Chapter 168: Phoenix Leaves

Chapter 168: Phoenix Leaves

Chapter 169: Phoenix Leaves
Li Quanqing walked through the crowds on the street and leisurely came to a large teahouse, looking around as he walked.

In places where information exchange is underdeveloped, places like teahouses are often the gathering places for intelligence, and there are many brokers.

These are the lessons learned from the old patriarch.

He walked into the teahouse and sat in a corner, imitating the other monks and ordering a pot of spiritual tea. He sipped the fragrant tea slowly.

In the dark, wisps of spiritual awareness quietly stretched out, paying close attention to the content of the conversations among the guests in the teahouse.

Soon, he found his target.

He was a middle-aged monk with a goatee, thin and tall, almost as thin as a bamboo pole, wearing a half-worn Taoist robe, and played a role similar to that of Bai Xiaosheng here.

Anyone who wants to obtain any information just needs to order a pot of spiritual tea for him, and the teahouse will naturally give him a share of the profits.

Each gets what he needs, and it benefits both parties.

Li Quanqing was too lazy to go through all those twists and turns, and directly sent out a wisp of spiritual consciousness, which sounded softly in the man's ear, like a bolt of thunder out of the blue.

"Come meet me in the box."

The man was stunned for a moment, looked around to no avail, then he suppressed his confused thoughts, smiled and pushed everyone away and left.

He deliberately walked around, then walked into the box alone, bowed respectfully, and said, "Meet this senior."

"What do you call it?"

"Senior, you can just call me Taoist Three Smiles."

This man had a smile on his face and stood there respectfully. It was obvious that he had a great understanding of hierarchy and had worked his way up from the bottom.

"Just follow your rules and order a pot of spiritual tea."

"I dare not. How can I let you spend money? If you have any questions, please tell me directly. I will answer them without hesitation."

Taoist Sanxiao kept refusing, but the smile on his face almost never disappeared, which made people feel very favorable.

Having said that, Li Quanqing still ordered a pot of second-level spiritual tea, which cost only about a hundred spirit stones.

"I want to buy a spiritual item for foundation building. Do you have any connections?"

Taoist Sanxiao was slightly surprised when he heard this and hesitated for a moment: "I'm afraid the only one qualified to sell foundation-building spiritual objects is the city lord."

Li Quanqing did not comment and motioned for him to continue.

"The city lord has many disciples under his command, but there are only two or three who like to make friends."

Li Quanqing said, "I need someone with a higher status, a worshiper or something like that, but he must be easy to approach. I'm just a casual cultivator, I don't have many connections."

Taoist Sanxiao pondered for a moment and said, "So, there really is one, the worshiper of Hanchi Immortal City - Master Huangli."

"This senior is obsessed with alchemy and is already a second-level upper-grade alchemist. There are even rumors that he has successfully refined a foundation-building pill."

"Master Huang Li loves making friends. As long as you spend at least 2,000 low-grade spirit stones in his shop, you will receive an invitation to participate in the small social gathering he holds."

"An alchemy master who can refine foundation-building pills?!"

Li Quanqing was slightly moved. There was only one alchemist of this level in the entire Shuihua Sword Sect.

Besides, this kind of private social gathering is indeed something to look forward to.

"It's him."

Li Quanqing made a decision in his mind that it was only a small expense, but it was worth it.

……

A few days later.

"Nanli Pavilion..."

Holding the invitation, Li Quanqing successfully passed the inspection of law enforcement monks one by one.

He came to the foot of Hanchi Mountain and before him was a red pavilion that looked like a phoenix spreading its wings ready to fly.

This is the cave of Master Huang Li. He bought a lot of elixirs before he successfully got an invitation.

The young man took a deep breath and felt that the air was filled with the incomparably rich essence of heaven and earth, almost like atomization, which made the magic power in his body stir.

It’s worthy of being a third-level spiritual vein!
Li Quanqing was amazed in his heart that a spiritual vein of this level was enough to support the daily consumption of a Jindan Zhenren.

