After a while, it was soon noon.
Chen Lin scattered a lot of spirit stones and reaped a rich harvest, which made him very satisfied.
But this is just an appetizer. The real big prize will be at the auction the day after tomorrow and the high-end exchange fair. I heard that the finale item may even be a spiritual treasure of the spiritual transformation level!
So he didn't spend too much, leaving some spirit stones for backup.
After taking a look around, Chen Lin came to a spiritual food restaurant and sent a communication talisman to Zhao Jiuzhou.
Since he had promised to play the role of a good host, he had to keep his word. He also wanted to find out about the situation in Black Tower City and the reason why the other party's cultivation level improved so quickly.
However, Xiaocao had no interest in eating, and Chen Lin was also worried that Ye Luo would go to the cave to find him, so he asked him to go back first.
"Haha, since Fellow Daoist Chen is treating me, I'm going to taste the delicious spiritual food from White Frost City today!"
Zhao Jiuzhou came over quickly with a cheerful tone.
Chen Lin smiled and joked: "Brother Zhao, you are really in high spirits, and you are so proud of yourself when you speak."
Then he let the other person into the restaurant and went straight to the private room on the third floor.
The effects of high-quality spiritual food are no less than those of elixirs, so the price of each dish is very high, but Chen Lin was generous for once and ordered several precious dishes.
Zhao Jiuzhou's eyes lit up as he looked at Chen Lin and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen has become very successful. Has he joined the Ye family? Do you have any real power? Can I open a store in Baishuang City with any connections?"
Chen Lin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, you're overthinking it. Others may not know my situation, but how could you not know it? Being an outer sect elder is actually just a title, and even the scope of your activities is restricted."
Zhao Jiuzhou put away his smile upon hearing this and asked seriously, "Why, the little princess's body hasn't recovered yet?"
He knew that the Ye family took Chen Lin away in order to make elixirs for the little princess. Many people knew about this. After all, that battle razed several buildings on the third floor of the Black Tower to the ground. It caused quite a sensation and is still mentioned sometimes.
Therefore, information about the several people involved in the battle, as well as the causes and consequences, had already been dug out.
"well!"
Chen Lin sighed and said, "It's not that easy. I hope the Ye family can gain something from this trade fair."
He didn't say much about Ye Luo's illness. The other party couldn't help much, and it would be useless to say anything. If the Ye family knew about it, it would cause unhappiness.
Zhao Jiuzhou is also a man with good sense. The Ye family is not someone he can afford to offend. The less he knows about this kind of secret information, the better.
Thinking of this, he changed the subject and asked, "How is Fellow Daoist Chen's alchemy skill? Is it possible for him to refine an elixir for the Spiritual Transformation Stage?"
Chen Lin was stunned for a moment, wondering why the other party suddenly asked this.
But he did not hide it, and said: "I really don't know this, because I have never tried it. After all, I mainly refine pills for my own use and rarely sell them. However, the pills for the Nascent Soul stage can be refined. Does Brother Zhao want to refine pills?"
Zhao Jiuzhou showed disappointment in his eyes and said, "I am indeed planning to refine a kind of elixir. It is a very rare elixir recipe that has some auxiliary effects on the promotion to the Divine Transformation Realm. However, it is extremely difficult to refine. I have found several famous alchemists in the Black Tower, but none of them succeeded. So this time I came here to see if there are any powerful alchemists in White Frost City."
Chen Lin became interested and asked, "Brother Zhao actually has such a good thing. What is the name of the elixir? Can you transfer the recipe?"
The value of a elixir that can assist in the advancement to the Divine Transformation stage is self-evident. He will need it in the future, so this opportunity cannot be missed.
Moreover, the other party was looking for alchemists everywhere for help, so the recipe for the elixir was no longer kept secret, and his request was not too abrupt.
Zhao Jiuzhou smiled and said, "I knew that when I mentioned this, Fellow Daoist Chen would definitely miss the recipe. However, this is an ancient recipe. It looks complete, but it seems to be incomplete. No matter how hard I try to refine it, it won't work. Since Fellow Daoist is interested, please help me study it. There is no reward required. If you have any experience, just tell me."
After saying that, he took out a booklet made of some animal skin.
Chen Lin didn't act pretentiously. He took it and started to look through it, then he showed a look of surprise.
This booklet has a total of more than ten pages, all of which record the details of refining a pill. This is the first time he has seen such a complicated pill recipe.
The name of the pill is also very strange, it is called "Zhi Ge Dan".
Chen Lin took a look at the description of the effects of the pill and a look of enlightenment appeared on his face.
No wonder it has such a name, it turns out that the main function of this pill is to balance energy.
An important sign of advancement to the Spirit Transformation Stage is the condensation of the Primordial Spirit.
The primordial spirit is a manifestation of the sublimation of a life level. It is condensed on the basis of spiritual consciousness. After its formation, it can leave the body and exist independently, travel through the heaven and earth, and mobilize the rules of the heaven and earth that match itself for its own use. It has infinite power.
However, it is extremely difficult to condense spiritual consciousness from the invisible to the visible. It can be said that this level has blocked the steps of countless cultivators and destroyed the ambitions of countless chosen ones.
