NFBE Chapter 26 Return
Chapter 26 Return
Even the ordinary rooms are spacious and comfortable, costing only two mid-grade spirit stones.
Liu Xingxing was somewhat surprised that the price difference between the superior room and the ordinary room was so large. Recalling the few days she stayed in Lushan City and the prices in Rumu City, Liu Xingxing should write the words "big traitor" on her face right now.
She acted like a rich kid going to the countryside, and now I realize how incredibly wealthy she is. And that "rebellious son" in the ring... looks like she needs to start planning how to make money.
In fact, as the Qingjun Patriarch, if she just moved her finger, countless people would rush to give her money. It's just that Liu Xingxing hasn't realized it yet.
The Shangyuan Secret Realm will close in one last day. Those outside are completely unaware of the abnormality within, as are those inside.
After this, Lu Xihan will be in the spotlight for a while, since she was the last person to leave the secret realm. Xuanshan Sect will also be the subject of much discussion, though most of the talk will be about her covering up the wrongdoing.
It didn't cause any real harm, and it actually served as a training experience for Lu Xihan.
As the story unfolds, Lu Xihan receives the inheritance and her strength increases dramatically. She leaps to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment and shows signs of breaking through. She also learns about a past event in the God Realm, but she is currently unaware that it involves her parents.
Then the secret realm collapsed. If Xiao Yiyi hadn't pulled her back at the exit, the whole story would have ended. After this ordeal, the two gradually became best friends.
The person named Ah Feng had also disappeared by the time Lu Xihan came out. Lu Xihan sighed about this, thinking that this clingy person with little cultivation had also perished along with the secret realm.
Liu Xingxing said you're overthinking it. Even if most people die, he won't. He's probably off playing hide-and-seek with his beloved assassin again.
Although Rumu City was quite large, there wasn't much to do there, and prices were generally higher than outside. Although Liu Xingxing had never been short of money in the past few hundred years, there was really no need for her to stay any longer. So, as soon as the exit of Rumu City opened the next evening, she happily ran out.
As the sun sets and a gentle breeze blows, the sky suddenly appears a pale blue with a wisp of cloud floating by. The setting sun casts a crimson glow upon the sky, making the scene seem like something from another world.
Even in the secret realm, there is a sun and moon, dawn and dusk, but things that are too realistic seem too fake. Liu Xingxing always feels a sense of "plastic" when she looks at them, while real sunlight has warmth when it shines on her body.
Liu Xingxing took a deep breath, feeling much more relaxed. The environment inside the Cloud Sea Wall was too oppressive; it was best to avoid such a dreadful place in the future.
After rummaging through his sea of consciousness and glancing at the several incredibly cool-looking flying vehicles, Liu Xingxing sighed and took out the same old leaf that he never used before to power them.
It's true what they say, it's not the theft itself that's scary, it's the thief's eye on you. To avoid all that messy trouble, Liu Xingxing decided to play it safe for now, since she wasn't in a hurry to go back anyway.
The trip was rushed, and I didn't really get to appreciate the scenery along the way. But the leaves drifting slowly were much clearer to Liu Xingxing.
The journey passed through many regions, including the territory of the Shangyu Sect. It also passed many small sects, and three of the eight major sects were stationed in the southern part of the Yuanzhou Continent.
One month later
After a journey of stops and starts, Liu Xingxing once again landed in front of the gate of a city. She had been exposed to the wind and sun every day for the past month. Although she had been keeping her protective shield on, she couldn't stand it anymore. So every now and then, she would rest in the towns she passed through and buy some supplies. Although she didn't lack anything, she still wanted to satisfy her appetite when necessary.
After paying the entrance fee, Liu Xingxing found a restaurant that looked decent and rented a room for several days, planning to rest for a few days before setting off again.
Liu Xingxing had obtained the "Marrow Cleansing" item, but she had never formally refined pills before. So she planned to buy some materials to practice first. There was only one good item, and if she burned it all, she would have nowhere to cry.
There are quite a few pharmacies in this city, but the quality of the medicinal materials varies greatly. Following Liu Jun's memory, Liu Xingxing picked out a few inexpensive and easy-to-use pill formulas to buy the materials.
After settling in, Liu Xingxing rushed off to buy things, but she asked the locals for directions before choosing a pharmacy, just to avoid ending up in some shady shop.
"Alchemy? You'd have to go to our biggest pharmacy, 'Yanyun Pavilion', for that."
"What, buying medicinal herbs? Yanyun Pavilion is more than capable of doing that."
"You actually don't know, this Misty Cloud Pavilion is..."
