Immortal Road.

"Brother, in my opinion, it's best not to take these things."

The old Taoist priest Jinchi was so frightened that his hands were trembling. He was terrified at the thought of offending so many people at once.

Lin Shan remained expressionless.

"Then tell me, where do you throw all this stolen money and goods?"

"Drop it as far away as possible. If one of them gets located and is tracked down, the death of Master Zhuchen will be revealed in Yunzhou. Not only will we be disgraced, but we might also be attacked by everyone!"

Seeing the timid and hesitant appearance of the old Taoist Jinchi, Lin Shan spat out a curse in exasperation.

"With such little guts, what kind of immortality are you trying to cultivate? If you won't take it, I will!"

Perfect timing, since no one else was going to take it from him. Lin Shan naturally took them all into his arms, showing how incredibly bold he had been on his journey.

Old Daoist Jinchi nodded obsequiously, showing no intention of fighting for it, but only asking for back the fish skin and twenty spirit stones that originally belonged to him.

He had the desire but not the courage; knowing he couldn't handle such a vast fortune, he let Lin Shan swallow it all whole.

"Hey bro, if you ever get into trouble, don't you dare betray your older brother!"

"Get out, get out, get out!"

Lin Shan waved his hand impatiently, "You're going to be handed over? With your weak fighting ability, what help would it be for me to hand you over?"

However, this kind of cowardly teammate is also good, because you don't have to divide the spoils; it's all yours alone.

After sending the guy away, he spent time using the enhancement panel to identify and refine these items with the Myriad Star Flames to ensure there were no hidden tricks and prevent them from being tracked down.

three days later.

Xing Shuzi stared at him in surprise as he looked at the pile of refining materials.

"You robbed the shop?"

"Enough with the nonsense. Replace it with alchemy materials of equal value. Deduct the amount you paid in advance from that."

Lin Shan doesn't know how to refine weapons, so there's no point in keeping them as is. He might as well use them to improve his alchemy skills. Xing Shuzi's black market is the perfect channel for selling stolen goods.

At the same time, some seeds and mature plants were replaced and planted in the Spirit Pearl for further cultivation.

"Looks like you've struck it rich lately. Is there something fishy going on behind this shipment?"

"Don't worry, he's just an individual, he doesn't have any power."

Hearing that no powerful forces were involved, Xing Shuzi breathed a sigh of relief. The worst thing about running a black market is when a major power comes knocking. If it's just personal stolen goods, then it's not a big problem.

"Oh, by the way, the trials on the Yin-Yang Annihilation Path are about to begin. Lord Jixuan asked me to ask you when you're planning to set off, and whether you'd like to go back together on the way?"

The Dao of Yin and Yang Nirvana? A Trial?

Lin Shan's heart stirred, knowing that the other party was asking about his clone. Ji Xuanjun was actually equivalent to Xing Shuzi's servant, and the two were very similar in some ways.

"Well, I'm not ready yet. We'll talk about it later."

He was actually quite uneasy about letting his clone stray too far from his main body, so he just gave a perfunctory response on the surface and had no intention of following it at all.

The other party just asked a simple question, and when they saw that he didn't mean it, they let it go.

In the following period, Lin Shan lived a secluded life, rarely venturing out.

Aside from occasionally going out fishing and hunting with the old Taoist Jinchi, he spends most of his time holed up in his cave, studying alchemy.

The matter of Master Zhuchen gradually faded away, and those who investigated had no choice but to swallow their anger after searching in vain.

At first, the fishing trip was indeed very successful.

In the various lakes of Yunzhou, there are many fish spirits at the Void Transformation stage. They were caught by Lin Shan and Jinchi Daoist and all of them were eaten and transformed into cultivation.

But as time went on, there were only so many big fish left in the shallows near the shore, and once they were eaten, they were gone.

Re-baiting requires time and luck, and each of these large fish takes at least a thousand years to grow. They are quite intelligent, and after they alert the other fish, most of them will not dare to roam the shallows again.

The deep water area is fraught with danger; if humans dare to venture there, they could be dragged into the lake and become fish food.

After sweeping through most of the area, the two finally calmed down.

The amount of vital energy required from the mid to late stages of the Void Realm is enormous. Being able to fill half of it is already quite good; the rest still requires arduous cultivation.

Unless a few more spirits at the peak of the Void Realm like the Golden Scaled Dragon Fish appear, but such an opportunity is extremely rare.

Jinchi the old Taoist was having a great time and started digging a new nest. The old fellow was very patient; he had been doing this for many years.

Lin Shan, however, did not have the patience to wait another hundred or two hundred years.

Now that the news of Master Zhuchen's demise has gradually faded, I can certainly try to show my face in public.

Back in the day, his third-place finish in the appraisal competition at the Yunzhou Grand Gathering was a real achievement. Although no major powers extended an olive branch to him, his status as an unparalleled appraisal master earned him respect wherever he went.

