Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 511 The Mysterious Silver-Masked Man [8,000-word long chapter, please subscribe]

Tianyuan Immortal City.

This was already the umpteenth time Zhou Chun had come to Tianyuan Immortal City.

But it seemed that every time he entered this city, he would be moved by its grandeur.

To build such a magnificent and spectacular immortal city amidst hundreds of miles of mountains is the testament to the power of cultivators in this world.

He had traveled to many countries, and of all the magnificent fairy cities he had ever seen, this was the only one.

Upon entering the city, the first place he visited was Luo Qingni's "Qingni Residence".

This time, after several years, Zhou Chun finally didn't get turned away when he visited again.

"When Qingni was not home last time, Fellow Daoist Zhou came to visit but was not entertained. Please forgive me."

After welcoming Zhou Chun into the cave, Luo Qingni took the initiative to apologize when they talked about Zhou Chun's previous failed attempt.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun shook his head repeatedly and said, "Fellow Daoist Luo, you are too kind. I did not present a visiting card in advance when I came to visit. If the host was not at home, I can only blame my bad luck. How can I blame others?"

After saying that, he smiled slightly and said, "However, being able to see Fellow Daoist Luo this time has indeed relieved me."

"Judging from what Fellow Daoist Zhou said, could it be that you want Qingni to help you refine pills again?"

Luo Qingni nodded thoughtfully and revealed the truth.

"Yes, the reason I've come to visit is to ask Fellow Daoist Luo for help in refining a few batches of pills."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly and then made his request.

Through various means, he has gathered ten of the twelve thousand-year-old spiritual herbs required to refine the [Ancient Dust Pill]. Currently, only two remain to be collected.

However, given Luo Qingni's network of connections, it wouldn't be too difficult to gather both kinds of spiritual items if she were willing to exchange them for spiritual items of equal value.

Sure enough, after hearing his request, Luo Qingni quickly nodded and replied, "Since Fellow Daoist Zhou has already collected the ten necessary thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, I can indeed help you find the remaining two. As for the Foundation Establishment Pill that you want to refine, that's a small matter."

However, regarding another matter, Luo Qingni shook her head and said, "Fellow Daoist wishes to use the Soul Heart Fruit to refine pills to aid in opening the Purple Mansion, but Qingni is powerless to help, as Qingni does not possess any pill formulas suitable for such spiritual objects!"

"Oh, even Fellow Daoist Luo doesn't have such a pill formula?"

Zhou Chun looked at Luo Qingni with slight surprise, quite taken aback.

Seeing his surprised expression, Luo Qingni couldn't help but sigh with a wry smile, "Fellow Daoist Zhou may be overestimating Qingni!"

"Qing Ni is, after all, a rogue cultivator. Although she has had some fortuitous encounters, such as receiving the alchemy inheritance from a senior master and exchanging and collecting some alchemy formulas, most of the alchemy inheritance she has learned has stopped at the third level!"

"The pills that assist in opening the Purple Mansion are no less valuable than many pills used by Golden Core cultivators. Their formulas are naturally closely guarded secrets of major powers and are unlikely to be easily leaked to independent cultivators!"

The words, in their final moments, were filled with a sense of helplessness.

The path of independent cultivators is indeed difficult, and it gets harder the higher you go!

After Luo Qingni successfully formed her core, she received various offers, including from major sects with Nascent Soul stage cultivators in charge.

After all, she was a ready-made alchemy master, and her background was also quite clean.

If we recruit her into the sect, not only will the sect gain a Golden Core stage alchemy master for free, but when she passes away in the future, the alchemy inheritance she possesses will also belong to the sect. It can be said to be a win-win situation!

Because of these many benefits, the conditions offered to Luo Qingni by those major sects were actually quite good, which made her quite tempted at the time.

But after careful consideration, she ultimately declined the offers of those forces and decided to continue on the path of independent cultivator.

Although she chose to continue on the path of independent cultivation, she could only sigh whenever she thought of the various obstacles she would encounter on this path.

After hearing her words, Zhou Chun fell silent.

In fact, the difficulties and obstacles that Luo Qingni encountered were also the same difficulties and obstacles that the Zhou family would encounter in the future.

Compared to ordinary independent cultivators, family cultivators naturally have many advantages.

However, once they reach the Golden Core stage, there is actually no difference between the two.

After all, every rogue cultivator who can form a Golden Core has a fortuitous inheritance.

