Around these batches of condensation pills that suddenly appeared, turmoil arose frequently in the city, and undercurrents surged.
But no matter which force, until they figure out the true origin of this alchemist, they have a tacit understanding to tell their disciples not to come here to sell elixirs.
But most capable people have very eccentric personalities. It would be extremely bad if they offended the alchemy master behind him who obviously had not yet belonged to him.
Bailian Pavilion, as a force of the Taiqing Sect, naturally received the news quickly.
On this day, on the third floor of Bailian Pavilion, Shopkeeper Ye stood respectfully in front of Liu Ming, reporting something.
"Do you know, Ambassador Liu Shang, that a large number of condensed pills suddenly appeared in the market, and a master of alchemy arrived here and hid quietly..."
"I haven't heard of this yet. I have been practicing behind closed doors for the past few days, and something like this happened in the city?" Liu Ming raised his eyebrows and said nonchalantly, with a somewhat interested look on his face.
"This matter has been circulated in the public. It is said that there are hundreds of pills circulated, and many merchants are inquiring about the source of these pills." Shopkeeper Ye is obviously also very interested in this matter.
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"As far as I know, Condensation Pill is an extremely difficult pill to refine. How come there are so many of them at once? Is someone refining this pill in large quantities?" Liu Ming touched his chin and said noncommittally.
"Many people have also speculated like this. Now it seems that a great alchemy master must have arrived in Changyangfang City." Shopkeeper Ye said with a bitter smile.
"Shopkeeper Ye is also interested in this person?" Liu Ming took a sip of tea and said with a faint smile.
"This person is good at refining rare elixirs such as Cold Condensation Pills. If he can be recruited into the sect, we will certainly make great achievements." Shopkeeper Ye said solemnly.
"Okay. Then I will leave this matter to Fellow Daoist Ye who has full authority to handle it." Liu Ming said calmly.
"Yes, I will try my best to find this alchemy master." Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Ye said with joy.
If he had found it himself, the credit would have been great.
Then the old man changed the topic and talked about other things in Changyangfang City.
After a cup of tea, shopkeeper Ye stood up and said goodbye.
Liu Ming also put down the blue and white porcelain cup in his hand, and a faint wry smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Although he had been very careful when selling elixirs twice, he still could not escape the attention of those who wanted to do so.
With so many forces looking for him, it would be a bit risky to go out and purchase alchemy materials.
Regarding alchemy, we have to wait until this storm has passed.
In the following time, Liu Ming practiced in seclusion every day, and took the luxury of taking a condensation pill every few days to slowly refine the medicinal properties.
While his magic power is steadily increasing, he has also put on the agenda the search for the essence and blood of the Ten Thousand Years Spiritual Turtle and the improvement of the prototype of the Nine Yi Shield magic weapon. These two major events are related to his future training plan.
Items such as the essence and blood of the Ten Thousand Years Spiritual Turtle, which can greatly replenish energy, are extremely rare. You can only try your luck. As for the materials needed to refine the last level of the Nine Yi Shield, Liu Ming has already found most of them, and there are still three items left.
Auxiliary materials.
Vile Yin Liquid, Demonic Crow Crystal and Essence Powder.
These three materials are difficult to find. Yin liquid and magic crow crystal are rare Yin-attribute materials, and Jingshi powder is a very rare spiritual material.
Liu Ming took more than one million spirit stones obtained from selling condensed pills and began to search in Changyang City during his spare time. Fortunately, a few days ago, he almost visited all the cities, and now he didn't
Don't search without a clue.
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In Changyangfang City, in an alley near the southeast corner, there are many shops of varying heights on both sides, selling a variety of items.
In a shop selling weapon refining materials, Liu Ming, who had changed his appearance, had a brief conversation with the shopkeeper, and then walked out helplessly with an apologetic look on his face.
In the past few days, he has visited many shops.
What made him a little frustrated was that not only did he have no clue about the essence and blood of the Ten Thousand Years Spiritual Turtle, but he couldn't even find any of the three auxiliary materials.
With his status, it would be much faster if he asked Bailian Pavilion to come forward to search for him. However, this might also attract the attention of some people in the sect, which would be another troublesome matter.
Just as Liu Ming turned around and walked to the next material store, a male voice suddenly came from behind.
"Fellow Taoist, please stay for now."
Liu Ming paused and turned around, only to see a man in a green shirt in his early thirties standing not far behind him, looking at Liu Ming with a smile on his face.
"I don't know who you are, why do you want to stay here?" Liu Ming frowned, vaguely feeling that the person in front of him looked familiar, and asked coldly.
"My dear, Lu Yanping, I have been seeing Taoist fellows looking for something everywhere these past two days. I have lived in Fangshi for many years, and I believe I am more familiar with the situation here than fellow Taoists. I should be able to help you a little, and also save you some time.
