67: Li Qiuniang

Li Qiuniang seemed to have cultivated some kind of charm-type secret art, exuding endless charm in every move and smile.

Shopkeeper Xu Lizhi became the shopkeeper of the Qingyang Spirit Treasure Pavilion branch by relying on his own refined temperament, and Li Qiuniang was even more extraordinary.

There was a reason why Spirit Treasure Pavilion became the largest business association on the entire continent, and it could be seen in their hiring practices.

Lin Yucheng cupped his fists again, trying his best not to be affected by the aura emanating from Li Qiuniang: "Shopkeeper Li, I actually came here to purchase a batch of goods."

"Oh?"

"Foundation Establishment Pills, you have them here, right?"

Li Qiuniang smiled: "Of course we do, please follow me upstairs, both of you."

Compared to the first floor, the second floor, although slightly smaller in internal area, was more elegantly arranged.

As she walked, Li Qiuniang introduced: "Both the second and third floors are only accessible to guests who meet a certain consumption threshold, but since you two are Lizhi's friends, there's no need for such trouble."

Li Qiuniang led the two to a counter, from which she took out an exquisite jade bottle and said: "This is the second-tier Medicinal Pill—the Foundation Establishment Pill."

After a moment of hesitation, Lin Yucheng finally spoke: "Shopkeeper Li, I don't need one Foundation Establishment Pill, but many."

A joyous expression appeared in Li Qiuniang's beautiful eyes, but she still asked: "Fellow Daoist, I need to inform you that a Low Grade Foundation Establishment Pill sells for 2,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, a Medium Grade one for 4,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and a High Grade one for 10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

The Foundation Establishment Pill is a resource that Cultivators must use, and its price has always remained high.

Even though it was not monopolized by any shop in Yang City, its price was not something ordinary Cultivators could afford.

Lin Yucheng pondered, although the selling price was extremely high, compared to the Foundation Establishment Pills exchanged at the Qinglan Sect, this place was quite conscientious.

Seeing Lin Yucheng deep in thought, Li Qiuniang explained: "Our Spirit Treasure Pavilion has extremely high credibility. If Fellow Daoist feels this price is unreasonable, you can also inquire at other shops. After comparing prices, Fellow Daoist will definitely choose us."

Lin Yucheng chuckled: "Shopkeeper Li, you jest. Shopkeeper Xu and I have been old friends for many years, and I know that Spirit Treasure Pavilion offers good quality at reasonable prices, so I will definitely choose you."

He changed the subject: "I just don't know what the difference is between the three qualities of Foundation Establishment Pills, and why the price difference is so large?"

Medicinal Pills refined by Alchemists are divided into Low Grade, Medium Grade, and High Grade, with an extremely rare chance of producing top-grade Medicinal Pills.

Top-grade Medicinal Pills not only test an Alchemist's Alchemy skill but also require the blessing of Luck.

The classification of Medicinal Pill quality is actually the same as the quality of Spirit Stones.

Lin Yucheng was not a professional Alchemist, so he was not particularly clear about the details.

Li Qiuniang introduced: "Low Grade Foundation Establishment Pills contain more pill toxins. The higher the quality of the Medicinal Pill, the less pill toxins it contains. It is said that top-grade Medicinal Pills have no pill toxins at all, but even our Spirit Treasure Pavilion does not have top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills.

Besides pill toxins, the medicinal effects are also different.

Taking a Cultivator with a three-Spiritual Root Aptitude as an example, the probability of Foundation Establishment after consuming a Low Grade Foundation Establishment Pill is 20%, after consuming a Medium Grade Foundation Establishment Pill is 40%, and after consuming a High Grade Foundation Establishment Pill is 80%."

Li Qiuniang added: "It is said that the probability of Foundation Establishment with a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill is as high as 100%. Any Cultivator, regardless of Spiritual Root Aptitude, can achieve Foundation Establishment by consuming it."

In other words, as long as there is a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, even a dog could achieve Foundation Establishment by eating it.

After Lin Yucheng digested and absorbed this information, he began a long period of contemplation.

