[The Path of Lust Can Also Be a Path to Immortality] (Chapter 4)

Author: Liu Daomu, March 8, 2017, Chapter 4. When Liu Shou'er returned to the main gate of the Dao Shen Sect, the setting sun was still high in the red glow of the western mountains; it was still early.

Having finally managed to get out, Shou'er wasn't in a hurry to return to the Spirit Beast Valley.

He planned to go to the market ten miles to the west. He had acquired several magical artifacts and treasures today, but he didn't know their level. He wanted to have them appraised by an expert who sold magical artifacts.

Although young, Shou'er knew how to conceal his true identity, after all, these things hadn't been acquired in a perfectly respectable way.

He used his Wind Riding Technique to fly close to the market, then hid in a deserted grove to change out of the Dao Shen Sect's Daoist robe and into the blue scholar's robe his mother had made for him.

He also untied his Daoist bun and changed into the hairstyle he had seen among the rogue cultivators in the market.

Still worried about being recognized by his fellow disciples, he took out the clothing of the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Hehuan Sect from his storage ring, tore off a long sleeve, and wrapped it diagonally around one eye, instantly transforming himself into a one-eyed youth.

This way, even Senior Brother Zhong might not recognize him at a glance.

Satisfied, Shou'er used his Wind Riding Technique to dash into the market.

Choosing a relatively large shop called "Heyi Zhai," Liu Shou'er confidently stepped inside. A shop assistant glanced at him casually, seeing that he was neither a disciple of a major sect nor possessed a high cultivation level, and didn't bother to greet him, leaving Shou'er to curiously explore the shop on the first floor.

Liu Shou'er didn't see any longevity-enhancing pills at the pill counter, which wasn't surprising, as he had already searched all the shops in the market last time, and only three carried mid-grade longevity pills, not this one.

He hadn't come here to buy pills, so he turned to the shopkeeper and asked, "Fellow Daoist, does your shop buy magic weapons?" "Yes,

" the shopkeeper replied lazily. The shopkeeper thought to himself, "What good magic weapons could a low-level rogue cultivator possibly have?" So he wasn't interested at all.

Shou'er immediately took out the lightning hammer from his storage ring and said, "Then how much do you think this magic weapon is worth?" "This…this is…" The shopkeeper had been in this business for many years; he could tell a good magic weapon at a glance without even holding it.

This jet-black hammer emitted a mysterious, eerie light, with a faint, explosive energy flowing within its head. He knew at a glance it was no ordinary item.

This time, the shopkeeper didn't dare to be negligent. He immediately rushed over and took the lightning hammer, repeatedly stroking and admiring it.

It had to be said that this magic weapon was truly exceptional. The material and craftsmanship alone were like works of art, not to mention the explosive energy contained within. The shopkeeper tried to channel his spiritual energy into the hammerhead to test its energy requirements and determine its grade.

However, his energy was blocked by an invisible force the moment it touched the hammer.

"This is... a refined magic weapon?" Generally, only magic weapon-level weapons are refined into natal magic weapons by Foundation Establishment cultivators. Magic

weapon-level weapons are not worth refining.

"A magic weapon? Isn't it a top-grade magic weapon?" Liu Shou'er was also extremely surprised. He had always thought it was at most a top-grade magic weapon, but he didn't expect it to be a magic weapon.

The shopkeeper guessed from Liu Shou'er's expression that the magic weapon wasn't his, but the old rule in this business was: business is business, don't ask where it came from! So he said, "This is a magic weapon with divine stone residue. I have to remove that trace of divine stone imprint before I can input spiritual energy to appraise it. Fellow Daoist, what do you think...?" "Then please remove that divine stone residue and appraise it for me.

" Shou'er said readily.

"Alright, wait a moment. I'll call our manager. My cultivation is too shallow to remove the remaining divine stone mark.

" The waiter said, pulling the call bell.

A short while later, a middle-aged man with piercing eyes walked steadily downstairs from upstairs. "What is it?" he asked. As soon as the man appeared, Shou'er felt a tightness all over his body, as if a thousand-pound weight was pressing down on him. This was the pressure of a powerful aura, a phenomenon that only occurs when there is a difference of one cultivation level. This middle-aged man was undoubtedly a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The waiter bowed respectfully and explained the situation.

