Leaving the restaurant.
Li Mu headed straight for Tianji Pavilion, the organization specializing in selling intelligence.
Tianji Pavilion is located on the main street of Luo Tian City and is one of its landmark buildings. The building itself resembles a pagoda, seventeen stories high.
The first floor of Tianji Pavilion operates much like a teahouse, with Tea Masters coming and going in groups of two or three, making it very lively.
The couplet at the entrance of Tianji Pavilion exuded a mysterious aura.
First line: Lying down, observing the Celestial Evolution, drunkenly watching floating clouds move the bright moon.
Second line: Sitting, discussing success and failure, laughing about ancient and modern changes and vicissitudes.
Li Mu, like the other Tea Masters, walked into the main hall of Tianji Pavilion.
Dozens of tea tables were filled with Cultivators, who drank spiritual tea and ate pastries, their gaze fixed on a lecture table in the center of the hall. Behind the table sat a Tea Master, who was eloquently recounting current hot news.
“Three days ago, in the Cloud Frost Mountain Range, Yu Ling Sect’s True Disciple, Fu Jinhong, engaged in a life-and-death battle with the Heavenly Demonic Sect’s Saintess, Zhan Lingyue, fighting for a day and a night. Fu Jinhong, with his renowned ultimate technique, the Yi Tian Sword Art, gained a slight advantage and successfully slew the Heavenly Demonic Sect’s Saintess, Zhan Lingyue, with his sword.”
“Yu Ling Sect’s True Disciple, Fu Jinhong, has a Late Stage Golden Core cultivation. After this life-and-death battle, he suffered severe injuries, and his Opportunity to advance to the Nascent Soul Realm has likely diminished. Everyone must be very curious as to why Fu Jinhong fought with that Demonic Sect Saintess… This brings us to a secret…”
“Hello, Ru’er welcomes Senior. Senior, would you like to drink tea? Or buy intelligence? Or purchase spiritual items? Ru’er is at your service!” Just as Li Mu was listening to the Tea Master’s wonderful storytelling, a young girl of sixteen or seventeen years blocked Li Mu’s view and asked with a warm smile.
“I want to buy a few pieces of intelligence and also purchase some spiritual items,” Li Mu said directly, turning his gaze back.
“Senior, please follow me!” The girl nodded happily, made an inviting gesture, and warmly invited him.
Li Mu glanced around the hall, followed the girl’s steps, and arrived at a private study-like room in the side hall.
The private study was enclosed, with a redwood table in the center. Behind the table sat a woman in red, reading a book. Several large bookshelves were filled with parchment scrolls and thick, monumental works.
“Aunt Hong, this Senior wants to purchase some intelligence and also a batch of special spiritual items. Please entertain him!” The girl introduced Li Mu to the woman in red.
The woman in red put down her book, revealing an exquisite face. She had a melon seed face, was about thirty years old, with phoenix eyes and willow-leaf eyebrows, full of intellectual scholarly aura.
“Esteemed guest, this is Shi Hongyao, a Mystic Secret Mirror Master of our Pavilion. If you wish to inquire about any intelligence, you may ask her,” the maid, Ru’er, introduced to Li Mu.
“Fellow Daoist, please come in. Ru’er, you may leave first!” Shi Hongyao put down her book, looked at Li Mu, and nodded, gesturing.
Ru’er bowed gracefully, respectfully turned and left, not forgetting to close the door behind her.
“Fellow Daoist, please sit. Let me tell you in advance, Tianji Pavilion’s intelligence is always accurate, and the price is not cheap.” Shi Hongyao, who was also a Peak Golden Core cultivator, looked at Li Mu, who was also of Golden Core cultivation, and pointed to the empty seat in front of her, warmly guiding him.
“If the intelligence is accurate, the high price is fine! But what if there are errors in the intelligence?” Li Mu sat down in the empty seat indicated by the woman in red and asked with a smile.
“If there are errors in the intelligence, after verification and confirmation, our Tianji Pavilion will compensate you ten times the price. May I ask, Fellow Daoist, what intelligence do you require?” Shi Hongyao explained briefly and asked indifferently.
“I want to know about the intelligence on Heavenly Fire. How many Spirit Stones does this piece of intelligence cost?” Li Mu looked at Shi Hongyao and went straight to the point.
Upon hearing this, Shi Hongyao’s willow-like eyebrows furrowed slightly. She hadn’t expected this Golden Core customer to ask for such intelligence, and for a moment, she was caught off guard.
Heavenly Fire, such a spiritual item, was not something a Golden Core cultivator could yet touch.
