cave dwelling.
"Spiritual fruits occasionally appear in this Heavenly Dog Secret Realm. These fruits can be consumed directly to gain cultivation, and can also be used to feed the Earth Deities. In short, they have many benefits and are rare treasures. Whether you can obtain one in this secret realm, junior brother, depends entirely on your own fate."
As Lord Niu finished speaking, Lu Chaoding received a system notification: "Ding, an opportunity event has been triggered. Follow Niu Daren to explore the first level of the Heavenly Dog Secret Realm, kill the phantom of the Fiery Heavenly Dog, and you will have a chance to obtain a Spiritual Fruit."
"Ding! The occasionally unreliable system has activated, updating the tracking mission with altered content: Follow the Spirit Fruit to explore the first level of the Heavenly Dog Secret Realm, kill Niu Daren, and there is a chance to obtain the phantom of the Fiery Heavenly Dog."
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