SWDnovel Chapter 244 Rehmannia glutinosa
Chapter 244 Rehmannia glutinosa
This time, however, he quickly finished his cultivation. When he opened his eyes, he shook his head and muttered to himself:
"No, this bottleneck is extraordinary. If I try to break through it by force as before, it will take a very long time. I won't be able to reach the seventh level of Qi Refining for at least one or two years. I need to think of a way, otherwise my plans will be completely disrupted."
"I do have a bottle of Spirit Gathering Oil in stock, but Spirit Gathering Pills are pills that only cultivators at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage can take. With my current cultivation level of the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage, it's definitely not safe for me. If I were to take it rashly, I would most likely explode and die."
"Hybrid herbs, ginseng essential oil... Forget it, I don't have the time to research those right now."
"By the way, let's try out the demon core and see how effective it is." Du Fan's eyes flashed, and with a flick of his wrist, a medium-yellow demon core suddenly appeared. Immediately afterward, he quickly took out a small bottle filled with a transparent liquid, which was a dose of core-dissolving water.
Without any hesitation, he immediately put the demon core into his mouth, and with a flick of his arm, he instantly opened the small bottle and quickly drank the core-dissolving water inside, mixing it with the demon core in his mouth and swallowing it into his stomach.
A stream of magical power flowed into his dantian, slowly generating cultivation power, and along a specific meridian, it began to break through the bottleneck of the seventh level of Qi Refining.
After about half an incense stick's time, Du Fan frowned slightly, then opened his eyes and sighed.
"In terms of breaking through cultivation bottlenecks, demon cores are indeed better than pills or even pill oils, but the effect is not obvious. If that's all, it still can't meet my requirements."
"A deep yellow demon core!" Du Fan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately reached for his storage bag at his waist with one hand, instantly taking out a deep yellow demon core.
He had three demon cores of this level, all of which he received from Zhao Chong upon returning from a sea mission.
"If we make a theoretical comparison based on the final magical power generated, the deep yellow demon core should be equivalent to the Spirit Gathering Pill. However, the essence of the demon core is not medicine, but spiritual power, and its nature is gentle. In addition, it is suppressed by the Unbounded Water of the Core Transformation. If I were to take it now, there might not be much risk."
Du Fan glanced at the deep yellow demon core in his hand, hesitated for a moment, then revealed a determined look in his eyes. He suddenly moved his other arm and slapped it hard on his storage bag, taking out another dose of core-dissolving water.
With a flick of his wrists, he swallowed the deep yellow demon core along with a dose of pill-dissolving water.
Du Fan dared not be careless in the slightest when consuming the deep yellow demon core for the first time. While the Water Transport Technique was running wildly, he constantly sent out a wisp of his divine sense to monitor the changes in the demon core within his body, as well as the speed and rhythm of the magical power it generated.
After a short while, Du Fan felt a slight sense of relief.
The spiritual power contained within this demon core was indeed immense, but whether due to the demon core itself or the effect of the core-transforming water, the final fluctuations in magical power generated by this demon core were still within Du Fan's tolerance range.
After a whole day, the deep yellow demon core completely dissolved as the cultivation technique within Du Fan's body continued to circulate.
Du Fan used his divine sense to look inward and, after sensing the changes in his cultivation level, finally revealed the first smile he had shown in recent days.
"The deep yellow demon core is indeed very effective for me to break through my current bottleneck. It is much better than ginseng essence oil. However, if I want to break through, I would need to take at least thirty or forty of them. And that is a conservative estimate."
At this moment, Du Fan was able to confirm the effects of the deep yellow demon core, but then a problem arose.
The deep yellow demon core is unlike any other color. Demon beasts with inner cores of this level are rare, and each one is exceptionally powerful. Ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators cannot fight against them, and Foundation Establishment stage experts have no need to intervene.
Therefore, the number of such demon cores must be small, and even fewer are circulating in the market. Even if they could be bought, their prices would be too high for ordinary cultivators to afford.
For Du Fan, the price of spirit stones was secondary; the key issue was this deep yellow demon core. Whether buying or selling it, it was extremely risky, and a mishandling of it could lead to his utter ruin.
"I have to take this risk because this is the only path I can take!"
There's a cultivation market thousands of miles away. Let's go there. It'll be best to buy everything at once, then leave far away. As long as I'm careful, and with the help of my invisibility ring, there shouldn't be any major problems.
After a long silence, Du Fan thought of this and then sped off in one direction.