Many rogue cultivators at the Golden Core stage, when it comes to certain aspects of their foundation, are even inferior to a Golden Core family like the Zhou family.

For example, the Heavenly Mirror Immortal from back then!

After a moment of silence, Zhou Chun looked at Luo Qingni and asked again, "Does Fellow Daoist Luo know if any of the alchemy masters in Tianyuan Immortal City can refine the Soul Heart Fruit into an auxiliary pill for opening the Purple Mansion?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Qingni immediately replied, "I haven't heard of this either, but I can ask Fellow Daoist Zhou for help."

"Then I'll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Luo."

Zhou Chun clasped his hands in a gesture of gratitude.

After discussing the alchemy, Zhou Chun asked Luo Qingni about the puppet master, hoping she could act as a go-between and help him arrange a meeting.

Upon hearing his request, Luo Qingni immediately frowned and said, "Master Qianji is currently the only master in the Yuan Kui Sect capable of crafting mid-grade fourth-order puppets. He is unlikely to leave the Yuan Kui Sect's mountain gate easily. If Fellow Daoist Zhou wishes to see him, he will have to personally visit the Yuan Kui Sect's mountain gate. Qingni can write a letter of introduction for Fellow Daoist Zhou!"

"Is that so? Then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Luo to write a letter for me."

After a moment's hesitation, Zhou Chun agreed.

So Luo Qingni wrote a letter of introduction in front of him and handed it to him.

After receiving the letter of introduction, Zhou Chun temporarily bid farewell to Luo Qingni and went to "Tianbao Pavilion" to visit Sun Yuanjing.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, this is the [Taiyi Profound Metal Qi] that I have collected in recent years. Please carefully count the quantity."

Inside the private room, after exchanging pleasantries with Zhou Chun, Sun Yuanjing brought out the gold energy he had collected over the years for him to count.

If you think about it carefully, Zhou Chun has been entrusting him to collect [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi] for more than ten years, but the amount of gold Qi he has collected so far is still less than half of what Zhou Chun needs.

This, of course, did not satisfy Zhou Chun.

After examining the golden energy he produced, Zhang frowned and looked at him, saying, "Manager Sun, it's been over ten years since we signed our contract. Yet, the [Taiyi Profound Golden Energy] you've collected isn't even half of what I need. Isn't that incredibly slow?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yuanjing immediately cried out in distress, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, you are wronging me! Over the years, I have been doing my utmost to collect [Taiyi Profound Golden Qi] for you. However, in recent years, two sword cultivators from the Nine Yuan Sword Sect have successively formed their Golden Cores and are frantically collecting [Taiyi Profound Golden Qi] in order to forge their natal flying swords. That is why it has been difficult for my shop to collect enough golden qi!"

At this point, he looked at Zhou Chun with a serious expression and said, "But Fellow Daoist Zhang, rest assured, no matter how difficult it is, I, Sun, will definitely collect enough golden energy for you within the agreed time!"

Zhou Chun didn't know whether what he said was true or false.

But having other plans, he stared directly at Sun Yuanjing and said, "Is there really no way to speed up the collection? To be honest, Manager Sun, this [Taiyi Profound Gold Qi] is indeed of great use to me. If we can collect it as soon as possible, I won't hesitate to offer more rewards!"

Seeing his expression, Sun Yuanjing was slightly taken aback and hesitated before saying, "This..."

He seemed to have some reservations and didn't utter a word.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately urged, "Manager Sun, please speak freely!"

Hearing his urging, Sun Yuanjing hesitated for a moment before finally gritting his teeth and saying, "The thing is, I know a fellow Daoist who has accumulated quite a bit of [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi], presumably for the purpose of cultivating supernatural powers. However, his cultivation seems to have encountered problems, damaging his foundation, and he has been seeking medical treatment and medicine to find a solution."

"If Fellow Daoist Zhang can help him, perhaps he would be willing to transfer the [Taiyi Profound Golden Qi] he possesses to you!"

At this point, he turned to Zhou Chun and said seriously, "This matter concerns that fellow Daoist's privacy. If Fellow Daoist Zhang isn't entirely certain, then it's best to pretend you never heard of it!"

Zhou Chun understood what he meant.

Injuries sustained while cultivating supernatural powers are not particularly unusual for Golden Core cultivators.

However, most cultivators who have reached the Golden Core stage have enemies and rivals, so they certainly won't publicize their injuries so that everyone knows about them!

