"Cough, what I mean is, little sister, you don't often come to visit your big sister."
"Big sister is lonely sometimes. Having a Puppet that looks like you would help alleviate the loneliness."
Su Bai quickly waved her hand, telling Xu Changge to stop talking.
Then, she forcefully took the Puppet back.
Even when Xu Changge tried to look pitiful with teary eyes, Su Bai didn't soften in the slightest.
Rather, upon seeing Xu Changge in such a state, Su Bai hugged her Puppet and ran out without looking back.
Watching Su Bai's disappearing back, Xu Changge looked a little lonely.
"Sigh, Xiao Bai, big sister has already made it obvious enough."
"Are you dense, or are you unwilling to respond to me…?"
A soft sigh came from within the room.
The words held a mix of struggle and anticipation.
After Su Bai left the Xu Family, she returned to her own Su Residence.
Standing in the courtyard, she gazed at the six cloud-shrouded peaks in the distance.
Six Major Sects.
Core Formation True Person.
She clenched her fist and frowned.
"No rush, I have plenty of time. Now that the Spirit Sword Body has been cultivated, my cultivation speed is comparable to a Medium Grade Spiritual Root Aptitude."
Su Bai sensed a transparent miniature sword appearing in her Sea of Consciousness.
At this moment, this sword was merely a sword embryo.
It looked a bit crude and not sharp enough.
But as Su Bai cultivated the Sword Nurturing Art, the Spirit Sword Body would gradually be strengthened.
This sword would also become sharper and more powerful.
Eventually, it could even fly out of her Sea of Consciousness and unleash world-destroying attacks.
Of course, this required time to accumulate, perhaps thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.
However, for now, the priority was naturally to earn Spirit Stones from those Loose Cultivators.
In the Southwest Sea, in addition to a large number of Qi Refining Cultivators, there were also many Foundation Establishment Cultivators who came here.
At least, when she was previously mistaken for the robber cultivators Hai Dongqing, quite a few righteous Foundation Establishment Cultivators appeared, eager to fight Su Bai.
The final result was naturally that all of them perished in the sea, which also allowed Su Bai to obtain many treasures.
"I can't believe the second-tier Formation Legacy and second-tier Talisman Legacy I've been longing for were obtained this way."
Su Bai hadn't expected that the few Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators she casually eliminated for self-preservation would actually carry such things.
She hadn't held such expectations at first.
This time, Su Bai recalled it again.
No wonder robber cultivators repeatedly appeared in the Cultivation world.
This feeling of instant wealth was not something everyone could control.
To get rich, besides venturing into Secret Realms, becoming a robber cultivators was indeed faster.
Of course, besides Spirit Stones and second-tier Spirit Medicine and Spiritual Artifacts she didn't possess, things like identity symbols, unique Spiritual Artifacts, Cultivation Techniques, etc., Su Bai threw all of them to the Treasure Distribution Rock.
That big rock was like an insatiable glutton; it could swallow whatever was given to it.
A perfectly good Spiritual Artifact thrown over could instantly have its spiritual essence absorbed, turning into waste material.
Su Bai threw at least seven Spiritual Artifacts, but the Treasure Distribution Rock showed no reaction.
It was pretty much as she had initially expected.
To obtain the next treasure, the level of spiritual power provided would at least need to be close to the Core Formation Stage, meaning a third-tier Spiritual Artifact or Magic Treasure.
So, Su Bai planned to throw a section of Azure Cloud Thunder Bamboo next time to see what would happen.
Of course, Su Bai had other things to do now.
At this moment, Yan Lei was standing at the entrance of the Su Residence.
He opened his mouth wide, and when he smiled, he regained some of his former bandit-like appearance.
"Hehehe, Shopkeeper Su, the Puppets are quite popular!"
"This time, besides Medicinal Pills and Talismans, the more Puppets, the better!"
"You don't know, that robber cultivators named Hai Dongqing really scared the Cultivators in the Xingluo Market. They desperately want to find things that can increase their combat power."
"Our Puppets, ah, we can make a huge profit!"
Yan Lei handed a Storage Pouch to Su Bai.
Inside were the sea beast Materials and underwater Spirit Medicine that Su Bai had asked him to collect in the outer city last time.
Of course, besides these, Yan Lei also bought more Puppet Materials at his own expense.
It seemed he had already found a way to sell the Puppets.
Looking at the Storage Pouch in her hand, she swept it with her Divine Sense.
There truly were many treasures from the seabed.
Currently, it was just the beginning of exploration.
As days passed, more and more good things would emerge.
"Fellow Daoist Yan, although my abilities are good, refining Medicinal Pills and Puppets in such large batches is also very time-consuming."
Now that Lu Hong was on Ebony Island, all the Alchemy tasks for the Danfu Pavilion fell on Su Bai alone.
The leisurely days of the past were gone forever.
Yan Lei watched Su Bai pouting and immediately guaranteed understandingly:
"Fellow Daoist Su, I will absolutely not trouble you too much. I've recently befriended quite a few Loose Cultivators."
"I know they have some good things on them, like second-tier Pill Formulas."
"I'll bring them to you next time."
Yan Lei rubbed his hands, chuckling awkwardly.
Su Bai shook her head.
He was just drawing a big picture for herself.
"Alright, let's leave it at this for now."
"However, you should still properly Cultivate your own Alchemists. The Xingluo Market will become more and more lively in the future."
"Getting Medicinal Pills from me is not a long-term solution after all. With a signature Alchemist, your business can last longer."
Su Bai reminded him.
Yan Lei naturally knew.
But Alchemists were not that easy to Cultivate.
If you didn't have Alchemy talent, you could only accumulate proficiency by using a large amount of Spirit Medicine.
Just like Lu Hong.
Including her time at Sea Corner Cliff, Su Bai had taught her for over ten years.
Now, Lu Hong had only just touched the threshold of a first-tier High Grade Alchemist.
Perhaps after Lu Hong reached Foundation Establishment and gained Divine Sense, her comprehension would rapidly improve, and her Alchemy skills would also rise accordingly.
Due to the exploration of the sea, a large number of underwater treasures poured into the Xingluo Market.
Now was the best time for Loose Cultivators to Cultivate the Hundred Arts of Cultivation.
Because of the increase in treasures, prices also fluctuated.
A Spirit Medicine that used to cost ten Spirit Crystal fragments might now buy five or even more.
Similarly, the price of sea Yao Beast hides, after an initial surge due to novelty, had now dropped.
Whether used to make defensive gear or Talisman skins, they were useful.
At least, the difficulty of becoming a Talisman Master was lower than that of an Alchemist.
After another transaction with Yan Lei, Su Bai pondered.
Should she let the sisters Yu Rou and Yu Ying also learn Alchemy and Talisman drawing?
Of course, for the two of them, Su Bai would not spend a large amount of resources like she did for Lu Hong.
It would only depend on their talent.
If they had talent, she would Cultivate them slightly.
If not, they would continue to be her shop attendants.
As for Lu Hong, calculating the time, she should be close to reaching Qi Refining Peak.
"Given her hard work for the Danfu Pavilion for ten years, I'll secretly give her a Foundation Establishment Pill."
After all, she had grown up by her side since childhood.
After becoming an adult, she had basically followed her.
"But…"
Thinking of some unconscious gestures Lu Hong made when facing her, Su Bai mused, "Is that girl into older women?"
She always felt that Lu Hong was a bit dependent on her.
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