Matters in the Lower Realm had temporarily come to an end.
The investigations at the various nodes were complete, and the Tianyue Sect had replied to the transmission. The Intelligence Hall was arranging follow-up surveillance. Li Yuan compiled the details into a Jade Slip and sent it out. Without waiting further, he transformed into an evasion light and left Wulin Marketplace, heading for the Tianyue Sect's Ascension Passage.
Upper Realm.
Li Yuan activated Ghostly Concealment to restrain his aura, then used Phantom Mask Disguise to change his appearance. Dressed as a gray-robed Rogue Cultivator, he entered Mingyuan Immortal City.
The shops selling alchemy materials occupied an entire street in the southern part of the city. The first shop was the largest and had a complete selection of spirit materials. Li Yuan went straight to the counter upon entering and handed over a list.
The shopkeeper glanced at it and said, "Yaoguang Grass is in stock, twelve portions. There are also twelve bottles of Light-Attribute Spirit Liquid. As for the Qi-Condensing Auxiliary Herbs, that depends on the varieties."
The list contained five kinds of Qi-Condensing Auxiliary Herbs, with no fewer than four portions of each. The shopkeeper checked his inventory and only managed to gather three kinds. The other two were out of stock.
Li Yuan paid the Spirit Stones and put away the spirit materials. He went to the second shop to make up for the missing auxiliary herbs, then bought two batches of Fourth-Order Talisman Paper and a batch of Spatial-Attribute Mineral Powder from the third shop.
After visiting all three shops, his storage bag had grown considerably heavier.
With the purchases complete, Li Yuan returned to his residence and set up the Alchemy Furnace.
Li Yuan took out the Jade Slip containing the Fourth-Order Yaoguang Qi-Condensing Pill Formula