Thoughts Unclouded

Ji Yuan left.

He took Dong Qian's final gift with him, along with everything the Marvelous Medicine Shop had earned lately.

Of course, before leaving, he restocked the shop and left it to await the next harvest.

As for Shi Xiu'er's pay, with Dong Qian gone and Ji Yuan rarely visiting the Island of All Things, he told Shi Xiu'er to deduct her share from the proceeds herself.

He even raised her share by a few points.

Shi Xiu'er was naturally grateful.

For one thing, she had received a raise. For another, she had earned Ji Yuan's trust.

After leaving the Marvelous Medicine Shop, Ji Yuan headed straight for the Hundred Treasures Pavilion at the mountaintop. He had too much to sell, and there were fewer shops on the Island of All Things now. The Hundred Treasures Pavilion was the only one left that could take everything off his hands at once.

Back when he had visited the Hundred Treasures Pavilion as a Qi Refining cultivator, he had had to bow his head to everyone he met.

Now he appeared to be at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage and was the disciple of a Golden Core cultivator to boot. When he came to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, others had to bow their heads to him.

Half a day later.

Ji Yuan left the Hundred Treasures Pavilion without a trace of expression.

He had made some gains, but his goal of thirty thousand Middle-Grade Spirit Stones remained far out of reach. Even counting Dong Qian's final gift, he had only a little over ten thousand.

The gap was too large. Unless he sold something truly valuable, it would be hard to make up.

Ji Yuan then returned to Carefree Island. The first thing he did was descend deep into the underground