A mortal cultivating immortality can nurture spirit beasts.

Yuanwu Kingdom, Tianxing Sect Market

A short, stout young man was leading seven or eight of his clansmen into a weapon-refining shop with an imposing air.

If Lin He were here, he would definitely recognize the other person. This person was the short, fat young man who had argued with a rogue cultivator stall owner in Huangfeng Valley Market that day.

This man's surname was Liu, and his given name was Ming. Liu Ming was leading the Liu family into the shop at this moment. There were only two people in the shop, a burly man and an old man with a ruddy complexion. They were Xiao Hei and Old Man Xu.

Liu Ming took the lead and shouted, "Old Xu, didn't my brother Liu Qing come to your shop that day?"

To ensure Old Man Xu wouldn't forget, Liu Ming even brought a portrait of Liu Qing. Although Old Man Xu's cultivation level wasn't high, his memory was quite good, and he immediately recognized him, without denying it.

"Yes, this person did come to my shop. He just asked a lot of questions but didn't buy anything, so I kicked him out. What happened?"

"What happened? My brother has been missing ever since he came to your shop. I tracked him down here because there was a witness who saw him enter your shop."

"That's ridiculous. With so many more people coming to my shop every day, does that mean I'll be blamed for every disappearance?"

Old Xu was furious upon hearing this and retorted rudely, while Liu Ming, clearly there to stir up trouble, retorted, "If it wasn't you, then who else could it be?"

After saying that, a group of people surrounded him menacingly. Old Man Xu was furious and quickly retreated to the backyard. He was only at the Qi Refining stage and could not deal with so many people. He was about to summon the level two fire crow in the backyard.

Just then, a blue figure suddenly walked into the shop. The newcomer was handsome, and despite the tense situation, he remained calm and composed, speaking unhurriedly.

"Old Xu, it seems you've run into some trouble."

"Oh, it's young friend Lin." Old Man Xu was delighted to see Lin He, and then quickly said, "Young friend Lin, don't be in a hurry. Let me drive these people away before we talk about weapon forging."

Lin He smiled and said, "No need for that, let me do it."

Upon hearing this, Liu Ming frowned, because Lin He's tone was far too arrogant. He subconsciously glanced at the other party, and then his expression suddenly changed. Not only him, but also the seven or eight people behind him did the same.

Even so, Liu Ming didn't seem particularly afraid; he simply waved his hand and said...

"Senior, please hold your hand."

Lin He completely ignored them, simply waving his hand lightly, unleashing a powerful Foundation Establishment stage mana that sent the seven or eight people flying.

Liu Ming fell and was completely disoriented, and the others also stumbled and fell. Lin He walked out of the shop, about to teach the other party a lesson, when at this moment, a fat man with a chubby face came out. He turned out to be a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

"Fellow Daoist, I am Xu Yan of the Heavenly Star Sect, and I am the guardian of this Heavenly Star Sect market. Fighting is prohibited within the market. Please stop."

The garrison commander arrived far too quickly. Although Lin He was puzzled, seeing that the garrison commander had also arrived, he naturally had no intention of taking action. He briefly recounted what had happened before, and the extremely shocked Old Man Xu, who was standing to the side, also came to his senses and hurriedly came over to testify.

Xu Yan nodded and said, "I see. You lot, why don't you get out of here? If you dare to cause trouble in my market again, I will definitely not let you off the hook."

"I understand, I will take my leave now."

Xu Yan's punishment was so lenient that it surprised Lin He and Old Man Xu. Liu Ming stood up with a smug look on his face, cupped his hands in greeting to Xu Yan, and led the seven or eight people behind him away quickly.

"This fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar; he's not from our Yuanwu Kingdom, is he?"

Xu Yan seemed curious about Lin He's identity and couldn't help but probe him indirectly. However, how could Lin He possibly reveal his identity? He simply rambled on, leaving the other party unable to glean any information.

Xu Yan sighed helplessly, then took a deep look at Lin He and Old Man Xu before leaving.

Lin He patted the still dazed Old Man Xu, who snapped out of his reverie. The two went to the backyard together, while Xiao Hei curiously looked at Lin He from the side.

Old Xu looked at Lin He and quickly congratulated him, "Congratulations on your successful Foundation Establishment, Senior Lin!"

Old Xu was quite old, but according to the rules of the cultivation world, he still had to call Lin He "senior," which naturally made him feel resentful.

As if understanding Old Man Xu's frustration, Lin He didn't say anything more about it. Instead, he took out the materials about the black dragon from his storage bag. "Old Man Xu, I brought some materials this time. Take a look."

When it came to refining artifacts, Old Xu seemed like a completely different person. His earlier frustration vanished instantly, and he focused intently on examining the material before him. Soon, he seemed to recognize its origin and couldn't help but gasp.

"Is this a dragon? Or a complete dragon? Could it be that Senior Lin slew a vicious dragon on his own? That's truly unbelievable."

"Since you can recognize it, that's even better. Let me state my requirements first. As for the refining fee, we'll follow the old rule and use the materials from this dragon to offset it."

Lin He put forward his several requirements, which made Old Xu very excited. He played with the materials in his hand and was reluctant to put them down, which made Lin He happy.

"Senior Lin, if you are in a hurry, this old man can start refining it immediately."

"There's no rush. This isn't our first transaction. I'll leave the materials with you for now, so you can familiarize yourself with them. I heard that a new tea house has opened in this market. I'd like to buy a few packets of spirit tea to try."

"Hehe, it seems you've heard about this too, senior. The spiritual tea sold at that shop is indeed quite good, and it's not far from here."

Old Xu kindly told Lin He the address of the spirit tea shop, and the latter nodded before leaving the shop and heading towards the spirit tea shop.

Old Xu watched Lin He's departing figure, still with a look of surprise on his face. "Just who is this Senior Lin? Not only did he reach the Foundation Establishment stage so quickly, but he was also able to kill a vicious dragon on his own? Never mind, these things are none of my business. As long as I have such high-grade demon beast materials to refine magical artifacts, that's enough for me."

On the other side, Lin He walked through the streets of the market, his mind racing as well.

"It's certainly foolproof to have Elder Xu refine the materials for the Ink Dragon, but according to the original story, the materials for the Blood Jade Spider and the Golden-backed Demon Mantis are almost completely damaged. It seems I'll need to find another expert to refine the materials for this level four demon beast. This is really troublesome."

Lin He had considered refining weapons himself, but his main focus was on forming his core, and he really didn't want to be distracted by learning weapon refining. Even if he wanted to learn weapon refining, he would wait until after he formed his core.

With these thoughts in mind, Lin He finally arrived at the tea house. As soon as he entered the shop, he saw a woman in blue with a pretty maid selecting spirit tea.