Others Level Up, but I Pursue Cultivation!

[In just a few months, hundreds of people had flocked in.]

[But among these people, probably less than one percent would survive until the next major competition.]

[None of this had anything to do with you; you merely stayed peacefully in your residence, cultivating Gathering Spirit Flowers.]

[Two years passed in the blink of an eye...]

[In the thirty-second year, under your meticulous care, more than a hundred seeds had matured, growing into fully developed Gathering Spirit Flowers.]

[So you took these Gathering Spirit Flowers, prepared to exchange them for the pill recipe you'd longed for.]

[You quickly found the owner of the pill recipe, a well-known figure in the black market of the valley, Song Si, a late-stage Integration Phase cultivator!]

[Over the past three years, you had dealt with Song Si quite a bit, exchanging spiritual liquid and that magic artifact, as well as previous information from him.]

[This Song Si had a mysterious background, seemingly different from ordinary evil cultivators. He had entered the valley three years earlier than you, having experienced two rounds of the Blood Seed competition.]

[Walking through a secluded alleyway, you soon saw Song Si dozing in the courtyard, basking in the sun.]

[With a kind smile on his face, Song Si got up to greet you from afar when he saw you.]

[You didn't bother with pleasantries, inquiring directly about the prices of the Marrow Cleansing Pill, Spirit Awakening Pill, and Nine Revolutions Pill recipes.]

[Song Si didn't beat around the bush, directly quoting the prices for the three pill recipes.]

[The Marrow Cleansing Pill recipe was priced at 1,000 Spirit Stones, the Spirit Awakening Pill recipe at 1 million Spirit Stones, and the Nine Revolutions Pill recipe at 3 million Spirit Stones!]

[Hearing the prices, you nodded slightly. You had anticipated the prices of the Marrow Cleansing Pill and Spirit Awakening Pill recipes, but the price for the Nine Revolutions Pill recipe seemed a bit too low.]

[You asked why the price for the Nine Revolutions Pill was so low.]

[Song Si chuckled, saying that the alchemy materials were precious, and even if one had the recipe, it was difficult to concoct.]

[Hearing this, you remained silent, then took out a Gathering Spirit Flower, asking how he would price this item.]

[When Song Si saw the Gathering Spirit Flower, he almost lost his balance, falling out of his chair.]

[He quickly asked how you had obtained such a thing.]

[You chuckled, not answering.]

[Seeing this, Song Si scrutinized you carefully, finally quoting a price: fifty thousand low-grade Spirit Stones per flower; he would take however many you had!]

In the real world, Su Xing was dumbfounded when he saw this figure.

"How much? Fifty thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, for one Gathering Spirit Flower!?"

Su Xing's eyes widened. He knew the Gathering Spirit Flower was valuable, but he hadn't expected it to be worth so much!

Su Xing had over ten thousand Gathering Spirit Flowers in his Spirit Field Cave!

This meant... Su Xing's net worth exceeded five hundred million Spirit Stones!?

Five hundred million Spirit Stones, not to mention just for a cultivator, even an Immortal might go crazy for that much!

Su Xing took a deep breath, muttering to himself:

"I didn't expect, in this era of spiritual energy depletion, the Gathering Spirit Flower to be so precious?"

"No wonder... When Damned Zong saw the Gathering Spirit Flower back then, he had such a greedy look on his face..."

But on closer thought...

A single Gathering Spirit Flower was nearly equivalent to having endless spiritual energy!

As long as the Gathering Spirit Flower existed, it could continuously produce spiritual energy... Perhaps in a few thousand years, the spiritual energy produced by a single Gathering Spirit Flower would exceed five hundred million Spirit Stones?

Besides, Spirit Stones would eventually run out.

But the Gathering Spirit Flower would always exist, never withering.

If a powerful cultivator wanted to upgrade their Blessed Land, transplanting a Gathering Spirit Flower would undoubtedly be the best choice!

With this thought, the high price of the Gathering Spirit Flower no longer seemed surprising...

"Tsk tsk, it seems that next time I do the simulation, I should bring more Gathering Spirit Flowers with me!"

Su Xing felt a tinge of excitement in his heart. With just these Gathering Spirit Flowers, Su Xing could acquire countless cultivation resources useful to him!

With a thought, Su Xing silently recited:

"Use Immersive Simulation... Duration: 24 hours!"

[You successfully used the Immersive Simulation... Remaining energy: 697.39 million points.]

Su Xing's vision shifted, and he appeared in a strange courtyard.

In front of Su Xing was a fair-skinned, smiling, chubby middle-aged man who looked like a wealthy merchant.

"Haha, little brother, have you considered it? Is my price fair enough?"

Although Su Xing was delighted, he remained expressionless on the surface, staying silent.

Seeing Su Xing's silence, Song Si became a little anxious, quickly pouring tea and speaking to Su Xing incessantly:

"Brother, I'm not cheating you with this price! Although the Gathering Spirit Flower is extremely precious and nearly extinct nowadays, a single Gathering Spirit Flower has limited use..."
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"Moreover, while a Gathering Spirit Flower might fetch a hundred thousand Spirit Stones at an auction outside, everyone here in the valley is a desperate person; we could die in the next Blood Seed competition. It's better to exchange the Gathering Spirit Flower for useful resources, perhaps boosting our strength to become a Blood Seed!"

Su Xing was even more thrilled hearing this; he hadn't expected the price for the Gathering Spirit Flower to be higher outside!

A single flower could fetch a hundred thousand Spirit Stones at an auction!?

"But... from Song Si's tone, he seemed to need the Gathering Spirit Flower badly? Strange, according to him, the Gathering Spirit Flower shouldn't be of much use to him, right?"

With these thoughts churning in his mind, Su Xing asked:

"Haha, Brother Song, according to what you said, the Gathering Spirit Flower shouldn't be of much use to you either, so why do you need it so much?"

Hearing Su Xing's question, Song Si immediately clammed up, not saying another word.

Seeing his reaction, Su Xing became even more convinced that Song Si had a big secret!