Currently, the Lin Family has several Qi Refinement Stage Great Perfection Cultivators: his eldest sister-in-law Han Yuxiu, his cousin Lin Yubai…

And several other Family disciples would need Foundation Establishment Pills in the coming years, especially his son Lin Yongmao.

Lin Yucheng spoke: "Shopkeeper Li, I need ten Medium Grade Foundation Establishment Pills and one High Grade Foundation Establishment Pill."

Even the experienced businesswoman Li Qiuniang's beautiful eyes rippled; this was truly a big business deal.

But she was still unsure: "Fellow Daoist, this is not a small sum."

She spoke rather tactfully, essentially wanting to verify his assets to see if Lin Yucheng actually had such high assets.

Lin Yucheng said: "The Spirit Stones I brought are indeed limited, but I have some spiritual plants, which I'm sure Shopkeeper Li will be interested in."

"Oh? What spiritual plants?"

spiritual plants have a very wide range of uses, such as brewing, Alchemy, and Cultivation, and have always been hard currency in the Immortal Realm.

Ordinary spiritual plants are one thing, but once they reach a hundred or a thousand years, the price of spiritual plants will increase exponentially, sometimes even becoming priceless.

Lin Yucheng carefully took out several jade boxes from his Storage Pouch and arranged them one by one.

As the jade boxes were opened, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi instantly became chaotic, the air unconsciously solidified, and the intense Spiritual Qi fluctuations caused Li Qiuniang's heart to tremble violently.

"This is... thousand-year Spirit Medicine?"

"That's right, these are thousand-year purple jade fruits, eight of them in total. I wonder, Shopkeeper Li, how many Spirit Stones do you think these are worth?"

Thousand-year spiritual plants are equivalent to third-tier Materials, and their price is far higher than that of Foundation Establishment Pills.

Although purple jade fruit is one of the main Materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, that refers to ordinary purple jade fruits, not thousand-year purple jade fruits.

Li Qiuniang began to carefully inspect the eight thousand-year purple jade fruits. Their peels had completely become jade-like. Judging from the Spiritual Qi fluctuations emanating from the peels, these were indeed thousand-year purple jade fruits.

After using some specialized Magical Artifacts for testing, Li Qiuniang conducted a very professional inspection, finally putting her mind at ease.

She parted her red lips slightly: "They are indeed thousand-year purple jade fruits. Our Spirit Treasure Pavilion is willing to purchase them for 10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones per fruit. Fellow Daoist, are you willing?"

Lin Yucheng pondered for a moment, then said: "No problem."

"Very well, let's proceed with the transaction. The 10 Medium Grade Foundation Establishment Pills Fellow Daoist needs will cost a total of 40,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and the 1 High Grade Foundation Establishment Pill will cost 10,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones, totaling 50,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

And the 8 thousand-year purple jade fruits are worth a total of 80,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. After the deduction, I will prepare another 30,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones for you."

Lin Yucheng nodded in agreement with pleasure.

The resources Lin Yuheng had prepared for him were originally insufficient to purchase so many Foundation Establishment Pills; this was all thanks to Lin Yongmao.

The price of thousand-year spiritual plants was ridiculously high. Besides exchanging for so many Foundation Establishment Pills, there were even so many extra Spirit Stones.

Lin Yucheng successfully completed the transaction with Li Qiuniang and then left Spirit Treasure Pavilion with Lin Jing.

Lin Jing looked reluctant to leave, clearly with his thoughts on the charming Li Qiuniang.

On the main street of Yang City, Lin Yucheng gave Lin Jing a sidelong glance: "Stop looking back. The gap between you and others is huge right now. You need to quickly achieve Foundation Establishment and improve your strength to even have a sliver of a chance."

Lin Jing was unconvinced: "Captain, you're scolding me, but didn't your eyes also stay glued to her in the shop?"

Lin Yucheng inwardly cursed, thinking that he had even forgotten to bargain when buying the Foundation Establishment Pills.

She really was a vixen!