Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 171 - 171 107 Tang Yilong_1

171: 107 Tang Yilong_1 171: 107 Tang Yilong_1 “Madam Tang, are there second order Flood Dragons in Shu Country?”

Shen Long casually asked.

“No, I haven’t heard of that, third order Flood Dragons are quite common, but second order ones are very rare,”

Tang Kexin said.

After chatting for a while, a man of medium build dressed in a green shirt came up, took out a cyan Storage Bag, and handed it to Tang Kexin.

“Taoist Friend Shen, see if this is what you’re looking for.”

Tang Kexin passed the Storage Bag to Shen Long.

Shen Long took out the items from the Storage Bag, inspected them closely, and after confirming they were correct, he put them away and nodded, “Yes, this is what I was looking for.”

“After deducting those expenses, there are 15,000 Spirit Stones left.”

Tang Kexin took out 15,000 Spirit Stones and paid Shen Long.

Shen Long put away the Spirit Stones and stood up to leave; he rented a small courtyard and settled down.

He wanted to know more information about the Faction of Hermit Cultivation, so he needed to build a good relationship with the Tang Family children; directly asking the Tang Family disciples about the Faction of Hermit Cultivation was not likely to yield truthful results.

Shen Long was not in a hurry, he pursued the murderer of his parents while traveling to resolve his cultivation bottleneck.

He had already planned to settle down in the marketplace first, use his identity as an alchemist to slowly expand his social circle, and after making friends with the Tang Family children, he would then inquire about the remnants of the Faction of Hermit Cultivation.

Shen Long lived in Qingtang Courtyard, which had a two-story cyan pavilion and a cyan stone pavilion inside; the nameplate on the pavilion bore the words “Qingtang Pavilion.”

He walked into the Qingtang Pavilion and discovered an Array about a zhang in size in a stone room, activated the Formation, and released more than a hundred thousand Gold Ants.

They flew into the midair, forming a huge, golden cloud.

Shen Long took out a cyan Storage Bag, shook it upside down, and a sweep of cyan light passed over, leaving a large pile of ores and Spirit Woods on the ground.

The Gold Ants landed on the ores and Spirit Woods and started to nibble at them.

Not long after, the hundreds of thousands of Gold Ants had devoured the ores and Spirit Woods; Shen Long fed the Ant Queen a Beast Spirit Pill and put all the Gold Ants back into the Spirit Beast Bag.

He released the Iron Tail Scorpion, Green-Eyed Spirit Fox, Hundred Eyes Cicada, and Snow Wind Sparrow, and fed each a Beast Spirit Pill and a Green Cloud Ganoderma.

He took out the Scarlet Crow Cauldron and Alchemy Materials and began to practice alchemy.

Soon after, a faint fragrance of elixir filled the entire secret chamber.

Half a month quickly passed, the door of the secret chamber opened, and Shen Long walked out.

He had made a batch of Elixirs, which could now be sold to others.

Upon leaving Qingtang Courtyard, Shen Long strolled down the street.

A little while later, Shen Long arrived at a spacious Azure Stone Plaza with many stalls, the owners of which were mostly Qi Refining Cultivators, and there were quite a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators as well.

Shen Long had asked Tang Kexin and learned that one can freely set up a stall here without having to pay any fees.

He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the various stalls.

The items on the stalls were of all sorts, yet not many were of high quality; it was a random assortment.

Shen Long didn’t find anything good and couldn’t spot any real deals, though there were a few Qi Refining Cultivators selling bug eggs listed in the Heaven and Earth Exotic Insect List.

Upon close inspection, Shen Long found the eggs were fake, not matching the advertised product.

An amateur could not distinguish based on the egg’s shape, color, and patterns alone, and besides fake bug eggs, many other cultivators were selling fake materials.

Shen Long, recognizing the forgeries, did not expose these scammers; cutting off one’s means of livelihood is akin to killing their parents, and he just needed to avoid being fooled himself.

After browsing around Azure Stone Plaza, he bought some second-order Artifact Refining materials to feed the Gold Ants.

He found an empty space, laid out a coarse cloth on the ground, and took out some Monster Beasts Materials and a dozen porcelain bottles, placing them on the stall.

Shen Long took out a thick blue book with “Donghua Travelogue” written on the cover, which was the account of several Spirt Control Sect Cultivators’ travels in Donghua Cultivation Realm, compiled into a book by people dispatched by the Spirt Control Sect.

From time to time, Foundation Establishment Cultivators passed by, inquiring about the price of Elixirs, examining the quality of the Elixirs, and Shen Long sold a few bottles.

“Eh, Taoist Friend Shen, why are you here selling Elixirs?”

A pleasant female voice rang out.

Shen Long looked up and saw Xu Yubing standing in front of the stall.

“Fairy Xu, what a coincidence!”

Shen Long greeted her.

Xu Yubing smiled and nodded, “I didn’t expect we would meet again so soon.

Are these Elixirs produced by you?”

“Indeed, these are all second-order Elixirs.

If Fairy Xu fancies any, I can offer you a discount,”

Shen Long said.

Xu Yubing inquired about the types and effects of the Elixirs and bought two bottles of Beast Spirit Pills before leaving after a brief chat.

Shen Long continued to browse through “Donghua Travelogue,” which recorded the customs and details of thirty-six countries in Donghua, as well as the situation of the major powers.

He read with great interest.

Time gradually passed, and as the sky darkened, many stall owners brought out lighting tools.

A soft white glow illuminated the entire Azure Stone Plaza, and the flow of people seemed to increase rather than decrease.

Xu Tianlei came over and said with a smile, “Taoist Friend Shen, I heard from Yu Bing that you’re selling Elixirs in the marketplace.

May I have a word with you in private?”

Shen Long nodded, packed up the items on his stall, and followed Xu Tianlei away to a quiet courtyard with red tiles, which housed a three-story red pavilion and a red stone pavilion.

Two men and two women were sitting in the stone pavilion, including Xu Yubing, and the stone table was laden with fine wine and delicacies.

“Let me introduce you, this is Taoist Friend Shen whom I mentioned before.

Without Taoist Friend Shen’s help, Yu Bing and I wouldn’t have been able to return,”

Xu Tianlei introduced.

“I am Shen Shi, I have seen all the Taoist friends here.”