Chronicles of the Green Vine: A Mortal’s Path to Immortality

After more than two years of hard work, Zhang Ling's cultivation has reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.

This is also thanks to the pills he refined some time ago. Although the Qi Refining Powder doesn't have much effect on him now, it has made his alchemy skills more proficient.

The Spirit Gathering Pill has also been refined by him long ago, with a success rate of fifty to sixty percent, and its medicinal power is strong, capable of rapidly increasing cultivation.

The price of Spirit Gathering Pills is also very high, with one pill costing four to five low-grade spirit stones on the market.

In addition to the progress in cultivation, Zhang Ling has also mastered several spells in the past two years.

Such as the Sound Transmission Technique, Fireball Technique, and Strength Enhancement Technique, these commonly used spells, as well as the Object Manipulation Technique that he hadn't mastered before, can now be cast.

The Fireball Technique is an offensive spell, and he found it quite difficult to learn.

The Object Manipulation Technique is the most difficult to practice because this spell acts on objects. In addition to using spiritual power, it also requires the coordination of divine sense to control it.

This technique is also a necessary spell to master for driving magical instruments. Only by mastering the Object Manipulation Technique can one control magical instruments to fight enemies or fly with them.

After finishing his cultivation, Zhang Ling went to the medicine field to pick some spiritual herbs, and then he rented the Earth Fire Room for ten days to refine some Qi Refining Powder and Spirit Gathering Pills.

He wants to use these newly refined pills to exchange for some spirit stones in the market to buy some items that increase his strength.

It's been several years since he went to the market. It's still the same as before, with a large number of rogue cultivators wandering here every day, or setting up stalls to trade.

Of course, there are also some cultivators who hold a fluke mentality, hoping to find treasures here and pick up bargains.

In the world of cultivation, resources are very important in the eyes of cultivators, but there is something more important than resources: opportunity.

Legend has it that those great powerhouses are all people with deep opportunities.

For cultivators, opportunity is what is often referred to as wealth, companionship, law, and land in the cultivation world.

Companionship does not mean Daoist partners, but like-minded cultivators. Cultivators pursue the path of longevity, not closed-door cultivation. They often exchange experiences with acquaintances to verify their own cultivation insights.

In addition to this, there are also the guidance of elders in the sect, dual cultivation partners, etc.

Law refers to inheritances such as cultivation techniques and secret arts. With these foundations, one can achieve great accomplishments.

Land refers to the spiritual veins of heaven and earth, and even blessed lands for cultivation. In simple terms, places with abundant spiritual energy can better help cultivators break through.

Wealth is self-explanatory.

Opportunity is hard to find. Some cultivators have good cultivation资质, but lack opportunity, and can only be low-level cultivators.

Some cultivators have ordinary qualifications, but deep opportunities. Maybe a simple outing can lead them to find some inheritances from ancient cultivators, or be valued by some senior experts, and from then on, soar into the sky, ultimately achieving no small feat.

These are all uncertain things. After all, the immortal world is vast and full of wonders. Falling Star Immortal City is just a gathering place for rogue cultivators from nearby countries.

Zhang Ling himself embarked on the path of cultivation because he obtained a fortuitous encounter.

Not only was his body parasitized by a strange vine, but he also obtained the heaven-defying function of a mysterious bead. It can be said that he has deep blessings. As long as he cultivates step by step, his future is bright.

But now he is only a low-level Qi Refining stage cultivator. Keeping a low profile is the best way to protect himself.

Zhang Ling arrived at the market in the evening. After paying a spirit stone for the stall fee, he set up a gray cloth on an empty space and took out a few bottles of pills and placed them on it.

One spirit stone can be used to set up a stall here for a whole day, which is very cost-effective.

Taking out a wooden board and writing the four characters 'Selling Pills' on it, looking at the somewhat monotonous items, Zhang Ling thought for a while, patted his storage bag, and took out a few low-level spiritual herbs to sell together.

The market is bustling with people. The stallholders are all Qi Refining cultivators, and the items such as cultivation techniques, magical instruments, spirit talismans, pills, and monster materials are all necessities for cultivators. Thousands of cultivators come here to trade every day.

Zhang Ling's stall is relatively remote, and no cultivators have patronized it for the time being, but he is not worried at all. Pills are the best-selling items.

As night fell, more and more cultivators came here.

A cultivator wearing a bamboo hat stopped in front of his stall, first looked at the few spiritual herbs, and then pointed at a few jade bottles.

