Chapter 111: Foreign Spiders
The poor suddenly become rich.
These four words perfectly describe Song Jiulai’s current situation.
It’s just a small Secret Realm, yet Tier 2 and Tier 3 Spirit Herbs are practically everywhere.
This is because these are nothing to Cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and even less to Major Sects.
But for someone from a poor Sect like Song Jiulai’s, it’s simply heaven!
Song Jiulai’s act of plucking Spirit Herbs was also seen by Cultivators outside.
They immediately showed some disdain.
Assuming she was a Disciple from another Sect, they began to complain.
“Which Sect’s Disciple is this? So embarrassing, what’s so good about picking Tier 2 and Tier 3 Spirit Herbs?”
“Can’t other Sects even afford these Spirit Herbs?”
“…It’s really strange, have you seen this Disciple these past few days?”
If Song Jiulai could hear this, she would curse them out.
You don’t know the cost of firewood and rice until you manage a household.
Can those born into Major Sects stop showing off their superiority?
If Tier 2 and Tier 3 Spirit Herbs were truly everywhere, would their small Sects be living such difficult lives!
Of course, Song Jiulai was happily picking and couldn’t hear any of it.
Moreover, Water Mirrors cannot be controlled in real-time by humans; they can only show specific scenes.
The scene of Song Jiulai picking Spirit Herbs only lasted for a few seconds before switching to other Disciples.
The discussion didn’t last long either.
As Song Jiulai continued picking, she found her Mustard Seed Bag was full.
How hateful!
She was so poor that she only had a First-order Mustard Seed Bag.
At this moment, Song Jiulai remembered the System could exploit bugs: “Can you teleport things out of the Secret Realm?”
System: “Yes.”
The System teleports things out, and Players can actually retrieve them from anywhere.
The designated receiving points are to prevent others from noticing anything unusual.
Song Jiulai was overjoyed: “Come, come, let the Players help me sell them.”
With that, she stuffed all the hundreds of Tier 2 Spirit Herbs she had just collected into the Task System.
She still had some conscience at this moment, selling them in batches of ten, rewarding Players with 1 Point.
Her stingy persona would never falter.
However, she thought about it and didn’t list too many at once, first putting up 100 Tier 2 Spirit Herbs.
This quantity was completely manageable for Wang’an County; it could be considered what Players accumulated during their training.
Any more than that would be too much.
Too large a quantity would also arouse suspicion.
The price of Tier 2 Spirit Herbs in the market had doubled. Tier 2 Blood Bead Grass was priced at seven Low-grade Spirit Stones, and Spirit Benefiting Grass was priced at eight Low-grade Spirit Stones.
If selling a large quantity, the price would need to be lowered.
As soon as Song Jiulai listed the 100 plants, they were quickly snatched up by Players still at the Longevity Sect.
“Holy crap!”
Seeing so many Tier 2 Spirit Herbs, the Players’ eyes went wide.
Han Tian, who had already reached another County Town, saw so many listed at once and muttered, “Did the Sect Master go out robbing?”
“They wouldn’t be this wild even if they were robbing, did the Sect Master find some secret base?”
This Player’s guess was quite insightful.
And not only that, the System suddenly prompted in Han Tian’s ear: “Set up your shop at the Peach Blossom Sect as a receiving point, and sell another batch of Tier 2 Spirit Herbs at the Peach Blossom Sect.”
Wang’an County couldn’t handle it, but the Peach Blossom Sect could.
After the Peach Blossom Sect finished, they could sell another batch in places like the Netherworld Sect.
Anything that couldn’t be sold would be put in the Sect Exchange for Players to redeem with Points.
In any case, they had to take everything they could see in the Secret Realm.
Otherwise, would it be worth her coming in this time?
There wouldn’t be such a good opportunity next time.
Thus, amidst Song Jiulai’s frantic sweeping, the Players sold 200 Tier 2 Spirit Herbs and dozens of Tier 3 Spirit Herbs for her.
