The Cornflower Witch Chapter 122

After touring the stalls on this level with Florella, Hylial slowly gained a lot of insights.

Because most of the students were first-order, most of the items sold here were suitable for this stage. Weapons and equipment were not much different from outside, and some were even cheaper, as students usually prepared themselves before going to the **woodland** and rarely needed to buy things mid-journey.

Luxury goods were priced 20-50% higher than outside, because most people didn’t expect to be on the road for so long, and out of boredom, they ran out of things like wine, tea, and spare clothes from their luggage, necessitating extra purchases.

The most expensive items were usually those that improved combat strength, often double the outside price. For example, a **Blood Wine** that cost one Gold Coin elsewhere was sold here for 2-3 Gold Coins, and people still needed it.

Besides these, Hylial also saw many arcane spell books for sale.

“Selling **Flame Ball Method**! Includes ‘Red Snow Powder’ recipe and usage techniques.”

The **Flame Ball Method** involved instantly igniting ‘Red Snow Powder’ to enhance its explosiveness and heat. This was a basic ‘Blazing Sun’ ability, and each use consumed ‘Red Snow Powder.’ It was quite potent, its only drawback being that ‘Red Snow Powder’ had to be purchased and replenished, and once exhausted, the ability could not be used again.

Hylial vaguely remembered that Talil’s sister, Winnie, used to learn this ability.

“How much does this secret art cost?”

“Flame Ball Method + Red Snow Powder recipe, 10 Gold Coins in total.”

“That’s a bit expensive,” the girl shook her head. This was a very basic and simple ability; it shouldn’t be worth that much.

She and Florella walked away and continued to the next stall.

“**Icing Method** cultivation method for sale, no extra materials needed for casting, significant effect!” The stall owner was clearly trying to compete with the ‘Flame Ball Method’ next door.

This time, Florella curiously went up and asked about the price and effect.

“It costs 8 Gold Coins. The price isn’t expensive, but the effect is also very poor,” she told Hylial after asking.

“My family has many secret arts of the ‘Sleepy Winter’ Aspect, and even the most basic **Freezing Method** among them is stronger than this one,” the elf girl shook her head.

“But I haven’t learned much; I’ve focused more on the ‘Emerald Honey’ aspect.”

The two continued to move forward, filtering out very basic abilities and secret arts, occasionally stopping at stalls selling more practical secret arts.

“**Lacha Court Swordplay**, priced at 50 Gold Coins, and I will personally instruct you for a week.” A swordsman in white light armor stood behind the stall, arms crossed.

What was this? Hylial looked at him, observing carefully.

**Lacha Court Swordplay Lv.3** (Sky): A swordplay known for its swiftness like the wind. When cast, it can imbue the user with the ‘Sky’ Aspect, granting a speed bonus and reducing wind resistance.

Lacha was a desert country in the southern part of the continent several hundred years ago. It was known for its swordsmen, who engaged in extensive exchanges and later collectively created the **Lacha Court Swordplay**, which was popular at the time.

The Sky Aspect, how rare. However, she was determined to pursue the **Emerald Honey** or **Glorious Moon** paths and had no spare energy for other pursuits. Later, the secret art books she encountered were generally basic and simple, probably comparable to the **Dew Prayer Method** Hylial once bought at the Apothecaries’ Guild.

It made sense, of course, that difficult abilities couldn’t be learned just by reading books; they often required guidance and instruction.

After looking around, apart from the **Lacha Court Swordplay** which seemed useful, the other basic abilities currently offered no significant benefit to Hylial.

“Is Lia looking to learn a new ability?” Florella noticed the girl stopping at every stall.

“No, I’m just curious. It’s rare to see so many secret arts directly displayed where I used to be,” Hylial replied.

“I see, but there aren’t any advanced secret art books for sale here,” Florella pondered.

“If you want to learn, I can teach you an ‘Aromatherapy’ ability, which can be used to detoxify, heal, and restore stamina.”

“This secret art must be very valuable,” Hylial guessed after hearing this.

“It’s fine, we’re friends, you don’t need to spend extra money, Lia,” she nodded, saying it naturally.

Healing types, huh? They were indeed rare, but Hylial thought she might need offensive means more at the moment.

It was true that this world had abilities that could rapidly heal wounds and restore them to perfect condition, but such abilities usually required rank five or above. At lower ranks, being able to temporarily stitch and staunch bleeding wounds, and form scabs on the surface, already constituted very strong combat recovery.

True recovery often took days or even months after a battle.

The reason for such trouble was that rapid healing could easily disarrange muscles and blood vessels, not only preventing recovery but also causing various side effects and damage. Even with subsequent treatment, some internal injuries often remained, requiring long-term recuperation. More importantly, rapidly recovered flesh was often not as resilient as before, and if used to perform high-intensity abilities, it could easily be damaged again under the strain.

As for the effect of rapid wound healing with no side effects and complete recovery, it was actually a very profound and powerful ability involving the concept of healing, with a minimum threshold of rank five.

The **Moonlight Breath Method** Hylial had recently comprehended was like this; it could only accelerate the recovery of physical strength and quickly heal the surface of wounds. True recuperation and healing, however, required several days for minor injuries and possibly months for severe ones after the battle.

Various organizations would collect complete healing methods, but most came with some side effects. As for those with extremely few side effects, Hylial currently only knew of the **Summer Elixir** provided by the Four Seasons Alliance and the **Melancholy Holy Water** from the former Silverlight Church.

The Silverlight Church possessed numerous healing methods and developed many sacred medicines for recuperation. It was through these that they attracted many talented individuals and allies. However, with the destruction of the Silverlight Church, these secret arts and sacred medicines were lost. Even now, no one can replicate many of the miraculous techniques of the former Silverlight Church.

Of course, this was understandable. If these secret arts and abilities were still circulating, it would confirm the history and existence of the Silverlight Church. The Golden Honey Dynasty of that time was incredibly powerful, and naturally would not allow such a situation to occur.

Legends possessed power. If legends of Merelankah, the Nametaker of the Glorious Moon path, still circulated, it would have hindered others from obtaining the Star-Lord position of the Glorious Moon.

As for now, the Golden Honey Dynasty has long been destroyed, and the struggle for the Glorious Moon Star-Lord has settled. Even if the history of the Silverlight Church resurfaced, it likely wouldn’t have much impact anymore.