Hanhai Royal City! Meridians Restored!

After a night of arduous travel, Zhang Xuanchen finally arrived at his destination.

Qing Kingdom, Hanhai Royal City.

Since he had come to purchase a Second-tier Top-grade Green Spirit Meridian Restoration Pill, he had disguised himself as a refined young master from an aristocratic family.

The Royal City was divided into the outer city and the inner city.

The outer city was where mortals lived, and its spiritual energy was thin.

The inner city, meanwhile, was where cultivators lived.

Zhang Xuanchen did not linger in the outer city and headed straight for the inner city.

After paying the entrance fee, a flourishing sight unfolded before Zhang Xuanchen's eyes.

The streets were paved with pale-green warm jade, while the shop signs on both sides glittered with twinkling starlight.

Carriages flowed like water, horses passed like dragons, and the crowds were a sea of people.

"No wonder this is a Royal City. It truly has style. Though it is a whole level beneath Yunhua Immortal City, Qing Kingdom has four Royal Cities. The profits must be several times greater than Yunhua Immortal City's.

"Not to mention the even more prosperous Imperial City.

"The Qin Clan truly deserves its reputation as an Old Golden Core Force. Its foundation is far beyond what my Zhang Family can match. The road ahead is long and arduous if the Lineage is to rise.

"Unfortunately, I still need to rush to the Sky Dragon Secret Realm. Otherwise, I would have liked to visit the Imperial City and witness its splendor for myself."

As Zhang Xuanchen walked along the streets, he entered several shops in succession, yet failed to find a Second-tier Top-grade Green Spirit Meridian Restoration Pill.

Just as disappointment set in, several hurried voices reached his ears.

"Quick, quick, quick! The Divine Pill Pavilion's Auction is about to begin! If we arrive late, we won't be able to get in!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xuanchen's face immediately lit up with delight.

"I never expected Qing Kingdom to have a Divine Pill Pavilion as well. Heaven truly is helping me."

The Divine Pill Pavilion had been established by the Xuandan Sect. It specialized in selling all manner of Spirit Pills and Potent Medicines, though it also purchased them.

The distance between the Xuandan Pavilion and Qing Kingdom was one and a half times the distance between the Penglai Islands and Qing Kingdom.

Originally, he had believed that the Xuandan Sect's sphere of influence would not extend so far. It seemed he had underestimated them.

Wait!

Could that Dual Spirit Root genius of the Xuandan Sect, Fairy Qin Chuxue, be a member of the Qin Clan of Qing Kingdom's imperial family?

When it came to finding helpers, these alchemists certainly knew how to play their cards in dazzling ways.

But that had nothing to do with Zhang Xuanchen.

He only wanted to buy some pills.

Having made up his mind, he flashed forward and chased after the group from earlier.

Before long, he arrived before a grand and majestic building.

No ordinary force could possibly spend such a vast sum to construct such an exquisite and magnificent structure.

But the Xuandan Sect was different. They simply did not lack money.

A little more or less made no difference to them.

Having Qi Refining Level 7 cultivators guard the entrance was something only a force as extravagantly wealthy as the Xuandan Sect could manage.

The moment Zhang Xuanchen reached the entrance, he was stopped.

"Please wait. Is this guest here to attend the Auction, or to purchase pills or spiritual herbs?

"If you are here for the Auction, your assets must be verified. Anyone without five thousand Spirit Stones cannot enter."

Zhang Xuanchen was not angered by their actions.

After all, they were merely carrying out orders, and their manner of speaking was fairly polite. He immediately replied,

"I am here to buy pills."

Time was pressing, and he still needed to restore his Meridians. He would have to forgo this Auction.

He did not have a Flying Boat above the Second Stage in his possession. Even if the teleportation array could save him most of the journey, reaching the Sky Dragon Secret Realm in the remaining time would still be a close call at his speed.

Hearing that Zhang Xuanchen had come to purchase pills, one of the guards led him to another entrance.

Upon entering the Divine Pill Pavilion, a beautiful woman in uniform approached Zhang Xuanchen, revealing large swathes of snowy-white skin as she swayed her water-snake waist.

With a smile on her face, she asked, "What would Young Master like to purchase?"

