Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Chapter 973: Simplify Celestial Suppression

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Chen Fei placed the Flying Star Pill into the spatial grid and began the process of restoration.

He then started experimenting with various sizes of Primordial Crystal particles to see which could produce the Cloud Peak Pill.

It wasn’t necessarily the larger Primordial Crystal particles that yielded better pills. In this other city, there were limits to what could be achieved, and everything had to follow the city’s own logic.

After a moment, a new pill appeared in Chen Fei’s hand: the Cloud Peak Pill, which was priced at forty teals.

The buyback price at the apothecary was twenty-eight teals, so after deducting a cost of one teal, Chen Fei made a net profit of twenty-seven teal.

With seven Cloud Peak Pills, Chen Fei could earn a total of one hundred eighty-nine teals in one go.

If he had continued accumulating money using his previous method of breaking down divine powers, he would have had to stay in the other city for four days to earn this much.

Given Chen Fei’s speed in earning money through the disintegration of divine powers, he was already among the fastest in the entire other city.

Considering the conditions of the other city, staying there for that long posed a serious risk to his safety.

So, to make money quickly, one really needed skill.

Chen Fei gathered the seven Cloud Peak Pills and returned to the apothecary.

“Welcome, sir. What can I do for you this time?” The shopkeeper, recognizing Chen Fei, greeted him.

“I want to sell these pills at the price we agreed on last time.”

Chen Fei placed the seven Cloud Peak Pills on the counter.

The shopkeeper examined the pills without changing his expression, confirming their authenticity, and immediately handed Chen Fei one hundred ninety-six teals.

Chen Fei couldn’t help but smile. One good thing about trading with the residents of this other city was that if you followed their logic, they would be extremely straightforward and without hesitation.

“I need twenty Vitality Pills,” Chen Fei said, placing twenty wen on the counter.

“Alright, sir, please wait a moment.”

The shopkeeper nodded and turned to retrieve twenty Vitality Pills, handing them to Chen Fei.

“Sir, please note that we are no longer accepting Cloud Peak Pills. Please do not bring them to us next time,” the shopkeeper said seriously.

“Are there any restrictions on other pills?”

Chen Fei’s expression changed slightly. Were the rules of the other city being adjusted?

“Not at the moment, but the rules may change based on circumstances,” the shopkeeper replied, shaking his head.

Chen Fei frowned slightly. There might be a limit on the number of each type of pill accepted or perhaps a restriction on selling a particular type of pill only once.

However, regardless of the specifics, the restrictions on Chen Fei weren’t as severe as they seemed because the resources and Primordial Crystals in the other city were finite.

Chen Fei wouldn’t exploit the situation excessively, as he was concerned that doing so might trigger changes in the city.

He bowed to the shopkeeper and then left.

There were three apothecaries in the entire other city. Chen Fei visited the other two.

He found that the prices for pills at the other two apothecaries were identical to those at the first one, and they also bought pills at seventy percent of the selling price.

However, the other two apothecaries did not refuse to buy Cloud Peak Pills and were still accepting all types of pills.

With the remaining one hundred seventy-six wen, Chen Fei continued to purchase Primordial Crystals from street vendors.

Worried about potential changes in the other city, Chen Fei kept fifty wen as exit money and spent one hundred twenty-six wen on Primordial Crystals.

One hundred twenty-six teals had considerable purchasing power in the small city, even for high-priced items.

Even though the items Chen Fei wanted to buy were relatively expensive, he ultimately acquired a total of seven hundred twenty-five Primordial Crystals.

Adding these to the Primordial Crystals he already had, Chen Fei now had over nineteen hundred lower-grade Primordial Crystals, making significant progress toward his goal of three thousand Primordial Crystals.

Chen Fei went to a secluded corner and converted the twenty Vitality Pills into twenty Cloud Peak Pills, then proceeded to the second apothecary.

“Sir, what do you need?” The shopkeeper greeted him with a smile.

“Do you buy twenty Cloud Peak Pills?” Chen Fei asked.

“We do, but we can only accept fifteen,” the shopkeeper replied, his posture momentarily stiffening before nodding.

A total of four hundred twenty teals was handed to Chen Fei, but instead of focusing on the money, he continued to observe the apothecary’s behavior.

After receiving the four hundred twenty wen, Chen Fei clearly noticed that the apothecary’s movements had become slightly more sluggish.

This delay resembled that of puppets experiencing energy shortages.

The Gong Clan was highly skilled in producing puppets, whether flesh-and-blood or crafted from various metals and materials.

They could even create sixth-tier integration realm puppets if the price was right.

However, the cost for such high-tier puppets was several times higher than nurturing a genius to the sixth tier, sometimes even ten times more.