“Fellow Daoist, Heavenly Fire belongs to the Heavenly Dao spiritual items and is extremely rare in the world. The price for intelligence clues about such spiritual items is not cheap. At the same time, I need to consult our Pavilion’s Mystic Secret Mirror. Once the Mystic Secret Mirror is consulted to obtain intelligence, 50% of the intelligence fee must be paid in advance. Fellow Daoist, are you sure you want to buy this intelligence?” Shi Hongyao looked at Li Mu seriously and explained in detail.
“Oh! I have to pay in advance? I wonder how much the intelligence related to Heavenly Fire will cost!” Li Mu frowned tightly, looked at the other party, and asked with concern.
“Heavenly Fire belongs to Heavenly Dao spiritual items, ranking at the seventh tier. Related intelligence requires at least 10,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones. Fellow Daoist, you need to pay 5,000 High-Grade Spirit Stones in advance for this, and the remaining difference will be paid when the intelligence is released,” Shi Hongyao said meaningfully and seriously, looking at Li Mu.
“Then forget it. I won’t buy this intelligence for now. I’ll buy a batch of spiritual items first! Does your Pavilion have Five-Tier Flood Dragon bones, or spiritual items like Flood Dragon souls?” Li Mu looked at Shi Hongyao and asked with concern.
“Five-Tier Flood Dragon bones, or Flood Dragon souls! Fellow Daoist, please wait, I will check!” Shi Hongyao nodded, took out a purple Jade Slip, and immersed her Divine Sense into it.
“We happen to have a set of Five-Tier Flood Dragon bones in our Pavilion, but we don’t have the Flood Dragon soul!” Shi Hongyao confirmed and replied to Li Mu.
Li Mu’s eyes lit up slightly. This Tianji Pavilion was quite capable! It even had a complete set of Five-Tier Flood Dragon bones. However, it didn’t have the Five-Tier Flood Dragon soul, but after a little thought, it was understandable. Spiritual items like Yao Beast souls, apart from Demonic Cultivators, are generally rarely used by other Cultivators.
The truly valuable things are the Flood Dragon Corpse, Flood Dragon scales, and the blood, liver, and gall from its body. As for the soul, it can only be used to refine Demonic Path soul artifacts, and its use is minimal.
Ordinary Artifact Refiners simply cannot integrate Yao Beast souls into Spiritual Artifacts to form Artifact Spirits like he can. Li Mu can do this not only because he has the Artifact Refining Divine Ability - Divine Refining Spirit Melting, but also with the assistance of the Thousand Worm Spirit Gu - Little White, which specializes in devouring Divine Souls, allowing him to easily ‘persuade’ those unruly Yao Beast souls.
“Can you bring the Flood Dragon bones for me to see?” Li Mu looked at Shi Hongyao and asked for confirmation.
“Fellow Daoist, please wait. If you are purchasing spiritual items, I will have a maid take you to the spiritual item purchasing room.” Shi Hongyao smiled apologetically, then rang the small bell on the table, summoning the maid, Ru’er.
“Xiao Ru, this distinguished guest wants to see the Five-Tier Flood Dragon bones. Take him to Manager Lin’s side!” Shi Hongyao looked at Ru’er, who had arrived in response, and gestured.
“Alright, Senior, please follow me!” The maid, Ru’er, happily accepted the order and respectfully invited Li Mu.
Li Mu nodded with pleasure, got up, and followed the maid, Ru’er, out of the secret room and into another room where various High-Grade spiritual items were displayed on shelves.
Li Mu’s eyes lit up. Under his Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, the attributes of the spiritual items on the shelves appeared one by one in his virtual frame.
Li Mu carefully examined them for a while, still planning to see if he could find a bargain.
A young man with a smiling face looked at him with a grin, stepped forward, and blocked Li Mu’s view.
“Senior, this is our Manager, Lin Wanping. You can tell him whatever spiritual items you need,” the maid, Ru’er, introduced Li Mu, and then obediently stepped back.
Manager Lin wore a green robe, had a delicate appearance, and a slight smile on his face. He looked at him with a grin, his demeanor gentle and refined, yet not lacking in warmth.
After Cultivators advance to Golden Core, their lifespan greatly increases. Cultivation Technique, changing appearance, returning to youth, and so on… all are possible. Therefore, young Cultivators are everywhere.
Outward appearance cannot represent true age; only by examining bone age can one discern the truth.
The Spiritual Pressure on the other party’s body also showed the fluctuations of a Peak Golden Core cultivator.
The heritage of this Tianji Pavilion is indeed quite good, with so many Golden Core Managers.
“Hello, Fellow Daoist. I am Lin Wanping. Are you looking to purchase Five-Tier Flood Dragon bones?”
Lin Wanping’s smiling demeanor and aura were identical to Wang Wenbao’s.
Li Mu merely glanced at him and then shook his head, saying, “Yes, I wonder how the Five-Tier Flood Dragon bones are sold?”
