Qi Ping clicked to search for second and third-grade spiritual tree seeds, and immediately, a stream of product information appeared on the screen.
As Qi Ping looked at the items listed, his eyes widened in amazement!
“So many!”
“And they’re all incredibly rare and precious spiritual tree seeds! They even have Enlightenment Tea Tree seeds!”
“This is totally worth it!”
The product information on the token listed over a hundred items!
And almost every single seed was extremely rare.
“This is incredible. I doubt I could find even half of these even if I searched the entire Qingtian Domain.”
“All I can say is that the title of Mysterious Black Market is well deserved.”
Qi Ping was completely awestruck by the sheer variety of goods in the Mysterious Black Market.
The only downside was that buying anything here came at a steep price. Purchasing the lowest-grade spiritual vein alone would cost the market price in spirit stones plus three thousand two hundred black market points.
And Qi Ping, after taking advantage of his bee swarm’s convenience and working hard for over three months, only to be ambushed by a mysterious organization, had finally earned fifteen thousand black market points.
While that was a decent amount, it wasn’t exactly a fortune.
So, if he wanted to buy something from the Mysterious Black Market, Qi Ping had to spend wisely, choosing the rarest items that would be hardest to obtain in the Qingtian Domain, such as the Essence of a Spiritual Vein.
“First, I’ll pick a few spiritual tree seeds that are best suited for making money and enhancing my spiritual vein right now… then I’ll buy a spirit beast with a talent for comprehension!”
Before the spiritual vein could fully mature, Qi Ping’s main tasks, aside from nurturing the spiritual trees and the vein itself, were studying formations, spells, and the true meaning of laws. Without more spiritual energy, he simply couldn’t do much else.
So, at this stage, his comprehension was the most important thing for Qi Ping.
Having made up his mind, Qi Ping began his careful selection.
[Blazing Sunwood Seed, Third-grade Intermediate… Price: Thirteen Thousand Spirit Stones + One Thousand Three Hundred Black Market Points]
[Lunar Radiance Tree Seed, Third-grade Low… Price: Nine Thousand Spirit Stones + Nine Hundred Black Market Points]
[Stellarwood Seed, Third-grade Intermediate… Price: Twelve Thousand Spirit Stones + One Thousand Two Hundred Black Market Points]
[Dark Iron Tree Seed, Third-grade Low… Price: Ten Thousand Spirit Stones + One Thousand Black Market Points]
“I’ll take these four!”
After careful consideration, Qi Ping finally chose the Blazing Sunwood, Lunar Radiance Tree, Stellarwood, and Dark Iron Tree.
All four were third-grade spiritual tree seeds!
Fortunately, although spiritual tree seeds were rare, they were still much cheaper than third-grade spirit beast cubs of the same level.
Because spiritual trees take a very long time to cultivate, making them primarily useful for sects, so the seed prices weren’t too high. Only when a spiritual tree reached maturity did its price skyrocket.
These four third-grade spiritual trees would be more than enough for Qi Ping to enhance his spiritual vein at his current stage.
Truth be told, the Mysterious Black Market had many strange and rare spiritual tree seeds.
Some were even rarer and more precious than these four, with greater cultivation value.
But after careful thought, Qi Ping decided against them.
Because while those seeds were good, they weren’t suitable for Qi Ping’s current situation. Their cultivation demanded more from the environment and spiritual power, making them much harder to grow.
Before Qi Ping’s spiritual vein was properly developed, cultivating those trees would be extremely difficult.
But the four he chose were different.
“The Blazing Sunwood can absorb the sun’s power to grow and condense solar essence. It doesn’t require as much spiritual energy. As long as I inscribe a spell in its Tree Spirit Mark to help it absorb and convert solar energy, it can grow and recover quickly, which will help enhance the spiritual vein. At the same time, it can condense solar essence, which can be used to strengthen Crow Crow or be sold for spirit stones!” The Blazing Sunwood was the one Qi Ping valued the most.
Because with Crow Crow around, Qi Ping could create a basic spell framework most suitable for the Blazing Sunwood and inscribe it into the Tree Spirit Mark for the tree to learn, grow, and perfect.
Furthermore, Qi Ping had the highest hopes for Crow Crow’s growth. With the Blazing Sunwood’s help, Crow Crow would break through to the second or even third grade much faster.
Among all of Qi Ping’s current animal companions, Crow Crow had the strongest innate ability to break through its bloodline limits on its own.
As long as Crow Crow successfully transformed again, Qi Ping’s fire-attribute cultivation talent would also undergo another transformation and improvement!
The same logic applied to the Lunar Radiance Tree and Stellarwood. By absorbing lunar and stellar energy, their growth would be less dependent on spiritual energy.
This made them well-suited for Qi Ping’s current spirit-poor territory.
The lunar essence and stellar essence they produced could also be sold for a considerable number of spirit stones.
The only difference between them and the Blazing Sunwood was that Qi Ping didn’t have any animal companions that utilized lunar or stellar energy.
This meant it would be a bit more troublesome for Qi Ping to find or create spells suitable for these two trees.
But regardless, the three trees of Sun, Moon, and Stars were perfect for helping Qi Ping get through the initial cultivation phase using the Spiritual Vein Essence.
As for the Dark Iron Tree, Qi Ping specifically chose it to pair with the Stone Spirit.
While growing, the Dark Iron Tree emits energy that generates a very special type of dark iron ore nearby. Similarly, when the little Stone Spirit is deep in meditation, it can also produce a special accompanying ore.
The Dark Iron Tree can absorb the power of ores to accelerate its growth, and the little Stone Spirit can do the same.
So, Qi Ping thought that combining the two might create a mutually beneficial growth synergy, and perhaps even yield some unexpected surprises.
“The total cost for these four spiritual tree seeds is forty-four thousand spirit stones + four thousand four hundred black market points.”
“Adding the cost of the Spiritual Vein Essence, which is thirty-two thousand spirit stones, brings the total to seventy-six thousand spirit stones + seven thousand six hundred black market points.”
“Wow! After spending that, I’ll have less than thirty thousand spirit stones and seventy-four hundred black market points left.”
“That means I won’t have enough spirit stones left to buy a spirit beast.”
Thinking this, Qi Ping started to worry again.
“What should I do?”
While he could still sell Nectar of Spirit Nurturing for a few tens of thousands of spirit stones, he had just angered a terrorist organization. Selling honey in large quantities right now was too risky.
He had obtained a lot of loot during this time, and selling all those odds and ends could easily net him several tens of thousands of spirit stones without any problem.
But selling those captured items right now was even riskier than selling the honey.
Thinking about this gave Qi Ping a headache again.
“Oh, right. The Mysterious Black Market probably buys things too, right?”
However, the token didn’t mention any selling rules, so Qi Ping couldn’t be sure.
But judging by the kinds of goods in the Mysterious Black Market, Qi Ping suspected that even if they did buy, they would only accept high-quality items.
“It would be best if they accept my stuff. Even selling at half price would be fine, as long as I can get rid of these hot potatoes before they blow up in my hands!”
“Never mind, let’s check out the spirit beasts first!”
[Searching for “second or third-grade spirit beasts with outstanding comprehension talent” costs two thousand spirit stones. Do you wish to proceed?]