If I could stay here day and night, I would have a much better chance of breaking through the realm and even condensing the golden elixir.

"Dear guest, please follow me."

Two medicine boys came out of the cave, bowed respectfully to him, and began to lead the way.

After crossing a small bridge, flowing water and an exquisite garden pavilion, we arrived at the main hall used for receiving guests.

This place should be not far from the alchemy room. The air is filled with a faint scent of herbs and abundant energy.

Li Quanqing took a look and saw that there were already more than a dozen people sitting in the hall. Except for three in the early stage of foundation building, the rest were Qi Refining cultivators, who also spent a huge amount of money to obtain an invitation.

His cultivation in the middle stage of foundation building was fully displayed, and he stood out like a crane among chickens. He was welcomed to the seat of honor, and everyone smiled kindly.

Even those fellow Foundation Establishment cultivators nodded and were very polite to one another, without making any noise of ridicule about such a thing happening.

Li Quanqing sipped the fragrant tea and listened to their conversation quietly, gradually figuring out the purpose of this group of monks' visit.

It turned out that they came specifically to ask Master Huang Li to help them refine some kind of elixir, and the so-called dating party was just a gimmick.

The same was true for the few people who had established their foundations. They each represented the family and power behind them and came to discuss business with this second-level top-grade alchemist.

"So, I'm the only one who's really here to make friends and participate in the social gathering?"

Li Quanqing stroked the invitation in his hand, and suddenly felt a little amused. He had no interest in private alchemy.

"But...alchemists really make money!"

Li Quanqing listened to the conversations of the people in the hall and felt a little emotional.

Asking an alchemist to do it requires not only the most basic spiritual stone reward, but also three additional materials. But fortunately, even if the refining fails, half of the spiritual stones can be returned, which is still quite conscientious and not that bad.

"The master is here——"

Suddenly, outside the hall, there was a melodious shout from a Taoist child, accompanied by the sound of a long bell. Everyone in the hall stood up immediately.

Li Quanqing did the same. He looked and finally saw the owner of this place.

Master Huang Li was a handsome middle-aged man who looked to be no more than 30 years old. He had a pair of charming peach blossom eyes and looked to be living a life of luxury.

He had long hair draped over his shoulders and was wearing a crimson alchemist's robe. Golden-red flames were burning fiercely, transforming into several lifelike flaming phoenixes that flapped their wings and flew high.

As Master Huang Li walked into the hall, the fragrance of herbs in the air suddenly became much stronger, and the aroma of elixirs filled the air, which was quite pleasant.

"Huang Li greets all of you fellow practitioners. Most of you are old acquaintances, so there's no need to be polite. Of course, there are a few new faces as well."

Master Huangli laughed and sat in the main seat. His gaze lingered on Li Quanqing for a few moments. After all, he himself was only in the middle stage of foundation building.

"Let's follow the old rules. Whoever grabs the Purple Spirit Pill will make the first move."

Master Huang Li took out a jade bottle, with purple light flickering in it like a firefly, turning the entire bottle into lavender.

He took out the cork, and the next moment he saw a round and smooth purple pill flying out, dancing around the entire hall, quite spiritual.

However, although this Purple Spirit Pill can fly as fast and agile as a bird, it is still not enough when facing the magic power of cultivators.

Those Qi-refining cultivators naturally did not dare to take the lead. When the three Foundation-building cultivators saw that Li Quanqing had no intention of making a move, one of them immediately grabbed the Purple Spirit Pill in his hand.

"Master, please allow me to ask for a Blood Heart Pill to save my life..."

Li Quanqing played with the teacup, treating himself as a spectator, and understood the whole process.

He had indeed misunderstood this so-called social gathering; it was simply a private gathering to seek elixirs.

It’s not Taoist Sanxiao’s fault. With his level of cultivation, he probably doesn’t understand the twists and turns involved. After all, his level is too low.

Several foundation-building monks spoke one after another. Master Huang Li kept a smile on his face. He just listened quietly and did not respond.

