Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 144 Dongling Market, Master Jiang [Please Subscribe]

The Wang family has cultivated medicinal herbs for Qinglian Temple for generations, and the family is famous for planting and cultivating various medicinal herbs.

Therefore, many alchemists and forces specializing in elixirs maintain good cooperative relationships with them.

Naturally, through this network of relationships, they could easily learn about various elixirs and where certain elixirs were sold.

The news about the Protective Meridian Pill was obtained by the Wang family from an alchemist.

It is said that the alchemist's master was entrusted by a high-level cultivator to refine a batch of protective pills, and in accordance with the rules of alchemy, he received one protective pill as a fee for the alchemy.

Although the Protective Meridian Pill is precious, its uses are not very widespread, and it is actually less useful than the Nourishing Meridian Pill.

Therefore, it is possible that the alchemist's master had the idea of ​​selling the meridian-protecting pills he possessed.

Of course, the Wang family only passed this message on to the Zhou family.

Whether Zhou Chun can buy the Pulse Protection Pill from that alchemy master depends on his own abilities.

Since it concerned his own path to enlightenment, Zhou Chun immediately explained the situation to the clan leader, Zhou Daoyi, after learning the news.

"I am aware of this matter. I will have the Third Elder accompany you on this trip!"

After a moment's thought, Zhou Daoyi nodded to Zhou Chun and made the arrangements.

After the handover was completed, Zhou Chun left Jiufeng Ridge with Zhou Daoquan, who had broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage.

After the two left the mountain gate, Zhou Daoquan reached out and patted the spirit beast pouch at his waist, releasing his second-tier mid-grade demon beast, the Zhu Yanhe spirit pet.

Then he stepped onto the crane's back and waved to Zhou Chun, saying, "Come on up, this old man's Crimson Flame Crane can easily carry two people."

"Then this junior will not stand on ceremony with the elder."

Zhou Chun cupped his hands in greeting and then stepped onto the crane's back.

After the two of them had settled down, Zhu Yanhe raised his head and let out a cry. Then, with a flap of his wings, he soared into the sky and soon flew up to a height of a thousand feet.

At this time, Zhou Chun was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even at such a high altitude, he and Zhou Daoquan easily blocked the cold wind by slightly circulating their magic power to form a magic shield.

However, this kind of mana consumption is extremely weak compared to the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and it would not consume much mana even if it continued for a day.

Their destination was not Lanzhou, but Lingzhou, which Zhou Chun had not yet visited.

After taking off, Zhou Daoquan pointed out the flight direction to Zhu Yanhe and then told him to travel on his own.

Then he looked at Zhou Chun and asked, "Speaking of which, now that you've successfully established your foundation, what are your plans for that Silver Lightning Python? When will you be able to advance it to the second tier?"

"This matter is also a bit of a worry for me!"

A look of worry flashed across Zhou Chun's face as he said with a hint of helplessness, "The Beast Spirit Pills refined by the family are no longer effective for its current growth. If we want it to accumulate the power to break through to the second tier, it will inevitably need to consume a higher-level Demon Spirit Pill."

"However, the clan leader has used up all the Demon Spirit Pills that the First Elder refined, and now no one in the clan can refine them anymore!"

The pills consumed by demonic beasts are very different from those consumed by cultivators.

The cultivation-enhancing pills consumed by most cultivators are ineffective against demonic beasts.

Therefore, only by consuming certain pills specifically made for demonic beasts can their growth rate be accelerated.

The Zhou family's [Demon Spirit Pill], a pill suitable for second-tier demonic beasts, is also a secret elixir of the Zhou family, which can only be refined by alchemists with superb alchemy skills.

However, none of the Zhou family's alchemists are currently able to refine this kind of pill.

As a result, the family now has the recipes and materials for alchemy, but no pills to use!

"Without the [Demon Spirit Pill], it's indeed quite difficult to advance quickly."

Zhou Daoquan also frowned, as he had no solution to the matter either.

All I could say at that moment was, "If all else fails, you can buy more spiritual herbs like century-old ginseng for it to take. These herbs are quite effective even if the beasts take them directly."

"That's what I think too."

Zhou Chun nodded, agreeing with his suggestion.

Zhu Yanhe's flying speed was no slower than that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he was flying by physical strength and had to carry two human cultivators on his back.

Therefore, after flying for more than two hours, it needs to rest for half a day to recover.

