What Shi Jiu wanted to buy were various talismans, such as Earth Trap Talismans, Golden Needle Talismans, Iron Armor Talismans, and other talismans of different types and effects.
After all, he knew nothing about talisman crafting, and he was about to go out on a mission, so he didn't have any suitable Magical Artifacts at hand.
Shi Jiu himself cherished his life, so he wanted to prepare more talismans. Talismans, which didn't require hand seals and could be activated directly with Spiritual Qi to ward off enemies, were always welcome.
Therefore, his demand for various talismans was indeed a bit high. He was afraid of attracting attention if he bought them from the Helian Family, as Shi Jiu carried a great secret and had always adhered to the principle of being as low-key as possible.
As for the items he planned to sell this time, Shi Jiu was quite confident. He pulled out a portion of the excess Spirit Medicine produced in his contracted Spirit Field, roots and all, and stored them in jade boxes.
Another portion was concentrated and purified using the power of the strange Vortex within his body, refined into Spirit Medicine liquid containing pure medicinal power, and placed into several jade bottles.
Finally, he used the power of the stars within his body to nourish 10 Spiritual Plants and Spiritual Flowers, imbuing them with a high concentration of star power, which he believed would surely attract buyers.
In fact, the ability to refine Spiritual Flowers and Spiritual Plants into pure Spirit Medicine liquid was generally only possessed by Alchemists who had mastered Alchemy.
This was because one of the most important steps in the Alchemy process was to remove the Impurities from Spiritual Flowers and Spiritual Plants, thereby condensing the medicinal power within the Spirit Medicine.
The better the condensation, the higher the chance of successful pill formation, and the easier it was to refine a good batch of Medicinal Pills.
Shi Jiu had also thought of this method during a sudden inspiration while cultivating a medicinal field. However, condensing the medicinal power of these Spiritual Flowers and Spiritual Plants indeed took Shi Jiu a lot of effort.
After all, that strange Vortex acted like a lord every day, merely slowly rotating in Shi Jiu's Dantian, without moving its position at all.
So, Shi Jiu tried countless methods before he could finally draw a trace of the Vortex's power to his navel.
Then, he pressed the Spirit Medicine that needed to be condensed tightly against his navel. Although the posture was very ungraceful, it was the best method Shi Jiu could think of.
Shi Jiu also tried refining a healing Spiritual Plant into a small bottle of Spirit Medicine liquid using the Vortex and selling it to the Helian Family to see if he could get a better price. It turned out that the Helian Family highly praised this Spirit Medicine liquid.
The Cultivator responsible for the acquisition told Shi Jiu that this bottle of Spirit Medicine liquid could not only be used directly by Alchemists for Alchemy, but it could also be consumed directly by Cultivators when injured.
Because this Spirit Medicine liquid was extremely pure, although not as effective as refined Medicinal Pills, it could still provide a very good healing effect.
In fact, the Disciple responsible for the acquisition did not purchase this bottle of medicinal liquid into the Helian Family's treasury. Instead, he privately bought this bottle of medicinal liquid by adding 1 Low-Grade Spirit Stone.
Shi Jiu didn't understand why at first, but after a careful thought, he understood the reason.
Although Medicinal Pills were indeed effective, their price had always been quite high. If one encountered many non-fatal or non-urgent injuries and immediately took Medicinal Pills, it would undoubtedly greatly increase the cost of healing for a Cultivator.
However, not treating the injuries would mean allowing them to worsen or heal on their own, so this inexpensive bottle of Spirit Medicine liquid became a good intermediate choice.
After completing the transaction, this Disciple, who was also at Qi Refining Stage 7 like Shi Jiu, seemed to be in a good mood. He introduced himself as Helian Jian to Shi Jiu, treating him like a brother.
He said that if Shi Jiu had more such medicinal liquid, he could buy it in large quantities at a preferential price, hoping Shi Jiu would frequent his side.
Moreover, he said he might also have his own channels for some Medicinal Pills or other Cultivation items, and he even winked at Shi Jiu.
This made Shi Jiu's heart stir. It seemed that this clan Disciple named Helian Jian was ostensibly working for the Helian Family to acquire goods.
But in reality, he also had his own small grey business. However, in the future, Shi Jiu might indeed need to rely on him.
So Shi Jiu smiled and chatted with him for a while, but no matter how Helian Jian tried to guide the conversation, Shi Jiu simply refused to say how much more of such Spirit Medicine liquid he could condense, which made Helian Jian quite helpless.
It wasn't that Shi Jiu was afraid of exposing anything. After all, many higher-level Spirit Plant Masters could also condense Spirit Medicine.
However, the process of condensing Spirit Medicine was generally more troublesome, and it took a considerable amount of time to meet the usage standards, so not many Spirit Plant Masters were willing to delay their Cultivation time to do so.
Moreover, the less of this Spirit Medicine liquid there was, the more valuable it became. If the quantity was large, Helian Jian would probably severely Squeeze the price Shi Jiu.
Furthermore, since a Disciple like Helian Jian recognized the Spirit Medicine liquid condensed by Shi Jiu and was willing to spend Spirit Stones to purchase it, then other Family Cultivators and Loose Cultivators in the market would also be willing to buy it, and perhaps the price would even be higher.
Therefore, before this trip to the market, Shi Jiu condensed 5 bottles each of Spirit Medicine liquid from medicinal herbs with several basic functions, such as healing, enhancing Cultivation, accelerating Spiritual Qi circulation, detoxifying, and calming the mind.
He wanted to check the market conditions. If they were good, he could continue this. If the conditions were mediocre, he would honestly sell these Spirit Medicine liquids to Helian Jian.
When he flew to about 2 kilometers from the market, Shi Jiu withdrew his magical arts and descended from the air.
It wasn't because Shi Jiu's magical power was insufficient, but because there was a rule in the market that flying was not allowed within 2 kilometers above it, to show respect for the Helian Family. Moreover, the Helian Family had placed many powerful anti-flight Restrictions in the air.
If he were to force his way in, he would probably be greeted by the Magical Artifacts of the Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators in the market.
And there was one point that other small markets did not have: in the Helian Family's market, mutual fighting, killing, and treasure snatching were strictly prohibited. The Helian Family would strictly protect the safety of traders.
If any Cultivator dared to violate this, the several great Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators stationed there by the Helian Family would immediately activate the killing array within the market, using thunderous means to suppress and execute the troublemaker.
It is said that once, a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Loose Cultivator, relying on his high Cultivation, forcibly seized valuable Medicinal Pills from a shop in the market.
As a result, the shop owner immediately sent a warning to the Helian Family. The Foundation Establishment Late Stage Loose Cultivator had not even flown a hundred zhang out of the shop before he was enveloped by a terrifying killing array.
He was firmly trapped inside and eventually tortured to death by various wind, fire, and lightning attacks, finally turning into a pile of dust.
Many witnessed this scene at the time, and it indeed served as a great warning to those with ill intentions. Since then, such incidents of forcibly seizing treasures by relying on one's Cultivation have never occurred again in the Helian Family's market.
And that forceful suppression and killing of the Foundation Establishment Late-Stage Cultivator did not cause many low-level Cultivators to leave. On the contrary, due to the increased safety of the area, the Helian Family's market became even more popular than before.
Numerous Cultivators came here to trade, and many small Families also came to open shops, further making the market extraordinarily prosperous.