Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

Chapter 168 Su Yu Gate

With that, Ling Xiaohu took the lead and headed towards the tall and majestic Green Bamboo Mountain.

"Is that so? Then does Fellow Daoist Ling have any recommended items? Preferably something practical and inexpensive... To be honest, I'm really short of money."

Chen Han gave a perfectly timed, awkward smile.

Ling Xiaohu glanced back at Chen Han and smiled knowingly.

"I understand. Fellow Daoist Chen, why don't you tell me what you need and what your budget is? Although I, Ling Xiaohu, am not exactly rich and powerful, I have spent some time in the cultivation market and have seen a lot. I am quite knowledgeable about these cultivation items."

"Then thank you, Fellow Daoist Ling. I wonder if three spirit stones could be used to find a teleportation talisman..."

Chen Han's words were completely aimed at Ling Xiaohu. He currently possessed a full sixteen spirit stones, but as the saying goes, "the taller the tree, the more the wind will blow," and one should not flaunt one's wealth. Of course, he would not make such a foolish mistake.

"A teleportation talisman... There are good ones available with a budget of three spirit stones. It depends on which one Fellow Daoist Chen prefers..."

The two then started chatting again.

As I walked, before I knew it, the leaves on the branches overhead grew thicker and thicker, gradually obscuring the sunlight, and a thick fog slowly rose around me, making visibility extremely low.

In just a few breaths, Chen Han felt as if he had stepped from an inconspicuous grove into an ancient forest.

Chen Han subconsciously looked back at the road he had come from, only to find that the area behind him was already covered by layers upon layers of thick fog.

"Fellow Daoist Ling!"

Chen Han then noticed that Fellow Daoist Ling was no longer in front of him; he had disappeared in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, Chen Han couldn't help but feel a little flustered. He tried to figure out the direction, but all around him looked the same, with nothing but trees and thick fog. He couldn't tell which was Green Bamboo Mountain and which was the way back.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, what are you dawdling for? Hurry up and catch up."

At this moment, Ling Xiaohu appeared out of nowhere and pulled Chen Han. The latter felt a blur before his eyes, and when he opened them again, the scene in front of him had changed.

The sudden, clear view left Chen Han stunned for a long while, his usually tightly closed mouth gaping wide open.

Before me was a market located on the mountainside, bustling with people, with shops and individual stalls lining both sides of the street.

Looking closely through the gaps between the bamboo buildings to the side, you can see small bamboo houses scattered among the mountains and fields, with occasional tall wooden buildings, resembling a small town hidden in a bamboo valley, decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations everywhere.

However, Chen Han knew that this was not some small town; it was a cultivation market.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, judging from your appearance, this is your first time here, isn't it?"

Ling Xiaohu, with the air of a landlord, looked smugly at Chen Han, who seemed like a country bumpkin visiting the city, someone who had never seen the world before.

"Yes, this is indeed my first time here."

Chen Han snapped out of his daze, his eyes shining, in a good mood, and replied.

"Hey, this is nothing. Let me tell you, it'll be even more exciting when the five major sects come here tomorrow for their Ascension Ceremony."

Ling Xiaohu led the way, walking ahead without turning his head, and waved to Chen Han, signaling him to follow.

"Let's go, I'll find you a good escape talisman to save your life."

Chen Han followed and walked alongside them, while constantly glancing curiously at the stalls that passed by.

The stall had all sorts of items, most of which Chen Han had never seen before; they were all extremely strange and unusual.

"Fellow Daoist, this is a first-tier demon beast's inner core, just extracted from its body. Would you like to take a look?"

Amidst numerous recommendations, Chen Han pinpointed this particular passage.

"Fellow Daoist Ling, wait a moment."

Chen Han said, and then went to the stall of the man who had just said those words.

The man was of average appearance, middle-aged, with a murderous aura that seemed to have been acquired later in life. His stall was filled with various materials from demonic beasts, including bones, feathers, and sharp teeth...

Clearly, this is a rogue cultivator who makes a living by hunting demonic beasts.

Seeing that some customers seemed interested, he quickly recommended, "Fellow Daoists, come and take a look. My family has been hunting demonic beasts in Qingzhu Market for many years, and we always sell our wares here. We have an excellent reputation in this area, and everything we sell is good value for money. We are honest and fair to all, young and old..."

"Fellow Daoist, how much is the inner core of this tier of demonic beast?"

Chen Han got straight to the point, pointing to the small bead that gleamed with a crimson luster and asking a question.

"Oh, this..."

Seeing that Chen Han specifically asked about the price and that there was a rather experienced-looking cultivator beside him, he rolled his eyes and said, "It's not expensive. If you want it, I'll sell it to you for thirty spirit stones."

"Thirty?"

Chen Han was momentarily stunned.

Damn it, the python demon's inner core was also a first-tier demon beast inner core. In other words, first-tier inner cores are the most common and ordinary among demon beast inner cores, but they are only worth thirty spirit stones.

Back then, that damned old cultivator actually gave him a flying sword talisman worth ten spirit stones and a few fireball talismans to get rid of him. He was utterly heartless.

"Old man!"

Chen Han couldn't help but curse inwardly.

"Thirty spirit stones? Fellow Daoist, are you deliberately trying to fool me because I'm so friendly? I think yours is worth at most twenty-five spirit stones. Not only is it dull, but it's also tiny, smaller than my booger."

"Hey! It's not that you can't talk properly. If you think it's too expensive, I can give you a discount. Twenty-eight yuan, are you buying it or not?"

Chen Han was filled with anticipation, thinking he wouldn't lose out, but the result was almost the same.

The two continued strolling around, and soon arrived at a tall wooden building that seemed out of place with its surroundings.

The signboard in front of the store features five large, elegant characters.

Suyu Baibaolou (素玉百宝楼).

"This shop seems a little different from the others."

Chen Han blurted it out.

"Of course, you don't even know which sect opened it."

"Suyu Sect... This sect mainly uses Yin-Yang dual cultivation as its practice. However, despite this, the vast majority of its members are beautiful and stunningly gorgeous female cultivators, with very few men."

"I usually come to the shops opened by Suyu Sect to buy cultivation items, not only because the quality of major sects is guaranteed, but also because the female cultivators in the shops are all beautiful and elegant, which is really pleasing to the mind and body."

"If I could marry a female cultivator from the Su Yu Sect in this lifetime, let me... cough cough."

As he spoke, Ling Xiaohu's mind wandered off, and he didn't know where he was. At one point, he realized his lapse in composure and coughed awkwardly twice to change the subject.

Chen Han's lips twitched twice, and he couldn't help but feel curious about this so-called Su Yu Sect.

"Let's go. There are all kinds of cultivation tools inside, including teleportation talismans."

The two then went inside.

A purple gauze dress and a red curtain conceal a beautiful woman. All that can be seen are female cultivators in gauze dresses, their bare feet clad in unique straw sandals, revealing smooth, slender calves and graceful, curvaceous figures.

The V-neckline subtly reveals the collarbone, making it delicate and exquisite.

With fair and flawless features, lightly made up, each one possessed a unique temperament and different appearance, yet all were stunningly beautiful, making one willingly call them fairies.