There are many auctions in Yunzhou, and with the competition from numerous chambers of commerce, as well as the channels of Xing Shuzi, the black market boss, he gradually gained access to things that he couldn't access before.

For example, a seventh-grade elixir formula!

"Brother, I had to pull strings and ask around to get this Zheli Pill formula. In the end, I had to do a huge favor to get it from the Supreme Alchemist, Silver Sand Medicine Granny, who is also a Star Cultivator. You've really managed to get it for me this time."

"Silver Sand Medicine Granny?"

Lin Shan had met this person before. He was the ninth place winner in the Yunzhou Grand Alchemy Competition. He was a formidable figure among independent alchemists, possessing unparalleled mastery of the Starry Sky Alchemy Technique. He did not align himself with any power, but he had business collaborations with various merchant guilds.

However, they offered a high price of 150 seventh-grade spirit stones!

"If she hadn't been short of money recently, you would never have gotten such a great deal. I'm so envious of you."

Every prescription is a money tree. Once outsiders learn it, competing products will appear on the market. So, unless absolutely necessary, most people won't sell their livelihood.

Especially those pill formulas that can improve cultivation level are highly sought-after and have a price that is hard to come by!

The Zheli Pill is relatively uncommon; it's a cultivation pill specifically for Star Cultivators, and there aren't many customers in the market. That's why it was offered for exchange, allowing him to seize the opportunity.

If it were any other popular pill formula, it would be a treasured possession of alchemists, and they would never sell it under any circumstances.

Lin Shan then turned the tables on Lin Shan.

“You are also a Star Cultivator and a Supreme Alchemist. Don’t tell me you’re not envious of this pill formula.”

"Ahem, of course."

"So, wouldn't it be a good deal if we each bought the pill formula for 75 spirit stones and owned it together?"

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Hoshino looked embarrassed. He definitely wanted one too, but he didn't expect this kid to suggest spending money to gamble on one!
Originally, he could have gotten away with it for free by acting as a middleman and taking a cut, or by having Lin Shan pay him to secretly make a copy. Now, he's in a difficult situation.

Lin Shan sneered inwardly, "Trying to take advantage of me? No way!"
In the end, the two of them pooled their money and bought back the prescription.

After examination, the formula was confirmed to be genuine, and the resulting Zheli Pill was indeed beneficial to those at the Void Transformation stage.

However, one of the ingredients is extremely difficult to find; there are very few substitutes, at least in Yunzhou. "Star Wind Cane, this is difficult to obtain."

Xing Shuzi glanced at the materials and frowned, seemingly hesitant.

"What, brother, do you know this medicinal herb?"

Lin Shan noticed something amiss and quickly asked him for advice.

As expected, the other party knew, sighed, and fell into a long recollection.

"You, as a native of the Immortal Realm, may not have heard of it, but if you were born in the outer starry sky, you would be familiar with it."

"Star Wind Pu is a plant that grows in extremely harsh environments on stars, including suffocating vacuum, extreme cold, strong radiation, howling hurricanes, photochemical smog, and weak gravity. It is not easy to collect."

"I estimate that this pill formula was passed down from the Star Court in ancient times. Now there are not many disaster-type stars left, they have been basically wiped out by the Star Court, and Star Wind Pu is also rare."

"No wonder Granny Silver Sand Medicine was willing to offer such a pill formula; it turns out it's been outdated for a long time. We really wasted our money!"

After some explanation, Lin Shan finally got a general understanding.

The stars that Xing Shuzi mentioned are not suitable for human habitation at all. There were originally many stars in the outer heavens that were extremely harsh and plagued by disasters. Later, they were gradually pacified by various star lords in different places and incorporated into their own territory.

Even so, there are still some that exist outside the 108,000 stars!
If you want to find this kind of ancient material, you basically can't find it in the immortal realm; you still have to search for it in the outer starry sky.

However, although this pill formula is outdated now, the pills that ancient star cultivators ate were definitely a great tonic for the two of them!
"Brother, wait a moment. I still have some connections in the heavens. I'll see if I can send some back."

"Oh? Brother, you even have connections in the heavens?"

Lin Shan couldn't help but look at Xing Shuzi with new respect. As expected of someone whose ancestors came from a family of star lords, even a fallen phoenix is ​​still a phoenix. A starved camel is still bigger than a horse. He really had to rely on him.

"Hey~ It's just the legacy left by our ancestors, and there's not much left now."

Xing Shuzi waved his hand, telling him to go back and wait patiently.

This wait lasted for three years!

During this period, Lin Shan devoted himself to studying alchemy. With the help of the seventh-order spiritual fire Myriad Forms Star Flame and the Xuan Tian spiritual treasure Earth Fire Divine Furnace, and by trying and failing at all costs, he finally succeeded in refining a seventh-grade pill.

Chaoling Shedan and Xingxiang Dan!

