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The inn’s waiter brought Qi Lin, Wang Jian, and Qi Qi past a spiraling hallway. This inn’s shape was quite interesting, like a large, circular mountain. Each floor had a circular corridor which was layered, arranged like a seat.1
Qi Lin arrived at a mid-level room that cost three thousand Wu jade a night.
Judging from the appearance, the room was outwardly dull, nothing too out of the ordinary. The waiter gave Qi Lin a jade key and a porcelain bottle, “This is the room key. All ‘Heavenly Paradises’ have an array, and you must use this key to be able to enter. This key can be retained for thirty days. When the time comes, we will need to trouble Your Distinguished Self to exchange a new one with the shopkeeper.”
“This bottle of ‘qi replenishment pills’ is a gift from this shop to our guests. Should you require anything, Dear Guest, you can use the jade key to issue orders. This shop’s servants will spare no effort to help complete your request, Dear Guest.” The waiter bowed his head and explained.
“Is it actually safe to cultivate here?” Qi Lin seriously asked.
“Yes, absolutely safe. Please, be at ease, Dear Customer.” The waiter solemnly guaranteed. “Across all of Ten Shamans City, the ‘True Intent Hall’ is absolutely safe. Thanks to the head of the Ten Shamans, Wu Xian, watching over us, no one has dared to cause a ruckus in this palace. These arrays that protect the Heavenly Paradises and True Intent Hall are one. Even a Primordial Infant cultivator could not shake it.”
Qi Lin nodded. This was considered barely acceptable.
Seeing that the waiter was not showing signs of leaving, Qi Lin smiled and took out one hundred Shang jade as a tip. The waiter took the jade and smiled: “Dear Guest is truly a noble person. Should you have any requests, please call for this Niu’er. If nothing else, I am very knowledgeable about all medicinal ingredients in this Ten Shamans City.”
“Perfect. Help me purchase some core formation medicines to use.” Qi Lin recalled this matter. For a person to offer to be his runner, that was too good to miss. This could allow him to hide his face, so as to avoid bumping into Yang Jian.
“Congratulations, Your Distinguished Self, congratulations. For True Qi Nine Devas to enter Golden Core Bagua Realm, that is a great leap into Heaven.” The waiter showed a bright smile and excitedly bowed to congratulate Qi Lin.
“Are you sure you want to make him go buy the medicine?” Wang Jian furrowed her brow. Golden Core Realm was not unimportant.
Niu’er patted his chest and answer: “Madam, please, be at ease. To be honest, the True Intent Hall has many Ninth Deva cultivators in secluded cultivation training for Golden Core. Core formation medicines are plentiful in Ten Shamans City, and their development is already very proficient. There will absolutely no problems whatsoever. This Lowly One dares to stake his life on this guarantee.”
“Hurry on, then. I’ll give you a reward once finished.” Qi Lin said.
“Your Distinguished Self, what price did you have in mind?” Niu’er asked.
“As you please, but you must guarantee safety during core formation.” Wang Jian said.
“Madam, be at ease.”
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“Is there really no problem? Maybe I should go instead.” Wang Jian thought.
“No problem.” Qi Lin was quite confident. After entering Ten Shamans City, the number of Golden Core cultivators was simply staggering, showing that Golden Core Realm was nothing out of the ordinary in Ten Shamans City. Medicines like core formation were perhaps treasures in the Great Primordial, but in the middle of this Western Sea, they were no different from grass.
This bottle of qi replenishment pills in Qi Lin’s hand was also a top-quality medicine, an extremely fine elixir for Ninth Deva cultivators. If a cultivator who was on the cusp of their Heavenly Spirit meridians were to ingest these medicines and cultivate, they could break through in just a few days. Such a treasure worth its weight in gold was nothing more than a random gift in Ten Shamans City.
As expected, Ten Shamans City was the place where all medicines were, but from the first glance, Qi Lin could deeply sense this place’s elixir development.
Qi Lin entered the room. The room inside was very large, and the interior layout was quite interesting. Many talisman charms were hung inside the room, and the center brimmed with flowing spiritual power that was extremely suitable for cultivation.
