With the Eight Immortals' magical treasures in hand, even a mortal like myself! Ha!

Gu Qing clearly hadn't expected the first person to arrive to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qin family, but he didn't quite agree with what the other person said and directly retorted, "I offered twenty mid-grade spirit stones."

"Hehehe, you have the nerve to say that? You're spouting nonsense. You think you can buy a thousand-year-old spiritual herb for twenty mid-grade spirit stones?" Qin Jia, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, said with a laugh.

Gu Qing didn't really want to fight anyone, especially not far from the market, so he asked, "So what do you want?"

"How about it? Of course, we'll return the thousand-year-old spiritual herb, and our Qin family can pretend nothing happened." The Qin family Foundation Establishment cultivator said sternly.

Many passersby who heard about the thousand-year-old spiritual herb gathered around, especially one man whose eyes gleamed with a sharp light.

I never expected to find a thousand-year-old spiritual herb here. However, judging from the fact that the person holding the herb is a Foundation Establishment cultivator and that the Qin family is involved, this spiritual herb is probably not so easy to obtain.

Gu Qing was speechless when he heard the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qin family speaking so loudly, attracting the attention of passersby. He didn't understand what the other person meant.

However, the growing crowd is putting Gu Qing at a significant disadvantage, as he fears attracting the attention of spies from the Yue Kingdom.

What should have been a very simple matter can become very complicated.

"I don't know what you're talking about. If you want it, just go find Stardust Pavilion." After saying that, Gu Qing directly rode his magical artifact into the air.

Qin Jia, who had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage, was visibly stunned upon hearing this, but seeing that Gu Qing was about to run away, he hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Boy, don't go. Let me see your storage bag."

As he spoke, the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qin family rode his magical artifact to give chase. Seeing this, the other cultivators also rode their magical artifacts to follow. How many people had never seen a thousand-year-old spiritual herb?

At this time, the market in Yuanwu Kingdom became lively. Upon hearing the news of the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine, everyone rode their magical artifacts to chase after it.

While fleeing, Gu Qing sensed a group of people chasing him and felt somewhat speechless. He then risked taking out Tieguai Li's iron crutch and with a light touch, Gu Qing's figure disappeared and reappeared a thousand miles away in the next instant.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha—" Gu Qing gasped for breath for a moment, then held a mid-grade spirit stone in his hand to recover his mana.

Each time Tieguai Li uses his cane to fly, a large portion of his spiritual energy is drained away by the cane, and this spiritual energy cannot be replenished by spirit stones in a short time.

Last time, Gu Qing had to directly ingest spiritual herbs and pills to forcibly convert spiritual energy in order to continuously drive the iron crutch to fly, but that method is not advisable.

"Now I should be able to shake off these people. It seems I can't go to the markets of Yuanwu Kingdom too often. I should find a safe place to hide." Gu Qing then flew away on his magical artifact.

Finally, Gu Qing landed in a human city, intending to rest for a while before making further plans.

Three days passed, and Gu Qing rented a courtyard from an ordinary person to live in. In those three days, Gu Qing's magical power was restored to its peak state.

That day, Gu Qing had only been out for a short while when he frowned, sensing that someone was following him.

"Could it be that Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qin family has caught up with us? That shouldn't be the case. I threw everything into the gourd and repeatedly checked that I didn't have any scent or anything like that on me." Gu Qing pondered in his heart.

After being tracked last time, Gu Qing naturally became more cautious, so she took care of everything except changing her appearance.

Gu Qing wandered around the alley, concealing his aura. He waited for a moment in a dead end, and finally saw who was following him: a young man with the cultivation level of Qi Refining.

"Why are you following me?" Gu Qing asked, frowning. He was clearly seeing this person for the first time and was certain he didn't recognize him. Judging from his clothes, he didn't seem to be from the Yue Kingdom.

The young man in the yellow robe was clearly surprised that Gu Qing would wait for him in this way. To avoid any misunderstanding, he hurriedly said, "I am Qi Yunxiao, a member of a collateral branch of the Qi family. I have come for your thousand-year-old spiritual medicine."

"But don't worry, senior. I don't intend to steal your elixir, nor do I have the ability to do so. I simply want to make a trade. I also intend to use this thousand-year-old elixir to save lives."

Qi Yunxiao? Isn't he the one who pursued Xin Ruyin? The person he's talking about saving must be Xin Ruyin.

Gu Qing's goal in coming here was naturally to find Xin Ruyin, and the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine was also obtained from Xin Ruyin.

"So, you're saying you're after a thousand-year-old elixir?" Gu Qing said deliberately.

Qi Yunxiao was clearly a little anxious and didn't know how to express himself. Just then, a woman with an ordinary appearance, figure, and height appeared beside Qi Yunxiao.

"Senior, please don't misunderstand. Young Master Qi has no ill intentions. Besides, we are all Qi Refining cultivators, and there's nothing we can do about what you want to do," the woman said calmly, thus making herself seem harmless with just a few words.

"Ruyin, what brings you here?" Qi Yunxiao was clearly anxious when he saw Xin Ruyin coming over, obviously not wanting her to take any risks.

It turned out that the woman in front of me was Xin Ruyin. It was truly a case of searching high and low without finding her.

"Do I look like a great philanthropist to you?" Gu Qing asked, stroking his stubble.

Previously, Gu Qing was disguised as a martial arts practitioner, and his appearance was particular, so he had a somewhat fierce look and didn't seem like an easy person to get along with.

"But we really need that thousand-year-old medicinal herb," ​​Qi Yunxiao couldn't help but say. Xin Ruyin glanced at Qi Yunxiao, looking somewhat speechless, but still tried to salvage the situation for him, saying, "We are willing to exchange it for the Reversed Five Elements Formation."

"The Reversed Five Elements Formation? You have the Reversed Five Elements Formation, which is known as the Minor Forbidden Formation?" Gu Qing asked, feigning surprise.

If Gu Qing remembered correctly, this formation was supposed to be fully completed a few years after Han Li established his foundation, so it shouldn't be finished yet.

After all, Gu Qing only secluded himself for two years. Even if he hadn't ruined the Crimson Forbidden Land, Han Li would still have needed to seclude himself for four years to cultivate Foundation Establishment Pills using the seeds and seedlings he obtained from the Crimson Forbidden Land.

Therefore, this formation should take several years to come out.

Xin Ruyin honestly replied, "We are still researching the formation, but if you give us two or three years, we will be able to figure it out."

"Two or three years? Are you playing me for a fool?" Gu Qing seemed to have thought of something, then smiled and said, "Perfect timing. I need a puppet to do my bidding. If one of you takes this pill, I can give you the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine."

As he spoke, Gu Qing poured out a pill from the gourd and handed it over.

Without a second thought, Qi Yunxiao swallowed the pill and said, "Senior, if you give me the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine, I am willing to become your puppet."

"Qi Yunxiao, why, why are you like this?" Xin Ruyin didn't know what to say for a moment. She didn't understand why this man was so obsessed with her, even though she was just an ordinary person.