However, the success rate is still very low, and it does not reach the certification level of a supreme alchemist.

Alchemists typically prepare three sets of materials and have only three attempts; they are considered qualified if they succeed on the first attempt.

This is a significant improvement, signifying that he possesses the ability to refine seventh-grade pills!

The price was that a large portion of the legacy obtained from Master Zhuchen was consumed.

Lin Shan couldn't help but sigh at how expensive alchemy was. If things continued like this, he would soon be back to being a pauper!

They continued searching for Xing Shuzi and asked him if there had been any reply from beyond the heavens.

As soon as they entered the black market, they saw this guy packing his things in a hurry, looking like he was about to run away.

What are you doing?

"I don't have time to explain in detail, brother. Take care. This black market has caught the eye of an elder's disciple from the Cangluan Immortal Sect. After failing to deceive and swindle, he's now planning to seize it by force!"

"An elder of the Azure Phoenix Immortal Sect? A second-generation immortal?"

"Hey, don't even mention it. My exorbitant profits are making people envious. I always knew this day would come. I've made enough over the years; it's almost enough for my travel expenses back to the outer star system."

"Wait, where are you going?"

Lin Shan quickly stopped him, afraid that the guy would slip away.

Extraterrestrial regions?

"Did you ask about Xingfengpu? What was their response?"

"To be honest, I've asked around in the outer world. All the medicinal herbs related to cultivation, such as Star Wind Pupa, are controlled by the Star Court. They're not easy to obtain, and even if we manage to get a few, it won't be enough to support our alchemy."

Xing Shuzi smiled wryly and advised him not to worry about it.

"The world is getting more and more chaotic, and making money is getting harder and harder. Brother, you've been spending money too extravagantly these past few years. You should be more frugal in the future. Alchemy is not the only way out."

After saying that, he pointed to himself.

"Look at me, I've been a Supreme Alchemist for so many years, and I still have to rely on the black market to save up for a ticket home. Right now, spiritual herbs are scarce, and raw materials are so expensive; alchemy is a losing proposition. I don't want to end up paying tuition for nothing."

Before leaving, the old man, with a kind heart, gave him a few words of advice before hurriedly going out and disappearing into the distance.

"If you have the chance in the future, you may come to Tianjiu Star to find me!"

Lin Shan was stunned by this sudden turn of events and asked him without thinking.

How do I get to Tianjiu Star?

"The Northern Black Tortoise Star Region, the eastern wall of the Bi constellation, the Pegasus Star Sector, can be reached by taking the Yunzhou teleportation array more than ten times."

Hoshino's voice gradually faded into the distance, and she disappeared at the end of the street in a flash.

A friend I've known for so many years, just left like that.

Perhaps in their eyes, Xiaorong City was just a temporary place to stay, not a place worth lingering over.

But Lin Shan was different. After ascending to the Immortal Realm, he spent most of his time here and lived a relatively peaceful life, showing a slight inclination to settle down.

Originally, I thought that with Jinchi Laodao as my fishing buddy and Xing Shuzi as my partner in the black market, I could live a stable life for a long time. Who knew that this would disrupt my overall plan?

Without Xing Shuzi, it's like cutting off most of his connections with the market. Many channels have been shut down, making it much more difficult to find any materials!

"This guy, he didn't even give us a heads-up before leaving, he just ran off like that."

Lin Shan felt depressed and looked back at the shop, which he and Xing Shuzi had rented together.

The servants inside were still staring at him expectantly. The manager had run away, and they were counting on the second-in-command to pay them their wages this month.

"Forget it, if anyone comes to take over or seize the property next, you can just work for the new boss."

He didn't think he had the energy to rebuild the black market, nor did he think he could deal with the second generation of immortals. Xing Shuzi had already run away. He had neither resources nor connections, so why should he stay here?

Upon returning, they immediately began investigating methods for the immortal realm to travel to outer space.

At this point, his cultivation had reached the mid-stage of the Void Realm. He couldn't find the main ingredient for the Zheli Pill in the Immortal Realm, and the Star Sword Immortal kept urging him to go to the Wild Star Region to forge an immortal sword. He figured there was nothing worth staying here for.

What's more, he has a lot of things to do!

Through tireless investigation, three methods to reach outer space were discovered.

The first option is to buy a star map and travel through the starry sky by following the map. Those in the Nascent Soul stage can only travel around the outer reaches of the sky, while those in the Void stage are qualified to travel long distances through the void!

The second one is what Xing Shuzi mentioned before he left: there is a super-giant inter-domain teleportation array in the center of Yunzhou, which requires a considerable price to go to the place you want to go.

Besides the two methods mentioned above, there is a third way: to travel by Void Merchant Fleet!
Ship tickets are much cheaper than teleportation arrays, and there are stable routes. Although the journey takes a considerable amount of time, it is the preferred choice for immortal cultivators traveling to outer star regions. (End of Chapter)