Finally, hundreds of Tier 1 and Tier 2 Spirit Herbs were also stocked in the Sect.
There were even 100 Tier 3 Spirit Herbs remaining.
They were too full; they simply couldn’t consume any more.
This wave directly made Song Jiulai rich.
And all of this only cost her ten Low-grade Spirit Stones!
Now she no longer complained about the Players having better luck than her; it turned out to be diligence rewarded by heaven. Her efforts were seen by the heavens, and her good fortune was yet to come!
The Players were dumbfounded.
At the Shuitan of the Guanhai Sect, they couldn’t believe it. Their first thought was, “Did the Sect Master really go out robbing?”
But where could she have robbed so much from?
Just the diligent harvesting of Spirit Herbs tired Song Jiulai out; she ran around the Secret Realm all day.
Not to mention Spirit Herbs, she also plucked quite a few other Spirit Materials.
For example, the Earth Lingzhi that Song Jiulai almost got into trouble with before, there were two plants here, and they weren’t guarded by disgusting Magic Horned Snake Demonic Beasts.
This Secret Realm was quite large; she didn’t know how it was formed.
Moreover, Song Jiulai hadn’t encountered anyone.
The Secret Realm was also filled with Spiritual Energy, completely incomparable to Song Jiulai’s dilapidated Sect.
Song Jiulai was clearly reaching her limit; she only needed a slight push to enter the Late Qi Condensation Stage.
It was at this moment that Song Jiulai encountered a Tier 4 Spirit Herb, the Black Gold Glazed Grass.
Black Gold Glazed Grass was a material needed for Beast Taming.
She didn’t know if Tier 4 Spirit Herbs were common in this Secret Realm, but next to it was a Tier 3 Demonic Beast, the Nine Nether Eating Spider.
Tier 3 Demonic Beasts, unlike Tier 1 and Tier 2 which focused on being disgusting to subdue, now possessed not only disgusting appearances but also abilities similar to Cultivators.
The Nine Nether Eating Spider was a magnified version of a common spider, with even the hairs on its limbs appearing as sharp and three-dimensional as steel needles.
Its appearance alone was enough to give one goosebumps.
Its webbing and Venom, if they hit a Cultivator, would immediately cause hallucinations and affect the Cultivator’s Spiritual Energy recovery speed.
This thing looked soft-skinned but was actually impervious to blades and spears; even ordinary Profound Grade Magic Treasures found it difficult to break its defense.
This was a huge challenge for Song Jiulai.
Of course, she didn’t have any Magic Treasures yet.
Even those in the Late Qi Condensation Stage would choose cooperation.
If Song Jiulai couldn’t exploit the System’s bugs, she wouldn’t be this bold.
Normal Cultivators would definitely run.
With the entire Sect as her backing, and having just made a fortune,
someone like Song Jiulai would be doing herself a disservice if she didn’t try.
Demonic Beasts near Spirit Herbs generally wouldn’t chase too far; they had to guard their treasures.
Unless their aggro was too high.
Song Jiulai hid not far away, sneakily watching the Nine Nether Eating Spider.
The Nine Nether Eating Spider clearly sensed the presence of a Cultivator’s Aura, appearing agitated as it paced back and forth, circling the Black Gold Glazed Grass, which was as tall as a person.
Its sharp, broad limbs carved through the surrounding terrain, leaving the places it stepped on in ruins.
The System said: “This Nine Nether Eating Spider doesn’t look like a local spider.”
Song Jiulai understood its meaning: “This spider is from out of town, right? The Tier 2 Spirit Materials earlier weren’t guarded by Demonic Beasts. Could it be that Major Sects released them for Disciples to train with?”
System: “It’s possible. This Secret Realm has been opened countless times. The yolk of the eggs should have been scattered by Cultivators long ago. The fact that there are still Demonic Beasts left is abnormal.”
Secret Realms are generally the best places to train juniors. It’s normal for Great Experts to implement some measures.
