The Path of Survivor begins with obtaining titles

Chapter 620: Chapter 311 Qinglian Market_2
 

Having cultivated for four or five hundred years, he had spent almost all his time in Liu Yun Sect or the Dan God Secret Realm, never truly having the chance to explore some Immortal Cities.

His greatest skills in cultivation, aside from Alchemy, were Formations.

Although he brought some Spirit Stones with him, he estimated they wouldn’t last very long in the Spirit Profound Realm.

“Senior, the Pill area is to the left,” the girl in front of him said, her steps lively as she led the way.

Lin Yi followed her, choosing to look at Pills first because he wanted to see if the Dan Immortal Master’s shop had also opened in Qinglian Spirit City.

In a previous conversation, he had casually mentioned the Heng Yuan World’s most famous Dan God, Zhang Dao Xuan, wanting to check on the current situation of the Dan Immortal himself.

After all, such an ascender, exceptional in both pills and formations, would definitely not be obscure.

Zhao Yingchang had said that more than two thousand years ago, when Dan God Zhang Dao Xuan ascended to the higher realm, Tai Xuan Dao Palace took great interest in him, bringing him from Qinglian Spirit City to Tai Xuan Divine City with plans to have him enter the Dao Palace for focused teaching.

However, Zhang Dao Xuan did not enter the Dao Palace, instead cultivating on his own in Tai Xuan Divine City; he opened an Elixir Shop which, because of the high quality of its pills, was beloved by cultivators.

It was only that he had opened a shop in the Main City of Tai Xuan, and despite many cultivators urging him to open branches in other Spirit Cities, he directly refused.

However, several hundred years ago, he disappeared in an accident while exploring a secret realm, leaving behind a few disciples who expanded his shop into many Spirit Cities.

Upon hearing this information, Lin Yi could not help but shake his head, suspecting it wasn’t a mere disappearance, but rather an encounter with some sort of opportunity. Because the Dan Immortal’s split spirit still existed in the Lower Realm, and he could still gain cultivation levels through learning skills, it meant that the main body was still alive.

As for the founding elder of Liu Yun Sect, he did not inquire, to avoid arousing any suspicion.

Based on his guess, the Master of Bi Hai probably did not disclose his information but was confident enough to capture him first and then claim credit later.

Of course, it’s also possible that only information about spotting the traces of one practicing the Creation Method was disclosed and somehow, this information also made its way to the higher realm.

Maybe the news that he himself, the Master of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, was about to ascend had also been conveyed here, which is why those individuals were specifically waiting for him, ready to guide him to a designated Flying Spirit Platform once he used the Creation Method and revealed its aura.

As the girl led the way, she chatted about the Pill zone, “Senior, in Qinglian Spirit City, the most famous Pill Shop is Tianyi Pavilion, which has branches in the four Spirit Cities ruled by the Demon Tribe; its quality is very good and the prices are not expensive.”

“Oh, what else is there?” Lin Yi immediately asked.

The girl did not hesitate and replied directly, “Apart from Tianyi Pavilion, there are the Spiritual Medicine Workshop and Pavilion of Profound Dao. However, the Pavilion of Profound Dao has had some issues recently with cultivators having problems after consuming their pills, and it’s causing a disturbance.”

“It’s said that before Dan God Zhang Dao Xuan had disappeared, it was very famous. Many cultivators would queue for a long time just to obtain one of his pills, and it only had a shop in the Main City of Tai Xuan. It’s just that I heard Master Zhang disappeared several hundred years ago.”

“After that, his Pavilion of Profound Dao started opening in various Spirit Cities, and the quality was not as good as before. Otherwise, it would definitely have surpassed Tianyi Pavilion.”

Lin Yi nodded slightly, thinking that these disciples of the Dan Immortal Master had, in pursuit of profit, expanded the shop into many Spirit Cities, which was a mistake akin to how franchise stores in later generations can’t be managed properly.

Although the Dan Immortal Master’s ability to choose disciples wasn’t great, his luck was unmatched. In the Lower Realm, he controlled a secret realm on his own; upon reaching the Upper Realm, he suddenly entered some perilous place and obtained an opportunity. This must be why he could advance to the Fusion stage.

Of course, if that thread of his split spirit were to follow him to the Upper Realm and merge with the main body, he would then officially become his disciple.

