The Cultivation Method Delivered in a Living Body

[After a moment's thought, you didn't immediately buy the Cultivation Method, but instead said,]

"Shopkeeper Shen, I have a batch of Pills I'd like to sell."

[You take out a batch of Jade Bottles and line them up in a row.]

[Shen Yuerong opened the first bottle, poured out one capsule, glanced at it, then switched to the second bottle, the third bottle...]

[They all have the same medicinal properties, cooking time, and color. Almost every single one is exactly the same, without the slightest difference.]

She put the Pills back and tapped her finger lightly on the ledger.

"This batch of Qi-Gathering Pills can be described as the finest of the finest."

"If you sold this batch in smaller quantities, the price would be higher."

You shook your head and said,

"I'm in a hurry, how about the wholesale price?"

Shen Yuerong announced the number.

"Market price: 1,000 each. Wholesale to the Chamber of Commerce: 700 each."

"I'll give you another 5% back as a VIP discount."

You nodded.

[You brought out forty Qi-Gathering Pills this time.]

[Shen Yuerong settled the payment according to the rebate price, ultimately giving her 30,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.]

Shen Yuerong wrote the last note down in the ledger and took out another token.

"From now on, Sect Master Lu is a Level Two VIP."

"Within the Azure Dragon Merchant Association Branch, enjoy priority access to the second-floor Elegant Chamber, A-Class Cave Abode, and pre-registration for Auctions."

"Furthermore, you'll receive a 10% discount when buying or selling goods through this chamber of commerce."

[The token has been replaced with a new one, now featuring a silver trim around the edge.]

You held it in your hand and weighed it in your hand, sighing inwardly.

[As expected, Alchemists are truly greedy and ruthless.]

[Other Foundation Establishment cultivators are still risking their lives in the secret realm.]

[You refined the medicinal herbs you stole from the secret realm into pills, then sold them back to the merchant guild, instantly doubling your cash flow.]

Shen Yuerong took out a contract from her Storage Ring.

"If it's the Thousand Mechanisms Falling Blossoms Instruction, you need to sign this first."

[Take the contract.]

[Your body tensed up at just one glance.]

[Because there's a hidden pattern stamped on the lower left corner of this contract.]

[The pattern is extremely complex; it looks somewhat familiar.]

[It's exactly the same token you took from the Black Tiger Gang's warehouse back then.]

[You felt a pang of sadness, but your face remained impassive. Instead, you casually tossed the contract back to Shen Yuerong.]

"Selling Cultivation Method on behalf of others requires a separate contract?"

Shen Yuerong looked at you, paused, and then spoke.

"This Cultivation Method is somewhat special."

[You realize now, there must be some secrets hidden from others.]

What risks are involved?

Shen Yuerong shook her head and said,

"I can't go into details, but I can guarantee one thing."

"This Cultivation Method is real, but it's not readily available."

When will you arrive?

Two days later.

[Contract. Mark. Delivery in two days.]

There's probably some kind of trap here.

[But behind the pitfall might lie clues—clues that you've always avoided, yet which have always existed.]

[Options pop up.]

[A: Abandon the Thousand Mechanisms Falling Blossoms Instruction and stay away from this path.]

[B: Sign the contract, follow the line downwards.]

[C: I'm asking Shen Yuerong to add the seller to the group chat so I can negotiate the price face-to-face.]

Lu Ping glanced at Little A, his eyes darkening slightly.

The clues to the massacre of the Sunset Glow Village have been placed on the table.

If we miss this chance, the next clue might appear under the sword of a Golden Core cultivator.

Moreover, this is a simulation.

In Simulator, surviving long is naturally important.

However, intelligence is also important.

Lu Ping chose B.

[You chose B.]

[You imprinted Spiritual Power mark on the contract, causing it to ignite spontaneously without fire.]

[The dark red mark on the contract flashed briefly before turning to ash.]

[Afterwards, you bought a number of regular items from Shen Yuerong, including several Random Teleportation Talisman.]

