8: Go to the market again

"The child doesn't know any better; we can't even finish the meat at home."

"Take the meat back, we really don't need it."

"Didn't your Family feed you? How could you be this greedy!"

The adults before him returned the meat that had been given to them, and right in front of Lin Jingyu, they put on a show of loving parents and filial children.

They gave the children a beating.

Watching this, Lin Jingyu could only shake his head; incompetent parents always blame their children for their own faults.

They never stop to think if the reason lies with themselves.

However, one could also see the influence of the Third Elder; these people, disregarding the kinship of their clan and neighbors, insisted on returning the Yao Beast meat, which could be considered a rare item.

Lin Jingyu was not disappointed by this and took the meat back.

It would be perfect for a few more meals.

Just as he finished, his younger sister, Lin Jingxia, came skipping back.

"Brother, Young Miss personally made these big white steamed buns, and I brought you twenty. Hehe, I mentioned you to her a few times, and she has a pretty good impression of you. Brother, you need to step it up and try to marry Young Miss so she can be our sister-in-law. That way, we can sleep together every day and whisper to each other."

Lin Jingyu's face darkened, and he immediately flicked her on the forehead.

So I'm getting a wife for your sake, huh?

And you want to sleep together every day?

What about him, then? Should he sleep on the sofa or under the bed?

"Also, after Uncle Lingkuang took a bite of the meat, he couldn't stop praising it and drank an entire pot of wine on the spot. He even gave you a jar of wine, saying it was home-brewed and wanted you to try it."

Lin Jingyu took the jar of wine handed to him by Lin Jingxia. As he opened it against the wind, a fragrant aroma of wine wafted into his nostrils.

"Smells pretty good. I'll save it for cooking later."

...

The next day.

Originally, Lin Jingyu had planned to go work in the Spiritual Vein fields with Lin Jingxia.

Unexpectedly, Little Miss and she had arranged to go together.

To avoid the misunderstanding growing even larger, he gave up on that idea.

He checked the intelligence that had refreshed on his panel—[Intelligence Refreshed.]

[Today at 11:45 AM, Inner Sect Disciple of Qinglan Sect, Li Xiuqing, was coaxed out by fellow Inner Sect Disciple, Tuoba Hong, with sweet words. The two went out to play together and eventually arrived at a secluded spot in the mountains. Tuoba Hong expressed his intention for "deep communication," wanting to pierce the peach blossom stamen with his long spear. Li Xiuqing refused. He immediately attacked and restrained her, attempting to force himself on her. At the same time, he revealed his cultivation of a Demonic Technique; it turned out he wanted to seize Li Xiuqing's original yin and her entire cultivation through Dual Cultivation. Just as he was about to succeed, unexpectedly, Outer Sect Disciple of Qinglan Sect, Xu Li, happened to be cultivating right there. Xu Li attacked fiercely, relying on numerous Magical Artifacts and talismans to eventually kill Tuoba Hong. Seeing Li Xiuqing unconscious from the aftermath of the fight, Xu Li did not approach with any improper intentions, but instead fed her a Forget-Me-Not Pill, thereby erasing about an hour of her memory...]

"What a waste. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't be able to hold back with such a good opportunity. You even had a Forget-Me-Not Pill; it would have been better to do it first and then feed it to her! This Forget-Me-Not Pill is good stuff; I should get a few if I have the chance."

After reading this, Lin Jingyu joked to himself.

This intelligence had absolutely nothing to do with him; it was Family business of the Qinglan Sect a hundred miles away, but he was enjoying the gossip with great interest.

Lin Jingyu stretched, stepped out the door, and headed toward the most important place in the Family: the Family Ancestral Hall.

In the entire Family, only this place was protected by a Medium Grade Formation, and inside, there was a small Spiritual Vein.

The Family Head, Lin Lingshan, had been in seclusion here year-round, trying to achieve a Breakthrough to the Late Stage Qi Refining.

Therefore, the miscellaneous affairs of the clan were all handled by several Elders.

Standing outside were two sturdy men holding weapons. Both were at the Qi Refining Third Layer.

