Chapter 164: Fire Flame Ganoderma

The feeling of being praised by big shots was super cool.

Being showered with praise by the old Taoist Yuan Xu, Zhang Xingyu felt a bit floaty.

If it weren't for the railing, he would have already floated out of Qingfeng Pavilion and drifted into the sky.

At the time of parting, the old Taoist Yuan Xu handed Zhang Xingyu a transparent jade plaque.

This jade plaque was one inch wide and two inches long, its surface smooth and transparent, with clouds and mist drifting inside.

"This is my Qingyun Plaque. If you have any matters in the future, Little Friend, you can take this plaque to the Qingyun Sect. As long as it does not violate the righteousness of the Immortal Alliance, I will certainly accomplish it for you."

The old Taoist Yuan Xu left, and along with him went his pale-faced son.

After the old Taoist Yuan Xu left, the old Taoist Xuan Ling smilingly invited Zhang Xingyu to sit down.

After some meaningless small talk, the old Taoist Xuan Ling handed Zhang Xingyu a jade box.

"Little Friend, you have a deep connection with my Yinghai Sect. I heard that your spiritual root is not good, so I specially found a heavenly treasure for you to help you improve your cultivation."

The old Taoist Xuan Ling said with a smile.

"Heavenly treasure?"

Zhang Xingyu was very surprised.

He gently opened the jade box, only to see a sealed flame lying inside.

Could this be the legendary Fire Flame Ganoderma?

Why would this old Taoist be so good to him?

He had only eaten and drank for free at the Yinghai Sect for a few days, and the only ones he had a slight friendship with were Liu Jincheng, Liu Dahu, and Meng Ruyan. If one were to talk about how much friendship he had with the Yinghai Sect, it really couldn't be counted as much.

Why would this old Taoist want to give him such a high-level heavenly treasure?

One must know that heavenly treasures basically cannot be born without hundreds or even thousands of years.

If it were a mature heavenly treasure, it would be even rarer. Usually, a newly born heavenly treasure cannot mature without ten thousand years.

Since the last Great War of Gods and Demons, heavenly treasures left in the human world have almost gone extinct.

Where did this old Taoist get such a heavenly treasure, and he even wanted to give it to him.

Moreover, he was practicing a fire-attribute cultivation technique, and this Fire Flame Ganoderma was just right for him to use.

Could it be that he wanted to exchange it for the Fire Dragon?

Zhang Xingyu looked at the Fire Flame Ganoderma in the box in his hand, calculating in his heart.

If he could exchange the Fire Dragon for this Fire Flame Ganoderma and find a secret method to cultivate spiritual roots, perhaps he could cultivate his hidden spiritual root into a true Heavenly Spiritual Root.

This temptation was not small.

However, when he brought the Fire Dragon out, he had promised to take it to roam the Cultivation Realm. If he exchanged the Fire Dragon for the Fire Flame Ganoderma, he would be breaking his promise.

After thinking it over, Zhang Xingyu decided to refuse this temptation.

Zhang Xingyu gently closed the jade box and handed it back with slightly trembling hands.

"Senior, I appreciate your kindness. It's just that the Fire Dragon is my personal flying sword and has accompanied me for many years; I really can't bear to part with it. So, please forgive me, Senior." Zhang Xingyu withdrew his gaze from the jade box and apologized to Xuan Ling with a face full of regret.

The old Taoist Xuan Ling smiled and pushed the jade box back.

"This Fire Flame Ganoderma is a gift from me to you, Little Friend; you don't need to exchange it with your flying sword."

"Ah!"

This time, it was Zhang Xingyu's turn to be stunned.

"No need to exchange? This Fire Flame Ganoderma is a heavenly treasure, Sect Leader Xuan Ling, are you just giving it to me for nothing?"

The old Taoist Xuan Ling nodded: "No need to exchange, and of course, it's not for nothing. There is a disciple in the sect who is not very promising and wants to go to the Southern Toad Continent for training; I hope you can take care of him a little when the time comes."

A disciple who is not very promising? Take care of him a little?

A disciple who can go out for training must at least be at the Foundation Establishment stage.

As someone at the Qi Refining stage, what could he take care of them with?

Although Zhang Xingyu was very greedy for the Fire Flame Ganoderma, he still pushed it back.

