Chapter 6: Wò Lóng Fāng Shì

  Ten days later...

  Chu Yan finished a day of chores and returned to the small thatched hut, his face without fatigue but with a hint of worry.

  After ten days of cultivation, Chu Yan's cultivation had greatly improved and he had reached the peak of the first layer of Qi Refining Stage. He could break through to the second layer at any time, but that was where the problem lay.

  In just ten days, he has advanced to a higher level, and this cultivation speed can be described as monstrous, surpassing even those with the Heavenly Spirit Root. Chu Yan has been practicing the "Mysterious Heavy Water Technique" for ten years, and its contents have long been thoroughly understood, without any misunderstandings. With the addition of spiritual liquid being drunk like sugar water, this is simply the treatment of a top sect's core disciple, making it difficult to imagine how his cultivation could be surpassed.

  However, once Chu Yan breaks through to the second layer of the Qi Refining stage, his cultivation will be absolutely impossible to conceal. If the news reaches Qitian Lie's ears, Xiao Ding's secret may not be kept safe, and Qitian Lie will definitely use any means necessary to eliminate him.

  "We have to think of something."

  Chu Yan muttered to himself, the most important thing now is to conceal his cultivation before the assessment in the peak. If he passes the assessment, he will attract attention from the upper levels of the sect. By then, it won't be so easy for Qi Tianlie to make a move against him.

  Tonight, Chu Yan descended from Feilong Peak.

  Yuhua Sect occupies the nine highest peaks of the Duan Cang mountain range, and these peaks have also gathered a large number of cultivators. Under Feilong Peak, there are dozens of streets.

  Wolongbao City

  "Zi Qiong Xian Hua filling steamed buns, five pieces of low-grade spiritual stone, instantly replenish spiritual energy, and can also nourish yin and yang. It is a must-have for male cultivators on the road."

  "Fallen Red Fruit Sugar Person, traditional immortal food, is the best for laying foundation for descendants, one root only needs a low-grade spirit stone."

  "Hei Teng armor, top-grade defensive artifact, can withstand a full-force strike from a high-level cultivator in the Golden Elixir stage, available for just 500 low-grade spirit stones."

  "Cloud-patterned Zen staff, forged from cloud-patterned steel, a low-grade spiritual artifact that can break through the protective aura of a strong cultivator in the early stages of foundation building, requiring only ten mid-grade spirit stones."

  "All kinds of low-grade spirit symbols, good quality and cheap price, suitable for both young and old."

  "Qigong techniques for all seasons, nothing you can't think of, nowhere you can't find ~"

  ……

  The night in the downtown area is more lively than daytime.

  The streets were lined with small stalls, each with a large lantern hanging in front of them. The entire street was brightly lit. Those small stalls are still very popular because this is a great place to dig for treasure. If you have a keen eye, you might be able to pick up some gems, but there's also the possibility of being taken advantage of.

  Chu Yan's main purpose this time was to sell some of the spiritual liquid, so it's still better to go to those regular shops.

  The law of the small tripod transforming spiritual liquid has been found by Chu Yan. Each time, the small tripod can produce four small jade bottles of spiritual liquid. Under Chu Yan's extremely extravagant use, he can consume at most one bottle per day, and if he consumes more, his body cannot withstand it. Every three days, the small tripod can transform spiritual liquid again, which means that every three days, Chu Yan can save up one bottle of spiritual liquid.

  In ten days, Chu Yan had saved up three bottles of spiritual liquid, which was his capital for today.

  In Wolongfang City, there are at least hundreds of shops of various kinds, and among them, the largest in scale and the best in reputation is Lincang Building.

  Linglong Tower has four floors, and those who are in the Qi-refining stage can only enter the first floor.

  At this time, a person wearing a large straw hat and with a gray cloth wrapped around his face walked into the Linlang Building. Such attire was not unusual, as there were dozens of people on the first floor of the Linlang Building selecting items, at least half of whom did not reveal their faces. In the world of cultivation, the weak are preyed upon by the strong; if you don't have any background and possess a rare treasure, it's easy to become someone else's target.

  A woman dressed in palace attire walked over with a smile and said to the straw-hatted man, "This Taoist friend, what would you like to choose?"

  Chu Yan pressed down on his grass hat and said in a low voice: "Can you take me to see your person in charge? I want to pawn some items."

  The waitress looked at Chu Yan's cautious appearance and didn't say much, then took Chu Yan to the back hall of the first floor of Linlang Building. The reputation of Linlang Building was far-reaching, and no one dared to be wild here. The waitress wasn't afraid that Chu Yan would play tricks on her.

