Immortality begins with meditation puppets

Chapter 32 Third-Order Bionic Runes, A Great Opportunity!

"Fellow Daoist, you are very capable. Please come visit more often when you have time. I have been thinking of you these past few days since I last saw you."

Inside the Yuanlai Building, Wang Rong saw Su Qing take out ten lizard puppets, and her waist swayed more seductively than before, her smile becoming even more genuine.

Of course, having once frequented the Flower Forest and later welcomed and saw off guests at the Yuanlai Tower, his ability to speak human language to human beings and ghost language to ghosts has reached a state of perfection.

Whether she was truly sincere or not, Su Qing didn't know, but that didn't matter. The large expanse of white skin on her chest that she deliberately pulled down to show him was enough to demonstrate her sincerity.

Wang Rong was genuinely happy.

Although Su Qing completed the transaction meticulously, her previous plan to use this transaction to control him failed.

But no one expected that the lizard warriors would sell so well. In the first month, Su Qing didn't cause Yuanlailou to lose much money. Once these ten puppets arrive in the store in the second month, they will directly generate revenue for Yuanlailou.

Wang Rong claims to be the deputy head of Yuanlai Tower, but unlike that tower head who floats on the clouds, everything she has now is built on the foundation of her ability to generate revenue for Yuanlai Tower.

She was the one who facilitated this deal with Su Qing, and it would bring a fixed income to Yuanlailou every month. This made her find Su Qing more and more pleasing to the eye, and she even thought he seemed to be more handsome than before.

"With his abilities, he's not incapable of supporting his mother. If he asks, it's not impossible for me to go along with him."

Wang Rong noticed Su Qing's body occasionally wandering over her, especially lingering on her chest, and couldn't help but feel a flutter in her heart.

Although Qi Refining cultivators cannot remain young forever, they age much more slowly than ordinary people.

Wang Rong had a good foundation when she was young, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to become the top courtesan of Hongxiufang. Now she is only in her thirties, which is the perfect time for her to mature. She doesn't think she is unworthy of Su Qing.

Unfortunately, Su Qing only got to feast her eyes on the beauty; she didn't dare to actually provoke this old courtesan.

After receiving fifty sets of materials for the following month from Wang Rong in a businesslike manner, I left Yuanlailou amidst Wang Rong's mocking laughter and scolding that she was all bark and no bite.

Yuanlai Tower earns money, Baibao Pavilion spends it; every spirit crystal is spent wisely.

Sufficient medicinal bath ingredients for 100 days.

An armored war bear puppet.

More than ten sets of materials needed to refine meditation dolls.

He only stopped after spending most of the spirit crystals he had recently earned, leaving him with only a little over two thousand spirit crystals in his bag to feed the puppets.

"If you continue to patronize my shop like this, even if you don't reach the second-tier puppeteer realm, I will still apply to the higher-ups to allow you to enjoy the treatment of a second-tier guest elder!"

Manager Liu stroked his goatee and said cheerfully.

No matter how flamboyant or seductive the old courtesan from Yuanlailou is, in this day and age, cheap things are the only real thing.

"How can I spend like this every day? I was just lucky. I made a small fortune recently because the Lizard Warriors sold well!" Su Qing said with a wry smile.

Manager Liu's words made him realize something was wrong.

In the past month or so, he has spent tens of thousands of spirit crystals at the Treasure Pavilion.

Although everyone knows that he earned some spirit crystals through the lizard warriors, and the Hundred Treasures Pavilion has a fairly good relationship with him, it is not a good thing to flaunt one's wealth or be too high-profile.

"I can't buy everything here in the future. Although Yuanlailou is a bit more expensive, the service is pretty good. I can also browse other shops. If I split my spending, it shouldn't be so conspicuous."

Su Qing was thinking to himself when he suddenly heard Manager Liu say to him:
"Fellow Daoist has been busy refining lizard warriors lately and has no time to familiarize himself with the Azure Steel Legs, which I can understand."

However, according to you, fellow Daoist, your skill in refining spirit lotus root legs is already consummate. Please tell me the exact success rate.

After Manager Liu finished speaking, Su Qing couldn't help but blush a little.

These past few days, Baibaoge has sent him over a hundred sets of Qinggang Leg materials.

There was no doubt about his trust, but his lizard warrior success rate had just started to climb, and he was making a fortune, so he couldn't bother to forge the Azure Steel Legs. This was a somewhat undignified way of doing things.

Seeing that Manager Liu didn't blame him, he let it go.

"Don't you know me, Manager Liu? I'm not the kind of person who talks nonsense. My Ling Lotus Root Leg technique is truly masterful, and that's no exaggeration. I can guarantee at least an 80% success rate!"

