Chapter 162 - 53: Dark Techniques Trade_2

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But in Yue Jinghua’s eyes, those hundreds of thousands of Dark Pills were just like passing clouds - today they came into her hands, tomorrow they would be passed on again. She didn’t know if it was because she looked too much like a fat sheep, but lately, her subordinates, one by one, were spending money extravagantly—almost lavishly. First, Hong Yao kept sighing, complaining that the recent stock of Elixir Pills at the pharmacy were incomplete and insufficient, with no inventory left, hoping that Yue Jinghua would sympathize with the vast needs of the mercenaries, urging her to diligently practice Alchemy, to make more and better Elixir Pills. Yue Jinghua was forced to refine pills for a day and a night before Hong Yao, contented, finally left with a pile of Elixir Pills. Just as Yue Jinghua hadn’t recovered her Yuan Qi, Shalman came knocking at her door. Ever since Shalman successfully bred an Ancient Dark Beast (which Yue Jinghua didn’t want to admit), her confidence had soared. She wished to renovate the Beast Breeding Well, expand the breeding area and the types of creatures bred. In short, she needed a fresh investment of Dark Pills. She had her hopes set on Yue Jinghua, who was raising an army of Dark Beasts, so naturally, Yue Jinghua wouldn’t skimp on her expenses. And the troubles didn’t stop there; even the small boy Yue Chen, who normally stuttered when he spoke, had indirectly, through Hongling, withdrawn a sum of money for the purchase of spirit wood. Having no other choice, Yue Jinghua once again entertained the idea of selling Dark Techniques, and so she handed over the Dark Techniques she had transcribed from the Xuanji Academy’s Xuan Technique Pavilion, for Xie Yu to sell. "The list of sold Dark Techniques is here, amongst them the prices for two types of Dark Heavenly Dark Skills are the highest, reaching two hundred thousand Dark Pills each. In a trivial place like Shang Kingdom, even an Initial Stage Dark Heavenly Dark Skill could attract a throng of followers. As for the other Dark Techniques, the price decreases the lower the technique. But there’s one amongst them that I personally think you should keep, so I didn’t go ahead and sell it," Xie Yu was a crafty and sly character, yet his handling of matters was impeccably organized and beyond reproach. Friendship aside, he had already taken a thirty-percent commission from the proceedings. "What kind of Dark Technique could catch the eye of a high-level expert like you?" Yue Jinghua wasn’t particularly interested in that batch of Dark Techniques; the foundation of Xuanji Academy didn’t seem so impressive in her eyes. "The Nine Turtle Technique, a Water Attribute Dark Technique, can only be practiced by females. Don’t look down on this ungraded auxiliary Dark Technique, for the practice of it can purify the body and prolong life. As long as an unconventional auxiliary Dark Technique like this is used on the right person, the benefits are substantial," Xie Yu had been somewhat tempted by this technique when he first acquired it. Ever since he was ambushed by Yue Jinghua in the Dan Demon Tomb, causing his Primordial Spirit to be injured, he had been in need of such a warm-nurturing Dark Technique, it’s just a pity that the Nine Turtle Technique was exclusive to women. This Dark Technique was also the second one that Yue Jinghua had copied down. There were no grade requirements for the cultivator, and at first, she copied it down just in case. Before selling, she didn’t give it much thought and simply handed it over to Xie Yu. Dark Techniques of the Canglong Continent are roughly divided into five attributes main and auxiliary kinds. Main Dark Techniques are also known as combat Dark Techniques, powerful but with corresponding restrictions on who can practice them. On the other hand, auxiliary Dark Techniques have fewer restrictions. Yue Jinghua had a deep understanding of the effects of auxiliary Dark Techniques. The Nine Turtle Technique was originally a Taoist Sitting Breathing and Exhaling Technique, which turned into a Dark Technique after being combined with certain Taoist meditation mantras for focusing the mind and calming the heart. Since it had no offensive capabilities and served only to strengthen the constitution for longevity, it was slow to show effects and focused more on enhancing one’s physical constitution; it was not suitable for Yue Jinghua at the moment. "This Dark Technique doesn’t seem very special, so why did it catch your attention?" After flipping through the mantras, Yue Jinghua realized that this cultivation method was very simple - one only needed to sit in meditation. "Cultivation Techniques may look ordinary, but it’s important to consider who uses them. It’s commonly said in the Eastern Continent, ’a thousand-year crane, a ten-thousand-year turtle.’ This ten-thousand-year turtle refers to Zi Gui, a low-level marine Dark Beast from the East Sea Coast. It’s the only Dark Beast that can live for ten thousand years and is one of the Four Great Holy Beasts. The Holy Beast Chen Wu is legend to have been sired from Zi Gui and the Flying Snake," Yue Jinghua became more interested in this Dark Technique upon hearing Xie Yu’s analysis. After muttering the mantra several times, a flurry of thoughts had already passed through Yue Jinghua’s mind, with the first person that came to mind being the beautiful mother, Lie Rou. In the 23rd century where Xiaoqi lives, the marriage and family relationships among humans are on the brink of collapse.

Chapter 162 - 53: Dark Techniques Trade_2

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