Chapter 191

Chapter 191: Phoenix Grass

“Purchases?” Li Shuang looked, then froze.

The entry stage of the Rebirth Art had one hundred thousand purchases.

The advanced stage had only ten.

The final stage had zero.

Myriad Arts City had been here for a very long time.

So many people had tried this Rebirth Art, and the number who reached the final stage was still zero.

Su Mu said: “The entry stage is basically a freebie, so at first almost everyone thinks they might as well try. The result is they spend lots of time and energy and get nothing. Of one hundred thousand people, only ten manage to advance with this Soul Method.”

“Reaching the final stage, there isn’t even one.”

“By now, it’s commonly accepted in Myriad Arts City that this method is a prank from the City Lord. It might not even be a complete method. Losing 1 Merit Point is nothing. The real loss is the time and effort it eats.”

He spoke with patient care.

Before he even finished, he saw Li Shuang buy the entry stage of the Rebirth Art.

Su Mu stared: “???”

Had he talked for nothing?

Li Shuang said: “Senior, you said losing one Merit Point is a small matter.”

Su Mu fell silent.

Was she only listening to half?

He took a deep breath and said: “Fine, fine, you bought it. Just don’t pour time into it.”

Li Shuang felt a little guilty.

[Not spend time? No way.] With the Heaven and Earth Furnace, she didn’t believe she couldn’t get this method started.

For her current stage, this was the best fit.

She didn’t say that aloud. Afterward she picked a Secret Soul Method worth 2,000 Merit Points: Soul Chain.

This Secret Art could turn the soul into solid chains to lock people, beasts, and even heaven and earth.

It was a decent attack method.

Next, Li Shuang bought a movement manual worth 1,500 Merit Points: Swimming Dragon Step.

Adding the 3,000 Merit Points for the Catalogue of Marvels, the Merit Points she had earned from the Three Grand Secret Grounds were almost all spent.

Su Mu clutched his chest.

“Catalogue of Marvels?” He could hardly bear it. Li Shuang buying that for no special reason felt like a waste to him. The most important Soul Method was basically nothing to show for.

Li Shuang tried to comfort him and said: “Senior Su, maybe I really can learn the Rebirth Art.”

Su Mu, still holding his chest, said: “It’s fine, it’s fine. You can always earn more Merit Points. With your speed, you should be able to go to the Soul Prison soon.” From his words, it was clear he still didn’t believe she could learn the Rebirth Art.

He added: “You’ve learned most of what matters in Myriad Arts City. Send me out so I can rest. After this, you can wander on your own.” His voice sounded weak. “I’m a soul, and I don’t have the Wanfa Eye. Staying here too long will harm me.”

Li Shuang grew flustered and said: “Senior, why didn’t you say so earlier? I’ll send you out right now.”

Su Mu said: “It’s all right. I haven’t stayed long. A few days of rest will do. Also, now that you have a Soul Golden Core, you don’t always need to enter jade slips with your body. You can send in your soul instead. For sword training, soul practice is sometimes better than body practice.”

Li Shuang agreed at once, and she sent the jade slip out without delay.

As Su Mu’s voice faded, Li Shuang found herself alone in this strange Myriad Arts City.

She adjusted to the feeling and was about to close the resource list when her eyes paused on something.

Disguise Talisman: can briefly change your information inside Myriad Arts City. Duration: one shichen.

Each Disguise Talisman cost 100 Merit Points.

Li Shuang still had 200 Merit Points left. She thought for a moment, then spent her last 200 to buy two Disguise Talismans.

Her current identity in Myriad Arts City was “Li.” That was hidden enough.

But with a Disguise Talisman, she could hide even that.

A big mask over a smaller mask, layer over layer. She didn’t believe anyone could find the secret of the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

Li Shuang quickly left the Hall of Myriad Arts, found an empty spot, and used a Disguise Talisman to turn herself into a middle-aged man. Even her name and recorded info changed.

Now, she looked like a middle-aged tough at the Nascent Soul Stage.

Moving fast, Li Shuang headed for the market.

She would use the Heaven and Earth Furnace to trade for as many resources as possible within one shichen.

Both sides of the street were packed with stalls.

Some people posted buy orders, some traded goods, and some even hired killers.

In this place where true identities could be hidden, many rare treasures that were hard to see elsewhere showed up on plain little blankets.

“One thousand top grade spirit stones, buying one Phoenix Grass. Any Phoenix Grass is fine, First Tier is also fine.”

As soon as she walked into the market, Li Shuang’s eyes moved.

[First Tier is fine? Perfect.]

She looked up Phoenix Grass in the Catalogue of Marvels.

Phoenix Grass only grew where Phoenixes perched. In recent years, relations between the Human Race and the Demon Clan had worsened. Phoenixes were top Divine Beasts among Divine Beasts, and their lands would never let humans come near. Phoenix Grass had therefore vanished from the Mortal Realm.

This buyer likely wanted Phoenix Grass for research.

Silently repeating the details of Phoenix Grass, and now that she had clear knowledge of it, Li Shuang used the Heaven and Earth Furnace and paid a very small price to obtain one First Tier Phoenix Grass.

She walked to the buyer’s stall and lowered her voice: “You want Phoenix Grass?”

The stall owner’s eyes lit up: “You have Phoenix Grass?”

“Is First Tier good enough?” Li Shuang asked to confirm.

The buyer nodded again and again: “Any Phoenix Grass is fine.”

Li Shuang gave a steady nod and said: “Let’s trade.”

The stall owner jumped to her feet, clearly excited.

She had waited here for months, and she had actually run into someone with Phoenix Grass.

She wasn’t worried about being scammed. Transactions inside Myriad Arts City were protected by the rules.

“Good, good. We each take out the item. If it’s real Phoenix Grass, I’ll trade at once,” the buyer said quickly.

Li Shuang only nodded.

Soon, both of them took out their items. After the buyer checked, a flash of wild joy crossed her face.

Phoenix Grass.

It was real Phoenix Grass.

After they both confirmed, the light of the rules flickered, and the trade was complete.

A thousand top grade spirit stones slipped into Li Shuang’s storage bag.

She felt a little dazed.

[That was almost too easy.]

“If you have more Phoenix Grass, come find me again,” the stall owner said warmly.

Li Shuang shook her head and said: “Not for now.”

She said no more and melted into the crowd.

After that, she used the Heaven and Earth Furnace several more times to trade.

After a few such trades, before the Disguise Talisman’s time was up, she noticed many eyes on her back.

Even though no one could fight in Myriad Arts City, Li Shuang kept her trading in check. When the talisman was about to end, she returned to the Hall of Myriad Arts, found the most crowded spot, and logged off on the spot.

Back in her secret room, her heart was still racing.

The Heaven and Earth Furnace was too heaven-defying. She wouldn’t act again in a short time.

She would wait at least a month.

Even so, her harvest this time was already amazing.

After winning big with small costs again and again, she suspected her wealth now might surpass that of a Master at the Integration Stage.

Her next task was to digest everything she had brought back from Myriad Arts City.

It would be best to return to the Nascent Soul Stage within a year.

Before the Grand Sect Assembly in three years, she would aim to break through to the Divine Transformation Stage.