When Liu Xingxing asked this question, eight out of ten people mentioned Yanyun Pavilion.
According to people, the business empire of Yanyun Pavilion spans most regions, with countless branches. It is one of the top pharmacies on the Yuanzhou Continent. Moreover, unlike ordinary pharmacies, Yanyun Pavilion also integrates auctions, alchemy, and free trade.
Anyone can sell their own pills in the Yanyun Pavilion by paying a certain fee, or choose to consign them for auction. Having a place in the Yanyun Pavilion will make your items more expensive and easier to sell, and there will also be guarantees.
The alchemy venue provides a space for alchemists, and it also includes a betting event where alchemists can compete to see who can produce better pills. Spectators can place bets on who can produce the best pills. If they win, they receive a substantial reward; if they lose, they lose everything, including their underwear.
Moreover, each of Yanyun Pavilion's major branches has a Nascent Soul cultivator or two or three Golden Core cultivators in charge. Such a large scale is almost comparable to that of one of the three major sects. However, Liu Xingxing only just learned about this "person".
She had never learned about or been exposed to the development of the pharmacy industry before, and now she realized that all the records of local customs she had read were in vain. How many things had happened in the world that she was unaware of during the thousand years that Liu Jun had been in seclusion?
As usual, Liu Xingxing cast an illusion spell on herself and went to the legendary Yanyun Pavilion with her ordinary face.
The storefront wasn't as grand as I'd imagined, but it was undeniably simple and elegant.
Although the Yanyun Pavilion here is a branch pavilion, it occupies a large area. There are not many people coming and going outside, but it is very lively inside.
The first floor is where ordinary merchants buy and sell their goods; it's the busiest and most crowded place. The second floor sells a wide variety of items, including medicinal herbs, alchemy supplies, magical robes and implements, spirit beasts and rare toys. The third floor is where alchemy and gambling take place, and the fourth floor is the auction house.
Although it's called a pharmacy, it doesn't just sell medicinal herbs. Liu Xingxing is quite curious about the person who pioneered this model.
However, Liu Xingxing did not forget the purpose of her trip, so she walked up to the second floor.
The first floor was crowded, but the second floor was much quieter with very few people. Liu Xingxing headed straight for the medicinal herb section.
"Oh, what would you like to buy, fellow immortal?"
The owner of the medicinal herbs shop came over to greet us warmly.
Liu Xingxing didn't stand on ceremony and handed over a list: "Boss, I want these things."
The shopkeeper took the order and pondered for a while before laughing, "Hiss, everything else is easy to arrange, but we don't actually have this fifth-tier wood-attribute demon core, Purple Dragon Grass, or Cold Mountain Ice. Fellow cultivator, you might want to check the fourth floor later; there might be an auction."
Indeed, these three things are not something you can just have easily.
"Okay, then prepare the rest for me."
"Alright, fellow immortal, please wait a moment."
The boss went to the back of the store and fiddled with the shelves. Soon he brought back a bunch of bottles and jars, as well as several jade boxes that could lock in the medicinal vapors.
"Handan stone, roadside grass, jade dew..."
"The last velvet grass, plus these utensils, totals six hundred and fourteen mid-grade spirit stones, fellow immortal?"
Without saying a word, Liu Xingxing took out the spirit stones, which made the shopkeeper even happier. His face was full of wrinkles as if he hadn't seen such a straightforward person in a long time.
With the money exchanged for the goods, Liu Xingxing swept her hand over the items, seemingly putting them into her storage ring, but in reality, she put them into her sea of consciousness space.
"Please come again next time, fellow immortal."
"Row."
What a load of rubbish! This is such a rip-off, I'm never coming back!
There were still three things missing, so Liu Xingxing listened to the boss and went up to the fourth floor.
There was a person standing at the entrance on the fourth floor who was verifying funds. When he saw someone coming up, he stopped them and said, "Excuse me, please verify my funds."
Liu Xingxing moved her right hand, paused, and then chose to extend her left hand.
She also wore a ring on her left index finger. This storage ring was taken by Liu Xingxing from a dried skeleton in a cave during the Shangyuan Secret Realm. Inside were two Xuan-level cultivation manuals, a dark stone, and several high-level talismans.
(The cultivation methods are divided into Heaven, Mystery, Earth, and Mortal; talismans are also divided into high, medium, and low quality; and artifacts are also divided into Divine, Immortal, Spiritual, and Magical.)
This storage ring is perfect for storing spirit stones. If I put high-grade spirit stones into that strange ring, the little snake would definitely destroy them all. Besides, this kind of storage ring that can hold living creatures isn't a spirit beast pouch, so who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.