He looked at Chen Qingyun and then said to Xuan Ling: "Senior, I naturally welcome Senior Brother Chen going to the Southern Toad Continent for training. It's just that Senior Brother Chen's cultivation is profound, and I'm afraid there won't be much he needs my help with."

Xuan Ling shook his head: "There is someone else going to the Southern Toad Continent for training. As for this Fire Flame Ganoderma, Little Friend, just accept it."

After speaking, the old Taoist Xuan Ling stuffed the jade box into Zhang Xingyu's hand.

This old Taoist really didn't need him to exchange anything!

Now, Zhang Xingyu really couldn't understand this old Taoist.

After chatting with the old Taoist Xuan Ling for a while, Zhang Xingyu stood up to say goodbye.

When leaving, he bowed to Chen Qingyun: "Senior Brother Chen, I offended you a few days ago, I hope you don't take it to heart. However, what I said that day was the truth; you and Senior Sister Meng are really not a good match."

Chen Qingyun's face twitched, but he finally held back and didn't speak.

When he returned to the inn, Meng Ruyan and Zhang Kaixin were not there.

Zhang Xingyu thought, could these two have gone shopping again?

Returning to his room and closing the door, Zhang Xingyu took out the jade box.

Carefully opening the jade box, he gently examined the Fire Flame Ganoderma.

This flame was about the size of a palm, red all over, like a cluster of burning flames.

Although it was sealed by an array, Zhang Xingyu could still feel the surging fire spiritual power within the Fire Flame Ganoderma.

This thing must be at least ten thousand years old, right?

It is said that the Fire Spirit Ganoderma grows on the peak of submarine volcanoes.

The temperature there is as high as thousands of degrees, and if it weren't for a great power with a profound realm, it would be impossible to pick it.

This time, the old Taoist Xuan Ling really paid a high price.

And for himself, the favor he owed him was not small either.

Zhang Xingyu admired it quietly for a while, then carefully closed the lid and put away the jade box.

Meng Ruyan and Zhang Kaixin had not returned yet.

Zhang Xingyu thought for a moment and decided to go to the cultivation market in Aolai City to take a look.

The cultivation market was located in the north of the city, not far from the Altar of Heaven.

The shops in the market were lined up, and there were also small stalls set up by cultivators along the street.

Zhang Xingyu first browsed the small stalls.

Most of the things sold at the stalls were low-grade magic tools, spirit pills, spirit herbs, and talismans, and there were also a small number of strange and curious items for sale.

Magic tools, spirit pills, spirit herbs, and talismans were easy to identify, and the prices were very transparent. However, those strange and curious things were a great test of the buyer's eye.

Zhang Xingyu walked around a circle but didn't find any good things.

He didn't dare to buy those strange things.

The stall owners were all greedy, marking the prices outrageously.

Just a moment ago, a young man took a fancy to a small bronze tripod.

The tripod was marked at 10,000 spirit stones, and the young man offered 100 spirit stones.

As soon as the young man finished speaking, the stall owner hurriedly sold the tripod to him.

This was the end of the market.

In the corner of the market, an old man in tattered beggar clothes had set up a stall on the ground.

On the stall were a bracelet and two bronze bells.

Zhang Xingyu's soul jumped, so he picked up the bracelet.

The bracelet was made of refined copper, with unknown runes engraved on it.

There was not a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation on the bracelet.

Zhang Xingyu put down the bracelet and picked up a bronze bell again.

In his sea of consciousness, his soul jumped again.

There's something strange! Zhang Xingyu thought.

"Old man, how many spirit stones do you want for these few things?"

Zhang Xingyu asked.

The old man held up five fingers.

"Fifty low-grade spirit stones?"

The old man shook his head.

"Five hundred low-grade spirit stones?"

The old man continued to shake his head.

"Then how much do you want to sell them for?"

"Fifty thousand. These things were obtained from an ancient cultivator's cave. To get them, several people died."

"Fifty thousand is really too expensive. I don't have that many spirit stones, can you lower it a bit?" Zhang Xingyu haggled.

Fifty thousand spirit stones were just a drop in the bucket for him.

However, wealth should not be flaunted. He didn't want to leave others with the image of a rich man.

After all, his cultivation was only at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

A rich low-level cultivator easily becomes a target for robbery.

Just as he was haggling with the old man, a slender, fair jade hand reached toward the stall.

"This bracelet is so beautiful. Fifty thousand spirit stones, I'll take it!" ===== CHAPTER 165 =====