Cultivation: I Forge Immortality with My Spiritual Eyes

Chapter 86 Encounter

Nothing was said that night, and dawn broke in the blink of an eye.

The sky was misty, and a light drizzle began to fall.

In a side room of a courtyard in Dongfu District.

Jiang Yimo, his hair disheveled and dressed in a white robe, slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, dispelling his incantation and ending his night of cultivation.

He clenched his fist, smiled faintly, got up, pushed open the door, stood under the eaves, looked up at the sky, and silently sorted out the important matters of the past few days.

The first thing to do was to prepare for alchemy.

On the return journey by merchant ship, he had repeatedly studied the alchemy tradition and had memorized its contents. What he lacked now was only practical experience.

We need to acquire a pill-refining furnace and purchase some spiritual materials for alchemy; these expenses cannot be avoided.

Secondly, the situation on the island is currently volatile and unpredictable, with a storm brewing.

In order to have an extra means of self-protection, the Cloud Water Illusion Array that I had previously picked up from the market stalls also needs to be repaired at the market, which will cost another several dozen spirit stones.

In addition, Qin Xianzi's rent cannot be shorted; it must be paid to her in a timely manner.

And we also need to reach out to Niu Yaojin about the parking space rental fee.

Jiang Yi counted on his fingers, then clicked his tongue in disbelief, feeling a sudden headache coming on.

Spirit stones are hard to earn, but once they're spent, they seem to flow away like water, and there's never enough.

Just as she was making plans, Xiaoli woke up from a nap.

It shook itself and lazily stretched in its cat bed.

Then it stepped closer, rubbed against Jiang Yi's feet, and looked up at him with pleading eyes: "Meow~"

Jiang Yi looked down and immediately showed a helpless expression.

Oh right, I forgot about that. We still have this glutton at home to feed.

He sighed, bent down and hugged the little guy, rubbed its head, and said earnestly, "Little Pear, you're all grown up now. Don't always expect your master to feed you. Other kittens your age have already learned to take care of themselves."

"Meow~"

Xiao Li flapped her ears, waving away all the "filthy words," not wanting to hear a single word.

It squinted its eyes and nuzzled against my chest, meowing softly.

Jiang Yi shook his head and chuckled, then hugged it and played around with it for a while.

He then went into the kitchen, lit a fire, added water, and began to cook the spirit rice porridge.

Soon after.

With a creak, the master bedroom door was pushed open.

Qin Ruyi, dressed in a light blue dress and with her hair casually tied in a bun, gracefully stepped into the courtyard.

She glanced at the clanging kitchen, smelled the faint aroma of rice, smiled slightly, and walked towards the several spiritual fields in the courtyard.

He took out a small bag of spiritual sand from his sleeve and began to perform hand seals to regulate the earth's energy.

If they sense a lack of spiritual energy in a certain area, they will bury one or two grains of spiritual sand to replenish it.

About half an incense stick later.

Jiang Yi carried two bowls of rice porridge out of the kitchen, leaving the rest in the pot for Xiao Li to finish slowly.

He carried the bowl to Qin Ruyi, handed her the rice porridge, and then took out a money pouch and handed it to her, saying gently, "Fairy Qin, here are fifty spirit stones. Please keep them. Use them to pay the outstanding rent for the first three months, and then pay two more months' rent."

Qin Ruyi accepted the rice porridge and money pouch without ceremony, smiling sweetly as she teased, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, it seems you've truly found a way to make a fortune on this trip. So generous, even buying an alchemy inheritance. You didn't end up on the wrong path, becoming a pirate, did you?"

Jiang Yi shoveled a mouthful of porridge into his mouth and chuckled indistinctly, "Please don't tease me, fairy. I have always been honest and upright, and of good character. I dislike conflict with others the most, so why would I do such a thing? I just happened to find a spiritual object at sea and exchanged it for some spirit stones."

Qin Ruyi looked him up and down a few times, smiled without saying a word, and took small sips from her bowl.

Not long after.

The two people and the cat finished their breakfast.

As usual, Qin Ruyi went to Lingtian District to tend to the Ling rice.

