Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 57 Master Wu Lei Zi's Reputation Gradually Rises

"Fellow Daoist Han wants to reclaim the shop?"

The fat shopkeeper was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"If Fellow Daoist Han is willing to take over this shop and medicinal herbs, I will only charge two thousand eight hundred... no, only two thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

Lin Chen cupped his hands in greeting after hearing this.

"Then thank you very much, shopkeeper... I will ask my master when I get back, and I'm sure he will agree."

"I will inform the shopkeeper of the news by next week at the latest."

The portly shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, while also showing a hint of emotion.

"Back then, I bought the shop from Fellow Daoist Han at a low price... I never imagined that more than ten years would pass in the blink of an eye, and the shop would return to Fellow Daoist Han's hands."

"Alas, every bite and every sip is preordained!"

Considering the need to save spirit stones to purchase a pill shop, Lin Chen was in no hurry to buy medicinal herbs.

After leaving the alchemy shop, Lin Chen counted the spirit stones he had left.

I earned 400 spirit stones from selling the new pills, plus the 700 spirit stones I earned from the last black market exchange.

After deducting the cost of setting up the formation and cultivating over the past few days, Lin Chen still had about eight hundred spirit stones left.

There is still a significant gap to reach the target of 2,500.

"Sigh, it seems I'll have to sell a lot more Wu Lei Zi this time... I need to raise enough money to take over the shop first."

Lin Chen thought to himself.

Following the market into the city, Lin Chen arrived at the Heavenly Array Tower he had previously visited.

Just then, Li Fengping was inside the building, so Lin Chen prepared to return the spirit stones.

"Senior Brother Li, thank you for what happened before... Here are the eighty spirit stones I owe from purchasing the formation last time. Could you please check them?"

Lin Chen took out a small bag of spirit stones and handed it over.

Upon hearing this, Li Fengping smiled and accepted the spirit stone bag. Without even counting it, he said:

"Haha, Junior Brother Lin is truly a man of his word... It hasn't been long, and he's already returned the spirit stones he owed."

"Junior brother, are you here to purchase any formations?"

Lin Chen shook his head after hearing this.

"Junior brother is also a bit short of money, but I am quite interested in array formation... I will have to trouble senior brother to purchase some array formation materials later."

"Haha, no problem at all... Doing business with my junior brother is always a pleasure!" Li Fengping said politely.

After Lin Chen left the Heavenly Array Pavilion, a figure suddenly darted down from the second floor.

This person is none other than... Li Zhenqian!

He watched Lin Chen's departing figure, his eyes gleaming, and then quickly asked Li Fengping:

"Cousin, how do you know Lin Chen... What brings him to our Heavenly Array Tower?"

After hearing this, Li Fengping asked curiously:

"What, Zhenqian, you know Junior Brother Lin too?"

"He came to our Heavenly Array Pavilion before and bought a Spirit Gathering Array. He also seems to have some interest in array formations..."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhenqian was immediately terrified, muttering to himself:

"A Spirit Gathering Array... I see. Lin Chen must be using it to accelerate his cultivation!"

"So...maybe he's not far from reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining?"

Li Zhenqian felt a surge of anxiety. He had only broken through to the third level of Qi Refining half a month ago, and was still some distance from the fourth level.

"No... I can't fall too far behind Lin Chen, I must buy more Qi-Boosting Pills!"

Li Zhengan gritted his teeth, turned around and went upstairs to draw and repair some simple formations.

He came to work at Tianzhen Tower because the salary was to support his cultivation.

But to his utter surprise, Lin Chen still managed to get ahead of him.

Li Zhenqian worked himself to the bone until he was so exhausted that he could barely stop and prepare to rest for a while.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, he seemed to see Lin Chen's figure again, walking in front of him, turning around and saying:

"Hahaha, Li Zhenqian... how come you're only at the late stage of Qi Refining! I've already reached Foundation Establishment!"