Even when seeking medical treatment, it must be done discreetly, and every effort should be made to prevent the news from spreading.

Zhou Chun was not a spiritual healer and had no idea how to treat internal injuries caused by improper cultivation of supernatural powers. Logically, he should have given up at this point.

However, the [Taiyi Profound Metal Qi] was too important to him, so he still asked, "Fellow Daoist Sun, could you briefly describe that fellow Daoist's condition? Although I don't understand the Dao of Spiritual Medicine, I am a cultivator who practices the Metal element and know some methods to resolve injuries caused by Metal Qi!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yuanjing hesitated for a moment before replying in a low voice, "The specific details involve personal privacy, and I am unaware of them. I only know that that fellow Daoist injured his lung and liver meridians due to carelessness during his cultivation process, making it difficult for him to meditate and practice normally, or to engage in combat with others!"

"Did it damage the lung and liver meridians?"

Zhou Chun muttered to himself, his mind racing. A moment later, he looked at Sun Yuanjing and said, "Manager Sun, could you please pass on a message to that fellow Daoist? Tell him that I, Zhang, wish to purchase the [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi] from him. If he doesn't mind, I can examine him in person and see if I can help him recover completely!"

This request seemed to put Sun Yuanjing in a very difficult position, and he did not reply to him for a long time.

Just when Zhou Chun thought all hope was lost, Sun Yuanjing suddenly sighed and said, "Well then, I, Sun, will take the blame and pass on a message for Fellow Daoist Zhang, hoping that Fellow Daoist Zhang can truly help that fellow Daoist heal his injuries!"

Hearing this, Zhou Chun was overjoyed and quickly clasped his hands in a respectful bow, saying, "Thank you for your trouble, Manager Sun. If this matter succeeds, I will certainly be grateful!"

After the matter was settled, Zhou Chun did not stay at "Tianbao Pavilion" for long and soon got up and left.

But after leaving "Tianbao Pavilion", he went straight to the location of Tianzhi Tower.

"Zhang wants information on all the exchange events, underground treasure fairs, underground auctions, and major auctions within the Great Zhou Kingdom that are worth attending for Golden Core cultivators within the last five years. The more detailed the information, the better!"

Inside Tianzhilou, Zhou Chun went straight to the manager and told him his purpose.

The Great Zhou Kingdom is vast and rich in resources, with numerous markets and hamlets. If he were to visit and explore each market and hamlet by himself, he would not know how much time it would take.

This is where the role of Tianzhi Tower becomes apparent.

As a shop specializing in selling intelligence, they naturally wouldn't miss any information about various exchange meetings and underground trading parties, and they would update relevant information in a timely manner every month.

This type of information is also the best-selling type of information for them. Many mid-to-high-level cultivators, like Zhou Chun, who want to save time, are willing to spend some spirit coins to buy this kind of information.

Zhou Chun had no shortage of spirit coins, and spent several thousand spirit coins in one go to purchase information on various exchange events and auctions.

It's worth mentioning that Tianzhilou also sells entry and exit tokens for exchange clubs and underground trading clubs, or provides methods for obtaining tokens.

Zhou Chun browsed through all the information he had purchased and quickly selected three itineraries worth participating in.

One was an auction held in Xiandu Market six months later, another was an underground treasure exchange held near Tianyuan Immortal City two years later, and the last was an exchange meeting held three years later in the cave of the Nascent Soul stage rogue cultivator "Huang Yun Zhenren".

These three events are all quite high-end, and there will definitely be magical treasures, spiritual materials, and even magical artifacts appearing.

Zhou Chun had another matter to attend to during his trip to the Great Zhou Kingdom: to exchange the [Azure Wood Divine Banner] for a fire-attribute magic weapon and hand it over to Zhou Mingde for refinement and use.

After finalizing the three mandatory trips, Zhou Chun then selected some less important ones to visit.

Since he can't cultivate now anyway, running around won't hurt.

As for visiting the "Master of a Thousand Machines," Zhou Chun decided it would be better to wait until he had refined his own natal magic weapon before doing so.

The archer warrior puppet came from a secret island. If that "Master of a Thousand Machines" studies this item, he will definitely want to find out its origin. Zhou Chun can't guarantee that the other party won't resort to force.

Therefore, it's always good to have a safer option.

For the next three or four months, Zhou Chun was constantly on the go, attending one underground auction and exchange meeting after another.

His Golden Core stage cultivation level made participating in these activities very easy for him.

