Chapter 71: Spend a Little, It

"Let the Loose Cultivators be rent-free for three months?"

"This Jiuye Mountain Market sure knows how to do business."

"However... there might also be some other conspiracy hidden within."

"Fortunately, I am not greedy for these small gains; they can't trap me!"

Su Ping arrived at the Market, first strolling through the area where stalls were set up, and after purchasing some miscellaneous materials from the hands of the Loose Cultivators.

Su Ping thought about stopping by to see the Junior Martial Brother Yun Jiu, discovering that his complexion was still very poor, though fortunately, the aura of death on his body was gone.

It seems he managed to survive this ordeal.

Only then did Su Ping arrive at the familiar Yunbao Pavilion.

It was a pity that after the new management replaced the old, the door plaque had also been changed.

Looking at it now, Yunbao Pavilion had become Wanbao Pavilion.

The manager had also changed into a middle-aged scholar with a handlebar mustache and a white headpiece.

Su Ping looked over, and this scholar immediately revealed a smile and came up to greet him:

"Could you be Inspector Su?"

"Hmm, you are..."

"This humble one is Gu Mozhi. I was originally just a scholar, but fortunately, through the guidance of my mentor, I managed to become a Cultivator and can now work here at Wanbao Pavilion to repay my mentor."

"Inspector Su, please do not take offense. Actually, when we first took over this storefront, the person from the Yun Family who handled the handover discussed the Daoist with us."

"Please rest assured, the prices the Yun Family gave back then are the same prices now."

Su Ping understood as soon as he heard this, and upon reflection, he thought this was normal.

Could it be considered that both parties handed over the sales channels, ensuring the dual interests of the customers and the successors? Su Ping doesn't have much white sugar now, but he will have it in the future, and there will be a lot of it.

The ability of those few Registered Disciples to provide supplies will only be ten or a hundred times that of the young Daoist Zhou Xuan! Especially as the cooperation deepens, after he leaks a little bit of martial artist resources from his fingernails, their status in the secular world will also rise accordingly.

Su Ping also revealed a sincere smile, reaching a preliminary transaction intention with this Wanbao Pavilion manager.

Afterwards, Su Ping took out that demon bird, and after converting it into Spirit Stones, he used them all at Wanbao Pavilion to buy various Pills, Talismans, and materials needed for his crafts.

After buying everything he might need.

Su Ping then feigned an unintentional inquiry to the scholar about news regarding Body Cultivator Secret Techniques.

"Body Cultivator Secret Techniques?"

"Secret techniques in the aspect of Body Cultivation often harm oneself before harming others. Unless one has an urgent goal of pursuing lethality, generally, only those at the Body Refining Late Stage will choose to cultivate them."

The middle-aged scholar looked at Su Ping.

With his cultivation, even at close range, he could only tell that this Inspector was at Mid-stage Qi Refining, and his blood energy was as vigorous as a furnace, meaning his Body Tempering was at least at Small Success.

Although he had become a dog for an Inner Sect Disciple, relying on his extensive experience, he had developed the good habit of not daring to bully others by abusing his power.

Of course, this also had something to do with his backer not being strong enough yet! He gave his suggestion, and after seeing Su Ping nod to indicate he understood, but still wanted it.

He had no choice but to take out a Dharma Artifact to contact his mentor.

Several dozen minutes later, the middle-aged scholar respectfully cupped his hands toward Su Ping:

"My mentor has the secret technique the Daoist needs."

"However, my mentor requires five hundred Spirit Stones or equivalent items!"

Su Ping had already guessed that the mentor was the Inner Sect Disciple who had leased this Jiuye Mountain Market.

Five hundred Spirit Stones... the Bloodline Slate he bought back then that could serve as a family heirloom was only two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones.

However, compared to secret techniques that generally can only be cultivated at the Body Refining Late Stage, this could be considered cheap.

If one were to go to the Merit Hall to exchange for it, it would require not only Spirit Stones but also Merit.

And Merit, in the current environment, is a very hot potato! If a matter can be solved by spending money, then just spend a little. Spend a little, that's not shameful! Seeing Su Ping nod.