  The backyard was very large, and Chu Yan was led by the waitress into a secluded small house. The waitress retreated, leaving only two people in the small house.

  A stout middle-aged man wearing a brocade robe smiled and said, "There are only the two of us here, I wonder if you have any treasures on you, why don't you take them out and let me see?"

  Chu Yan didn't say much and casually threw a jade bottle over.

  The middle-aged fat man took it over, opened the jade bottle and put his nose to the mouth of the jade bottle for a sniff. A look of surprise flashed across his face instantly.

  Although he covered it up quickly, Chu Yan still saw it and nodded slightly in his heart. "Give me a price, Master is going to buy some spiritual herbs on the way, I can't delay for too long."

  "Elixir of Spirit may be precious, but a first-class Elixir of Spirit is still quite common in the market, this bottle is worth eighty lower-grade Spirit Stones."

  Pangzi Guanshi had already regained his composure and said calmly, but in his heart a storm was brewing. The origin of this little guy is probably not simple.

  Ling stone is the universal currency of the Xianxia world. One high-grade ling stone = one hundred mid-grade ling stones = ten thousand low-grade ling stones.

  "Heh heh, don't joke around, the spiritual liquid configured by our sect is several times better than ordinary spiritual liquids. With your eyesight, you shouldn't be unable to tell. One hundred and fifty spirit stones, take this bottle of spiritual liquid."

  Chu Yan knew the value of the spiritual liquid, and a first-class spiritual liquid on the market was worth about 100 spirit stones. The quality of the spiritual liquid produced by the small cauldron was obviously much higher than that.

  "Haha! Alright! Little brother, let's make friends on our first deal. One hundred and twenty spirit stones, I'll take it. Your spirit liquid is good, but any higher price wouldn't be worth it."

  The middle-aged fat man's eyes narrowed into a line, with a difficult expression on his face.

  "Deal ~"

  Chu Yan was overjoyed in his heart, one hundred and twenty spiritual stones were not a small amount. In the miscellaneous chores of Fei Long Peak, each disciple could only get one low-grade spiritual stone per month, ordinary disciples could get five low-grade spiritual stones per month, even core disciples could only get ten spiritual stones per month.

  This bottle of spiritual liquid is equivalent to the amount of spiritual stones that a core disciple on Fei Long Peak can receive in a year, and for Chu Yan, it's already a huge sum.

  "May I ask, sir, do you have any precious items that can conceal one's true abilities? The higher the quality, the better."

  "There's nothing I, Linlang Tower, can't take out, little brother please wait a moment~"

  The fat manager summoned a waitress after hearing Chu Yan's words.

  In an instant, the waitress walked in with a tray.

  "This is a Qi-absorbing bead, an inferior secret treasure. As long as you carry it with you, cultivators in the Qi-refining stage will be unable to discern your cultivation level."

  The fat manager opened the first brocade box, and a bead emitting a faint yellow glow lay inside.

  "There must be something better"

  Chu Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly.

  "This is a Spirit Sealing Stone, a mid-grade secret treasure. As long as you carry it with you, Foundation Building cultivators will find it difficult to discern your cultivation level."

  The fatty opened the second brocade box, and a nearly transparent stone was inside.

  "How much does it cost?"

  The entire Fei Long Peak had only one Golden Dan strong practitioner, Qi Tian Lie, and after seeing Chu Yan's trashy Five Spirits Root, he probably wouldn't easily summon him again. This Ling Stone just happened to meet the requirements.

  "Wǔ Bǎi Líng Shí"

  Translation: "Five Hundred Spirit Stones"

  Chu Yan slightly furrowed his brow after hearing what Fat Master said, and replied: "I came in a hurry, I only brought these three bottles of spiritual liquid, there aren't any more."

  Fat Manager looked embarrassed and finally said with some pain: "Alright, little brother, I'll sell it to you since the quality of this spiritual liquid is pretty good."

  "Give me another item that can conceal one's appearance, something like this shouldn't be worth more than a few spirit stones."

  “……”

  ……

  After Chu Yan left, the fat manager's face couldn't hide his joy, muttering to himself: "Such a high-quality first-grade spiritual liquid, if sold to those big shots, at least one bottle can be sold for 300 spirit stones. Which big shot doesn't have descendants? Where did this kid come from? He can actually take out three bottles of such high-quality spiritual liquid."

  Although the fat manager had some doubts about Chu Yan's background, they were most afraid of this when doing business. Murder and robbery were things they couldn't do. The reason why Lin Cang Lou was so prosperous was because of its reputation. If the reputation was gone, then Lin Cang Lou would be finished.

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