Qi Lin placed Qi Qi on the bed. He saw the girl was still hibernating, but her brow slightly quivered. This meant she should wake up soon.
“Qi Qi isn’t awake yet?” Wang Jian asked.
“She’s probably too tired. Let her rest a bit.” Having been jostled around for four months at sea, Qi Lin himself felt that his bones were on the verge of falling apart, let alone the hydrophobic Qi Qi.
“En.”
Qi Lin lifted the teapot on the table and steeped an aromatic tea: “You’ve tired yourself out over the past few days, too. Drink some tea and rest.”
Wang Jian took the cup with both hands and sipped the tea. She lowered her head, her preoccupation unclear.
“I forced you to spend money just now. If I said I wanted to repay you, you’ll definitely be upset, right.” The atmosphere was a bit quiet, so Qi Lin brought up what just happened. A room that cost three thousand a night still felt agonizing right now.
Wang Jue smiled, “Not bad. You and I share fortune and misfortune without any distinction between us. If your opinion differs, then that would be disappointing.
“This hundred thousand jade doesn’t amount to much. There isn’t too much use if I keep it, but it’s a pity that I still have a million jade that I didn’t bring from Ancient Qin. If I had known, I would have brought it all over.”2
Qi Lin grinned: “I couldn’t accept a million jade, and I don’t want to get comfortable with using your money.”
“If my money can help secure your safety, then a million jade is well worth it.” Wang Jian disagreed.
Qi Lin did not want to discuss this topic further with this wealthy woman, for it wounded his pride too much, “The waiter thinks we’re a couple. Do you want to stay the night?” The young man suggestively winked and flashed a crafty grin.
“I still need to speak with Xu Fu. I can’t easily explain being gone for the night.” Wang Jian shook her head.
Qi Lin’s face was a bit regretful.
Wang Jue smiled.
The two of them drank tea and chatted. Around dusk, Niu’er returned, and he brought back a bottle of “Spirit Condensing Dew.” This type of dew could allow Ninth Deva cultivators to rapidly form pure cores, open all pores and meridians, and it was even able to lay a foundation, all without the side effects of medicines that would accelerate core formation. Of course, the price was also steep, exceeding one hundred fifty thousand Wu jade. Niu’er had purchased these specifically from a person he was familiar with. At market price, it would be at least two hundred thousand or more.
This was a fifty thousand discount.
Wang Jian knew that core formation was important, and the time needed was very long. Although she wanted to stay and guard Qi Lin to enable a smooth core formation, she also needed to first return and speak with Xu Fu. After she left, Qi Lin thoroughly sealed the Heavenly Paradise. All the spiritual power whirled around in the room like there was a channel coiling through Qi Lin’s surroundings.
Qi Lin ingested the Spirit Condensing Dew. The complete Ninth Deva True Qi in his body was already covered by the Spirit Condensing Dew and immediately produced a metamorphosis.
At this moment.
The Huaxia Ancient Diagram slowly unfurled in Qi Lin’s mind. This bottle of Spirit Condensing Dew was indeed formidable; with just the first use, QI Lin already sensed the golden core inside his body already start to take shape. Once his golden core was formed, the Huaxia Ancient Diagram would also finally manifest under the core’s magical energy.
Qi Lin probed with his Divine Intent and saw a name for one of the treasures in the Huaxia Ancient Diagram – a sheepskin book.
Qi Lin gasped. Was this not the Green Satchel Book, widely believed by Chinese archaeologists and historians to have been destroyed, he found back then during an excavation of Cao Cao’s empty tomb. Back then, he had created quite a stir.
He had thought this was a magic treasure of the legendary Xuannü of the Nine Heavens.
Could it be that the treasures depicted in the Huaxia Ancient Diagram were items he had excavated?
When Qi Lin wanted to look further, the magical energy had already faded, and the Huaxia Ancient Diagram quickly faded into his mind.
No matter. He would entered Golden Core Bagua Realm first and foremost.
Qi Lin concentrated and activated the Yin Yang Fortune Body. A green glow faintly manifested over his body.
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[Wang Jue smiled, “Not bad. You and I share fortune and misfortune without any distinction between us. If your opinion differs, then that would be disappointing]
…Ride or die chick indeed!