Journey to the head

At midnight, the sounds and lights elsewhere cease, but the city that never sleeps becomes more colorful and dreamy.

The bustling crowds walked through the streets and alleys, from one magnificent palace to another luxurious palace, struggled to get up from the scent of cosmetics, and plunged into the casino where the noise was deafening.

Thanks to the customer flow brought by the battle for innate spiritual energy, the daily turnover of the Never-Sleeping City has skyrocketed several times these days! As the deputy director of the Business Department, Li Da stayed in the Never-Sleeping City except during the ring competition. He recorded the huge profits like a chicken blood, and adjusted the business items in the Never-Sleeping City in a timely manner.

Moreover, this kind of customer flow will continue for more than two months, and the total profit is expected to reach four million spirit stones, which is close to the profit of Frost Leaf House in two years!
Even if these spirit stones need to be shared by several shareholders, it will be a huge income for each sect, and the cohesion of the Chongming Alliance will be further strengthened.

Moreover, the reputation of the city that never sleeps will continue to spread to surrounding state capitals, and passenger flow is expected to remain high in the future.

As a result, everyone is even more looking forward to the newly-positioned market that the Yunshan Sect is about to open.

At this moment, in a pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings, the Yunshan Sect was entertaining a strange golden elixir master.

This man was tall, with a purple-red face and a voice as loud as a bell. He was sitting side by side with Lu Qian, and they frequently raised their glasses to drink together.

This place is extremely luxurious, with jewels and gems everywhere. The dancers are graceful and charming, and there are also rare delicacies and fine wines, which make the guests feel warm and happy.

They talked about the past and present and commented on heroes. After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere was harmonious and Lu Qian raised his glass to toast again.

"Senior Xianzhi traveled all over the world and mountains, searching for magical herbs and rare treasures. Today, he told me these stories, which really opened my eyes."

Seeing that the wine jug was empty, Li Da, who was serving behind Lu Qian, quickly replaced it with a new one. His peripheral vision passed over the elderly Jindan Zhenren, and the information resurfaced in his mind.

This Taoist name is Xianzhi Weng. No one knows his origins. He is only known as a casual cultivator. He also traveled to Cangzhou in recent years and was attracted by the battle for innate spiritual energy that was said to have a rare prize in the world, so he settled down temporarily.

This person is not interested in fame and wealth, and does not fight for territory. He just wanders among famous rivers and mountains all day long, searching for rare spiritual herbs and medicines. As for whether this is just a personal hobby, research needs, or other purposes, it is unknown.

On the day when the draw for the Innate Spiritual Energy Competition was held and the prizes were announced, Xianzhi Weng lamented that the Fortune Fire Pill that the fourth place winner would receive was too rare and he would never have the chance to see it. He hoped that the fourth place team would give him one of the Fire Pills in exchange, and that's how he was noticed by Lu Qian.

I invited him here today and after a brief chat, I found out that he is indeed knowledgeable and has a lot of experience.

At this moment, hearing Lu Qian's praise, Xianzhi Weng couldn't help but laugh: "Master Lu, you are too kind. The Chongming Alliance has gained great prestige in the past few days, and Master Lu's name Tianyuanzi has also spread far and wide. I am just an independent cultivator, and Master Lu's courtesy today really makes me feel a little confused."

Lu Qian smiled slightly and was about to speak when Xianzhi Weng continued, "Master Lu, we don't have to flatter each other. Since you are so kind to me, I guess you have something to discuss with me?"

Lu Qian put down his wine glass and dismissed the dancers and waiters. "Senior Xianzhi is a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush. Senior has traveled thousands of mountains and has a wide range of knowledge. Do you have any news about the Cold Dew Star Condensing Grass and the Purple Sky Wind Bell Flower?"

"If by chance, the senior has already collected these two kinds of spiritual medicines, please discuss whether you can sell them or exchange them for me."