After listening, the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and stared at the lightning hammer. He grasped the hammer and quickly removed the remaining divine stone mark by performing a few hand seals.

Then he channeled his magic power into the lightning hammer, and immediately, the surface of the hammer crackled and flowed with electricity,

making it appear even more eerie and mysterious.

"It's a mid-grade magic weapon? Young friend, are you really going to sell it?" The middle-aged man looked at the lightning hammer in surprise and asked impatiently.

"Of course, please give me a price, and I'll sell it if it's reasonable.

" Shou'er certainly didn't really want to sell it; he just wanted to know how many spirit stones the lightning hammer was worth.

The middle-aged shopkeeper casually glanced at Liu Shou'er from head to toe, then said, "Three thousand low-grade spirit stones, how about that?" "Three thousand low-grade spirit stones?" Liu Shou'er's mouth dropped open in shock at the astonishing price, looking completely incredulous.

However, his expression misled the guilty middle-aged shopkeeper.

He had initially guessed that the young man was unaware of the market and wanted to rip him off, but Shou'er's surprised expression made him think that the kid was surprised by such a low price.

So he immediately asked tentatively, feeling ashamed, "If you're not satisfied, how about three thousand five hundred low-grade spirit stones?" "Three thousand five hundred low-grade spirit stones? I... I'll think about it some more.

Well, shopkeeper, I'll go look around first. Goodbye.

" Liu Shou'er hadn't intended to sell anyway, and now that he knew the approximate price, what reason did he have to stay? He turned and left.

"Wait, young friend, three thousand seven hundred low-grade spirit stones, that's the most I can offer.

" The middle-aged shopkeeper quickly spoke up when he saw Liu Shou'er turning to leave.

Liu Shou'er bowed slightly and apologized, "Shopkeeper, your shop is the first one I've inquired about. I need to ask two or three shops before choosing one that suits me, right? I'll make a decision after comparing them.

" With that, he turned and left.

"Alas, it's all my fault for not being sincere with my first offer.

It's all my fault for forgetting the shop's motto in my greed: 'A large shop doesn't cheat its customers!' Lesson learned! It seems such a good mid-grade magic weapon is out of my reach..." The middle-aged shopkeeper shook his head and sighed.

Following the same pattern, Liu Shou'er went to four more shops and had each shopkeeper appraise them for free: the bronze square shield was a mid-grade magic weapon, the crimson short sword a top-grade magic artifact, and the two strange magic artifacts (a metal chain and a large net of unknown purpose) were both high-grade magic artifacts.

He roughly estimated the value of these five magic weapons and artifacts to be ten thousand low-grade spirit stones! Clutching the magic weapons and artifacts worth over ten thousand low-grade spirit stones that he had so easily acquired, Shou'er was secretly pleased.

He wanted to go back to the three shops that sold mid-grade longevity pills to ask if they had any even more effective longevity-enhancing pills. Before knowing about the "Jade Maiden Rejuvenation Pill" which could extend lifespan by fifty years, Liu Shou'er was quite satisfied with the mid-grade longevity pill that could extend lifespan by fifteen years.

But now things were different. After such a stark contrast in effects, he suddenly felt that the mid-grade longevity pill that added fifteen years to his lifespan wasn't all that great.

He wanted to buy the best longevity pills for his family, since he currently had over two thousand low-grade spirit stones in his storage ring.

He carefully inquired at three shops specializing in pills, and the manager of the branch of the Southern Alchemist Guild revealed some information to him: in a few months, their Southern Alchemist Guild would be holding a large-scale pill auction at their branch near the Ancient Sword Sect, where they would definitely be offering longevity pills with effects exceeding twenty years.

They might even be offering a superior longevity pill that added twenty-five years to one's lifespan. However,

when Liu Shou'er inquired about the approximate price of that superior longevity pill that added twenty-five years to one's lifespan, he was utterly astonished.

According to the branch manager's estimation, a high-grade longevity pill with this effect could conservatively fetch four thousand low-grade spirit stones at auction. It

wouldn't be surprising if it sold for even more.

