Wealth Stirs the Heart

Only Qu Mingxin knew how many pills Lin Ying bought from Ning Yu's pill shop and how many Spirit Stones she spent.

However, Qu Mingxin naturally couldn't publicize it widely, so the nearby cultivators could only see Qu Mingxin personally seeing Lu Yang and Lin Ying out of the shop with a warm smile, guessing that Lu Yang and Lin Ying had spent a lot of Spirit Stones in the shop and bought quite a few things.

That's why the shop assistants in the nearby stores were even more enthusiastic when they saw Lu Yang and Lin Ying arrive.

Even in some shops of average quality, the shopkeepers would wait right at the door, hoping that Lin Ying and Lu Yang could go in and browse.

After strolling along the entire street, it was already evening. Lin Ying then bought some more pills, as well as some rather interesting Pill Formulas.

Although Lin Ying now possesses the inheritance of the Cinnabar Yang Sect, which naturally includes the Cinnabar Yang Sect's Pill Formulas.

However, the Cinnabar Yang Sect comes from the Heavenly Azure Realm, which is not the same world as the Canglan Realm, so some of the spiritual herbs spirit medicines there are naturally different.

Therefore, some of the Cinnabar Yang Sect's Pill Formulas are unusable in the Canglan Realm and can only serve as a reference for Lin Ying.

For Lin Ying, the Pill Formulas from the Canglan Realm still have a great use.

Excluding the Spirit Stones spent at Ning Yu Pill Shop, the total amount spent at other shops amounted to approximately 500,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Adding to the 500,000 or so Mid-Grade Spirit Stones Lin Ying paid earlier, the total comes to a full million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!

Some people who were interested in the matter carefully calculated the Spirit Stones Lin Ying had spent, and they were all quite alarmed.

You should know that even Nascent Soul Realm cultivator would probably need many years to accumulate so many Spirit Stones!

It was all squandered in a single day by a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator.

The entire street's medicine shops were abuzz with excitement.

They've never seen a customer spend so much money!

Of course, the most shocked person was Qu Mingxin.

Since Lu Yang left with Lu Yang Lin Ying, she had arranged for people to keep an eye on their movements, and naturally knew Lin Ying the two had spent a lot of Spirit Stones afterward.

If you include the Spirit Stones spent here, it's probably close to two million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones!

With so many Spirit Stones, even if you sold Brother Yu, you probably couldn't afford it.

It must have been that fellow cultivator who gave the Spirit Stones to that junior...

Qu Mingxin grew increasingly envious the more she thought about it.

After strolling through the entire street, Lin Ying lost interest. Lu Yang thought for a moment and decided not to return to the Crimson Cloud Sect.

After all, their spending today was quite high and attracted too much attention.

With his spiritual strength, he naturally sensed that several cultivators were secretly watching them.

These cultivators were mostly at the Golden Core Realm, and even at the Late Golden Core stage.

Lu Yang sensed that they probably had designs on him.

After all, Lu Yang's cultivation level was only at the Early Golden Core stage, while Lin Ying was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Two cultivators of this level spent a million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones —it was like a child carrying gold through a bustling marketplace; who wouldn't be envious?

In order to attend the Dao of Alchemy Convention discreetly, Lu Yang even had his protectors, including Wang Da, stay in the shadows.

On the surface, Lu Yang and Lin Ying look like fat sheep, and there are probably quite a few cultivators who want to take a bite out of them.

He sighed inwardly, thinking to himself, "Money really is a powerful motivator."

Will those cultivators suspect that Lu Yang has a powerful background?

It should be easy to guess.

After all, how could an ordinary person possibly come up with a million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones?

However, they still did not give up.

When the potential profits are too high, many people become blinded by greed, lose their basic judgment, and are only willing to believe what they see in front of them.

What they saw before them was a young master in the Early Golden Core realm spending money lavishly with a Foundation Establishment Realm dao companion.

Isn't this just luring them into robbery?

Of course, they wouldn't dare to make a move within Crimson Cloud City.

Lu Yang guessed that these cultivators in the shadows would be watching them until they left Crimson Cloud City before making their move.

Lu Yang was naturally not afraid of these people, but if they left the city and caused any disturbance, his plan to let Lin Ying participate in the Dao of Alchemy Convention in peace would be ruined.

