Immortal Palace Longevity

"Jiapinju" looks little different from other shops in appearance. The business is tepid, and the number of monks coming and going is not too many, but not too few either.

Liu Yu calmly raised his head, glanced at the store's plaque, and walked in.

His steps were not hurried, but appeared extremely calm and steady, in contrast to other monks who were in a hurry.

Because he didn't deliberately restrain his spiritual pressure, he was quickly noticed by the store clerk after entering.

Immediately, a slender female cultivator with bright makeup, wearing a green dress, who looked like a shop steward came up to her.

"Senior, welcome to Jiapinju. Please go to the private room and take a seat first."

"The little lady immediately informs the chief and comes to entertain the senior in person."

"Senior, if you need anything, please feel free to tell me."

The female nun in the green dress had a humble and respectful smile on her face, she bowed slightly and saluted, and then spoke softly.

Monks in the foundation-building stage are already considered "major patrons" for a store as small as Jiapinju. The amount of spiritual stones they trade far exceeds that of monks in the qi-refining stage, so of course they have to be taken seriously.

And she herself is only a monk in the Qi refining stage, and she doesn't dare to offend the senior foundation builder.

If she were a guest in the Qi refining period, she would dare to show off her beauty to see if she could seduce him.

But now in the presence of the foundation-building senior, she didn't dare to show off at all. Every move she made was in order, for fear of violating some of the senior's taboos.

Magical instruments, elixirs, talismans, etc. are all placed on exquisite counters.

The monks in front of the counter were either quietly watching the selection, exchanging words with the waiters, or haggling eloquently with the store stewards.

"lead the way."

If there was no one around, Liu Yu slowly turned her head and looked around the interior of Jiapinju, taking in a panoramic view of the situation inside the store.

Then after hearing the words of the female cultivator in green skirt, he glanced at her lightly and uttered two words coldly.

"Senior, please come with me."

The female cultivator in green skirt did not dare to neglect after hearing this, she immediately stretched out her hand to lead the way.

Liu Yu followed her, went up two flights of stairs, entered a beautifully decorated elegant room on the third floor, and sat down at one end of a brown wooden table.

After pouring a cup of good spirit tea respectfully and politely, the woman excused herself, quietly closed the door and left, apparently going to inform the chief here.

The floor was covered with unknown yellow animal skins, and various formal landscape paintings were hung on the walls. There were two sticks of incense stuck on a small incense burner in the corner, and a faint fragrance filled the room.

In addition, there are many kinds of decorations in the room, and there is even a weapons shelf with eighteen new weapons on it.

Liu Yu looked at the layout of the room and couldn't help but nodded secretly. It was obvious that Jiapinju had put a lot of effort into the decoration.

After a quick scan of his consciousness, he confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the spiritual tea. He picked up the teacup and walked to the wall, sipping it while admiring the calligraphy and paintings.

Before he could wait long, the door to the private room was pushed open again, and a young man wearing a yellow robe and an old face walked in.

As soon as the young man in yellow robe came in, he saw Liu Yu who was admiring calligraphy and painting. He immediately walked forward and said with a smile:

"Welcome fellow Taoists to Jiapinju. If there is any lack of hospitality, please forgive me."

"My surname is Qiu Zongxing, and Tian is the head of Jiapinju. I don't know what I call you, friend?"

Qiu Zongxing was also in the foundation-building period, and the status of both parties was equal, but because Liu Yu was a guest, his tone was quite polite.

"My surname is Hong."

Liu Yu had already discovered it when Qiu Zongxing came in, but it was only now that he turned around and spoke concisely.

He still uses his former pseudonym. The Yuanyang Sect's mountain gate is far away from here, so there is no need to be associated with it.

"Haha, it turns out that Fellow Daoist Hong, I saw that Fellow Daoist was standing here just now. Could it be that he is also interested in these calligraphy and paintings?"

Qiu Zongxing smiled heartily, and then spoke, trying to open up the topic and shorten the distance between them.

He didn't care about Liu Yu's somewhat cold attitude. There were all kinds of people in the world of immortality. After being the leader for so many years, what kind of monk had he not received?

"Just a little research."

Liu Yu smiled lightly and said.

In his previous life, he did like antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and rare treasures, but he didn't have the money to buy them. In this life, he is obsessed with immortality, and he has become somewhat indifferent to this former hobby.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, you should take a good look at it. Although this "Dragon Crouching in the Yellow Spring" is just an imitation, it still has some charm of the real work."

"The real "Dragon crouching over the Yellow Spring" is said to have been painted by a powerful man named Fang in ancient times after slaying a dragon. It is majestic and has a Taoist charm, but it is a pity that it has been lost."

