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Chapter 170 An Elder's Gift: A Rank 5 Elixir Recipe

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it any longer, the old man gritted his teeth, took out his storage bag from his pocket, and said with heartache:

"Fellow Daoist, to tell you the truth, I am also a member of a family. I am the only Foundation Establishment cultivator in my family, and today I have spent a lot of my lifespan to avoid the calamity."

"The purpose of this trip to Yanxing Market is to purchase a Foundation Establishment spiritual item so that our clansmen can break through and ensure the continuation of the family line..."

"I hope that, apart from this spiritual object and my family's clan-protecting cultivation technique, you may take everything else, fellow Daoist."

Through the conversation just now, Zhong Ziyu realized that the person in front of him was someone who would kill if he was unhappy.

I am currently powerless to resist.

These two things are his bottom line; he absolutely cannot hand them over himself, otherwise the family will truly decline completely.

"Okay, I understand."

Zhang Lingyu nodded slightly, not pressing the matter. Through the conversation just now, he understood that the other party was not lying.

If the old man were to pass away and there were no Foundation Establishment cultivators guarding his home, in the complex environment of Tianshui County, it would most likely be completely divided up within a year.

Unless you find someone powerful to rely on first.

As a member of a family and the clan leader, he understood the old man's concerns. However, the Zhang family was currently thriving and there was no need to worry too much about the future.

He laughed and said, "It's alright, you can take these things out and hold them in your hands first. I'm not an unreasonable person."

Zhang Lingyu refused to take those two items, but everything else that was rightfully his still belonged to him; he wouldn't lose a single thing.

After all, killing three mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators is no easy task, and these are hard-earned rewards.

"Very well, thank you very much, fellow Daoist!"

Zhong Ziyu's face lit up with joy, knowing that his words had moved the man. He dared not make any further requests, so he first took out the Foundation Establishment spiritual object and his family's clan-protecting cultivation technique, and then respectfully presented the storage bag.

Now he dares not make any more small moves.

Zhang Lingyu reached out and took the storage bag. With a gentle scan of it using her divine sense, she immediately understood what was inside.

"Squeak, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator is really poor..."

The huge storage bag now only contains a few thousand spirit stones and a few scattered talismans, most of which were used up in the battle just now.

There weren't many pills available, and most of them were for healing.

As for magical artifacts and spiritual objects, there were only a few. Apart from two low-grade Foundation Establishment magical artifacts, most of the rest were third-tier spiritual objects.

It is evident that the old man spent almost all of his belongings on this trip in order to exchange for a Foundation Establishment spiritual item in the market.

For people like them, most of the good stuff is actually kept in the family treasury, since no one knows when they might perish while traveling.

Seeing the boy's somewhat dejected expression, Zhong Ziyu knew he was unhappy, but there was nothing he could do; his family was just that poor. So he tentatively probed in a low voice:

"Fellow Daoist, this place isn't far from Tianshui County. My home is there. I see you're also heading there. Why don't we travel together?"

"There are still a few fourth-tier spiritual items in the family treasury. Firstly, we can properly entertain you, fellow Daoist, and secondly, you can choose two to repay the life-saving grace."

"If you're not satisfied, you can convert it all into spirit stones."

"No need."

Zhang Lingyu shook her head. She wasn't stupid. Why would she go there for no reason? Besides, if she entered the clan's protective formation and someone else had malicious intentions, she would suffer a greater loss.

So, after a few quick selections, he first took a low-grade Foundation Establishment magic weapon, then put all the spirit stones into his storage bag. As for the pills and talismans, he left them aside, and he also took two of the better spiritual items.

Choosing from these items was giving him a bit of a headache.

The old man watched the boy pack things into his storage bag one by one, feeling quite distressed but helpless.

"what?"

Zhang Lingyu turned the storage bag upside down and found a pill recipe at the very bottom, the kind that could improve one's aptitude.

Nine Apertures Brightening Powder.

This pill is a top-grade fifth-tier elixir. Its main ingredient is Spirit Jade Liquid, which requires the collection of Thousand-Year Cold Jade Essence. Most of these spiritual items are at the Golden Core level, which is not something that can be obtained now. Even if it could be obtained, one would need to find a cultivator who practices the corresponding attribute technique to collect it. The text also states that it is not possible for anyone other than a Golden Core cultivator to do so.

It can take one to two years, depending entirely on the cultivator's cultivation level.

A normal-sized piece of cold jade essence can yield at most one or two spirit jade liquids, which is only enough for three pills.

In addition, it requires more than ten spiritual items such as Heavenly Star Leaf to refine. These spiritual items are also rare in the outside world. With the current Zhang family's inventory, there are only three of them.

The rest are basically hard to find in the outside world, except in some secret realms.

"While it's difficult to find all the spiritual objects, it's not impossible."

Zhang Lingyu has an intelligence network. The Nine Apertures Brightening Powder can only be refined at the Golden Core stage at the very least, which is a long time. He can just find out little by little.

There is a place where it is easiest to obtain these spiritual items.

Those are the many secret realms of the Divine Wood Sect.

He hadn't forgotten the Jade Spirit Valley Secret Realm. It was just one of the many secret realms of the Divine Wood Sect, and the smallest and lowest-level one at that. If he could obtain tokens for other secret realms, he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.

Moreover, he has made some progress on this matter.

Zhang Lingyu took the pill formula in his hand and smiled, "Fellow Daoist, may I ask where you obtained this pill formula?"

"Oh, this."

Zhong Ziyu said without hesitation, "I obtained the pill formula from an ancient cultivator's cave when I was traveling in my early years. The cultivator was an alchemist in his lifetime and left behind many inheritances."

"Back then, we looted all the pills and other medicines, and we also made copies of the inheritances and pill formulas. I was the strongest back then, so this Nine Apertures Brightening Powder is still the original one."

"If you want it, feel free to take it, but I need to make a copy."

The old man knew how difficult it was to obtain the Nine Apertures Brightening Powder. Even after breaking through to the Golden Core stage, he couldn't just refine so many materials whenever he wanted. Just collecting them would take a long time, and then he would have to find someone to refine them.

"OK."

Zhang Lingyu nodded slightly, and after the old man finished making the rubbing, she returned the storage bag, cupped her hands in greeting, and left without looking back.

However, instead of heading towards Yingchuan County, he went towards Tianliu City.

The reason for doing this was that they didn't want the elderly person to know their identity.

After all, Yingchuan County currently only has one Foundation Establishment family, and that is the Zhang family.

"Not going to Tianshui County?"

Although the old man was somewhat puzzled, he didn't think much of it. He put away his storage bag and hurried home. There had already been too many unpleasant things happening today, and if he didn't hurry, he was afraid that something else might happen.

Not long after Zhong Ziyu left, Zhang Lingyu returned. Only after confirming that Zhong Ziyu was far away did she head back to her family.

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