Of course, if it uses magic to fly, it can fly for a much longer time.

However, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan were not in a hurry, so there was no need for them to do that.

So, almost two days later, the two finally arrived at the location of the alchemy master who possessed the Pulse-Protecting Pill.

That alchemy master was a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who resided in Dongling Market in Lingzhou and ran a pill shop there.

After Zhou Chun and his companion entered Dongling Market, they found the pharmacy owned by the other party without much trouble.

This pharmacy is actually not very big; it's not even as big as the Ling Shou Zhai that the Zhou family opened in Hongyafang City.

After Zhou Chun and his companion entered, they saw a middle-aged shopkeeper with late-stage Qi Refining cultivation reading a book behind the counter.

Hearing the commotion, the shopkeeper hurriedly looked at the newcomer.

When the shopkeeper discovered that the visitors were actually two Foundation Establishment cultivators, he was also surprised and hurriedly put down the book in his hand to greet them.

Zhou Chun spoke first, saying, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to be so polite. We've come here specifically to visit Master Jiang. Please convey our greetings."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately gave a wry smile and said, "That's unfortunate. Master Jiang just announced his seclusion the other day to refine a batch of pills, so he's probably unable to receive you two seniors right now!"

He's in seclusion refining elixirs?

Zhou Chun was slightly taken aback, then frowned and asked, "How long will Master Jiang be in seclusion this time?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper hesitated for a moment before replying, "Judging from Master Jiang's past experience, if he doesn't specify in advance how long he needs to go into seclusion, he usually comes out within half a month."

"I see, I understand now."

Zhou Chun nodded and then secretly communicated with Zhou Daoquan beside him.

After this exchange, he said to the shopkeeper, "Then please do me a small favor. After Master Jiang comes out of seclusion, please ask him not to leave. We will come over every day for the next half month."

"Yes, I will certainly convey your message!"

The shopkeeper responded and watched Zhou Chun and the other person leave.

After leaving the pharmacy, Zhou Chun and his companion took the opportunity to stroll around the market.

This was the first time Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan had visited Lingzhou and Dongling Market.

Compared to Hongyafang City in Lanzhou, this place seems rather small.

This is because Dongling Market is not under the jurisdiction of Qinglian Temple, but is the property of Xuanzhu Palace, a cultivation sect in Lingzhou.

Although the Xuanzhu Palace currently lacks a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, it has produced Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the past, and it has a very good relationship with the Moon Wheel Sect, the number one sect in Jing Kingdom.

Therefore, Qinglian Temple could only continue to govern the Dongling market.

Although the market was small, the goods inside the Dongling Market were of good quality.

After visiting some shops, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan discovered that this place did indeed have some unique items that Hongyafang Market did not have.

For example, in the shop "Zhuyu Pavilion" opened by Xuanzhu Palace itself, there are many precious pearls, jade pendants and magical artifacts for sale. Magical artifacts like the [Mingxia Pendant] that Zhou Chun owns can only be considered ordinary among them.

Even after meeting the two Foundation Establishment cultivators, the shopkeeper recommended a second-tier magic artifact, which was the shop's prized possession.

However, Zhou Chun and his companion were not lacking in magical artifacts, so they naturally did not waste spirit coins to purchase them.

"Every place has its own specialties. The reason why Xuanzhu Palace can develop so many kinds of jade beads and jade pendants is because there is a spiritual jade mine near the mountain gate."

"It's a pity the current situation is unclear, otherwise I should be traveling around to different places to experience the customs and cultures of the cultivation world and to seek opportunities for my own Purple Mansion!"

After leaving the "Jade Pavilion," Zhou Daoquan recalled what he had seen and heard inside, and couldn't help but speak up about his future plans.

He knew that the Zhou family would definitely prioritize supporting their patriarch Zhou Daoyi in opening up the Purple Mansion, and he had no objection to it.

Therefore, if he wants to break through to the Purple Mansion realm, he can only go out and travel to find opportunities.

This is also what many family cultivators and even sect cultivators who have reached his level do.

After all, the resources of families and sects are limited, so they will definitely prioritize supporting those who are more valuable.

Those of slightly lower value who do not wish for their journey to end here have no choice but to seek opportunities on their own.

Upon hearing his words of lament, Zhou Chun's expression shifted slightly. After a moment's thought, he said, "If the elder wishes to travel far away, it shouldn't be long before the clan leader's cultivation reaches the late Foundation Establishment stage, which should be sufficient."

