Chapter 835

"Senior, please come in…"

He Pingsheng arrived at the entrance of the largest merchant association in Divine Thunder City, the Mountain Spring Merchant Association.

This time, he did not conceal his cultivation base, revealing it as Void Refinement Level Eleven.

Just outside the association's entrance stood a massive array capable of detecting the cultivation levels of all who entered or exited, so the moment He Pingsheng stepped inside, his level was immediately detected.

Seeing a Void Refinement Level Eleven elder, the Elder of the first floor personally stepped out to greet him.

This floor's Elder was only at Soul Transformation, so upon seeing He Pingsheng, he had no choice but to address him as "Senior."

"May I ask what the Senior requires?" the Soul Transformation female cultivator followed him cautiously.

He Pingsheng said: "Do you have any seventh-grade medicinal materials? Specifically, something called 'Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Seeds'?"

Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Seeds are one of the rarest and most precious heavenly treasures among seventh-grade spiritual materials.

According to the Great Pure Golden Elixir Scripture, this item can be used to brew a seventh-grade spiritual liquid called Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea.

To brew Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea, two precious main ingredients are required: Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Seeds and Cloud Mist Spiritual Tea.

Like Ice Jade Loquat Paste, a single drop of Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea can restore a dried-out dantian.

The difference is, Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea is a seventh-grade spiritual liquid, intended for Body Integration cultivators—one drop can fully refill a Body Integration cultivator's dantian.

Previously, during the Stone Platform Gathering, He Pingsheng suffered greatly due to the lack of timely sixth-grade spiritual liquid to replenish his magic power.

This time, He Pingsheng decided to skip sixth-grade entirely and brew seventh-grade spiritual liquid directly.

After all, his entry into Body Integration is not far off!

If he brewed sixth-grade spiritual liquid now, he might never even use it—terrible value for money!

"This…," the Soul Transformation Elder looked troubled. "The Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Seeds you're asking about—they're seventh-grade heavenly treasures, correct?"

"Items of this grade are beyond my authority to decide on—I cannot even access them!"

"Senior, please wait a moment—I'll call the Grand Elder right away!"

Soon, a middle-aged man with three strands of green beard descended from upstairs. He Pingsheng glanced at him and found the man, like himself, was at Void Refinement Level Eleven.

"Brother Daoist!" the man bowed. "Please follow me."

The Grand Elder led He Pingsheng to the third floor. "Our association does carry seventh- and eighth-grade spiritual herbs, but we have very few—and we may not have what you need."

"We once had Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Seeds, but they were purchased a hundred years ago. If you require them, I can arrange to source them from elsewhere—but you'll have to wait."

The man looked at He Pingsheng and said: "Oh… I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Master Dong. You may call me Grand Elder Dong, or Brother Dong."

"Brother Dong," He Pingsheng replied, introducing himself: "My Daoist title is Tai Xu Zi."

He Pingsheng had simply made up this Daoist title on the spot.

"Tai Xu Zi, Brother Daoist… hahaha, fine name!" Master Dong said. "Can you wait?"

He Pingsheng asked: "How long will it take for the shipment to arrive?"

Master Dong replied: "Not long—least half a month, at most a month, it will definitely arrive."

"Though Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Seeds are seventh-grade, they're not extremely rare, and their consumption rate is low—there's always some stock somewhere."

"How much do you need?"

He Pingsheng thought for a moment. "Then… one hundred seeds."

Master Dong nearly jumped. "Brother Daoist, don't joke! There's no way we have that many! Even three or five seeds within a short time would be a miracle!"

Three or five seeds!

One seed is needed per batch to brew this.

One seed yields roughly thirty-six drops of spiritual liquid.

Three or five seeds would actually be sufficient.

"Fine!" He Pingsheng said. "Three or five seeds then… By the way, do you have Cloud Mist Spiritual Tea?"

Master Dong's expression relaxed, and he chuckled. "We actually do have it!"

"Brother Daoist, follow me."

He led He Pingsheng to a display cabinet on the third floor, where many exhibition stands stood.

Each stand was about a foot square and three feet tall.

Each was covered by a small array-generated light sphere, allowing clear visibility of the items inside.

"This is the Cloud Mist Spiritual Tea…"

Master Dong pointed to one of the white light spheres.

He Pingsheng's gaze settled on the sphere—inside were indeed several leaves.

Exactly seven!

The leaves were purple, with golden veins and petioles.

Faint, shimmering mists rose from the leaves, swirling and pulsing around them—sometimes thin, sometimes dense.

This was the origin of the name "Cloud Mist Spiritual Tea."

When brewing Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Tea, only one leaf is needed per batch.

"I'll take all seven!" He Pingsheng said. "Brother Daoist, name your price."

"Also, include the price for the Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Seeds."

"Agreed," Master Dong nodded. "Brother Daoist, please step this way."

Such precious items could not be negotiated quickly—they required careful discussion.

The two entered a private room on the third floor.

After closing the door, two additional layers of arrays activated.

Only then did they sit down, smiling.

"Brother Tai Xu Zi," Master Dong said, "We're both Void Refinement cultivators—you know the merchant association's rules. For heavenly treasures above sixth-grade, we generally don't accept spirit stones."

"Spirit stones cannot measure their true value."

"Barter is best."

"What valuable items do you have that might interest us?"

Master Dong fixed He Pingsheng with a steady gaze.

He Pingsheng replied calmly: "What if I offer supreme-grade spirit stones?"

"What?" Master Dong flinched. "You have supreme-grade spirit stones?"

Supreme-grade spirit stones are the highest form of currency in the cultivation world—and are themselves treasures.

They can be understood as heavenly treasures.

"I do," He Pingsheng smiled.

He carried tens of thousands of supreme-grade spirit stones.

Over the years, he hadn't strengthened much else—but his spirit stones, he'd enhanced considerably.

"Then it's settled!" Master Dong said. "Each leaf of this tea is ten supreme-grade spirit stones."

"Seven leaves: seventy supreme-grade spirit stones."

"And Seven-Colored Holy Lotus Seeds: ten supreme-grade spirit stones per seed. Five seeds would be fifty supreme-grade spirit stones."

"Of course, I can't guarantee exactly how many will arrive."

"Fine," He Pingsheng pulled out a storage bag. "Inside are one hundred supreme-grade spirit stones."

"Twenty each of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth."

"Seventy are for the tea; the remaining thirty are a deposit for the Lotus Seeds."