Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

Lü Ping's purpose in going there was to purchase the Spirit Nourishing Pill.

Firstly, the effect of consuming Moon Dew to nourish the spiritual consciousness has become negligible, and consequently, its combination with the [Mysterious Sword Forging Divine Technique] is no longer convenient to execute.

Excessive rigidity leads to breakage. Now, the frequency of activating the [Mysterious Sword Forging Divine Technique] to temper spiritual consciousness is once every fifteen days, which is twice as long as the previous 'Combination Punch' which was once every seven days.

Secondly, the wind leaves its sound as it passes, and geese leave their traces as they fly by.

Purchasing the Spirit Nourishing Pill indirectly reveals that Lü Ping is preparing to break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining once again.

This is to lay the groundwork for openly revealing his fourth level of Qi Refining cultivation soon.

With the Spirit Nourishing Pill as a prelude, the breakthrough in cultivation does not seem too abrupt.

Walking through the alleyways of the eastern district and through the inner city, nothing happened along the way.

Inside the Treasure Pavilion.

I wonder if it's because I earned spirit stones from patrolling the Yunzhu Li family.

At this moment, many cultivators were purchasing cultivation resources inside the Treasure Pavilion.

Lu Ping even saw the cultivators who were patrolling the western district with him.

The group exchanged a brief glance, and then nothing more was said.

"Welcome, fellow Daoist."

"I don't know. Please tell Xiaoyue if you need anything."

Xiaoyue's familiar voice rang out. It was a coincidence that she had entertained Lü Ping on both of his visits to Duobao Pavilion.

"Miss Xiaoyue, I need to purchase a bottle of Nourishing Spirit Pill. I wonder if your store still has any in stock."

Lü Ping's voice was neither too loud nor too soft.

However, the words "Nourishing Spirit Pill" still attracted the attention of some cultivators in the pavilion.

Seeing that he was a cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining, they were not surprised.

After secretly observing him, seeing that his Taoist robe was simple and that he was probably not young, the cultivator who was staring at him had no intention of befriending him.

The cultivators who had previously met Lü Ping looked on with envy.

Some of them were busy breaking through their cultivation level when they reached the third level of Qi Refining, which resulted in their spiritual awareness strength being only average.

"Xiaoyue is here to congratulate Fellow Daoist Lü and wish you success in breaking through to the next realm." Xiaoyue smiled and offered her congratulations before changing the subject: "The pavilion naturally has a stock of Spirit Nourishing Pills."

"The Nourishing Spirit Pill is a mid-grade first-level pill that has the effect of gently nourishing the spiritual consciousness and clarifying the mind."

"A bottle of Spirit Nourishing Pills, containing five Spirit Nourishing Pills, is priced at twenty low-grade spirit stones."

"I don't know how many bottles Fellow Daoist Lü needs."

How many bottles? One bottle of Nourishing Spirit Pill costs twenty spirit stones.

If he buys a few more bottles, the cultivators on the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion will probably all be staring at him.

The cultivation resources sold on the first floor of the Treasure Pavilion are mostly low-grade resources such as first-order low-grade and first-order mid-grade. Therefore, communication between cultivators is not prohibited in the first-floor lobby. If you want a certain degree of privacy and security, you can go to the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion.

However, the cultivation resources sold on the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion are mostly geared towards late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

For Lü Ping, a mere Qi Refining Stage 1 cultivator, to go to the second floor of the Treasure Pavilion would be far too conspicuous.

As for the third floor of the Treasure Pavilion, it is said to store and sell cultivation resources, which are of great value to Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Foundation Establishment cultivators are few and far between in the entire Yunzhu Market.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators who occasionally passed through the market kept a low profile because of the local power of the Yunzhu Li family.

One bottle is enough.

After the money and goods were exchanged, Lü Ping was about to leave when he was stopped by someone coming down from the second floor.

"Young Master Lü, what a coincidence!"

Manager Lu first called out to Lü Ping, and then, basking in the envious gazes of the cultivators on the first floor, slowly walked down from the second floor.

This put Lu Ping under immense pressure.

There was no other reason than that, although most cultivators' eyes were on Manager Lu, a small number of cultivators still noticed him.

