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

Chapter 112 Making Friends with Array Masters
"Buzz~"

The cauldron in the sea of ​​consciousness trembled slightly, and azure light emanated from it, dissipating outwards—this was a reaction.

It's worth learning from!

A hint of joy flashed across Lin Changheng's face, hidden beneath his bamboo hat, but he still said, "The essence blood is genuine, but this lightning demon is rather terrifying..."

He rolled the drop of blood back into the bottle, and a charred, lightning-struck color appeared on Lin Changheng's fingertip, with the skin and flesh cracked open.

"This……"

Although the young shop assistant couldn't figure out what Lin Changheng meant, he saw that Lin hadn't left and was only picking "problems," so he knew that it was probably still about the price.

"Because you are a distinguished guest, the price will be reduced by one spirit stone, which is within my maximum authority."

"If our esteemed guest is still not satisfied and believes that further discussion is needed, then we will have to wait until our manager returns, as he is currently out on business."

Hearing the young man's words, Lin Changheng knew that it was about time. Since this item was useful to him, he was afraid that things might change if he waited too long, especially since he had already bargained down the price, which was acceptable.

After a brief silence, under the somewhat apprehensive gaze of the young man, he nodded slightly.

"Alright, please wait a moment, I'll go and get it right away."

The deal was done, and the young man was overjoyed. He immediately turned around to collect the essence blood.

After the transaction was completed, Lin Changheng wandered around the neighborhood, changed back into his original clothes, and regained his original appearance.

"Now that I have obtained the Wood-type [Mysterious Spirit Essence Blood], the transformation of the [Lantern Grass Essence Fruit] can be completed, and I can obtain the true meaning of the innate divine power [Glory Life]."

"But this expense is truly high. Adding the two hundred portions of essence blood from the [Flame-Tailed Spirit Fox] that I pre-ordered, this time I've spent nearly a thousand spirit stones..."

"Tsk tsk, there are never enough spirit stones. Saving up 20,000 spirit stones to bid for a Foundation Establishment Pill is probably a long way off."

Lin Changheng currently has only three thousand spirit stones in his storage bag.

There are also two mid-grade magic artifacts and one high-grade magic artifact that I seized from the Chen family's robbery cultivators last time. I'm keeping them in my hands for now and haven't dared to sell them easily.

Now that so much time has passed, it's time to try making a move.

As Lin Changheng walked, he thought to himself with some helplessness. If it weren't for his rapid progress in alchemy, which had created a great deal of wealth, he would probably have been so strapped for cash that he couldn't even afford to eat.

But these days of spending spirit stones like water are probably numbered.

Based on the information he has gathered from various sources over this period, he has basically confirmed that the [Mystic Spirit Beast] has almost no more beasts to keep, which means that he will lose a reliable channel for obtaining the essence blood of beasts.

Even if you wanted to spend spirit stones to buy a large amount of essence blood, you couldn't.

At that time, whether or not he should actually go to the wilderness to hunt demons would be a cruel and realistic question that would stand squarely in his face.

A sigh.

"Chief Lin."

Suddenly, a voice greeted me from behind.

"Manager Jin".

Lin Changheng had just arrived at the entrance of Xu Family's alchemy shop when a rather large, fat shopkeeper from the shop across the street greeted him.

He sat behind the counter like a mountain of flesh, slowly moving out and casting a shadow as heavy as a mountain, his face full of smiles.

When this person visited the alchemy shop in the past, Lin Changheng thought he was a chef from the Spirit Food Pavilion. Little did he know that he was actually a formation master.

Moreover, their skill level seems quite high.

After getting to know this person for a while, Lin Changheng found that he was not a gloomy person at all, but rather quite straightforward.

Clearly, his mind is focused on the formation and spiritual food; he doesn't have any other ulterior motives. He's worth befriending.

Lin Changheng immediately strode into the "Golden Light Array Shop," gestured for Manager Jin to sit down and rest, and then leaned against the door to talk to him.

But then Manager Jin said with a hint of helplessness:
"I've already written to the clan about the array inheritance that Chief Lin asked me to keep an eye on last time. I imagine those old fogies are arguing about it, and I'm afraid there won't be a reply anytime soon." "In my opinion, what Chief Lin wants isn't some core inheritance of the clan. It's something the clan obtained from outside, not unique. So why can't we give up a little bit of it?"

"This is too petty and will not be conducive to the development of the family."

His words revealed that he did not trust the old-fashioned members of his clan.

Lin Changheng immediately thanked him, saying, "Thank you for your magnanimity, Fellow Daoist Jin. I am already very grateful. As for the noble elders, they must have their own considerations. We should not have a conflict with them over such a small matter."

At the same time, she also offered advice with a slight twitch of her eyelids.

He thought to himself, "This Fellow Daoist Jin is indeed straightforward, just as his name suggests, Jin Geng."

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Lin, there's no need to worry about me ruining my relationship with those old guys. Even if it does, they'll be the ones begging to coax me."

Jin Geng immediately grinned and confidently waved his large, fan-like hand, indicating that Lin Changheng had nothing to worry about.

"Oh?"

Lin Changheng seemed thoughtful. In the past six months of getting to know each other, Jin Geng didn't seem like the kind of person who would deliberately exaggerate or boast about himself. He immediately smiled honestly and said, "That's good."

The Jin family is also a Foundation Establishment family, and their residence is located at Star Eclipse Lake, which is quite far from the Xu family, a distance of a thousand miles.

However, their strength is three points greater than that of the Liu family of Linghu Mountain.

One family, three foundation builders!

Moreover, they are primarily skilled in array formation techniques, possessing profound expertise. As a source of support, their family also boasts two second-tier array masters.

It should be noted that formations are extremely difficult to master, but this method also greatly enhances the strength of a family.

A powerful formation can protect the family's territory and resources, and also provides various hidden bonuses.

The shopkeeper in front of me is a mid-grade first-level array master with outstanding array talent.

His cultivation level is somewhat lower, but he is still at the sixth level of Qi Refining.

He was only thirty-five years old.

He may look rougher than Lin Changheng, but he is actually ten years younger than him, and his future is truly promising.

Moreover, just like alchemy, the art of formations becomes increasingly sophisticated with age.

"In the future, I might need to ask Fellow Daoist Jin to create a formation for me."

Lin Changheng smiled. In the future, when we go out to find Foundation Establishment resources, we will need a set of formations to protect our cave and residence so that we can feel at ease.

"That's perfectly fine."

Shopkeeper Jin smiled and readily agreed, "Moreover, I might even be able to create a high-grade formation for you, making you even safer."

Is he about to advance to a high-grade formation master?
Lin Changheng clicked his tongue in amazement, and at the same time thought to himself that this Manager Jin really couldn't keep a secret.

Perhaps because they were too well protected by their clan, it will naturally take time for them to slip out and come into contact with the cultivation world.

Lin Changheng had already been told by Jin Geng the reason for leaving the clan: he disagreed with those old-fashioned ideas, which was why he wanted to sneak away from the clan.

The clan elders, unable to refuse and for the safety of their descendants, had no choice but to let him guard the shops in the market.

Fortunately, he didn't argue anymore, which relieved the group of elders.

……

After chatting for a long time, Lin Changheng bid farewell to Jin Geng and arrived on the fourth floor. He immediately closed the door and activated the isolation formation.

His eyes gleamed as he looked intently at the row of reddish-purple blood essence on the table.

(End of this chapter)