First achieve immortality, then cultivate immortality.

Xu Mu calmly sold all the Spirit Gathering Fruits and then went to the Treasure Pavilion of the Qinglan Sect.

Gu Cheng, who had been following him, exclaimed in admiration, "It's truly admirable that you can remain so calm."

"Since you won't make a move in the city, why should I panic?" Xu Mu said calmly, then ignored him and continued buying what he needed.

He brought 13 Spirit Gathering Fruits to sell this time, and now he has 1145 talisman coins on him.

I bought two Youth Preservation Pills for 360, and also bought the recipe for another Youth Preservation Pill and the seeds of the corresponding medicinal herbs.

The situation is dire now, and there's no guarantee where we'll be able to buy the Youth Preservation Pill again, so we might as well grow and refine it ourselves.

Since he's already a second-level alchemist, he can save costs by refining the pills himself.

In the end, he almost spent all the talisman coins, leaving only 17 talisman coins.

"I need to go to one more place," Xu Mu said.

"Okay." Gu Cheng had no objections, perhaps to show his sincerity.

But Xu Mu could never cooperate with them from the very beginning.

Who would have thought that his spiritual field was in the mortal realm, a place known as the Land of the End of Dharma? Even if you told them, they probably wouldn't believe you.

Now he couldn't think of any way to escape, so he could only walk into a small alley in the northern part of the city to see if he could try his luck.

If the cost is too high, then you'll have to rely on yourself.

"I hope this association of like-minded people is truly as Lu Yiming said..."

Soon, he arrived at a small courtyard, inside which was a pavilion.

When Gu Cheng saw this, he was immediately astonished: "This is where you're supposed to go?"

Xu Mu ignored him and went inside on his own.

The others who were secretly watching were also shocked.

"Holy crap! How did he get in?!"

The building has no signboard, only a couplet hanging on either side of the main entrance:

Using the sun and moon as a plate and the universe as a price, I dare to sell even a few ounces of a god's bones.

Yin and Yang are bound by contract, life and death are signed, and one can even borrow half an inch of Yama's soul.

Therefore, people call it: Riyuexuan.

"He actually managed to get in?" That was what truly surprised everyone.

High-end stores never lack customers; they just select their customers.

Xu Mu was granted the right to enter the store.

As he walked into the courtyard, he suddenly felt the birds singing and the flowers blooming, and the spring breeze was blowing on his face.

From the outside, it looks like a small, unremarkable courtyard of less than ten square meters, surrounded by a wall.

However, upon closer inspection, what lay before them was a lotus pond, with pink lotus flowers blooming on the water's surface.

The clear pond water gently patters against the emerald green lotus leaves.

The little fish play under the lotus leaves and dart among the lotus stems.

Xu Mu stood on the bank, with a stone slab bridge leading to the pavilion in the center of the lotus pond.

"No wonder they can write those kinds of couplets at the entrance, they're really impressive."

After muttering to himself, Xu Mu took a step forward.

Upon arriving at the door of the attic, the door was ajar, and the inside could not be seen.

I gently pushed the door open, and with a creak, the door panel slid inward.

Crossing the high threshold is just as high as the threshold when you go to a temple to offer incense.

Inside, candlelight burned quietly, providing illumination for the shop.

Upon closer inspection, the candles showed no signs of shortening no matter how long they burned.

It was pitch black all around, and the candle seemed to have burned out; the candlelight couldn't illuminate anything.

Only the antique wooden counter directly in front is the brightest and most eye-catching.

However, there was no one behind the counter.

Xu Mu cautiously walked to the counter to check.

"What do you need?"

A sound suddenly rang out.

A woman in a red palace dress emerged from the shadows beside him, walked behind the counter, and calmly looked at him.

Xu Mu was startled, then took a quick look at her. His first impression was of her beautiful oval face, followed by her plainness.

The other person showed no expression or emotion, just staring at him as if waiting for him to speak first.

"Um... what do they sell here?" Xu Mu asked tentatively.