Liu Shou'er secretly calculated: even at four thousand low-grade spirit stones per pill, buying one for each of his grandparents, parents, and grandfather would total over sixteen thousand low-grade spirit stones.

This was an astronomical figure for him.

Now, Liu Shou'er's most urgent task was to earn as many spirit stones as possible before the auction.

...With the two most important things completed, the next important task was to refine weapons.

While browsing the shops appraising magical artifacts and implements, Shou'er had already noticed that there were two weapon-forging shops in this market: one was a branch of the Ancient Sword Sect (whose weapon-forging skills were the highest among the three major sects of Yiyang Prefecture, and were said to be able to forge magical artifacts of the level of magical treasures), and the other was a branch of the Southern Rou Kingdom's Weapon Forging Masters Association.

The Ancient Sword Sect was the largest of the three major sects in Yiyang Prefecture, and although it wasn't an enemy of the Dao Shen Sect, their rivalry was well-known.

In the triennial Trial of the Three Sects, the Ancient Sword Sect always outperformed the Dao Shen Sect. Although Liu Shou'er was looked down upon and didn't feel much warmth within the sect, he still had a strong sense of belonging and would never patronize a competitor.

Therefore, he planned to commission the Southern Rou Kingdom's Weapon Forging Masters Association branch to forge his weapon.

However, to avoid being ripped off, he first went to the Ancient Sword Sect's branch to inquire about prices.

Before entering the Ancient Sword Sect's weapon-forging branch, he first found an empty shop back, took out the large silver snakeskin, and used his crimson short sword to cut out a large piece about ten feet long—enough to make a defensive robe from the back.

He also cut off a palm-sized piece of scrap as a sample.

Having prepared everything, he walked confidently into the Ancient Sword Sect's weapon-forging branch. Once inside, he discovered that the shop not only forged weapons but also displayed exhibits. It seemed they sold finished magical artifacts in addition to accepting commissions for weapon forging.

A young disciple wearing an Ancient Sword Sect robe, seeing that Liu Shou'er was a rogue cultivator and one-eyed, didn't greet him warmly but allowed him to browse the samples on the display stand.

Liu Shou'er immediately spotted a storage ring and asked, "Fellow Daoist, how much is this storage ring?" The young disciple from the Ancient Sword Sect glanced at him listlessly and replied, "One thousand low-grade spirit stones.

" "May I pick it up and take a look?" "Sure, but..." The young disciple's words trailed off, but his disdainful gaze made it clear to everyone what he meant.

Liu Shou'er ignored his contempt, picked it up, and scanned the storage ring with his divine sense. He quickly assessed its size: the space inside was about ten zhang square, half the size of the ring he had obtained. With

this understanding, he put the ring back in its original place.

Seeing that he was indeed just looking and had no intention of buying, the young disciple from the Ancient Sword Sect snorted disdainfully.

Liu Shou'er didn't mind and walked over, saying, "Fellow Daoist, I'm actually here to commission your shop to refine a weapon.

Look, this is a sample. I'd like to have a defensive robe made... preferably with invisibility capabilities..." "Hmph! Invisibility? You think you can just inscribe an invisibility array on any material? This... this material..." The young disciple from the Ancient Sword Sect, who had been mocking Liu Shou'er, immediately stopped his disdain for the one-eyed youth when he received the sample. The domineering aura of a powerful demonic beast and the surging spiritual energy emanating from it instantly changed his expression

to shock.

Why was he shocked? Because he handles countless materials every day, he is very experienced. Although this piece of snake skin is only a small piece, he can already determine: "This snake-shaped demon beast is at least a level three demon beast.

That means it has the strength of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. But this young man in front of me is at most a Qi Condensation level five cultivator. How did he do that?" Liu Shou'er obviously saw through his thoughts and quickly explained: "Don't misunderstand, I can't kill this snake. I just picked it up..." "Picked it up?" The young disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect looked incredulous. What level three demon beast would wait for someone to pick it up? "Well, this is a snake's shed skin.

Snakes shed their skin once a year. I just happened to find it..." Shou'er quickly explained again.

"Oh! I see... then it's not surprising.

" Now the young disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect understood.

