With A Crippled Spiritual Core, I Become The Boss Of The Cultivation World - Chapter 16

Chapter 16: The Black Shark Drifter

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Wang Ping was indeed tempted.

When the man in gray said that the bird that would hatch from it could fly, he became fully tempted.

Indeed, mortal birds hatched from bird eggs had all the flaws that the stout middle-aged man had mentioned.

But those flaws were attributed only to mortal birds.

What if a mortal bird turned into a demon bird?

Without mentioning the innate spells demon beasts possessed, the physical strength of mortal beasts and birds would increase up to tenfold when they developed into demon beasts.

If a mortal bird with a wingspan of 30 feet could become a demon bird, its wingspan could definitely expand to more than 50 feet. By then, it would not have any problem carrying an adult.

Since Wang Ping was able to raise Xiao Feng from an ordinary wild wolf into a demon wolf. Why couldn’t he try to nurture a mortal bird into a demon bird?

Furthermore, even if he failed, with the “Heaven and Earth Shell,” he could still make up for the mortal birds’ lack of stamina. He could put them inside to rest and recover when they were tired, and take a boat to continue his travel in their absence.

Similarly, with his “Heaven and Earth Shell,” it was much easier for him to nurture mortal birds into demon beasts than for other cultivators.

Perhaps the only thing he would have to worry about was how to tame the birds and make them behave like Xiao Feng.

However, Wang Ping was not completely clueless regarding this matter. There were quite a number of fishermen who knew how to tame seabirds to help them catch fish. He could ask them how to train the birds.

Nevertheless, even though he was tempted, Wang Ping did not act on it immediately.

He was just a cultivator at the third level of the Qi Refinement stage. Right now, there were many cultivators present. If he were to trade with the gray-clothed man in front of everyone like this, he was afraid that it would immediately attract the attention of many. By then, it would be hard to make sure that no one would harbor any malicious intent toward him, it would be difficult to ensure that no one would secretly harm him when the temporary market dispersed.

Therefore, he was prepared to wait until the market dispersed. It would not be too late to make a deal with the gray-clothed man by then.

In any case, there were two eggs, Wang Ping was not worried that someone would buy them all.

Besides, even if someone had really bought all of them, he could find other mortal birds himself.

Mortal birds with a wingspan of 30 feet were hard to find, but mortal birds with a wingspan of 20 feet could be found anywhere on Golden Pearl Island and some deserted islands nearby. As long as Wang Ping was willing to invest more time, he would definitely be able to get what he wanted.

Time gradually passed. Soon, it was almost midnight.

At that point, the full moon was already hanging high in the sky. Under the illumination of the moon, even without the light from the Night-Illuminating Pearls, one could clearly see the faces of people two to three hundred feet away.

An aqua-blue light suddenly flew out from the peak of Black Stone Mountain, appearing directly above the temporary market square.

Seeing this, someone quickly exclaimed, “It’s senior Black Shark Drifter!”

When Wang Ping and the other cultivators heard this, they hastily looked up to the sky.

Beneath the moonlight, a middle-aged man with a dignified appearance, fair complexion, and short beard stood in the air. He looked at the group of cultivators below with his hands behind his back.

Wang Ping and the others needed no reminders. They immediately gave an earnest bow, saluting and paying respect to the black-clothed middle-aged man in the sky.

“Junior Xiao Xiu greets Senior Black Shark Drifter!”

A crisp and clear voice echoed throughout Blackstone Mountain, filled with reverence and worship for the man under the moon.

To most of the itinerant cultivators on Golden Pearl Island, the “Black Shark Drifter” was a hero in their hearts, a mighty senior worthy of their respect.

Without his protection, they would have been exploited by the “Golden Pearl Li Clan” like the predecessors of the island, and they would never be able to regain their dignity as cultivators.

Therefore, when meeting their senior protector, they expressed their gratitude generously with the utmost courtesy.

Meanwhile, the floating “Black Shark Drifter” seemed accustomed to such a scene. He waved his hand gently and said with a slight smile. “Fellow Daoists, there’s no need for such formalities. The moon is so beautiful tonight. Why don’t we admire the moon together?”

He slowly landed on the ground as he finished speaking.

When everyone saw this, they hurriedly retreated a few tens of steps down the mountain to maintain a distance, not daring to stand on the same level as him.

“Black Shark Drifter” didn’t reveal any displeasure when he saw this, merely nodding lightly as he said,” Yes, according to the convention, since I’ve come out today, then I’ll similarly appraise ten spiritual treasures for all of you. If you have any precious treasures that you don’t recognize, you can take them out now.”

Ever since the market was first established, it was common practice for “Black Shark Drifter” to do appraisals.

However, because he didn’t appear during every opening each month, whether cultivators were able to find him to appraise their treasures solely depended on luck.

Furthermore, the person he would do an appraisal for depended on his own interests. If someone had a spiritual item that interested him, he would use one of the ten slots for that person.

Hearing his words, all the cultivators present who needed their treasures appraised frantically took the relevant items out and placed them in front.

Wang Ping felt appealed. He also took out the bundle of spiritual incense he had obtained from Golden Shell Village from a leather pouch on his waist.

This time, before he came over, he had also made preparations for the appraisal. Therefore, he had specially taken this bundle of incense out from the “Heaven and Earth Shell” and placed it inside the pouch.

What he didn’t expect was that, as soon as he took out the cluster of spiritual fragrance, the voice of “Black Shark Drifter” would ring out in his mind. “Huh? This cluster of spiritual incense seems to have been produced by a low-grade tier-2 demon beast, the Star-spotted Whale. Normally, after the Star Spot Whale produces it, it won’t take long before the other demon beasts in the sea will snatch it away as food. How did you, an early-stage Qi Refinement cultivator, obtain such a thing?”

That was why the “Black Shark Drifter” was so highly respected by the Golden Jewel Island itinerant cultivators.

When appraising treasures, in order to prevent cultivators from harboring malice toward the treasures held by other itinerant cultivators, he wouldn’t speak about the treasures out in the open. Instead, he would use telepathic voice transmission to inform the owner about the treasures.

Wang Ping was extremely shocked upon hearing that the unknown spiritual incense in his hand was actually produced by a tier-2 demon beast. He quickly explained how he had gotten the incense.

“So that’s how it is. I didn’t expect you to be someone with such immortal fate. It is indeed a waste to leave this item in your hands. If you are willing, this old man can use 120 low-grade spiritual stones, or a Dharma artifact, spiritual elixir, and spiritual talisman of equivalent value, to exchange with you.”

“Black Shark Drifter” nodded slightly, the words he spoke gave Wang Ping a pleasant surprise.

120 low-grade spiritual stones!

To Wang Ping, this was simply a huge sum of money falling from the sky.

Under normal circumstances, he would have to gather 24 complete pieces of low-grade tier-1 demon beast materials to exchange for that many spiritual stones from the Li Clan.

Even if he were to advance to the Middle Qi Refinement stage in the future, it would take him at least seven to eight years to gather so many spiritual stones.

This huge surprise almost made Wang Ping lose his composure and cry out on the spot.

The muscles on his face twitched, and his chest rose and fell rapidly. After a long while, he finally regained his composure, before happily replying in his head. “Junior is willing. Thank you, Senior, for your aid.”