Ten days later.
The business of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" was still booming, though significantly less so than before.
This was primarily because the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" had swept up almost all the circulating capital from the various merchant guilds in "Jinling Immortal City."
Although the other guilds had money, their liquid funds were running low.
"Seven small targets!"
Seven hundred million low-grade spirit stones!
This already represented one-third of "Jinling Immortal City's" cash flow.
Under these circumstances, no matter how good the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild's" goods were, and no matter how much the "guild stewards" wanted to purchase them, they had to temper their enthusiasm.
Wait they must!
Wait until they sold off their current stock, recouped some capital, and then they could return to "take advantage," or rather, "do business"!
With similar thoughts in mind, the business of the "Dragon Rider Merchant Guild" gradually slowed down.
Seeing this situation, Qian Duoduo did not hesitate. With a grand gesture, he led Li Xiaoyao and the other "cool and aloof guards" and departed from "Jinling Immortal City," heading towards the next destination.
As per the senior's instructions, to "dump goods" and exchange them for a large amount of spirit stones in a short period.
Qian Duoduo had no time to waste in "Jinling Immortal City." He needed to rush to the next immortal city to "play the scheme."
Only one-third of the previously prepared goods had been sold. He could still visit two more places!
...
Good!
Well done!
Inside the cave.
Hao Ren cheered Qian Duoduo on.
Qian Duoduo's actions would help Hao Ren quickly acquire a massive amount of spirit stones.
Currently, Hao Ren's demand for spirit stones was immense!
Hao Ren had a feeling that with his current cultivation speed, he would soon break through the bottleneck and advance to the "Nascent Soul realm."
His foundation was so deep, with a large number of Golden Cores within his body. The impending "Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation" would undoubtedly be terrifying, and he needed to be prepared!
Others undergoing tribulations needed to prepare various elixirs and magical treasures...
Hao Ren didn't need such hassle. He only needed one thing: spirit stones!
Abundant spirit stones!
The more, the better!
Never too many!
Hao Ren's "Grand Generosity Technique" was a "tribulation-crossing artifact."
As long as he had sufficient spirit stones, no matter how formidable the heavenly tribulation, Hao Ren was confident he could pass it smoothly.
Scattering money was eternal!
Hao Ren thought to himself and casually took out a "Nine Dragon Pattern Elixir," tossing it into his mouth.
For the past few days, he had been treating "Nine Dragon Pattern Elixirs" as his daily meals.
He consumed at least thirty "Nine Dragon Pattern Elixirs" every day.
Thirty was Hao Ren's current limit.
Any more, and his body couldn't handle it, being burst by the violent medicinal properties!
The benefits of greedily consuming "Nine Dragon Pattern Elixirs" were obvious.
Currently, twenty-four of the "One Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores" within Hao Ren's body had been upgraded to "Eight Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores."
This was almost half of the total "One Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores."
In a while longer, all forty-seven "One Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores" would be upgraded to "Eight Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores."
At that point, Hao Ren would possess one "Nine Dragon Pattern Thunder Core,"
one "Nine Dragon Pattern Void Core,"
one "Nine Dragon Pattern Poison Core,"
one "Five Dragon Pattern Yin Core,"
and forty-seven "Eight Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores."
...
Terrifying indeed!
The "True Essence Power" contained within his dantian was estimated to be close to that of a "Deity Transformation cultivator."
It was truly terrifying!
Of course, this was not Hao Ren's limit!
He still had a large quantity of "Limitless Immortal Elixirs."
"Limitless Immortal Elixirs" were also "cheating artifacts"!
After consuming this type of immortal elixir, a cultivator's body would turn into a "bottomless pit," and there would be no danger of bursting from consuming any elixir in a short period.
Three words: eat as much as you want!
At that time, Hao Ren would first consume "Limitless Immortal Elixirs," and then a massive amount of "Nine Dragon Pattern Elixirs." This would allow him to upgrade all "Eight Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores" to "Nine Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores."
This way, Hao Ren would possess fifty "Nine Dragon Pattern Golden Cores," and one "Ten Dragon Pattern Golden Core."
Who else could compete?
The total amount of his "True Essence Power" would surge past that of a "Deity Transformation cultivator"!
Awesome and formidable!
However, Hao Ren didn't plan to do so for now.
It was too dangerous!
He had a strong intuition that once all "Eight Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores" were upgraded to "Nine Dragon Pattern Thunder Cores."
The realm Hao Ren had been painstakingly suppressing would no longer be containable.
At that moment, his cultivation level would skyrocket, breaking through the shackles in a short period and advancing to the "Nascent Soul realm."
While realm advancement was a good thing, Hao Ren couldn't handle the "Great Nascent Soul Tribulation"!
Wait!
He must wait a bit longer!
He would wait until Qian Duoduo earned "ten small targets."
Only then would Hao Ren prioritize "advancing to the Nascent Soul realm."
"Ten small targets"!
It used to feel like a lot, but now it didn't seem so difficult!
Hao Ren glanced at his "friend updates." Qian Duoduo had already earned "seven small targets."
With a little more effort, the mission would be accomplished.
Heh heh heh...
Hao Ren let out a cheerful and hearty laugh.
The "Lucky Three Treasures" beside him immediately echoed his laughter.
Ginseng: Heh heh heh...
Ganoderma: Heh heh heh...
Fo-ti: Heh heh heh...
The "Lucky Three Treasures" had been growing well recently.
They had all grown by a circle.
Uh...
Alright, in Hao Ren's cave, it was hard not to grow well!
In the cave, the "Lucky Three Treasures" could receive the nourishing aura of "Tian Yi Sheng Shui" up close.
Speaking of "Tian Yi Sheng Shui," ever since the "Acacia Tree Sapling" arrived, it had fully erupted.
The "Acacia Tree Sapling" had grown a tender pink branch that swayed gently every day, scattering a large amount of "pink mist."
A portion of this "pink mist" was absorbed by the "Dragon Pattern Grass."
The "Dragon Pattern Grass" proliferated in large numbers.
Hao Ren's cave had now become a lush green grassland.
"Nine-Leaf Dragon Pattern Grass," which was a "supreme heavenly material and earthly treasure" outside, was treated like common weeds in Hao Ren's cave.
In the beginning, Hao Ren was afraid of stepping on the "Nine-Leaf Dragon Pattern Grass."
Now, he was completely indifferent.
There was so much that it was impossible to use up, so he could step on it as he pleased!
The only use for "Nine-Leaf Dragon Pattern Grass" for Hao Ren was in refining "Nine Dragon Pattern Elixirs."
"Wangcai Little Blood Dragon" and "Laifu Little Blood Dragon," as two "tool dragons," continuously spewed "karma fire" day and night, assisting Hao Ren in refining "Nine Dragon Pattern Elixirs."
Initially, Hao Ren was fully involved, and he could refine three furnaces of elixirs daily, producing less than three hundred "Nine Dragon Pattern Elixirs."
Now, Hao Ren had completely stepped back. After imparting his "alchemy skills" to the two "tool dragons," he had become a "hands-off manager."
At first, "Wangcai Little Blood Dragon" expressed protests and dissatisfaction.
Opposing the exploitation of "child labor"!
We are still children!
Hao Ren directly tossed five hundred low-grade spirit stones at them.
More money!
Add more money!
From now on, the daily wages would increase by five hundred low-grade spirit stones.
"Wangcai Little Blood Dragon" accepted the spirit stones and, with a beaming face, led the timid-looking "Laifu Little Blood Dragon" to refine elixirs.