_Alchemist Association_

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Ye Xiao walked in front of the shelves where many types of medicinal herbs were present. Near every medicinal herb was a tag in which the price of those medicinal herbs were written. He slowly began to observe every one of them.

Violet Lotus Grass - 1000 gold coins.

Blue Branch Fruit - 2600 gold coins.

Hundred Year Red Bamboo - 3000 gold coins.

Red Leafed Dead Tree Roots - 4200 gold coins

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Seeing these herbs, Ye Xiao's jaw dropped. Every herbs here was a precious one and its price was also very high. If it was before, Ye Xiao would never have dared to even look at it but now, everything was different.

He began to search for a type of herb which can help him consolidate his foundation.

He can consolidate his foundation by going for a close door cultivation but now was not the time. Only three days was left before the competition. So, he wanted to use a medicinal herb to help him consolidate his foundation before the competition starts.

His gaze suddenly landed on a herb called Spirit Grass. Although the name sounds simple, this spirit herb was not simple at all. Spirit Grass is a type of medicinal herb that can help replenish a person's spirit energy. Not only that, it also provides a very pure spirit energy which can make the cultivator's who consumes this herb, spirit energy pure and thick. It was a perfect medicinal herb to help him consolidate his foundation.

It's price was not high, only 500 gold coins. But it was still a very high price for any ordinary person.

It was good that he still had over 26,000 gold coins that he managed to get after auctioning 100 low grade spirit stones in the auction house.

Ye Xiao walked and approached a counter. Behind it sat a very beautiful young girl. She was doing her job as a line of peoples were queued up in front of her including other two counters. Ye Xiao walked up and also queued up in that line.

One by one, every cultivator ahead of him, was walking in front of the beautiful girl and after getting their matters done, they slowly left the line.

Ye Xiao was also getting close to the counter step by step and this process continued on for a very long time. Finally, it was his turn.

As he approach to the counter, that beautiful girl behind it said, "Hello, My name is Xiao Tao, can you tell me what you need my help with?"

Ye Xiao nodded his head, saying, "Give me 10 stalks of spirit grass"

"Ten stalks of spirit grass!" That beautiful girl raised looked at Ye Xiao deeply after all he didn't looked like a rich man from his cloths and then said, "Ok, please wait, I'll go and take it out for you."

After saying this, she get out from behind the counter and walked toward the shelves, took out ten stalks of Spirit Grass from it and returned.

She gave Ye Xiao those ten stalks of Spirit Grass and said, "One stalk of Spirit Grass has the price of 500 gold coins. You are buying ten stalks of Spirit Grass so please pay a total of 5000 gold coins."

Ye Xiao took the Spirit Grass from her hands and waved his hand in air in front of the counter girl. Many gold coins appeared on the counter out of nowhere.

"Here is the 5000 gold coins. Thank You", Ye Xiao said, and walked out from there.

That counter girl was still standing there in daze.

"Spatial Ring!" When Ye Xiao disappeared from her sight, she took a long breath and said in amazement. After all spatial rings in Azure Dragon Country were very rare. Only rich peoples and tycoons can afford to have a spatial ring for themselves.

Going back to when she was thinking Ye Xiao as a poor kid, how stupid she was. She thought that it was really a true fact 'never judge a book by its cover'.

Ye Xiao returned back to his room in the inn. He sat down cross legged on the bed and took a large bite of a stalk of Spirit Grass and ate it. As the Spirit Grass goes down from his mouth to his stomach via neck, during this process it converts into a very pure spirit energy.

Not long after, a heat like energy attacked his body, and he suddenly had the feeling that there was some sort of fire burning within his body. He hurriedly started circulating the First Layer of the Nine Dragon Universal Circulation Technique.

As he circulated his cultivation technique, his body began to feel comfortable. Slowly, his spirit energy were turning pure and thick.

After a long time was up, he finally opened his eyes. He can feel his power was strengthen to a new degree. He waved his hand in circular motion and felt the difference from before.

"Just one or two more stalks of Spirit Grass and I will consolidate my foundation." Ye Xiao thought and began to cultivate once again.

One Spirit Grass and then the other one. After taking two more Spirit Grass, Ye Xiao once again felt a heat like like energy burning his interior. He once again circulated the First Layer of the Nine Dragon Universal Circulation Technique. Same process was repeat again.

When he opened his eyes the second time, it was already morning of the next day.

His foundation has already became strong as it should be. He has still left with seven more stalks of the Spirit Grass. He looked at it and then stored it in his Spatial Ring.

"Maybe, in the future, I'll need these stalks of Spirit Grass." He thought and got up from the bed, opened his mouth and took a long yawn, spreading both of his hands wide.

"Umh! I think I'll have a bath first"

After washing himself, he got down to the ground floor of the inn and ordered for food to eat.