While Lin Mo was pondering, Ling Fu had already offered the pill back to him and asked tentatively, "Might I ask... how did you obtain this Foundation Establishment Pill?"
"In this old man's humble opinion, the alchemist who refined it must be renowned throughout the Longevity Domain. If you could give me a name, perhaps I might have heard of them."
Lin Mo smiled.
Rather than take the Foundation Establishment Pill back, he asked with a smile, "How much do you think this pill is worth? Could I exchange it for a mid-grade one?"
Ling Fu froze for a moment, then broke into a broad smile. "You must be joking. This pill's efficacy is certainly no worse than a Mid-Grade Foundation Establishment Pill, and only a shade below a high-grade one. If we were to barter..."
He paused to calculate, then smiled again. "How about this? Three for one. I'll exchange three Mid-Grade Foundation Establishment Pills for the pill in your possession. Would that satisfy you?"
Delighted inwardly, Lin Mo put on a reluctant expression, sighed, and nodded. "Very well. Consider it a gesture of friendship, Shopkeeper Ling. That makes it worthwhile!"
Ling Fu's smile grew even broader. Leaving the young shop assistant to keep Lin Mo company, he hurried behind the counter and soon returned, handing Lin Mo a small jade vial. "Please inspect them!"
Lin Mo removed the stopper and tipped the three Mid-Grade Foundation Establishment Pills into his palm. After a brief inspection, he nodded in satisfaction.
He had to admit that the booming business at the Ling Family Store owed no small part to the quality of its pills.
The three pills were lustrous and perfectly rounded, their surfaces etched with exquisitely detailed pill patterns. When lightly stimulated with spirit mist, they faintly emitted five brown