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Cultivation was an activity that required an enormous amount of resources for cultivators.

If one was born well, they would be able to reach the celestial second generation or even the celestial third generation after landing. Basically, they wouldn't have to worry about resources. The elders will naturally provide resources that the ordinary cultivators can only look up to. At every stage, especially the early stages, one wouldn't even have to worry about these things. It was just like Qi Yaoguang, who could carry thousands of Spirit Stone with him at any time. However, if one was unlucky enough to be a low level cultivator or even a rogue cultivator …

Then, you have to be like Ox King, first you have to spend a lot of time to earn the Spirit Stone and resources, then you can carefully allocate these resources, and try your best to cultivate for a longer time.

The cultivation technique could not be mastered overnight, so he had to spend a huge amount of time on it.

Because of this, it was said that cultivators and rogue cultivators at the bottom levels were very difficult to cultivate, which meant that they didn't have the time to cultivate. Thus, generally speaking, other than a few cases, rogue cultivators of the same age would have a lower cultivation level than those of the second generation.

Ox King was also one of the rogue cultivators, so he really didn't have much time to cultivate.

But now, with five hundred Spirit Stone in his possession, he had gained a lot of confidence. He had calculated that such a large sum of Spirit Stone would be enough for him to use for a few months. Thus, he felt that there was no need to continue with the sect missions right now. Also, it would not be good for the four of them to cultivate in the same room. It seemed that they would have to pay Spirit Stone s as a way to temporarily ask the sect for the right to live in a cave that they could cultivate alone.

There were many openings in this kind of cave sect, and there were also a few outer sect disciples. The monthly price of eight Spirit Stone was also within Ox King's range.

After making up his mind, he left a note for Ding Qian and the others and also reported it to the Servants' Hall so that he wouldn't have to deduct his contribution points if he didn't live here. Although there were a lot of Spirit Stone, no matter how small the number of mosquitos, they were still meat. After he was done, he went straight to the outer sect and applied for the D-39 cultivation cave. He then temporarily paid the living expenses for half a year.

After everything was settled, he used the two remaining bottles of Qi Gathering Pills and began cultivating.

The effect of the Qi Gathering Pill was naturally much worse than the Energy Accumulation Pill. Although there was only one word of difference between the two, there was a world of difference in their effects. Previously, Ox King only used a few Energy Accumulation Pill s to raise his Level 3 of Qi Refinement from the 2nd level of the Refinement Realm. This time, when his Level 3 of Qi Refinement cultivation went up to the 4th level, after consuming all two bottles of pill, he was probably only at the middle stage of the Level 3 of Qi Refinement. If he wanted to advance, he would probably need more time and pill s.

This situation allowed him to further understand that cultivation was not an easy task.

Thinking about it, for two bottles of Qi Gathering Pills, it would cost a hundred and fifty Spirit Stone s, but it was only enough for him to fix half of the Level 3 of Qi Refinement, the other half was enough for him to level up.

Three bottles of Qi Gathering Pills and four bottles of Qi Gathering Pills would probably take away half of his wealth.

With such a situation, Ox King felt helpless. At the same time, he felt heartache for the Spirit Stone in his hands. Fortunately, he knew that the reason he earned the Spirit Stone was for cultivation and not to save up a lot of resources. Thus, he used up two bottles of Qi Gathering Pills in his cave, and after spending nearly a month of time without any pill, he had no choice but to temporarily stop his cultivation and head out to purchase a batch of pill to continue his cultivation.

Previously, when he applied for the cave to cultivate, he should have bought enough pill and devoted himself to cultivation. That was also the most efficient method.

However, at that time, Ox King felt that he had a huge sum of money and was afraid that someone would try to take advantage of him. Secondly, he had slapped Qi Yaoguang's face in public. This guy could very likely take revenge. Therefore, after he had obtained the Spirit Stone, he immediately hid himself and let time dilute the thoughts of others. Now that a month had passed, although he did not know if other people's minds had calmed down, they should be much better than they were back then.

Level 3 of Qi Refinement were still weak, and needed to be handled with caution.

In any case, he didn't have much time to waste, so Ox King decided to cultivate for a month to avoid being in the limelight. Although a month had passed, he was still very cautious. He first opened up his hair and let it down, then wiped it onto his face, making him look very dejected. Only then did he leisurely slip out of the cave, and rushed towards Celestial Spirit City.

It was not that he did not want to go to the nearest night market, although Qi Gathering Pills and the like could be bought there, but people would easily find out about it here. Furthermore, if the cost of buying a pill was too high, it was very likely to attract other people's attention.

To be cautious, it was better to go to Celestial Spirit City outside the sect.

A hundred li of road wasn't too far away for cultivators. Even if Ox King couldn't fly on a flying sword, he only needed a quarter of an hour. When he reached the Celestial Spirit City, he counted the six hundred or so Spirit Stone that he still had in his hands, and without any hesitation, he walked straight towards the area that sold pill.

Even though the Celestial Spirit City right now wasn't as bustling as it was when the Controlling Beast s were recruiting disciples, the amount of people flowing in could still be described as close at hand. Because, other than the Controlling Beast Lair, this place was also the entrance to the Hundred Thousand Mountain Range. The Hundred Thousand Mountain Range was an unknown area with a circumference of millions of miles. Within it, there were rich spiritual medicines and all sorts of cultivation resources. Therefore, the Celestial Spirit City was also a gathering and supply point for the cultivators who roamed the Hundred Thousand Mountain Range.