"I hope so!"

Zhou Daoquan nodded, but didn't say anything more about it.

After strolling around the market, the two of them stayed at an inn within the market for the time being.

For the next few days, Zhou Chun would go to the pharmacy every day to see if Master Jiang had returned.

On the way back, I would take the opportunity to visit the street market in the neighborhood to see if I could find anything.

On the ninth day, when Zhou Chun went to the pharmacy again, the shopkeeper finally informed him that Master Jiang had returned and learned about their visit.

After being notified by the shopkeeper, Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, soon met Master Jiang in the backyard of the pharmacy.

This alchemy master looked quite old; judging from his full head of white hair, he was probably over two hundred years old.

However, his face was quite ruddy, he looked to be in good spirits, and his eyes were bright and piercing.

After exchanging pleasantries, Master Jiang looked at Zhou Chun and his companion with curiosity and asked, "You two seem unfamiliar. May I ask where you come from and why you wish to see me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately replied truthfully, "We dare not deceive you, Master. We are from Lanzhou. We came here specifically to visit you because we heard that you have a Meridian Protection Pill for sale, and we wish to purchase it."

Upon hearing this, Master Jiang's expression changed slightly, and he said in a low voice, "Oh, where did you hear that I, Jiang, possess a Meridian Protection Pill?"

"Well... please forgive us, Master, this matter involves other people's privacy, and we are not in a position to say more."

Zhou Chun shook his head, still not revealing the existence of the Wang family.

Although the Wang family did not ask him to keep it a secret, keeping such things a secret is an unspoken rule in the cultivation world.

From Master Jiang's perspective, he obviously didn't want his every move to be known by outsiders.

If this were to expose the existence of the Wang family, it would inevitably cause them to take their anger out on others.

However, upon hearing his reply, Master Jiang's face clearly showed displeasure, and he immediately said, "Since it's inconvenient to say more, then let's just leave it at that."

After saying that, he picked up his teacup, took a sip, and continued, "However, I'm sorry to disappoint you, fellow Daoist, but I have other uses for that Meridian Protection Pill and am not prepared to sell it."

This gesture of serving tea and seeing off guests left Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoquan speechless.

This is clearly retaliation for his earlier concealment of his source.

However, the Vein Protector Pill was of great significance to Zhou Chun, and he could not easily give it up.

He could only say, "Master Jiang, wouldn't you like to hear my terms? I sincerely wish to exchange for the Meridian Protection Pill!"

"If you were truly sincere, you wouldn't be so reluctant to reveal where you heard the news."

Master Jiang twitched his eyebrows and replied indifferently.

Seeing that he had indeed seen his guest off because of this matter, Zhou Chun couldn't help but sigh, "Master, why bother? Knowing this only adds to your troubles; it's better not to know!"

Master Jiang, however, remained unmoved and coldly replied, "I'd rather have one more problem than risk being betrayed and losing my life someday!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun was speechless for a moment.

"The Wang family of Red Medicine Valley—the information was given to Zhou by the Wang family!"

In the end, he was forced to reveal the source of the information in a low voice.

"The Wang family of Red Medicine Valley?"

Master Jiang's expression shifted, as if he had thought of something, and he revealed a thoughtful look.

Then, he nodded slightly to Zhou Chun and said, "Tell me, what have you prepared to exchange for the Pulse Protection Pill? This item is no less precious than a second-tier magic weapon, and I have no shortage of magic weapons and spirit coins. If you can't offer something that meets my standards, then don't even think about it."

"Yes, I understand that a master alchemist like Master Jiang would certainly not lack such things, so I specially prepared some things that the master should be able to use."

As Zhou Chun spoke, he took out jade boxes from his storage bag and opened them.

These jade boxes contain alchemy materials, including the heart of a wolf-bear beast and the red vine heart fruit that he brought back from the "Heavenly Spirit Trial".

Many of the materials had originally been given to the family, but he brought them here temporarily.

Master Jiang, being a discerning person, examined the alchemy materials. Although somewhat tempted, he shook his head and said, "These spiritual herbs are indeed rare in the outside world, but they are not enough to exchange for a spiritual pill like the Meridian Protection Pill."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately said, "How about adding an ounce or two of the fragrant incense produced by the musk deer?"

As he spoke, he took out a small jade bottle and uncorked it.

Instantly, the room was filled with fragrance.

There will be another update tonight!

(End of this chapter)