Chapter 86: Better to Wear Out Teeth Than Money

"These two fruits cannot be leaked out for the time being; otherwise, others might suspect we have some connection with the Dutian Dao Sect. Let's keep them for now and find a way to handle them later."

"These fruits don't have much value for a Martial Artist, but even if they can only extend the life of an ordinary person, they still have some worth."

Sun Shouren crossed his hands, pondered carefully, and spoke slowly.

To say these fruits were truly useless would be wrong; there are many ordinary people who have not practiced Martial Dao, and Martial Artists do not pop out of stones—they also have relatives and parents, so these fruits still have some value.

It is just that the Dutian Dao Sect is currently causing such a stir, and these items originating from the Dutian Dao Sect cannot be leaked from our hands right now.

And if we were to go through the black market, the value would inevitably be greatly discounted.

We can only wait a while before finding a way to sell them. If we are to participate in the suppression of the Dutian Dao Sect next, then these items can be sold openly as spoils of war.

"Then, foster father, can you make use of them?" Chen Mo asked with a laugh.

His foster father might not be able to use these fruits, but that did not mean he could not make use of them.

If the old man could use them, then he would not need to rack his brain over how to sell these fruits.

"If I could use them, I wouldn't stand on ceremony with you," Sun Shouren said, shaking his head gently.

"Besides these two fruits and these items, did you have any other gains in the Mirage Sea?"

As if remembering something, he asked again.

Not everything in the Mirage Sea is suitable for absorption; he was truly worried that Chen Mo would pick up a Mirage Spirit and eat it just like before—that would lead to problems sooner or later.

The first one or two times could be attributed to good luck, but who could always be lucky?

"I did." Chen Mo did not hide this and opened another box.

Inside remained only one deer antler; apart from that, there was nothing else.

"Only these things; the rest were all eaten by me," Chen Mo said honestly, picking up the antler.

Sun Shouren narrowed his eyes, took the antler, felt it over back and forth, and looked quite satisfied.

"Not bad, this is a good thing. But why is there only one? Where is the other?" he asked with a look of confusion.

"Ate it," Chen Mo replied calmly, without the slightest hesitation.

"Ah!" Sun Shouren moved his gaze away from the antler and stared fixedly at Chen Mo, as if looking at something incredible.

The expression on his face was very strange, as if he had heard some tall tale; it was not surprise, but complete and utter bewilderment.

After a long while, he asked with a strange look on his face, "Then, how do you feel?"

"It didn't have much taste, it was quite crunchy, just a bit hard. The Qi and Blood contained within were quite abundant, much stronger than Living Meat."

Chen Mo spoke sincerely, describing his experience when eating the antler.

Upon hearing this, Sun Shouren fell into silence, not knowing what to say.

"Well, your teeth are quite good then!" he finally said, somewhat between laughter and tears.

He could see that the antler was extremely heavy and possessed a Gold Jade luster on the outside; anyone could tell at a glance that it was quite extraordinary.

It was certainly edible, but he had not expected Chen Mo's teeth to be so good that he would eat it raw without any processing.

"Since you can chew it, then keep it and chew it slowly," Sun Shouren said, tossing the antler back to Chen Mo.

Originally, he had intended to find someone to help process this antler to prevent Chen Mo from swallowing it rashly and causing the strange Qi and Blood inside to conflict with his own.

But since Chen Mo could eat it, and had eaten a whole one without any problems,

then there was no need to go to the trouble of finding someone to help; he could just eat it slowly.

If it were him, he would certainly be the same as Chen Mo, slowly chewing the whole antler away.

Being a bit hard is fine; it is better to wear out one's teeth than to wear out one's money.

Finding those Qi Refiners to do it once is quite expensive, and what one has to pay is not just silver.

And if you take a pair of antlers there, it is considered good if half is refined into pills and sent back; the remaining half naturally goes to the fire loss and belongs to those Qi Refiners.

Since Chen Mo had no issues eating this antler, there was no need to go and ask those Qi Refiners for help.