"Fellow Daoist, what are these pills?"

A hoarse voice reached his ears, and Zhang Ling then sized up the person and said expressionlessly, "Foundation Pills, Qi Refining Powder, and Spirit Gathering Pills."

"Spirit Gathering Pills!" the person exclaimed in surprise.

"Can I examine them?" The bamboo hat cultivator quickly squatted down, his tone somewhat excited, as if he had come to find pills.

"Please do so, Fellow Daoist."

The person was so excited that his body involuntarily emitted a faint spiritual power. Zhang Ling immediately saw that the person's cultivation was also at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

The bamboo hat man did not hesitate to grab a bottle of pills, unplugged the cork, poured out a pill, sniffed it lightly, and carefully examined it.

"Not bad, it's really a Spirit Gathering Pill. I want this bottle of pills."

"Fellow Daoist is straightforward. One bottle of Spirit Gathering Pills has ten pills, for a total of forty-eight spirit stones."

Zhang Ling was overjoyed and said the price of the pills. The bamboo hat man seemed to be in a good mood and took out the spirit stones without haggling.

The first transaction was completed in this way. Zhang Ling was in a great mood after putting away the spirit stones.

In the market, the price of pills has always been high. Among them, pills used for cultivation and increasing the spiritual power in cultivators' bodies are the best to sell.

The market price of Qi Refining Powder is two spirit stones per pill. Spirit Gathering Pills can be sold for five spirit stones per pill without worry. This is the general price of pill shops in Falling Star City.

Although the price also fluctuates, it generally only increases and rarely decreases.

After selling a bottle of Spirit Gathering Pills, Zhang Ling's stall seemed to have been discovered by other cultivators. The flow of people suddenly increased. Soon, several cultivators came to inquire about the pills.

Some of them even bargained with him, but he ignored them all. His marked price was already a few spirit stones lower than the market price, so he was not worried about selling them.

After half an hour, the pills on the stall were sold out. He packed up the stall, got up, and left the market, heading towards the inner city.

With hundreds of spirit stones on him, in order to prevent the attention of interested people, he wandered around the outer city for a while, and then changed into a large black robe in a hidden street corner.

This was a hooded garment. After putting on the hood, the whole body was hidden in it. In the eyes of outsiders, the figure looked like a fat man.

This kind of dress is very common in Falling Star City and will not attract the attention of other cultivators.

Soon, Zhang Ling came to a prosperous street. The surrounding shops were brightly lit.

Hundred Crafts Pavilion, Red Maple Garden, Thousand Talismans Building. Each shop has its own characteristics and are all merchants with strength.

There were fewer people here, but most of the people on the street had mid- to late-stage Qi Refining cultivation.

Zhang Ling stopped in front of a five-story pavilion, looked at the golden characters on the plaque "Sky Universe Pavilion", and walked straight in.

"Welcome, Immortal Master. Please tell me what you need, Immortal Master. I can introduce you," said a clear and melodious voice.

Just as he stepped into the pavilion, before he had time to observe, a girl in a green dress, about eleven or twelve years old, walked towards him from his left.

"Magical instruments, spirit talismans. I only want the best," Zhang Ling glanced at the girl and said in a muffled voice.

Although the girl was a mortal, she was generous and not at all unusual, obviously having seen many cultivators.

"This way, please, Senior."

Following Cui'er, he looked around. The first floor of the Sky Universe Pavilion was very large, with a huge counter, behind which were placed many items, including magical instruments emitting spiritual light, various spirit talismans. Pills and jade slips of cultivation techniques were also available.

There were also several cultivators observing the items on the counter, each accompanied by a girl.

Bypassing the counter, the girl led him to a small compartment of five or six zhang in space, and then offered a pot of fragrant tea.

"Please wait a moment, Senior. Cui'er will bring the items you need," the girl poured him a cup of fragrant tea and left.

Zhang Ling did not drink the tea, but released his divine sense to look around.

The compartment was like a small room, with some calligraphy and paintings decorating the walls, obviously carefully arranged. There was also a long table in the center of the room.

What surprised him was that his divine sense could only wander in the compartment and could not see the outside situation.

There were also formations and restrictions here. While he was marveling, a middle-aged beautiful woman appeared at the door.

"Fellow Daoist is visiting Sky Universe Pavilion for the first time, right? May I ask for your esteemed name?"