Hearing that Liu Yu also liked calligraphy and painting, Qiu Zongxing perked up and immediately pointed to one of the paintings on the wall.

He spoke eloquently and endlessly, saying how difficult it was for him to obtain this painting. When he mentioned that the authentic "Dragon Crouching in the Yellow Spring" was lost, his tone was extremely regretful.

Liu Yu automatically filtered out Qiu Zongxing's words and looked at the painting. It was indeed as majestic as a mountain, and the dragon was so lifelike that it gave people an indescribable feeling of insignificance.

It's a pity that it is a dead thing after all.

Liu Yu looked at it for a while. Although he felt a little fond of it, he still looked away.

Qiu Zongxing seemed to have finally met a monk who also loved calligraphy and painting, and he was also a monk in the same realm, so he was a little excited and talked endlessly.

Seeing this, Liu Yu frowned slightly and had to interrupt:

"Mr. Qiu, I can talk about the antiques, calligraphy and paintings later. Let's get down to business now."

He came to sell cultivation resources, so he naturally didn't want to waste time on meaningless things. The world of immortality was full of swords and swords, and a cultivator like him who was determined to live forever didn't have much time to appreciate antiques and calligraphy and paintings.

"Well, what Brother Hong said is right. We should get down to business first."

"It's not easy to meet a fellow Taoist. I'm so excited to talk. I'm sorry to make you laugh."

Liu Yu said it was okay, then walked to the wooden table, put the teacup on the table, and sat down on a master chair.

Then he took off a low-grade storage bag from his waist and pushed it to Qiu Zongxing who was already sitting opposite him, and asked:

"Jiapinju should accept low-level cultivation resources, right?"

Qiu Zongxing poured himself a cup of spiritual tea, took the storage bag and replied without thinking:

"Yes, of course."

"If you sell the resources to our store, Jiapinju guarantees to buy them at the normal market price."

"Cooperation is a win-win situation, we will never let you suffer a loss."

For such words, Liu Yu has long been accustomed to not commenting, anyway, he doesn't believe a word in his heart.

He looked calm and didn't say anything, just motioned him to check the resources inside.

"One thousand six hundred spiritual stones."

Qiu Zongxing seemed to have been the head for many years, and he was very familiar with the market of various magic tools, elixirs, talismans, etc. He counted the number with his spiritual sense, and he only pondered and calculated for a while, and then quoted a price.

"Okay."

Liu Yu already knew the price of these cultivation resources, and after a pause after hearing the price, he nodded and agreed.

This price was very fair, slightly higher than the market price by half a percent, probably because they were both foundation-building cultivators.

Even if the price could be negotiated, it was only a few dozen or a hundred spirit stones, so he was too lazy to continue.

"Okay, fellow Daoist Hong is really straightforward."

Hearing the answer he wanted, Qiu Zongxing smiled and praised.

He immediately took out sixteen medium-grade spirit stones, put them on the table and pushed them to Liu Yu, and at the same time did not rush to put away the storage bag to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

Liu Yu counted the number of spirit stones in an instant, and put them all into the storage bag with a wave of his arm, so the transaction was completed.

Seeing this, Qiu Zongxing also put away the storage bag. Everyone was happy for a while, and he took the initiative to chat with Liu Yu and told him some news about antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

Since the most important thing to do in the East City has been done, Liu Yu doesn't mind chatting for a while, mainly to see if he can get some information from this person.

The two chatted for about half a cup of tea around a painting of "Jiao Fu Huangquan".

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, does Jiapinju have any elixir recipes for the foundation-building period for sale?"

"Or elixir recipes with special effects are also fine."

After half a cup of tea, Liu Yu saw that the time was almost right, so he asked tentatively.

Seeing that he was going to talk about business, Qiu Zongxing's face straightened, and after thinking for a while, he replied:

"I am very sorry, Brother Hong, our store does not have any pill formula for sale."

"The importance of pill formula far exceeds that of ordinary magic tools and spiritual tools, just like a hen that can lay eggs continuously. Many stores are willing to buy it at a high price."

"But most cultivators will not sell it unless they encounter special circumstances."

"I have been the head of Jiapinju for fifty years, and I have only purchased a pill formula, and it is only used by cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage."

"Of course our family has a foundation-building pill formula, but it is not in my hands, and I will never sell it to others. The same is true for other stores."

As if to show his sincerity, Qiu Zongxing explained very carefully.

"It doesn't matter. Hong has a good friend who is an alchemist. I just asked for him."

Over the years, Liu Yu has asked many stores, and all of them have the same answer. At this time, he has already prepared to return disappointed, but he still explained with a smile.

