After joining the Sect, Fang Chen could clearly feel that his strength had increased. His cultivation had increased from the peak of the second level of the Qi Hai realm to the beginning of the third level of the Qi Hai realm.
Combined with the fourth level of the Fire and Water Sword Art, Fang Chen was confident that he could fight against a late stage Qi Hai warrior.
However, Liu Ji was a warrior at the sixth level of the Qi Hai realm. Fang Chen was unable to fight against him for the time being.
However, Fang Chen was confident that as long as he could obtain more Spiritual Swords, he would be able to increase his strength even more.
After defeating Bian Yu, Fang Chen continued to train, but he soon reached a bottleneck.
At this time, Fang Chen accidentally found out that there was a pill shop in the Sect. Inside the pill shop, there were countless pills and elixirs. As long as one had enough Spiritual Stones, they could be purchased.
Among them, there was a type of pill that was very suitable for Outer Sect disciples. It was called the Mind Solidifying Pill.
The Mind Solidifying Pill was a top grade Origin Level pill. It was made by a top blacksmith in the Sect and was specially made for Outer Sect disciples.
Today, Fang Chen came to the pill shop of the outer sect. It was noon and the pill shop was empty.
As soon as Fang Chen came in, a staff member walked over and asked, "What would you like to buy?"
"I need the Mind Solidifying Pill."
Fang Chen had learned about the Mind Solidifying Pill before. After a warrior swallowed the Mind Solidifying Pill, his Sword Intent would become more condensed. This way, it would be beneficial for increasing one's sword cultivation.
Fang Chen was originally a sword cultivator. After joining a sword Sect like the Sect, he tried everything to increase his strength.
"The Mind Solidifying Pill is a top grade Origin Level pill. It was made by Grandmaster Mu, so it is very expensive." The staff member said.
"The price is one hundred Upper Grade Spiritual Stones."
Hearing this, Fang Chen's face showed a trace of surprise. He didn't expect that the Sect didn't use Middle Grade Spiritual Stones, but Upper Grade Spiritual Stones.
One must know that Upper Grade Spiritual Stones contained Spiritual Qi that was many times stronger than Middle Grade Spiritual Stones. Therefore, Upper Grade Spiritual Stones were very precious while Middle Grade Spiritual Stones were very common.
Fang Chen's spatial ring now had more than four billion Middle Grade Spiritual Stones, but he didn't have a single Upper Grade Spiritual Stone.
"Can't I buy this with Middle Grade Spiritual Stones?" Fang Chen asked.
The worker shook his head and said, "You must be from one of the other four tribes. In our Golden Crown Country, the other four tribes basically use mid-grade spirit stones while our central region uses upper-grade spirit stones."
"Where can I exchange for it?" asked Fang Chen.
"Full Moon Pavilion, Sword State City," the staff member said.
After bidding farewell to the staff, Fang Chen prepared to leave the Sword Reverence Sect for the Sword Continent City.
A short while later, Fang Chen left the Sword Reverence Sect, appearing on the streets of the Sword Continent City.
The Sword State City was very prosperous. Fang Chen asked around and found the location of the Full Moon Pavilion.
Arriving at the Full Moon Pavilion, Fang Chen directly stated his purpose.
"I want to use Middle Grade Spiritual Stones to exchange for Upper Grade Spiritual Stones." Fang Chen said.
"Okay." An old man said.
"What's the exchange rate?" Fang Chen asked.
"Let's see the purity of your Middle Grade Spiritual Stones." The old man said.
Fang Chen shook his wrist and a Spiritual Stone appeared in his palm. Fang Chen then passed it to the old man. The old man took the Spiritual Stone and carefully observed it.
After a while, the old man was done. He shook his head and said, "Generally, Middle Grade Spiritual Stones with a higher concentration of Spiritual Qi have a hundred to one exchange rate with Upper Grade Spiritual Stones. But your Middle Grade Spiritual Stone's concentration is very low."
"Eh?"
Fang Chen was a little puzzled. How could there be such a difference between Middle Grade Spiritual Stones?
Seeing Fang Chen's puzzled expression, the old man took out a Middle Grade Spiritual Stone and let Fang Chen feel it.
Fang Chen held the Middle Grade Spiritual Stone in his hand. Suddenly, a rich Spiritual Qi directly drilled into his body, making him feel comfortable all over.
"It's really different."
Fang Chen was amazed. He didn't expect the Middle Grade Spiritual Stone to contain such a high concentration of Spiritual Qi. Compared to it, his Spiritual Qi was simply trash.
"Could it be because of the Middle Grade Spiritual Stones circulating in a small country like Shengfeng Country?" Fang Chen secretly thought in his heart.
After thinking for a while, Fang Chen stopped thinking about it.
"Then how do I exchange Middle Grade Spiritual Stones for Upper Grade Spiritual Stones?" Fang Chen asked.
After some understanding, Fang Chen learned that Middle Grade Spiritual Stones had a concentration of Spiritual Qi. As for Upper Grade Spiritual Stones, they were considered high quality Spiritual Stones. The concentration was the same and the Spiritual Qi was very rich.
As for Fang Chen's Middle Grade Spiritual Stone, the old man had given him a conversion rate of one thousand to one.
"That's too low." Fang Chen slightly shook his head.
Although the difference between his Middle Grade Spiritual Stones and the old man's Middle Grade Spiritual Stones was large, it wasn't that large. The old man was clearly cheating him.
"Eight hundred to one. I can't go any lower." The old man said.
Fang Chen pretended to leave. Seeing this, the old man clenched his teeth and said, "Six hundred to one. This is already the best price."