At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator passing by scoffed, “Hah, surpass Tianyi Pavilion? Even if Zhang Dao Xuan hadn’t disappeared, it’s doubtful he could have surpassed Tianyi Pavilion across all four Demon-Ruled Spirit Cities. Little girl, you should speak less of such matters…”

While speaking, the cultivator cast a glance toward the girl, seemingly wanting to warn her with his eyes.

Lin Yi leisurely moved in front of the girl and gave the middle-aged cultivator a faint look. The cultivator’s gaze met his, his expression subtly changed, and he promptly flew away from there.

The girl sighed with relief, “Thank you, senior.”

“No need for courtesy, this Tianyi Pavilion isn’t all that great, such a petty alchemist,” Lin Yi said calmly.

The man earlier had the scent of pills on him, and the clothes he wore bore the markings of Tianyi Pavilion.

The girl nodded quickly, “Okay, senior, the Spiritual Medicine Workshop is the closest from here, let’s visit this shop first.”

With a thought, Lin Yi summoned a chilly Flying Sword beneath his feet, which began to hover, “Come on up, you lead the way.”

Feeling the cold aura emanating from the Flying Sword, the girl trembled slightly, but as she looked at Lin Yi’s calm expression, she quickly got on and found it not cold at all, rather it felt somewhat warm.

Following the girl’s directions, they soon arrived at the Spiritual Medicine Workshop located on the left side of the market, near the center.

Through a brief conversation, Lin Yi also learned the girl’s name, Nie Xiaoling, but he didn’t inquire too much about other information.

After landing, he saw the signboard of the Spiritual Medicine Workshop, pulsating with spiritual energy, with a pill furnace standing on each side of the entrance, and a steady stream of customers coming and going.

He walked into the shop at a leisurely pace, asked about the prices of pills for the Deification Realm, examined the quality, and couldn’t help but smile.

The quality of the pills in the Spiritual Medicine Workshop was good, the prices were much more expensive than in the Lower Realm, after all, there were more opportunities to earn Spirit Stones in the higher realms, and alchemists, especially those who could refine high-quality pills, were scarce everywhere.

Lin Yi bought two bottles of Soul Condensing Pills for the use of cultivators at the Huashen stage, then left the shop and asked Nie Xiaoling, “How far is Pavilion of Profound Dao from here?”

“Senior, it would take about a quarter-hour by foot,” Nie Xiaoling replied.

“Then we’ll get there by Sword Control,” Lin Yi said as he summoned his Flying Sword. It would take half an hour to walk between the two pill shops, which shows the sheer size of this market.

On the way to the Pavilion of Profound Dao, he also saw the location of Tianyi Pavilion, situated at the very heart of the entire pill market, with considerably more customers coming and going compared to the Spiritual Medicine Workshop.

Soon, they arrived at the location of the Pavilion of Profound Dao, which was somewhat less prominent compared to the previous two shops.

At the moment, quite a few people were gathered in front of Pavilion of Profound Dao, and some arguing could be heard. It seemed Nie Xiaoling was right; the Pavilion of Profound Dao was involved in some trouble.

“Senior, there’s some chaos at the Pavilion of Profound Dao. If there’s any pill you want to buy, perhaps we should go somewhere else,” Nie Xiaoling suggested kindly upon seeing the situation.

“Let’s have a look first,” Lin Yi said as he landed. After all, he was a disciple of the Dan Immortal Master, and it was necessary to check, even though he had not yet met the master in person, the mindful projection was still a part of the whole.

After listening by the side for a while, it seemed a Nascent Soul Cultivator had bought some pills, and after consumption, nearly went mad with frenzied cultivation, but only traces of that pill were found in his body, nothing else, naturally leading to the assumption that the pill was the cause.

Lin Yi used the Eye of Emptiness to observe the Nascent Soul Cultivator for a while, discovering the nature of something inside him and couldn’t help smiling.

He remembered some knowledge the Dan Immortal Master had explained to him.

Back then, in a bid to ‘shear wool’, he had the Dan Immortal Master elaborate on many aspects of pill knowledge, squeezing out everything, until there was nothing left to explain.

In it was a piece of obscure knowledge, that this kind of pill, apparently, should not be consumed with a certain special substance within a certain time frame; otherwise, it will have an antagonistic effect, and once this special substance enters the body, it would quickly vanish, becoming undetectable.

However, with special methods, traces of its existence could be discovered.

It seems that Pavilion of Profound Dao was being set up, after all, the shop belongs to a disciple of the Dan Immortal Master; even with limited ability, it shouldn’t be possible to refine pills that could cause frenzied cultivation, right?