If Xu Chunniang was at the critical moment of comprehending the formation when the rove beetle reported, she would most likely be disturbed by the outside world and thus lose that mysterious state.
Fortunately, this did not happen.
Xu Chunniang took out her cloak, put it on, and walked out of the courtyard.
She unexpectedly made a breakthrough in the art of formations and became a third-level formation master, but she still lacked a lot of materials in order to successfully set up a third-level formation.
After she disguised herself as a middle-aged female cultivator last time, she has maintained this appearance. Now is just the right time for her to go out and buy things.
When in Xiaoyao Sect, although Xu Chunniang was not a direct disciple, her master treated her very well and she was allowed to look through many advanced formations in the formation pavilion.
When Yue Yanru was teaching, he also cited many supporting evidences and talked about many advanced formations.
In Xu Chunniang's hands, there were several jade slips containing records of third-level formations, all of which came from her master.
The formations recorded on these jade slips were obscure and difficult for her to understand when she read them in the past.
But now, when my spiritual consciousness swept over it, I felt as if I was suddenly enlightened and my mind was opened.
However, many of the materials used in these third-level formations are unique to the five sects in the northwest.
It might be hard to find in this world of cultivation on the sea.
Xu Chunniang strolled around the market for a while and found that many of the materials were, as expected, unheard of by the cultivators here.
Even if you happen to find one or two items occasionally, the price is still very high, several times higher than when you were in the Five Sects in the Northwest.
Xu Chunniang had anticipated this and was not surprised.
In addition to the formation she obtained from the Xiaoyao Sect, she also obtained two third-level formations on the third floor of the Cheng family library, namely the Taiyin Dragon-Devouring Formation and the Three-Transformation Ghost Demon Formation.
Among them, the third-level ghost evil formation is more complicated, and the materials used are mostly ghost evil objects, which are quite difficult to find.
However, the spiritual objects used in the Taiyin Dragon-Devouring Formation were mostly taken from sea monsters and were not difficult to gather.
Xu Chunniang had three hundred thousand spirit stones on her, but to set up a third-level Taiyin Dragon-Devouring Formation, she would need at least four third-level spirit objects.
In addition to the other secondary materials she already had, she would need a dozen or so kinds.
Because the cultivation world on the sea was rich in cultivation materials but relatively scarce in spirit stones, Xu Chunniang only spent 100,000 spirit stones to purchase four third-level spiritual items.
The other dozen or so spiritual objects cost a total of 60,000.
As a result, her huge sum of 300,000 spirit stones quickly depleted by more than half, leaving only 140,000 spirit stones.
After purchasing all the materials, Xu Chunniang felt fortunate that she was currently in the sea cultivation world with rich cultivation resources.
If you were in one of the five sects in the northwest, you would probably have to spend all your wealth to buy all the spiritual materials.
One hundred and fourteen thousand spirit stones are actually not a lot for a cultivator who has reached the perfect foundation building stage.
After all, a long-distance teleportation array costs 50,000 spirit stones each time it is used, which is a very large number.
Although most monks will not easily leave the island where they live unless necessary.
However, once one's cultivation has reached the late stage of foundation building or even the perfect state, in order to make another breakthrough, one has to accumulate more spirit stones, travel to various islands, and try to get the chance of the golden elixir.
Xu Chunniang seemed to be thinking about something. She had just noticed that most of the spiritual wines in the market were for improving cultivation, and there were not many that could restore spiritual energy.
She had a large amount of red wine, maybe she could sell some of it in exchange for some spirit stones.
After thinking it over, Xu Chunniang walked into the largest tavern in the market and explained her purpose.
The shopkeeper was very interested in the magical wine she was talking about. "If it really has such magical effects, I will buy it at a high price."
Xu Chunniang first took out Pearl Drunk and Ganluxiang, two kinds of wines she had in stock.
More importantly, the spiritual energy content of these two kinds of spiritual wine is too little for her now, and they are almost completely ineffective.
The shopkeeper tasted the spiritual wine with great anticipation, but after tasting the weak spiritual power in it, he frowned slightly.
"Although the Pearl Intoxicant and Nectar Fragrance have some effect in restoring the soul, their effects are too limited."
Xu Chunniang's expression remained unchanged. "For us foundation-building cultivators, the spiritual energy in this wine is too little, but for Qi-cultivating cultivators, it is just right."
"That being said, those Qigong cultivators are not wealthy, so where do they get the extra money to buy spiritual wine?"
The shopkeeper shook his head. "But the spirit wine is not poisonous, so it is still worth it. How about 15 spirit stones per pound?"
Xu Chunniang naturally realized that this person was saying all this just to lower the price.
Although spirit stones are more valuable in this sea-based cultivation world, growing spirit rice on these islands is not as convenient as in the Five Northwestern Sects.
Therefore, there is no shortage of market for the spiritual wine she brought out.
The shopkeeper met the female cultivator in front of him without saying a word, and then he spoke a lot eloquently.
The implication is that it is very rare for the spirit wine to be sold at this price, and if you miss the opportunity, you won't be able to sell it.
"In that case, I'll go ask someone else."
Xu Chunniang waited for him to finish speaking, nodded calmly, put away the wine on the table and was about to leave.
The shopkeeper became anxious when he saw this and hurried out from the private room.
"My fellow Taoist, don't be in a hurry to leave. Everything can be negotiated. If you are not satisfied with the price, we can still negotiate it again!"
He just wanted to lower the price and never thought about not accepting the wine.
Who would have thought that this female cultivator, who looked dull and ignorant of the ways of the world, would just leave as soon as she said she would.
Xu Chunniang stopped when she heard the voice, but did not look back. "I am offering this spiritual wine sincerely. If the shopkeeper does not sincerely want it, then don't say anything more."
Seeing this scene, the shopkeeper no longer wanted to lower the price.
Afraid that the female cultivator would be dissatisfied, he even took the initiative to raise the price.
"I was wrong before, I apologize here. I am willing to buy this spirit wine at the price of thirty spirit stones per pound, no matter how much. If you are still not satisfied with this price, then I can't do anything about it."
Thirty spirit stones, which was double the previous price.
It is even higher than the price negotiated at the Xiaoyao Sect Winery.
Xu Chunniang finally turned around and nodded slightly.
The shopkeeper heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this and returned to the private room with a smile.
After two incense sticks, Xu Chunniang left the tavern.
The amount of Pearl Drunk and Sweet Dew Fragrance in her storage space was reduced by two thousand kilograms each, but there were one hundred and twenty thousand more spirit stones.
Four thousand kilograms of spiritual wine is not a small amount, but because the two kinds of spiritual wine she took out contained too little spiritual energy and were only effective for cultivators in the Qi training stage, they were not enough to attract the covetousness of the people in the wine shop.
Before leaving, the owner of the tavern asked her casually if she had any spiritual wine with more spiritual power and better quality, but Xu Chunniang directly denied it.
Although Jindan cultivators are more common on Pingfeng Island, foundation-building cultivators still make up the majority and are a force that cannot be ignored.
The red wine is not precious, but its soul-restoring effect is very useful for cultivators who are building their foundation.
Xu Chunniang had no one to rely on, so it was a bit ostentatious for her to take out such a magical wine.
Therefore, before her cultivation level broke through to the Golden Core stage, she did not intend to reveal the Red Crimson Wine in her hand, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.