The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 54 Wanmiaoxuan

The six escaped the Dongting Lake area. Shen Wangzhi suggested going to Shennong Peak, where there is the largest immortal market in the central region. Moreover, the Shennong Peak immortal market is a neutral zone with little sect conflict, so it should be relatively safe.

Jiang Yuan had never heard Lao Lu mention it before. This Lao Lu had been in Luofu Mountain for too long, and his memory was so bad!
A group of people rented a room in Shennongding Xian City to discuss how to divide the profits.

Jiang Yuan cut to the chase, "My wife and I will keep only the flower demon, and the four of you can divide the fire-type demon core among yourselves, how about that?"

Shen Wangzhi said, "It's a miracle we escaped this time. Fellow Daoist Guan, there's no need for such formalities. This is very good!"

The remaining people, who were originally centered around Shen Wangzhi, had no objections when they heard him say that.

To be honest, those ten fire-type demon cores were all level four or five, and even combined they weren't worth as much as the essence of a level seven flower demon. But they all knew that if it weren't for Guan Canghai's mysterious magic weapon, they would all be doomed, and they had absolutely no intention of coveting the flower demon.

There were exactly four level-five fire-type demon cores. They each took one, leaving six level-four fire-type demon cores, which were difficult to divide.

Since Shen Wangzhi mainly cultivated fire magic, he compensated the other three with some spirit stones, and in return, he received three level-four fire-type demon cores, which was fair enough.

It's estimated that Liu Caiwei and the others, having obtained the fire-type demon core, will exchange it for spirit stones or other items at the Immortal Market.

Jiang Yuan said he wanted to stroll around Xian City, and then they parted ways.

Shen Wangzhi expressed his gratitude again and left a few talismans so that they could contact each other if anything happened in the future. Jiang Yuan, of course, could not refuse and accepted them.

Liu Caiwei also had a good impression of Qinghe and hoped to meet her again in the future. She said that she found Shen Wangzhi and then found her.

Qinghe could naturally tell that Shen Wangzhi and Liu Caiwei had an extraordinary relationship and might become Daoist partners.

After strolling around Huixian City, Jiang Yuan quickly rented another room. He and Qinghe changed their appearances and clothes, and he instructed Qinghe not to reveal the Green Fox Bow for the time being to avoid trouble.

Qinghe is still not fully recovered from the terror of the secret realm; it was too horrible.

"What kind of monster is on that island in the middle of the lake?"

"If I'm not mistaken, there must be a Nascent Soul level demon beast being suppressed there. I hope it doesn't completely break through the restrictions. If it escapes, the Tang Dynasty in the Central Plains will be in danger of destruction."

Qinghe clicked her tongue in astonishment. "So, even those Golden Core cultivators aren't a match for them?"

"We'll have news in three days. I think their situation is not good."

The largest shop in Shennongding Immortal City is called Wanmiaoxuan. It is said to have been founded by several Nascent Soul cultivators and has everything. It also undertakes custom orders from major sects, accepting both purchases and sales.

In Jiang Yuan's view, the most attractive place is Wanmiaoxuan's auction house, where rare items should frequently appear.

He had some good stuff but dared not show it off. He wanted to get familiar with the place first and come back when he had the chance.

Any random bottle of Earth Core Emulsion or a piece of ancient submerged wood could be auctioned off as a top-tier, high-value item.

Qinghe also took the opportunity to learn about the prices of third- and fourth-tier pills.

A bottle of third-tier Great Rejuvenation Pill can sell for 180 spirit stones, while the cost of the medicinal materials is at most a dozen or twenty spirit stones, and most of them can be grown. Alchemists really make a lot of money.

Currently, the most profitable and relatively safe method Jiang Yuan can think of is refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

The purchase price for this pill is five thousand spirit stones per piece, but it is often in short supply. Major sects only buy it and never sell it, making it extremely scarce. The reason is that one of the main ingredients is extremely rare, but Jiang Yuan knows another pill formula.

Tianlong Star also encountered a shortage of Foundation Establishment Pills. A genius alchemist, after hundreds of years of continuous experimentation, finally developed a new formula for Foundation Establishment Pills, which had a better foundation-building effect and was difficult to distinguish by color and smell.

However, the appearance of this thing in the world may cause a great commotion. As long as a high-level alchemist gets his hands on one, he will definitely know that it is a new pill formula.

It would be much safer to have a large, neutral merchant like Wanmiaoxuan as a buffer.

Wanmiaoxuan has alchemy rooms for rent, and also sells a large number of medicinal herbs. Jiang Yuanyuan asked Qinghe to refine some pills there.

