Chapter 311 - 311. Give and take

The gatekeeper concentrated to the next one and again that strange sound came out. ''Sorry your cultivation levels degraded as you tried some dark arts. You need to go through the purifying process. Cultivate well and come back after tour heart is strong again.''

One after another people just was send away for this and that reason until almost the whole line of people already finished. The cultivator looked at the flabbergasted man and sighed. ''Like I said. Your daughters have luck. They have pure hearts and strong cultivation base. Not everyone can have that. You there...'' He pointed at Kendra. ''..Did you come to test or to trade?''

She chuckled. ''To trade. I am just commoner, I do not have the power so I would like to trade.''

He nodded and took list of the things they needed. ''Do you have any of these?''

She nodded and carefully took a plant wrapped inside a cloth and gave him. ''This is the one you looked for?''

The cultivator opened the cloth and saw a multicoloured plant with some spirituality in it. ''Well done. What do you want to have to exchange or his?''

''Beautifying potion and potion of long life.'' One will keep her skin stay pretty while others can extend her life.

But cultivator shook his head. Kendra rose her eyebrows but then heard him talking. ''This plant is worth more than just those two potions. I can give you few of such potions for this plant and I will prepare the longevity potion right away. You can have ten of them. How many do you want five-five or do you have another number in mind?''

Kendra knew that it was a fair price so she nodded. ''Then five-five, please.''

He took out his bag and counted five small flasks of one potion and then five of the other potion. He bowed towards her and smiled slightly. ''If you ever again find something like this, please come to our sect. We will gratefully exchange again. Wait, just to make sure I will add one more thing.'' He glanced at the greedy expression that man had. He took one more thing out his bag. ''Miss this is protection potion and you can be safe for a year. And here is transportation scroll so you can transport to a city of your choice.''

Looking at his worried actions Kendra had to keep her face straight and just nodded. ''Thank you for your help. May I ask your honoured name so when I come next time I know who to ask for.''

he sighed. ''I will give you my name even tho your worry is unneeded. Everyone would do the same as I did. I am Louk Kalo. But when you come you can ask anyone. Trust me, they wouldn't dare to slight any herbalist.''

Kendra opened herbal garden but always looked for new kinds of herbs or those that had some spiritual power. Like that's he could gain some insight into this world and her cultivators would gain more knowledge as well.

''Thank you for your given name. I will see you soon again. Louk Kalo.'' She turned around and was about to break the transportation Kroll when she heard someone calling her. ''Miss, miss, wait.''

She looked coldly at the man. ''What do you want from me? I am a woman as well...'' That meant she was there when he argued with his daughters.

He just waved impatiently. ''I don't care. Sell me the potions. I will give you enough gold.''

Kendra started laughing. ''No thank you. I can live for a long long time with these potions. And on top of that keep my beauty. What can you offer me instead of gold? Powers?  A long life? I have it here. Beuty? I am already beautiful. You can't give me absolutely anything I could use.''

The man became even more impatient and as he neared her she disappeared. He started roaring at the spot. ''Women. All women are the same. Pretty so what if you are pretty? I just wanted the damn protection potion.'' he walked swiftly back to the calm looking cultivator and looked at him. ''The protection potion. How much?''

''That potion is only used in the inner sect. I gave her mine as thanks for bringing me this rare plant.'' The cultivator was about to leave when the man started pounding at the shield. He turned around and shook his head. ''This is not a common shield. If you make the spirit of the shield angry you might get hurt.''

The man stepped back and pointe data him. ''Tell me a price. I will pay any price.''

The cultivator just shook his head. ''Sorry. Not for sale.'' And started walking the stairs up. 

Kendra chuckled while she stood next to Cethin and held the protection potion. ''This thing we reinvented for commoners in case of need. I told them to give these as a gift to those that deserve. Our cultivators have their own shields so they do not need this kind of thing.''

They stared at the man that was stomping with feet and cursing in front of the main gate while the ones that came for testing left. Most of them were tested by the sect and were given certificates that can't be counterfeited as all the papers had a small array on them. They can't be destroyed as well and will always go back to the original owner just in case someone use it wrongly.

Kendra started smiling brightly as she got a new idea. ''It seems that the few testing doors won't be enough. What about I make testing doors from all sides of the village. I think with time this place will be crowded with people that want to b or tested or want to join.''

Cethin rose his eyebrows as she suddenly changed to the original form and flew straight to the highest ground. ''Isaa I am back.''

Suddenly in front of her appeared Isaa that almost jumped into her embrace. ''Sister I missed you'd o much.''

Kendra hugged her back. ''I am now here. I have an idea and I need to tell everyone about it. Gather all our people that are not in deep cultivation to the main yard.''

Isaa's voice resounded trough whole island. ''Headmaster is back and she wants to make an announcement. Everyone, come to main yard.''

Suddenly from everywhere cultivators hushed and or run or flew on their sacred weapons. Kendra sighed. Those that had good background and lots of money had flying gears but those that had no money had to walk. ''Maybe I should make inner competition and gift those that are best flying items. Would that make them cultivate more?''

Isaa turned her head and saw Kendra thinking about it and smiled brightly. ''That would give them great push if you do that.''