Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 110 Crimson Crane Blood
"Yes, shopkeeper."

The Sun family members immediately agreed and returned to the gate.

"Manager Sun." Lin Changheng greeted a middle-aged man who looked like a wealthy man with a smile, and bowed slightly in greeting.

Even as I glanced at the opulent interior, a sense of surprise still lingered.

Most strikingly, in the center of the hall, hang dozens of transparent crystal cages, each containing a different spirit beast of varying species and postures.

"Chief Lin, please tell me if you need anything!"

Manager Sun chuckled, pointed to the huge shop, and smiled confidently.

"The reputation of our family as a master beast tamer is certainly not undeserved."

Lin Changheng praised it and then asked, "Do you have any demonic beast blood essence? Preferably from the Turbid Fiend bloodline or higher."

"The more the better."

"Presumably, Master Lin also used it for alchemy."

Manager Sun nodded thoughtfully, thinking he had guessed it, but he was also wondering why a large quantity was needed.
But these thoughts did not affect his actions. He warmly led Lin Changheng into the reception room, had a cup of tea poured for him, and performed all the proper courtesies.

Upon hearing this, Lin Changheng smiled slightly, simply sipping his tea without comment.

Manager Sun thought he had hit the nail on the head, so he didn't bring it up again. After all, it was extremely impolite to openly ask a customer about the purpose of the product, and he wouldn't make that mistake. "Chief Lin, please have some tea and sit down."

"Please."

It was clear that the shop was quite busy, with many cultivators coming and going, and members of the Sun family running around, introducing the shops to customers.

The Xu family's alchemy shop still has a decent flow of customers, but it's less than 30% of what this place has.

"A person's name is like a tree's shadow. The Sun family, who are skilled in beast taming, opened their first shop here, which directly attracted a group of people who needed beast taming skills, as well as cultivators who came to join the fun."

Lin Changheng observed the situation inside the shop and thought to himself.

This is one aspect of our foundation; reputation and word-of-mouth are both part of our foundation.

After drinking a cup of spiritual tea, Manager Sun returned and apologized, "Fellow Daoist Lin, you've been waiting for a long time."

"It doesn't matter."

Nowadays, it takes at least five days to refine a batch of high-grade pills, a significant portion of which is spent waiting for the furnace fire to temper them, which tests one's patience. However, this waiting time is nothing to Lin Changheng.

"I just checked and found that there are three types of essence blood of the Turbid Fiend Bloodline available for sale in this shop..."

Manager Sun stood on the other side and said to Lin Changheng.

"Three kinds?" Lin Changheng's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show any surprise. Instead, he remained quite calm, because this pause most likely meant there was a "but" to follow...

As expected, Manager Sun began with "but," and continued, "Two of the demonic beasts were not numerous, and their essence blood was only about three or four parts. They were killed when they were captured and tamed by the tribe, and they attacked and injured people."

Lin Changheng nodded.

Over the years, he has also gained some understanding of beast taming. So-called spirit beasts are not born that way. Apart from a very small number of those that are willing to get close to human cultivators, most of them are domesticated.

"The third one..."

Lin Changheng was quite decisive and asked directly.

"The third type does have a large amount of essence and blood."

"It's called the Crimson Crane!"

Manager Sun nodded, a hint of arrogance appearing on his face. "Because it is our Sun family's unique [Turbid Fiend] beast."

Exclusive monopoly?

Upon catching a glimpse of the "arrogance" on Manager Sun's face, Lin Changheng knew that this man was passionate about his family and had his own way of communicating with them.

Immediately, his face showed surprise and admiration, almost as if the words "As expected of a family of beast tamers" were written on it.

He had spoken with Liu Fengjie, the person in charge of the Spirit Fox Beast Pavilion, several times and learned some information. The Flame-Tailed Spirit Fox was a unique beast of the Liu family, requiring certain beast-taming techniques, knowledge, and experience that could not be passed on to outsiders to successfully raise. The formation of these techniques and experiences often took several generations of trial and accumulation to achieve, making it a very long process.

Clearly, the Crimson Crane is the same kind of creature for the Beast Taming Sun family.

As expected, Lin Changheng's shock gave Manager Sun a lot of emotional value, making him quite proud, and he looked at Lin Changheng with more approval.

Lin Changheng then took the opportunity to ask, "The beast-taming skills of nobles are naturally the best in Song, almost universally acknowledged. I wonder if there are many other kinds of beasts like this?"

"Not bad!"

Shopkeeper Sun immediately laughed and said that there was nothing to hide about these things, and even if he shared a little, no one could steal them. "I don't know, fellow Daoist, do you know about the Jiao Ma?"

"Could it be that the Jiao Ma is a noble breed?" Lin Changheng asked in surprise.

"The Jiao Horse is a hybrid of a demon horse and a mortal horse, and it is inexpensive. The demon horse used for hybridization is the one that our clan exclusively raises, and it is called the 'Azure Jiao Horse'. In addition, there are three or four other kinds of beasts, each with its own purpose, but they are not used for killing demons to obtain blood."

Manager Sun's words broadened Lin Changheng's horizons considerably.

"Do you have any beasts with the [Mysterious Spirit Bloodline]?"

Seeing that Manager Sun was talking non-stop and showed no sign of stopping, Lin Changheng asked him another question while showing a curious expression.

This time, Manager Sun actually smiled.

"how?"

"Chief Lin, you may not know this, but once you reach the [Mysterious Spirit Bloodline] level, large-scale beast taming becomes extremely rare. Of course, beast control is unaffected."

Manager Sun smiled mysteriously, "As for the reason, it's not appropriate to disclose it to outsiders. Please forgive me, Chief Lin."

"How could that be? I am already extremely grateful to Manager Sun for revealing such information. How could I possibly have any ulterior motives, let alone blame him?"

Lin Changheng nodded his thanks, knowing it was inappropriate to continue the conversation, and then changed the subject, "I wonder how much [Crimson Crane] essence blood your shop has for sale?"

Fifty portions.

"The clan just delivered the goods to replenish the supplies a few days ago."

Manager Sun told the truth, and added an explanation.

"Only fifty?"

Lin Changheng was taken aback, his expression changed slightly, and he looked somewhat disappointed.

Manager Sun naturally noticed this, and said meaningfully, "Brother Lin, the supply of this essence blood is quite large. Although our clan produces more of this blood, two major sects and one aristocratic family are purchasing from our clan at the same time. If it weren't for the fact that we are focusing on building the new workshop and store, we might not be able to get these shares."

"Is that so?"

Lin Changheng pondered for a moment, realizing that this blood must have something special about it. "I wonder what its price is?"

"Five low-grade spirit stones per set."

Manager Sun held up five fingers.

It cost two spirit stones more than the ordinary [Turbid Fiend Essence Blood].

Are there any discounts?

Lin Changheng asked casually.

"Chief Lin, it's not that I'm unwilling to give you face, but the Sun family's rule is that you get what you pay for. This is an ironclad rule that cannot be broken, so..."

Manager Sun shrugged, his face twisting slightly, full of helplessness.

Lin Changheng didn't speak, stared at Manager Sun for a few moments, then suddenly smiled, his smile as gentle as a spring breeze: "Haha, of course I trust Manager Sun."

"Then fetch them all for me!"

(End of this chapter)