Condensing the primordial spirit is a complex process, which requires the use of many energies such as the soul, the primordial infant, the physical body, and magic power to repeatedly refine the spiritual consciousness so that the spiritual consciousness can give birth to the "spirit" of oneself.
But even if they are all energies in the cultivator's own body, they are not absolutely compatible. Rejection is inevitable, and the process of condensation cannot tolerate the slightest mistake, so the failure rate is extremely high.
This pill is used to reduce rejection and balance various energies.
This is why so many materials are needed, because the way for elixirs to reduce rejection is to supplement the energy where the energy is weak, and the types of energy contained must be complete.
After reading the recipe of the elixir, Chen Lin was full of admiration for the person who invented this elixir.
The world of cultivation is full of talented people, especially in the ancient era of cultivation. There were so many unexpected things. The cultivators today are simply incomparable to those back then.
It’s the Dharma Ending Age!
Chen Lin sighed inwardly, closed the booklet, looked at Zhao Jiuzhou and said, "This recipe is of great value. Are you really willing to give it to me, Brother Zhao?"
"Haha, when have I ever gone back on my word? It's just an ancient recipe for a pill. It won't make much money if I sell it. It's just rare. I'll just consider it as a reward for Brother Chen treating me to this feast!"
Zhao Jiuzhou pointed at the table full of spiritual food and said indifferently.
"Thank you very much, Brother Zhao!"
Chen Lin stopped being pretentious and took out a blank jade slip, copied the contents of the booklet into it, and then returned the booklet to the other party.
"Come on, I have nothing to repay you with, so I'll just give Brother Zhao a drink!"
Chen Lin filled their glasses with wine and toasted them.
"Haha, no problem. This spirit wine is good stuff. We must drink it to our heart's content today!"
The two of them clinked glasses and their relationship quickly heated up.
After three rounds of drinking, Chen Lin seized the opportunity and asked tentatively: "Brother Zhao, how confident are you in reaching the Spiritual Transformation Realm?"
Zhao Jiuzhou said with a half-smile: "Which cultivator dares to say that he is sure of being promoted to the God Transformation Realm? Brother Chen, you want to ask me why my cultivation progress is so fast, right?"
Chen Lin smiled and said, "I am indeed very curious, but this is a secret after all, so it doesn't matter if Brother Zhao doesn't want to talk about it."
"There's nothing to hide. If it weren't for your special situation, I would have invited you to join us."
"Oh, Brother Chen, can you tell me in detail?"
Chen Lin showed a look of surprise, casually cast a high-level isolation talisman, and then asked.
Zhao Jiuzhou pondered for a moment and said, "This matter is somewhat related to you. It was Master He from Bailian Sect who hired a group of monks to hunt down the Thousand-Eyed Centipede after you left Black Tower City. Although they still failed, one monk came back alive."
Having said this, he paused.
He took another sip of the spirit wine and continued, "After that cultivator came back, he was in a very bad condition. He was buying high-level healing pills everywhere in the market. It just so happened that my company had a life-extending pill in stock, but because the cultivator was short of spirit stones, he took out a strange crystal as a supplement."
Chen Lin was a little surprised, and looked at the other party and asked, "Why, could it be that Brother Zhao absorbed the energy in the crystal, so he improved his cultivation to the current level?"
"good!"
Zhao Jiuzhou's expression straightened, and he said, "Just as Brother Chen said, after I got the crystal, I felt that it was very unusual. There seemed to be a deep energy inside it, so I took it to the quiet room to study it. Unexpectedly, the energy inside the crystal directly invaded my body, and then my cultivation level skyrocketed."
Chen Lin opened his mouth wide.
If these words had not been spoken by the other person, he would have thought them to be a fantasy.
Even what the other party said, he was very skeptical.
When it comes to the late Nascent Soul stage, it is extremely difficult to improve one's cultivation. Apart from those legendary heaven-defying elixirs, there is almost no other means that can instantly improve one's cultivation so much. And the other party said that there is only one energy in the crystal, but it can achieve such an effect, which is really too exaggerated.
Zhao Jiuzhou sensed Chen Lin's emotions and said in disbelief, "Don't say you don't believe it, brother. Even I didn't believe it. I thought I was poisoned or had hallucinations because of an evil spirit. It wasn't until several days later that I was sure it was true!"
Chen Lin smacked his lips, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Well, Brother Zhao is truly blessed and extremely lucky. I admire you!"
In order to express his respect and hide the jealousy in his heart, he picked up the wine jug and drank the wine in it.
This person is really incomparable to others. He thinks that he is a man of great luck, with super talents and abilities, and is also a time traveler. But compared with the other person, he is really a dwarf compared to a giant.
This is what it means to sit at home and hope the pie falls on the ground!
After drinking it, he continued to ask: "Since this crystal is so wonderful, Brother Zhao, didn't you go find the person who sold it to you and ask about its source?"
Chen Lin glanced at the other person and asked casually.
The other party was willing to tell him such a secret, which probably meant that he didn't really trust him, but had other intentions.