Inside a pavilion, Shan Qin watched the movement outside the window and murmured:
"Azurewood Sect is truly flourishing day by day. They actually produced such a young Core Formation cultivator."
Behind her, four women in green stood side by side. The one on the far left said with a smile:
"He is merely a Core Formation cultivator from some small place. Compared with the young masters and ladies of the provincial city, he still falls short."
Shan Qin did not respond to that. Instead, she asked:
"How are the people I had you approach?"
The first woman in green stepped forward. Her aura was deep and unfathomable, and she was astonishingly at the Late Stage Foundation Establishment. She said:
"Reporting to Miss, Hu Yang Daoren may be advanced in years, but his cultivation is quite good. He has tempered himself at the Late Stage Foundation Establishment for many years, and his foundation is extremely solid.
"If he can obtain a Dustfall Pill, he can attempt Core Formation. Whether he succeeds, however, remains uncertain. The risk is too great, so Miss must decide."
Shan Qin nodded. "If he agrees to sign a contract and serve me for a hundred years, then give him a Dustfall Pill."
"Mei'er understands."
Shan Qin turned her head.
"Li Lan, how did your contact with those two from Azurewood Sect go?" Shan Qin looked toward the third woman.
She wore a thin green gauze robe, with delicate features. Every movement she made carried a sense of frailty.
"Allow me to report, Miss. I have successfully purchased the recipe for Green Vine Intoxication from Shen Zhenchuan, along with the shops under his command that deal in this wine.
"From now on, Green Vine Intoxication will be the signature product of our Cloud Gathering Commerce.
"As for Pill