Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 88: The Visitor

After some thought, Tong Bingfeng proposed another solution, which was essentially using Meng Lao's reputation accumulated over many years as collateral.

If this visitor had once been taught and enlightened by him, he would naturally understand how much he valued this reputation, and would certainly not easily break off relations unless there was a fundamental conflict of interest.

"Fellow Daoist Tong is indeed cautious and prudent. This mid-grade first-tier magic weapon was personally crafted by him before he left his master to venture into the depths of the Ice Domain."

Meng Lan readily tossed a mid-grade first-tier flying sword-shaped spiritual weapon into the spirit ice mine.

"The flying sword is accurate and indeed the work of Elder Meng. Moreover, it bears a special magical imprint. Better safe than sorry. Please forgive me, fellow Daoists."

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea in silence, Tong Bingfeng's voice reappeared, and the Concealing Spirit Array slowly opened a passage as tall as a person under his control, allowing him to enter and exit.

Tong Bingfeng remained standing at a safe distance from the entrance of the passage, the water-controlling fork already stored in his storage bag, and the Azure Water Sword still held in front of him.

At the same time, shimmering patterns could be clearly seen flashing across the sword, and the sword would occasionally tremble abnormally, with streaks of sword light shooting out from time to time. The intense vigilance on his face had not dissipated in the slightest.

"Fellow Daoist Tong, why bother? If you weren't a trustworthy fellow Daoist, why would I have brought you back to the Spirit Ice Mine?"

Upon seeing this scene, Liu Zong couldn't help but complain.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, it's not that I'm suspicious or distrustful, but rather that you failed to keep your promise. After all, we are not on Ice Spirit Island, but deep within the Ice Domain. If I had brought back a strange cultivator without warning yesterday, how would you have handled it?"

Tong Bingfeng's face remained stiff and unmoved, after all, he held a clear advantage in this matter.

"Fellow Daoists, please don't be angry. Fellow Daoist Tong was cautious and his words were all reasonable. There is no fault in this deep ice domain. Fellow Daoist Liu was thinking of our past relationship and was wholeheartedly preparing to sell the spirit ice. He also meant well. Everything today was caused by my recklessness. Please don't let this cause any estrangement between you two."

Menglan stood up in time to defuse the situation, taking all the blame upon herself.

"Fellow Daoists, please forgive me. It's not that I'm unwilling to trust you, but the lessons I learned yesterday still leave me with lingering fear and a lack of peace."

Tong Bingfeng's complexion had recovered somewhat. After all, things had come to this point, and it would be inappropriate to remain aloof. All that had happened before was merely an expression of his attitude.

"Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Tong, that such a thing will definitely not happen again in the future. I will definitely inform you beforehand. But to get back to the main point, I believe you have no objection to the sale of the spirit ice."

After some thought, Liu Zong solemnly reiterated that it was indeed somewhat ill-considered of him to bring cultivators here without obtaining permission from his companions.

"I would naturally be happy to sell the Spirit Ice. May I ask at what price Fellow Daoist Meng intends to purchase it?"

"The spirit ice produced in this spirit ice mine is of the same grade, but the spiritual energy contained in each piece of spirit ice is much purer, far surpassing the so-called spirit ice mined from the ice surface of the Ice Domain."

Tong Bingfeng asked questions while simultaneously explaining the advantages and characteristics of the spiritual ice produced there, preparing to argue his case and haggle over every detail.

"My shop has been selling spirit ice for over ten years, so I naturally understand the difference between the two types. How about three pieces of low-grade first-tier spirit ice for one spirit stone, and one piece of mid-grade first-tier spirit ice for one spirit stone?"

Meng Lan immediately offered a very sincere purchase price, which was almost equivalent to the unified selling price of all shops on Ice Spirit Island.

Deep within the icy realm, the consumption of various spiritual items, including spirit ice, is also considerable. Naturally, the price of high-quality spirit ice is also higher, so this Fellow Daoist Menglan naturally has enough profit margin to maintain.

"make a deal"

This price far exceeded the price Tong Bingfeng had inquired about at the central trading point, so he naturally agreed without hesitation.

After reaching an agreement, Meng Lan went to Liu Zong's stone chamber to rest. Tong Bingfeng returned to his own stone chamber, activated the protective array at the entrance, and carefully took out an Ice Yuan Pearl to refine.

The Ice Element Pearl contains pure ice-attribute spiritual energy, which is somewhat different from the cultivation technique and spiritual root he cultivates, so he cannot be refined rashly.

He placed the Ice Yuan Pearl on his hands outside his dantian, and a stream of pure magic power attached itself to it, surrounding it layer by layer. He actively drew in the pure spiritual energy within, using the natural purifying effect of magic power to expel the ice attribute from the Ice Yuan Pearl and guide the water attribute spiritual energy of the same attribute to actively merge into the circulating Great Circulation.

A stream of extremely pure spiritual energy, carrying a slight coolness, entered Tong Bingfeng's meridians, putting him in a state of extreme pleasure and satisfaction.

This pure spiritual energy from the Ice Yuan Pearl not only replenishes the dantian with strands of pure magic power after each major cycle of energy circulation, but its unique coolness also keeps the mind clear and the spirit sharp, maintaining rationality at all times.

Moreover, under the nourishment of this unique coolness, one can clearly perceive that one's consciousness is in a state of abnormal excitement and rapid growth.

A certain type of ice elemental bead actually has a significant auxiliary effect on the dual growth of magical power and divine sense, especially the latter, which is completely unexpected.

In fact, for cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, the growth of divine sense, apart from the normal increase in cultivation level, is much more difficult than simply improving cultivation level.

Because during the Qi Refining stage of cultivation, there aren't many suitable scenarios for the daily use of divine sense, and many cultivators don't pay enough attention to it.

Undoubtedly, during the Qi Refining stage of cultivation, the foundation of one's spiritual sense deepens. When one day one forges a Dao foundation and becomes a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the accumulated spiritual sense will naturally become even more powerful.

"After a night of arduous cultivation, only one-fifth of an Ice Essence Pearl is consumed. One Ice Essence Pearl is more than enough to support five days of cultivation. Its effect is far superior to that of ordinary spiritual pills. No wonder you can't usually find any different attribute essence pearls in the market."

The night passed in the blink of an eye, and after Tong Bingfeng had reflected on it, he uttered the most sincere sigh.

Since there are Ice Yuan Pearls, there are naturally other Yuan Pearls that gather different pure spiritual energy of different attributes. However, no matter which cultivator falls into the hands of such spiritual objects, they will probably keep it a secret and refine it as soon as possible.