A mere Qi Refining Stage 1 cultivator actually has a close relationship with Manager Lu...

To the other cultivators, this was quite a novel thing.

It is normal for a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining to befriend a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi Refining.

However, his good relationship with Manager Lu, a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator and the manager of Lingcaotang, is somewhat unusual.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the difference between the two, whether in terms of cultivation level or social class.

At Manager Lu's invitation, Lü Ping left the Treasure Pavilion together.

Lingcaotang, the quiet room on the second floor.

Lü Ping and Manager Lu sat facing each other.

Manager Lu showed no airs of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator and personally poured Lü Ping a cup of tea.

The tea steamed with white vapor, rising together with the clear fragrance of the room, making one want to clear their mind.

The dark red tea leaves in the cup initially resembled larvae, but as they were steeped in the tea, they unfurled one by one, swirling around like butterflies about to take flight.

Lü Ping took the teacup and spoke first.

"Manager Lu, what brings you here?"

One doesn't visit the temple without a reason.

Manager Lu is the manager of Lingcaotang. He is not exactly busy with many affairs, but he is not like Lü Ping, who spends his days farming and playing with dogs.

"Young man Lu, there's no rush."

"Try my insect tea first."

Manager Lu took a sip of hot tea, and as the tea went down his throat, he kept saying, "Comfortable, comfortable."

Lu Ping was skeptical, but he drank a mouthful of insect tea. He felt the heat flow into his stomach and a tingling sensation came over him.

"How is it, young man Lu? My tea is pretty good, isn't it?" Manager Lu said with a smug look on his face, then changed the subject: "Young man Lu, do you remember the Crimson Blood Ginseng I mentioned to you last time?"

Lu Ping naturally remembered the Crimson Blood Ginseng, after all, he had obtained the Blood Ginseng Pill and the Blood Burning Technique from the Crimson Blood Ginseng he cultivated in the courtyard.

just.

Last time, Lü Ping clearly stated to Manager Lu that he would not cultivate Crimson Blood Ginseng during this period.

Why did Manager Lu bring up the Crimson Blood Ginseng again?

"As I told you last time, Crimson Blood Ginseng is one of the auxiliary ingredients in Xiangyunlou's signature dish, Eight Treasures Stewed Snow Toad."

"Did you know that this Eight Treasures Stewed Snow Toad requires eight kinds of auxiliary ingredients, and none of them can be missing?"

"A few days ago, Manager Zhang Yunlai from Xiangyun Tower came to my place wanting to purchase some Red Blood Ginseng."

Zhang Yunlai, the manager of Xiangyun Tower, was someone Lü Ping had met; he was known for his gentle manner.

Xiangyunlou purchases red ginseng mostly for stewing Ling Shan Ba ​​Bao Stewed Snow Toad. If they come to Lingcaotang to purchase red ginseng, it must be because they don't have enough of this auxiliary ingredient.

The main ingredient of Eight Treasures Stewed Snow Toad is the snow toad from the Snow Toad Mountain Range, as there used to be a shortage of this main ingredient.

Now that more snow toads are being caught, there is less red ginseng, an auxiliary ingredient.

After analyzing the situation, Lü Ping concluded that it must be closely related to this land reclamation.

However, he couldn't ask. The cultivators who knew about the progress of the land reclamation were all top-tier cultivators in the market.

"That old bastard Zhang Yunlai is going to make a fortune from pioneering work."

"How about it, young man Lü? Are you interested in taking this opportunity to use the Crimson Blood Ginseng to get on the good side of Xiangyun Tower?"

Getting involved with Xiangyun Tower might be a path of no return.

Lu Ping vividly remembered Chen Xiuping's situation a few days ago. To send him to cultivate the Crimson Blood Ginseng was tantamount to jumping into a fire pit.

However, they couldn't simply refuse Manager Lu.

Having already made up his mind, Lü Ping outwardly appeared to be struggling, taking the opportunity to probe Manager Lu's intentions.

"Manager Lu, I remember that day, a cultivator came to buy the spiritual seeds of Crimson Blood Ginseng. Why didn't you look for him?"

"Oh, you mean Chen Xiuping? He..."