Seeing that the Purple Spirit Pill had regained its freedom, a cultivator who had reached the great perfection of Qi training was overjoyed and quickly formed a magical palm and grabbed forward.

At this time, Li Quanqing chose to take action, just by lightly hooking his fingers.

The flying purple spirit pill suddenly broke free from the magical hand and fell into his palm obediently.

The Qi-refining cultivator who saw this was angry but dared not say anything. He could only swallow his grievances and put on a smile.

"I wonder what kind of elixir this fellow Taoist wants to ask for?"

Master Huangli asked, and was very interested in this very unfamiliar great monk.

Li Quanqing did not answer, but took out a bottle of Taiyin Yanhun Water, opened it gently, took out a drop and suspended it in the air.

The spiritual liquid is clear and transparent, just like a bright moon hanging high in the sky, casting a circle of silver gauze, which looks quite extraordinary.

"This is……"

Upon seeing this, Master Huang Li's eyes suddenly lit up, and his whole body was so excited that he could hardly control himself. His robes fluttered like a boiling furnace.

Not only him, several other great foundation-building monks were also very shocked and felt the desire of the spiritual consciousness.

Only a group of Qi Refining monks did not understand why. Their souls were too weak to feel the attraction of the Soul-Yin Water to strengthen their soul power.

Seeing the eager look on the alchemy master's face, Li Quanqing immediately felt relieved.

"This is Taiyin Soul-Escalating Water, which can nourish the soul, strengthen thoughts, and strengthen spiritual consciousness. I am willing to exchange this treasure for a spiritual item for foundation building. Is that okay?"

Master Huang Li put away his gaffe, but his eyes were still burning, and he couldn't wait to speak: "Bai Cao Zhen Sha, how about it?"

This is the lowest level of foundation-building spiritual item, which can only increase the breakthrough rate by half.

Li Quanqing shook his head slightly: "I only want to exchange for spiritual objects of water-based foundation building. In addition to this soul-forming water, I also have a Gengjin Zhensha. Is it enough to exchange for a foundation-building pill?"

"Fellow Daoist, you are joking. The Foundation Establishment Pill is a restricted-level pill in the Immortal City. Even if I wanted to sell it, I don't have the qualifications."

Master Huang Li sighed slightly and suppressed the desire in his heart: "We will discuss this matter later, next one!"

The Purple Spirit Pill continued to fly, but anyone could see that the master alchemist was absent-minded.

Li Quanqing collected the Soul-Yan Water and looked calm and composed. Now he can be said to be sitting on the Diaoyutai.

When the meeting was over, Master Huang Li could hardly wait and pulled him into a quiet side hall.

"Do you really only need water-based spiritual objects? Are other second-level high-quality elixirs acceptable?"

"I only want spiritual objects!"

Li Quanqing shook his head to refuse and bit it to death.

Master Huang Li sighed and scratched his hair in annoyance: "But I really don't have it. I want this great treasure that can strengthen my spiritual consciousness so much!"

Li Quanqing glanced sideways. This master alchemist seemed even more...stupid than he thought.

Or a pure heart.

"Master, aren't you the worshiper of the Immortal City? Why don't you ask the disciples and friends of the Immortal if they need Gengjin Zhensha?"

Li Quanqing persuaded him kindly: "As long as I can exchange it for a water-based spiritual object, I will offer this gourd of Taiyin Soul-Yan Water with both hands."

"So this is what you were planning!"

Master Huang Li's eyes widened as if he had discovered a new world.

He thought again and realized that this was exactly the case, so he hurriedly took out many jade talismans for transmitting sound and began to contact his friends one by one.

Li Quanqing sat nearby and waited for several hours, changing the tea several times, before finally receiving a message.

Putting away the jade talisman in his hand, Master Huang Li smiled slightly, revealing a confident smile:
"A friend of mine happens to have a Bei Ming Zhen Sha in his hand, and he agrees to exchange it for the Geng Jin Sha Qi. What do you think, fellow Taoist?"

(End of this chapter)