Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 105 Grandma You

After delivering the pills, Li Ji'an purchased another batch of medicinal materials and high-quality talisman paper.

Then he went to the spiritual rice shop in the outer city and bought spiritual rice, spiritual noodles and monster meat. He also went to the spiritual pet shop and reluctantly spent a hundred spirit stones to buy a late-stage beast pill for Gua Gua.

There is an essential difference between the beast pills taken by spirit beasts and the pills taken by human cultivators. Not only are the materials of the pills different, but the core effectiveness is also different. They are incomparable. Only the Beast Taming Family has done extensive research on them.

The spirit stones I had just obtained had not even warmed up yet, but 70% to 80% of them were gone.

Last month, I almost lived off my savings. I used up 500 spirit stones to pay rent and buy medicinal herbs and rice and flour. Now, my savings are only about 200 spirit stones.

After completing the purchase, Li Ji'an came to Taiping Inn, which was the largest inn in Xiancheng that Yan Qingwan brought him to eleven years ago.

Leaving the wasteland to reach the fairy city, in addition to planning foundation-building resources and improving skills, another focus is to obtain information and gain a deeper understanding of this world.

Information barriers exist everywhere, and this world will only become more severe.

"Master Li Dan, you finally decided to go out." Just as I arrived at the door of the inn, I heard a greeting from behind.

Li Ji'an turned around and saw an old woman with a little girl.

"Friend You, Xiao Qiao." Li Ji'an nodded with a smile.

The grandmother and granddaughter were next-door neighbors. They came to visit a few days after Li Ji'an moved in. Those who could live in such a place usually had extraordinary skills and were mostly helpless independent cultivators. It was normal for them to make friends with each other and share resources.

Grandma You is a senior formation master. She once worked for the Liu family, one of the five major families. However, she was not valued and was only given the status of a guest official. Later, due to internal strife within the family, the branch she was on good terms with failed, so she left and has settled here for more than a few decades.

His granddaughter Xiao Qiao was taken in two years ago and is now only five years old.

Xiao Qiao was a little shy, hiding behind Grandma You and blinking her big eyes to look at him secretly.

"I was thinking that I would have to pay you a visit today, and it's just a coincidence today." Grandma You said with a smile.

Li Ji'an nodded, guessing that she probably wanted to buy some elixirs. During their last visit, they exchanged gifts. He gave Grandma You a mid-grade Qi-replenishing elixir, and Grandma You helped him strengthen the protective formation of the courtyard.

The quality of elixirs is comprehensively evaluated based on efficacy, erysipelas, drug resistance, etc., but it is difficult to make a very detailed classification. Therefore, there are subtle differences between the same mid-grade elixirs.

Li Ji'an has confidence in his own elixirs, and senior cultivators can also experience it after taking elixirs.

This is also the reason why Grandma You was much more friendly during this meeting than the first time she visited.

"It's better to meet by chance than to invite someone. Master Li Dan, will you please do me the honor of hosting you today?"

"I can't refuse a gift from an elder, so I'll let Brother You pay for it." Li Ji'an agreed with a smile. After all, he came here just to listen to everyone's opinions.

The three of them quickly entered the lobby of the inn. Coincidentally, this time, Grandma You chose the same seat that Yan Qingwan had chosen eleven years ago, a quiet corner seat.

Grandma You ordered a lot of spiritual food, and even ordered some expensive snacks for Xiao Qiao. She also asked for a pot of spiritual wine for Li Ji'an and a pot of spiritual tea for herself.

This is enough to show his financial resources as a senior formation master.

It is very difficult to become a formation master, whether getting started or mastering it. Not only does it require a high level of spirit and soul, but it also requires basic skills in drawing talismans and engraving inscriptions. Moreover, one must be proficient in the laws of nature and the terrain, and be good at using the five elements, feng shui and geomancy. The good thing is that the requirements for magic power are not very high.

Compared with the art of alchemy and the art of talismans, it is difficult for ordinary practitioners to get started.