Thinking of this, he shuddered, quickly got up and went back to work, muttering to himself:

"Lin Chen is even studying formations; he must be trying to figure out my secrets... No, I also need to study alchemy and find out his secrets!"

But the thought of that ancient alchemical text, which seemed like a book from heaven, made his face turn pale again.

……

As evening fell, Lin Chen returned to the inn to rest.

After a night of cultivation, Lin Chen opened his eyes as the two spirit stones in his hand turned to dust.

"Not bad, the true essence in my dantian has become more abundant... My current cultivation level is not far from the late stage of Qi Refining, is it?"

Lin Chen was secretly pleased; his cultivation speed was faster than he had imagined.

Since entering the world of cultivation, in less than three months, he has already approached the late stage of Qi Refining.

"The only thing that's certain now is that my aptitude is definitely not as simple as having dual earth and wood spiritual roots... otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to cultivate so quickly!"

Lin Chen then looked at the spirit stone powder on the ground and added:

"But the energy expenditure for cultivation is far too high! I'm only at the sixth level of Qi Refining... and I already consume three spirit stones a day of cultivation!"

Cultivation consumes three spirit stones a day, which is more than even a typical Foundation Establishment cultivator would consume.

Lin Chen is very fortunate that he has a country behind him with abundant resources.

Otherwise, he would probably still be worrying about the spirit stones he needs for cultivation...

……

For the next two days, Lin Chen continued to stay at the inn to cultivate, occasionally strolling around the market to learn about the customs and culture of the cultivation world.

During this time, Lin Chen also took the time to purchase a batch of spirit testing stones, a total of more than a hundred, which cost over a hundred spirit stones.

On the afternoon of the fourth day, Lin Chen disguised himself and transformed into the appearance of Master Wu Leizi.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, he walked deeper into the market.

After passing through a small alley, Lin Chen arrived at the inn called Hua Man Lou.

"Sir, would you like a meal or a room at the inn?"

The guard, whose cultivation was at its peak, was about to ask a question when he looked up and saw Lin Chen's figure clearly.

"Master Wu Leizi?"

Lin Chen's voice was weary, "Hmm, are they all inside?"

The guard nodded repeatedly and said, "Master Wu Leizi, do you need me to lead the way?"

Lin Chen shook his head, indicating that he would go himself.

Following the quiet path, Lin Chen sniffed lightly, "It smells so good, no wonder it's called Flower-Filled Pavilion..."

More than a month later, spring is in full bloom, and many flowers and plants have grown on both sides of the path, along with the fragrant scent of peach blossoms.

Following the fragrance of flowers, Lin Chen soon arrived at the secluded courtyard.

He glanced around and found that, as expected, most of the monks in the courtyard were dressed in very different clothes than last time.

Clearly, the group of independent cultivators involved in the transaction has changed.

However, a small portion of them were ones that Lin Chen had seen before.

"Gentlemen, this is a superior-grade Qingfeng Talisman that I have crafted..."

The courtyard was bustling with activity as various practitioners engaged in lively trading, and the Talisman Master was still present, selling talismans.

Lin Chen's arrival instantly caused quite a stir.

"Master Wu... Master Wu Leizi?"

A cultivator recognized Lin Chen and quickly walked to his side.

"Master Wu Lei Zi, do you still have any Wu Lei Zi for sale? I didn't manage to buy any last time... You must save a few for me this time!"

Upon hearing this, all the cultivators in the courtyard turned their gazes toward Lin Chen.

Several rogue cultivators who had seen Lin Chen before gathered around and all expressed their desire to buy Five Thunder Seeds.

Most of the others, meeting for the first time, looked puzzled.

I wonder who Master Wu Leizi is and why he is so popular.

Even the Taoist Master Fu was alarmed. He couldn't care less about the transaction and quickly came to Lin Chen's side.

"Master Wu Leizi, you've finally arrived!"

"The Five Thunderbolts you traded to me last time... came in very handy and saved my life!"

(End of this chapter)