However, the Deputy Hall Master of the Hall of Merit wasn't an ordinary person. After a moment of shock, he reacted.
"Three Earth-grade Battle Formations, a total of 13,300 battle merits. I wonder if Chief Xiao has any other needs besides these Battle Formations?"
The Deputy Hall Master looked at Xiao Chen and asked again.
"That's right!"
After exchanging the battle merits for the Battle Formations, Xiao Chen would still have 2,000 battle merits left. Then, he nodded and said, "I need some Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Roots that are related to the Spiritual Soul. It would be best if there are seeds or seedlings!"
Xiao Chen didn't plan on saving battle merits for this exchange. It was easy to obtain Spiritual Herbs that could increase one's cultivation, but Spiritual Herbs that were beneficial to the Spiritual Soul were 10 times more valuable than ordinary Spiritual Herbs.
He had the Paradise Herb Garden. If he could collect some Spiritual Herbs that were beneficial to the Spiritual Soul, he could definitely cultivate them in large quantities in a short period of time. As the Human Race's Ancestral Court in the Desolate Border Region, it could be said that the strongest force in the Desolate Border Region definitely had such Spiritual Herbs.
"Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Fruits that are beneficial to the Spiritual Soul are rare in the Great Wilderness. Even the most ordinary 100-year-old Spiritual Herbs are more valuable than 1,000-year-old Spiritual Herbs. The Human Race's Ancestral Court does have them, but there aren't many of them!"
Soon, a green light flashed in the Deputy Hall Master's hand and a green jade book appeared in his hand. He then handed it to Xiao Chen.
"This jade booklet records the soul-type spiritual herbs and spiritual roots that the Ancestral Court currently possesses."
After receiving the white jade book, he realized that there were only a few pages in it. However, when he flipped it open, he couldn't help but be shocked.
"The Heaven-Grade Spiritual Root, Nine Turn Spiritual Fruit, has the potential to grow into a Royal Wood. It absorbs the flesh and Spiritual Soul of living creatures to grow. Every 100 years, it can bear 36 Nine Turn Spiritual Fruits. Each Nine Turn Spiritual Fruit can allow an ordinary martialist to advance to the Soul Power of a Supremacy!"
Just the first page of Spiritual Roots caused Xiao Chen's heart to tremble. He hadn't expected that the first soul-type Spiritual Root he saw would have the potential to become a King Wood. However, when he looked at the battle achievement points required, 1,500 battle achievement points.
For a real Nine Revolution Soul Fruit, 1,500 battle merits was nothing. In fact, it was considered low. However, the tree in the Ancestral Court was only a sapling of a Soul Fruit. To cultivate it into a real Requiem Fruit Tree, the amount of resources needed would be astronomical, let alone the time.
Moreover, it didn't mean that the Spiritual Fruit Tree would bear Spiritual Fruits after a hundred years of cultivation. It still required a constant consumption of resources. However, this wasn't a problem for Xiao Chen. Even if the Spiritual Fruit Tree required 2,000 battle achievement points or more, he would still find a way to exchange for it.
Xiao Chen quickly flipped through the jade booklet. There were less than 10 kinds of soul-type Spiritual Herbs on it. Although there weren't many of them, each had their own unique characteristics. If it weren't for the lack of battle achievement points, he really wanted to take these Spiritual Herbs away and cultivate them in the Medicine Garden of the Heavenly Abode.
This jade booklet not only had clear pictures, but it also had a lot of introductions, including the environment and effects of the Spiritual Herbs.
"Seven Illusion Clear Spirit Grass matures when it has seven leaves. It can repair a martialist's damaged Spiritual Soul and can also be used to increase Soul Power. The Yin Soul Flower grows in extremely cold places and can absorb the wandering Soul Power in the world. However, the soul contained in the Yin Soul Flower is too chaotic, so ordinary people will have a great deal of risk when refining it."
"The Cold Soul Flower is a special Mysterious Soul Flower that contains a trace of the mysteries of ice. If a martialist refines this Soul Flower, they can even deepen the mysteries of ice."
After a long time, Xiao Chen flipped through the original jade booklet. Although it was only a few pages, it took a lot of time.
"Clan Head Xiao, I wonder if there are any Spiritual Herbs that catch your eye? The Ancestral Court has all the Soul-type Spiritual Herbs on the jade booklet. Other than the Nine Revolution Soul Fruit on the first page which is a seedling, the rest have seeds."
"I need the Nine Revolution Soul Fruit, the Seven Illusion Clear Spirit Grass, and the Cold Soul Flower. I don't need the last two, just the seeds. My Gu Yuan Tribe has good spiritual fields."
"Alright!"
Although he was shocked by the things that Xiao Chen wanted, the Deputy Hall Master quickly agreed and said, "The Nine Revolution Soul Fruit is worth 1,500 battle achievement points. The Cold Soul Flower and the Seven Illusion Clear Spirit Grass are 10 seeds each. That's a total of 400 battle achievement points."
"Including the battle achievement points needed to exchange for battle formations, that's a total of 15,200 battle achievement points!"
Xiao Chen handed the Bronze Battle Achievement Token to the Deputy Hall Master. After receiving the token, the Deputy Hall Master chuckled and said, "Patriarch Xiao, please wait for a moment."
Then, he walked towards the back of the hall.
Soon, the Deputy Hall Master returned and handed Xiao Chen's token and a storage ring to Xiao Chen.
Buzz!
Xiao Chen. Battle achievement points: 100. Title: None.
After receiving the Bronze Battle Achievement Token, Xiao Chen could already sense his battle achievement points in his Soul Sea. It seemed that the Deputy Hall Master had already deducted the battle achievement points from the token.
