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Seven days later, Li Yuan delivered the third batch of thirty Refining Spirit Talismans to Alchemist He's courtyard.

As usual, Master He checked a few talismans, neither saying they were good nor bad, and nodded before putting them away.

"The contract ends here."

Master He placed the white porcelain teacup on the stone table, stood up, and walked into the main room.

There were no extra pleasantries, no farewells. The contract was over, and that was it.

Li Yuan didn't linger and turned to leave the courtyard.

Back in his rented courtyard, Li Yuan sat at the table, momentarily at a loss for what to do.

The contract with Master He is settled, the contract with the Wang family is dissolved, and Old Sun can manage the shop on his own. There are no urgent tasks to complete, nor any places he absolutely must go.

You can stay on the outskirts of the secret realm, but the conditions here are generally poor. The spiritual energy concentration in the settlements is not as high as in proper markets, and the purchasing power of independent cultivators is also limited. Although the market for talismans is not bad, the volume is not large. It is inconvenient to purchase materials for alchemy; you have to make a trip to Yunyang Market or wait for someone to bring them out of the secret realm each time.

Moreover, the situation on the outskirts of the secret realm is far from peaceful. The Li family is still active nearby, and the Wang family's reinforcements have only recently arrived; the covert struggle between the two sides is far from over. Staying here will inevitably draw one into the fray.

Yunyangfang Market.

Li Yuan thought of this place.

Yunyang Market is the largest market in Yuanyang Sect's territory, more than ten times larger than Qinghe Market. It has everything: herbal medicine shops, magical artifact shops, and gathering places for independent cultivators. The variety and quality of materials for making talismans are far richer than in the outer areas of the secret realm, and medicinal herbs for alchemy are also easier to obtain.

More importantly, there are more people. More people mean more information, more transactions, and more opportunities.

Li Yuan needs the auxiliary materials for Foundation Establishment Pills, a large amount of talisman-making materials to maintain his income, and various pills and cultivation techniques to continue improving his attributes. These things are not unavailable in the outer areas of the secret realm, but the selection is too limited and the prices are not good.

Yunyangfang Market is more suitable for the current situation.

Li Yuan made a decision.

That afternoon, I went to the shop and greeted Lao Sun.

"I'm going to stay in Yunyangfang Market for a while."

Old Sun was cleaning the residue from the alchemy furnace, not even looking up: "Go on. I'll watch the shop."

"Um."

The next morning, Li Yuan packed his things and set off.

From the outer edge of the secret realm to Yunyang Market, it takes about a day and a half to travel along the official road. Li Yuan activated his Divine Speed ​​Step, which made him almost twice as fast as walking normally, and he saw the gray-brown city walls of Yunyang Market before evening.

The city walls were three or four zhang high, and the city gates were wide enough for six or seven people to walk side by side. There was a short queue at the gate, and the entrance fee was two spirit stones, the same as last time I came.

Li Yuan handed over the spirit stones and entered the city.

The main street was bustling with people, the bluestone pavement worn smooth and shiny by countless footsteps. Shops lined both sides, selling magical artifacts, elixirs, talismans, and building materials, their signs one after another. The gathering area for independent cultivators was located south of the market, with dozens of times more stalls than on the outskirts of the secret realm, selling all sorts of strange and unusual items.

Li Yuan didn't rush to explore; he looked for a place to stay first.

Last time I came to Yunyang Market, I stayed in a courtyard on the outskirts of the market, where the spiritual energy concentration was average. This time, I plan to go further in and find a place with abundant spiritual energy, which will be convenient for my cultivation.

After walking north along the main street for a while, I turned into a side alley. On both sides of the alley were courtyards specifically rented out to independent practitioners, managed by professionals who collected rent monthly. The closer to the city center, the stronger the spiritual energy, and the higher the rent.

Li Yuan found a suitable place in the middle of the side alley.