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About an hour later, Du Fan stopped in a field and looked at the crops planted in the surrounding fields with a look of surprise and doubt on his face.
Before long, seven or eight villagers walked towards them from a distance, but this time, Du Fan had no intention of hiding.
As the villagers approached, one of the middle-aged men noticed Du Fan standing in deep thought. Surprised, he took a few steps forward and asked in confusion:
"Hey? Young man, what are you doing here? There's no one around for miles, and the nearest village is forty miles away. Are you lost?"
"Oh, I'm just passing by. I'm not lost and will be leaving soon. May I ask what's planted in this field?" Du Fan snapped out of his reverie, glanced at the middle-aged man, said casually, and then asked in return.
Upon hearing this, the villagers were all stunned. They looked at Du Fan with disbelief and a hint of suspicion on their faces.
"Young man, don't you recognize this? It's rehmannia shoots. It's a common crop with a strong growth rate. Although it doesn't taste good, at least it can fill your stomach. Whenever there's a year of natural disaster, we villagers all rely on it to eat."
Although the middle-aged man was puzzled, he was honest and simple-minded, so he didn't think much of it and gave Du Fan a brief explanation.
"It really is Rehmannia glutinosa bamboo shoots. I never expected that this thing would be planted in farmland and used as food by these ordinary villagers. This is really a waste of resources." Du Fan's face immediately showed a strange expression, and he muttered to himself.
"Young man, what did you just say?" The middle-aged man didn't hear Du Fan's words clearly and couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
"It's nothing. Did you plant all these rehmannia shoots?" Du Fan smiled slightly and spoke again.
"That's right, the hundreds of acres of bamboo shoots around here were all planted by our families. Young man, are you having any difficulties? If you're lacking food, I can give you some," the middle-aged man said after a moment's hesitation.
"Hehe, there's no need to give it to me as a gift, but I am indeed quite interested in these Rehmannia glutinosa bamboo shoots. I wonder if you could sell me some?" Du Fan said with a smile, his gaze falling on the other party.
"Rehmannia glutinosa and bamboo shoots aren't worth much, young man. It's not appropriate for you to speak like that." The middle-aged man frowned, seemingly somewhat displeased.
"Don't misunderstand, I need to buy a large quantity of these rehmannia shoots, so please name your price," Du Fan shook his head and insisted.
"The market price for Rehmannia glutinosa bamboo shoots is 10 mace for 3 catties. How much would you like to buy, young man?" The speaker was a young man dressed in gray clothes. His eyes darted around slightly as he tentatively asked.
"So cheap?"
Du Fan was taken aback, but his face remained calm as he nodded and said, "Yes, I'll take all of these acres of rehmannia shoots."
He was about to leave, and there were no cultivators nearby, so he didn't need to hide anything. He immediately patted his storage bag at his waist and quickly took out two items: a Qiankun Ring and a bag of gold and silver.
"Here is one hundred taels of silver, enough to buy these rehmannia shoots." Du Fan tossed the package full of silver directly to the middle-aged man.
Ignoring the stunned expressions of the people, he suddenly flicked his wrist, and a blue glow immediately rolled out from his Qiankun Ring, swirling around the surrounding farmland.
When the blue glow once again entered the Qiankun Ring, it had already harvested all the rehmannia bamboo shoots within an area of several acres.
"I would like to remind you all that Rehmannia glutinosa bamboo shoots are a product of the cultivation world. You must be careful when planting them in the future, otherwise you will bring unexpected disasters upon yourselves."
As Du Fan spoke, his figure had already transformed into a streak of azure light and vanished into the distance.
The middle-aged man and the young man in gray shirt witnessed this scene and immediately understood Du Fan's identity. Everyone was shocked and their breathing became rapid. Upon further reflection on the words Du Fan left behind, they all showed expressions of horror.
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"One of the main ingredients for refining the Muscle Cleansing Pill and Bone Strengthening Pill, Rehmannia glutinosa bamboo shoots, I never expected to find it in a farmland in the mortal world. This is truly unexpected." Du Fan, who was speeding along, had an indescribable look on his face and muttered to himself in disbelief.
Seven days later, Du Fan appeared in a cultivation market.
This market was obviously much larger than the one he had visited before. As soon as he stepped into it, he was greeted by wide streets, bustling crowds, and various houses of different styles on both sides of the road.
All the houses in the market were naturally large and small cultivation shops, with cultivators constantly coming and going. Among them were cultivators at the sixth or seventh level of the Qi Refining stage, and even some at the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage. Du Fan even found two Foundation Establishment experts.