To be honest.
Wang Xiu hadn't forgotten that Soul-Nourishing Lotus was effective for Jiang Yourong.
He originally planned to give a few high-quality Soul-Nourishing Lotuses to Senior Jiang to nourish her soul after returning to Spirit Turtle Peak.
After all.
She and his Master had a love-hate relationship; she was practically half an elder to Wang Xiu. A mighty Soul Seperation. Stage cultivator reduced to a wisp of a remnant soul who couldn't even defeat a Foundation Establishment cultivator—quite pitiful.
But.
Since Senior Jiang had money, Wang Xiu didn't need to do charity.
After all, Spirit Turtle Peak itself was dirt poor. The Divination Vein's chief true transmission disciple didn't even have a single spirit tool to his name.
Poor!
Thinking of this, Wang Xiu sighed deeply: "You should have said so earlier! Senior Jiang, why didn't you say so sooner~"
"How about this."
"How many spirit stones do you have? I'll go find Senior Sister Qingyu and buy back all four Soul-Nourishing Lotuses."
Hmph~!
Jiang Yourong's face turned iron-green as she snorted coldly: "Not much money, but for something like Soul-Nourishing Lotus, buying three to five hundred would be no problem."
[Ding!]
[Detected someone bragging. Congratulations, Host receives Spiritual qi+66.]
What a coincidence!
Wang Xiu grinned: "I happen to have thirty Soul-Nourishing Lotuses remaining—enough for you to eat to your heart's content!"
Whoosh~
Saying this.
Densely packed wooden boxes appeared before Jiang Yourong, completely stunning this Nine Li Holy Maiden: "You... you're not joking!"
Of course not!
Wang Xiu formed a hand seal, and instantly all thirty wooden boxes opened simultaneously. Lotuses with clear, ethereal fragrance that made souls flutter appeared—what else could they be but Soul-Nourishing Lotuses?
"Senior, please pay up!"
Wang Xiu rubbed his hands happily. Thirty Soul-Nourishing Lotuses—even at the wholesale price of 3000 spirit stones each—that was 90,000 spirit stones!
According to Spirit Turtle Peak's monthly subsidy of 100 spirit stones, Wang Xiu would have to go without food or drink for 75 years to save that much.
Tsk tsk.
Instantly lifted from poverty to prosperity!
What?
Jiang Yourong was just bragging? Might not have money?
On this point.
Wang Xiu wasn't worried.
After all, what Jiang Yourong bragged about was: the spirit stones in her pocket could buy three to five hundred Soul-Nourishing Lotuses.
Wang Xiu wasn't selling three to five hundred—just thirty.
A starved camel is bigger than a horse. A mighty cultivator's remnant soul surely couldn't be so broke as to not even have 90,000 spirit stones, right?
Surely not!
Surely not!
She wouldn't brag like that!
Meanwhile.
Seeing these thirty Soul-Nourishing Lotuses appear, Jiang Yourong's expression suddenly became subtle.
Surprise.
Dilemma.
Unease.
Shame.
Her entire being was like a pie chart—truly colorful.
"Senior Jiang?"
Wang Xiu keenly caught Jiang Yourong's micro-expression, and an ominous guess suddenly rose in his heart.
Oh no~
Seeing Jiang Yourong force a seductive smile on her face, seemingly wanting to use charm to negotiate the price down.
Wang Xiu said quietly: "I've already brought out the medicine. You, as the great Nine Li Immortal Sect mighty cultivator, a peerless genius on par with my Master, aren't planning to play poor and haggle, are you!"
What kind of playing poor and haggling!
You really know how to put a hat on someone!
Jiang Yourong's smile froze, her heart filled with bitter complaints.
How could she have known this kid Wang Xiu would actually have thirty Soul-Nourishing Lotuses in his possession?
This thing.
Isn't it supposed to be extremely rare?
At this moment.
Jiang Yourong's entire soul was numb. As the Nine Li Holy Maiden, she certainly wasn't short of money when alive. Let alone ninety thousand—even nine hundred thousand spirit stones could be produced.
