Chapter 709: Your Cultivation Is High, So You

"Oh my… truly… the stars have shifted and the heavens turned!"

"Comrade He… no… should be Senior He!"

In a high-class private room of the Sacred Flame Trading Association, Mo Sang stood beside He Pingsheng with a deferential smile, personally offering him a cup of premium spiritual tea.

His heart was filled with profound emotion.

When he first met He Pingsheng, the fellow was merely at the mid-stage of Soul Transformation.

Now, the man was already a great cultivator of Void Refinement.

No comparison possible!

He's a senior now.

"What's the need for formality?" He Pingsheng said as he took the tea. "Mo Sang, let's still address each other as comrades. If you keep calling me senior, I feel utterly uncomfortable."

"You're still so young, yet I'm already so old—this just doesn't fit!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Mo Sang said. "Then… I'm deeply honored by your generosity, Comrade He—I dare not presume!"

"Mm!" He Pingsheng sipped the tea, then set the cup down. "You sly dog, Mo Sang—used to bully me for my low cultivation, serving me only low-grade spiritual tea. Now that you see my cultivation's high, you bring me this premium stuff?"

"This tea's decent—way better than what your Sacred Flame Trading Association used to serve!"

Mo Sang's face contorted in distress, quickly saying: "Comrade, please don't be angry! It's not that we're favoring you now—this tea isn't from the Association at all. I went to great lengths to acquire these myself. We didn't have them before; they just arrived. Please don't blame us!"

Though he spoke thus, Mo Sang inwardly groaned: Premium? Bullshit.

It's exactly the same, isn't it?

The tea you're drinking now is identical to what you drank before—we've always had this standard of hospitality.

But… your cultivation is high, so you're right, everything you say is correct.

I dare not contradict you!

Sigh…

"Mm!" He Pingsheng set the cup down. "Forget the tea. I came here to buy something…"

He then passed a jade slip into Mo Sang's hands. "Take a look yourself."

Mo Sang glanced at it and exclaimed in shock: "Sixth-rank 【Jù Dào Dān】 materials?"

The Jù Dào Dān is a special elixir in the cultivation world.

It exists from fourth to eighth rank, even ninth-rank versions.

The rank differs because the quality of materials used in its refining varies.

For example, a sixth-rank Jù Dào Dān requires not only sixth-rank 【Dao Law Origin】 but also sixty-plus sixth-rank heavenly treasures, including main and auxiliary ingredients.

Swallowing this elixir allows one to comprehend the Dao and also boosts cultivation.

In plain terms, it can break through both Dao barriers and physical barriers.

Of course, when refining a sixth-rank Jù Dào Dān, one may omit the Dao Law Origin—such an elixir won't break Dao barriers, only physical ones.

Since it lacks the most precious Dao Law Origin, cultivators of the Spirit Realm call this variant 【Jù Dào Qióng Dān】.

"Comrade Mo, you're joking," He Pingsheng chuckled awkwardly. "I'm already Void Refinement—of course I need sixth-rank materials!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Mo Sang said. "But you're asking for twenty sets all at once… tsk tsk tsk… that's too much! Our Association simply can't gather them all right now!"

He Pingsheng indeed possessed a great many sixth-rank Dao Law Origins.

Previously, he'd taken a ring from the clone of Kongkong Crown Prince, which contained two distinct sixth-rank spatial rule origins.

Not long ago, the Heavenly Fire Divine Emperor had sent him another ring—far richer, containing sixteen sixth-rank origins of various elemental attributes.

After strengthening these eighteen origins, he'd doubled them into thirty-six.

These resources were more than enough for his Void Refinement stage.

The remainder could be used by Hao Cang, Qiao Huizhu, and Long Yue.

Of course, not for his clones.

Clones must comprehend Dao laws different from the original's.

If they all comprehend the exact same Dao, what's the point of merging later?

Hence, his demand for other sixth-rank materials was immense.

After all, beyond breaking Dao barriers, he also needed to break physical barriers—he needed to refine Jù Dào Qióng Dān too.

"How many do you have?" He Pingsheng asked.

Mo Sang replied: "Only thirteen sets now… but no problem—wait a moment, I'll send someone to acquire the rest from other Associations!"

"Please wait!"

About half an hour later, Mo Sang returned with exactly twenty sets of sixth-rank materials.

This stuff wasn't cheap!

It was, in fact, extremely expensive!

He Pingsheng paid with items he no longer needed, matching their value.

The transaction was complete.

"Comrade He!" Mo Sang said. "Tonight, our Sacred Flame Trading Association is holding a fine auction—would you like to attend?"

Auction?

He Pingsheng's interest instantly sparked: "What items are being auctioned? May I take a look first?"

"Of course!" Mo Sang said. "I've been advertising these items for days—it's no secret. Here!"

Mo Sang pulled out a jade slip.

Normally, Associations publicly announce auction items in advance so buyers can prepare.

Sharing this information with He Pingsheng posed no issue.

He Pingsheng read through it entirely, then shook his head. "Nothing I need—I'll pass."

"Then…" Mo Sang smiled. "I know you've got something valuable on you!"

"How about this: give me one treasure, and I'll auction it off—it'll enrich our auction's offerings!"

He Pingsheng thought for a moment, then pulled from his ring a set of five elemental spirit stones—full metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

And crucially, all were supreme-grade spirit stones.

"Holy shit…"

Seeing the supreme-grade spirit stones, Mo Sang blurted out a curse: "Supreme-grade spirit stones? These are supreme-grade spirit stones?!"

He Pingsheng nodded with a smile. "Never seen them before?"

"Of course I have!" Mo Sang drew a deep breath, his gaze locked on the stones. "Supreme-grade spirit stones are entirely different from ordinary ones. In the Spirit Realm, they're exceedingly rare—rumored to exist only between the Body Integration and Mahayana Emperor realms!"

"Low-rank disciples like us rarely even glimpse one!"

"I never imagined Comrade He would possess them—and a full set of five elements!"

"Plant these five stones underground, and they could sustain a small cultivation family!"

"No—make that a medium-sized cultivation family!"

"Excellent!" Mo Sang raised his head. "What do you want in return, Comrade He?"

He Pingsheng thought. "I want a cauldron at least of Spirit Treasure rank."

"Please keep an eye out for me, Comrade Mo."

"And if these five supreme-grade spirit stones aren't enough, tell me—I'll add more!"

"I'm leaving!"