Most organizers are happy to have another Golden Core cultivator attend.

After participating in several auctions and exchange meetings, Zhou Chun exchanged for some useful thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. At one auction, he even used 185,000 spiritual coins to acquire a magical material called "Flame Heart Iron," which Zhou Mingde needed to refine his natal magic weapon.

Just as Zhou Chun was about to participate in other auctions and exchanges, good news came from Luo Qingni. After receiving the news, he hurriedly returned to Tianyuan Immortal City.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, you're quite lucky. The owners of those two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs have already agreed to exchange them with you, and someone is also willing to sell the blood essence of a fourth-tier demon beast. The refining of the [Ancient Dust Pill] should be able to proceed very soon."

"In addition, Qingni also inquired for you. In Tianyuan Immortal City, there is only one master, Master Ge Yun, who can refine the Soul Heart Fruit into a spiritual pill to assist in opening the Purple Mansion. However, Master Ge Yun also told Qingni that he has made an agreement with the major sects that he will not accept commissions from others to refine this kind of spiritual pill for others."

"However, if you, Fellow Daoist Zhou, are willing to sell him the Soul Heart Fruit, he would be willing to sell you one or two spirit pills that assist in opening the Purple Mansion at a discounted price!"

Inside Qingni Residence, looking at Zhou Chun who had rushed back excitedly, Luo Qingni didn't keep him in suspense and quickly told him the result of the task he had entrusted to her.

Hearing her words, Zhou Chun felt both happy and worried.

After a moment of change in expression, he bowed to Luo Qingni and said, "I understand. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Luo, for your hard work and concern for my matter."

Seeing the changes in his expression, Luo Qingni could roughly guess what he was thinking, so she said softly, "If it's convenient for Fellow Daoist Zhou, I will start refining pills for you in a few days, and you can watch from the sidelines."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head and said, "There's no need to watch the alchemy process. I trust Fellow Daoist Luo's character."

As he spoke, he patted the storage bag at his waist, took out a jade box, and handed it to Luo Qingni, saying, "These [Azure Wave Cleansing Tea] are a kind of fine spiritual tea that I obtained by chance before. After brewing and drinking it, it can slightly enhance the spiritual sense of us Golden Core cultivators. Consider this my reward for asking Fellow Daoist Luo for help this time. Please accept it."

"Thank you for your trust, Fellow Daoist Zhou. Then Qingni will not stand on ceremony with you."

Luo Qingni smiled faintly, accepted the jade box without much concern, and casually put it away.

After the two had settled the matter of alchemy, Zhou Chun handed over the various spiritual herbs for refining the Ancient Dust Pill and the materials for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill to Luo Qingni on the spot, and then left first.

In two or three months, the grand auction in Xiandu Market will be held, and Zhou Chun will have to rush there to participate in the auction.

However, Zhou Chun had only been in Xiandu Market for a few days and had just settled down when Sun Yuanjing of Tianbao Pavilion suddenly sent someone to contact him.

After receiving Sun Yuanjing's message, Zhou Chun could only rush back to Tianyuan Immortal City.

Fortunately, he is now a Golden Core cultivator, and his travel speed is far greater than before; otherwise, he might have missed the grand auction.

"Manager Sun, Zhang has arrived. Where is the fellow Daoist you mentioned?"

Inside the private room of Tianbao Pavilion, Zhou Chun frowned upon seeing that only Sun Yuanjing was there, and immediately began to question him without any politeness.

Sun Yuanjing didn't take it to heart and immediately smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, don't worry. That fellow Daoist is already staying in the city. I will take you to his temporary cave dwelling."

Then he got up and gave instructions to the other managers in the building, and personally led Zhou Chun to a cave in the city.

After the two arrived at a cave dwelling in the city, Sun Yuanjing sent out a communication talisman. After a short while, the array restrictions of the cave dwelling were opened, and a plump young woman walked out.

This woman was beautiful, but her cultivation level was only at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm, so she was clearly not the real person.

After she came out, she bowed to Zhou Chun and the other person and said, "This concubine greets the two seniors. My master is unwell and has specially ordered me to come out on his behalf to greet the two seniors. Please forgive me."

Seeing this, Sun Yuanjing couldn't help but explain to Zhou Chun, "Fellow Daoist Wei is Fellow Daoist Zeng's concubine. Fellow Daoist Zeng is indeed in a lot of trouble right now, so please don't take offense, Fellow Daoist Zhang."

