“Alright, what’s your name?” Kuaishu Pavilion
Lin Chen then asked the white-robed Taoist.
“Reporting to Young Master, my name is Bai Yuanshao. You can just call me by my name!”
Bai Yuanshao cupped his fists at Lin Chen, his face filled with eagerness.
Merely delivering messages on time could earn them a Spirit Guiding Pill every three months. Such a reward was akin to a pie from heaven for them!
“Good, Bai Yuanshao. Remember this, from now on, you’re responsible for recruiting people for me. Any family retainer who can be guaranteed loyal, and you recruit them, I’ll give you a Spirit Guiding Pill as reward for each person.”
“However, if you bring in any traitors, this reward will be void!”
As he spoke, Lin Chen chuckled.
Being an alchemist, with spirit fields as his backing, he could afford to be so generous!
“Yes, please rest assured, Young Master Lin!”
Upon hearing Lin Chen’s words, Bai Yuanshao nodded seriously and agreed immediately.
He naturally understood the importance of such matters and the need for secrecy. If he found the wrong people, not only would Lin Chen’s pills be gone, but his own life might also be forfeit!
“Alright, you all can go back now. If the Liu family asks, just say you don’t know anything about this.”
“Given Liu Yunhua’s status in the Liu family, Liu Jiarui wouldn’t make things difficult for you over an elder from the outer court!”
Lin Chen said this with certainty. If Liu Yunhua had been that important in the Liu family, why would he have been exiled to Hangcheng in the first place?
“Yes!”
After receiving Lin Chen’s instructions, the retainers unified their stories and left the teahouse.
Once they were gone, Lin Chen retrieved Liu Yunhua’s storage bag and then incinerated the body with a burst of fire.
“Hmm? Is this, the Lan Yin Root from the previous auction? Didn’t Liu Yunhua hand this item over to the Liu family?”
However, when Lin Chen opened the storage bag and saw its contents, he was stunned.
Inside the storage bag, the Lan Yin Root, as tall as a person, was still there. Only a few root tendrils seemed to be missing!
“Reporting to Young Master, when Liu Yunhua submitted the Lan Yin Root, he only submitted about half a meter of it and received praise from the entire Liu family.”
“Now it seems that what was called the Lan Yin Root back then was merely its root tendrils.”
Qin Lie’s eyes widened, his expression full of disbelief.
This thousand-year-old Lan Yin Root could grow this large!
“Tsk, tsk, tsk. Liu Yunhua, oh Liu Yunhua. He probably intended to pocket it for himself, but unexpectedly, it has now benefited me.”
Hearing Qin Lie’s words, Lin Chen couldn’t help but sigh.
It had to be said, this Liu Yunhua was far too greedy. Such a large Lan Yin Root, and he only submitted a small tendril!
“Congratulations, Young Master, congratulations!”
Qin Lie and Yang Yong beside him quickly offered their felicitations.
They knew that with Lin Chen’s character, if he gained such a great advantage, they would surely get a share of the benefits!
“Mm, everyone gets a share. You two will each receive two Spirit Guiding Pills.”
Lin Chen was not stingy and directly gave the two a few pills.
“Thank you, Young Master, thank you, Young Master!”
Seeing the spirit pills emitting a rich fragrance in their hands, the master and disciple quickly expressed their gratitude.
“Alright, you two stand aside for now.”
“Senior Sister, what’s this formation flag? Take a look at how it’s used. With this, robbing and taking treasures will be much easier in the future.”
Lin Chen then looked at Zhang Ying beside him and proactively asked.
This kind of formation that isolates spiritual energy could be considered a divine item in this world!
“I know this type of formation. What’s magical are the formation flags used to set it up. They were laid by Nascent Soul stage cultivators using their primordial essence. With my current strength, I can’t replicate it yet.”
Zhang Ying replied to Lin Chen with a troubled expression.
Currently, she only had the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment stage. It was absolutely impossible for her to set up such a formation!
“Reporting to Young Master, the Liu family only has three sets of this formation. Liu Yunhua, as an elder of the outer court, often helped the Liu family handle some unsavory matters, which is why he carried this set of formation flags with him.”
“If you want this formation, Young Master, you can buy it from the black market. It would cost about twenty Spirit Guiding Pills to get a set of these formation flags.”
Qin Lie cupped his fists at Lin Chen and explained.
He had heard from his disciple Yang Yong that Lin Chen had not been cultivating for long and therefore did not know many things about the cultivation world.
“Mm, good. After this Cultivator Competition, we’ll make a trip to the black market!”
Hearing Qin Lie’s words, Lin Chen nodded, a hint of longing in his eyes.
He had been cultivating for several years now, but he had never known what the black market belonging to cultivators was like!
Now that he had the chance to see it, why not?
Over the next two days, Qin Lie roughly explained most of the affairs of the Zhejiang province’s cultivation families to Lin Chen.
Meanwhile, at the Long Family Villa.
Long Yuling walked into the villa’s formation with a worried expression and returned to the bamboo house where her parents lived.
“Hmm? Yuling, why do you look so down?”
Seeing Long Yuling return with a long face, Long Yixian frowned.
Had another fool offended his precious daughter? Had people forgotten his reputation because he had been in seclusion for too long?
“Dad, how can I get a mid-grade spiritual artifact alchemy furnace?”
Seeing Long Yixian, Long Yuling sighed, somewhat helplessly.
“Oh? A mid-grade spiritual artifact alchemy furnace? That’s something only alchemists of grade three and above need. Why? What do you need it for?”
Hearing his daughter’s dilemma, Long Yixian’s interest was piqued.
The spiritual energy in the world was thin, and many ancient recipes had been lost. Those who could become grade three alchemists were truly geniuses among geniuses!
“Didn’t I tell you before that I found someone to participate in this Cultivator Competition under the Long family’s name?”
“But that person’s requirement is a mid-grade spiritual artifact alchemy furnace. I can only come to you for help.”
Long Yuling looked at Long Yixian, her eyes filled with helplessness.
Over the past two days, she had searched the Long family’s treasury from top to bottom. She had seen quite a few spiritual artifacts, but let alone a mid-grade spiritual artifact alchemy furnace, she hadn’t even seen a low-grade one!
“Oh? A mid-grade spiritual artifact alchemy furnace? What a bold request!”
Hearing Long Yuling’s words, Long Yixian’s eyes lit up.