"Then do you think this material can be used to inscribe an invisibility array?" This was still the question that Liu Shou'er was most concerned about.

"This... wait a moment, I'll go ask my senior brother, he's refining a weapon in the backyard.

" The young disciple of the Ancient Sword Sect said apologetically, turning and opening the back door before leaving.

An incense stick later, a burly cultivator in his thirties walked in through the back door. Seeing Liu Shou'er, he smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, I think this snakeskin material can be used to inscribe invisibility arrays.

But..." "But what?" Liu Shou'er hurriedly pressed.

"This demonic beast should possess invisibility magic, right?" the burly cultivator countered with a question.

"Yes, this giant snake does indeed possess invisibility magic, which is why I thought its shed skin could be used to make an invisibility robe.

" Shou'er explained.

"Yes, just as I expected.

So, to successfully make the robe invisible, we must use the snake demon's blood as the cinnabar to inscribe the magic array.

Because the snake demon's blood itself is the source of the invisibility spell's power.

" "Ah? We need the snake demon's blood too? This..." Liu Shou'er was now filled with regret. He suddenly realized that this level four snake demon was a treasure trove, and he had actually abandoned such precious level four demon beast blood. What a waste! "Hehe, fellow Daoist, don't be embarrassed. Actually, we can help you hunt down that giant snake.

You just need to lead us there.

" The burly cultivator said kindly.

"This... thank you, fellow Daoist. I'll think of a way myself.

" Shou'er suddenly felt that this person's smile was fake. Although he was young, he wasn't a fool.

Fortunately, the snake was already dead. Even if it were alive, he wouldn't have led that group of treacherous fellows from the Ancient Sword Sect. Otherwise, they'd probably have drained his own blood, let alone the snake's. "Fellow Daoist

, you don't need to be so formal. Our Ancient Sword Sect is the number one sect in Yiyang County, with a far-reaching reputation. You don't need to worry too much. I assure you, after we help you kill that level-three demon beast, we only want the less important parts.

For example, the soft skin from the snake's belly, the snake bones… and most importantly, the snake's marrow, fangs, blood, and scales from its back are all yours…" the burly cultivator continued, his tone friendly and persuasive.

"Marrow? What's the use of that?" Liu Shou'er noticed he seemed to have overlooked something precious about the snake and immediately asked.

"This..." The burly cultivator looked at Liu Shou'er in surprise. Seeing that he was just a boy, he suddenly realized that he had probably told him too much. This little guy seemed to be just a novice rogue cultivator who didn't know anything. He

didn't even know the wonderful uses of the most precious snake marrow from a level three demonic snake.

However, in order to win Shou'er's favor, he still explained in detail: "This snake marrow is basically the essence of the snake.

The marrow of this level three demonic snake can not only be used in medicine and alchemy, but eating it raw can also nourish the skin and prolong life. Refining it directly can also enhance cultivation.

Moreover, it is even more nourishing for men. As the saying goes: marrow can generate essence.

It can enhance a man's virility..." "Enhance a man's virility?" Liu Shou'er was confused and didn't know what virility meant. The burly cultivator looked at Liu Shou'er's still somewhat childish face and suddenly felt that it was shameless for someone his age to go to such lengths to scheme against a child.

He patted Liu Shou'er's small shoulder meaningfully and said, "You're still young, you'll understand in the future.

" "What about the soft skin on the snake's belly? What's it used for? It's obviously not good for making defensive armor.

Is there some other use?" Taking advantage of the fact that the other party needed his help, Liu Shou'er quickly asked all the questions he didn't understand.

"The soft skin on the snake's belly can be used to refine talismans.

Talisman paper made from the skin of a level three demon beast, combined with cinnabar made from the blood of a level three demon beast containing spiritual energy, will be extremely powerful and will definitely become a high-level talisman.

" The burly cultivator explained in detail.

Liu Shou'er slapped his forehead, inwardly blaming himself, "Right, how could I forget? We specifically studied these things in the last few months of our final year at the Dao Shen Academy.

And in terms of talisman making alone, I have the highest success rate among my thirty-odd fellow disciples.

" Before coming to this Ancient Sword Sect shop, Shou'er had always considered the soft underbelly skin from all those molted snakes as waste, but now it seemed that those soft skins were not only not waste but also treasures.

