Chapter 500: Deal Reached

"I have other things here; you two see if you want them." Su Fan had quite a few spirit pills, talismans, and artifacts in his hands.

Over the past half year, he hadn't spent all his time cultivating; instead, he had been refining pills, making talismans, and refining artifacts, constantly improving his own level.

Because the materials were abundant, Su Fan could refine a large amount of what he wanted to refine. He had also refined six third-tier talismans.

As for artifacts, they were a bit lacking; the best were only second-tier high-grade, while third-tier low-grade spirit pills were more numerous.

"Hiss!"

Seeing Su Fan casually take out so many things, Jinguang and the other were also wide-eyed. Those six Fire Dragon Talismans were not commonly seen.

Talisman Masters were even rarer than Alchemists and Artifact Refiners, not to mention high-level talismans.

Third-tier and above talismans were not only expensive but also quite rare.

These six Fire Dragon Talismans were worth nearly 10,000.

As for the second-tier high-grade artifacts, neither of them had poor judgment; they could see at a glance that these few second-tier high-grade artifacts were all top-tier.

They didn't need them, but their subordinates, those Foundation Establishment cultivators, could use them. Equipping them would improve their combat power and allow them to serve them better.

Didn't he establish the hunting team precisely to collect various resources, then sell them to obtain spirit stones?

The value of the things on the table quickly exceeded 14,000 spirit stones, which meant that if he wanted to take all of these back, he had to take out things of equal value.

Fortunately, he had prepared beforehand and took out everything he had collected outside over the past half year.

Over the past half year, thirty or forty people had been conquering territory in the wilderness, especially since they had killed two third-tier monster beasts. The two third-tier inner cores were of no low value.

Added to the portion of spirit herbs Su Fan needed, the value also exceeded the spirit pills and talismans Su Fan had taken out.

The two sides totaled it up, and finally, Su Fan took out another 13,000-plus spirit stones, and the deal was finally reached. Both sides were very satisfied.

"Fellow Daoist Jin, I will use tea instead of wine to congratulate us on a successful deal."

"The next deal will need to be in a year's time."

Su Fan put away the things, then held up his teacup and said with a smile.

"Hehe! Same joy."

Hearing this, Jinguang was full of smiles. In his eyes, he had earned big this time. If he had traded with those shops, the things he obtained would have been at least thirty percent less, and even those Purple Cloud Pills would have been hard to obtain.

After all, these Purple Cloud Pills were very hot sellers and were generally purchased first by those from major forces; only after they had taken them could it be the rogue cultivators' turn.

Without a background, it was hard to get them, and even if you did, you would have to pay a premium.

This was also why many rogue cultivators desperately tried to befriend Alchemists. That he could befriend Su Fan was truly extraordinary luck. He decided in his heart that no matter what, he had to get on Su Fan's bandwagon.

Previously, he hadn't expected that the other party could refine Purple Cloud Pills.

The other party was a third-tier high-grade Alchemist; even in this Huo Ling Cheng, his status was not low. If those major forces knew, they would also actively try to win him over.

"Fellow Daoist Jin, please keep my identity a secret for now."

Su Fan then gave a word of caution. He was worried that the other party would leak his identity, which would cause some trouble.

As for danger, he didn't feel any.

"Fellow Daoist Li, rest assured, even if I die, I will not leak your identity."

Jinguang's tone was solemn and even carried a bit of respect.

Don't look at his seventh-level Purple Mansion cultivation; in the face of a third-tier high-grade Alchemist, it really didn't count for much. Some Golden Core cultivators would even lower their status to befriend a third-tier high-grade Alchemist.

A seventh-level Purple Mansion rogue cultivator really didn't count for much.

So now, he was already in an absolutely inferior position, but he didn't care. As long as he could befriend the other party, what did it matter if he had to be servile?

Born as a rogue cultivator, he knew very well that if he had such an Alchemist behind him, his future development would be much better.

He didn't have much ambition to establish some force; he wanted to be able to go a bit further. If he had an Alchemist supporting him, he would have a chance to attempt Golden Core formation.

Otherwise, relying solely on himself, the hope was almost slim.

Jinguang left, leaving behind a large batch of resources.

Looking at these resources, Su Fan was very satisfied. The ores, spirit herbs, and materials from the monster beasts were all considered excellent.

Especially the two third-tier monster beast inner cores, which could be used to refine two more batches of Foundation Establishment Pills.

The spirit herbs Jinguang sent this time were enough for him to refine three batches of Foundation Establishment Pills.

A single Foundation Establishment Pill could sell for around 13,000 spirit stones in Huo Ling Cheng. Of course, the price couldn't compare to that in Zheng State.

Su Fan naturally wouldn't sell these Foundation Establishment Pills to Wu Guo; the difference was 7,000.

So he planned to refine the Foundation Establishment Pills and then return to Zheng State once. After all, he had made promises to those cultivation families and couldn't keep dragging it out.

That wouldn't be good for the Su Family's reputation.

With his current alchemy level, he could refine about fifteen pills from three batches of Foundation Establishment Pills. If he was lucky, he might even get one or two more.

Three months passed in a flash. Su Fan walked out of the alchemy room again; the three batches of Foundation Establishment Pills had all been refined.

Obtaining sixteen Foundation Establishment Pills was not bad; compared to that Taihe Laozu, it was at most a tiny bit worse.

With the other party's level, they could generally refine six pills per batch, and Su Fan was about the same. As he refined more, his success rate would naturally improve.

In the blink of an eye, he had been in this Wu Guo for two years.

His own cultivation had also broken through to the fourth level of the Purple Mansion, and he was rapidly advancing toward the fifth level.

At this cultivation speed, he would likely reach the ninth level of the Purple Mansion in twenty years. If anyone knew, they would definitely be shocked.

Of course, if it were a reincarnated Nascent Soul cultivator, this cultivation speed wouldn't be considered too fast.

After all, if a Nascent Soul cultivator could reincarnate, they could recover to their previous life's cultivation within three hundred years.

If Su Fan counted by reincarnation, it had already been nearly eighty years; one-third had almost passed.

This speed was not the fastest.

"A bit wasteful."

Su Fan walked out of the cave dwelling and looked at it. He had rented it for three years, but he was leaving after only two.

This remaining year was wasted in vain.

However, fortunately, he didn't plan to stay in the Flowing Cloud Mountain Range for long. He would send the Foundation Establishment Pills and some spirit pills back and prepare to take Lin Wei away.

So according to his speed, it wouldn't take a year.

Although the distance between Wu Guo and Zheng State was a million miles, with his speed, he was no slower than a Golden Core cultivator.

There was no need to worry along the way; after all, the chance of encountering fourth-tier or fifth-tier monster beasts in the wilderness was truly too small.

Especially fifth-tier monster beasts, which rarely appeared outside the Ten Thousand Mountains unless there was a great war between the demon race and the human race. ===== CHAPTER 501 =====