As a result, most of the shops in the Celestial Spirit City were very popular.

Fortunately, there were exceptions to all matters in the world. After a round around, Ox King found a small grocery store called the Hundred Treasures Hall. Its business was very quiet. After entering, there was no one else in the shop other than the old shopkeeper who was dozing off on the counter.

This kind of shop was very much to Ox King's liking, and it was also the place he was looking for to buy the elixir.

Walking over, he knocked the counter lightly. Ox King said very politely, "Shopkeeper, wake up." Do you have any pill s to sell? "

"Hm!" The old shopkeeper was awakened by Ox King's voice and seemed to be in a daze. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, only then did he let out an "oh", and leisurely said: "Of course there's a pill, I wonder which kind I would like."

Since there was no one around, Ox King directly said: "I want to buy some Qi Gathering Pills!"

"Qi Gathering Pill!" The old shopkeeper smacked his lips and said: "Eight Spirit Stone s for one, and five from our store."

"Alright!" Ox King nodded and then very carefully asked: "I don't know if you can buy more, but does the old shopkeeper have a discount?"

"That depends on the value of your stuff." The old shopkeeper didn't even bat an eyelid as he said: "As long as the items you use to exchange can catch this old man's eyes, then the pill can make some concessions to you."

"The discount for pill s, what is this?!" Ox King was startled, and said: "Old shopkeeper, didn't you directly buy the pill s?!"

The old man rolled his eyes and said: "Are you a newbie who has just arrived in Celestial Spirit City?!"

"Uh, yeah." Ox King nodded and said: "Old shopkeeper, could it be that your shop is different from other shops?!"

"This old man's shop is naturally different from other people's shops." The old shopkeeper said indifferently: "Nothing here can be bought or sold by Spirit Stone, you can only exchange for other things, be it pill, Spirit Beast, or cultivation techniques and tools."

"Exchange?!" Ox King blinked twice, he finally understood a little.

No wonder the other shops were bustling with business and people coming and going. It was a lively scene, yet this shop alone was incomparably deserted. Not even a single customer was to be seen. But in the end, this place was not a place to do Spirit Stone business!

Exchange, how could a low level cultivator like me exchange anything!

Ox King shook his head helplessly. Although he was a little interested in this shop, when he thought about his current wealth, he gave up on the idea of buying pill in this shop. After smiling, he prepared to take his leave.

However, before he could finish his words, the Controlling Beast that had been staying within the Five Ultimate: "Fellow Daoist, if it's possible, exchange for that brown Land Lizard. In my opinion, the growth potential of Spirit Beast with such weak bloodlines is limited. I might as well exchange it for something suitable. Anyways, with me here, I won't let Fellow Daoist lack this kind of Spirit Beast with inferior bloodline. "

"Exchange the brown Land Lizard for it?!" Ox King was momentarily stunned, and was reluctant: "This is a Spirit Beast with the Hornless Kiss bloodline, how can it be exchanged out."

"Fellow Daoist, no need to be like this." The Controlling Beast laughed and said: "In my opinion, the cultivation of Spirit Beast can be divided into three levels based on bloodline and growth potential. The first is the Four God Beasts and Four Great Beasts, the second is the Ancient Beast and Evil Beasts, such as the one in your hands and the original body of the Bi Fang and Bai Ze. The third tier is the bloodline inheritance of all kinds of Strange Beast s, which does not exceed ten generations. It is just like the Burning Heaven Fire Crane in the Controlling Beast House, which has the bloodline of eight generations of the Bi Fang family. "

Pausing, the Controlling Beast continued: "In my opinion, only this third tier Spirit Beast can be cultivated with energy, otherwise it would be a waste of resources. For example, the brown Land Lizard in Fellow Daoist's hands, would probably need at least 50 times of evolution before it could return to its original form. Fellow Daoist feels that, with so much resources, should we train the main body, or waste it on this low levelled Strange Beast whose bloodline is passed down for more than fifty generations?! "

"With the resources, of course it's good to nurture someone to become the boss!" Ox King replied naturally. Then, he continued, "But after all, this is a Spirit Beast with a bloodline inheritance. Usually, it is something rarely seen, but I am really reluctant to exchange it."

"Rest assured!" The Controlling Beast shook its head and laughed: "I do not care about these things, but if Fellow Daoist wants them, when I have time in the future, I can take the time to cultivate dozens of them for you to play around with."

"Dozens of them, and they're still just for fun?!" Ox King instantly widened his eyes and didn't know how to reply. From his original concept, Spirit Beast s were already a standard measure of strength in Cultivation World. Things like Strange Beast s were basically things that could only be encountered by chance but not sought after. But if it was the mouth of a Controlling Beast, it could be directly exchanged for dozens of them to play with …

Wasn't this difference a little too big!

Think about it, when the day comes when the Controlling Beast cultivate dozens of Spirit Beast with the bloodline of the Ancient Beast come out and I can fight them with just a thought, and let a large number of Spirit Beast out to gang up on others, then wouldn't the guy who is my opponent still be …

Tsk tsk, just thinking about that scene made Ox King go into a daze!