"Brother Qi, have you heard about the mysterious alchemist who's come to the Cyan Stone Marketplace?"

The next morning, Qi Ping, who arrived at Cyan Stone Marketplace, hadn't chatted with Boss Gao for long before the plump Boss Gao spoke with a hint of mystery.

This left Qi Ping looking puzzled.

That morning, after confirming that no one else had gone to Peak Seven, he felt relieved and planned to go to Cyan Stone Marketplace to buy some spirit seeds and other supplies needed for building his new home.

The journey was not entirely smooth; midway, Qi Ping encountered a group of Tier One Intermediate Tusk Bone Golden Turtle Demon Insects, which were swiftly cut by the High-speed Ring-cutting Bees.

And since entering the marketplace, he had heard more than once people talking about some alchemist...

Now that Boss Gao deliberately mentioned it, could it be that a Tier Two alchemist had arrived?

Because if it were an ordinary Tier One alchemist, although not many in Qingshi County, there were still a few within the three major families.

"I haven't heard of it. What's so impressive about this mysterious alchemist? Could Boss Gao kindly explain to a brother?" Qi Ping inquired, following Boss Gao's lead.

He also took the opportunity to gather recent news from Qingshi County.

Seeing Qi Ping's curious eyes, Boss Gao became enthusiastic and began narrating vividly:

"They say this beautiful alchemist is as lovely as an immortal, with such allure... It's said that no woman in our Qingshi County can compare, hehe..."

"But what's truly attracting people isn't just the half-priced Soul Nourishing Pills she offers..."

Soul Nourishing Pills? And at half price?

Qi Ping felt slightly shocked and confused upon hearing this.

Soul Nourishing Pills are sought-after rare commodities.

Most cultivators in the Immortal Cultivation Realm find their divine soul strength starts lagging behind when breaking through to the late-stage of Qi Refining.

To know that the late-stage Qi Refining cultivation is difficult in itself and requires a vast expenditure of Spiritual Qi to nurture the even slower-progressing divine soul, causing many late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to progress slowly.

And the Soul Nourishing Pill, as a Tier One High-level divine soul-enhancing elixir, can solve this problem for late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

Additionally, due to the low production of divine soul type elixirs, the price of Soul Nourishing Pills is extremely high.

So Qi Ping could completely imagine how much of a sensation the appearance of half-priced Soul Nourishing Pills would cause, no wonder so many people are talking about it!

"Aren't Soul Nourishing Pills a hot commodity? Even a ten-percent discount would still lead to undersupply, isn't her approach unreasonable?" Qi Ping asked, voicing his inner doubt.

Not even a madman would go so far.

"You are not wrong, brother Qi. There's a condition to buying Soul Nourishing Pills at half-price from the mysterious alchemist, which is that you must provide recent unusual information about Qingshi County or some bizarre special items, that must also be deemed useful by the mysterious alchemist..."

"Isn't it difficult to define what's useful? Aren't they afraid of being duped for information?"

"That's not a concern because the mysterious alchemist would take a Heavenly Dao Oath before the trade..."

"I see..." Qi Ping nodded, "But what in our Qingshi County could be worth doing such a thing?"

"Who knows? Actually, the Soul Nourishing Pill is just bait because the mysterious alchemist has been here for nearly ten days. Supposedly, only two or three half-priced Soul Nourishing Pills have been sold, but a lot of information and strange items have been purchased..."

Upon saying this, Boss Gao suddenly turned solemn:

"Brother Qi, there is something I'm not sure I should say..."

"Please go ahead, Boss Gao!"

Qi Ping noted Boss Gao's serious expression and realized he was about to reveal the true purpose of the mysterious alchemist.

Boss Gao carefully organized his words for a while before speaking slowly:

"Brother Qi, we've been trading for so long; I really admire your character. It was due to you last time that I could gradually become a subordinate of Lord Meng Yan, and I remember this favor..."

