Chapter 287: Chapter 286: Manufacturing Spirit Stone (First Update, Please Subscribe)
In the cave mansion, bonsai are placed all around, with spirit medicines flourishing inside, exuding waves of medicinal fragrance, rich and refreshing, and captivating.
In the center of the cave mansion, there is a stone table forged from jade.
On the stone table, there is a jar of wine.
The wine is poured into a bowl, emitting a jade-green hue, fragrant and rich.
On either side of the stone table sit a man and a woman. The woman wears a white dress, her long hair as black as ink, bare feet, the hem of her skirt like snow, her skin as crystal clear as beautiful jade, her brows and eyes like a painting, with a cool and clear temperament.
At this moment, she holds a wine bowl, drinking, with a slight blush on her face.
The man opposite her wears a black coat, gentlemanly as jade, modest and courteous, with a gentle face, skin softer than a woman’s, long fingers holding a wine cup, appearing carefree and unrestrained.
A faint, charming aura emanates from him, and living off soft women isn’t in his best interest with this exterior.
"Your foundation is better than mine, your aptitude stronger, your combat power in the same realm superior to mine. Just entering the forbidden Golden Core Realm is the Third Transformation, and in less than a hundred years, you’ll definitely reach the Eighth Transformation, at most two hundred years to make the Ninth Transformation. The Great Dao is within reach."
"When you testify to the Dao with Nascent Soul, let us become Dao Companions!"
Jin Xi said, her face somewhat flushed, making the already rosy face ever more captivating and charming.
Reaching Nascent Soul in three hundred years is almost impossible for many Golden Core cultivators.
But for a prodigy like Lu Xuanji, it’s not much.
"I read some ancient texts, and they recorded that the Golden Core Ninth Transformation is not the limit. Above the Ninth Transformation, there are the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Transformations. Do you know of this information?" Lu Xuanji inquired.
Jin Xi replied, "At the beginning, when I first embarked on the path of cultivation, I thought, what is the Ninth Transformation? I must at least achieve the Twelfth Transformation. But when it came to the Golden Core stage, just one Ninth Transformation blocked me. If not for the Immortal Gold you gave me, I might have long since fallen!"
"As a cultivator, reaching the Ninth Transformation is like standing at the mountain peak. When at the peak, there is no way forward. To continue is to face a precipice!"
"When I reached the Golden Core Ninth Transformation, looking ahead, there was no way. I directly abandoned the luxury of the Tenth Transformation, rushing towards Nascent Soul. With your aptitude, a Ninth Transformation is very possible, but a Tenth Transformation is entirely impossible!"
"Really! This time, when proving the Golden Core, during the encounter with the Human Tribulation, I encountered a prodigy of the Golden Core Tenth Transformation!" Lu Xuanji said calmly, as if speaking about finding five dollars on the road.
"The Golden Core Tenth Transformation, does it really exist in the world?"
Jin Xi asked.
Lu Xuanji nodded.
Jin Xi fell silent.
Since Lu Xuanji said so, it must exist; it was neither a lie nor an idle word. There was no meaning in such a statement if it were false; it was true that a Golden Core Tenth Transformation existed.
"How strong is the Golden Core Tenth Transformation?"
Jin Xi asked curiously.
"Very strong, very strong, and I only defeated her using a cheating method in the end!" Lu Xuanji said, also feeling regret in his heart. But upon seeing Xiaoxue, he was so excited, indulging in affection without asking how to enter the Golden Core Tenth Transformation, which was a great pity.
"Don’t force it!" Jin Xi replied.
Lu Xuanji also nodded.
When the time comes, they can talk about other things. For now, he is merely in the Third Transformation, far from reaching that step, and doesn’t need to think about much else.
Jin Xi said, "By the way! Since you’ve entered the Golden Core, there are some things I should tell you. Where do you think spirit stones come from?"
"Spirit stones are excavated from the mountains and rivers!"
Lu Xuanji replied.
"Spirit Stones can be partially excavated from Spirit Veins, but most Spirit Stones are not that way; rather, they are man-made!" Jin Xi laughed.
"Man-made?"
Lu Xuanji was slightly surprised.
"Once you enter this circle, you will naturally understand!" Jin Xi laughed, "Just like in the Mortal World, where the court controls the issuance of currency. But in the Cultivation Immortality Realm, it is Golden Core cultivators who start to control the issuance of currency. Of the spirit stones circulating in the market, only three-tenths are naturally excavated; seven-tenths are manufactured by Golden Core cultivators!"
"Golden Core cultivators can use the pill-condensing technique to condense low-grade spirit stones; Nascent Souls can condense Spiritual Qi to form middle-grade spirit stones; at Divinity Transformation, they can condense Spiritual Qi to form upper-grade spirit stones; in legend, Void Refining powerhouses can condense upper-grade spirit stones."
"You see, this is how I condense spirit stones!"
Saying this, Jin Xi urged power onto her palm, and immediately, strands of Spiritual Qi gathered on her palm, constantly compressing, constantly condensing, and about a minute later, she condensed a low-grade spirit stone.
Lu Xuanji was slightly stunned.
Jin Xi smiled and began to narrate a hidden rule of the cultivation realm.
In the mortal world, it is the court that controls currency issuance.
But in the world of cultivating immortality, cultivators above the Golden Core start to control the issuance of currency.
Golden Core cultivators can leverage the pill-condensing technique to draw Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, constantly compressing it to form low-grade spirit stones.
Based on the strength of magical power and mastery techniques, Golden Core cultivators can condense about ten thousand spirit stones a day and over three million a year. In the market, most circulating spirit stones are condensed by Golden Core cultivators. If Golden Core cultivators are willing, they can at any time start a money-printing machine state, mass-producing spirit stones to infuse into the market.
If in other worlds, if the money-printing machine is infinitely started, the market would have crashed already, and the currency would have collapsed.
But in this world, even if a Golden Core cultivator infinitely starts a money-printing machine state, there’s no need to worry about currency depreciation, price inflation, or market crash.
As many spirit stones are born each day, that’s as many spirit stones that get absorbed by the market, or they get directly stored away without concern for market collapse.
This is because spirit stones are not only the currency needed for exchange but also the most important commodity. They are used to build Spirit Veins, activate arrays, serve as fertilizers, etc.; almost everything requires spirit stones.
Each year, a large number of spirit stones must be consumed.
The demand for spirit stones only increases, it does not shrink.
Moreover, Golden Core cultivators can’t always be manufacturing spirit stones; having enough is sufficient, without the need to waste time and life.
The world of cultivating immortality is never currency-based, but cultivation-based.
Many cultivators are busy with cultivation, having no time to waste on condensing spirit stones.
"In the market, spirit stones are often insufficient. According to the rules of the three major cultivation immortality sects in Chu Country, any Golden Core cultivator wishing to reside in Chu Country must join one of the three major sects as a Guest Minister Elder. As a Guest Minister Elder, one is summoned accordingly once every century; and must provide ten million spirit stones every century. In return, the Dan Yang Sect will grant certain elixirs, cultivation techniques, or territories as compensation!"
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PS: Some block with words, only one update this morning. Second Chapter update in the morning.