40: Chapter 40 Slaying the Thief Cultivator, Selling Spirit Rice in the Northern Immortal City

Li Luochen nodded seriously and said, "Fellow Daoist has calculated correctly; it is exactly 46,500 Spirit Stones."

Bai Qingkong took out a Storage Pouch, handed it to Li Luochen, and then put away the Storage Pouch containing the Spirit Rice and Spirit Medicine.

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist for keeping me in mind. In the future, if Fellow Daoist has any Spirit Rice, feel free to bring it to the Spirit Rice Workshop to find me, Bai Qingkong. I will definitely not treat Fellow Daoist unfairly."

"After I succeed in Foundation Establishment, I will certainly grant Fellow Daoist's Family a spot as an Outer Sect Disciple of the Qingsha Sect."

Hearing the empty promise Bai Qingkong was painting, Li Luochen was somewhat speechless, but he still wore a look of pleasant surprise on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Bai has already reached the Qi Refining 10th Layer; breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage is only a matter of time. This is truly worth celebrating."

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured. As long as the Spirit Rice produced by my Li Family is available, I will definitely bring it to the Spirit Rice Workshop to sell to Fellow Daoist."

Although it was impossible for him to bring all the Spirit Rice to sell to Bai Qingkong, selling a portion was still feasible.

Just like now, selling Spirit Rice and Spirit Medicine worth 46,500 Spirit Stones at once, if he claimed this was their Li Family's income for three years, Bai Qingkong would not develop greed.

As for the remaining Spirit Rice and Spirit Medicine, Li Luochen planned to make a trip to Beilu Immortal City.

As for Beihai Immortal City, Li Luochen did not intend to go there. The Qingsha Sect also had businesses in Beihai Immortal City; for the sake of safety, it was safer to head to Beilu Immortal City.

The resources he could sell this time were not insignificant and would definitely yield a large amount of Spirit Stones. If he could obtain some high-quality premium Medicinal Pills, it would also benefit the Li Family.

Bai Qingkong smiled and said, "Very well. In that case, I will wait for you. However, I also intend to return to the Qingsha Sect to go into seclusion and Cultivate. Fellow Daoist can come again in three years."

Li Luochen's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Is Fellow Daoist planning to go into seclusion to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage this time? That is truly worth congratulating!"

Bai Qingkong nodded slightly and said, "I accept your auspicious words. I also hope that Fellow Daoist can succeed in Foundation Establishment soon."

Li Luochen shook his head with a bitter smile, "It is not that easy. I am already sixty years old. If I cannot break through to the Perfection of the Qi Refining 10th Layer and obtain a foundation establishment pill within twenty years, I will have no chance at Foundation Establishment at all."

"I can only pin my hopes on the younger generation; I hope the descendants of the Family can be more capable."

Hearing this, Bai Qingkong sighed slightly. Being a Loose Cultivator was not easy, and it was even harder for those Cultivator Families without anyone in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

However, he did not say anything discouraging. Instead, he encouraged him, "Fellow Daoist is right, but sometimes when the Opportunity arrives, Foundation Establishment is not entirely impossible."

This sentence was naturally to comfort Li Luochen. Regardless of anything else, the other party was his Spirit Rice supplier, and he also hoped that Li Luochen would be well.

Li Luochen did not commit to an answer. After chatting with Bai Qingkong for a while longer, he quickly left Qingsha Market and flew toward the outside of the island.

At the Spirit Rice Workshop, Bai Qingkong narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking in his heart, eventually turning it into a sigh.

"Sigh, forget it. Cultivation is not easy; we shall see in the future."

...

After Li Luochen flew out of Qingsha Island, he sensed someone following him. He released his Divine Sense and saw several Cultivators at the 8th or 9th Layer of Qi Refining, with the strongest one reaching the Qi Refining 10th Layer.

He did not know that these Cultivators were the same ones he had escaped from earlier by using the Water Evasion Technique.

Unexpectedly, these people had chased after him again this time, and judging by the compass in their hands, they had clearly prepared in advance.

Li Luochen was now a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage; no matter how many Qi Refining 10th Layer Cultivators there were, they could not fight against Li Luochen.

