Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 212 - 123: Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association, Moonlight Condensed Dew

Chapter 212: Chapter 123: Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association, Moonlight Condensed Dew

"Focus on improving Dao Skills instead; this way, both the Magic and the power of Magical Treasures can be enhanced, and the level of the Supreme Dragon Transformation Bone can be upgraded simultaneously—killing two birds with one stone."

Having made up his mind, Su Yu decisively spent 345 million cultivation points and 750 points of Dao practice to progressively upgrade the Cave Profound Spiritual Inspiration Scripture from level seventy to level eighty.

Remaining are 111 million cultivation points and 4312 points of Dao practice.

Cave Profound Spiritual Inspiration Scripture Level Eighty: Qi and Blood +8000, Mana +16000, Magic Power +8000, Mana recovery +32 points/second.

With the Qi Refining Heart Skill upgraded to level eighty, the Supreme Dragon Transformation Immortal Bone also followed suit to level eighty, Qi and Blood +800,000, Mana +80,000, Constitution +8000, Strength +8000.

"Oh my, my Mana has exceeded 100,000, and both Constitution and Strength have surpassed 10,000."

Unconsciously, his Constitution had already become comparable to those BOSS-level monstrous creatures.

Stretching out his hand to grasp the air, the tremendous power caused the air to crackle. Su Yu grinned:

"With any weapon I casually use, I might convincingly pose as a Body Cultivator!"

Generally, it’s not easy for a Body Cultivator to stack Constitution and Strength over 10,000 before transcending tribulations.

While such a strong Constitution and Strength often serve no practical use, possessing them greatly enhances error tolerance. Even if a Magical Treasure is broken, he can hold out for a long time using his flesh alone.

Closing the panel, Su Yu felt satisfaction.

Then he opened the regional channel, finding the online trading platform of a commerce association he’d previously seen, directly searching "Immortal’s Manual."

The search returned empty—none available.

"Indeed, after several months, it must have been sold."

Su Yu felt a bit disappointed but soon shook his head and energetically searched another commerce association.

As the trade center of Ten Thousand Stars Island Sea Area, Ten Thousand Stars City gathered numerous merchants. Famous large commerce associations would have branches here, and even many super commerce associations that spanned the entire human civilization would set up divisions.

With so many super or large commerce associations, he couldn’t believe there’s only one offering Immortal’s Manual.

He searched one by one according to renowned commerce associations on Feixing Island, quickly discovering during the third search that one was selling Immortal’s Manual—and not just one.

However, although available, the price was outrageous: 20,000 gold per copy, 5,000 gold more than the 15,000 seen earlier.

"Damn!"

"Why is it so expensive?"

Su Yu checked his current wealth, realizing he was far short of gathering such a sum.

"With 20,000 gold, I could buy an Tier Eight Treasure."

He felt it wasn’t worth it, his interest in Immortal’s Manual diminished by the absurd price.

"Forget it!"

He shook his head, turning his gaze to casually browse other items, primarily high-level Magical Treasures or equivalent treasures.

"There really are a lot of good things!"

Not surprisingly for large commerce associations, apart from the Immortal’s Manual, there were many treasures of similar level.

"Pure Yang Scripture!"

Su Yu’s eyebrow raised, eyes settling on the introduction of this Cultivation Skill—it was a refined Heart Skill inheritance, divided into two volumes. The first contained Qi Refining Heart Skill; the second included various auxiliary Magic, Thunder Skill, Forbidden Skill, along with two methods for refining high-level Magical Treasures: Pure Yang Spiritual Sword (Tier Seven), Pure Yang Treasure Cauldron (Tier Eight).

"What a great thing!"

Yet upon seeing the price, it was as high as 150,000 gold.

Nevertheless, Su Yu did not find it expensive; he considered it worthwhile.

Because this was a complete inheritance, comprising Heart Skill, Thunder Skill, Forbidden Skill, numerous Secret Skills, and methods for corresponding Magical Treasure refinement—all at a refined level; collectively it was absolutely valued at this price.

"Hmm? They are selling this too?"

Below the Pure Professional Scripture, he discovered something extremely unexpected on sale.

Sword Palace Command Talisman: With it, one can go to the overseas Sword Palace to take the Sword Palace examination, priced at 10,000 gold.

"My second brother said this thing is very rare!"

But truth be told, valued at 10,000 gold, it’s indeed rare—most players can’t obtain it.

Moreover, in Feixing Island as an overseas trade center, anything exists, regardless of rarity.

Su Yu didn’t dwell on this, continuing his browsing.

Shortly after, he browsed to the official website of Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association, a super commerce association, with a notification popping up upon opening—detailing membership policy.

In simple terms, this commerce association operates on a membership basis, offering their best items exclusively to members.

Joining as a member is straightforward and doesn’t require membership fees; simply verify one’s identity to see if one meets the criteria.

Either be a leader or official within a faction, or possess strong personal strength—essentially to check one’s financial capacity, selecting quality clients.

Verification is handled offline, requiring visiting Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association’s local branches for personal confirmation.

Considering that his future needs would demand increasingly higher-quality items, a super commerce association seemed a good approach; thus, he personally visited Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association’s premises in Feixing City—a sprawling estate spanning hundreds of thousands of square meters.

Just as he landed at the entrance, he saw Luo Qingchan being escorted by a middle-aged man and a woman, coming out. Seeing Su Yu, she paused, thinking he came specifically to pick her up, feeling somewhat odd.

Su Yu noticed her pause, realizing her misunderstanding by her expression, then explained: :

"I’m here to set up a membership with Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association and need to verify offline."