The middle-aged scholar also revealed a joyful smile; clearly, closing this deal also had no small benefit for him.

After Su Ping gave the deposit and agreed on the transaction time.

Su Ping left the Jiuye Mountain Market and returned to Linyue Villa.

It just so happened to be the time for the Fishing Spot to refresh.

Su Ping immediately finished the 100 fishing attempts for this time.

Fishing Experience increased accordingly:

【Current Fishing Level: 3 (740/1000)】

At the same time, at the Reservoir Fishing Spot, another Green Spirit Fish was successfully caught by Su Ping.

Looking at this unexpected joy, Su Ping considered it for a while and still felt that raising the level of the Pot Heaven was more important!

The Green Spirit Fish was thrown into the Spirit Light Fish Pond.

Then the Spirit Qi concentration of the Pot Heaven began to rise again, reaching 70.

Su Ping could only guess that the current Spirit Qi concentration should be close to the core area of a SecondTierMiddleGradeSpiritVein.

In any case, judging by his physical sensation, Su Ping had never enjoyed such dense Spirit Qi.

Su Ping practiced boxing for a while to stretch his body, then curiously looked toward the backyard of Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion.

Over there, the young Daoist Zhou Xuan was attempting his fifteenth time of alchemy.

It is worth mentioning that at this time, besides Zhou Xuan, there was also a dark yellow civet that could stand upright and appeared quite intelligent, happily helping this Zhou Xuan add bricks and tiles.

This was the Partner Card Su Ping had drawn previously: Psychic Civet.

Because it was of common quality, like other decorations, it had no special description, so Su Ping hadn't paid much attention to it and hadn't deployed it later.

After the young Daoist Zhou Xuan started getting busy, Su Ping suddenly remembered this Partner Card.

At the very least, it had the word "Psychic" in it, and it was produced by the Pot Heaven; it should be able to do odd jobs, right? So Su Ping summoned the Psychic Civet and discovered that it was a dark yellow civet about the size of a half-year-old child, which liked to stand upright, dance, and clap, and was quite an optimist.

It could not speak human language, but it could understand, was very smart, and could help do some simple things.

Furthermore, it is very easy to keep; Su Ping discovered that as long as he gave it some fried peanuts, potato chips, and other snacks from Water Blue Star, the Psychic Civet's favorability would shoot up to over 90 in a flash.

Su Ping sent it off to Zhou Xuan to serve as a helper, and at the same time, it would keep Zhou Xuan from being so lonely.

Compared to the poker-faced White Crane Boy, the Psychic Civet is much better at livening up the atmosphere.

"Open!"

Zhou Xuan extinguished the fire, and after letting it simmer for over ten minutes, he waved a small flag and chanted a spell.

Hum! The lid of the alchemy furnace made a sound, and as soon as it was moved half an inch, a large amount of white steam rushed out, causing the lid to slide off instantly.

Zhou Xuan was quick-witted and fast-handed, hurriedly catching the lid with both hands to avoid the embarrassment of having to apply for a replacement.

"It smells so good!"

Zhou Xuan suddenly discovered that this time, the alchemy was not only a success, but a Great Success! It seemed he had refined a Superior Pill mentioned in the books? Su Ping stood on the roof of Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion, sipping Tiger Bone Wine while watching the alchemy furnace.

His enhanced five senses allowed Su Ping to ignore the steam and see the Pill inside the alchemy furnace clearly.

Eight duds, one medium, and one superior!

"Is this a Superior Pill? This is the first time I've seen the formation process of a Superior Pill, right?"

"What a pity, this is a batch of Five-Grain Pills that don't even count as First Tier Pills; even if they are superior, they aren't worth many Spirit Stones."

"However, being able to refine a Superior Pill is a great joy!"

"In the future, I'll eat the duds myself, sell the medium-grade ones, and take the First or Second Tier Superior Pills directly to exchange for Merit; perhaps I can gather enough resources to exchange for a Divine Ability Secret Technique before Foundation Establishment!"

(End of chapter)