Born with immortal seed

Chapter 423 Gu Chang Sanren
Dongli Residence.

A humble abode that has been open for less than thirty years has now become the most popular gathering place for cultivators in Zengguang Immortal City.

The main hall is filled with Foundation Establishment cultivators, while the private rooms on the second and third floors are reserved for Core Formation cultivators.

A cup of spirit tea costs thirty spirit stones for a casual customer, along with a few plates of dried fruit and snacks. The price of around fifty spirit stones is enough to make even a Qi Refining cultivator hesitate.

Initially, it was a gathering place for disciples of Heavenly Punishment Peak. Later, more and more Core Formation cultivators met and chatted here, and it gradually became the most upscale and elegant residence in the Immortal City.

For visiting cultivators who wish to participate in the auction, the best place to have a VIP from the Immortal City recommend them as guarantors is Dongli Residence.

Gradually, the profession of broker emerged, specializing in connecting people and building networks.

All of this is, of course, inseparable from the fact that the owner behind Dongli Residence is Yuan Mo Zhenjun's most favored disciple.

By granting them VIP status in the Immortal City, each Nascent Soul sect in the Northern Region can be allocated several slots.

In addition, quotas will be allocated to attract independent cultivators and cultivators who have settled in the Immortal City for a long time, possess considerable strength, and do not wish to become members of the Immortal City.

For distinguished guests of the Immortal City, recommending visiting cultivators to participate in the auction is merely an incidental benefit.

The main advantage is that you can attend any auction without making an appointment, borrow 200,000 spirit stones from the Immortal City without pledging any collateral, and seek help from the Immortal City when you encounter thorny problems... It even opens up some purchase channels exclusively for VIPs of the Immortal City, which contain treasures that are hard to find in the cultivation world.

The various preferential treatments made ordinary cultivators feel honored to be VIPs of the Immortal City.

"Senior, this is Dongli Residence. After you tell the guest master your requirements, someone will help arrange an introduction."

The young hanger-on gazed at the Dongli Residence, hidden behind the Jade Bridge, flowing water, and shrouded in misty white fog, his face displaying a complex expression of fear and longing.

Su Wuming tossed down a spirit stone and entered Dongli Residence, a place in the inner city where land was incredibly valuable, where he managed to occupy a large area of ​​land just to add to the ambiance.

"How should I address this senior? I don't seem to have seen him before. Is this your first time visiting Dongli Residence?"

A middle-aged guest strode forward, wearing a warm but not obsequious smile.

To serve as a guest master in the bustling Dongli Residence, a gathering place for high-level cultivators, one must possess exceptional insight and be adept at handling all kinds of situations.

Even if the abode has an amazing backing, what's the point of paying them high salaries when they keep causing trouble and need their owners to clean up the mess?

Jiang En has worked at Dongli Residence for over ten years and has accumulated a sum of spirit stones. His current goal is to become the manager of Yashe within thirty years, which would qualify him to purchase breakthrough pills for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators so that he can advance to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Every day, he deals with hundreds of cultivators, but Core Formation Realm cultivators are still few and far between. The more Core Formation Realm guests he has, the more resources he has.

While greeting regular customers in the lobby, Jiang En strolled around and greeted a young man whose cultivation level was inscrutable as he entered Dongli Residence. The moment the young man stepped into the residence, Jiang En went to meet him.

"I have long admired the name of Immortal City and wish to participate in the recent auction. I have come to find a few distinguished guests to recommend me as a guarantor."

Su Wuming nodded, his gaze sweeping across the hall, where dozens of square meters of tables were surrounded by Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Then please go upstairs to the private room, senior. Today, Gu Chang Sanren is entertaining friends and guests upstairs... Senior Gu Chang has a wide network of connections and loves to make friends with like-minded people. He often helps even junior cultivators who come to him for help."

Jiang En said quickly, feeling that the problem of this Core Formation senior could be easily solved.

"You should have heard of Gu Changsanren's name. He is a fourth-level winemaker and a senior figure in the mid-stage of Core Formation!"

"I've heard of it, please introduce me, sir."

I've not only heard of it, I'm quite familiar with it.

After Ge Cang transformed into a Nascent Soul cultivator and his sect became a major Nascent Soul sect, Gu Changsanren ranked second among the most valuable Core Formation cultivators listed in the files on Bai Zichen's desk.

Only behind the Supreme Elder of Danxia Sect, the Alchemy Master Zhu Zhenren.

Among the three great rogue cultivators in the Liang Kingdom's cultivation world, Huang Ping, a former disciple of the Tianxing Sect, died at his hands due to greed.

Jin Yang Sanren is of despicable character, has a history of betraying his friends for personal gain, and has a terrible reputation.

Even if they came to join him on their own initiative, the Qingfeng Sect did not accept them as guest elders.

Gu Changsanren is different. He is a well-known good-natured man in Liang State. His winemaking skills are superb, and he has successfully replicated the fourth-tier ancient spirit wine.

With many spiritual fruits becoming extinct and four or five ingredients missing from the wine recipe, the recipe has been improved after years of research.

Using the current spiritual fruit as a substitute, the fourth-tier spiritual wine was recreated.

The effects of the spirit wine are still more than 80% of those of the ancient wine recipe, making the brewer one of the best in the entire Northern Region.

At the same time, he enjoys teaching others and making many good connections.

No matter what sect or level of cultivation a cultivator is from, he will give them guidance and even a monetary gift when they come to him.

Among the independent cultivators of Liang Kingdom, Gu Changsanren held extremely high prestige.

Among the cultivators who had received his favor, some had already successfully formed their core, making him even more famous.

Such a person is naturally someone the Qingfeng Sect wants to recruit.

