Chen Lin knew perfectly well why Anguzi had come.
Anyone who came looking for him now was undoubtedly after spirit rice.
But asking for twenty jin of each kind right off the bat, without much humility in his attitude, was truly demanding a lion's share.
Chen Lin was displeased, but none of it showed on his face.
Still smiling, he said, "You think too highly of me, Fellow Daoist An. The little spirit rice I obtained has long since been reserved. I haven't even kept enough for myself, so I can't trade any more away. Please forgive me."
Then he changed the subject.
"However, I do have some other treasures, such as eternal treasures, Colored Nightmare Coins, and high-grade heaven and earth spiritual entities. If you're interested, Fellow Daoist An, I'll reluctantly part with them. I can hardly let you make the trip for nothing."
"I don't need anything else."
Anguzi spoke flatly.
"As a natural divine being, I have no use for the things you mentioned. I only need spirit rice."
With that, he took out a Dark-Green Small Bottle.
He pushed it in front of Chen Lin.
"This is spirit liquid I refined. It can accelerate the maturation of spirit plants, with each drop adding anywhere from decades to centuries of growth. It works even on high-grade spirit plants from beyond the Boundary River. As a Pill Master, you should have some need for this, Fellow Daoist Chen?"
Chen Lin's eyes flickered.
He picked up the bottle and opened it to inspect its contents.
The liquid inside was also dark green, thick as condensed milk. Besides an exceptionally pure aura of life, it carried an inexplicable fluctuation unlike anything he had encountered before.
"I need to try it."
Chen Lin looked at him.
There were plenty of things