I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 69: Chapter 59: Shopping Spree

Walking out of Mountain and Sea Building, Jiang Yuebai felt both heartache and satisfaction.

The scraps she accumulated over five years only exchanged for a Seventh-Grade Thunder Shock Spear, and she even paid extra Spirit Stone for the two Eighth-Grade Absolute Wind Sabers.

The Seventh-Grade Thunder Shock Spear had three High-Level Runes: Rapid Thunder, Armor-Breaking, and Ten Thousand Jins, made from Seventh-Grade Thunder Element Ore and Seventh-Level Thunder Beast materials, suitable for the Foundation Establishment Stage.

With just this spear, she could easily pierce through a Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator with full protection, and if an Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator wasn’t prepared, she could also poke a few bloody holes.

Moreover, the spear had the features of electrical paralysis and conduction, making it superior against metal-type Magic Artifacts, and with the force of Ten Thousand Jins, a cultivator without Body Refining couldn’t withstand a head strike.

The Eighth-Grade Absolute Wind Saber had High-Level Runes of Absolute Wind and Armor-Breaking. Armor-Breaking needs no explanation, as most Magic Artifacts have it, but the High-Level Rune works better than the Lower-Level ones.

The key is that the Absolute Wind Rune is rare and hard to engrave, capable of reducing most wind resistance, making strikes more swift and effortless.

Jiang Yuebai didn’t choose those Magic Artifacts with fanciful features like blood absorption. In her view, Magic Artifacts are just auxiliary; one’s own abilities are fundamental.

An artifact that can fully display the characteristics of her sword method is a good artifact.

Apart from Magic Artifacts, Jiang Yuebai also supplemented her stock of talismanic paper and talismanic sand, enough for a year’s use, along with a thousand blank array plates and array flags and an engraving knife.

Array plates can be inscribed with various array maps and instantly activated to create an array; they are the most commonly used and easiest arraying device currently.

A set of array flags consists of five pieces and works similarly to talismanic arraying. However, talismans are single-use, while array flags can have runes drawn on them with a talismanic pen, connected to form an array for multiple uses. Her grandfather’s protection array is made using array flags.

Array maps are complex, runes are simple, so array flags are relatively lower-grade, suitable for beginners.

Finally, there were three puppet diagrams, which can be studied during the Qi Cultivation period.

Returning to the bun stall to buy buns, Jiang Yuebai noticed someone was tailing her again. This time, it was definitely not someone sent by Jia Xiuchun, but someone who saw her coming out of Mountain and Sea Building and wanted to check if she was a fat sheep.

No one dared to make a move within the market, and Jiang Yuebai wasn’t anxious either. She ate a bun while wandering to the bookstore, flipping through some books.

In the bookstore, most of the books Xie Jingshan had were there, along with some widely spread Low-Level Cultivation Techniques and Spells.

”Senior Sun, your cultivation has advanced, here to sell more insights on Jade Scrolls?”

”Just stepped into Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, and recorded some insights on breakthrough bottlenecks here. I’m short on alchemy materials, so I can only sell them to raise money.”

”Please wait a moment; I’ll ask the shopkeeper to have a look and calculate the Spirit Stones for you.”

Browsing through books, Jiang Yuebai saw the Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator selling his insights on Jade Scrolls; perhaps Five Flavors Collection circulated for this reason.

Jiang Yuebai felt this was quite good. Although cultivation is a personal matter, wealth, companions, methods, and terrain are indispensable. When hitting bottlenecks, if there’s no good teacher or friend to discuss it with, looking at others’ insights on Jade Scrolls can be enlightening.

For these five years, she accumulated countless questions she couldn’t answer herself and waited to consult Lii Jiuchuan upon return.

”Young attendant, replicate Heavenly Eye Technique for me, plus ten blank Jade Scrolls.”

”Sure, that’ll be fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Leaving the bookstore, Jiang Yuebai wandered and ate, eluded the tailing stalker, caught them off guard, and used a stealth talisman to slip into a magical robe shop.

Seeing the two run past the shop like headless flies, Jiang Yuebai smiled knowingly and turned to inspect the various magical robes inside.

At a glance, she spotted the treasure of the shop in the center, worn on a wooden mannequin.

”I want to try this set!”