Jiang Yi also carried Xiao Li out the door and headed straight for Qingluo Market, intending to buy everything he needed.

Although I haven't been to the market for several months, there are still quite a few people on the streets.

They all seemed to be in a hurry, with a hint of wariness in their eyes.

Affected by recent rumors, the situation on the island has become increasingly unstable, and everyone is making their own plans.

Jiang Yi remained calm, looked around, and walked slowly down the street.

A moment later, he arrived at a shop on the street corner that specialized in magic arrays.

The shop was small, with all sorts of array plates and flags hanging on the walls, and an old shopkeeper with slightly gray hair and beard sitting behind the counter.

"Manager Ge, it's been a long time."

Jiang Yi stepped in and greeted them with a cupped hand.

Manager Ge looked up, smiled, and stood up to return the greeting: "Oh, Fellow Daoist Jiang has arrived! It's been quite a while. What have you been busy with these days?"

Jiang Yi smiled, took out the somewhat damaged array plate from his sleeve, and handed it over, saying, "Manager Ge, I've saved up some spirit stones in the past few months. I'd like to trouble you to repair this array plate, and also equip it with all the array flags and control tokens. The price will be the same as before, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Ge looked troubled and sighed, "It seems that Fellow Daoist Jiang is not optimistic about the situation either. To be honest, the previous price is no longer valid. Nowadays, all kinds of magic arrays are selling fast, and everything is going up in price. There's nothing I can do. If Fellow Daoist Jiang wants to repair it, you'll have to add at least five spirit stones to the previous price."

Jiang Yi frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded: "Last time I agreed with the shopkeeper that it would be eighty spirit stones, but now it will be eighty-five. So, I will pay half first, and the remaining balance will be settled in person after the shopkeeper has finished repairing it."

Manager Ge's expression softened, and he stroked his beard and smiled, "Alright, we'll do as you say, it's the usual practice. I'll write you a receipt first."

As he spoke, he picked up a pen and paper, quickly wrote out a receipt, and handed it over.

Jiang Yi reached out and took it without saying anything more, then took out forty spirit stones and placed them on the counter.

He then bowed respectfully, turned and left the shop, striding along the street.

According to the original plan, the next step was to go to the magic tool shop to buy a suitable alchemy furnace.

As soon as he entered and asked about the price, he was immediately turned away.

The price of a very ordinary low-grade alchemy furnace is almost the same as that of a magic weapon of the same grade.

He had no choice but to turn around and leave dejectedly, heading towards the stall area to see if he could find a used item.

What Jiang Yi intends to refine this time is nothing more than the simplest fasting pill.

This pill is cheap on the market; one pill can be bought for four ounces of spirit sand, and three pills can be bought for one spirit stone. Only pills of superior quality can fetch this price.

He wasn't very confident and just wanted to test whether he had a talent for alchemy, so he had to be careful with his initial investment.

Never be like those fishermen from my past life.

He bought a whole room full of high-end equipment, but couldn't catch a single fish, making him a laughingstock.

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About an incense stick later.

Jiang Yi wandered around the stall area for a long time.

After much deliberation, he finally spent twenty spirit stones to acquire a second-hand alchemy furnace that was old and slightly flawed.

He happily carried it away, and then spent ten spirit stones to buy dozens of kilograms of spirit rice and a sack of spirit charcoal.

The spiritual materials needed to refine the Bigu Pill are not complicated.

Besides Lingmi (灵米), the other three auxiliary ingredients are Ningluhua (凝露花), Dihuangjing (地黄精), and Gancao Gen (甘草根).

These medicinal herbs are not graded and only contain a little spiritual energy. They are not expensive; a few can be bought with just one spirit stone.

He browsed around the various shops and bought a large bag of each for five spirit stones.

for a long time.

Everything has been purchased.

Jiang Yi carried large and small bags and walked towards the entrance of the market with great interest.

I can't wait to go back to the courtyard, light the furnace, and try my hand at it, to personally test my abilities.

But as soon as they stepped out of the market, several uninvited guests approached them.

A wicked grin spread across his face as he brazenly blocked the way.

Jiang Yi paused, his brows furrowing slightly as he discreetly observed the newcomer.