Purple Cloud Tower Qin Wanru Mu Qianqian

Liu's General Store stood right next to Green Gourd Hall. Its owner was a white-robed old man past seventy, kind-eyed and amiable, with an approachable air. He possessed Qi Refining eighth-layer cultivation.

The store sold talismans, magical artifacts, ores, herbs, demon cores, and more. Its goods were numerous but assorted rather than refined, mostly items used by Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators. The place was deserted.

Han Changming entered the shop and found that both the storefront and rear courtyard had been swept spotless. Not even a blade of weed remained, and the floor tiles bore clear signs of having been washed.

Sun Ming was highly efficient; he returned in less than a quarter of an hour.

After hanging up the signboard, Han Changming took out several dozen porcelain bottles and had Sun Ming arrange them on the shelves.

The beginning was always the hardest. The shop had just opened, so Han Changming still needed to keep watch over it. Once it had made a name for itself, he would no longer need to do so.

He sat behind the counter and took out a thick tome. The cover bore three small words: "Azure Cloud Record." It had been compiled by someone named True Person Azure Cloud, chiefly recounting his experiences in the Green Toad Archipelago. It gave detailed introductions to the local customs and products of the archipelago.

Sun Ming stepped out onto the street and called out energetically, "New shop opening! Top-grade pills available for reservation! Don't miss out if you're passing by—come in and take a look!"

"Fellow Daoist Sun, can one really reserve top-grade spirit medicine?"

The white-robed old man from the neighboring shop walked over and asked curiously.

"Of course. Our shopkeeper is inside, and the pills are all displayed on the shelves. You