Neither Zhao Xi nor Tong Yue believed that Xiao Jia was a heartless person; at least he wouldn't choose to leave the Hundred Beasts Garden so readily.
But what if he was tricked, or forced to take it...?
He was only at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm; any immortal here was more powerful than him.
The pharmacy was filled with the fresh scent of herbs. The other sales windows were a bit crowded, but this corner was dedicated to selling Meng Po pills.
On the left wall, there was a huge banner listing the prices of dozens of pills, including the Great Completion Pill, the Soul Gathering and Body Refining Pill, the Ice Heart Pill, the White Jade Red Sun Pill, the Marrow Cleansing Pill, the Youth-Preserving Pill, and the Qi-Returning Pill.
In the lower immortal realm, one might have heard of a few of these items, each worth tens of millions of spirit stones, but here they are only worth a few hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
But like the Lower Immortal Realm, there are no simpler units here.
Just as Zhao Xi was about to scan the price list, two immortals came up next to her to buy pills.
After confirming the quality of the pills, the man reached into the magic box containing the ring-wearing hand. The magic box then extracted spirit stones from the ring and calculated the quantity.
Zhao Xi stared in shock at the magical treasure in the square box.
Wow, this is almost like QR code payment, and you don't even need to turn on your phone!
Seeing their expressions, the Immortal Shopkeeper smiled slightly, clearly knowing that newly ascended fellow cultivators wouldn't have mid-grade spirit stones.
When it comes to making money, there are always more solutions than problems.
He pointed to the magical artifact in front of the counter.
The magic weapon projected a light screen with densely packed characters on it, signed "Huangyamen".
Zhao Xi wanted to scan the light screen, and the words transformed into spiritual consciousness, flying into her mind.
This is a notification from Huangyamen.
Huangya Sect boasts itself as the number one sect in the Central Immortal Realm, with its headquarters located in the center of the Central Immortal Realm and five branch sects.
They are willing to accept newly ascended cultivators. As long as they join the sect, they can receive a Meng Po Pill to forget their past lives in the mortal realm.
I thought I was showing her something nice.
Zhao Xi hurriedly waved her hand: "No need!"
The shopkeeper said leisurely, "Fellow Daoist, you should think carefully. The cultivation techniques you two learned in the Immortal Realm will not work here."
Tongyue asked curiously, "Why?"
The shopkeeper immediately saw through Tongyue's true form, saying, "After the kingfisher transforms, it cannot use the kingfisher's breathing techniques to cultivate. The same applies when it comes to the Middle Immortal Realm."
He paused, then realized their identities. "So you didn't ascend from the Gate of Heaven, but are traveling merchants from the Lower Immortal Realm. Looks like these Meng Po pills won't sell today."
Upon hearing this, Tong Yue immediately took a step back, sidestepped behind Zhao Xixiang, and warily stared at the shopkeeper, her hand resting on the ring.
Zhao Xi wanted to take her hand and gently pat the back of it to comfort her and tell her not to be so nervous.
He turned and bowed to the shopkeeper.
"Your Excellency is wise. My sister and I are new to business and are unfamiliar with the ways of the Immortal Realm. Your Excellency has opened a pharmacy here, so you must be knowledgeable and highly respected. Please give us some guidance." Zhao Xi took out the most valuable magical artifact from her ring and handed it over with both hands.
The shopkeeper, of course, looked down on things from the celestial realm and naturally wouldn't take them.
He was just a counter clerk, not a particularly impressive figure who earned spirit stones for his employer.
But flattery will never be ignored.
After being praised by Zhao Xixiang several times and flattered, he smiled and put away the Huangya Sect's magic weapon, and was happy to introduce it to Zhao Xixiang.
Anyway, I had nothing better to do, and it's been a long time since I've met such a talkative young girl.
If a cultivator from the Lower Immortal Realm undergoes the tempering of Heavenly Thunder and then the trials of the Middle Heaven Gate, their physique becomes even purer.
Such a body, having been cleansed of impurities, is only suitable for breathing in the spiritual energy of the celestial realm.
If they were to return to the lower realm of immortals, they would soon revert to their original form after a short period of cultivation. Demon cultivators are unable to maintain human form and may revert to their original demonic appearance.
The shopkeeper didn't realize Zhao Xi's mortal identity and assumed she was also a demon cultivator who had used a clever trick to deceive him.
Indeed, her mortal body was the best disguise.
The Middle Immortal Realm is entirely comprised of towns and cities inhabited by immortals; there are no mortals among them.
Zhao Xi wanted to have a casual chat with him, seven parts flattery and three parts probing, using the guise of a traveling merchant to extract a lot of information about the Middle Immortal Realm.
Before long, he and the shopkeeper, whom he had never met before, became sworn brothers and even made a promise that if he ever made a fortune, he would definitely buy some magic medicine to give to the shopkeeper.
Tongyue listened in stunned silence.
As expected of the headmistress!
Zhao Xi took the opportunity to inquire about Xiao Jia's whereabouts: "Brother Qian, I heard that many immortals have come to the Middle Immortal Realm, which is why I wanted to do some small business here. I sent a pangolin brother to scout ahead. He should have arrived this morning, but he's gotten separated from us now. I wonder if Brother Qian has seen a pangolin spirit?"
Shopkeeper Qian recalled for a moment, shook his head, and asked, "Is he a Nascent Soul cultivator?"
Tongyue immediately replied, "Mid-stage Golden Core."
"That would be terrible." Manager Qian looked worried, shook his head and sighed, "Do you have any means of communication? We must contact him quickly, or he might be turned into pangolin scales."
Zhao Xi thought, "Huh?"
Pangolin scales, a medicinal ingredient used in alchemy.
"I know that... but shouldn't the immortals of the Middle Immortal Realm respect demon cultivators? He's a demon cultivator who has reached the Core Formation stage!"
The vendor just now even told her not to discriminate against demon cultivators!
Shopkeeper Qian countered, "Then tell me, where did those medicinal herbs offered as tribute to the immortals come from?"
Tongyue asked hesitantly, "How did you get here?"
Zhao Xi thought she had an epiphany, and gritted her teeth: "So some people would harm demon cultivators, make them degenerate, and then use them as demon beasts to refine weapons and pills!"
Tongyue wondered, "This... there are only a few demon cultivators... not enough..."
Zhao Xi thought, "If we capture them, raise them in captivity, and breed them, that will be enough!"
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