178: Spirit Fire Refining Method

Tang Tian asked, "Who?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "It wouldn't hurt to tell you; it's the Official Auction House..."

Tang Tian said, "Isn't the Official Auction House the City Lord's Mansion's Auction House?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Not at all. The Official Auction House has nothing to do with the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord's Mansion is merely the bodyguard for the Official Auction House."

"This Official Auction House is actually the property of the Great Lin Emperor's brother-in-law."

Tang Tian asked, "Really? The Great Lin Emperor's brother-in-law's property is in a place as remote as Jinque City?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "That's why it's just a rumor, but the Official Auction House definitely has connections at the top."

Tang Tian asked, "Then are you still planning to 'eat' them?"

The 'eat' here naturally refers to the other Auction Houses uniting to annex the Official Auction House.

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Since ancient times, the common people do not fight with officials, but behind the scenes, it is possible."

This sentence from Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion proved that the impact of this matter would not be significant.

Tang Tian said, "That makes sense."

From the Foundation Establishment Cultivators he knew, Tang Tian could read their fear of Great Lin; it seemed Great Lin was very powerful now.

Tang Tian asked, "If a Yao Beast undergoes Foundation Establishment, is the success rate high?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion glanced at Tang Tian's two pet beasts and said, "You are preparing to let your pet beast undergo Foundation Establishment? Forget about it. It's unlikely for your mutt pet beast."

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion was knowledgeable, but since Da Huang had not exposed its 'Falang Dog' Bloodline, in his eyes, it was naturally just a mutt.

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion continued, "Generally, Yao Beasts that can successfully undergo Foundation Establishment all have special Bloodlines. Look at the previous Ning Family Old Ancestor; you see how strong he was."

"His pet beast was still only at the Qi Training Ninth Level."

Tang Tian asked, "Then if Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment won't work, is Human Dao Foundation Establishment okay?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "You kid, what I was talking about was Human Dao Foundation Establishment. You're still thinking about Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment? Who has the financial resources to give a pet Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment?"

"Geniuses like those who achieved Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment, since the founding of Jinque City all these years, number no more than twenty; you could count them on your fingers twice."

Tang Tian nodded and said, "Then Shopkeeper, are you Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said with a poor expression, "Human Dao Foundation Establishment."

Tang Tian said, "Then Shopkeeper, you must have dual Spiritual Roots?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion stroked his beard with satisfaction and said, "That's right, I am a dual Spiritual Root. If I were a single Spiritual Root, I would have risked my life to achieve Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment."

Tang Tian asked, "Then how many Cultivators in Jinque City have achieved Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Not many. Besides a Genius named Liu Ru Shi from the Qingmu Sect who achieved Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment..."

"The other Geniuses who achieved Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment have all disappeared."

Tang Tian thought to himself, "I didn't expect to hear Liu Ru Shi's sister's name here again. It seems Liu Ru Shi's sister is truly impressive."

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion asked, "Fellow Daoist, why are you asking about this for no reason?"

Tang Tian asked, "I just want to find them or their descendants to learn from their experience with Earthly Dao Foundation Establishment."

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Fellow Daoist, you really are stubborn. However, the Liu Family where Liu Ruyan resides is in Qingmu County; you can go and ask."

Tang Tian was stunned. The highest cultivation in the Qingmu County Liu Family was only Lianqi Sixth Level. Better forget it...

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "You must know that a Yao Beast at the Qi Training Ninth Level is several times stronger than a human, and their bodies are hundreds of times larger than a human's; they are not something humans can hunt."

"If you want to hunt one, you can come to me, and I will find people to help you."

This Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion wanted Tang Tian to owe him an even bigger favor.

Tang Tian said, "Better forget it. This favor of helping me with Foundation Establishment is already hard to repay."

Tang Tian sighed in his heart, "Better forget it. This favor is too big; I'd better let Da Huang help me..."

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Very well, when you have thought it through, you can come to me."

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Fellow Daoist, do you have anything else? If not, go do your Alchemy; I am busy all day long."

Tang Tian said, "Wait, take a look at what this fruit is."

Tang Tian took out that bright red fruit, which was about the size of his two palms.

Seeing this fruit, Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion's eyes lit up, and he said, "Isn't this from the Murong Family's Artifact Refining Tree? How did you get its fruit?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion was indeed knowledgeable; he even knew this.

Tang Tian said, "Wasn't the Yu Family in a big battle with the Murong Family? I fished in troubled waters and picked a few..."

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "You were able to escape from the battle between the Yu Family and the Murong Family; impressive."

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion exclaimed in admiration.

Tang Tian said, "The Medicinal Pills those Cultivators ate were poisonous, and I didn't eat the Medicinal Pills given by the Yu Family."

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion completely believed what Tang Tian said.

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "This is a Five Elements Fruit. It is an essential fruit for refining weapons for the Qi Training Ninth Level, but if the quantity is less than five hundred, it is useless."

Tang Tian said, "What's the use if the quantity reaches five hundred?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Once the quantity reaches five hundred, you can refine weapons for the Qi Training Ninth Level. However, looking at this fruit, the Murong Family didn't have extra Spiritual Qi to give it."

"It probably takes fifty years to bear five hundred fruits."

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion's words were true; those fruits in Tang Tian's Medicine Venerable Space totaled only three hundred.

And the fact that Murong Qi could take out a few weapons for the Qi Training Ninth Level proved that Murong Qi truly had strength.

However, being killed by the Yu Family Ancestor proved that Alchemy naturally counters Artifact Refining.

Tang Tian asked, "I want to do Artifact Refining; do you have any Cultivation Technique to recommend?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion's eyes lit up and he said, "Yes, I will recommend a Foundation Establishment Realm Artifact Refining Cultivation Technique to you, 'Myriad Artifact Refining Method', for only 300,000 Spirit Stones."

"It's no problem for you to start a Family and become an Old Ancestor in Jinque City."

Tang Tian said, "Stop, stop, stop. Forget it, it's too expensive. Recommend me one that suits me."

Tang Tian would have to empty out all his Spirit Stones and still owe Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion a sum.

As for the fruits currently in Tang Tian's Medicine Venerable Space, they could no longer be sold because the quality was too high.

If he bought this, he wouldn't even dare to go out without 50,000 Spirit Stones for emergencies.

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Alright, I see you practice Alchemy, so I'll give you a Cultivation Technique suitable for both Alchemy and Artifact Refining."

"That would be the 'Spirit Fire Artifact Refining Technique'; you can refine using a Yao Beast's Beast Fire."

Tang Tian asked, "Wait, do you mean Artifact Refining can't use Beast Fire?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Otherwise? Guess why the Murong Family, with so many Spirit Stones, doesn't raise a spirit pet to refine Beast Fire?"

Tang Tian asked, "Is the Murong Family's Artifact Refining technique very strong?"

Shopkeeper Yunshui Pavilion said, "Besides the Five Great Sects and the City Lord's Mansion, they are ranked number one in Jinque City; even some Foundation Establishment Families cannot compare to them."

Tang Tian had always thought the Murong Family only refined low-quality hidden weapons; he didn't expect them to be so strong, but it was not a pity.

After all, Foundation Establishment Families don't have good things...