Chapter 132: Marrow-Cleansing Pill

After gathering enough spirit stones, Song Qingming did not rush to the Xiaoyao Sect to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill. Anyway, there was still a year left, so he didn't need to be too anxious. Since the problem of spirit stones was no longer a big issue, he should make some preparations for Foundation Establishment in advance.

Song Qingming only had pseudo-spiritual root aptitude. Although he already had a Foundation Establishment Pill, to be honest, he still lacked some confidence.

Fortunately, in the cultivation world, besides the Foundation Establishment Pill, there were many spiritual items that could assist in increasing the probability of Foundation Establishment. The Green Jade Pill he risked his life to bring back for Xu Cheng Ziyan from Mount Bai Long back then was one of them.

Although the effect of this spiritual elixir was far from as good as the Foundation Establishment Pill, taking it in combination with the Foundation Establishment Pill still had some effect. Most people preparing for Foundation Establishment, regardless of whether they had a Foundation Establishment Pill or not, would prepare some spiritual items of this kind.

After making up his mind, Song Qingming came to the largest elixir shop in Yangshan Market, the Heavenly Elixir Pavilion.

The Heavenly Elixir Pavilion was a shop specializing in selling elixirs, and it had a great reputation in Yangshan Market, almost monopolizing one-third of the elixir business in this largest market in the State of Wei.

As soon as he entered the door, a shop assistant at the fifth layer of Qi Refining immediately came up. Seeing Song Qingming, he recognized him immediately.

"Oh my, customer, you've come again. Do you need some elixirs to improve your cultivation? The effect of the last elixir was good, right?"

Song Qingming had been here once a month ago. At that time, although he had many spirit stones on him, they were all prepared for exchanging for the Foundation Establishment Pill at the Xiaoyao Sect, so he only bought some ordinary elixirs.

The shop assistant who received him at that time was also this one. Seeing a young cultivator at the ninth layer of Qi Refining come in, he thought it was an inner sect disciple of the Xiaoyao Sect with a high status and that a big business had arrived. Unexpectedly, Song Qingming spent over a dozen spirit stones to settle the bill. The shop assistant's disappointed expression toward him at that time still left a deep impression on Song Qingming.

With several hundred more spirit stones on him, this time at the Heavenly Elixir Pavilion, he could finally be generous for once. After entering the door, he sat directly on the wooden chair used to entertain guests on both sides of the shop.

"Assistant! Do you have any Foundation Establishment Pills here?"

This calm sentence was like a thunderclap, exploding in the ears of that shop assistant. After hearing the three words "Foundation Establishment Pill," it directly stunned him on the spot.

"Cus-customer, what elixir did you just say? I don't seem to have heard clearly!"

"I asked you if you have any Foundation Establishment Pills for sale here?" Song Qingming asked him again with a serious face.

"Foundation Establishment Pill? Customer, you are joking. How could such a thing be brought to a small shop to be sold?" The shop assistant replied to Song Qingming patiently, but in his heart, he was already despising him.

"Stingy with just over a dozen spirit stones, yet opening his mouth to ask for a Foundation Establishment Pill. This person really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."

"Oh! No Foundation Establishment Pill? Then do you have any spiritual elixirs that can assist in Foundation Establishment?" Seeing the shop assistant's face almost turning red, Song Qingming didn't tease him anymore and stated his true intention for coming here.

"This little friend, if you want spiritual items for Foundation Establishment, why not go to the back hall of our shop to chat?" Just as the shop assistant was about to speak, an old man in a cyan robe walked over from the side and interrupted him.

Seeing the powerful aura emanating from this old man, Song Qingming was shocked and instantly stood up from the wooden chair, unable to help but curse himself in his heart.

"No way, I was just teasing the assistant, how did I provoke a Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

The old man in the cyan robe waved his hand at the shop assistant and said, "You go down and entertain others first. I will entertain this little friend!"

The shop assistant nodded hurriedly and immediately retreated to the side.

"How dare I trouble the Senior to condescend to entertain me? This junior is truly somewhat terrified. I hope you will forgive me." After Song Qingming stood up, he hurriedly bowed to this old man.