"Yes." The man in green shirt chuckled, showing no concern for Liu Ming's coldness.
"Fellow Taoist is following me?" Liu Ming's face darkened, a flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought about it.
He did encounter this man in green shirt by chance when he was looking for information these past two days, but he just passed by him and had no conversation with him, so naturally he never paid attention to him.
"I'm sorry, fellow Taoist, but I don't have any ulterior motives. I'm just a broker in Changyangfang City." Seeing that Liu Ming was a little annoyed, the man in green shirt quickly waved his hand and explained.
"Broker?" Upon hearing this, Liu Ming's expression softened a bit.
He looked at the man in green shirt up and down for a moment, but he didn't speak immediately, but his thoughts began to race.
Liu Ming is no stranger to these brokers. He is also a frequent visitor to the market. He knows that brokers are generally divided into two types, open brokers and secret brokers.
The Ming agent simply does some matchmaking for some foreign monks, inquiring about information, and receives some reward from it.
On the surface, secret agents do the same thing as open agents, but secretly they are also spies for some local forces, revealing information about the people who hire them to others.
He didn't have much affection for these people before, and he never cooperated with them. After all, they themselves hid a lot of secrets.
Although he doesn't know what kind of broker this person is, he has been looking for information for two days and has found nothing. If he continues to look for it, it will probably be a waste of time. If he cooperates with these people who are familiar with the market, he may be able to
Give it a try.
When the man in green shirt saw Liu Ming's expression, he secretly thought something was wrong, and immediately waited patiently aside.
"How long have you been here in this city?" Liu Ming asked calmly after thinking for a moment.
"It's not that long, it's been about ten years." The man in blue shirt replied with a slight smile.
"How to collect the fees?" Liu Ming nodded when he heard this. With more than ten years of experience, this person should be quite familiar with Changyangfang City, so he asked:
"Haha, it depends on what fellow Taoist is looking for. If you are not in a hurry, why don't we find a place to sit down and chat slowly." The man in green shirt suggested.
A quarter of an hour later, the two of them sat in a Piaoxiangju restaurant in Fangshi, ordered two cups of tea, and started chatting while drinking.
"Filthy Yin Liquid, Demonic Crow Crystal and Essence Powder are indeed rare materials, and they are not easy to find." After hearing Liu Ming's request, Lu Yanping put down his cup, lowered his head and pondered.
"Young Daoist Lu don't have any clues, right?" Now that he had made up his mind to cooperate with this person, Liu Ming calmed down.
"The first two of the three materials that fellow Taoist asked for are good. Although they are rare, as far as I know, there should be stocks in Changyangfang City. However, I am not sure that I can find the 'Jingso Powder'
Got it." Lu Yanping spread his hands and said with a smile.
"As for the cost, I will help my fellow Taoist buy a material and pay me two thousand spirit stones." Lu Yanping thought for a while and then added.
Liu Ming hesitated for a moment, then quickly nodded in agreement. Although the fee was not low, if he could successfully find the materials, he would not be stingy with just a few thousand spirit stones.
"Deal, but first of all, I have to wait until I get the materials before I can pay you the reward." Liu Ming pointed his finger at the table and said.
"Of course. In that case, let me take my Taoist friends to look for the Yin Yin Liquid and the Demonic Crow Crystal. There is a shop that should have these two things." Lu Yanping said and stood up.
"I have one more thing to ask of you. If Fellow Daoist Lu can help me find the essence and blood of a ten-thousand-year turtle, I am willing to pay double the reward." Liu Ming whispered as the man in green shirt stood up.
This time, after Lu Yanping thought about it for a while, he did not immediately respond. After a while, he slowly replied:
"The essence and blood of the ten-thousand-year-old turtle is not as good as those materials. It is a truly rare thing. I can only ask about it for my fellow Taoist. Whether you can find it depends on your luck."
"Very good, then please leave it to fellow Taoist." Liu Ming naturally had no objection to this.
The two then left Piaoxiang Residence and blended into the crowd on the street.
Liu Ming followed Lu Yanping and walked around for about a meal before appearing at the entrance of a somewhat dark alley.
Seeing this, Liu Ming frowned slightly, but followed him silently.
After the two walked for a while, Lu Yanping stopped at the door of an inconspicuous shop.
This small shop doesn't even have a door sign. It is squeezed in the middle by several nearby shops. It only has a small door more than two feet wide. It is really simple.
"The material that fellow Taoist wants to buy is not an ordinary thing. It is estimated that this is the only place in Changyangfang City that can be found." The man in green shirt explained, and then he opened the half-open door first and strode in.
Liu Ming hesitated for a moment, then stepped in.
As soon as he walked into the door, he glanced around and saw a few wooden shelves scattered around the room, with some common materials for alchemy and weapon refining randomly placed on them.
A thin old man with yellow hair and beard was sitting on the recliner behind the counter, closing his eyes and relaxing.