[This is a great item! You were eyeing it for a long time when Wuming took out the Random Teleportation Talisman.]

Both parties were satisfied with the transaction.

Finally, Shen Yuerong didn't forget to remind you,

"You'd better not stray too far from the Chamber of Commerce these next couple of days, although there's no guarantee of any danger."

[You put away your things, turned around, and went back to your cave abode.]

[For the next two days, you will prepare for the exam while waiting for the Cultivation Method.]

[During the day, I study the "Official Textbook for Second-Grade Alchemists," and at night, I do adaptation training with inferior spiritual herbs.]

[The simulated medicinal herbs provided by the Heavenly Certification Alliance definitely have a bias towards under-weighting.]

[Lacking spiritual essence, the medicinal properties are still weak.]

[It's no wonder that ordinary Alchemists fail with this kind of material.]

[But you're not ordinary; you have a cheat code.]

[The Artisan Spirit is now in effect.]

[Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement, effective.]

[You quickly figured out the optimal time to cook this batch of inferior grass.]

[On the evening of the third day, the Restriction outside the cave abode trembled slightly.]

[You didn't open the door immediately, but instead probed out with your Divine Sense.]

Two people stood outside the door, both in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, dressed in black with dark patterns on the hem of their robes.

[The style is almost identical to the group of black-clad men who massacred villages in your memory.]

[One of them was carrying an unconscious young cultivator.]

[The string in your heart tightened instantly.]

[Sunset Glow Village]

[Mountain of Corpses.]

[Bloodland.]

[That old, sticky smell resurfaced almost along with my memories.]

[You raise your hand and open a small door.]

The two men in black did not enter.

[One of them threw the young cultivator he was holding forward.]

[The person crashed to the ground with a dull thud.]

"The goods have arrived."

[The goods have arrived? Where's the Cultivation Method Jade Slip?]

[One of them seemed to know your question and continued,]

"The 'Thousand Mechanisms Falling Blossoms Instruction' you seek is in his mind."

[You stood at the doorway, frozen in place for a moment.]

You're numb.

Is there no law left?

[You can understand if I deliver the Cultivation Method to your door.]

[The delivery method involves a person being brought here abducted; this is no longer a delivery service.]

This is about population logistics.

[You paused for a long time before finally managing to utter a sentence,]

"This delivery method is quite unique."

The man in black didn't respond to that.

"The contract is complete. Receive the goods."

After saying that, the two turned and left without uttering another word.

[You secretly release the Fire Crows, Fire Crow follow you along the rooftops for thirty feet.]

[Two men in black walked to the corner of the Chamber of Commerce Street, and a black Array Patterns lit up from beneath their feet.]

[The figure vanished in the next instant.]

[You recall the Fire Crow and look down at the young cultivator on the ground.]

[You drag the young man from the ground into the cave abode and close the door.]

[First, place Restriction on this young man, then sprinkle some Spirit-Eroding Powder, and finally use a Spirit-Awakening Instruction.]

The young man coughed a few times and woke up.

He had barely opened his eyes when he tried to shrink back.

[But the internal Restrictions were pulled, and he immediately curled up.]

"Hero, spare my life!"

"Don't kill me! I'll tell you everything!"

[You squat down in front of him.]

["Who are you?"]

"Ji Chengfeng, disciple of the Thousand Mechanisms Sect, from the Yi Wood Middle Domain."

[The Yi Wood Middle Domain, like the Azure Yang Central Region, is one of the nine Central Regions under the jurisdiction of the Azure Dragon Upper Domain.]

Why are you in their hands?

Ji Chengfeng gasped for breath, his face turning pale.

"More than a decade ago, the sect had an incident where they happened to be on duty."

"My master wouldn't let me pass. Then, my master died."

"Several of my fellow disciples and I were arrested and have been detained ever since."

[Upon hearing this, you vaguely grasped something, and your fingers tapped lightly on the ground.]

"More than ten years ago? Which year exactly?"