Chapter 26: Green Tooth Rice

As soon as Madam Yin said this, the expressions of the others in the living room changed, and they looked at the young Huang couple.

Most of the people present had seen the two cultivators who were aggressive and wanted to board the ship when it set sail, and in Huang Shi City, there were probably only people from the Huang family who were so unscrupulous.

The Huang man was stunned upon hearing this, but immediately spread his hands and said:

"Everyone has misunderstood. The people who came before the ship set sail were indeed from the Huang family, and they were my third uncle and seventh cousin, but they have always been close to me, so how could they have come to chase my wife and me? But I have not received any relevant news from the clan, so I am also unclear about the purpose of their boarding the ship this time."

"Fellow Daoist Huang is on the ship, yet the Huang family didn't send you a message; it seems it shouldn't be anything important. Come to think of it, if it were really a matter of great importance, they wouldn't have been persuaded to retreat by Feng Lao's few words." Yu Bintian nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Madam Yin saw this and seemed to believe this explanation, not continuing to pursue the matter. However, Wang Yu, who had overheard the conversation between Feng Lao and the Huang family, noticed that the beautiful young woman beside the Huang man had a slightly strange expression.

Just as Wang Yu was pondering what this woman's expression meant, the living room door suddenly opened. The thin man Gao Qi walked in from outside, followed by several servants holding wooden trays. On each wooden tray was a wooden bowl and a small wooden spoon, and bursts of fragrance emanated from the bowls.

Under Gao Qi's instruction, these servants placed the wooden trays one by one on the tables in front of everyone.

At this moment, Wang Yu saw clearly that the bowls were filled with green rice. Each steamed grain was crystal clear and plump, and the fragrance emitted made one's appetite soar.

"Spirit Rice"

"Green Tooth Rice"

Once they saw clearly what was in the bowls, the monk and Madam Yin blurted out in unison.

Only then did Wang Yu know that the rice in the bowls was actually the "Spirit Rice" mentioned in Master Chongyun's notes, and he also showed a surprised expression.

"I really didn't expect that Brother Yu would have a way to buy Green Tooth Rice, which the Huang family never sells to outsiders. It seems your ability is far beyond our expectations." The monk looked at Yu Bintian with surprised eyes.

"It did indeed cost a considerable price for me to exchange for Green Tooth Rice. Since I am the host treating everyone this time, using this rice to entertain you all is most appropriate. It's just a pity that Spirit Rice is too precious; I can only provide a mere small bowl, unable to let you fellow daoists eat to your heart's content." Yu Bintian replied with a smile.

"Brother Yu is too polite. This Green Tooth Rice is a unique spirit rice of the Huang family, most suitable for us Qi Refinement Stage cultivators to eat. If one could eat a bowl like this often, not only could it increase cultivation, but it also has great benefits for the body's Qi and blood. However, because Huang Shi City is a land of residual spirit energy, they can only harvest a batch when the spirit energy tide arrives, so it has always been the Huang family's lifeblood and is not sold to outsiders." Madam Yin looked at the green rice in the bowl, and a smile also appeared on her face.

"The talk of it being a lifeblood is a bit of an exaggeration, but we in the Huang family don't have enough of this rice either, so under normal circumstances, we won't sell it to outsiders." The Huang youth seemed to have known long ago that Yu Bintian had purchased Green Tooth Rice. Although his expression was complex, his words were understated.

"So that's it. The spirit service in Huang Shi City is mainly for planting this Green Tooth Rice. I wonder how many spirit stones it would cost if this rice were sold to outsiders?" Wang Yu looked at the Green Tooth Rice in the wooden bowl, his heart moved, and he asked.

"I can't directly tell Brother Wang the price of Green Tooth Rice, but in Guangyuan Market, the same first-rank spirit rice sells for two spirit stones per half-kilogram, and only those sect disciples can afford to eat it often." Yu Bintian replied with a bitter smile.

"Doesn't this bowl of spirit rice in front of us also worth half a spirit stone? Brother Yu is truly generous, then I won't be polite." The monk could no longer hold back, grabbed the wooden bowl in front of him, and without using a spoon, poured it directly into his mouth.

After Madam Yin and the others thanked Yu Bintian, they also began to eat.

Wang Yu used a spoon to scoop up a lump of green rice and put it into his mouth. After chewing a few times, he felt his mouth salivate, full of thick rice fragrance. After swallowing it down his throat, he felt a lump of warmth quickly turn into liquid and enter his abdomen, and a warm feeling began to fill his whole body.

This is Spirit Rice; it is truly extraordinary.

Wang Yu ate all the Green Tooth Rice in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, then put down the spoon with lingering aftertaste and looked at the others.

Madam Yin and the others also finished eating and praised the taste endlessly.

The young Huang couple saw this and smiled at each other.

"Fellow daoists, the reason I invited everyone here this time, besides wanting to get to know you, is that I also want to hold a small exchange meeting to share some resources. After all, besides the market, it is not easy for rogue cultivators like us to gather together. Plus, this is the Vanshen Sheli magic ship, and with the late-stage Qi Refinement Feng Lao sitting in command, there is no fear of forced buying or selling. What do you think, fellow daoists?" Yu Bintian waved his hand to let the servants remove the wooden basins, and after the thin man stood behind him, he finally stated the true purpose of inviting everyone this time.