”Uh... Customer, this is women’s attire.” The middle-aged woman holding a measuring tape appeared awkward.

Jiang Yuebai felt troubled; the Disguise Technique was too masterful, truly a hassle.

”Why can’t I wear women’s attire? I’m not unable to afford it, it’s just...”

After glancing at the price tag below, Jiang Yuebai’s eye twitched as she forced herself to stay calm.

”...It’s just five hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, right?”

Why is it so expensive!!

Five hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones equate to over fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Few people exchange Mid-Grade Spirit Stones for Low-Grade Spirit Stones, so the price inflates significantly.

The middle-aged woman hung the measuring tape around her neck, ”This outfit is a Seventh-Grade Magical Robe, with a narrow-sleeved moon-white top and lake green waist-tied smoky skirt, paired with a flowing wave-patterned belt akin to a Rising Moon on the River, elegant and grand.”

”Besides the common water and fire immunity characteristics of magical robes, it also features Conceal Breath, making it hard for others to detect your Spiritual Light cultivation, and anything placed inside the robe won’t leak Spiritual Energy. This isn’t the main reason it’s expensive, however.”

”Its cost arises from the wrist restraints on the sleeves and the flow-wave belt using the production process and materials of Storage Magic Treasures. The wrist restraints are three times larger than ordinary storage bags, and the belt is ten times larger, collectively rivaling an ordinary Storage Magic Treasure.”

”As long as you’re not moving mountains, it suffices. And, by the way, it’s a Water Attribute Magical Robe, offering a bonus effect when using Water Attribute Magical Techniques while wearing it. If you’re sure, pay first then try it.”

When Jiang Yuebai heard that the outfit was called the Rising Moon on the River, she had already decided to buy it.

Five years in the mine, always dirty, ragged, and dark. She longed to change into a simple, elegant outfit to lift her spirits.

What’s more, this robe unexpectedly had storage functions; it was indeed the attire of her dreams.

Jiang Yuebai generously paid, ”I’ll take it!”

Once dressed in the outfit, wearing Wolf Pattern Armor underneath was inconspicuous; Jiang Yuebai wiped the black ash off her face, revealing her fair and tender cheeks.

With her hair half tied and half loose, adorned only with an Enlightened Mind Hairpin, waist hung with a gourd, a Cold Jade Bean Pod Pendant pressed down her skirt.

The robe concealed some of the sharpness, refreshing yet retaining poise.

Jiang Yuebai looked left and right in front of the copper mirror, feeling very satisfied, as the gloom accumulated over five years swept away with a good-looking new attire.

Spending money to buy things makes people happy!

After Jiang Yuebai left, the middle-aged female cultivator couldn’t help but comment.

”A young fellow looking so delicate and handsome makes life hard for those young girls.”

Having bought some food, Jiang Yuebai confirmed no one was following her and started on the road again, heading straight for Nangu Market.

On the way, she reorganized her belongings, placing an Absolute Wind Saber in each wrist restraint on her hands, instantly grabbing them with her Divine Sense, faster than a storage bag.

All items were sorted, with plenty of space left in three areas.

After thinking, Jiang Yuebai picked out a relatively clean, orchid-embroidered cyan storage bag, casually placing some Spirit Stones and talismans inside, hanging it on her waist as a disguise.

After half a month’s swift journey, she finally arrived at Nangu Market.

Clouds covered and mist surrounded, Qingyun Ridge was right before her, Jiang Yuebai suddenly felt a sense of nervousness of approaching home, with a faint stirring in her heart.

Suppressing her turbulent emotions, Jiang Yuebai walked into Nangu Market. She recalled playing with her grandfather, everything seemed fresh and interesting, wishing her family had mines to buy everything in the market.

Now having money in her pocket, she only wanted to eat the sugar skewers her grandfather bought.

The sugar skewer vendor was still the same vendor, and Jiang Yuebai bought a skewer, biting a piece, furrowing her brows.

It was sour and bitter, the sugar was also astringent, unable to capture the previous full-hearted delight.

Holding the sugar skewer, Jiang Yuebai took out the cat-face mask she bought with her grandfather, wore it on her face, and stopped before Immortal Herb Building, her eyes gradually filled with murderous intent.