"Zhang doesn't care about those empty formalities, Manager Sun, there's no need to worry."

Zhou Chun nodded slightly and replied calmly.

Then the two were led into the cave by the woman.

After entering the cave, the two followed the woman to the main hall where guests were received.

At this moment, a man wearing a silver mask was sitting at the head of the table in the main hall, and a young woman was brewing tea beside him.

Mid-stage Golden Core cultivator!

Upon seeing the masked man, Zhou Chun's mind stirred, and he quickly discerned the man's true cultivation level.

Just as Zhou Chun was observing the masked man, Sun Yuanjing, who was standing to the side, had already greeted the masked man first: "Fellow Daoist Zeng, this is Fellow Daoist Zhang Liang whom I mentioned to you."

Hearing this, Zhou Chun had no choice but to put aside his curiosity, cup his fists and bow to the masked man, saying, "I am Zhang Liang, and I greet Fellow Daoist Zeng."

"Ahem! Fellow Daoist Zhang, you are too kind. I am afflicted with a chronic illness and unable to personally greet you. Please forgive my rudeness!"

The masked man seemed to have some difficulty speaking, and his voice was very hoarse and unpleasant, like a broken gong.

For a Golden Core cultivator, if it's not a deliberate act of pretense, then this situation indicates that their body is indeed severely injured.

Zhou Chun immediately felt a sense of unease.

But since he was already there, he had to take a look.

He then said softly, "Since Fellow Daoist Zeng is unwell, there's no need for you to speak. Let's communicate through telepathy."

Then, through telepathic communication, he inquired about the details from the masked man.

In order to heal his body, the masked man naturally did not hide anything. Apart from the supernatural powers and secret techniques he cultivated that were not convenient to reveal, he told him in detail how he was injured and the current state of his injuries.

Although he didn't hold out much hope, after explaining his injuries, the masked man solemnly transmitted his voice to Zhou Chun, saying, "These chronic ailments have prevented me from making any progress in my cultivation for over a decade. If Fellow Daoist Zhang can cure my ailments, not only will I be able to give you all of my [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi], but I can also do something for you within my power!"

Zhou Chun didn't take his promise seriously, knowing that he must have said the same thing to everyone.

After carefully considering everything he had said, Zhang looked at him and said, "May I use my divine sense to examine Fellow Daoist Zeng's injuries?"

"this……"

The masked man hesitated and did not immediately agree.

For a Golden Core cultivator, once the divine sense of another cultivator enters their body, their cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities are very likely to be exposed.

If the other party harbors malicious intent, the consequences could be even more dire.

Seeing his hesitation, Zhou Chun immediately spoke up, "I, Zhang, have never met Fellow Daoist Zeng before. It was over a decade ago that I placed an order with Manager Sun for [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi]. Surely it's not like I would spend over a decade plotting to harm Fellow Daoist Zeng!"

"Moreover, this is Tianyuan Immortal City. If I, Zhang, were to harm Fellow Daoist Zeng here, how could the Nascent Soul cultivator stationed in the city allow me to escape?"

It seemed that the last sentence had persuaded him. After a soft sigh, the masked man nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Zhang."

As he spoke, he voluntarily released his protective magic and used his own divine sense to guide Zhou Chun's divine sense into his body to observe the two injured areas of his lung and liver meridians.

Zhou Chun was only focused on checking his injuries and did not take the opportunity to use her divine sense to explore his dantian and other areas to uncover the secrets of his cultivation technique.

This put the masked man at ease a little.

Through his divine sense, Zhou Chun discovered that the masked man's lung meridian contained a residual violent fire attribute power, while his liver meridian contained a residual destructive metal attribute power.

This discovery also secretly alarmed him.

If I'm not mistaken, the supernatural power cultivated by the masked man is likely one that requires the simultaneous fusion of two conflicting forces: metal and fire.

The power of this kind of supernatural ability is usually much stronger than that of a single attribute supernatural ability.

Moreover, whether it is metal or fire, they are both good at attacking. The supernatural power that combines these two powers is terrifying to think about!

No wonder that with his mid-stage Golden Core cultivation, he hadn't been able to heal this injury for over a decade.

Zhou Chun had reason to suspect that this person had already consulted a Nascent Soul cultivator, but either the Nascent Soul cultivator was not confident in curing him, or he was unwilling to pay the price!

After examining the masked man's injuries, Zhou Chun withdrew his consciousness and pondered in silence.

