Two days later, He Pingsheng arrived in Redstone City.
After leaving the Immortal Ship Plaza, he did not hurry back to his Alchemy Shop. Instead, he went straight to the Red Moon Trading Company.
"Fellow Daoist Xu?"
At the sight of He Pingsheng, Ling Zhiwang looked astonished. "You're finally back?"
"No, no, no... I should be calling you Senior Xu now!"
"Senior Xu, I heard you successfully passed your tribulation outside the Secret Realm. Are you a Golden Core cultivator now?"
He Pingsheng nodded. "That's right, but we can still address each other as fellow Daoists. There's no need to call me senior. It sounds awkward!"
Ling Zhiwang was filled with emotion.
How many years had it been?
Fifteen years ago, when he first met He Pingsheng, He Pingsheng had been only a minor cultivator at the second layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm. At the time, Ling Zhiwang had already reached the sixth layer.
Now, fifteen years later, Ling Zhiwang's cultivation had risen from the sixth layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm to the ninth.
Yet the fellow standing before him had already reached the Golden Core Stage.
He sucked in several sharp breaths...
A senior!
Alchemists really were so fat with wealth they practically dripped oil. Without ample resources, how could this fellow sustain such rapid cultivation?
Ling Zhiwang sighed inwardly.
He Pingsheng said, "Fellow Daoist Ling, I need two third-grade spirit fruits... Could you help me get them?"
"Tell me what you need, Fellow Daoist Xu!" Ling Zhiwang said.
"Purple Loquats!" He Pingsheng said.
"Purple Loquats?" Ling Zhiwang said. "I know those. They're ingredients for refining Dao-Restoring Pills!"
He Pingsheng smiled. "Purple Loquats aren't only used for Dao-Restoring Pills. How about this? Buy two for me, but don't let anyone know I'm the buyer!"
"This is your