"If there is only relevant information, my faction is willing to pay a high price for it."

Cold Dew Star Condensing Grass and Purple Sky Wind Bell Flower are the last two elixirs needed for the cultivation of the Pure Glazed Body that the Yunshan Sect has been seeking for thirty-six years!
After these words were spoken, Xianzhi Weng raised his eyebrows.

"Master Lu should know that the Cold Dew Star Condensing Grass and the Purple Sky Wind Bell Flower are the highest-grade treasures below the Innate Spiritual Grass, and are on the same level as the Creation Fire Pill."

Hearing that he did not refuse outright, Lu Qian was naturally overjoyed.

"Senior, I know that elixirs are rare. If you are willing to exchange, our sect will naturally pay enough!"

Under Lu Qian's expectant eyes, Xianzhi Weng pondered for a moment: "If someone else asked, I might not respond. But the reputation of Master Lu as a gentleman of elegance and the reputation of Yunshan Sect as a famous and upright sect is widely known. I am naturally assured to do business with Master Lu."

"I happen to have a plant of Cold Dew Star Condensing Grass here. As for the Purple Sky Wind Bell Flower, I don't have one myself, but a friend of mine has one. I can help you guys find out."

"Great! I wonder how much the senior would like to offer, or what he wants to exchange for?" Lu Qian was a little excited. He invited Xianzhi Weng to come just to give it a try. If there was no gain, he would just make friends and build some connections. He didn't expect that this old senior really had a magic medicine!
"I am not short of spiritual stones either." Xianzhi Weng thought for a moment, and suddenly looked at Lu Qian seriously, "Master Lu, in the battle for innate spiritual energy, is the Chongming Alliance confident of taking fourth place?"

Lu Qian's heart moved and he understood immediately.

Xianzhi Weng wants the Creation Fire Pill!

Lu Qian smiled helplessly: "Senior, you are also watching the game. You should have seen that on the first day of the game, although we won, it was difficult. If it weren't for the fact that Fellow Daoist Wudi is upright and unwilling to use tricks, I'm afraid the final result would be hard to predict."

"Although I can't be completely sure, the secret treasures in their hands are most likely from the Qinglian True Sect or the Sikong family. From this, it can be seen that the four sects in Cangzhou are really rich in secrets and have many masters. How easy is it to win?"

"Since you asked me this, I dare not speak rashly. The top four places are likely to be taken by the four sects of Cangzhou, and the other teams can only join in the fun."

Xianzhi Weng sighed when he heard this: "With the strength of Chongming Alliance, it is impossible to get the top four. If the Fortune Fire Pill falls into the hands of the four sects, they will definitely not be willing to exchange it with a country dweller like me."

Lu Qian felt that the deal was going to fail, and quickly said, "I don't have the Creation Fire Pill, but could you please consider other treasures? As long as my sect has them, I will definitely not hesitate."

Unexpectedly, Xianzhi Weng actually nodded and said, "Forget it. If I don't have any, there is nothing I can do. In this case, I will make a list of the spiritual herbs and medicines I need. If your sect has any, how about we exchange them?"

After a moment, Lu Qian took the list from Xianzhi Weng, glanced at it, and sighed slightly.

Xianzhi Weng only accepts the exchange of spiritual herbs. He is a big collector, and the spiritual herbs and medicines he needs are naturally rare, basically all natural treasures of the same level.

Although the Yunshan Sect has some reputation in the cultivation of spiritual medicines, it is still far from the level of cultivating spiritual medicines of this level.

After a closer look, there were indeed one or two items in the treasury, but they were among the seventy-seven kinds of spiritual medicines that Yunshan Sect had painstakingly collected for the cultivation of the Pure Glazed Body. In other words, if they were exchanged, it would be like robbing Peter to pay Paul, and in the end, there would still be something missing.
and many more!

Lu Qian's eyes fixed on a name at the end of the list.