He could not help but increase his speed slightly, flying toward a deserted island in the distance. To deal with these Cultivators, he had to get far away from Qingsha Island; otherwise, the Qingsha Sect would surely sense it.

Those Cultivators held the same thought; they also did not dare to intercept and kill other Cultivators near Qingsha Island. If they did not resolve the situation quickly, it would be very easy for the experts of the Qingsha Sect to discover them.

After moving far away from Qingsha Island, Li Luochen found a remote small island and stopped.

This island was extremely desolate, with no traces of people, nor any vegetation; it was indeed a good place for killing and seizing treasures.

Seeing Li Luochen stop, those Cultivators no longer hid their figures and chased directly over.

"Hehehe, kid, why don't you keep running?"

But before his voice had faded, a Flying Sword slashed across his neck, instantly taking his life.

The other Cultivators reacted, and seeing Li Luochen resolve their Qi Refining 10th Layer companion so easily, their expressions changed drastically.

But before they could react, Li Luochen locked onto them with his Divine Sense, and five Flying Swords—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth—struck toward them with lightning speed.

The speed was so fast that those people could not block it at all. Regardless, Li Luochen was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator; how could Cultivators at the 8th or 9th Layer of Qi Refining resist him?

By the time the Flying Swords flew back, these Cultivators were already lying on the ground, their heads separated from their bodies, dead as could be.

After Li Luochen resolved these people, he quickly collected their Storage Pouches. Several fireballs flew from his hands, turning their corpses into ashes, before he flew off into the distance.

This time he was heading to Beilu Immortal City, which was a bit further than Beihai Immortal City. However, his Cultivation level was now higher, and he had a Low Grade 2nd Rank Flying Sword to fly with, so his speed was much faster.

It only took him thirteen days to arrive at Beilu Immortal City.

Beilu Immortal City was built by the major forces of the Beilu Cultivation World, and most of the items inside came from the mainland Cultivation World.

As one of the two major Immortal Cities on Beimen Island, the prices inside were basically the same.

This was a place for major forces to exchange goods with each other; if the prices of resources were different, it would certainly not be able to keep customers.

After paying one Spirit Stone, Li Luochen entered Beilu Immortal City.

There were all kinds of shops in Beilu Immortal City, and he quickly inquired about the shop with the best reputation.

Lingbao Shop; one could sell various resources there, and it could also purchase various resources.

As soon as Li Luochen entered, he sensed several powerful auras.

However, his Cultivation level had already reached the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, and the first layer of the Heaven-Covering Technique had reached Minor Achievement. Only a Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivator could sense his Cultivation level.

Lingbao Shop naturally had a Foundation Establishment Peak existence sitting in charge, but they wouldn't randomly check his Cultivation level for no reason.

Just as he entered Lingbao Shop, a female Cultivator came up to greet him; her Cultivation level had actually reached the Qi Refining 10th Layer.

"Greetings, honored guest. May I ask what you need?"

This female Cultivator was quite polite, and her attitude was very good, which Li Luochen was satisfied with.

"Do you purchase Spirit Rice and Spirit Medicine? What are your prices?"

The female Cultivator's eyes brightened slightly, and she quickly said, "Replying to the honored guest, if the quantity is large, we can purchase it at the market price."

Li Luochen nodded slightly and said, "Alright, is 58,000 catties of High Grade 1st Rank Spirit Rice enough for market price acquisition?"

The female Cultivator nodded slightly and said, "Yes, we can purchase it from Fellow Daoist at market price. Is there anything else?"

She also did not expect that Li Luochen could actually bring out so much High Grade 1st Rank Spirit Rice.

This was 58,000 catties of High Grade 1st Rank Spirit Rice, worth 58,000 Spirit Stones.

Li Luochen continued, "100 stalks of High Grade 1st Rank Water Spirit Ganoderma, 600 crystal flowers. That is all."

After finishing, he directly took out a Storage Pouch and handed it to the female Cultivator.

The female Cultivator quickly opened the Storage Pouch to check it, then respectfully said, "It is just as Fellow Daoist said. The High Grade 1st Rank Spirit Rice is worth 58,000 Spirit Stones, 600 crystal flowers are worth 18,000 Spirit Stones, and 100 stalks of Water Spirit Ganoderma are worth 5,000 Spirit Stones, totaling 81,000 Spirit Stones."