"Taoist Friend Han wishes to reclaim the shop?"
The Fat Shopkeeper was overjoyed at the news.
"If Taoist Friend Han is willing to take back this shop and the herbs, I will only charge two thousand eight... no, only two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones!"
Lin Chen cupped his hands after hearing this.
"Then I must thank the shopkeeper... I’ll inquire with my master when I return. I’m sure my master will be willing."
"By next week at the latest, I will inform the shopkeeper of my decision."
The Fat Shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, with a hint of nostalgia.
"Years ago, I bought this shop from Taoist Friend Han for a low price... I never expected that after more than a decade, this shop would return to Taoist Friend Han."
"Ah, truly, destiny is in the details of a drink and a peck!"
Considering the need to save Spirit Stones to buy the pill shop, Lin Chen was in no hurry to purchase herbs.
After leaving the pill shop, Lin Chen counted the Spirit Stones in his possession.
The newly sold pills brought four hundred Spirit Stones, plus another seven hundred from the black market transactions.
After deducting the costs of the array formation and cultivation over these days, Lin Chen still had about eight hundred Spirit Stones.
There was still a significant gap to the target of two thousand five hundred.
"Alas, it seems I’ll have to sell more Five Thunders... I must first gather enough to buy the shop."
Lin Chen thought to himself.
Following the pathway through the marketplace, Lin Chen arrived at the Celestial Array Tower.
Just at that mont, Li Fengping was inside the tower, so Lin Chen prepared to return the Spirit Stones.
"Senior Brother Li, thank you for last ti... here are the eighty Spirit Stones I owed for the array formation. Please check them, Senior Brother."
Lin Chen took out a small bag of Spirit Stones and handed it over.
Li Fengping smiled as he received the bag without counting and said:
"Haha, Junior Brother Lin is truly trustworthy... it’s only been a short while, and you’ve already returned the owed Spirit Stones."
"Did Junior Brother co here today to purchase another array?"
Hearing this, Lin Chen shook his head.
"I’m currently a bit short on funds, but I’m quite interested in array formations... I’ll need to trouble you, Senior Brother, to procure so array formation materials for later."
"Haha, no problem at all... doing business with Junior Brother is a pleasure!" Li Fengping replied courteously.
After Lin Chen left the Celestial Array Pavilion, a figure suddenly darted down from the second floor.
This person was... Li Zhenqian!
He watched Lin Chen’s departing figure, his eyes gleaming, and hurriedly asked Li Fengping:
"Cousin, how do you know Lin Chen... what was he doing at our Celestial Array Tower?"
Li Fengping curiously replied:
"Why, Zhenqian, do you also know Junior Brother Lin?"
"He ca to our Celestial Array Tower before and purchased a Spirit Gathering Array, and seed to have an interest in arrays..."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhenqian was shocked, muttering incessantly:
"Spirit Gathering Array... I see, Lin Chen must be using it to accelerate his cultivation!"
"By this asure... perhaps he is not far from the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining?"
Li Zhenqian felt a wave of anxiety; half a month ago, he had just broken through to the Third Layer of Qi Refining, with so distance still to the Fourth Layer.
"No... I can’t fall too far behind Lin Chen; I must buy more Qi Nourishing Pills!"
Li Zhenqian gritted his teeth and turned to the second floor to restore so simple arrays.
The reason he worked at the Celestial Array Tower was naturally for the salary to support his cultivation.
But he never imagined that Lin Chen was still ahead of him.
Li Zhenqian worked furiously until he was dizzy with exhaustion, barely stopping to rest.
Yet, when he closed his eyes, he seed to see Lin Chen’s silhouette ahead, turning back, saying:
"Hahaha, Li Zhenqian... you’re still at the late period of Qi Refining! I’ve already reached Foundation Establishnt!"
At this thought, he shuddered all over, quickly raised himself up, and returned to work, muttering:
"Lin Chen is studying arrays, surely to understand my capabilities... No, I must study the Alchemy Dao and learn about his capabilities too!"
But thinking about those Alchemy Ancient Texts like heavenly scriptures, his face turned pale.
...
By evening, Lin Chen returned to the inn to rest.
After a night of cultivation, as the two Spirit Stones in his hand turned to powder, Lin Chen opened his eyes.
"Not bad, the True Essence in my dantian has thickened... now my cultivation is not far from the late period of Qi Refining, is it?"
Lin Chen felt a small joy in his heart; his cultivation speed was astonishingly fast.
Since entering the Cultivation Realm, it had been less than three months, and he was already close to the late period of Qi Refining.
"The only certain thing now is that my aptitude is indeed not as simple as Earth and Wood Dual Spirit Roots... otherwise, there’s no way my cultivation would proceed so swiftly!"
Lin Chen looked at the Spirit Stone powder on the ground and added:
"But the consumption for cultivation is truly too large! Even at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining... I consu three Spirit Stones a day just for cultivation!"
Consuming three Spirit Stones a day for cultivation was more than even most Foundation Establishnt cultivators.
Lin Chen was now very grateful that he had a nation behind him, with ample resources.
Otherwise, he might still be worrying about the Spirit Stones needed for cultivation...
...
The next two days, Lin Chen continued to cultivate in peace at the inn, occasionally strolling around the marketplace to learn about the customs of the Cultivation Realm.
During this ti, Lin Chen also took so ti to purchase a batch of Spirit Testing Stones, a hundred or so in total, spending over one hundred Spirit Stones.
Until the afternoon of the fourth day, Lin Chen disguised himself, concealing his breath, and transford into the Five Thunders master.
Seizing a mont when no one was paying attention, he headed towards the depths of the marketplace.
Passing through a small alley, Lin Chen arrived in front of the inn known as Huaman Building.
"Guest, are you dining or lodging?"
The Qi Refining Perfection guard was about to ask, but upon looking up, he recognized Lin Chen’s figure.
"Master Five Thunders?"
Lin Chen’s voice was aged, "Yes, are they all inside?"
The guard nodded repeatedly, saying, "Master Five Thunders, would you like to lead the way?"
Lin Chen shook his head, indicating he could manage on his own.
Following the quiet path, Lin Chen took a sniff, "Such a fragrance, no wonder it’s called Huaman Building..."
After more than a month, with spring in full bloom, many flowers and grasses had grown along the path, carrying the scent of peach blossoms.
Slling the floral fragrance all the way, Lin Chen quickly reached that secluded courtyard.
He casually glanced around, finding indeed that most of the Loose Cultivators in the courtyard were dressed differently than the last ti.
Evidently, the traders had changed.
However, a small portion of them were ones Lin Chen had seen before.
"Everyone, these are Upper Grade Clear Wind Talismans crafted by this old man..."
The group of Loose Cultivators in the courtyard was in heated trade, with Taoist Fu still present, selling talismans.
Lin Chen’s arrival imdiately caused quite a stir.
"Ma... Master Five Thunders?"
So cultivators recognized Lin Chen and quickly approached him.
"Master Five Thunders, do you still have any Five Thunders for sale? Last ti I didn’t get any... this ti you must save a few for !"
Upon hearing this, the cultivators present all turned their attention to Lin Chen.
The few Loose Cultivators who had previously seen Lin Chen gathered around, all expressing their desire to buy the Five Thunders.
The rest, eting him for the first ti, showed confusion.
Wondering who Master Five Thunders was, and why he was so popular?
Even Taoist Fu was alerted and, unable to mind the trade, quickly ca to Lin Chen’s side.
"Master Five Thunders, you’ve finally co!"
"The Five Thunders you traded to last ti... were of great use, they saved my life!"
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