Earth Fire Lily?
Looking further down, there are blue flowers, lotus seeds, and dragon moss.
Seeing Lu Qian stop moving, Xianzhi Weng followed his gaze and called out in surprise, "Master Lu, does your sect have these precious earthly treasures?"

"Oh my, the Yunshan Sect is truly extraordinary. These spiritual herbs only exist deep in the earth's veins, and there is not even a trace of them on the ground. In addition, there are monsters and alien races active underground, so they are extremely difficult to find. Most of our fellow Taoists in the Wanling Immortal Herb Society have only seen records of them in ancient books."

Lu Qian was overjoyed in his heart, but he just smiled slightly on his face.

Ordinary cultivators have no clue about the precious treasures of the Earth Element, and they don’t even know that there is an underground demon country. But I have my own way with the Chen clan’s blind snake clan! In another four years, it will be the time for the agreed transaction. At that time, the Chen clan’s blind snake clan will bring the Earth Element treasures collected in the past five years to exchange for the treasures and talismans refined by the Yunshan School.

Although the spiritual herbs on this list may not be available, we can still ask the Blind Snake Clan to trade them among the hundreds of clans in the underground!

Thinking of this, Lu Qian was relieved and toasted again: "Senior Xianzhi, although this earth element treasure is rare, my sect has its own way and may be able to obtain it. However, I still need to trouble you to wait for a few years."

"Also, what kind of organization is the Wanling Xiancao Society you mentioned?"

I think the rare earthenware treasures on the ground can be put to greater use!
An hour later, Lu Qian and Xianzhi Weng came to Meihuafang again and stood in front of Haiyuan Pavilion. The two sides had reached an agreement.

The Yunshan Sect tried to find a way to collect the Earth Yuan Spirit Herb that Xianzhi Weng needed in exchange for the Hanlu Xing Ning Grass.

As for the Purple Sky Wind Bell Flower, this thing is exactly what Xianzhi Weng said, it is owned by a Taoist friend in the Wanling Immortal Grass Association. If Lu Qian has the Earth Yuan Spirit Grass, he can probably exchange it with him.

As for the Wanling Immortal Herb Society, Xianzhi Weng promised that as long as Lu Qian could obtain the Tuyuan Spirit Herb, he would recommend him to join the society.

Now he only revealed that the Wanling Xiancao Club was a private society that brought together many people who were in the field of spiritual medicine cultivation. They could exchange information and trade spiritual medicines here, but they had to be introduced before they could join.

So for Lu Qian, everything connected.

He obtained the Earth Yuan Spirit Grass from the Blind Snake Clan of the Chen family, and then exchanged it for the Cold Dew Star Condensing Grass from Xianzhi Weng. At the same time, he was invited to join the Wanling Immortal Grass Association, exchanged it for the Purple Sky Wind Bell Flower from that Taoist friend, and made bigger deals with more fellow Taoists in the association!
According to Xianzhi Weng, there were even transactions of innate spiritual herbs at the meeting, but the prices were extremely high and they were short-lived, so he had only heard of them.

"Master Lu, if you really get the Earth Yuan Spirit Grass, please contact me through Haiyuan Pavilion." Xianzhi Weng said, "Just tell the shopkeeper, and they will naturally find me."

Lu Qian took a deep look at the sign of Haiyuan Pavilion and nodded.

He once entered Haiyuan Pavilion with Gu Nishang and took away the treasures deposited there by Master Mo Yun. He was deeply impressed by the mystery of this place.

It was only now that he realized that the power of Haiyuan Pavilion was far greater than he had imagined.

It has stores in almost all the large markets in the ninety-nine states of Yuheng Continent, and the one in Meihuafang is just a small branch.

Haiyuan Pavilion has many functions that Lu Qian had never thought of.

For example, in addition to using this place as an extremely safe warehouse, two people who are far apart can communicate with each other through Haiyuan Pavilion, and they can also transfer valuable treasures directly from one place to another through Haiyuan Pavilion.

