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

Gu Qing was slightly startled upon hearing this. He hadn't expected them to actually be able to detect the ingredients of the spiritual medicine; it seemed the Six-Hall Palace was indeed quite capable.

But as long as Gu Qing doesn't admit it, then it doesn't exist, and Elder Gu and Elder Miao can't do anything about it.

Are they going to beat up Gu Qing in front of Han Xiangzi?

"No, no, how could I possibly have something as precious as a thousand-year-old spiritual herb? Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would covet such a thing. How could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like me possibly have something so precious?" Gu Qing's words became somewhat incoherent.

Whether out of nervousness or on purpose, Elder Gu and Elder Miao were certain that Gu Qing possessed the thousand-year-old spiritual medicine they desired.

However, just as Gu Qing had thought, Elder Gu and Elder Miao were still quite wary of Han Xiangzi, after all, he was a cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation.

In the outer seas, late-stage Core Formation cultivators are quite rare, while most island lords are only at the mid-stage of Core Formation. Some island lords in more remote areas are only at the early-stage of Core Formation, and they only became island lords of the outer twenty-four islands because they were good at fighting.

Most late-stage Core Formation cultivators either hunt monsters in the outer sea or cultivate on an island in the inner sea.

"Hehehe, we just wanted to broaden our horizons. If you really don't want to bring it out, then forget it." Elder Miao suddenly became more agreeable.

Elder Gu looked at Elder Miao with some doubt, only to see Elder Miao glance at Han Xiangzi and then shake his head almost imperceptibly.

Seeing this, Elder Gu had no choice but to give up and then began to examine the fifty spiritual herbs on the table.

After inspecting the fifty medicinal herbs, Elder Gu and Elder Miao discussed it and finally agreed on a price of 60,000 spirit stones.

The price was similar to what Gu Qing had budgeted, so he didn't haggle and agreed to the deal immediately.

Gu Qing handed over the 600 mid-grade spirit stones he received from the transaction to Han Xiangzi, so that Han Xiangzi could cultivate properly and not spend his days like a street urchin.

Han Xiangzi, without any hesitation, collected all the spirit stones.

In this way, Gu Qing earned 2,300 mid-grade spirit stones from the Six-Linked Hall. Of these, 1,500 were given to Tieguai Li, and 600 to Han Xiangzi. Gu Qing himself was left with 200 mid-grade spirit stones. Combined with the 110 spirit stones he had saved up, he had a total of 310 mid-grade spirit stones.

This is considered extremely wealthy among Foundation Establishment cultivators, as the price of a top-tier magic weapon ranges from three to twenty mid-grade spirit stones.

Three hundred and ten mid-grade spirit stones are enough to buy more than a dozen top-grade magic artifacts, and they are the very best of the best.

Therefore, Gu Qing is now very wealthy.

Seeing that the deal was done, Elder Gu was still somewhat unwilling to give up and asked, "Young friend, can't you really show us that thousand-year-old spiritual herb?"

Seeing that the two people opposite him were convinced that he had a thousand-year-old elixir, Gu Qing felt speechless.

When someone thinks you have something, you'd better actually have it, or you'll be in big trouble.

Gu Qing thought for a moment. If he didn't come up with something to deal with today, he really didn't know what the people from the Six-Halled Palace would do.

Spreading rumors that Gu Qing possesses a thousand-year-old elixir?

At that time, a group of people will probably come knocking on his door, which is not something Gu Qing wants to encounter.

So after a moment of contemplation, Gu Qing was determined not to let them believe that she possessed a thousand-year-old elixir.

"No, no, how could I possibly have any thousand-year-old spiritual herbs on me? If anyone did, it should be my two senior uncles," Gu Qing hurriedly declined.

Upon seeing this, Elder Gu and Elder Miao both looked displeased, and then widened their eyes to look at Han Xiangzi beside them.

Han Xiangzi had nothing but spirit stones in his pockets, so how could he possibly have any spirit medicine? He quickly waved his hand and said, "I don't have any either. Why don't you go ask Old Li? Maybe he has some."

Seeing that Gu Qing and Han Xiangzi both denied it, Elder Gu and Elder Miao had no choice but to complete the transaction of the spiritual medicine on the table.

After the transaction was completed, Gu Qing and Han Xiangzi left Yunmeng Pavilion together.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Elder Gu couldn't help but say, "Elder Miao, could you have seen wrong? Were those pills really made from thousand-year-old spiritual herbs?"

"I can't be mistaken, those pills were indeed made from thousand-year-old spiritual herbs," Elder Miao said with certainty. "However, neither of them will admit it, so there's nothing we can do."

"Should I go and test them out?" Elder Gu's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.

Elder Miao quickly shook his head and advised, "It's best not to offend those two late-stage Core Formation cultivators."

It seems that Han Xiangzi and Tieguai Li still have considerable influence. If Gu Qing were to sell the goods alone, the two of them might just snatch them away.

This is the value of a thousand-year-old spiritual herb in the Chaotic Star Sea, enough to make even Core Formation cultivators directly try to seize it.

"Are we just going to give up like this?" Elder Gu was still somewhat unwilling to give up. He knew that encountering a thousand-year-old spiritual herb was as precious as encountering a level six demonic beast, so he did not want to give up just like that.

A sly glint flashed in Elder Miao's eyes as he stroked his triangular beard and said, "Perhaps we can send someone else to test the waters, but we absolutely cannot interfere directly in this matter."

After listening, Elder Gu hesitated for a moment and said, "Is this a good idea? What if we end up benefiting someone else?"

"Hmm!" Elder Miao thought about it and agreed that it made sense. It was easy to accidentally do someone else's favor, and in the end, you might offend someone and not get any benefits, pleasing neither side.

What should we do?

Elder Miao pondered, gently stroking his triangular beard with his fingertips, thinking about how to spread the news that "Gu Qing has a thousand-year-old elixir" without anyone noticing.

"Forget it, let's be direct. I'll invite a few familiar fellow cultivators over drinks and casually let the news slip out, so those people can lead the charge for us. If those guys blame us, I'll take full responsibility and apologize later," Elder Gu said nonchalantly.

After listening, Elder Miao asked, "Brother, have you thought this through?"

"I've thought it through. It's been a long time since I've had a drink with Master Mulong. Now's the perfect time to go have a drink," Elder Gu said with a grin, clearly having made up his mind.

Seeing this, Elder Miao stopped trying to dissuade him and instead said with a smile, "Then let's go. The more people there are, the more we can share the burden. Let's go and have a drink together."

As they spoke, the two burst into laughter and then headed together to the residence of Master Mulong.

Master Mulong is the island lord of Kuixing Island, and his cultivation is at the mid-stage of Core Formation. There is no one more suitable to test him than him.