Chapter 289

Looking at the downward tunnel, Liu Xiaolou took a deep breath, and his spiritual sense entered his storage bag, which contained all his belongings.

In order to buy the Foundation Establishment Pill, he was prepared to lose everything. Except for the Mystical Truth Rope, the Illusory Mili Xiangjin, the Three Mystical Sword, the Glazed Shield, the Concealing Jade Pendant, and the Spirit Leopard Bone Flute could all be used to exchange for spirit stones.

The least valuable was the Three Mystical Sword. If it hadn't evolved a sword qi that was soft but sharp, it wouldn't have sold for a good price at all. As for now, Liu Xiaolou's estimate was thirty-five spirit stones;

The Illusory Mili Xiangjin in his hand, if it could be sold to an expert in ambush, forty-five spirit stones should be no problem;

The Concealing Jade Pendant belonged to a special cultivation magic treasure. In suitable occasions, it could really be of great use, but to be honest, it was not used much. Liu Xiaolou had obtained this magic treasure for ten years and had not used it much, so Liu Xiaolou also had to find an expert to sell it. It was not easy to sell, so he could only estimate a low price of forty or fifty spirit stones;

For the bone flute that raised the spirit leopard soul shadow, Liu Xiaolou estimated eighty spirit stones. After all, this magic treasure was still in the process of being raised. For an expert, its power had not yet appeared. If it were raised for ten years, until it could be used after Foundation Establishment, its value would double.

The most valuable was the Glazed Shield. This high-grade magic treasure was obtained from Lu Xiansheng of Mount Tianmu, and its effect was remarkable. Wei Hongqing's assessment was that it was worth three hundred spirit stones;

These were more than five hundred spirit stones, plus the many spiritual materials he had accumulated, which were also worth nearly a hundred spirit stones, adding up to six hundred spirit stones, which was enough to try to negotiate the price.

If it still didn't work, even the storage bag could be taken out, which could add another three hundred spirit stones.

Hopefully, he could have good luck here.

He stepped down and walked for dozens of feet, entering a rock cave. The cave hall was not large, and it formed tunnels one after another. In front of each tunnel, there were road signs pointing: Array, Alchemy, Artifact, Material, Talisman, Beast, Law, Other, etc.

Someone came up behind him, also wearing a cloak, a bamboo hat, and a mask, entering the tunnel marked "Beast". Soon, someone else passed him and entered the "Alchemy" tunnel.

Liu Xiaolou followed and walked in. The tunnel turned to the left for about ten feet. Inside, there was another cave hall, but it was a winding cave hall, separated by many naturally formed stalactites, stone pillars, stone fields, and stone walls, and he couldn't see the end for a while.

Oil lamps were lit on the cave ceiling and walls, but the light was very weak, making the whole cave hall look very dim.

Many cultivators leaned against stone pillars and stalactites, or leaned against stone fields and stone walls, sitting cross-legged, with different numbers of alchemy bottles in front of their knees; more cultivators asked one by one, some whispered a few words with the owner, some opened the alchemy bottles to smell the alchemy fragrance, or got up and left after a while, or talked endlessly with the owner of the alchemy bottles.

Liu Xiaolou cheered up, looked around, and saw that the stall-owning cultivator under the stalactite in the left corner was empty, so he walked over quickly and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what kind of pills are you selling?"

That person was dressed exactly like Liu Xiaolou, so it was impossible to identify his identity. He picked up an alchemy bottle in front of his knees, opened the bottle stopper, and a fragrance of alchemy wafted out: "This is the Heart-Nurturing Pill with my family's unique secret recipe."

Liu Xiaolou was not interested. He didn't have time to smell the alchemy fragrance, so he pointed to another bottle: "What about this one?"

"Qi-Nurturing Pill, it is my family's..."

"What about this one?"

"Meridian-Nurturing Pill, smell it."

"Just these three types? Nothing else?"

"What kind of pill do you want to buy?"

"Do you have Foundation Establishment Pills?"

"Hehe, you are joking. Let alone me, even all the alchemists in this alchemy hall do not sell Foundation Establishment Pills."

"Are you so sure?"

"This is natural. I have been hanging around here for many years. At least in the last ten years, I haven't heard of anyone bringing Foundation Establishment Pills to sell here."

"This is the Chicheng Marketplace!"

"What you want is the Foundation Establishment Pill, brother. This pill is extremely difficult to refine. The Foundation Establishment Pills refined by major sects are all reserved for their own disciples. Where is the spare energy to sell them? I'll give you a piece of news: the Chicheng Sect only refined two Foundation Establishment Pills last year, and they have eighteen outer disciples waiting for Foundation Establishment!"

Although he was mentally prepared, his hope was extinguished as soon as he came up. Liu Xiaolou still couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed. After all, he had come from thousands of miles away, so he still had to visit what he should visit.

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What if there is an accident?

He was too lazy to go around in circles with people, so he asked one by one, and asked about the Foundation Establishment Pill as soon as he came up.

"Do you have Foundation Establishment Pills?"

"No."

"Sorry to bother you."

Change to the next one.

"Do you have Foundation Establishment Pills?"

"This..."

"Do you have it or not? Give me a straight answer."

"Not for the time being, but I can sell you a piece of news."

"What news?"

"Two spirit stones, and I'll tell you where to buy Foundation Establishment Pills. Of course, I can't guarantee you'll definitely buy them, there's a thirty percent chance."

Liu Xiaolou looked at the other party carefully for a while. He couldn't identify any information about the other party from the bamboo hat and mask he was wearing. He could only put away the thought of revenge after coming down, and said, "Actually, I also have news, a fifty percent chance, twenty percent higher than yours. Do you want to buy it?"

They didn't see eye to eye, so Liu Xiaolou left angrily and continued to the next place.

He didn't know how long he had been shopping. When he got up, he found that he had reached the end of the cave hall, and he had finished shopping.

Looking back, people were still coming and going, but his heart was filled with helplessness and frustration.

This trip was in vain.

He wandered around here for more than half an hour, finally recognized the reality, walked out, and returned to the outer cave hall.

No wonder Longshan Sanren and Dai Shenggao had been looking for Foundation Establishment Pills for many years without success. This thing was not a matter of spirit stones at all, but a matter of not being able to see it at all!

What should be done?

His eyes lingered on the other tunnels for a while, rekindling a glimmer of hope, and he walked quickly into the tunnel marked "Other".

The meaning of "Other" was everything except Alchemy, Artifact, Talisman, Material, and Array. Liu Xiaolou also wanted to know what would be there.

This cave was slightly smaller than the "Alchemy" cave, but the winding layout was even worse than the "Alchemy" cave, and the privacy when talking to each other was also better.

There were obviously far fewer cultivators here, and it looked a bit deserted.

Liu Xiaolou wandered around for a while, then walked toward a natural stone bridge. Someone was sitting on the edge of the bridge, dangling their legs outside the bridge in boredom. Judging by this demeanor, it seemed to be a female cultivator?

Walking up to the suspected female cultivator, just about to ask about the news of the Foundation Establishment Pill, the other party spoke first: "What is your cultivation base, Fellow Daoist?"

It was indeed a female cultivator, but her voice was a bit hoarse.

He also lowered his voice and asked back, "I wonder if you have any news about the Foundation Establishment Pill, Fellow Daoist?"

The female cultivator was silent for a while, shook her head and said, "No."

Liu Xiaolou didn't have time to talk nonsense, turned and left, continuing to search for the next target.

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