This wasn't about making money, but rather about making an impression on the manager of Wanmiaoxuan's alchemy department, letting him know there was such a rogue alchemist, so that he could sell Foundation Establishment Pills later. A few days later, news indeed arrived from Dongting Lake. It was said that none of the six Golden Core cultivators had emerged, and several major Daoist sects' Nascent Soul Grand Elders had joined forces to seal off the Junshan Secret Realm, and they were still not finished!

Jiang Yuan was finally relieved. The fact that the seal could only be repaired by a Nascent Soul cultivator meant that the guy hadn't completely escaped and the trapping formation could still be saved.

Qinghe was shocked. Chu Yunfei's eldest disciple, the Golden Core senior brother, was gone just like that?
"It is indeed a pity. It takes at least fifty or sixty years of arduous cultivation to form a Golden Core."

Qinghe pondered, "Is the Golden Core really that difficult to cultivate?"

"Qualities, techniques, resources, and luck—none of them can be lacking."

"My husband also told me to cultivate the Golden Core as soon as possible, but it will take at least forty years!"

"Your talent is exceptional. The 'All Things Grow' is a top-grade orthodox cultivation technique of the Xuanmen sect. The only thing you lack now is resources, which are beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"And what about fortune?"

"You just happened to find the peach wood hairpin in the stream, wouldn't you say you're lucky!"

Qinghe smiled gently; she was indeed very lucky!

In ten days, Qinghe refined twenty bottles of commonly used third-grade pills. She took them to the pill room to exchange for spirit stones, and the pill room manager was immediately impressed, as the pills were of excellent quality.

At this time, Qinghe's alchemy skills had reached the third level of perfection. Old Lu had passed on all the fourth-level pill formulas he knew. For Qinghe, all she needed to do was refine a batch of fourth-level pills to officially advance to the fourth-level alchemist.

If you want to join a sect, you should obtain a fourth-grade alchemist certificate. Of course, you will also need to take an exam, and only the six major sects have such an exam organization.

Previously, Lao Lu was in charge of assessing and certifying alchemists below the fourth rank at the outer gate of Luofu Mountain.

If you don't want to join a sect, it doesn't matter. Commercial organizations like Wanmiaoxuan only look at the quality of the pills and don't care who refined them.

A few days later, Qinghe brought out several bottles of commonly used fourth-grade pills, still in excellent condition. The manager of the pill room became excited, realizing that this young female cultivator's alchemy skills were truly extraordinary.

The old man took out a jade token and handed it to Qinghe. "My surname is Ye. I am temporarily the manager of the alchemy room at Wanmiaoxuan. This token is a VIP identification token for Wanmiaoxuan. If you need any pills in the future, just come to Wanmiaoxuan. With this token, you will receive discounts on all purchases."

Qinghe accepted the jade token, "Thank you, Elder Ye!"

Just as Qinghe was about to leave, Elder Ye said again, "You need to refine this talisman to recognize its master, but you must not destroy the mark of Wanmiaoxuan. Only in this way can you recognize the talisman but not the person in the future."

Qinghe seemed puzzled, and Elder Ye explained, "I know that you two have changed your appearances. It is common for rogue cultivators to have such concerns, but the VIP pass for Wanmiao Pavilion is absolutely non-transferable."

Qinghe then forced out a drop of her essence blood to refine the jade tablet and make it recognize her as its owner.

Thus, the goal in Shennongdingxian City was achieved; not only did they obtain a VIP card, but they also earned more than two thousand spirit stones.

Foundation Establishment Pills cannot be refined yet; if we are targeted, our chances of escaping will be slim.

Jiang Yuan then took Qinghe on a journey towards Mount Hua.

At this time, Venus was getting bored staying at Mount Ling in the Western Heaven and finally prepared to set off to return to the Heavenly Court, which would take another six or seven days.

What made Venus even more devastated was that the star shuttle broke down right after they set off.

These star shuttles should have been replaced long ago, but the Heavenly Court has been short of funds in recent years, and no matter how many reports were submitted, they were never approved.

It would take several years for me to fly back to Heaven from Mount Ling, and I'm not Sun Wukong!
Since Venus's visit to Mount Ling had already ended in an unpleasant situation, he was naturally embarrassed to ask Mount Ling to borrow the Star Shuttle. So he sent a talisman to the Qiming Hall of the Heavenly Court, ordering his subordinates to quickly come and pick up the person in the Star Shuttle.

With all this back and forth, Venus was delayed on his journey for at least half a month, which naturally benefited Jiangyuan, who gained another fifteen years of peace.

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