This was due to both his strong influence among the independent cultivators and his status as a fourth-tier brewer.

Although it is not a popular skill, the wide variety of spirit wines can still bring many benefits to cultivators, just like the Ice and Fire Dragon Blood Wine that Bai Zichen once drank.

From a certain perspective, brewing is like a weakened version of alchemy. Both involve utilizing the spiritual resources of heaven and earth and transforming them into something directly useful to cultivators.

However, its effects are not as good as those of elixirs, and brewing wine is far more complex and time-consuming than refining elixirs, so it is naturally not as popular as alchemy.

Unfortunately, the cultivators sent out by the Qingfeng Sect searched several times but failed to find Gu Changsanren. Unexpectedly, this Core Formation cultivator appeared in Zengguang Immortal City at this moment, and it seems that he has settled here.

The soundproofing barriers of several private rooms on the east side of the second floor were removed, creating a spacious and elegant room.

A long jade table is set with a row of stone benches, and on the other side flows a spring with several schools of koi swimming around.

Several cultivators sat at the table, except for an elderly man at the head who sat upright with a smile on his face.

The others each had a different posture.

There were unrestrained cultivators who, with their robes loosened, would drink cup after cup of the spiritual wine before them with abandon.

There is a young man leaning back in his chair, crushing pastries and feeding them to the koi in the spring.

There was a middle-aged man with a square face who stood up straight, raised his arms, and shouted passionately, saying something.

There was also a woman in palace attire, without makeup, a female cultivator with delicate features. She wasn't stunningly beautiful, but she had a cool and elegant temperament that gave people a unique feeling.

"Senior Gu Chang, this senior is new to Immortal City and wants to participate in the auction, so he has come to visit you."

Jiang En gently tapped the jade plate outside the private room and began to report.

If it were a Core Formation cultivator, he certainly wouldn't have dared to bring the person up directly.

Unlike others, Gu Changsanren would sometimes grant audiences to Foundation Establishment juniors, and he would welcome all Core Formation cultivators.

I have clearly told several of the guests that if a Core Formation cultivator visits, they should be led there directly.

Moreover, he was very generous; he always paid the bill when they gathered at Dongli Residence, and he would even bring his own spirit wine.

"It is fate that friends have come from afar. Please take a seat, fellow Daoist."

The elder at the head of the long table cast a piercing gaze over and saw that the young man beside Jiang En had deep-set, angular features and possessed the cultivation level of the early stage of Core Formation. He spoke calmly.

Su Wuming glanced around and saw that all five people at the table were at the Core Formation stage. Apart from Gu Changsanren and the uninhibited, slightly drunk cultivator who were at the mid-stage, the other three were at the same early-stage Core Formation stage as he had shown.

"My name is Su Wuming. I have been traveling in the Eastern Region and have only recently returned... I wish to witness the grand spectacle of the Immortal City Auction. I only learned of the request from this distinguished guest. I humbly request Fellow Daoist Gu Chang to lend me your assistance. I am sure to be rewarded."

"It's a small matter, Fellow Daoist Su, don't worry about it... Master Qi and I are both VIPs of the Immortal City, and we can easily find another friend to meet the entry requirements. I will definitely give you an answer before the auction in the latter half of the month."

Just as rumored, Gu Changsanren was enthusiastic about helping others and agreed to the task without mentioning any reward.

"You've come at just the right time. We haven't had much time to get together. Today, besides catching up and chatting, we'll also do some trading... If you're interested, you can join in. You might just get what you want directly and not have to participate in the upcoming Immortal City auction."

"Borrowing the good words from fellow Taoist friends."

After 'Su Wuming' sat down, a wine pot and a triangular wine vessel flew onto the long table in front of him.

The wine jug flew up automatically, sprinkling a stream of water into the wine vessel, and a strong aroma of wine instantly filled the air.

He raised the wine cup, offered a toast from afar, and drank the spirit wine inside directly.

A burning sensation spread rapidly through his limbs and bones along with the liquid, his face flushed red, and his internal energy felt as if it were being boiled.

After a long while, the lingering aftertaste was suppressed, and a refreshing fragrance of spiritual fruit welled up in my heart, making my mouth water.

"My Fire Toad Hundred Fruit Wine uses the essence of a third-tier fire toad and selects hundreds of kinds of spiritual fruits. Through my unique combination and fermentation, it has gone through thirty-seven processes and twenty-two years of brewing before it is considered complete."

When Gu Changsanren saw the newly joined Core Formation Realm cultivator readily drink the spiritual wine, he smiled with satisfaction.

"This wine offers no benefit to cultivation, except that it allows your body to experience the ultimate fruity aroma after a fiery sensation. Moreover, the fruity aroma you experience is different each time you drink it, always maintaining a sense of freshness. Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch who drinks the Fire Toad Hundred Fruit Wine will experience the same effect without having to deliberately suppress it with his true essence."

"I see, it is indeed fine wine."

Su Wuming drank heartily, not only because he felt that Gu Changsanren wouldn't have tampered with the wine, but also because he had absolute confidence in his own physical strength.

The higher one's cultivation level, the stronger one's immunity to various sensory stimuli.

Nascent Soul True Monarchs do not crave rich food because most spiritual dishes taste bland to them, offering no sense of deliciousness whatsoever.

It's quite remarkable that the Fire Toad Hundred Fruit Wine has achieved this level of success. Even if it had no other benefits, it would still be welcomed by Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

"I only regret that my cultivation level is insufficient, otherwise I would definitely have ventured into this Lotus Blossom Secret Realm!"

The square-faced middle-aged man continued the previous conversation, but he didn't see the cultivator with his open Taoist robe change his expression and pour himself another cup of spiritual wine, which he then gulped down.

(End of this chapter)