Chen Lin was surprised that this small shop actually knew about the Ran Deng Fruit.
But he still asked with expectation: "Shopkeeper, do you think your store has this item? I wonder how much it costs?"
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged woman who still had some charm. She glanced at Chen Lin, then stretched lazily and stood up from the chair.
"You are joking, my friend. How can I have something like that in my small shop?"
Chen Lin immediately looked disappointed and was about to turn around and leave.
"Wait a minute!"
The female shopkeeper called Chen Lin and saw him turn around. She smiled and said, "My friend is impatient. Although I don't have this item in my shop, I know where I can find it."
Chen Lin looked at the other person expressionlessly, "What does the shopkeeper mean?"
Given the other party's cautious attitude, it is unlikely that they would easily tell him the information.
Sure enough, the female shopkeeper stretched out a finger and said, "One spiritual crystal, and I will tell you this information!"
Chen Lin sneered and said, "The shopkeeper is really bold to ask for such a high price. Do you think I am a sucker?"
A low-level spiritual treasure only costs more than fifty spiritual crystals. The other party dared to ask for a spiritual crystal just after telling him a piece of information. He simply regarded him as a fool.
It was probably because he was too eager when he asked the question just now, which made the other party think of making a fortune for free.
"hehe."
The female shopkeeper smiled faintly.
"Don't be so excited, my friend. Although my shop is not big, I have always been honest. Since I want a spiritual crystal, it means that this piece of information is worth the price. Besides me, you probably can't find anyone in Qianyuan City who knows the exact location of this item."
"oh?"
Chen Lin became interested.
Judging from the other party's appearance, he really isn't trying to take advantage of someone's misfortune.
After thinking for a while, he said, "It's not impossible to give me a piece of spiritual crystal, but are you sure that I can get the Lantern Fruit according to your information?"
The female shopkeeper shook her head. "I can't guarantee that. I can only guarantee that the item is definitely in the place I mentioned, but whether you can get it depends on your ability."
Chen Lin frowned when he heard this.
What the other party said showed that it was very difficult to obtain this item.
After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Then this thing is in someone's hands. In which dangerous place is it? Can the shopkeeper tell me?"
If it was in a dangerous place, then forget it. He didn't want to take risks now. But if it was in someone's hands, he could try to trade it. He would just accept it by using a spirit crystal to buy the information.
The female shopkeeper held up two fingers and said, "This information is worth two top-grade spirit stones!"
Chen Lin's face darkened, and he said speechlessly: "The shopkeeper really knows how to do business, no wonder the store is so prosperous."
Although he mocked the other party, he still took out two top-grade spirit stones.
The female shopkeeper didn't care about Chen Lin's words. She took the spirit stone with a smile and said, "The thing you want is in the hands of a person, and this person is under the control of Qianyuan Sect."
Chen Lin did not react this time, and said calmly: "The shopkeeper has told me so clearly, it seems that this person is not easily accessible. It will probably be difficult to obtain this item, right?"
The female shopkeeper sat back in the chair, stretched her waist again, and said, "Whether it's difficult or not depends on your ability. If you have a strong background, the other party might give it to you for free."
Seeing that the other party was a little impatient, Chen Lin stopped talking and directly took out a piece of spirit crystal and placed it on the counter.
The female shopkeeper swept her hand and put the spirit crystal into her sleeve.
"A thousand miles west of the city, Zhenguang Mountain, the leader of the Qinglin tribe!"
He gave an address and said no more.
Seeing this, Chen Lin said nothing more, got up and left the store.
After a little inquiry, I found out the origin of the Qinglin Clan of Zhenguang Mountain. It was not a family of cultivators, but an alien race.
People of this race have their bodies covered with fine green scales, hence the name Qinglin.
This tribe is very mysterious. Apart from the occasional tribesman coming to the city to buy some supplies, they have almost no contact with the outside world. No one knows how strong they are or what they are good at.
Of course, the top leaders of Qianyuan Sect must know about it, but he cannot get in touch with them.
Chen Lin couldn't help but feel a little troubled.
Alien races are different from human cultivators. They are a peculiar group. Both their cultivation methods and their way of dealing with the world are very different from normal cultivators.
Even their body structure is different from that of humans.
And this race is so low-key. If he goes there directly, he may not be able to see the person in charge of the other side.
After all, he was only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul. In the lower realm, he could be considered a strong man, but in this upper realm, he was just a middle-level cultivator and had no face to speak of.
After some thought, Chen Lin decided to wait and try to contact someone from the Qinglin tribe when he met one in the market before making plans for the next step.
Anyway, the Sanyang Xuanguansha has not been collected yet, so even if I get the Ran Deng Fruit, I can’t start the furnace to refine the elixir.
However, although the Sanyang Xuanguang Evil is rare, it is just a high-level evil spirit with a wide range of uses. As long as a sufficient price is paid, someone will still take it out.
In the following days, Chen Lin settled down in Qianyuan City, secretly collecting various materials while waiting for the people from the Qinglin Clan.