Since that was the case, Lu Yang simply found an inn in Crimson Cloud City to stay at.

After checking in, Lu Yang took Lin Ying back to the [Palace of the Tycoon].

Su Jinxuan, Mu Yunxue, Jiang Shiqing, and Liu Yaoyao all stayed in the palace to cultivate.

Su Jinxuan and the other two were in seclusion, while Liu Yaoyao stayed in the palace courtyard to study the "Primordial Spirit Insight Method" and wait for Lu Yang and Lin Ying to return.

Upon seeing the two return, Liu Yaoyao quickly got up, put away the Cultivation Method, and hurried over.

She smiled sweetly, "Young master, you're back so soon? Didn't you get to explore a bit more?"

Lu Yang smiled and said, "Yingying bought what she wanted and came straight back."

As he spoke, Lu Yang glanced at Lin Ying, intending to steer the conversation toward the Spirit Stones Lin Ying had spent.

After all, the next challenge will require Liu Yaoyao to spend a similar amount of Spirit Stones.

However, he couldn't speak directly, otherwise the mission would fail, so he could only briefly mention it as Liu Yaoyao had suggested.

To Lu Yang's slight disappointment, Liu Yaoyao wasn't curious about how many Spirit Stones Lin Ying had bought, and Lin Ying didn't mention it either. A hint of excitement shone on her gentle face. "This time the harvest was quite substantial. Tomorrow, Lu Yang, you take Yaoyao shopping. I'll go into seclusion to study the various pills Pill Formulas I bought this time. Perhaps it will allow me to advance my Dao of Alchemy Principle to a higher level."

She had naturally overheard Lu Yang and Liu Yaoyao's conversation earlier.

A blush crept onto Liu Yaoyao's delicate face, then she said with a mischievous smile, "Thank you, Yingying. I'll give you a massage tonight."

Lin Ying's smile froze, a look of embarrassment and annoyance appearing on her face. She said irritably, "Senior Sister Yaoyao, you've been corrupted by Shiqing!"

Liu Yaoyao grabbed Lin Ying's slender waist and pinched it mischievously, saying with a wicked smile, "What's wrong with that? What haven't we done together? Why is Yingying shy?"

Lu Yang felt a little annoyed that the two of them didn't mention how many Spirit Stones were spent.

No... you guys could at least say something and discuss spending about the same amount of Spirit Stones.

Otherwise, wouldn't it seem unfair of me?

Why didn't you mention it at all?

However, seeing the two of them playfully bickering, a surge of passion rose within Lu Yang.

He coughed lightly, nodded earnestly, and said, "I think Yaoyao. Let's go, it's getting late, let's go cultivate!"

Early the next morning, Lu Yang left [the Palace of the Tycoon] with Liu Yaoyao.

Lin Ying was still resting because she was too exhausted.

Because Su Jinxuan and the other two were in seclusion, Lu Yang didn't want to disturb their cultivation. In addition, Baili Mingyue was still in the Crimson Cloud Sect, so last night only Liu Yaoyao and Lin Ying accompanied Lu Yang in his cultivation.

With Lu Yang's current physical strength, let alone two, even if all his concubines with maxed-out favorability were together, he wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Therefore, Lin Ying and Liu Yaoyao naturally suffered a lot yesterday.

However, considering that there were still challenges to be completed today, and Lin Ying also needed to prepare for the Dao of Alchemy Convention, Lu Yang did not go too far with them.

Otherwise, neither of them will be able to leave the house today.

After leaving the room, Lu Yang took Liu Yaoyao downstairs to check out.

The innkeeper glanced at Liu Yaoyao with some surprise when he saw Liu Yaoyao Lu Yang bring her out.

Although Lu Yang and Lin Ying wore masks and veils yesterday, making it impossible to see their faces, both of them had a good presence, so the shopkeeper naturally remembered them.

But the female cultivator who came out today wasn't the same one as yesterday!

However, the shopkeeper didn't ask any further questions.

After checking out of the hotel, Lu Yang took Liu Yaoyao shopping.

Unlike Lin Ying, Liu Yaoyao wanted all sorts of beautiful clothes and jewelry.

Lu Yang would never take her to the street full of medicine shops.

That's perfect, since he and Lin Ying spent too much money on that street yesterday, causing quite a stir.

Going there again might cause too much commotion and affect the Dao of Alchemy Convention.

You could go explore other places too.