Longevity And Romance Begin With The Redemption Of A Good Family

Broken Cloud City.

Inside the Qingyun Shop.

Lu Yu made his way to the Contribution Hall and took out Chen Gong, who had worked hard for half a year to refine the Spirit Beast Pill.

Originally, it was agreed in the contract that Lu Yu would refine a certain quantity of Spirit Beast Pills to sell to the Qingyun Shop, which was considered his duty.

But because the Great Strength Pill and the Spirit-Attaching Flame Pill he refined were both top-quality products, the shopkeeper also applied for contribution points for him.

However, it was not much, and Lu Yu could only earn more contribution points by selling more Spirit Beast Pills after completing the contract every year.

Of course, in addition to the few contribution points, he also had to pay the market price for the spirit stones.

Lu Yu settled the spirit beasts and did not immediately go to buy the elixir that could increase his lifespan by twenty years. Instead, he went straight to the second floor.

There, a female cultivator would put a headband on him before he went downstairs to participate in the Good Items Exchange.

The Qingyun Shop's branch in Broken Cloud City had nine floors, and Lu Yu still couldn't figure out what the top floor was used for.

But he had been to the second to eighth floors a few times. It seemed that this was where various matters were handled within the shop, and it seemed that the shopkeeper had a dedicated office here.

The sixth and seventh floors were connected, with only one entrance left on the eighth floor, which was used for the Good Items Exchange.

Although the space here was not as large as the Good Items Exchange Hall in the peripheral market of the Holy Spirit Mountain, it had the advantage of being a two-story structure.

Moreover, it was said that there would always be special good items provided by the Qingyun Shop on the seventh floor for cultivators to exchange or bid for, which would be recorded by a dedicated person.

Of course, the winners of the bidding for the good items would only be announced after the Good Items Exchange ended.

Lu Yu entered the floor of the Good Items Exchange and looked around.

He found that most of the cultivators coming and going here were Foundation Building cultivators, and occasionally he could see Core Formation cultivators. In terms of status, it was indeed much higher than the Good Items Exchange held in the Holy Spirit Mountain in the past.

As time passed, Lu Yu was surprised to find that with his current status, there were not many good items that he could exchange for.

Lu Yu did not go out to explore treasures or hunt fierce beasts, so he basically couldn't bring out many good items.

The only thing he could bring out was the Spirit Beast Pills that were recognized as top-quality by the Qingyun Shop.

Furthermore, those who participated in the Good Items Exchange here wanted to exchange goods with goods. After all, spirit stones could be earned slowly, but it was not common to come across good items that suited oneself.

Many things were priceless, and only by exchanging goods could the true value of good items be reflected.

However, there were not few successful exchanges here, mainly because there were many people, and there were also many cultivators who dared to bring out good items.

Lu Yu couldn't help but sigh. The cultivators coming and going in Broken Cloud City were indeed comfortable. Some people carried great wealth but didn't wear headbands, and their cultivation levels were not high either.

It seemed that they relied on being in Broken Cloud City to live worry-free.

On the seventh floor, the place where the Qingyun Shop specifically provided for exchanges, Lu Yu also saw the Spirit-Attaching Flame Pills he had refined, but they were not the main attraction.

They were just priced much lower than the usual goods on the counter.

Presumably, it was to lure cultivators to come and take a look.

Lu Yu left the Good Items Exchange with some regret. When he went downstairs, he bought four Longevity Pills. Three of them could increase his lifespan by ten years, while the other one could increase it by twenty years.

After that, he also bought a lot of materials for refining Spirit Beast Pills until he ran out of spirit stones before leaving.

To establish a foothold and live a stable life in Broken Cloud City, he indeed needed to earn a lot of spirit stones.

If he wanted to buy other things, he could only wait until he refined another batch of Spirit Beast Pills to sell.

Just as he was about to leave the Qingyun Shop, his storage ring suddenly emitted a burst of white light.

Lu Yu infiltrated his divine sense and found that it was a message from Jiang Yuru.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, are you free now?"

Lu Yu replied, "I am currently in the Qingyun Shop."

"What a coincidence, I am also in the Qingyun Shop. May I ask which floor Fellow Daoist Lu is on? I will come over."

Jiang Yuru responded quickly.

Lu Yu replied, "Third floor."

After replying, he decided to take a stroll on the third floor of the shop.

He hadn't been in contact with Jiang Yuru for a while, and he wasn't in a hurry to have her bring a small gift to thank him. After all, the cost of living in Poyun City was not cheap.

Women cultivators like Jiang Yuru couldn't engage in battles or production, so they could only work in service-oriented jobs. It was likely that their income was not high.

After waiting for a long time, Qin Qingrou suddenly appeared at the staircase.

Lu Yu led him to a private room on the third floor. As a guest alchemist of the Qingyun Commercial Sect, he naturally had the qualifications to use it.

Jiang Yuru's expression became complicated when she entered the room.

In the past, when she was tired of staying in the shop in the peripheral market of the Holy Spirit Mountain, she liked to go to the second-floor private room to enjoy some spiritual tea.

She didn't expect that now she had to rely on someone else to enter a private room.

Thinking about it, she felt a sense of loss in her heart.

"Jiang Fellow Daoist, it's a coincidence to see you today. May I ask what brings you here?" Lu Yu hesitated for a moment, sat down opposite Jiang Yuru, and his expression became more composed. He smiled sweetly and said, "Lu Fellow Daoist, I am currently working at the nearby Xianyue Shop."

"I would like to ask Lu Fellow Daoist for a favor. If you have any surplus spirit beast pills, could you sell them at Xianyue Shop?"

"Xianyue Shop?" Lu Yu's face showed a hint of doubt upon hearing this.

He often took his wives out for a stroll, but he had never seen a shop with the name Xianyue.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuru quickly explained, "The shop I work at recently opened."

"So its reputation is not well-known. If Fellow Daoist could go and sell there, you will definitely get a satisfactory purchase price."

Lu Yu nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Poyun City was rich in spiritual energy, and the cultivators living here would not engage in low-level activities like refining spirit beast pills in the early stages of Qi Refining.

So, in terms of quantity, there shouldn't be too many alchemists in the city.

The fact that the other party was able to find him through Jiang Yuru must have gone through many difficulties.

However, Lu Yu did not immediately agree. He asked in confusion, "If you can acquire a shop in Poyun City, there should be some connections behind it. Why don't you sell it yourself?"

Jiang Yuru lowered her head and hesitated, "To be honest, I was hoping Fellow Daoist could lend a hand."

"Jiang Fellow Daoist, didn't you want to bring a small gift to express your gratitude for saving your life before?"

"But it has been a long time, and I haven't seen Fellow Daoist. How can I help when I feel disappointed?"

Lu Yu's expression darkened. With his current efficiency in refining spirit beast pills, he indeed had some surplus.

But these could be exchanged for merit points in the Qingyun Commercial Sect. Why should he help someone who lacked gratitude?

"I... I didn't mean to break my promise."

"It's just that since I entered Poyun City, I have been deceived repeatedly at the Employment Hall. I have very few spirit stones left and almost ended up on the streets."

After saying that, her eyes slightly reddened, and she bit her lip. She said firmly, "If Lu Fellow Daoist doesn't abandon me, tonight, tonight you can stay at my residence..."

"Overnight."

As Jiang Yuru finished speaking, two blushes appeared on her face, and her body trembled slightly.

She gathered her courage and looked up at Lu Yu, only to see a slight smile at the corner of his mouth. Her heart sank, and her embarrassment and anger grew stronger.