"I need a Second-tier Top-grade Green Spirit Meridian Restoration Pill. Does your pavilion have one?"

"A Green Spirit Meridian Restoration Pill."

Upon hearing what Zhang Xuanchen wanted, the woman's smile widened. It seemed she would make another fortune this month.

"Yes, Young Master, we do. Please follow me."

With that, the woman turned and led the way. Her plump, peach-like rear, tightly wrapped in a short purple skirt, swayed back and forth before Zhang Xuanchen.

It made Zhang Xuanchen silently recite the Stillness Formula in his heart.

There was a reason the Divine Pill Pavilion's business was so good.

With this attitude and quality of service, no one would complain even if their pills were slightly inferior.

What was more, their pills were top-tier in quality.

She led Zhang Xuanchen to a private room on the second floor. After pouring him a cup of spiritual tea, she softly said, "Please wait a moment, Young Master. The steward will arrive shortly."

Zhang Xuanchen nodded without speaking, quietly sipping his tea.

The woman before him was merely a Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivator. Without some special status, she truly could not decide on the sale of a high-grade pill such as the Green Spirit Meridian Restoration Pill.

Before long, a man wearing the Xuandan Sect's distinctive alchemist robes pushed open the door and entered.

His face carried an apologetic expression. A rich pill fragrance clung to him, while his aura was somewhat unstable. One glance made it clear that he had just finished refining pills and had come before even taking the time to regulate his breath.

"I have kept Young Master waiting. Xu has been most neglectful. I hope Young Master will be understanding."

As he spoke, he cupped his fists toward Zhang Xuanchen in apology.

Zhang Xuanchen gave a slight shake of his head. "Steward, there is no need for this. I have not waited long.

"Does your pavilion have a Fine Grade Green Spirit Meridian Restoration Pill?"

If he could buy a Fine Grade one, then naturally he would buy a Fine Grade one.

That way, not only could he restore his Meridians in an extremely short time, but he would not need to spend time removing pill toxins.

"Fine Grade?"

Hearing that Zhang Xuanchen wanted a Fine Grade Green Spirit Meridian Restoration Pill, Steward Xu was first startled, then gave a bitter smile.

"Young Master, if you had come a week earlier, you could have bought a Fine Grade Meridian Restoration Pill. However, the last Fine Grade pill was purchased by the Third Prince of Qing Kingdom."

Zhang Xuanchen was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, but he did not insist.

He spoke again. "Then give me one Standard Grade Green Spirit Meridian Restoration Pill. How many Spirit Stones?"

"Low-grade costs twelve thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones. Standard Grade costs eighteen thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones."

Upon hearing Steward Xu's price, Zhang Xuanchen nodded. It was no different from the market price.

He took out the Spirit Stones and handed them to Steward Xu.

Steward Xu was also a decisive man. After counting the Spirit Stones, he took out a specially made wooden box and pushed it before Zhang Xuanchen.

After opening the wooden box and taking a look, Zhang Xuanchen confirmed that it was indeed a Standard Grade pill.

He was now a First-grade Top-tier alchemist himself. Although he could not refine Second-grade Pills, determining a pill's quality was still easy for him.

After obtaining the pill, Zhang Xuanchen did not linger in the slightest. He left the Divine Pill Pavilion and rented a room at the Horizon Restaurant.

He swallowed the Green Spirit Meridian Restoration Pill and began refining it.

Before he even needed to circulate his cultivation to guide it, the medicinal force scattered and roamed like little snakes.

It precisely surged toward the severed Meridians throughout his limbs and body.

The medicinal power was gentle and caused no pain whatsoever, only a faint itch.

As he guided it with his cultivation, a green spiritual radiance wrapped around the fragments of his Meridians and slowly pieced them back together. He could clearly feel the Meridians that had once been withered and lifeless reviving at a visible pace.

Green radiance spread along his Meridians, making the spiritual power that had once flowed sluggishly become smooth once more.

An hour later, Zhang Xuanchen slowly opened his eyes. Feeling the unobstructed spiritual power within his body, his eyes brimmed with excitement.

"Finally restored! Next, it is time to head for the Sky Dragon Secret Realm!"