Chapter 686

486. Otto: Poverty makes me incompatible with Shushan

Hearing Himeko's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

As it stands, this mission is indeed the most suitable for them.

For other missions, the ones they can do have too low difficulty and too low gains, and for the ones they want to do, they lack the qualifications and ability.

After calculating, this mission of harvesting fierce beasts and demon cores is quite appropriate.

First, doing this mission allows them to explore the Shushan world along the way, not only gaining some contribution points provided by Ningguang and Keqing,

but also seeing if they can find any new gains in the Shushan world during the process of completing the mission.

Second, they can also harvest some fierce beasts and demon beasts themselves to prepare for the spiritual energy recovery in the Honkai world.

Third, they can also hone their own strength during combat. If they want to master the various great powers of cultivating immortality as quickly as possible,

the best way is combat. With such a mission where they can fight and earn a sum of money along the way, why not do it?

"However, it seems that this mission has a certain time limit."

After observing for a moment, Tesla realized and said softly:

"Senior Sister Ningguang and the others just need to focus on the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament at this stage, so they don't have time to collect demon beasts and fierce beasts."

"But exactly how many demon beasts and fierce beasts to collect is also an unknown."

"It seems we have to do this mission as soon as possible."

Tesla's words also gave everyone a sense of urgency.

"Starting tomorrow, let's try to find fierce beasts outside Shushan."

"Demon beasts have intelligence, so they probably won't get too close to Shushan. Since that's the case, we will prioritize finding fierce beasts."

"Coincidentally, we also need to save up some fierce beasts for our own world to use."

Theresa pondered for a while and finalized the plan.

As for the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament...

They had no hope of winning at all.

Strictly speaking, I'm afraid only Kiana and Durandal have a chance to compete.

But the hope is also very slim.

Without dharma treasures and with few spells, by the time of the Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament, it would already be quite incredible if the spells they currently hold could reach minor success.

Seeing that everyone had decided what mission to complete, Himeko waved her hand.

"Let's go, I'll take you to see how to exchange for resources in the Merit Hall."

"After that, you can go back and cultivate on your own."

Everyone took one last look at the mission panel, then followed Himeko and turned to the hall next door.

Compared to the mission hall, there were more people in the exchange area here.

But there were not many who were actually exchanging things.

It seems everyone is basically in a stage of being short of money.

Coming over to take a look is probably just to see what can be exchanged, broaden their horizons, and covet things.

The exchange hall is divided into several detailed sections.

Dharma treasures, pills, spiritual herbs, spiritual materials, spiritual treasures, spirit stones...

In fact, Shushan is already quite generous. If it were an ordinary cultivation sect,

besides giving disciples an introductory cultivation technique and a few spells that can be learned upon entry,

for the rest, if they want to learn other spells, they have to complete missions.

It is because everyone has been staying in Shushan that their understanding of various powerful cultivation techniques is not as strict as in the cultivation world.

In the real cultivation world, the most precious things are various cultivation techniques. Often, for a good cultivation technique, people will fight until they break each other's heads.

For example, the *Divine Machine Hundred Refinements* and *Qi Body Origin Flow* from before.

For this legendary cultivation technique that can create a cultivation furnace, how many bloody battles have occurred in the cultivation world.

Only Shushan has the confidence to put these cultivation techniques directly in the Scripture Library for disciples to choose from.

In the end, this is also the benefit of joining a large sect.

Not only do you have a backer, but the things that cultivators crave are almost within reach in a large cultivation sect.

Don't look at the fact that a spiritual weapon for Himeko and the others requires hundreds of millions of contribution points in the Shushan Merit Hall.

Taking Hu Tao's *Ten Thousand Ghost Banner* as an example, even if it is a ghost weapon, if placed in a cultivation world auction house,

a top-grade spiritual weapon-level ghost weapon can easily sell for tens of millions of high-grade spirit stones.

After all, dharma treasures of this level are very useful even for experts at the Refining Spirit into Void stage.

Poorer experts at the Refining Void into Dao stage may not necessarily have many top-grade spiritual weapons.

Therefore, in the cultivation world, there is also a saying that you have to talk about background when you come out to mix.

Now, the Shushan disciples don't feel it deeply, but after staying in the cultivation world for a period of time in the future,

and seeing more of the real cultivation world, they will understand this feeling.

"This is the pill area, and it is also the place where most disciples shop."

Himeko pointed to the surrounding display cabinets, placing the pills openly on the counter without worrying at all that disciples would take risks.

Jiang Yan has his own confidence.

Moreover, even if there are no elders watching over the Merit Hall, it is covered by countless arrays.

Opportunistic things, don't even think about it.

The outermost circle of the pill counter is basic pills such as *Spring-Returning Pill*, *Spirit-Gathering Pill*, and *Spirit-Restoring Powder*...

They are considered first-grade pills.

The price is not expensive, one bottle can be bought for a hundred contribution points.

There are ten pills in a bottle, which is considered one hundred contribution points per pill.

This price, even an outer disciple can afford. They can't be eaten like candy, but at least they can save up a few bottles for daily use.

But for Theresa and the others now, this price is still too expensive.

Moving further in, there are second-grade pills for tempering the body, true essence, divine sense, etc.

Third-grade cultivation and healing pills.

The most expensive one is only fifty thousand contribution points.

But this price has already started to discourage many people.

The inner disciples of the past would also have a toothache when seeing this.

After the third-grade pills, there are various pills from the fourth to the sixth grade.

Healing the soul, breaking through realms, refining true essence...

Otto even saw a pill called *Life-Creation Pill*, which allows cultivators to preserve their memories and reincarnate to live another life.

It is considered a second life.

But...

The price is also very beautiful.

Five hundred million contribution points per pill.

Not a bottle, but a single pill.

But Otto thinks this thing is worth the price.

The thing is too expensive, it's not the thing's fault, it's because they are too poor.

The most expensive pill in the pill area is called *Three-Turn Heavenly Spirit Pill*, which is a seventh-grade pill.

The price...

Even if Himeko were packed and sold, she couldn't afford it.

But the effect is quite desirable.

It creates a flawless Dao foundation and has a chance to awaken a Heavenly Spirit Root, thereby forming a flawless immortal body.

This kind of special constitution can possess a trace of immortal intent before becoming an immortal.

Although it is only a trace of immortal intent, if used well, fighting across levels is not a problem.

This pill is worth twelve billion.

Jiang Yan put it out, probably just to hold the fort.

Strictly speaking, he probably didn't intend to sell it.

The more everyone looked, the more they felt that their poverty was incompatible with this place.