"And now, Brother Qi, your two recent trades showcase the difference between your past and present, which I need not mention. I didn't initially want to bring it up because I just want to conduct good business..."

"But the actions of this mysterious alchemist, I feel might pose a potential threat to you, because all major transactions in Qingshi County are closely monitored by the management layer, so there's a high chance someone might collect such unusual transaction information to provide it to the mysterious alchemist..."

Boss Gao then retrieved a cultivation technique book from his storage bag and handed it to Qi Ping.

On it were prominently inscribed the words "Disguise and Bone Shrinking Technique".

"I don't know how things will unfold, but that mysterious alchemist is definitely not an easy person to deal with..."

"Though she is not a cultivator of the Cyan Origin Sect, even Lord Meng Yan seems quite wary of her. She has many Qi Refining Perfection cultivators as guards, and maybe even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator secretly guarding her. If she comes after you, it would be dangerous..."

"The past few years have been highly unusual; I feel something major is bound to happen in Qingshi County or the entire Qingtian Realm..."

"I overstepped by saying this much; please don't mind, brother Qi..."

And Qi Ping, looking at the "Disguise and Bone Shrinking Technique" in his hand, remained silent for a long time before clasping his fist and solemnly bowing to Boss Gao, sincerely saying:

"Thank you, Boss Gao, I will surely remember this favor..."

"It's nothing, it's nothing. Brother Qi, just be careful not to pass this technique to others easily, to avoid trouble; I won't say any more. By the way, Brother Qi, what brings you here this time?"

Boss Gao felt he had said all that needed to be said and quickly changed the topic.

Originally, he didn't want to involve himself with so many matters; he just didn't want to see Qi Ping walk into danger.

In his heart, he still hoped to continue collaborating with Qi Ping.

He also believed that Qi Ping was a clever person who understood the pros and cons and would know how to utilize the Disguise and Bone Shrinking Technique.

"I'm here to sell some items..."

Qi Ping said, taking out common demonic insect corpses he had acquired recently, and additionally, a sixty-year-old Blood Ginseng.

Selling the Blood Ginseng was a decision Qi Ping had carefully considered, for a sixty-year-old Blood Ginseng could just solve his urgent needs while the risk was within his acceptable range, provided it would not be sold again in the future.

After renting a Tier One Intermediate Spiritual Land in Zone B, he could start to plant ordinary Spirit Flowers in bulk and sell regular Golden Marrow Honey to earn Spirit Stones.

In his current strength, selling Golden Marrow Honey poses no risk, unless he sells Brewer Big Belly Bee's advanced honey, which would need more caution.

Fortunately, Boss Gao's gift of the "Disguise and Bone Shrinking Technique" would allow him to avoid many risks to some extent.

This "Disguise and Bone Shrinking Technique", Qi Ping remembered, was sold at the Grand Commerce for up to three hundred Spirit Stones, and though this was a handwritten copy from Boss Gao, it was valuable enough to help Qi Ping resolve quite a few troubles.

"Brother Qi, how about a total of five hundred seventy-two Spirit Stones?"

"No problem, please trouble Boss Gao to buy some Sun Essence Flowers and Moon Sleep Flower seeds for me. Besides, does Boss Gao know of any fast-growing spiritual medicines available in the market? The value doesn't matter..."

"Fast-growing ones, let me think... How about Hundred Spirits Grass? Tier One Low-level, as long as there is Spiritual Qi, it grows very fast, almost like a weed, but its medicinal properties are mixed, of extremely low value, generally used as cattle feed..."

"No problem, just that one!"

Hearing this, Qi Ping was delighted.

Why hadn't he thought of this?!

In Zone B's Spiritual Land, Hundred Spirits Grass could definitely grow very fast!

For cultivators, such spirit grass holds very low value, but it's more than sufficient as feed for bees, and given to Brewer Big Belly Bee, there might be surprising results!

With Brewer Big Belly Bee's talent as a Great Brewmaster, extracting and fusing the medicinal properties of Hundred Spirits Grass should be more than adequate!

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