Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

Li Ping'an's tone was very impatient.

The shopkeeper said with a forced smile,

"No, we don't have that here. But you can go to Wanbaoge; they have almost everything there."

"Okay, thanks."

Li Ping'an remained aloof as he turned and walked out of the pharmacy.

Watching Li Ping'an's retreating figure, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, reflecting on his words and actions just now. He hoped he hadn't offended this customer.

This guy is someone who can produce Qi-restoring pills; he's a big customer. If he comes back a few more times, my annual revenue could multiply several times over.

After leaving the pharmacy, Li Ping'an pondered for a moment and decided to go to Wanbaoge to see if he could buy any mental-enhancing pills.

He currently has over nine hundred spirit stones, which is quite a lot of money, so buying two pills shouldn't be a problem.

With that thought in mind, Li Ping'an stepped into the Wanbaoge gate once again.

At this moment, a young shop assistant was guarding the door. Seeing Li Ping'an's unshaven appearance and plain clothes, he looked impatient and said...

"What are you doing? Get out of here! Is this a place for you? Get out of here and don't make a mess of this place."

Li Ping'an frowned, wondering what was wrong with Wanbaoge.

They're all a bunch of bullies who rely on their master's power.

Just as he was about to get angry, a rebuking voice rang out from the side.

"What are you doing! This is one of our biggest customers. How dare you talk to a customer like that?"

Suddenly, an older waiter rushed over and, without saying a word, slapped the younger waiter across the face.

Then the slightly older shop assistant, bowing and scraping, rushed up to Li Ping'an and said...

"Grandpa, you're here again! Hello, grandpa, greetings!"

Li Ping'an was slightly taken aback, then realized what was happening.

Oh!

Isn't this the shop assistant who sold him the cultivation manual last time?

After looking down on people like that last time, this guy has learned his lesson and is now coming over to fawn over them.

The young disciple, having been struck, dared not utter a word and was pushed aside.

Li Ping'an glanced at him, a slight smile playing on his lips, and took out five spirit stones from his pocket, tossing them to the older shop assistant.

"Here's a reward for you. You'd better take me on a tour of this Wanbao Pavilion today. If you don't find what I want, I'll make you regret it."

The older shop assistant was both surprised and delighted. His eyes lit up as he took the spirit stone and quickly said...

"Sir, don't worry, I'll definitely help you find something you'll like!"

The young shop assistant standing nearby was stunned by what he saw, and then felt extremely remorseful.

It turned out he was a wealthy old man, and he wanted to slap himself twice.

Five spirit stones! That's equivalent to half a year's salary for him.

It seems I can no longer look down on people.

Li Ping'an had already followed the shop assistant into Wanbaoge.

"Sir, my name is Zhao Tiezhu. In the future, you can just come to me when you come to our Wanbaoge. I promise I'll take good care of you."

"OK."

Li Ping'an took the fragrant tea that Zhao Tiezhu handed him, sipped it, and said...

"I'd like to buy some pills to enhance my mental strength today. Do you have any at Wanbaoge?"

"A pill to enhance mental strength?"

Zhao Tiezhu was stunned, then shook his head and said with a wry smile,

"Sir, it's fine if you want other things, but we really don't have this in our shop."

"What? Even your Wanbaoge doesn't have that?"

Li Ping'an frowned, then said...

"Do you have the recipe for refining spirit-type pills? You could give me the recipe too."

"The prescription..."

Zhao Tiezhu scratched his head, thought for a long time, and then said...

"Sir, please wait a moment, let me go and see if I can find it."

"Okay, don't keep me waiting."

Li Pingan nodded and said.

Zhao Tiezhu left, bowing and scraping.

A short while later, Zhao Tiezhu returned.

"So fast?"

Li Ping'an was slightly taken aback.

However, Zhao Tiezhu said with difficulty,

"Uncle Li, I just asked our steward, and our shop indeed doesn't have the formula. However, if you're interested in buying anything related to mental cultivation pills, you can ask our sect leader."

"Your sect leader?"

Li Ping'an was slightly taken aback.

"Yes, our Pavilion Master is very knowledgeable and has many things that she hasn't brought to Wanbao Pavilion for sale. Perhaps she also has them in her own collection. Sometimes when customers can't find what they want, or if they need something rare or unusual, we will go to the Pavilion Master."

"OK."

Li Pingan nodded.

"Then call your sect leader out, I'll ask him."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Zhao Tiezhu then jogged away.

A short while later, a middle-aged woman in a blue dress came down from the attic.

She wore light makeup, was extremely beautiful, and possessed the charm of a mature woman, exuding a captivating allure.

As she stepped down from the attic, her eyes immediately fell on Li Ping'an, who was sitting in a chair.

A surge of spiritual energy rushed towards him.

This person is incredibly strong!

Li Ping'an was startled. Unconsciously, the "Great Dream Divine Guiding Technique" quietly circulated within his body, disguising his cultivation level as the Foundation Establishment stage.

In other words, at this very moment, the young woman saw that Li Ping'an was a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, in just a few breaths, Li Ping'an was already sweating profusely.

Operating the "Great Dream Divine Guiding Technique" was extremely taxing on his mental energy, especially when facing this middle-aged woman who suddenly appeared. Her strength was definitely above the Foundation Establishment stage, which caused Li Ping'an to expend even more mental energy.

Fortunately, after discovering that Li Ping'an was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the young woman immediately withdrew her probing and put on a kind smile.

"Fellow Daoist, is it the recipe for a spirit-enhancing elixir that you wish to acquire?"

"Exactly."

Li Ping'an struggled to maintain his composure, not wanting the young woman to notice his weakness.

"You must be the head of the Wanbao Pavilion, right? Do you have any here?"

"Yes, I do, but this recipe is for a third-tier pill. Fellow Daoist, are you really capable of refining third-tier pills?"

The pavilion master looked Li Ping'an up and down, clearly somewhat suspicious, after all, a third-level alchemist was extremely rare.

"Um."

Li Ping'an hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"I'm not entirely sure either, but it's not impossible."

Seeing that Li Ping'an's words didn't seem to reflect his actions, the middle-aged woman nodded and said...

"I can sell you this recipe, but I have one condition."

"What are your requirements?"

Li Pingan asked.

"If you successfully refine the elixir, you'll have to give 30% to our Myriad Treasures Pavilion, how about that?"

"Thirty percent?"

Li Ping'an was slightly taken aback, then began to ponder.

As for refining this third-tier pill, he naturally had no confidence whatsoever, because he himself knew nothing about pill refining!

The reason he was confident was because he could use the Heaven-Forging Hammer to break out the remaining pills.

He only needs to hand over this elixir to someone else to refine, and even if they fail, he can use the Heaven-Forging Hammer to bring them back to life.

So it's not that there's no hope at all.

"Okay, I promise you."