Trading Pills for Intelligence

Sea Heaven Pavilion's entrance bustled with traffic, its visitors either wealthy and noble or cultivators with deep, restrained auras.

Eight guards in identical blue robes stood at the entrance, their gazes sharp and capable. All of them possessed Xiantian cultivation, a clear sign of the pavilion's formidable foundation.

Lu Chen followed the crowd inside. The first floor was an exceptionally spacious hall, displaying every sort of rare treasure in neatly divided categories, a dazzling feast for the eyes.

From common pills, weapons, and talismans to water-element Demon Beast materials unique to the overseas regions, pearls and corals, special Magic Items that warded off water and fire, even incomplete ancient jade slips and strange objects of unknown purpose—everything could be found here.

Quite a few customers were asking questions and making trades at the counters, while the attendants answered with practiced fluency.

After giving the place a cursory glance, Lu Chen headed straight for the staircase at one side of the hall.

Guards stood watch at the stairs. Seeing that the concealed Lu Chen's aura was only at late Xiantian, one of them politely yet firmly stopped him. "Esteemed guest, the second floor and above are VIP areas or auction venues. Entry requires either proof of assets or an invitation."

Lu Chen said nothing. He brushed a finger over the seemingly ordinary storage pouch at his waist, took out a jade box, and opened it a crack.

At once, a pure, rich medicinal fragrance spread through the air, carrying a thread of the scorching aura unique to dragonblood.

This was the Dragonblood Body-Tempering Pill Yun Qingyue had refined for him earlier, using his remaining Dragonblood Fruit together with other medicinal ingredients.

Though it was no longer especially effective for him, to outsiders it was a top-grade treasure pill for tempering the