In a blink of an eye, three months passed.
What made Chen Lin depressed was that he went to the market almost every day for three whole months, but he didn't meet anyone from Qinglin.
He even asked several stores where he frequently purchased materials to keep an eye out, but received no news.
The Qinglin clan really lives in seclusion and is too low-key.
However, the people of the Qinglin tribe did not wait for that, but they made other great gains. Not only did they acquire a portion of Sanyang Xuanguangsha, they also gathered the materials for refining a spiritual body with fire essence.
In this case, Chen Lin asked several shops he was familiar with to continue to help him keep an eye on the people of the Qinglin Clan, while he stayed indoors in the cave and began to refine his spiritual body.
Another three months passed.
Chen Lin stood in the cave, looking at the body in front of him that was emitting a strong fire aura, and showed a look of satisfaction.
This spiritual body was really difficult to refine. Not only did it consume a large amount of rare materials, but it also almost failed several times. Fortunately, he had the help of his innate abilities, otherwise he would never have been able to refine it successfully.
After carefully checking the spirit body and making sure there were no problems, he put it in a large jade box.
Then he prepared to continue purchasing materials and refine the shadow puppet in one go.
But he did not act immediately.
Because I have no money!
He almost used up his reserve of spirit stones in purchasing the Sanyang Xuanguang Evil and the materials for refining the spirit body.
The main consumption is still on refining the spiritual body.
The reason is that there is no replenishment of luck, and the innate ability is limited, which leads to too many failures when smelting materials and a large amount of materials are wasted.
In fact, this is the normal consumption of refining equipment.
No matter whether it is an alchemist, weapon refiner, talisman master or any other profession, when refining a new item, a large amount of materials are needed to improve proficiency, and then the success rate can be increased little by little. This is why masters of all professions only refine a few types of items.
Instead of wasting a lot of materials researching new items, it is better to maximize the success rate of one item.
As long as you have a skill, you can make a lot of money.
However, Chen Lin has become accustomed to the 'omnipotence' of his innate abilities, and finds it difficult to tolerate this situation. However, he also knows that relying entirely on innate abilities is not a good thing, and improving one's own level is the right way.
Understanding the refining of items is actually a kind of practice. Relying on external objects can only bring short-term benefits but is not helpful for long-term development.
With this idea in mind, Chen Lin began to refine pills in the normal way and hone his alchemy skills.
The initial stage was naturally very difficult, and repeated failures dealt a heavy blow to his confidence.
However, he did not get discouraged, nor did he use his innate abilities to correct himself. Instead, he started refining low-level pills and improved the quality of the pills bit by bit.
Gradually, his state of mind calmed down and his understanding of the Dao of Alchemy gradually deepened.
During this period, Chen Lin brought Xiaocao back from the demon world.
The cultivation environment in Qianyuan City is good, so he is not in a hurry to go to the Jinling Mountains and decides to stay here for a few more years.
On the one hand, he liked this peaceful environment for cultivation very much. Ever since he started his cultivation, he had been constantly on the move, and it was rare for him to have such a peaceful time.
In addition, he also wanted to take this opportunity to repair the Black Tortoise Shield, and the Purple Spirit Ring, and nurture the spirit of the weapon.
To go from here to the Jinling Mountains, one has to pass through several dangerous places. Without spiritual treasures, the danger will increase a lot.
In the following days, Chen Lin practiced and refined pills at the same time. In his spare time, he studied pill recipes and alchemy theories and occasionally went out to buy some materials. His life was peaceful and fulfilling.
He even opened a small shop specializing in selling the pills he made and hired a female Qigong practitioner to be the shopkeeper.
It’s not that he has any interest in this female cultivator, but she has a simple background, is young, and has good qualifications. If he observes her and finds that her character is acceptable, he plans to accept her as his disciple.
Qianyuan City is a place with many connections in all directions. It is a hub in the northern part of the continent. There are all kinds of cultivators coming and going here. It is a good place to explore information. He plans to train a few people to stay here to help him grasp the information of the north and also help collect some materials.
And only those who have been trained since the Qi training stage can be loyal.
“How are sales these days?”
Chen Lin walked into his own shop and saw the 'shopkeeper' wiping the counter, and he knew that business was not good.
Even Qigong monks can cast cleaning spells and don't need to clean up after themselves, which is really boring.
But this is not the fault of others. The main reason is that without the blessing of natural ability, the quality of the pills he refined were not very good, and he was unwilling to lower the price, so he was not competitive.
When the female cultivator saw Chen Lin coming in, she immediately put the tablecloth aside and whispered with a look of shock, "Xiao Yu is incompetent and can't run the boss's shop. Should we ask the boss to find another shopkeeper?"
Although Chen Lin paid her a lot of money every month and she really needed this job, she was too embarrassed to continue being the shopkeeper after not selling a single bottle of pills for several days.
Chen Lin smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay. How can business be smooth sailing? Take your time. There's no rush. I came here today mainly because I have something to ask you. Are you willing to take me as your master?"