Haiyuan Pavilion will ensure the safety of guests' property. Xianzhi Weng said that so far, he has not heard of any case of loss of items handled by Haiyuan Pavilion.

Talking about Haiyuan Pavilion, Xianzhi Weng chuckled and said, "For a casual cultivator like me, I have collected a lot of spiritual herbs. The safest thing is to store all these treasures in Haiyuan Pavilion. If I go to another market, I can just pass the items over through the Haiyuan Pavilion there and take them out."

Lu Qian knew that this was both an explanation and an introduction, as well as a warning to himself.

All my spiritual herbs and treasures are in Haiyuan Pavilion. Even if your Yunshan Sect has any evil intentions, you will get nothing. Instead, you will have to take risks and suffer infamy.

Thinking about it this way, for those independent cultivators who possess valuable treasures and have considerable wealth, Haiyuan Pavilion is in disguised form guaranteeing their safety.

However, the storage and transfer fees are determined by the value of the stored goods. In order to ensure safety, a large amount of spirit stones must be paid, and one can only grit one's teeth and pay it.

Lu Qian's mind was clattering as he immediately thought of the staggering profits that Haiyuan Pavilion could make.

Almost all of them are spread all over Yuheng Continent, providing services to countless cultivators.
He was originally quite happy about his gradually expanding business empire, but now it seems that even if the Spirit Beast Sect has monopolized the transportation business of several states, it is just a drop in the bucket compared to the Haiyuan Pavilion.

Behind the unremarkable facade of Haiyuan Pavilion, there seemed to be an invisible black hole. Lu Qian was deeply awed and could not help asking, "Senior Xianzhi, do you know which big force set up this Haiyuan Pavilion? Could it be the controlling sect of Yuheng Continent, Taiyi Paradise?"

Xianzhi Weng shook his head in a secretive tone and said cautiously, "I don't know either, but there are rumors that it is related to the dragon clan."

The moon sets in the west, and the east becomes bright.

After the banquet on Yueli Mountain ended, Wu Yanzheng led the crowd to send out the second palace master of Lanyue Palace, Qiu Ming Zhenren.

"Fairy, please stay." Master Qiu Ming smiled slightly, revealing her beautiful dimples. "Thank you for your hospitality. I will host a banquet at the Lanyue Palace at the mountain gate in two days. Please come and have a chat."

He was a handsome young monk with red lips and white teeth. He had a pleasing appearance and good conversation. After the banquet, the Yunshan monks had a very good impression of him.

Wu Yan had been with Lu Qian for a long time and had become quite good at dealing with people. She exchanged a few polite words with him and then agreed.

Master Qiu Ming bowed to her again and asked everyone to live in Yueli Mountain with peace of mind, and that Lanyue Palace would ensure the safety of the guests.

Wu Yan thanked him profusely and sent him several miles away. After returning, she entered her temporary residence and saw Jiang Baitao sitting on the bed with the civet cat in her arms.

"Uncle Jiang, where did you go? Why didn't you come to the banquet?"

Hearing Wu Yan's question, Bai Tao smiled mischievously: "What's the matter? I didn't come to disturb you and let you communicate with that Master Qiu Ming. Why don't you thank me?"

"I saw it all just now. You walked him ten miles away, and you were so reluctant to let him go. Were you attracted by his handsomeness?"

Wu Yan was stunned, then smiled helplessly: "Master, I am just receiving you normally, there is no such nonsense, you should read less of those messy books."

Jiang Baitao jumped down from the bed, put her hands on her hips and said, "What if he pursues you desperately?"

Wu Yan shook her head: "I won't pay attention to him."

"What if," Jiang Baitao suddenly said seriously, "someone knows that he is totally wrong and desperately wants to get you back?"

At this moment, many memories came to her mind, Wu Yan's heart was shaken, and she bit her lips tightly. (End of this chapter)