But the problem was—she was dead now!
The Spirit-Nourishing Bell's primary function was to nourish souls—its internal storage space was inherently small. How could it hold so many spirit stones?
No!
Absolutely cannot let this kid see I have no money!
Otherwise.
If word reached that girl Luo Binglan's ears, wouldn't she laugh at me in her grave for eight hundred years?
Thinking of this.
A hint of pain appeared in Jiang Yourong's eyes, but she forced a smile on her face: "Very well. These thirty Soul-Nourishing Lotuses are indeed of great use to me."
"For me, their value far exceeds those tens of thousands of spirit stones, so..."
Wang Xiu's eyes lit up: "You want to add more?"
Cough cough~
Jiang Yourong's mouth twitched violently. After a long while, she finally recovered and said helplessly: "Why does this kid only have money on his mind?"
Wang Xiu said helplessly: "Senior, I treat you as an elder. You're not going to talk to me about selfless contribution, are you?"
Jiang Yourong said: "Think about it—what do you lack most right now?"
Wang Xiu: "Money."
Jiang Yourong was so angry her soul body wavered: "Weapons! Weapons! What you lack most right now is a suitable weapon!"
Clang~!
Jiang Yourong formed a hand seal, and the Spirit-Nourishing Bell shook.
A three-foot-long, completely blood-red treasure sword shot out, plunging straight into the ground with a ringing sword cry.
The sword's hilt was black. Going down from the hilt, the guard spread out like a bat's wings, with faint red blood patterns showing through the black main body.
Further down.
Was the blood-red sword body, covered in gorgeous patterns, giving an elegant yet bloodthirsty feeling.
This sword.
Looked expensive at a glance!
Jiang Yourong snorted: "This sword is named Nether Blood Immortal-Slaying Sword. It was originally a treasure of the Nether Blood Sect, forged from the heavenly and earthly wonder 'Profound Nether Blood Gold.' It can devour living creatures' blood to increase its power."
"The Nether Blood Sect's Grand Elder, to nourish this sword, slaughtered over a dozen border cities, raising it to the Saint Tool level."
"Eventually, my Nine Li Immortal Sect discovered and executed him."
"Our sect's elders spent years purifying the sword body, finally dissolving the human essence blood power contained within. But the sword's quality also dropped from Saint weapon to lower-grade Spirit Tool."
Wang Xiu said quietly: "Lower-grade Spirit Weapons generally cost 10,000 to 30,000 spirit stones. They're not worth thirty Soul-Nourishing Lotuses."
"What's your rush?"
Jiang Yourong explained: "Although this sword is only a lower-grade Spirit Tool now, as long as you feed it enough demon blood, it will quickly improve in quality with infinite potential."
"If you can feed it sufficiently powerful essence blood, given time, it could grow into a Saint weapon or even an Immortal Tool."
Wang Xiu: "Powerful essence blood? How powerful?"
Jiang Yourong nodded, her expression becoming somewhat unnatural: "For example, Manifestation Realm demonSaints or demonicSaints."
Wang Xiu: Stunned
If I could kill demon Saints and demonic Saints, would I still lack your one Saint weapon?
Jiang Yourong added: "Don't look down on this Nether Blood Immortal-Slaying Sword. It's very powerful—invincible among weapons of the same grade. It can even compete with mid-grade Spirit Weapons!"
"And it comes with two supreme skills!"
"The first is called Blood Sea: It can consume the essence blood power accumulated in the sword body to transform into a Blood Sea phenomenon that blesses the wielder. In the Blood Sea, the sword master's injuries are accelerated in healing."
"The second is called Immortal Slaying: It can transform all accumulated essence blood power in the sword body into a single ultimate sword strike to slay enemies."
"The more essence blood accumulated, the stronger the power—with no upper limit!"
"Even Immortal-level experts wouldn't dare underestimate it."
[Ding!]
[Detected someone bragging. Congratulations, Host receives Spiritual qi+66.]
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