Chapter 284 Planning

"That being said, I bought this invitation not just to go in and see more. I have already inquired about it. At this auction, Shengye Sect will bring out a kind of elixir called Huayuan Dan, which can help break through the bottleneck of the foundation-building period. The efficacy is better than those currently available on the market. It is said that the production is extremely rare, and only a few bottles can be refined in a year. Therefore, except for the bottle sold at the auction, only orders from other sects are accepted, and it is not sold to independent cultivators." Yu Qingli said.

"Hey, I remember that when we met last time, Qingli, didn't you complain about the slow practice of the foundation-building period and didn't know when you could reach the bottleneck of the initial stage? Isn't it too early to plan to buy elixirs to assist breakthroughs now?" Zhang Zhi asked in confusion.

"Hehe, Brother Zhang, you don't know that the Xuanhua Lingxiang Shop in the city seems to have launched a new product called Zixuanxiang last year. The effect is much better than Qingxuanxiang. I have bought it frequently in the past two years. With the use of elixirs, the speed of cultivation is much faster than before. Now my cultivation has reached the peak level of the initial stage of foundation-building." Yu Qingli smiled.

"Oh, is that true? I bought a Qingxuan incense before, but I thought it was too ineffective and only suitable for the Qi Refining Stage. I didn't expect that it can be used in the Foundation Establishment Stage now. It seems that I have to buy a few when I go back later." Zhang Zhi said with surprise.

"Wait a while, his incense is limited. If you go now, I'm afraid that even the Qingxuan incense is sold out. You still want to buy the Zixuan incense? Dream on!" Yu Qingli shook his head.

"It's so popular? When does his store open? I can go early, right?" Zhang Zhi frowned.

"His store opens at Mao in the morning, but there are too many people buying. If you really want to queue up, you still have to go at Yin to grab a few. However, I have a way here that doesn't require queuing, but I don't know if Brother Zhang is willing." Yu Qingli said.

Zhang Zhi saw the malicious smile on his face, and he was a little suspicious in his heart, but he couldn't resist the temptation of the Zixuan incense.

"Brother Yu, don't keep me in suspense. Just tell me."

"Actually, I've been patronizing his business for a long time, and I've accumulated a lot of points. I can make reservations from the store one day in advance, but the number of purple incense that the same person can buy in a day is also limited. If I give it to you, I'll have less." Yu Qingli's words were full of meaning.

Zhang Zhi hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Yu and I have been friends for so long, I will naturally not let you suffer a loss. In this way, I will increase the price of each incense by 10%, how about it?"

Yu Qingli nodded and agreed with a smile.

However, at this moment, Yuan Ming next to him suddenly said, "Friend Yu, I heard that if the Xuanhua Lingxiang Shop finds out that someone is reselling spiritual incense by taking advantage of points, he will be on the shop's blacklist and will never sell incense to him again. You'd better be cautious."

Hearing this, Yu Qingli was stunned, but Zhang Zhi reacted and smiled.

"Brother Yu, we have been friends for many years. How can I bear to see you suffer a loss? To be on the safe side, I'll buy from you at the market price. Otherwise, it will be bad if someone reports me."

Yu Qingli's face flashed with a trace of shame and anger. He glared at Yuan Ming fiercely, but he could only pinch his nose and agree to Zhang Zhi's request.

Yuan Ming didn't care. After all, regular customers with points can get discounts when buying incense. Yu Qingli still makes money.

The reselling business cannot be banned, and Yuan Ming doesn't have the leisure time to manage it one by one, but it happened in front of him, so he has to remind him.

"Yu Daoyou, since you want to make a reservation, please help me order a few beauty incense. You shouldn't need this, how about I give it to you at the market price?" Fairy Hua also said.

Seeing this, Taoist friend Lu stroked his beard and couldn't help but sigh: "Even foundation-building cultivators have to make reservations if they want to buy incense. The business of this Xuanhua Lingxiang shop is really booming. The boss behind the scenes must be making a fortune, right?"

"That's right. According to the price of the spiritual incense in his shop, if it is sold out every day, he can earn thousands of spiritual stones just by sitting at home for a month." Cultivator Cui also nodded, full of envy.

"That's great! The top disciples of Changchun Temple don't have such treatment. If I can open a shop like this in my life, I will be satisfied." Zhang Zhi sighed.

"Come on, you? You'd better do some scattered alliance tasks honestly. You don't have a unique business, how can you make such a profit." Yu Qingli smiled.

"If it's just a simple business, how can it be so easy to lose money? Besides, compared to opening a store, it's more dangerous to do the mission of the scattered alliance, right? Let's not talk about exploring secret realms and escorting criminals. I heard that not long ago, some broken scattered alliances started human trafficking, specifically luring local cultivators to strange places to poison and frame them. The lucky ones were sealed and rushed to dig spiritual stones. The unlucky ones were directly sold to evil cultivators as blood sacrifice materials." Zhang Zhi said.

"Really? So scary?" Yu Qingli was surprised.

"I have a friend who encountered a similar situation. When he accepted the mission, he said he was going to a mountain forest in the north of Zhao State, but he got closer and closer to the North Desert. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and ran away immediately when he found something wrong, so he saved his life." The cultivator surnamed Cui said.