After waiting for a while, and seeing that he hadn't spoken, the masked man couldn't help but ask, "How is it? Fellow Daoist Zhang, do you have a way to help me cure my stubborn ailment?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately shook his head and said, "If it's about helping Fellow Daoist Zeng completely eliminate his intractable ailment, I, Zhang, am powerless to do so!"

Then, just as the masked man's eyes visibly dimmed, he spoke again, saying, "However, regarding the metallic energy within Fellow Daoist Zeng's liver meridian, if I could refine a natal magic weapon, I am quite confident that I could neutralize it using the profound mysteries of that weapon!"

"What? Fellow Daoist Zhang, are you serious?"

The masked man's eyes lit up with joy, and he looked at Zhou Chun with delight.

To be honest, if Zhou Chun, a cultivator at the early stage of the Golden Core realm, told him that he had a way to completely cure the stubborn illness in his body, he probably wouldn't believe it.

After all, over the years he had consulted many late-stage Golden Core cultivators, and even Nascent Soul cultivators, in order to cure his stubborn ailment.

But now that Zhou Chun says he has a way to help him dispel the metal element in his liver meridian, he's starting to believe it.

However, perhaps due to too many previous failures, he quickly looked at Zhou Chun with a tense expression and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang may not know, but the metallic power within my liver meridian is not without source. It is a power generated from my failed cultivation of supernatural abilities, and it is now closely linked to my own magical power. Even if you can temporarily dissolve the power within, if you cannot address the root cause, it will regenerate afterward!"

It was precisely because the situation was so complicated that he had been unable to cure this stubborn ailment.

Otherwise, he would have already asked a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to help him dissolve the two forces within his lung and liver meridians!

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Chun also frowned.

It's easy to tell from the masked man's words that even with his severe injuries, he is unwilling to give up the supernatural power he is cultivating.

Otherwise, if one chooses to give up and abandon the previous cultivation progress, this kind of thing is unlikely to happen again.

Therefore, after frowning and pondering for a while, Zhou Chun asked again, "If I, Zhang, can prevent Fellow Daoist Zeng from generating this metal-elemental power in his liver meridian for a month, is there any way for Fellow Daoist Zeng to get rid of this stubborn ailment on his own?"

"Well...maybe we can give this a try!"

After thinking for a moment, the masked man nodded somewhat uncertainly.

However, for Zhou Chun, as long as he was moved, that was enough.

He then looked at him and said, "If you wish to try, Fellow Daoist Zeng must first give me the [Taiyi Profound Golden Qi], so that I can refine my natal magic weapon and thus help Fellow Daoist Zeng attempt this!"

Upon hearing this, the masked man narrowed his eyes, then looked at him sharply and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, are you sure that once your natal magic weapon is crafted, it will definitely help me resolve the metal elemental energy within my liver meridian?"

"I wouldn't dare say I'm 100% sure, but I'm 70% or 80% sure."

Zhou Chun replied calmly in a deep voice, not caring about the man's sudden change in attitude.

Upon seeing this, the masked man hesitated for a moment, then nodded emphatically and said, "Alright, I can transfer the [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi] in my possession to you first, but you must first pledge something of equal value to me as collateral!"

"no problem!"

Zhou Chun nodded in agreement without hesitation.

After reaching an agreement, the two asked Sun Yuanjing to act as a witness and began the exchange on the spot.

The masked man indeed possessed a considerable amount of [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi], almost as much as Zhou Chun currently had.

After obtaining the [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi] from him, Zhou Chun had already ordered 80% of the amount from Sun Yuanjing, which was actually enough for him to "recast the broken cauldron"!

However, to be on the safe side, Zhou Chun decided to wait a few more years until Sun Yuanjing could help him collect some more [Taiyi Xuanjin Qi] before attempting to "recast the broken cauldron".

The treasure that Zhou Chun mortgaged to the masked man was a rare thousand-year-old medicinal herb, the Phoenix Blood Vine.

If he fails to fulfill his promise to cure the masked man's incurable disease within ten years, this thousand-year-old precious medicine will belong to the other party!

After witnessing the transaction for the two, Sun Yuanjing suddenly laughed and said, "Haha, since you two fellow Daoists were able to get what you needed and reach a deal, my efforts have not been in vain."

Upon hearing his words, the two immediately understood his meaning and expressed their gratitude to him, accepting his favor.

(End of this chapter)