Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

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Dongyun Capital, Inner City

As one of the three sects, the Alchemist Guild, which ranks among the human sects, has a headquarters that not only covers a vast area, but is also almost right next to the edge of the imperial city where the current emperor resides. It can be said to have excellent feng shui, with every inch of land being extremely valuable!

After leaving the inn, Lu Feng did not wander around for fun, but went straight to the headquarters of the Alchemist Guild.

Firstly, he wanted to reclaim his share of the "reward," and secondly, Lu Feng also wanted to buy some furnace ingredients and various pills along the way, just in case!

After all, the Alchemist Guild gathers almost all the high-level alchemists in the Eastern Cloud Kingdom. No matter what kind of elixir or rare medicine it is, you can find the genuine or imitation here, and the quality is generally not low.

As for those third-rate alchemists who mingle in the underground market, most of the pills they refine are of average quality, and there is also the possibility of buying counterfeit or defective pills.

Therefore, this is also why Lu Feng came here to buy pills.

Anyway, he has money in his pocket now and doesn't lack this little bit of money at all, so he naturally wants to buy something good!

Lu Feng initially looted nearly 300,000 low-grade spirit stones from the corpses of Jin Tianbi, the leader of the Blood Wolf Gang, and others. He then sold nearly 400,000 low-grade spirit stones through the World Merchant Gang.

All these low-grade spirit stones added up to a total of 700,000. With the addition of the Treasure Basin's "accumulation of small gains," the final number more than quadrupled, reaching nearly 2.8 million!

Two million eight hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones—not to mention a mere fourth-level Qi Refining Realm martial artist like Lu Feng, even for some Spirit Soul Realm experts, it would be an enormous sum!

Before long, Lu Feng arrived in front of a magnificent and imposing domed building.

The towering domed building, at least thirty stories high, had a gilded plaque hanging above the entrance, bearing the four large characters "The Supreme Saint of Alchemy" in bold, flowing calligraphy. Stone lions flanked the building on either side, clearly indicating that it was the headquarters of the Alchemist Guild.

Welcome to the Alchemist Guild!

"Please come in, sir...!"

At the entrance, a constant stream of people came and went, while two young men in gray stood to the side, eagerly greeting the passing guests. They seemed to be servants from the Alchemist Guild.

"No cultivation level?"

"Strange, the Alchemist's Guild actually accepts these mortals as members...?"

Lu Feng glanced at the gray-clad servants at the entrance and was surprised to find that they had no Yuan energy and were merely mortals.

"Dude, is this your first time in Beijing?"

Just then, a playful laugh suddenly came from the side.

The next moment, a tall, masked swordsman slowly walked past Lu Feng, then patted him on the shoulder, saying, "These alchemists usually consider themselves superior, unlike us rogue martial artists..."

"Even the lowest-ranking first-grade alchemist is treated as a guest elder by some powerful forces and gangs outside the sect, who treat them with even more filial piety than their own fathers!"

"The people in the Alchemist Guild are usually busy refining pills and medicines, and cultivating in seclusion. They don't have time to deal with those miscellaneous matters. So they naturally need to hire some mortals to do chores for them."

The masked swordsman spoke with a hint of self-deprecation, seemingly having guessed what Lu Feng was thinking.

"I see. Thank you for clearing up my doubts, fellow Daoist."

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng suddenly understood and immediately cupped his hands in greeting to the other party.

The masked swordsman didn't say much, just shrugged to indicate that he didn't need to be polite, and then turned and disappeared into the Alchemist Guild, clearly there to buy pills as well.

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Alchemist Guild, First Floor Lobby

The crowd was bustling with people, and everywhere you looked there were martial artists and independent cultivators. Lu Feng was also moving back and forth among them, stopping from time to time, his gaze falling on the counter next to him, as if he was selecting some treasures he liked.

"Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron, a fourth-grade furnace cauldron, forged from century-old dragon pattern stone and rare cloud light ore, crafted by our Vice President Meng, only one is available each month, priced at one million low-grade spirit stones!"

"The core of a top-tier Xuan-rank demonic beast, the Human-Faced Demon Spider, is 99% intact. It can be used to refine spiritual weapons and healing pills. Price: 30,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

"Golden Power Pill, a fourth-grade elixir, can temporarily enhance a martial artist's physical strength after ingestion, limited to those below the eighth level of the Meridian Opening Realm, with no obvious side effects, priced at 100,000 low-grade spirit stones."

"Life-Sustaining and Heart-Strengthening Pill, a fourth-grade elixir, is made from a blend of various rare medicinal herbs. It has the effect of prolonging life and strengthening the heart, rapidly healing injuries, and even temporarily protecting the heart from death. Price: 150,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

"Fire Transformation Pill Talisman, a third-grade spirit talisman, can help alchemists precisely control the temperature and heat of the furnace, increasing the success rate of pills below the third grade. The effects can be stacked. Price: 80,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

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The counter in the lobby on the first floor sells a wide variety of treasures. In addition to the most common elixirs, there are also various furnaces and talismans for alchemists. The selection is diverse and dazzling.

"Tsk! As expected of the Alchemist Guild, they really go all out. Even the treasures sold in the lobby on the first floor are rare gems that are hard to find in the underground market. But the prices are just too expensive..."

His gaze swept around the room, finally settling on the counter displaying the Dragon-Patterned Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron. Lu Feng's brows furrowed slightly.

Although he is not even a first-grade alchemist now and has little knowledge of alchemy, he can still see that the Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron in front of him is of excellent quality and is by no means undeservedly famous!

However, the price of this Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron is truly exorbitant, practically astronomical!

Even though Lu Feng was very tempted, he still felt a pang of regret at having to spend one million low-grade spirit stones to buy the Dragon Pattern Cloud-Swallowing Cauldron.

"Greetings, sir. Are you interested in this furnace?"

Seeing that Lu Feng lingered there for a long time, a furtive gray-clad servant approached him with a smile, then bowed to him, seemingly a shrewd and worldly-wise old fox.

"Sir, I am a handyman at the Alchemist Guild and am quite familiar with the situation here. If you don't mind, I might be able to help you..."

The gray-clad servant spoke in an extremely humble tone, bowing deeply, clearly not daring to offend Lu Feng and simply wanting to earn some money from him to make a living.

After all, these mortals don't earn much money doing odd jobs for the Alchemist Guild. Unless they can sell things, they can only earn two or three taels of silver a month at most, which is barely enough to make ends meet.

If they could please Lu Feng, even if he only gave them a few dozen taels of silver as a reward, it would be enough for a family of five or six ordinary people to live on for several years!

"Oh? Tell me everything you know. If I'm satisfied, you'll certainly receive a generous reward..."

Seeing the gray-clad servant suddenly dart out from the corner and try to curry favor with him, Lu Feng merely raised an eyebrow and did not refuse.

After all, he didn't really know much about the Alchemist Guild, and now that someone had volunteered, he was happy to take advantage of the situation.