123: Suspicion

The appearance of the spiritual plants skill initially made Zhou Luo think it was useless.

But when that large amount of knowledge became memory and was deeply imprinted in his mind, he realized his narrow perspective.

For example, the information about harvesting dragon blood grass specifically noted that Spirit Stones should be piled around it first to prevent the spiritual energy from dissipating.

Then, control the spiritual energy to carefully separate the roots from the soil, avoiding broken root hairs.

Once the root hairs break, the medicinal properties of the entire dragon blood grass will be greatly reduced.

Not only that, but after harvesting, it must immediately be placed in a sealed space with abundant spiritual energy; only then can it be preserved for a longer time.

Before this information appeared, neither he nor Wang Yuwei had ever thought that a small dragon blood grass would have so many intricacies.

No wonder it is so rare as one of the main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Fortunately, he obtained this information in advance; otherwise, even if he found dragon blood grass then, he probably wouldn't be able to bring it back.

At this moment, Zhou Luo deeply understood that although he couldn't use these seemingly useless skills, the knowledge and information they provided were enough for him to benefit greatly.

Indeed.

There are no weakest skills in the world, only the weakest skill users.

Thinking of this, Zhou Luo's previously somewhat disappointed heart gradually eased.

He even began to look forward to the knowledge and information brought by other skills.

The third day.

After Zhou Luo finished breakfast, he planned to go to the city's auction house.

"Shiyi, where is Bai?"

Seeing his daughter playing with his sister, Zhou Luo squatted down and asked softly.

"Father, Bai is still sleeping," Xiao Shiyi squatted on the ground, looking up and saying in a childish voice.

"Still sleeping?" Zhou Luo murmured to himself.

Ever since he bought and gave Bai that Snow Heart Fruit last time, it had been in a deep sleep.

This was already the third day.

He gently stroked Xiao Shiyi's head: "You play, Father is going out."

"Father be careful."

Xiao Shiyi nodded obediently, not forgetting to wave her small hand in farewell.

Zhou Luo stood up and went to take a look at Bai first.

He wasn't a beast tamer, so he didn't know what condition the other party was in, but since its physical characteristics were normal, he left with peace of mind.

Walking out of the Lin Family, he looked up at the clear blue sky.

Since his status had risen, the Zhou Family no longer restricted his freedom.

However, if he were to leave Maple Leaf City, he still needed to report it.

Arriving at the auction house, the round-faced Middle-aged man had already been waiting for a long time.

"Grandmaster Zhou, you're here."

He greeted him with a smile, standing respectfully before him.

Although he was the person in charge of this auction house, his status was much lower than that of Grandmaster Zhou, an Upper-Grade Alchemist.

"Boss An, do you have what I need?" Zhou Luo inquired.

Lin An smiled and nodded: "Grandmaster Zhou, everything is arranged properly, please come this way."

Saying that, he led Zhou Luo to the warehouse where the auction items were stored and had his subordinates bring a wooden box.

Opening the wooden box, inside was the last main ingredient for the Gathering Spirit Pill.

Zhou Luo nodded in satisfaction, took out the Spirit Stones: "Boss An, this is for you."

Lin An immediately beamed with joy upon receiving the Spirit Stones, and said eagerly: "Grandmaster Zhou, if you need anything else, just tell me, I'll try my best to get it for you."

Hearing this, Zhou Luo thought for a moment and then listed several rare heavenly Materials and earthly treasures.

These were all needed for the third stage of the Giant Bear Body Refining Art, and they were basically not available on the market.

After listening, Lin An's smile froze, and he said with some embarrassment: "Grandmaster Zhou, I can help you find the first few, but I am truly powerless regarding the final Split Earth Bear Bile."

"Oh? Why?" Zhou Luo asked in confusion.

Split Earth Bear Bile was one of the most important Materials for the third stage. If it couldn't be found in Maple Leaf City, he really didn't know where else to look.

"Because even the weakest Split Earth Bear has strength comparable to a Cultivator at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, not to mention they appear in groups, so no one hunts them," Lin An said with great difficulty.

Split Earth Bears in groups were extremely difficult opponents for ordinary Cultivators; let alone hunting them, if they encountered them by chance and didn't run fast enough, their lives would probably be lost.

Perhaps only Immortal Sects like the Azure Origin Sect would have the ability to hunt them.

Zhou Luo understood.

It seemed that before going out, the third stage of this Body Refining Art could not be achieved.

He couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

"Then after you find the other Materials, send someone to Zhou Garden," Zhou Luo instructed.

Body Refining Materials are different from Pill Refining; there's no need to hide them.

Even if the Zhou Family knew, they wouldn't think there was any problem.

"Alright," Lin An replied.

Afterward, Zhou Luo left.

Not long after he left, Lin An put away his smile and respectfully walked towards another room.

Pushing open the door, there was a black-robed man with a gloomy expression and sharp eyes, who was Lin Xuanfeng.

He sat upright on a chair, tasting spiritual tea.

"Hall Master, these are the Materials he wants to purchase," Lin An lowered his body and handed over the names of the Materials.

Lin Xuanfeng glanced casually and asked indifferently: "Can you tell which Body Refining Art these Materials are needed for?"

Lin Xuanfeng was well aware of Zhou Luo's Body Refining, but he didn't know where his Body Refining Art came from.

Ever since the matter of the Spirit Mine, Lin Xuanfeng had been very interested in this Zhou Family son-in-law.

Especially since he was always able to escape safely when facing a series of difficulties, which made him feel very peculiar.

This meticulous Ninth Elder saw a trace of a certain quality in the other party.

A trace of the same cautious, decisive, and intelligent quality as himself.

Like attracts like.

Lin Xuanfeng, who had always been known for his gloominess and Sinister, encountered such a person for the first time and couldn't help but be curious and attentive.

He really wanted to know the other party's true thoughts.

"Reporting to Hall Master, please forgive my shallow knowledge, I cannot tell what kind of Body Refining Art this is, but these main ingredients are extremely precious, so it must be at least a superior Body Refining Art," Lin An said cautiously.

As the person in charge of the auction house, Lin An's knowledge far surpassed ordinary people, but since he couldn't tell, the Body Refining Art was naturally extraordinary.

Lin Xuanfeng nodded his chin slightly: "Go."

After Lin An left, he picked up the spiritual tea on the table and drank it in one gulp, his gloomy eyes flashing with sharp light.

"What is he afraid of?"

He only heard himself muttering.

Body Refining Arts, which are more defensive Cultivation Methods, are generally used for self-preservation.

They are often cultivated by Cultivators who know they have no hope of Qi Training and are in unstable situations, in order to improve their strength and guard against crises.

But Zhou Luo, an Upper-Grade Alchemist, stays in the Zhou Family every day and is protected by the Zhou Family, so why would he Cultivate such a strenuous and thankless Cultivation Method?

With this Time, it would be better to improve his Pill Refining skills and enter the Core Area for Cultivation.

This made Lin Xuanfeng even more curious.

In his opinion, the other party's strong desire to temper his body was likely in preparation for some impending crisis.

But what crisis?

Suddenly, Lin Xuanfeng thought of his previous meeting with the Second Elder, and his eyes immediately darkened, revealing a hint of kill intent.

"I thought you were a smart one..."

He suddenly curled up the corners of his mouth, revealing a contemptuous smile.