Maintenance costs were also exorbitant.

Thus, despite their capability, the Gong Clan did not produce many of these puppets.

Chen Fei glanced around and noticed some changes in the apothecary.

“Sir, the shop will no longer be accepting Cloud Peak Pills. Please take note,” the shopkeeper said with a smile.

“Understood,” Chen Fei replied.

He bought thirty Vitality Pills and then left the apothecary.

Chen Fei went to a secluded corner, first producing ten Cloud Peak Pills and then converting the remaining twenty Vitality Pills into Moon Splendor Pills.

Moon Splendor Pills were priced at thirty teals each in all three apothecaries. If Chen Fei sold all twenty Moon Splendor Pills, he could make a profit of four hundred teals.

“Taking money from the apothecary seems to reduce the rule particles within the shop, so there might be a limit on how many pills can be sold.”

Chen Fei thought, recalling how the apothecary’s operation seemed to return to normal after receiving twenty teals for Vitality Pills.

“How many Primordial Crystals are left in the city?” Chen Fei asked Black Rat.

“Not much on the streets, but there are still some in the shops,” Black Rat replied, sniffing.

Chen Fei nodded and took fifteen Cloud Peak Pills and twenty Moon Splendor Pills to the third apothecary.

He couldn’t allow the apothecary to collapse completely, as he couldn’t predict the changes that might occur in the other city as a result.

Thus, whenever he noticed an apothecary showing clear signs of delay, he would immediately switch to another shop.

By rotating through the shops, Chen Fei accumulated over a thousand teals again. After reserving fifty teals for leaving the city, he spent the rest.

With this considerable amount of silver, Chen Fei managed to acquire almost all the Primordial Crystals Black Rat could detect on the streets.

However, he did not buy every Primordial Crystal. He skipped those with low quantities and high prices, as they were not cost-effective for him.

The amount of Primordial Crystals contained in an item was unrelated to its price.

Therefore, Chen Fei bypassed items with poor cost-performance and chose other spiritual materials instead.

The other city had not only Primordial Crystals but also other rare materials, with the most common being fifth-tier and below.

Others visiting the city had to rely on their own judgment before purchase, as they could only determine the specifics of the materials after acquiring them.

Chen Fei had Black Rat, which allowed him to bypass this guessing phase.

Although Black Rat sometimes didn’t know the exact materials, it was very accurate in determining their grade.

An hour later, Chen Fei, with a joyful expression, quickly headed towards the city gate.

The number of Primordial Crystals in his Concealment Bell had reached over four thousand three hundred, far exceeding the simplified cost required for Celestial Suppression.

Unfortunately, the Primordial Crystals did not reach five thousand, so Chen Fei couldn’t check if the panel would change with that amount.

The previous appearances of spatial grids on the panel were due to the introduction of new currencies, and Primordial Crystals, compared to Elemental Stones, were indeed a new currency unit.

With no better way to acquire more silver in the other city, Chen Fei decided to leave for now.

In addition to over four thousand Primordial Crystals, Chen Fei had also obtained a significant amount of spiritual materials.

He acquired two pieces of sixth-tier spiritual material: Dragon Tooth Gold.

This material, a sixth-tier lower-grade, could be used as an auxiliary material for crafting Sixth Stage Rule Integration Realm artifacts.

The price of such materials would be incredibly high once the grade reached six.

Chen Fei had not seen many places in Sky Sea City that sold sixth-tier materials.

At this stage, sixth-tier materials were mostly exchanged among integration realm cultivators or found at small-scale trading events.

For those at the Sun Moon Realm, obtaining information about such trading events was challenging unless they reached the integration realm themselves.

Dragon Tooth Gold could only be used as an auxiliary material for crafting Rule Integration Realm artifacts.

However, it was more than sufficient for crafting Celestial Treasures. For some, using it for this purpose might seem like a waste.

Chen Fei did not plan to sell the Dragon Tooth Gold. Instead, he intended to melt these two pieces of Dragon Tooth Gold into the Qianyuan Sword and Concealment Bell.

With sixth-tier spiritual materials as a foundation, future upgrades for the Qianyuan Sword and Concealment Bell would be much simpler.

In addition to the sixth-tier materials, Chen Fei also acquired several fifth-tier materials.

Due to limited silver, he chose only top-grade fifth-tier materials, including five pieces of fifth-tier supreme materials.

“Simplify Celestial Suppression.”

“Simplifying Celestial Suppression (Fifth Tier)… Simplification successful… Celestial Suppression (Fifth Tier) → Suppressing Dragon Elephant!”

As Chen Fei hurried towards the city gate, he spent three thousand lower-grade Primordial Crystals to successfully simplify Celestial Suppression from fifth tier.