Then, Xiao Chen's Spiritual Will seeped into the storage ring in his hand. In the crystal clear jade box, there was a white jade-like Spiritual Root that was overflowing with divine brilliance. It was the Nine Revolution Soul Fruit's Spiritual Root. Next to it were two jade boxes, each containing ten crystal clear seeds.
As for the Battle Formations, the Hundred Man Battle Formation and the Thousand Man Battle Formation, they were two three-meter-tall stone steles that were emitting a strange profoundness. As for the Four Divine Beasts Great Formation, they were statues of four Divine Beasts. Each of them was three-meter-tall and Xiao Chen was unable to tell what materials they were made of.
An hour later, Xiao Chen appeared in a house in Desolate Border City. After entering the house, Xiao Chen's figure suddenly disappeared and appeared in the Mountain and River Seal in the blink of an eye.
"Husband!" Suddenly, two beautiful figures rushed over.
Mu Qing and Flower Picking entered the Mountain and River Cave and followed Xiao Chen to Desolate Border City.
Gently embracing the two women in his arms, Xiao Chen said, "It's been hard on you two. If it weren't for the two of you helping your husband manage the tribe, the tribe would not have been able to develop steadily."
"Hmph, it's good that you know!"
On the other hand, Plucking Flower rolled her eyes at him. Although Mu Qing did not say anything, the hidden bitterness in her eyes made Xiao Chen feel somewhat embarrassed. He could only smile obsequiously.
"Azure!" Then, Xiao Chen took out all the treasures he had obtained from the Ancestral Court from his storage space.
"This Five-Colored Sky-Mending Fruit and this Nine Revolution Soul Fruit Spirit Root, as well as the other two types of spiritual herbs, I'll take good care of them. Cultivate them as soon as possible so that they can produce spiritual fruits and precious medicines."
With a wave of Azure's small hand, these spiritual roots and herbs immediately flew towards a certain place in the Medicine Garden. As the spirit of the Medicine Garden, Azure could easily detect the environment where these spiritual roots grew.
Not only that, but Xiao Chen also handed the Bronze Ancient City to Azure, allowing the Artifact Soul, which had fallen into a deep slumber in the Bronze Ancient City, to be revitalized.
Desolate Border City was the most prosperous place in the Desolate Border Region. These days, because of the Human Race's successive victories against the foreign races, the originally desolate ancient city once again gathered a large number of warriors.
Three figures appeared at the side of the azure stone path of the ancient city. They were none other than Xiao Chen, Mu Qing, and Hua Nihua. Since Xiao Chen brought the two girls to the desolate border city, how could he not experience the magnificence and prosperity of the city?
"Husband, is this Desolate Border City?"
Looking at the endless stream of warriors in front of them, Mu Qing and Hua Niaohua revealed a look of shock. This was just a street, but there were already over ten thousand warriors gathered. Furthermore, none of the warriors were lower than the Blood Refining Realm. For the two women, who had never left their tribe before, this was extremely shocking.
"Desolate Border City is the center of the Desolate Border Region. All the warriors in the Desolate Border Region yearn to come here, so it's not surprising that there are so many warriors here."
"Let's go, let's walk around the city and see if we can find anything good!" Then, Xiao Chen held the two women's hands and said.
"Yes, this is the first time I've seen such a prosperous place. We can't miss it no matter what. Sister Qing 'er, let's go. It's rare for us to come out of the tribe. If you see anything you like, let husband pay for it."
Very quickly, Mu Qing and Hua Niaohua broke free from Xiao Chen's big hands, hand in hand, and blended into the crowd. Xiao Chen smiled lightly and followed them.
Following that, the three of them went on a shopping spree. Spirit Roots, Spirit Herbs, some ores, materials, and Spirit Weapons were all on the list. This time, they had brought eight million Inferior Grade Essence Stones from the tribe and four million and five hundred thousand Medial Grade Essence Stones. They did not intend to bring them back to the tribe.
Coming out of a stone building called Spirit Treasures Pavilion, Xiao Chen had used up all the low-grade Primordial Stones he had brought. Even the mid-grade Primordial Stones he had brought were less than 100,000. In addition to buying a large number of Spiritual Herbs and Spiritual Roots, the most valuable thing was a forging blueprint for a Spiritual Armor. It was worth two million mid-grade Primordial Stones, but it was still bought by Xiao Chen.
Although the Gu Yuan Tribe was able to forge Spiritual Weapons, it was only limited to low-grade Spiritual Weapons. The craftsmen of the tribe needed time to accumulate, so they could not be rushed. As for Spiritual Armors, the success rate was pitifully low. Choosing a forging blueprint for Spiritual Armor would also help the craftsmen of the tribe improve their forging skills.
A large number of Primordial Stones were scattered. In the space of Xiao Chen's Seal of Mountains and Rivers, there were nearly a hundred seeds of Spiritual Herbs. For Spiritual Herbs, it would take at least a thousand years for them to take shape. This was already a long time, but Xiao Chen was different. With the existence of the Herb Garden, even if it was a long time, one day in the outside world was ten years inside. Even if it was a 10,000 year old King of Medicine, it would only take three or four years.
Of course, the current Mountain River Cave had limitations. Spiritual Herbs older than seven thousand years could not be cultivated quickly, but this was enough. The Spiritual Herbs that Xiao Chen chose were mostly Fifth Revolution and Sixth Revolution Spiritual Herbs. After they were cultivated, a part of them would be used by the Gu Yuan Tribe, and the other part would be sold. With the Herb Garden, it would be enough to continuously produce Spiritual Herbs. What Xiao Chen needed to do was to continuously collect the seeds and seedlings of various Spiritual Roots.