"So does Fellow Daoist Qiu have any news?"

"My best friend asked me to find out. If I get anything, I will definitely send you a thank you gift."

Putting the teacup aside, Liu Yu was ready to leave since he didn't get the news he wanted, but before leaving, he suddenly had an idea and asked.

"This..."

Qiu Zongxing looked embarrassed, and seemed to be hesitant to say something.

"Fellow Daoist Qiu, please tell me what you want to say. If I get anything, I will definitely thank you."

Seeing this, Liu Yu's heart moved, and he immediately took out fifty low-grade spirit stones from his storage bag and placed them on the table, looking at the other party with burning eyes.

These spirit stones seemed to dispel some of his concerns, finally relaxing them:

"Seven days later, there will be a secret exchange meeting between foundation-building cultivators in the west of Wangyue City. Many cultivators from independent cultivators, families, and even Yuanyang Sect will participate."

"If Daoyou Hong wants to buy the pill formula, the exchange meeting is the most likely to get it."

Qiu Zongxing looked mysterious, saying this to keep it a secret, drinking tea leisurely, waiting for Liu Yu to ask.

"Oh? Where is the exchange meeting? What are the requirements for participating?"

"Can Daoyou Qiu solve the problem of admission?"

Liu Yu naturally couldn't slap him in the face at this time, so he asked in cooperation.

Qiu Zongxing seemed to be very fond of this, and continued to speak slowly:

"The location of the secret exchange meeting is in the west of the city..."

"If you want to participate in this exchange meeting, not only must your cultivation reach the foundation-building stage at the lowest level, but you must also be introduced and guaranteed by cultivators who have participated in the exchange meeting before you can enter."

"Fellow Daoist Hong, you are generous enough to spend one or two thousand spirit stones, so you naturally have no problem with financial resources, but it is not easy to find a guarantor?"

He looked at the fifty spirit stones on the table, and rubbed his index finger and thumb slightly, as if there was something mysterious.

Liu Yu understood the meaning of this move. It was just a matter of taking money to do things, and he was not short of those spirit stones.

He took out another two hundred spirit stones from his storage bag and put them on the table generously, saying:

"How about this? Fellow Daoist Qiu, are you willing to be Hong's guarantor?"

The total benefit fee of two hundred spirit stones is already quite a lot. A bottle of Essence Pill for the initial stage of foundation building cultivation is only four hundred and fifty spirit stones, which is equivalent to half a bottle of Essence Pill.

And what he paid was just to be a guarantor for Liu Yu, and he would not lose anything, all of it was pure profit.

Qiu Zongxing calculated the gains and losses clearly, and he liked this "Fellow Daoist Hong" who was also interested in antiques, calligraphy and paintings, so he agreed without bargaining.

Otherwise, according to the past situation, it must be 220 to 30 spirit stones.

"Since Fellow Daoist Hong is so sincere, then I agree to this matter."

"Fellow Daoist, please come to Jiapinju in seven days, and we will go to the auction together."

Qiu Zongxing calmly put away the spirit stones on the table and finally made a promise.

"In this case, thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Qiu."

"Hong has important things to do and cannot stay for long, so I will visit you again in seven days."

Seeing that the matter has been done, Liu Yu stood up and bowed lightly.

"Fellow Daoist Hong, take care, I will see you in seven days."

Qiu Zongxing stood up and sent Liu Yu to the door, smiling.

He was very satisfied with the two hundred transactions in a short time, because he made a lot of money.

Liu Yu nodded slightly without saying anything, and went down the stairs and left Jiapinju.

Although the possibility of buying the pill formula in the store is extremely small, it is not ruled out that the blind cat meets the mouse.

After exchanging all the low-level immortal cultivation resources obtained from the Huang family for spirit stones, Liu Yu did not leave the East Market, but continued to walk around this area, entering and exiting shops from time to time, asking if there were any foundation-building period pill recipes and body cultivation techniques for sale.

Unfortunately, after four or five hours, nothing was found. Many shops immediately shut up when they heard about the foundation-building period pill recipes, and even refused to sell some pill recipes that had no direct effect on cultivation but had some special effects.

Even if Liu Yu offered a high price, it was still the same.

He now had pill recipes for all stages of the foundation-building period, but only one pill recipe for the late foundation-building period. With his qualifications and the loss of magic fire refining essence, just one pill was definitely not enough.

In addition, if Liu Yu wanted to continue to improve his alchemy skills, he also needed to refine as many different types of pills as possible to broaden his knowledge in the way of alchemy and improve his upper limit.

And body cultivation has long since declined, and the techniques are not widely circulated, and most of them are even incomplete to varying degrees.