"What, shopkeeper, do you have business here?"

I wouldn't dare say 100%, lest Manager Liu overthink it. But an 80% success rate is enough to shock Manager Liu.

He pulled Su Qing to a corner, and seeing that no one was around, he whispered:

"I plan to send a team to escort you to the hunting area. In the central area, it's hard to find fresh severed legs, but once we get to the hunting area, will we have to worry about finding people to sever legs?"

"Fellow Daoist, you don't seem to want the fellow Daoists in the hunting area to be doing well!"

Su Qing immediately understood what Manager Liu meant.

The central area is calm and peaceful. Unless some perverted cultivator cuts off his own thigh for fun, the business of selling spirit lotus root legs is not easy.

Although the hunting grounds are filled with blood and gore every day and the demand is high, it is still uncertain whether they can be delivered to the central area in time. If something goes wrong on the way, it's one thing if the leg is beyond saving, but another might lose their life.

Manager Liu hasn't been able to close a single deal on lotus root legs these past few days, but he's still eyeing the profits from that business, which is why he came up with this idea.

It wasn't just Su Qing; he also planned to send several spiritual healers along. The rogue cultivators in the hunting area had recently become incredibly wealthy, and Manager Liu wouldn't be satisfied unless he made a hefty profit off them!
"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, we, Baibaoge, will provide the materials and take care of the safety. You only need to focus on refining the spirit lotus root leg. For each spirit lotus root leg, we will give you five hundred spirit crystals as a labor fee. What do you think?" Manager Liu said enthusiastically.

Su Qing thought for a moment. He was going to deliver the goods to Lingtian District anyway, and he was a little nervous. That's why he bought an extra first-grade high-quality puppet, the Ironclad War Bear, to enhance his martial power.

Now that Baibaoge is willing to escort him for free, and he can also earn some spirit crystals along the way, he naturally agrees without hesitation.

After discussing it with Manager Liu, he set off early in the morning three days later. With Tong Xin seeing him off, he headed towards the stall area.

As soon as we arrived at the familiar place, we saw that the old Taoist's stall was surrounded by people.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out they were all buying exorcism talismans!

Clearly, the headless evil spirit and the Gao family's butcher shop incident are now common knowledge, except for the law enforcement team which is still turning a blind eye.

Seeing the old Taoist priest, who was making a fortune by raising prices, Su Qing, who had originally wanted to buy some exorcism talismans, squeezed her somewhat empty purse and decided not to give him the chance to rip her off.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment. I have something to say to you after I've finished this busy period."

Upon seeing Su Qing through the crowd, the old Taoist's eyes lit up, and he quickly called out to him.

Upon hearing this, Su Qing thought for a moment, then stood up. After the old Taoist priest had seen the guests off, he heard the old priest ask him mysteriously:

"I see that you have achieved remarkable skill in biomimetic runes. I wonder if you have any plans to attempt to reach the third tier of biomimetic runes?"

Third-tier bionic runes?

He can certainly increase his proficiency, but without the mana supply of a peak Qi Refining stage or even a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, he'd probably be drained of his mana after just one stroke. This old Taoist is overestimating himself!

Su Qing waved her hands repeatedly, indicating that she had no such intention.

His next task was to refine lizard warriors to earn money, and then use that money to refine meditation dolls and third-tier bionic runes. He had little desire for them before his cultivation level improved.

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to rush. With your current wealth, it might be difficult to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, but as long as you have enough pills, advancing to the peak of Qi Refining shouldn't be a problem."

"If, at that time, you are able to master third-tier bionic runes, please come and inform me. I have an extraordinary opportunity awaiting you!"

Tong Chang looked at the lizard warriors beside Su Qing with some admiration, and then looked at Su Qing's cultivation level with some regret.

This fellow Daoist's talent in rune arts and puppetry is truly remarkable. In just over half a month, his skills have improved even more.

However, his cultivation level has not progressed at all; he remains at the fourth level of Qi Refining, as if he has never improved.

Su Qing ignored Tong Chang's complicated gaze, but was quite interested in the opportunity he mentioned.

"An opportunity? What kind of opportunity requires a third-tier bionic rune? A secret realm mechanism, or does Fellow Daoist possess some talisman that necessitates the use of a third-tier bionic rune?"

"It cannot be said, it cannot be said. Before you meet the requirements, I dare not say anything more. Just remember, whenever you break through, come to me and you will have your own benefits."

"Then you'll have to wait a while. Don't wait until I break through, just kick the bucket."

Seeing the old Taoist's mysterious demeanor, Su Qing said irritably, which made the old Taoist puff out his beard and glare, but he couldn't do anything about it.

(End of this chapter)