However, this is also related to the fact that the market demand for formations is not as great as that for pills and talismans.

He greeted Li Ji'an politely and chatted with him about all sorts of things, but was tactful not to ask for any private information. Li Ji'an had plenty to talk about with this knowledgeable old monk, and there was no need to worry about him prying into his private affairs and causing any awkwardness during the conversation. The exchange was relaxed and casual.

Xiao Qiao hid behind Grandma You and secretly ate snacks.

"Master Li Dan, ah, it's my fault today. I was not considerate enough. I didn't know whether young people like this kind of place. Next time there is a chance, it is better to invite Master Li Dan to Chunfeng Tower for entertainment." After finishing the previous topic, Grandma You took a sip of the spiritual tea and prepared to move on to the next topic smoothly.

Li Ji'an chuckled, "You Daoist, you're worrying too much. I cultivate my character and have a simple nature. I don't really like going to those places. This place is quite nice."

"Oh? Master Li Dan has impressed me. He is young, promising, and full of energy. He can even maintain his composure. This is truly commendable. I would like to offer Master Li Dan a glass of tea instead of wine."

"I don't deserve it." Li Ji'an raised his glass.

"I love coming here, not because I like the hustle and bustle, but because I want to hear more about what's happening in the world today so I won't be left behind by the times."

"Since Mr. You Daoyou wants to know about current affairs, why not subscribe to the official newspaper?" Li Ji'an has been considering subscribing to the official newspaper recently.

However, the official gazette is not cheap, and it is not cost-effective for him to subscribe to it alone. So he wants to take the opportunity to subscribe to a copy together with Grandma You.

Granny You shook her head. "Haha, that official report is three-tenths true and seven-tenths false. Under the sect's rule, what you see is what they want you to see. It's better to listen to the nonsense of passers-by from all over the world."

Li Ji'an smiled and nodded. This was the logic, and he naturally understood it, but he couldn't simply dismiss it all.

It is under the rule of the sect, and the news in the official gazette seems to be influenced by the sect, but it is also possible to reversely infer the situation of the sect through the direction of the official gazette.

After chatting for a while, the spiritual food was not touched much, but Xiao Qiao had eaten up all the snacks without realizing it.

Li Ji'an stood up and said goodbye.

Grandma You also followed him back to the residential area.

Sure enough, after entering the yard, Grandma You asked to buy some elixirs.

Compared to the price that ordinary alchemists sell to alchemy shops, the price that Grandma You gives is a little higher, but it is slightly lower than the price that he sells to Danding Pavilion as a guest.

Li Ji'an did not bargain for this. He sold only top-grade pills, which were not much different from each other. He regarded it as a reward for the emotional value that the pills provided to him by accompanying him in chatting.

He is not a petty person.

"Master Li Dan is so young, yet his alchemy skills are so superb. I admire him." After the transaction was completed, Granny You praised him again.

"Hey, Master Li also refines unpopular elixirs like the Marrow Cleansing Pill?"

The pills delivered today basically cleared out the high-quality pills, and before leaving, in order to free up the jade bottle for the high-quality pills, the remaining mid-quality pills were mixed with other pills.

The pill given to Grandma You at this moment was tainted with the scent of the fine marrow cleansing pill that Li Ji'an had prepared in advance for his next life.

"Fellow Daoist You is surprisingly so familiar with the Marrow Cleansing Pill?" The Marrow Cleansing Pill is a meridian-nourishing pill for physical cultivators during their youth. The fact that there are few physical cultivators in this world is one reason, but the most important thing is that young people who are nourished by spiritual energy don't particularly need the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

As for ordinary people, even other alchemists, if they are not familiar with a certain elixir, they cannot identify it by just smelling it.

"Haha, I also have a good friend in the clan who is an alchemist. He is good at refining this kind of medicine."

brush~
Before he finished speaking, a flash of inspiration came to Li Ji'an's mind...

(End of this chapter)