The middle-aged man promptly smiled and asked: 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Miss Qingchan, is this your friend?"

Luo Qingchan nodded:

"My friend, an official disciple of Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, extraordinarily gifted!"

The man smiled, saying:

"Since Miss Qingchan has vouched for him, verification won’t be necessary."

He took out a crystal card from his chest and handed it to Su Yu with both hands:

"I am Lin Qi, the business manager of the Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association at the Feixing Island branch. Please take care of me."

"I’ll need Mr. Lin’s assistance in the future as well."

Su Yu gladly accepted it without any pretense.

"This is a membership card, with your membership number on it. You can log onto our association’s official website later, upload your information, and you’ll be able to access the member transaction platform. Specific membership details will be sent to you once you become a member, and also...."

Lin Qi handed over another card embossed with gold:

"In ten days, our association will hold an auction. We welcome all members to attend!"

"An auction, I’m very interested."

However, Su Yu suddenly thought of whether the expensive Immortal’s Manual would be at the auction.

"It’s possible!"

Lin Qi spoke a few more words with Luo Qingchan, and the two bid farewell and left.

On the Jade Sinking Ship, Su Yu reopened the transaction platform built into the Feixing Island regional channel, found the official website of the Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association, and followed the instructions on the card to input and submit his information.

About five minutes later, he received a message that the review had been approved, and then saw that the official website member area was unlocked.

He immediately opened the member area, and a message popped up; upon closer inspection, it was the member introduction information.

It’s similar to all the other commerce association members, where members are divided into four tiers: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. Each tier has one to five stars, with one star being the lowest and five stars being the highest. As a new member, he’s naturally ranked as a one-star Yellow member.

The membership level doesn’t offer discounts, but higher-tier members have many special benefits, such as overdrafts or loans when shopping, and accumulating enough points from transactions to exchange for certain perks, and so on.

Su Yu glanced briefly before closing the information to focus on browsing the member products.

With just a quick look, he discerned the difference between member products and non-member products.

The key lies in quality.

Both member and non-member areas have a plethora of items available for sale, encompassing almost everything, but member products are of higher quality.

For example, the member area also has lower-tier magical treasures, such as Tier Four and Five flying swords.

Among them, non-member offerings are of ordinary quality, while those in the member area are mostly fine or even exquisite.

He browsed casually and saw a pair of Tier Five exquisite flying swords, which are extremely rare dual-blade fused flying swords.

"This is indeed a major commerce association!"

Beside him, Luo Qingchan, who was browsing something, looked up upon hearing his exclamation and said:

"The Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association’s influence spans the entire human civilization, from the major Divine Land island to surrounding areas. In the context of human civilization, Blue Mountain Island is considered only mid-to-low level, but the exchange of goods within the association ensures that you can get almost anything you can think of."

Su Yu curiously asked:

"Are there any Tier Ten Supreme Treasures?"

"There are!"

"Then why haven’t I seen them?"

"They generally aren’t displayed openly."

"Then how do you purchase them?"

"Typically, they are only sold to powerful allies of the association, and you need to obtain ten Heaven-Reaching Orders to have a purchasing opportunity."

"What’s a Heaven-Reaching Order?"

"Sometimes, the Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association encounters major troubles that are difficult to handle. At such times, members are widely invited to help. If you can assist the association in resolving this big trouble, you’ll earn one Heaven-Reaching Order."

"Accumulating ten Heaven-Reaching Orders, equivalent to helping the association ten times with major tasks, qualifies you to purchase Tier Ten Supreme Treasures."

"Of course, that’s assuming the association has a Tier Ten Supreme Treasure."

"Tier Ten Supreme Treasures are extremely rare, and even with the association’s vast resources, they cannot guarantee frequent acquisitions."

"Well, okay!"

Su Yu shrugged, not dwelling on this point, and turned back to continue browsing.

A short while later, his eyes lit up with surprise:

"There’s actually this!"

Moonlight Condensed Dew recipe: A seven-grade fine wine brewed using Ten Thousand Year Moon Orchid and Ten Thousand Years Cold Pond Water infused with Moonlight Essence; it can suppress fire toxins and calm heart demons.

Attributes: The first sip permanently increases Mana cap by 1000 points and Mana recovery by 10 points, with 100 points of ice resistance.

Attributes: Restores 150,000 Mana with one sip, then recovers 5000 Mana per second for 20 seconds, features: suppressing fire toxins, calming heart demons, lasts for 2 hours.

Ten Thousand Beasts Blood Essence Wine recipe: A seven-grade fine wine refined using the essence blood of hundreds of demon beasts and Ten Thousand Years Ancient Wood Tree Juice, it enhances physique and suppresses cold toxins.

Attributes: The first sip permanently increases Qi and Blood cap by 3000 points, Qi and Blood recovery by 30 points, Physique by 300 points, and Strength by 300 points.

Attributes: Restores 150,000 Qi and Blood and 100,000 Mana with one sip, then recovers 3000 Qi and Blood and 2000 Mana per second for 20 seconds, features: suppressing cold toxins, lasts for 2 hours.

He glanced at the price of the two wine recipes, both costing 300 gold.

Without hesitation, he placed an order and bought one of each.

In less than ten minutes, the items were delivered, and he immediately learned the recipes.

Regardless of whether the materials are complete or not, learning the recipe comes first.

Once the Red Tide passes, he plans to purchase the materials for brewing.

"The Red Tide is here!"

A loud shout from someone jolted Su Yu and Luo Qingchan, interrupting their browsing. The two exchanged a glance and activated the Jade Sinking Ship to ascend into the sky, then they saw the overwhelming Red Tide surging from afar on Feixing Island.