It was said that they both also practiced mortal martial arts, making them much stronger than the average Qi Refining Third Layer Cultivator.

They glanced at Lin Jingyu and asked: "Coming to the important Ancestral Hall, what is your business?"

Lin Jingyu showed the paper money in the basket he was holding and cupped his hands, saying: "Two clan uncles, I have come here to pay respects to my parents."

Both men knew of the tragic event where Lin Jingyu's parents had died away from home, and that a spirit tablet and a cenotaph had been placed inside the Ancestral Hall. They nodded and let him go inside.

Although he had had an unpleasant falling out with the Third Elder, that only made him look unappreciative and dim-witted to outsiders. It wasn't enough to prevent him from entering the Ancestral Hall.

Lin Jingyu first walked into the inner hall of the Ancestral Hall, where the eternal lamp was always lit, to pay his respects and ask his ancestors and his parents to bless him.

Afterward, he walked into the library on the side. This was the true purpose of Lin Jingyu's visit to the Ancestral Hall.

Inside, an old man with a white beard was sleeping soundly. He recognized him as the Second Elder, who was primarily in charge of the library.

After paying his respects, Lin Jingyu began his search.

More than an hour later, Lin Jingyu rubbed his slightly throbbing head and walked out. This trip had certainly been worthwhile.

He had found quite a lot of relevant content regarding mountain sweet potatoes and earth dragon grass.

earth dragon grass, as a unique Spirit Medicine, was generally Low Grade, with a value between fifteen and twenty-five Spirit Stones. It could be used for Alchemy.

However, there was an extremely rare chance for it to evolve into Sky Dragon Grass, which was a Medium Grade Spirit Medicine. It was also an important auxiliary ingredient for longevity pills, valued at several hundred Spirit Stones.

This made him think excitedly of the thick earth dragon grass in his basement.

As for mountain sweet potatoes, there were relatively more records. This thing was an evolution of ordinary sweet potatoes under the stimulation of Spiritual Qi. Wild sweet potatoes could be found all over the mountains and plains, so mountain sweet potatoes appeared much more frequently than earth dragon grass.

Mountain sweet potatoes were also considered a Low Grade Spirit Medicine, though a hundred-year mountain sweet potato could be considered Medium Grade.

Mountain sweet potatoes had many uses; they could be used for Alchemy, for making Spirit food, or even eaten raw...

Among them, sweet potato pills refined by adding various medicinal herbs, also known as sweet potato pills, counted as both Spirit food and Medicinal Pill. They were a favorite among many female Cultivators.

Lin Jingyu committed the simple refining steps to memory. He had a bold plan in mind: make sweet potato pills and go sell them at the Market Town!

This way, he could reduce the amount of hundred-year mountain sweet potato and mix it into various herbs, avoiding exposure. sweet potato pills were not particularly precious, so there was no need to worry about being targeted by Bandit Cultivators. He could also exchange them for Spirit Stones; it was killing two birds with one stone.

Lin Jingyu returned home, told his younger sister, and set out again, heading toward the Market Town.

This time, he was truly strapped for cash, having only two Spirit Stones and some fragments. However, he had brought out two ordinary earth dragon grasses, intending to sell them to purchase the Materials and tools needed to refine sweet potato pills.

Lin Jingyu was dressed in the same attire as last time and successfully stepped into the Southeast Market Town.

The Market Town was no different from last time. He waved his hand, remotely refusing the guide servant who wanted to approach him.

He had the basic map of the Market Town that the waiter had sold him last time. He just had to follow the map.

According to the map's divisions, the Market Town was divided into three layers: the outer perimeter, the inner circle, and the core. The outer perimeter was full of small families and Loose Cultivators, similar to him. The inner circle was a place where only Middle Stage Qi Refining Cultivators could afford to spend, while the core corresponded to powerful Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators.

Lin Jingyu did not linger in the outer perimeter where the stalls were set up; he walked into the inner circle, where the shops generally had backers. In this place, the acquisition of Spirit Medicine would be relatively fairer, and they wouldn't resort to bullying others.