Mortal Cultivation: I have a proficiency panel

Chapter 8 Stardust Pavilion, Madam Lan

When Wang Jue walked into the Stardust Pavilion, a maid in the late Qi training stage came over immediately, and then she respectfully took Wang Jue to the fifth floor.

This Stardust Pavilion is even more luxurious than the Taiyue Market in the Yellow Maple Valley. It actually has seven floors. However, those in the Foundation Establishment Stage can only go to the fourth to sixth floors. The highest seventh floor is for high-level cultivators in the Core Formation Stage.

After Wang Jue climbed to the fifth floor, he saw a noble lady in a purple Liuxian dress sitting in the middle of the attic. Behind her was a screen with flowers and birds painted on it. The noble lady looked to be around thirty years old, still graceful and with a great figure. Her eyes and smile were full of spring, which made Wang Jue swallow his saliva a few times. She was truly a beauty, but the fluctuation of her cultivation in the late stage of foundation building made Wang Jue feel a chill in his heart.

"Fellow Daoist, have you seen enough?" The noble lady's slightly hoarse voice sounded.

Wang Jue smiled awkwardly after hearing this and said, "Daoyou is truly stunningly beautiful. I have never seen a female cultivator as beautiful as you... well, pretty."

"Hahaha, fellow Daoist, you are good at talking. But even so, I will not give you any discount. Everyone calls me Madam Lan, what is your name, fellow Daoist?" The noble lady who called herself Madam Lan looked at Wang Jue and said.

"Madam, you can just call me Wang Jue. I came here this time to buy some really good things." Wang Jue said seriously.

Mrs. Lan smiled when she heard this, and then said, "Real good things are not cheap."

Wang Jue didn't say anything. He took out a storage bag from his arms and handed it to Mrs. Lan. Mrs. Lan took a quick look with her spiritual sense and showed a look of surprise on her face. There were actually nearly ten thousand low-grade spirit stones in this storage bag. She looked at Wang Jue with much more enthusiasm.

"What does fellow Taoist want?" Mrs. Lan asked after she sat up straight.

Wang Jue thought for a moment and said, "I want something to save my life, such as a talisman, or a fragment of a magic weapon. A top-level defensive magic weapon will also do."

Madam Lan's face brightened when she heard that. She smiled and said, "You are handsome, and you have a good idea. I also want the talisman and the fragments of the magic weapon. If there really were such good things, I would have kept them for myself a long time ago. I do have some top-level defensive magic weapons, and I also have a few life-saving items."

After Wang Jue heard what Madam Lan said, disappointment flashed in his eyes. As far as he knew, there had been talismans in Wanbao Tower in Taiyuefang City, but there was none in this huge Xingchen Pavilion. But never mind, he came here to try his luck, so he would just buy whatever he could.

Madam Lan saw Wang Jue's disappointed expression. She looked around as if she had thought of something, and then said, "If Daoist Wang wants the talisman, it's not impossible."

Wang Jue became interested as soon as he heard it. This woman really knows how to tease people's appetite, so he asked anxiously: "What do you mean?"

Mrs. Lan held a delicate little fan in her right hand. She fanned a few times, and suddenly a fragrant breeze blew towards Wang Jue. The fragrance made people feel refreshing, but it was also easy to lose the mind. This made Wang Jue suddenly startled. He immediately calmed his mind. What did this woman want to do? She actually used charm on him. Wang Jue's face showed some anger. If they really fought, his perfect spells would not be easy to deal with.

Mrs. Lan saw that Wang Jue woke up from the influence of the incense so quickly, and she looked at Wang Jue with a more serious look.

"Okay, don't be angry, Fellow Daoist Wang. It was just a small test. Now let's talk business." Madam Lan smiled as if in spring breeze. Wang Jue looked at the spiritual tea that Madam Lan handed over. He took a sip and immediately felt refreshed. He drank the cup of spiritual tea without leaving any trace, and then put on an expression of listening attentively.

Madam Lan did not care about Wang Jue's behavior. She said, "Three months ago, a fellow Taoist and I discovered a cave dwelling of a Jindan-stage ancestor. It was a little dangerous, so I wanted to win over fellow Taoists to go treasure hunting together. If we can find a talisman or a fragment of a magic weapon, fellow Taoists can get it first. How about that?"

Wang Jue couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. He asked in confusion, "Madam, don't you want the talisman or the fragments of the magic weapon?"

"Compared to talismans or fragments of magic weapons, I want more elixirs to break through to the Golden Core stage or precious treasures from heaven and earth." Mrs. Lan said calmly.

Wang Jue listened to Madam Lan's words and showed a thoughtful expression. Madam Lan has now reached the so-called false elixir realm and it seems that she wants to prepare for a breakthrough to the golden elixir. But why would she look for herself who has just broken through to the foundation-building stage? Does she want to use herself as cannon fodder? This won't do.

Wang Jue, who had the golden finger of the proficiency panel, was not as eager for the treasures as his own life. He just thought for a while and shook his head and refused: "Forget it, Wang's realm is low, so I'd better not join in the fun. Madam, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Wang Jue left after he finished speaking. He went straight out of the Stardust Pavilion and flew on his sword towards his cave residence in the Taiyue Mountains. Along the way, he kept changing his body shape for fear of being caught up by someone with ulterior motives.

After Wang Jue left, Madam Lan sat in the attic sipping her tea as usual, as if Wang Jue had never been there. Suddenly, a black crow flew from the window to Madam Lan. The crow actually spoke in human language, "How many foundation-building cultivators in the Yellow Maple Valley have you controlled so far?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Lan said respectfully, "I have already controlled no less than ten people, my Lord Protector. When the Holy Sect starts an uprising, the Yellow Maple Valley will sooner or later belong to our Ghost Spirit Sect."

The black crow laughed after hearing this, and then said, "You did a good job. The sect will remember your contribution. You still need to work hard next time."

"Yes." Mrs. Lan nodded seriously.

After the black crow flew away, Madam Lan looked at the clouds in the sky and murmured to herself, "That boy ran very fast. I have never seen such a cautious person. Forget it. He is just a person who has just broken through to the foundation-building stage. We don't need him anymore."

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After Wang Jue returned to his cave, he was still a little scared. In fact, after Madam Lan invited him to the next dungeon, he felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He left out of instinct. There are many tricks in the world of cultivating immortals, so he still has to be careful.

Next, Wang Jue went to Wanbao Tower in Taiyuefang City to see if there was any talisman, but he was disappointed. It is not so easy to come across a talisman. If there was one, it would have been coveted by countless people. It was only because the protagonist Han Li was lucky enough to encounter it when he went there. Wang Jue could only ask the controller of Wanbao Tower to pay more attention to him and notify him immediately if there was any talisman.

For safety, Wang Jue bought a few Heavenly Thunder Seeds and a top-level defensive magic weapon, the Flying Spirit Shield, and then returned to his cave to work hard on his proficiency. At the same time, he was also inquiring about the recipes for elixirs for the Foundation Establishment Stage, but these things are hard to come by, after all, each sect has extremely strict control over them.

(End of this chapter)