"Seeds with spiritual energy? Did they not mention what kind of seeds?"
"Or maybe even they don't know what kind of seeds they have?"
This sparked some thoughts in Jiang Hao's mind. If they were powerful seeds, he was eager to try and acquire them.
But it couldn't be that easy.
These things were all looted from Azure Sky Mountain, and it's impossible for them to be equivalent to the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.
Even if they're not the same, getting something of gold grade would be beneficial.
Even a purple one would work.
But it needs to be appraised. If it's truly worth cultivating, he should aim to win the mid-foundation stage contest.
It's just that he's worried about becoming too noticeable.
"How do I make myself less conspicuous?" Jiang Hao pondered, thinking he could work on his talisman skills.
The Thousand Swords Talisman has average power in the foundation stage, but crafting Ten Thousand Sword Talismans would be a different matter.
If he ever faced a tough opponent, a large number of talismans could help him win.
The cost and difficulty of making Ten Thousand Sword Talismans are similar to Healing Talismans.
Their power might not match late foundation stage, but they can still be effective against the mid-stage.
He could start crafting tonight.
Arriving at the sect's market, Jiang Hao set up his stall.
But he noticed there weren't many people around.
It was quite empty.
Few people were wandering, and fewer still were buying.
"Junior Brother Jiang, long time no see," Leng Tian greeted him as she walked by.
"Senior Sister Leng," Jiang Hao replied politely.
He observed that Senior Sister Leng had reached late foundation stage.
Her cultivation was still unstable, likely a recent breakthrough.
"Healing Talismans? You can craft talismans of this level?" Leng Tian was looking at Jiang Hao's stall with surprise and quickly asked,
"How much for one?"
"The regular price is thirty spirit stones each," Jiang Hao answered.
"I'll take all five. Do you have Ten Thousand Sword Talismans?" Fairy Leng Tian paid for the talismans immediately, seeming afraid Jiang Hao might change his mind.
One hundred and fifty spirit stones in hand, minus the forty spirit stones cost, leaving a profit of one hundred and ten.
These talismans do sell well.
"No Ten Thousand Sword Talismans yet," Jiang Hao shook his head after receiving the spirit stones.
He's not planning to sell them for now; he'll keep them for himself.
"By the way, why is it so quiet here?" Jiang Hao asked curiously.
"Because the sect opened a temporary market. Didn't you know?" Fairy Leng Tian kindly explained:
"After we raided Azure Sky Mountain, we got too many things, and our sect itself couldn't handle everything.
So they invited other sects, referred to as Demonic Sects, to trade and quickly sort out the spoils."
Jiang Hao nodded, now understanding.
"You should take a look. There are many good things down there, and you might find what you need.
The prices are also slightly lower," Fairy Leng Tian suggested.
Jiang Hao nodded in gratitude; he did need to go check it out.
But first, he needed to buy tea leaves. One never knows when that woman might appear, so it's better to be prepared.
"I heard your performance ranks in the top ten this time, Junior Brother. As long as you perform decently in the contest, you can choose something in the top five.
And there are extra rewards like the Heaven Rejuvenation Pill, which can help break through the foundation stage bottleneck and advance to Golden Core." Leng Tian mentioned this only after ensuring no one was around.
"Heaven Rejuvenation Pill?" Jiang Hao hesitated for a moment, then asked the somewhat mundane question:
"Roughly how much is it worth?"
Leng Tian was a bit puzzled but still considered before replying:
"Its value is subjective. To Golden Core cultivators, it's nothing significant.
But to those at the foundation stage's peak, especially those wealthy in that stage, it's priceless.
To put it plainly, some sold the pill for three thousand spirit stones, while others sold it for ten thousand."
Ten thousand?
That's indeed priceless.
After bidding farewell to Leng Tian, Jiang Hao went to the Snow Lotus Pavilion to buy tea leaves.
His first inquiry was about the Heavenly Blue Crimson.
The guiding fairy smiled and said, "Ten thousand spirit stones per ounce."
Ten thousand?
Why not just steal it? Even Jiang Hao, usually calm, couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
One ounce is only five grams, barely enough for a single brew.
"What about September Spring?" Jiang Hao asked.
The fairy merely held up two fingers.
Jiang Hao didn't press further and instead asked for a hundred grams of tea.
These were all spirit teas, and a hundred grams were already the height of luxury.
In the end, Jiang Hao bought five ounces of Red Sleeve Fragrance.
Spending five hundred spirit stones.
Now he had only about eighteen hundred spirit stones left.
Then he spent over two hundred more to buy six stacks of talisman-making materials.
That should allow him to make about sixty, half of which should succeed to give thirty talismans.
Leaving him now with only sixteen hundred spirit stones.
Spirit stones really don't last long; he hasn't even bought a magic weapon yet.
Returning home, Jiang Hao began studying the Ten Thousand Sword Talismans.
Six days slipped by, during which he only visited the Spirit Herb Garden to pick up a bunch of white and green bubbles.
The blue ones were rare.
But progress was steady and hopeful.
In these six days, he crafted thirty talismans.
His success rate wasn't great, probably because his mind wasn't calm, with the regular crafting disrupting his focus.
Ten Healing Talismans and twenty Ten Thousand Sword Talismans were made.
After some thought, he decided to sell only five Healing Talismans, keeping the rest for himself.
Too many would attract attention.
For a mid-foundation stage cultivator, making these talismans wasn't easy.
After sorting things out at the Spirit Herb Garden, Jiang Hao left it in the care of the rabbit and headed to the market under the Heavenly Sound Sect.
"Master, this collar isn't sturdy enough. Could you get me a better one? Using my name might get a discount; people in the business show some respect to Lord Rabbit," the rabbit mentioned before Jiang Hao left, pointing to its collar.
It was about to advance and wanted a better collar.
Jiang Hao ignored it and instead went to ask about the price of Healing Talismans at the market.
One was marked up to fifty spirit stones.
"......."
Senior Sister Leng really got a bargain.