Celestial Evolution Divine Lord didn’t leave behind many Spirit Stones, but in the Painting World Treasure Mansion, there were abundant Four-Tier, Five-Tier, and Six-Tier Spiritual Plants, spiritual fruits, and Spirit Medicine. Simply taking them out to auction would earn a considerable amount of wealth. Coupled with other spoils of war, Li Mu stood tall and proud, full of confidence.
“Let Fellow Daoist inspect the goods first. If you are satisfied, the price is negotiable!” Lin Wanping smiled slightly, took out a storage bracelet, and waved his hand.
The next moment, a two-zhang long Bihai Mad Flood Dragon suddenly appeared in the center of the room, emitting an extremely strong Demonic Qi.
【Bihai Mad Flood Dragon.】
【Tier: Five-Tier Flood Dragon Bones.】
【Characteristics: Indestructible, dense bones.】
【A Flood Dragon that prefers to live in the deep sea with tens of thousands of feet of pressure, extremely difficult to capture. Its temperament is relatively docile, and it dislikes fighting. Its body contains a trace of ancient Azure Dragon blood.】
Looking at the Flood Dragon Corpse, under the Talent Divine Power - Identify Myriad Spirits, detailed information appeared in the character’s virtual frame.
Li Mu’s eyes lit up, shining with brilliance.
He hadn’t expected to finally obtain a complete set of Flood Dragon bones, and it was even of the water attribute.
It was indeed good.
It was a pity that there was no Flood Dragon soul, which was a slight omission.
Fortunately, there were two other Flood Dragon souls, but he didn’t know if they could be used for this. The Dragon bones didn’t match, and he didn’t know if the souls could be matched.
He could try it then.
“This set of Flood Dragon bones is worth 150,000 medium spirit stones,” Lin Wanping introduced.
“I also need other items. Do you have any living creature essence blood used for cultivating blood techniques?” Li Mu nodded and continued to ask.
Li Mu also had another set of fire python Flood Dragon that needed to be soaked in the essence blood of living creatures to restore it, so he couldn’t help but press the other party.
Upon hearing this, Lin Wanping’s expression changed slightly.
“Your Excellency, are you perhaps planning to use it to Cultivate a Demonic Technique?” Lin Wanping’s expression turned slightly cold as he looked at Li Mu and asked with concern.
Li Mu smiled slightly. Demonic Cultivators are reviled everywhere, even Tianji Pavilion is unwilling to do business with them.
Li Mu smiled and waved his hand, summoning a fire Flood Dragon bone from the nine storage spiritual pearl.
“Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. I purchased the Flood Dragon bones for array formation. These Flood Dragon bones are ancient and somewhat damaged, so I need some essence blood of living creatures to restore their power.”
“I see. I apologize for my rudeness.”
Lin Wanping breathed a sigh of relief, but then shook his head and smiled bitterly, “We at Tianji Pavilion do not sell such impure items. However, if Your Excellency needs it, I can provide a clue.”
“Where is it?!”
Li Mu listened attentively.
“There is a Demonic Cultivator who, to Cultivate a blood refining Demonic Technique, slaughtered many innocent living beings. He must have a large amount of living creature essence blood on him.”
“Oh! How much for the intelligence on this Demonic Cultivator?” Li Mu understood immediately upon hearing this. So, Lin Wanping wanted to sell intelligence.
“The intelligence on this Demonic Cultivator is ranked fifth level, and it is further divided into lower, middle, and upper three grades.”
“The basic intelligence is his personal information. More detailed intelligence concerns his whereabouts and resting place.”
“If Fellow Daoist needs more detailed intelligence, you will have to wait a week for us to ascertain his exact location. If we cannot provide a response after a week, we will refund a portion of your payment!”
Lin Wanping stood with his hands behind his back, confidently introducing.
Li Mu nodded. This Tianji Pavilion truly had some strength.
“Give me a High Grade piece of intelligence. Also, I need to purchase some High-Grade Spiritual Plant seeds. Does your Pavilion have them?” Li Mu nodded and asked with concern.
“Hmm! Of course, we do, Fellow Daoist. What kind of spiritual seeds do you need?” Lin Wanping asked with full confidence and concern.
“Three-Tier Fiery Spiritual Grass, Three-Tier Wood Dragon Vine; Three-Tier Golden Sword Grass; Four-Tier Dragon Blood Heavenly Grass, Four-Tier Dragonfly Jade Fruit…,” Li Mu then listed all the Spiritual Plant seeds he needed.
Lin Wanping’s eyes lit up. Seeing that Li Mu needed many types of Spiritual Plant seeds, and quite a large quantity, it was a big business!
Lin Wanping noted them down one by one and began searching.
