25: Chapter 25 Preparations Before Entering the Secret Realm

"As expected of Master! You're truly a Genius!" Lin Kuang gave Pei Yuhan a thumbs up to show his approval.

Seeing Lin Kuang's thumbs up, Fairy Pei excitedly performed a "curtain call."

"Lin'er, compared to your verbal praise, Master wants your reward even more!"

Fairy Pei's hands moved involuntarily; it seemed Pei Yuhan was an Innate Extreme Yin Sacred Body.

Just as Lin Kuang prepared to tease Pei Yuhan further, he heard a series of urgent knocks at the door.

Lin Kuang took a look and replied, "Hurry up, I even want to dance with you!"

"There's a small matter I need to attend to here right now!"

"Soon, I'll be setting off in about five days! Tell me where you are first, and I'll come find you!" Fairy Pei said, sounding very disappointed upon hearing this.

"Liuyun City! I estimate I'll be staying here for a week!"

Since the auction in Liuyun City was held during the first three days of the month, and it would be next month in another three days, Lin Kuang planned to stay here for a week.

He wanted to see if there were any other opportunities!

After saying goodbye to Fairy Pei, Lin Kuang pushed open the door to find Yu Xiaotang standing there with a gloomy look on her Face.

Yu Xiaotang didn't speak, just grabbed Lin Kuang's hand and walked downstairs.

"What are you doing?" Lin Kuang said impatiently. Yu Xiaotang had interrupted his plans, and he had been about to enter Sage Mode.

Yu Xiaotang didn't speak, only leading Lin Kuang to sit in a corner.

"Have you heard? A Secret Realm has appeared outside Liuyun City!"

"Really?"

"Really, I heard it too. It's right near Mohe Bridge, and it's a brand new Secret Realm!"

"Then let's hurry and check it out; maybe we'll have a chance to make a profit!"

The Secret Realm of Qiongming contained remnants left behind by spiritual energy collapses, or perhaps relics left by some big shots who had died.

"Huu—" Yu Xiaotang was blowing on her tea and didn't speak.

"You brought me here for this?" Lin Kuang asked, clutching his teacup.

Yu Xiaotang remained silent.

I'm speechless; why are women so troublesome!

"Then I'll take that as a yes! Let's go!" Lin Kuang reached out his hand towards Yu Xiaotang.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm taking you to buy some equipment!" Lin Kuang said with a grin.

Yu Xiaotang looked at Lin Kuang cautiously, clearly still on the verge of being too stubborn to lose Face.

Lin Kuang saw this and simply dragged Yu Xiaotang out.

Liuyun City was very reasonably planned, much like Lin Kuang's own world, with the City Lord's Mansion in the center and markets on both sides.

Moreover, every road had signboards that could directly point out locations, which was very convenient.

"It smells so good~" A scent of matcha wafted out from a huge furnace-shaped building.

In his original world, Lin Kuang's favorite flavor was matcha, whether in cakes or milk tea.

"This is mengqing powder!" Yu Xiaotang smelled it too.

"What is this? Is it medicine?" Lin Kuang had heard of anesthetic powder, and since this also ended in "powder," he deduced it was medicine.

"Yes! It is! It's refined from white stiff silkworms, fifty-year-old double-antler grass, and white silk!" Yu Xiaotang closed her eyes to sense it, then said confidently, "It's refined perfectly; it must be at least a Second-Grade Alchemist!"

Yu Xiaotang's nose was so sharp! She could even smell that; it seemed he could buy some Pill Formula or a better Pill Furnace later.

"What is this thing used for?" Lin Kuang asked curiously. If it wasn't harmful, he would eat it; if it was, he would just use it as poison.

"This mengqing powder is a type of Medicinal Pill that restores Qi and spiritual power; it can allow Cultivators below the Third Realm to instantly recover within five breaths."

How Heaven-Defying! And it's matcha-flavored! He definitely had to get some!

"Can you refine it?" Lin Kuang asked Yu Xiaotang immediately.

Lin Kuang wasn't stupid; usually, finished Medicinal Pills were much more expensive than the herbs themselves.

Labor costs were expensive, especially offline. Back in the day, Lin Kuang used to order takeout every day. One day, while out, he saw a physical store and decided to support it, but when he looked at the menu, it was 5 yuan more expensive than the takeout!

Lin Kuang was also afraid of being ripped off! Especially in the Cultivation World, he was essentially a primitive person; he didn't know anything, so if he got ripped off, he would just have to accept it.

"I can, but these medicinal ingredients are a bit rare, and with the Secret Realm appearing, it's easy to get ripped off!" Yu Xiaotang said calmly.

"It's fine! This kind of medicine is perfect for us; let's go buy some later!" Lin Kuang was very happy to hear this; he would just eat it like dessert later!

Five minutes later, Lin Kuang and the others entered the East Market. Yu Xiaotang planned to sell some medicinal ingredients, and after discussing it with Lin Kuang, she left.

Lin Kuang strolled through the East Market, holding a Jade Slip and checking one stall after another, using the existing records in the Jade Slip to see which ones he needed.

While walking, Lin Kuang stopped in front of a stall. The stall owner's Face was covered by a bamboo hat. Their stall featured various Talismans, Flying Swords, low-level Cultivation Techniques, and a book stitched together with hemp skin.

The book had a few small words written on it—Insights on Basic Defensive Formations.

"Defensive insights?" Lin Kuang rubbed his chin and picked it up. The book was very thick, a few hundred pages, just as thick as his elementary school language textbook. Inside, it was densely packed with various insights and accompanied by some illustrations.

It looked just like the Heaven Rank Cultivation Techniques written by professors in his world; he couldn't understand it at all, but the pictures were well-drawn, so he could roughly guess the meaning.

"500 Spirit Stones. If you don't have money, don't touch it!" A crisp voice came from under the bamboo hat.

500 Spirit Stones was already one-sixth of Lin Kuang's current money, and on top of that, he couldn't understand it at all, so Lin Kuang was a bit hesitant.

It's fine, what if Yu Xiaotang can understand it? He could just have her teach him.

Lin Kuang flipped through a few more pages. Seeing that the stall owner was about to get angry, he put down the Spirit Stones and left with the insights.

"Oh? Five Thunder Vibration Drum? It seems Leizhenzi has a successor, and from the Sword Sect at that!" A pale Face was revealed. Their cultivation was unfathomable, and no one could tell what it was.

After wandering around other stalls for a while and buying some medicinal ingredients and travel Talismans, Lin Kuang also saw many items with astronomical prices.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Kuang returned to the room first to wait for Yu Xiaotang to come back.

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"300! Not a bit more!" A burly male Cultivator shouted loudly.

"Hey! This Young Miss's item is a century-old willow heart! How could it be this price! 450! Not a cent less!" Yu Xiaotang slapped the table and said loudly.

"Looking at it, it's already a bit damp, so the effect might not be that good. I can't give that much!" The burly male Cultivator crossed his arms and shook his head.

"Hmph! What an ignorant person!" Seeing that the other party had no intention of raising the price, Yu Xiaotang turned her head and said angrily.

In order to sell this willow heart, Yu Xiaotang ran around everywhere, and an hour passed just like that.

"Wait, no? Didn't she say it would only take an hour? Why has it been so long?" Lin Kuang felt a bit uneasy and went out with his weapon.