The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 29 Luofu Immortal Market
The next day, Jiang Yuan and Qing He entered Luofu Immortal City, and upon looking around, they found it to be quite extraordinary.

Luofu Immortal City is also located in a mountain valley, built against the mountainside, but it stretches for several miles and seems to have no end.

The streets were lined with pavilions that were three stories or more, some of which were quite magnificent, reaching over ten feet in height, with carved beams and painted rafters, half-hidden in the clouds and mist, giving them a truly ethereal and otherworldly air.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the largest building was the Luofu Immortal Market Management Office, which was said to be overseen by an elder from the outer sect of Luofu Mountain, and its rules were extremely strict.

Jiang Yuan needs to undergo an inspection by the management office to obtain the qualification to sell pills and talismans in the Immortal Market.

Qinghe was somewhat nervous, but Jiang Yuan was confident. Qinghe's alchemy skills had already reached a high level, and her talismans were from the orthodox Xuanmen sect, so there would be no problem.

The person in charge of examining the pills was an old Taoist priest with a white beard, who was probably also an alchemist. Qinghe couldn't be sure, but he might have been at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The old Taoist poured a Qi-restoring pill into his palm, and his white mustache actually stood up. Although it was a first-grade pill, its quality was extremely rare and of superior grade.

The old Taoist priest glanced at Qinghe's cultivation level, seemingly unconvinced. "You refined this pill?"

Qinghe bowed respectfully, "It was indeed made by my own hands!"

The old Taoist priest put the elixir back into a bottle and handed it to Qinghe, saying, "Come with me."

Qinghe glanced at Jiang Yuan, wondering what the old Taoist wanted to do. Jiang Yuan nodded, indicating that it was fine; he just wanted to see Qinghe's alchemy techniques to confirm them.

The old Taoist opened a door on one side of the hall, and Jiang Yuan and Qing He followed behind, only to find that it was actually an alchemy room, filled with various herbs and alchemy tools.

"Refine a batch of Qi-restoring pills right here. Take the medicinal herbs from the cabinet."

When the old Taoist saw that the alchemy furnace Qinghe took out was actually the standard alchemy furnace for the outer sect of Luofu Mountain, he guessed that she was probably a member of the outer sect's family, which would be even better.

After observing Qinghe's fire control techniques, the old Taoist understood that she had actually opened the Ding Fire Divine Gate acupoint. No wonder, she was indeed a born alchemist.

In just half an hour, a batch of Qi-restoring pills was completed. The old Taoist priest grabbed one from a distance, and it seemed to be of even better quality than the ones he had seen before.

"Which family in the outer sect are you descendants of?"

Qinghe answered herself, "Elder, we are not relatives of the outer sect. We are here with the guarantee of Senior Jingxuan from the outer sect, and we wish to sell pills in Luofu Immortal Market."

Jingxuan? The old Taoist priest doesn't seem to have heard of him, but since there is this connection, he wants to inquire about it first.

Qinghe had no idea that this old Taoist was one of the outer sect elders of Mount Luofu. Although he was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, his alchemy skills were quite remarkable. He was a fourth-grade alchemist and was very pleased to see Qinghe, wanting to take her as a disciple.

Jiang Yuan had a pretty good idea of ​​what was going on. With Qinghe's talent, it was possible for her to enter the inner sect, let alone the outer sect. If she had that opportunity, it would be a great thing, but who knew that the old Taoist would swallow his words.

"Yes, with such alchemy skills, selling pills in the Immortal Market would naturally be no problem."

Qinghe put a batch of ten pills into a jade bottle and respectfully handed it to the old man, but the old man said, "Keep it yourself."

The old Taoist gave Qinghe a jade token, which, unlike the temporary token given by Jingxuan, was a pass for merchants entering the Luofu Immortal Market.

What Qinghe didn't know was that in the past, many people would fight for such a token, and some would even openly challenge it, with the ownership determined by a battle of magic, and death and injury were inevitable.

Jiang Yuan was unaware that this jade tablet was also closely related to him. The white-bearded old Taoist had observed Jiang Yuan's cultivation level from the beginning. He had no magical power at all, but judging from his demeanor, he was not an ordinary mortal. Moreover, Qinghe consulted him on everything, as if she were a respectful teacher.

When Qinghe finished refining the elixir and the old Taoist was preparing to take on a disciple, he secretly used a secret method to check on Jiang Yuan one last time. He still couldn't see his cultivation level, but he seemed to see a golden mist on Jiang Yuan's body. Although it flashed by, the old Taoist was almost distracted and was quite frightened.

Such a terrifying aura far surpassed even the pressure of an inner sect Golden Core elder. Recalling the recent rumors that the inner sect elders were going to crack down on corruption in Luofu Immortal City, the old Taoist inexplicably gave the green light.

After leaving the Xian City Management Office, Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief. With the jade token in hand, she could now choose a shop location and prepare for opening.

"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly, it's not nearly as strict as Senior Jingxuan said."

Jiang Yuan chuckled, "My wife, don't underestimate your talent for alchemy."

Qinghe remained silent, but in her heart she thought, "If I hadn't found the peach wood hairpin, I'd probably still be someone else's maid. As I get older, I'll either be married off to a servant, sold into slavery, or even end up in a brothel."

That evening, Qinghe counted all the pills, but there were only a dozen or so bottles. So she counted the medicinal materials and prepared to refine a batch of pills.

Jiang Yuan told Qinghe to rest. Now that they had settled in Luofu Immortal City, some things needed to be re-planned. Getting their thoughts in order was much more important than a batch of pills.

Jiang Yuan has a hundred ways to get rich overnight, but he would never dare to reveal even a little bit of it at this time.

For example, providing a set of high-level cultivation techniques at the Nascent Soul stage, a method for refining a high-level magic weapon, or even just a formula for a seventh or eighth-level pill, etc., could save Qinghe ten years of hard work.

However, the sudden appearance of these things often causes a bloodbath. Even the masked auction is not something that cultivators in the Qi Refining stage can participate in; they might earn money but not live to spend it.

In his previous life, his cultivation was smooth sailing, with strong support from his sect, and he never lacked resources. However, he also knew that a large number of cultivators in the cultivation world perished at a young age, especially those in the Foundation Establishment to Golden Core stages, where resources were extremely scarce, forcing them to take risks to explore secret realms, fight fiercely for rare treasures, or battle to the death with high-level demonic beasts.

Those who can cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage, besides having good aptitude, mostly have had some fortuitous encounters, or rather, extremely good luck.

In the cultivation world, those at the Qi Refining realm are like ants, even inferior to mortals. Therefore, many Qi Refining realm cultivators prefer to roam the mortal realm rather than attach themselves to a small or medium-sized sect.

It's very simple. In the mortal realm, any cultivator can act arrogantly and domineeringly, but in the immortal cultivation world, they can only be subservient and humble.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as the blind man who is not doing well. He is too kind. Otherwise, Jiang Yuan would not have given him such an opportunity so easily.

Jiang Yuan and Qing He discussed for half the night that in the early stages of Luofu Immortal City, their goal was not to make money, but simply to make a living.

The family's expenses amounted to only a few dozen spirit stones a year, which was negligible, and they were not in any danger in the military dependents' village.

On the contrary, Qinghe herself needs to improve her cultivation level as soon as possible.

It's a very simple principle: the price of a bottle of second-tier pills is often three to five times that of first-tier pills, and third-tier pills are several times more expensive than second-tier pills, and so on, while the cost of medicinal materials is less than 20% of the cost of the pills.

The higher the rank of an alchemist, the more valuable they are. If someone can advance to the fourth rank, they will be sought after by any sect.

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