Everyone was surprised when they heard it, and at this time, Jiang Xiong, who was sitting at a table next to him, came over again.

"Everyone, I am from the Northern Desert, and there are some things I shouldn't say in the first place. It's just that a few fellow Taoists were so enthusiastic to help me just now. If I don't remind you, I would feel really sorry. In fact, in the past few years, our cultivation world in the Northern Desert has The situation is a bit strange. Many monks have disappeared inexplicably, and many people with little potential have suddenly emerged. Slaves in the Qi Refining Period often appear in the black market of Wangyue City. If possible, it is best not to get close to the Northern Desert. In fact, If you want to go, you must be well prepared.”

His words made everyone tense up, and Yu Qingli laughed a few times and quickly changed the topic, which relaxed the atmosphere a little.

But after this encounter, they stopped talking about other rumors and rumors, and instead started chatting about trivial matters. Yuan Ming listened on the side, adding a few words from time to time, and after staying there for more than half an hour, Just stood up to say goodbye.

However, when he was going out, he suddenly saw Hu Tu driving a carriage hurriedly and stopped in the alley behind the tea house.

Seeing that Hu Tu didn't seem to notice him, Yuan Ming was a little curious, so he quietly stood at the entrance of the alley.

In the alley, Hu Tu jumped off the carriage and knocked on the back door of Sixiang Tea House.

"Who is it?" A man in light blue clothes stuck his head out.

"Xuanhua Ling Incense Shop, as agreed with your manager, has sent incense." Hu Tu rubbed his hands.

The clerk glanced at him and said, "Wait a moment, I'll call the steward."

Not long after, a middle-aged male cultivator came out. When he saw it was Hu Tu, he smiled and cupped his hands.

"Oh, Brother Hu Tu, you can just ask someone from me to do this kind of thing. Why bother to go there yourself?"

"There is no other way. The boss has sent a message and asked me to tell you that from now on, the incense you want will be supplied centrally and delivered on the first day of each month. And when you use it, don't forget to help us promote it." Hu Tu said.

"It's easy to talk about." The steward nodded, counted them one by one, and confirmed the number. Then, he turned around and entered the building, and soon walked out again carrying a storage bag.

"Brother Hu Tu, do you want some of the Xiangqian from your store?"

Hu Tu took the storage bag, counted the spiritual stones inside, and suddenly raised his head: "Manager Xu, the spiritual stones you gave me seem to be a bit too much, right?"

"Hehe, this is the hard-earned money I specially prepared for Brother Hu Tu. It's just a little thought. It doesn't matter. It's the rules of the city lord's palace." Manager Xu said with a smile.

Hu Tu rolled his eyes, and then put away the storage bag without changing his expression: "With the friendship between you and me, even if Manager Xu doesn't mention such a trivial matter, I won't forget it."

After chatting for a few more words, the two laughed together.

Outside the alley, Yuan Ming turned around and left.

…

After Yuan Ming returned home, he sat down cross-legged and thought carefully about the information he got from the teahouse trip.

The news about Sha Hao spread throughout the city, and even the deaths of Gu Qiulong and Xu Changqing were blamed on him. Now I don't know how many people want his life.

It's just that it would be better to kill him directly, because some people are worried about Sha Hao's soul cultivation skills and deliberately spare his life to give him a chance to reveal his soul cultivation identity.

Yuan Ming thought of the reward for Pu Zhengqing on the list of evil cultivators and the word "capture alive" marked at the back. His face suddenly darkened, and he felt more murderous intent towards Sha Hao.

It is not difficult for him to find Shahao. At most, if he uses the soul seal a few more times, he should be able to find some information about his location.

However, most of his magic weapons are now destroyed, and Shahao is a master of illusion. If he does not make sufficient preparations, it may be difficult for him to keep Shahao.

In the past few days, he has visited all the shops in Xiaohu City, but he has not found the best magic weapon he likes. If he still wants to buy one, he may have to go to Tianxiang Auction.

It's just that the new magic weapon may not be as useful as the magic weapon he is used to. Rather than buying a new one, he still wants to upgrade the black needle in his hand into a top-quality magic weapon.

He thought for a moment, then took out the weapon-refining books he bought in the past few days and read them carefully.

He bought these books at a high price, and they contain a lot of content about top-quality magical weapons.

He had already learned the basic content in the book in Biluo Cave, so he quickly skipped it and focused on the explanation and analysis of the best magic weapons.

For monks in the alchemy stage, the best magic weapon can also be called a "treasure embryo" and can be regarded as a magic weapon that has not yet been refined.

It's just that unlike magic weapons, the runes on top-quality magic weapons cannot be connected in series to form a talisman array, and they still exist independently of each other.

Not all magical weapons can withstand the fourth rune being engraved and become the best magical weapons. The fundamental reason is that there are differences in spiritual materials.

For ordinary spiritual materials, the upper limit of being able to carve three runes has been reached. If you want to add one more, it will destroy the original balance of the runes, causing the runes to break, and the material of the magic weapon to be unable to withstand the power and be damaged.

Only a magic weapon that has the best spiritual materials added to it during the refining process can withstand the imprinting and imbuing of the fourth rune. Even if it fails, the magic weapon will only be reduced by one level and will not be completely damaged. .