If all those soft skins from the molted snakes were made into high-grade spirit talismans with super-powerful attack power... "Hey, I'm rich!

Now I can finally cover part of the 16,000-plus low-grade spirit stones needed to buy high-grade longevity pills for Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, and Mom.

" Liu Shou'er was overjoyed just thinking about it.

He began to plan in his mind how to earn spirit stones by refining high-grade spirit talismans.

"Looking back now, this level four silver serpent is truly a treasure trove. Luckily, that burly cultivator from the Ancient Sword Sect didn't know it was a level four demonic beast. If he had known, he probably would have tied me up immediately, right?" Shou'er thought to herself with unease.

Having asked all the necessary questions, Liu Shou'er didn't want to be detained here any longer; she needed to find an excuse to leave quickly! So Shou'er stopped beating around the bush with the burly cultivator from the Ancient Sword Sect and asked directly, "Fellow Daoist, I'd like to know how many spirit stones it would cost to forge one of these invisibility robes?" "If you take us with you to kill this demonic beast, I guarantee we'll forge it for you for free.

" "I mean, what if I manage to get snake blood myself?" "Well… you might not know how difficult it is to inscribe this kind of invisibility array. To make the invisibility effect perfect, you also need to inscribe a concealment array.

To prevent spiritual energy fluctuations from being detected, you also need to inscribe an isolation array, and…" The burly cultivator went on and on, but Shou'er felt that he was just trying to emphasize the difficulty of forging it and get more spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist, I don't understand all that. Just tell me how much it costs to forge it?" Shou'er asked directly.

"Well… at least two hundred low-grade spirit stones,

" the man stammered.

"What? I provided all the materials, and it's still so expensive?" Shou'er complained.

"Oh dear, fellow Daoist, you don't know, refining artifacts isn't as simple as you think. It will take at least six or seven days to refine this Daoist robe that allows invisibility..." "Alright, I'll think about it some more. I'll

take my leave now.

" Shou'er was secretly pleased, quickly gave a slight bow, and turned to leave.

He already knew the approximate cost of refining it, and could finally find an excuse to leave.

"Wait a minute, fellow Daoist, don't you need us to help you hunt that snake?" The burly cultivator asked anxiously as he saw him about to leave.

"I'll go back and think about it some more.

" Shou'er said, already walking out the door.

"Junior Brother Zhang Hong, come out quickly.

Follow him from a distance.

Follow him until he leads his men to kill that demonic snake, and then sends a signal to notify us.

" The burly cultivator shouted urgently towards the back door.

"Yes, Senior Brother.

I'll go follow him right away.

" A short cultivator immediately darted out from the shadows behind the back door; he had been hiding there all along.

"Sigh, you're still so clumsy.

Quickly take off your Ancient Sword Sect robe and put on the Dao God

Sect's. That way, even if you're discovered, they won't be able to trace it back to the Ancient Sword Sect..." "Senior Brother is so thoughtful.

" As he spoke, he took out a Dao God Sect robe from his storage bag and put it on. It seemed this wasn't his first time impersonating a Dao God Sect member.

In a flash, he swiftly slipped out the door and followed Shou'er at a distance.

Shou'er didn't notice anyone following him.

After leaving the Ancient Sword Sect's weapon-refining branch, he didn't go to the Southern Rou Kingdom's weapon-refining master's headquarters branch because he didn't have the special spiritual blood of the silver serpent necessary for refining the invisibility robe; going there would be pointless.

He planned to visit the large cave in the mountainside near the pool where the giant snake was hiding after he finished browsing the market. He knew he had overlooked many important and precious materials, so he was determined to go there today, no matter how late, to collect them all.

Firstly, he feared that delaying would allow someone else to snatch them up; secondly, he worried that the valuable level-four spiritual blood would dry out if left unattended for too long.

Before heading to the cave in the mountainside by the pool where the silver serpent was hiding in the valley, Shou'er first went to the area where the wandering cultivators set up their stalls and bought two large covered vats to hold the snake's blood and bone marrow.

He had thought about it: the spiritual blood and bone marrow of such a large level four serpent would probably fill a whole vat on their own.

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