Just eat it slowly by himself to avoid being ripped off for nothing.

"You should have eaten this Living Meat as well; since you are fine, keep it too."

Sun Shouren tossed the dark red Living Meat back to Chen Mo, but he immediately added a very serious warning: "Remember, these few times were just good luck; you cannot always be lucky. Do not eat Mirage Spirits indiscriminately from now on.

Even if you really want to eat them, taste a tiny bit first. Once it conflicts with your own Qi and Blood, then absolutely do not eat it.

Except for Blood Essence Stones and Origin True Stones, other Mirage Spirits may conflict with your own Qi and Blood, so try not to eat them if you can avoid it."

He gave his earnest advice, just as he had when he cautioned Chen Mo not to practice the Greedy Wolf Seven Kill Fist casually.

"This child understands," Chen Mo bowed and saluted; he naturally understood that his foster father was worried about him getting into trouble by eating things indiscriminately.

After all, the old man did not know that he possessed the Transformation Pearl, and even if a Mirage Spirit was incompatible with his own Qi and Blood, he could still convert it for his own use.

"Then may I ask foster father, if I have Mirage Spirits that I cannot use, what should I do? Where can I find Qi Refiners to help refine them into pills?"

Chen Mo asked with curiosity; he did indeed have an unusable Origin True Stone on hand right now.

It would be best to find a place to exchange it.

Exchanging it for a Mirage Spirit or Blood Essence Stone that he could use, or even for pills, would be better than leaving it in his hands unusable.

"Did you arrange everything before coming here this time? Will there be any other trouble if you don't return for a short while?" Sun Shouren did not answer immediately, but asked in return.

"Returning to foster father, everything has been arranged," Chen Mo answered honestly, having already guessed seven or eight parts of what was to come.

"Two days from now, I will take you to a Blessed Land where many Qi Refiners gather. I will take you to see the world and, on the way, handle that Origin True Stone you have."

Sun Shouren put the Origin True Stone back into the jade box and said in a deep voice.

"I will follow foster father's instructions completely," Chen Mo had no objections to this.

It was not hard to guess that a Blessed Land would certainly not be visible to the outside; if his foster father did not lead the way, he might not be able to find it even after searching for several more years.

"Fine, then stay in the camp and rest for two days; I will take you when the time comes.

Do not think about stepping into the Mirage Sea for these two days; wait until we return to discuss everything else."

Speaking of this, his tone was very firm; this was no longer a casual piece of advice, but nearly an order.

"Understood." Chen Mo cupped his hands in a salute.

"It wouldn't be good for you to take these two Human Infant Fruits back with you, so just leave them with me for now; I'll see if I have a chance to help you sell them after some time."

He didn't even need to think to know that Chen Mo must have gone to great lengths to bring these two Human Infant Fruits here.

There was no need to make him go through the trouble of taking them back and forth; it was better to keep them on hand now and sell them for him when the opportunity arose.

"Then, what about these other items, Godfather, would you like to keep some?" Chen Mo revealed the deer antler Living Meat and the Blood Essence Stone one by one.

"Forget it, how could I take your things? Besides, these things are of no use to me." Sun Shouren waved his hand dismissively.

These items that directly increased Qi and Blood were indeed useless to him; with his talent and having reached such a realm, it was already very difficult for his physical body to achieve any qualitative breakthrough.

Unless his Inner Qi cultivation broke through, stepping from the Tongmai Realm into the Acquired Realm, for the Inner Qi to nourish the physical body, regulate the five viscera, and increase his foundation.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for his strength to see any further qualitative growth.

And if the physical body could not digest and absorb this Qi and Blood, blindly supplementing it would instead become a burden.

Chen Mo did not continue to be polite with him, smiling as he put these few items into a wooden box and carried the box back to his previous barracks.

Although he had not been in the military camp previously, his barracks remained unoccupied, mainly because there were many barracks but few soldiers.

Two days passed in a flash; early that morning, Sun Shouren called for Chen Mo, and the two of them left the military camp together, traveling south along the official road.

(End of this chapter)