"What do you want?" the woman in the red dress asked back.

"...I want to be safe," Xu Mu said earnestly.

The woman in the red dress glanced at him and said indifferently, "I know who you are, kid who sells Spirit Gathering Fruits. You've come to our shop for help, haven't you?"

"Even you all know me?!" Xu Mu was a little surprised. Did he already know about me throughout the city?

"Hmph, you're wrong. We not only know you, but we know everything that's going on in the city, including those powerful families and sects," she said calmly, with an air of arrogance.

"Are there many people here?" Xu Mu looked around.

The other person kept saying "we," so it was clear that she wasn't the only one in this place.

The woman didn't answer him, but said calmly, "You want to be safe? Fine, but are you prepared to pay the price?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Mu became somewhat reserved, took out the membership card from the Fellowship of Daoists that Lu Yiming had given him, and respectfully handed it over with both hands: "How about this?"

The woman paused for a moment.

Just then, another soft laugh came: "Hongling, let me talk to him."

"Master!?" The woman was startled, then replied respectfully, took a half step back, placed her hands on her lower abdomen, and stood up straight.

Xu Mu immediately tensed up and looked around, but couldn't see the person who had spoken.

This place is so high-class, he felt like a country bumpkin who had accidentally wandered into a royal palace, not knowing what to do with his hands and feet.

The other party did not appear, but smiled faintly and said, "Little fellow, welcome to our Sun and Moon Pavilion."

"Greetings, senior." Xu Mu quickly and respectfully bowed to the four sides, showing no sign of formality.

"So, how can I help you?" the other person said with a smile.

"Well... I want to leave Five Thunder City safely. After that, I still need to sell Spirit Gathering Fruits. Senior, do you... buy them?" Xu Mu asked cautiously.

"Hmm... Hongling, take care of it for him."

"Ah? Please, senior, don't punish me. We can talk things over!" Xu Mu quickly begged for mercy.

"Hehehe~" The other person let out a silvery laugh, amused.

Only the woman in the red dress remained unsmiling. After giving him a brief, indifferent glance, she replied with a "yes," and then said calmly, "I'm not dealing with you, I'm handling things."

The mysterious female master smiled and said, "Is there anything else you need?"

"Uh...that's all. What do I need to give in return?" Xu Mu asked nervously.

"It's simple, just reveal your secret."

"!!" Xu Mu's heart skipped a beat.

"Where did you grow your Spirit Gathering Fruit? It has a peculiar taste." The mysterious female master's tone was filled with curiosity.

Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed the other party didn't know everything.

However, this secret is quite a secret.

He hesitated for a moment, feeling that the other party was of a very high level and probably wouldn't be like those ordinary powerful families who coveted his small territory.

So he honestly cupped his hands and said, "Reporting to senior, this Spirit Gathering Fruit was grown in a medicinal field in the mortal realm."

"The mortal realm? The mortal realm in the land of Dharma decline?"

The other person's tone was clearly surprised, and even the usually expressionless Hong Ling looked at him with surprise.

"Yes, it's the mortal realm where spiritual energy is scarce," Xu Mu replied.

"Can a place like that really grow a second-grade Spirit Gathering Fruit? That's unheard of."

"Replying to Senior, I grew it using spiritual fertilizer."

"What is Spirit Fertilizer? You've really given me a lot of new information." The other person immediately became very interested.

"Spiritual fertilizer is something I created myself after comprehending the art of alchemy. It can nourish spiritual herbs. Once I find a place in the mortal realm with relatively abundant spiritual energy, I can grow spiritual herbs."

Xu Mu made almost no secrets and told everything that needed to be said.

After he finished speaking, the room suddenly fell silent.

After a moment, the other party said, "Could you bring me your spirit fertilizer to take a look?"

Although the other person was still nowhere to be seen, the tone of voice had clearly changed, becoming more serious, as if they were starting to take it seriously.

This made Xu Mu's heart tighten, unsure of what problems might arise.