It's a detached house, with a main entrance and a side entrance, surrounded by gray stone walls, and a wooden door with an iron lock. The courtyard isn't large, but its location is excellent, close to a branch of the spiritual vein to the north of the market. The concentration of spiritual energy inside the courtyard is almost twice as high as that outside.

The monthly rent is fifteen spirit stones, twice as expensive as the outer area of ​​the secret realm.

Li Yuan paid three months' rent, forty-five spirit stones.

After moving in, Li Yuan first sat cross-legged in the courtyard for a while to get a feel for the environment.

The concentration of spiritual energy is indeed quite good. The spiritual energy condensation effect of the Spirit Gathering Pill is more fully utilized in a high spiritual energy environment, and the speed at which spiritual energy flows in during cultivation is significantly faster than in the outer area of ​​the secret realm.

After settling into his accommodation, Li Yuan went out to shop.

I bought a large quantity of talisman-making materials from a materials store on the north side of the market. Talisman paper, spirit ink, spirit-guiding sand, soul-stabilizing powder, and various other commonly used auxiliary materials—enough for two months.

The quality and variety of materials in Yunyang Market are indeed far superior to those in the outer areas of the secret realm. For talisman paper of the same grade, the fiber density here is more uniform, resulting in better spiritual energy penetration. The purity of the spiritual ink is also significantly higher, leading to less spiritual energy loss when drawing talismans.

After spending 120 spirit stones, the materials in his storage bag were piled up to the brim.

Back in the courtyard, Li Yuan closed the door, spread out the talisman paper, and first drew a few Rejuvenation Talismans and Vajra Talismans to test his skills.

With its superior feel and high-quality materials, Da Cheng boasts a success rate of 90%.

The days that followed settled into a regular rhythm.

He was refining pills in the evening. His storage bag still contained some pill formulas and medicinal herbs given to him by Old Sun. The refining of the Qi-replenishing pills continued, and his proficiency in alchemy was slowly increasing.

He cultivated at night. He activated the Spirit Guiding Technique at full power, and his spiritual energy and blood flowed simultaneously under the effect of the Blood Coagulation Pill. The spiritual energy enhancement from the Breakthrough Pill combined with the spiritual essence condensation from the Spirit Gathering Pill resulted in rapid progress in his cultivation under these multiple enhancements.

Half a month later, Li Yuan felt a change in his dantian at the end of a cultivation session.

The speed at which spiritual energy circulated within the dantian began to slow, and the increase in spiritual energy brought about by each cycle was decreasing. It wasn't that the entry had become invalid, but rather that the total amount of spiritual energy was approaching the upper limit of the eighth level of Qi Refining.

The barrier hasn't arrived yet, but you can already sense a wall waiting ahead.

The threshold of the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Li Yuan finished his practice, stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the stone slab ground in the courtyard illuminated by the moonlight.

We should seriously consider the matter of foundation building.

Breaking through to the ninth level of Qi Refining is only a matter of time. But after the ninth level of Qi Refining comes Foundation Establishment, which is a threshold of a completely different magnitude.

Foundation Establishment doesn't necessarily require Foundation Establishment Pills. With a large number of attributes on your own, the probability of breaking through is much higher than that of other cultivators.

However, having the elixir increases the chances of success, and obtaining the Foundation Establishment Pill is not far off.

It only lacks three common main ingredients, which are quite expensive, but can be bought with enough saving.

Gathering the materials is one thing, but finding someone to refine them is another.

The Breakthrough Pill requires a Foundation Establishment stage alchemist to refine it, and currently only Alchemist He can be found.

This matter isn't urgent; let's take care of the things at hand first.

But the prerequisite is to first break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Either cultivate directly, without relying on Foundation Establishment Pills to break through.

Either gather all the materials, refine the Breakthrough Pill, and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

No rush. Let's take it one step at a time.

Li Yuan returned to the bed, resumed the Spirit Guiding Technique, and continued his cultivation.