That Feng Lao is a late-stage Qi Refinement cultivator. According to the notes, wouldn't that mean he has at least the cultivation of the seventh level of Qi Refinement? No wonder the Huang family cultivators were forced to retreat by a few words that day. Wang Yu thought to himself.

"I can do it, I have no opinion. I happen to have some things I don't use." The monk was the first to agree readily.

"A small exchange meeting? Holding it on this ship is indeed a good choice. I have no problem." Madam Yin pondered slightly and also agreed.

"My wife and I brought some spirit stones with us this time. If you fellow daoists have good things, I can also buy them directly." The Huang youth talked to his wife in a low voice and did not object.

"Seniors, you are making it difficult for me. With my cultivation, what could I possibly have to exchange?" Wang Yu showed a bit of embarrassment.

"Haha, Brother Wang is too modest. If nothing else, the body-refining technique you learned is extraordinary and can be used for exchange." Yu Bintian laughed upon hearing this.

"If Brother Wang is willing to sell the body-refining technique, I am willing to be the first to bid." The monk hurriedly helped say.

The Huang couple also showed interest, and only Madam Yin showed no abnormality on her face.

"This body-refining technique is not impossible to take out for exchange, but can I first see what you seniors have brought for exchange?" Wang Yu was silent for a moment and did not refuse.

"Good, good, I knew Brother Wang was not the type to cherish his own broom. Since I initiated this exchange, I will throw a brick to attract jade. Regardless of whether anyone likes it or not, I will change to the next fellow daoist afterward, until everyone is unwilling to exchange." Yu Bintian said with some excitement, first taking out a yellow wooden box from his body, opening it directly, and placing it on the table in front of him, revealing five light yellow medicine packets inside.

"Five packets of low-grade Dust-Cleansing Powder, which can refine magic power below the mid-stage of Qi Refinement. Does any fellow daoist want them?"

"Dust-Cleansing Powder, this thing is rare, and it is suitable for us to use at our realm, but if it is low-grade, I'm afraid there is a lot of medicine poison. It's a bit of a chicken rib for me." Madam Yin frowned.

"There are not many medicines that can refine magic power. If it were really mid-grade or above, how could it fall into our hands? I want it. Fellow Daoist Yu, what do you want to exchange for?" The monk was tempted and asked.

"I want to exchange for medicine that increases cultivation. It can be used by those at the third or fourth level of Qi Refinement, but it must be mid-grade or above." Yu Bintian replied without hesitation.

"Medicine that increases cultivation is even rarer than medicine that refines magic power. Mid-grade or above, no matter how poor the effect, is priceless. After all, our first pursuit is the cultivation realm. Although refining magic power is also very important, it is still a secondary choice." The monk shook his head repeatedly.

Madam Yin also closed her mouth and said nothing.

Wang Yu was pondering in his heart what the effect of refining magic power of this Dust-Cleansing Powder referred to, feeling that it would not be good to ask others directly.

"I won't hide it from everyone: the purpose of my exchange meeting this time is mainly to exchange cultivation resources for a descendant in my family. So as long as it is suitable, even if I suffer a loss on the surface, I will admit it. How about this, these five packets of low-grade Dust-Cleansing Powder will only be exchanged for two packets of mid-grade medicine that increases cultivation. In addition, I can also make up for it with some spirit stones." Yu Bintian thought for a while and said to the others with great sincerity.

"Make up with spirit stones... Then I have three bottles of Spirit-Gathering Liquid here, but they are only low-grade. I wonder if Brother Yu is willing to exchange?" The monk was immediately overjoyed and replied.

"Low-grade is absolutely not okay; it will greatly affect my descendant's subsequent cultivation." Yu Bintian refused decisively.

"Fellow Daoist Yu, do you intend to cultivate this descendant directly to the late stage? Otherwise, low-grade medicine will not have much influence before the mid-stage of Qi Refinement." The monk was a bit disappointed and suspicious upon hearing this.

"My descendant's aptitude is quite good, and I do hope he has the opportunity to go further." The purple-robed old man did not deny the monk's words.

"Then I have no way." The monk could only spread his hands and show a regretful expression.

"Brother Huang, is there really a big difference between low-grade and mid-grade?" Wang Yu couldn't help but ask the Huang man nearby.

"Haha, for Brother Wang to ask this, it's clear that you have taken too few cultivation medicines. Every medicine has three parts poison. If nothing else, let's talk about this medicine that increases cultivation. Mid-grade not only has a much stronger auxiliary cultivation effect than low-grade, but the medicine poison contained is also far less than low-grade medicine. If you keep taking it, you don't have to consider the problem of medicine poison accumulation before entering the late stage of Qi Refinement." The Huang man laughed and answered readily.

"Actually, some rogue cultivators who have no one to guide them, in order to seek speed in early cultivation, will rashly use spirit stones to cultivate, not knowing that the spirit energy in spirit stones, while seemingly pure, actually contains harmful invisible impurities. If used for a long time, even if cultivation is fast in the early stage, as cultivation deepens, phenomena like meridian atrophy and obstruction in breathing heaven and earth spirit energy will appear later." The young woman nearby also spoke with a smile, her voice pleasant.

"Although medicine that increases cultivation also contains medicine poison, it is much milder compared to spirit stones, and there are even ways to expel or reduce the medicine poison." The Huang youth agreed and intervened. ===== CHAPTER 27 =====