Hearing this, Fang Chen nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's exchange for ten thousand Upper Grade Spiritual Stones first."
Ten thousand Upper Grade Spiritual Stones, according to the conversion rate of six hundred to one, would require six million Middle Grade Spiritual Stones. For Fang Chen, this was simply a drop in the ocean.
When the old man handed over the ten thousand Upper Grade Spiritual Stones to Fang Chen, Fang Chen felt an incomparably rich Spiritual Qi hit him in the face.
"Worthy of being called Upper Grade Spiritual Stones." Fang Chen thought to himself.
Before the conversion, Fang Chen had more than 4.3 billion Middle Grade Spiritual Stones. After subtracting the Middle Grade Spiritual Stones, he had exactly 4.3 billion Middle Grade Spiritual Stones left.
Even if these 4.3 billion Middle Grade Spiritual Stones were exchanged for Upper Grade Spiritual Stones, it was still not a small amount.
However, Fang Chen didn't want to be too ostentatious, so he only exchanged for ten thousand Upper Grade Spiritual Stones.
After exchanging the Middle Grade Spiritual Stones, Fang Chen left the Full Moon Pavilion and prepared to return to the Sword Reverence Sect.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Fang Chen suddenly stopped. He saw that there were many cultivators in front of him, and then he heard a familiar voice.
At this moment, on a slightly remote street in Sword Continent City, there was a warrior. His face was filled with anger, and in front of him, there was a warrior with a mocking smile on his face.
"Qin Zhen, you should obediently hand over the Thought Condensing Pill. You're not a sword cultivator, so it's not suitable for you to take it." The cultivator sneered.
"Hmph, Chen Fa, stop dreaming. This is a pill I obtained. Why should I give it to you?" Qin Zhen's heart was full of anger.
When he had come to Sword State City with Fang Chen and the others, he had joined a Sect called the Wood Spirit Sect. And this cultivator in front of him called Chen Fa was also a disciple of the Wood Spirit Sect.
This time, he had come out with Chen Fa to complete a mission. During the mission, he had inadvertently obtained a Thought Condensing Pill, but it had been discovered by Chen Fa.
Chen Fa was a sword cultivator. After being rejected by the Sword Reverence Sect, he had joined the Wood Spirit Sect. So when he saw the Thought Condensing Pill, his eyes lit up and he wanted to snatch it from Qin Zhen's hands.
Qin Zhen refused, and the two of them quarreled.
"Qin Zhen, you should know that you're just a new disciple of the Wood Spirit Sect. If you dare offend me, you won't be able to take a single step in the Wood Spirit Sect in the future." Chen Fa coldly said.
"I won't give you the Thought Condensing Pill," said Qin Zhen icily.
"If you don't give it to me, do you think you can keep it with your strength?" Chen Fa prepared to snatch it.
But at this time, Fang Chen walked over step by step.
As for Qin Zhen, he also instantly noticed Fang Chen. His face was filled with excitement as he directly walked in front of Fang Chen. With a flick of his wrist, he handed the Thought Condensing Pill to Fang Chen.
"Brother Fang, you've come at the perfect time. I obtained a Thought Condensing Pill. I'll give it to you." Qin Zhen smiled slightly.
Fang Chen nodded to Qin Zhen. The Thought Condensing Pill was extremely important to him. He didn't say anything and directly put it away.
They had both come from the western region and had entered Sword State City together. Seeing Qin Zhen in trouble, he naturally had to help.
As for Qin Zhen, the reason he had given the Thought Condensing Pill to Fang Chen was because he knew that with Fang Chen's strength, he didn't fear Chen Fa.
"Qin Zhen, you'd rather give the Thought Condensing Pill to an outer sect disciple than give it to me?" Chen Fa was finally infuriated.
"He's my good friend. I naturally have to give it to him," said Qin Zhen.
"Good, very good. Kid, obediently hand over the Thought Condensing Pill. Otherwise, I'll make sure you die without a grave." Chen Fa turned to Fang Chen.
"Are all the Wood Spirit Sect's disciples like this?" asked Fang Chen calmly.
Seeing that Fang Chen didn't have any fear, Chen Fa gloomily said, "Kid, I am the Wood Spirit Sect's Chen Fa. If you know what's good for you, then hurry up and hand over the Thought Condensing Pill. Otherwise, you're dead."
"Is that so?" asked Fang Chen.
"Courting death."
Seeing the expression on Fang Chen's face, Chen Fa finally exploded.
With a shout, a long sword appeared in his hand. With a flick of his wrist, the long sword flew through the air and appeared in front of Fang Chen.
"Insignificant skill."
Fang Chen saw this and sneered. He gently extended his finger and caught Chen Fa's long sword in front of everyone's eyes.
"En."
Chen Fa tried his best to swing his long sword, but he realized that after his long sword was caught by Fang Chen, it didn't move at all.
"Who are you?"
Chen Fa coldly asked.
"Now you know fear."
Fang Chen sneered and waved his finger. In the next moment, a miserable scream was heard. Chen Fa was hit by the rebound force of his own long sword and his body flew backwards.
Many of the surrounding martial artists were shocked.
Chen Fa's cultivation had reached the mid fifth level of the Qi Hai realm. They didn't think that this warrior would be able to defeat him in one move.
"This …"
Chen Fa, who was lying on the ground, was shocked. When he saw Fang Chen's bloodthirsty eyes, he quickly stood up and staggered away.
"Brother Fang, thank you."
Seeing Fang Chen's powerful strength, Qin Zhen also sighed.