After browsing through several gates, Xu Long learned that the Luo River Valley Clan was most skilled at refining pills, and their ancestor Perfected Lord Luo River, was a pill refiner at the Twofold Immortal.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, a pill refiner's success rate is usually closely related to their cultivation level. After all, the purer the Magic Power, the stronger the control they have when refining pills.
On the path of cultivation, few are born with exceptional talent and perseverance, yet they manage to forge their own path in certain areas.
Therefore, the cultivation of various arts and skills always exists in the cultivation world in a way that is in short supply.
Luo River Valley also opened a large number of shops within the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary. The decorations inside the shops were not as rough as before, but had a more antique feel.
Upon entering the gatehouse, Xu Long quickly detected a faint medicinal fragrance thanks to his keen senses as a cultivator.
This is the fragrance emanating from the essence of heaven and earth within the pill; gently inhaling it brings a calming and tranquilizing effect.
Pills are extremely important to cultivators. Whether it is advancing on the path to immortality, restoring Magic Power, or extending lifespan, these substances made of lead and mercury have always been sought after by cultivators.
However, the essence of heaven and earth is hard to come by, and the refining of pills requires a highly skilled alchemist to open the furnace.
Moreover, this is in Boundless Wilderness, where one must constantly face the threat of ferocious beasts and hidden attacks from behind.
Therefore, the price of pills with immense energy naturally skyrocketed, and the flow of people entering this place was clearly divided into distinct groups.
Because their cultivation levels are different, the quality of the pills they need is also different.
Xu Long only briefly observed the contents of the shop, and the shop assistant who greeted him was not annoyed. Instead, he introduced the pills stored in the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary to him one by one.
The shopkeeper's introduction surprised Xu Long; Luo River Valley was indeed a family of alchemists.
Even pills for breaking through to the Heavenly Immortal were dared to be stored within the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary. Xu Long further inquired, "If you wish to refine pills for breaking through to the Mystic Immortal, do you have any?"
The man was clearly trained; he didn't react badly to Xu Long's rash words, but instead offered a serious explanation.
If one wants to refine the elixir of Mystic Immortal, the ancestor must personally take action, and the distinguished guest must also prepare the Inner Core of a high-level ferocious beast as a catalyst. Only then will there be a 50% chance of success.
Refining such elixirs is not only extremely mentally taxing, but also requires very precious materials, making it quite expensive.
Most importantly, even if the ancestor personally intervenes, the success rate of refining it is only 50%.
Moreover, an agreement must be signed beforehand, stipulating that even if the pill refining fails, Luo River Valley cannot be blamed. These stringent conditions alone deter most cultivators from even attempting it.
As he listened to the shopkeeper's introduction and wandered around the shop, Xu Long noticed that most of the cultivators, though familiar with the place, had expressionless faces.
Even after purchasing the right pills, he still maintains a cold and indifferent demeanor.
He thought to himself: The goods sold in the large shops are too expensive for cultivators, which is why many cultivators are secretly dissatisfied.
However, constrained by their own needs and the threats posed by the external environment, the cultivators had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.
Ordinary cultivators still have to swallow their pride when facing a behemoth like Luo River Valley.
It was precisely the high prices of goods in large shops that prompted cultivators to spontaneously organize trade fairs and markets.
This is also a disguised form of opposition to the exploitation by large-scale merchants, but how could the large-scale merchants possibly take it seriously?
With their sheer size and the sects and clans behind them, they can monopolize the business to the point that they don't care about the slightest resistance from ordinary cultivators.
In their eyes, so-called trade fairs and markets are probably nothing more than scraps left over from between their teeth.
Xu Long, of course, wouldn't show any unusual behavior in front of his staff, even though he was very interested in the pill that could help him break through to the Immortal Realm.
But now that he was short of money, he really didn't dare to cause trouble at the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary. He could only pretend to take a closer look before leaving.
After Xu Long left, he wandered around a few times and discovered that there was not just one Luo River Valley Shop within the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary, but two separate shops.
One shop displayed a sign indicating that it was a blessed land in Luo River Valley, while another shop had a huge banner hanging outside.
A golden flower was embroidered in the very center of the banner to distinguish it from the blessed land of Luo River Valley.
It should be noted that the rental price for large shops within the Pinglu Daoist Sanctuary is extremely high, and most sects would not be so extravagant.
The goal is to open two large shops in the same location, selling roughly the same types of pills.
Xu Long, being new to the place, didn't have time to investigate these things in detail; he simply memorized the little golden flower.
After turning around, Xu Long was facing the large shops set up in Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge.
Unlike most sects and factions, the goods traded by Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge are not common cultivation resources, but a special kind of animal—a ferocious beast!
For thousands of years, there has always been a deep-seated enmity between the ferocious beast tribes and cultivators within this Earth Realm.
However, both sides unexpectedly shared the same goal: a desire for cultivation resources.
After years of fighting between the two sides, some daring individuals began to wonder: could they coexist peacefully with the ferocious beast tribes?
This idea was unprecedented, as it aligned the goals of both sides. These ancient beast tamers were the progenitors of the Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge lineage.
When both sides in a conflict are willing to resolve their grievances, a large number of forces that rely on the ferocious beast clans emerge.
The relationship between ferocious beasts and cultivators has miraculously transformed from one of enmity to one of dependence.
After a long period of exploration, the relationship between the two parties was not a simple bond, but rather something akin to signing a contract.
As companions on the path of cultivation, the cultivator and the ferocious beast are of one mind, complementing each other's weaknesses.
Influenced by the cultivators over a long period of time, some ferocious beasts gradually shed their bestial nature in the Boundless Wilderness.
They discovered that the path to spiritual cultivation is not simply about fighting and killing, but about mutual support and complementarity.
Therefore, they began to choose to cooperate with cultivators, which is the origin of the Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge Sect School.
The cultivators of Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge kept a large number of ferocious beasts within their own dojos.
These ferocious beasts, influenced by cultivators over a long period of time, have already shed their bestial nature.
Whether commanding them to fight or to labor, they never complained.
Although a cultivator's own Magic Power is already earth-shattering, they still have to choose to give up on some trivial matters.
This is because cultivators spend most of their time comprehending their own Dao, deducing their own path to immortality, and meticulously studying their own opportunities.
It's impossible to keep a cultivator at the Immortal Realm constantly busy with tedious tasks; that would hinder their cultivation path.
However, after being tamed by the cultivators of Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge, these ferocious beasts are Gwen Stacy, have extraordinary endurance, and do not pose a danger of devouring their masters. Therefore, they were highly sought after by cultivators and some sects as soon as they were introduced.
After all, having a high-level ferocious beast guarding outside one's own cave would give the owner a great sense of security and satisfaction.
But the uses of ferocious beasts go far beyond that. They are thick-skinned, incredibly strong, docile, and hardworking, and it is common for them to be used to move mountains and cross valleys.
But the role of ferocious beasts goes far beyond this. They are born with keen senses, making it very convenient for them to find the essence of heaven and earth in the Boundless Wilderness.
When tracking down ferocious beast groups whose bestial nature has not yet been tamed, they will also issue warnings in advance. The various benefits of taming ferocious beasts make cultivators flock to them.
As a sect that tames ferocious beasts, every cultivator in Immortal Rosy Cloud Ridge has a ferocious beast by their side.
These ferocious beasts grew up alongside the cultivators from a young age, and upon reaching adulthood, they became each other's allies.