He looked again at the other man's utterly unremarkable spirit robe. He did not even have a suit of magic treasure armor.
A peak Golden Core cultivator of the Immortal Dynasty would certainly have had no trouble acquiring magic treasure armor.
This made Qian Dafu all the more certain that this was no one of any standing.
He deliberately drew out his words. "As for A-Class Cave Abodes... they're in terribly short supply these days. Those are all reserved for important figures of the sixth rank, or Dharma Nascent Soul True Lords..."
Qing Chen let a suitably pained look appear on his face and silently handed over a storage bag.
Qian Dafu accepted it with practiced ease. A sweep of his divine sense inside his sleeve made his eyebrows twitch.
"Oh, you certainly know the rules, fellow Daoist."
Eighty mid-grade spirit stones amounted to more than a year's stipend for him.
His tone immediately grew friendlier. "Ahem... I just remembered, there does seem to be one A-Class Cave Abode vacant. But the annual rent is this much-"
He held up one finger. "One hundred and fifty mid-grade spirit stones a year. A minimum lease of twenty years."
"But it absolutely meets your requirements: a fourth-tier mid-grade spirit vein, equipped with spirit-gathering and soundproofing formations, and the Five Elements Defensive Formation, along with a separate Earthfire Room and Spirit-Tempering Pool... everything you could need. What do you think, fellow Daoist..."
"I'll take it. Forty years," Qing Chen said decisively.
"Certainly! A pleasure dealing with someone so straightforward! Please follow me to complete the paperwork-here is the cave abode's formation talisman. Keep it safe."
Once Qian Dafu had received the spirit stones, he worked with remarkable efficiency.
In less than half an incense stick's time, everything had been settled. He handed over