Seeing that Song Qingming was somewhat nervous, the old man in the cyan robe stroked his somewhat gray short beard and said with a smile, "Little friend, don't be so polite. My Heavenly Elixir Pavilion is just a place to do business. There are not so many red tapes here. We only value whether we can make a deal. I ask little friend to move to the back hall. No matter what needs little friend has, as long as you can pay equivalent spirit stones, we will try our best to satisfy you."

After saying this, the old man in the cyan robe raised his finger and pointed to a small door on one side of the shop, walking over first.

Although he was somewhat afraid in his heart, Song Qingming still didn't dare to casually reject the face of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he could only bite the bullet and follow behind the old man in the cyan robe, coming to a secret room in the back hall of the Heavenly Elixir Pavilion.

No matter what, this was Yangshan Market, under the eyelids of the Xiaoyao Sect. The last person who hurt someone in the market had already had his bones turned into ashes. Even if this old man in the cyan robe was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it was impossible for him to dare to be unfavorable to him here.

After entering the door, two maids soon brought two cups of fragrant spiritual tea. After a while, the maids retreated, and there was no one else in the room. The old man in the cyan robe then continued to speak:

"I don't know why little friend came to my Heavenly Elixir Pavilion—is it to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill, or do you need other spiritual items for Foundation Establishment?"

Song Qingming steadied his mind and said carefully, "This junior is indeed here for spiritual items for Foundation Establishment. It's just because I heard someone in the market say that there are Foundation Establishment Pills here, so I just asked a question more. I hope Senior will forgive me for being abrupt."

"Oh! So that's how it is. Our shop does sell a second-tier spiritual elixir that assists in Foundation Establishment, called the Marrow-Cleansing Pill. This elixir can clear bones and cleanse marrow, enhancing a cultivator's own physique. Taking this elixir in combination with a Foundation Establishment Pill can at least increase a cultivator's probability of Foundation Establishment by half a layer.

It's just that recently, because the number of cultivators reaching Foundation Establishment in the Xiaoyao Sect has increased a lot in the past two years, the number of cultivators coming to our Heavenly Elixir Pavilion to buy spiritual items for Foundation Establishment has increased by several dozen percent. The shop temporarily has no such spiritual elixirs. It's not just our Heavenly Elixir Pavilion; all elixir shops in the entire Yangshan Market are the same. If Daoist friend wants spiritual items for Foundation Establishment, I'm afraid you can only wait a while."

"I don't know how long your shop will have to wait for this kind of Marrow-Cleansing Pill. I hope Senior can inform me!"

Seeing that this old man in the cyan robe said there were no more spiritual elixirs for Foundation Establishment, Song Qingming really couldn't figure out why he specifically called him in. He didn't know what kind of idea this old man had. Was he too idle and specifically came to tease him?

This Marrow-Cleansing Pill sounded really good, and the effect could compare to the Green Jade Pill Xu Cheng Ziyan used for Foundation Establishment back then. No matter what, he must find a way to get one before Foundation Establishment.

Seeing that Song Qingming's face was somewhat discouraged, the old man in the cyan robe narrowed his eyes and said again, "If little friend is in a hurry, I do know a place that has this elixir. It's just that the requirements for buying spiritual items there are somewhat high. I don't know if little friend has any interest in listening."

"I hope Senior will enlighten me!"

Seeing that Song Qingming was quite teachable, the old man in the cyan robe nodded and continued, "Little friend might not know that although our Heavenly Elixir Pavilion is a relatively famous shop in Yangshan Market, it is not an industry of the Xiaoyao Sect, but belongs to an organization composed of many elite cultivators, the Heavenly Elixir Alliance.

Not only in the State of Wei, but in dozens of countries near the Mount Fuyun range, there are shops started by our Heavenly Elixir Alliance. It's just that we act relatively low-key and focus on alchemy and business, so we are not known to everyone.

The Heavenly Elixir Alliance not only has ordinary shops like ours on the surface, but every once in a while, we also secretly organize some auctions and exchange meetings. If little friend wants a Marrow-Cleansing Pill, as long as you go there, this old man dares to guarantee you that you will definitely be able to find the spiritual items for Foundation Establishment you need. Even the Foundation Establishment Pill you want, as long as little friend can take out spiritual items that can move us, these are not problems at all."

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