Immortal-Seeking Pavilion, Selling a Precious Herb

Lin Xiye paid no attention to the mortal women beside him, who were posing coquettishly and making eyes at him.

Had he still been in the heat of youth, he might have succumbed to feminine charms... but he was already over a hundred years old and had long since seen all the changes and vicissitudes of the world.

Cultivators were not without desires, but as time settled upon them, most came to pursue only longevity, only immortality!!

Seeing the indifference on Lin Xiye's face, the utterly seductive mortal women around him knew better than to keep pestering him.

But before long, they had approached another cultivator entering the Three Origins Immortal Market.

"Immortal Master, I've missed you so..."

"Scram!!"

Clearly, the cultivator had quite a violent temper and had no interest whatsoever in these mortal women.

The cultivator released a violent presence, leaving the mortal women dizzy and their ears ringing, nearly killing them on the spot...

Seeing all this, Lin Xiye could not help feeling a little wistful.

These mortal women of the Qian Household had no aptitude for Spirit Roots, and their status within the household was also very low.

They had given up their dignity and chosen to flaunt themselves here both to survive and in the hope that a cultivator might take a fancy to them, making them a concubine or even a wife...

That way, they could ascend to heaven in a single step and enjoy a life of wealth and splendor.

Unfortunately, even cultivators at the Body Tempering Skin Refining stage often would not choose a mortal for a wife.

Only cultivators who had lost heart and believed their hopes on the immortal path were utterly extinguished would choose to marry and start a family.

For those whose hearts were set on the immortal path and who yearned for longevity, who had time for romance, marriage, and children?

Lin Xiye strolled leisurely along the bustling street for the time it took to drink a cup of tea before finally reaching the Three Origins Immortal Market.

Compared with the cultivation market two hundred li outside Qiao Town, the Three Origins Immortal Market was at least a hundred times larger.

There were more than two thousand cultivators in the Three Origins Immortal Market.

Many of them were at the Bone Refining Realm or Organ Refining Realm...

Even in the sky, Spirit Nourishing cultivators occasionally flew past on their Law Treasures...

The Three Origins Immortal Market contained a large trading pavilion, Myriad Treasures Street, and an auction house.

The large trading pavilion was called the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion.

The Qian Household directly controlled the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion! So as long as you had Spirit Stones, you could buy even Foundation Establishment Grade Law Treasures and pills there on the spot!

Myriad Treasures Street, meanwhile, was home to shops opened by Rogue Cultivators and other factions in Guyuan City... The Qian Household did not directly control it.

However, all the shops on Myriad Treasures Street were property of the Qian Household, and every shopkeeper there had to hand over a portion of their annual operating profits to the household.

Besides the shops, many cultivators also set up stalls on Myriad Treasures Street...

The Qian Household was very tolerant of these stallholders, neither taxing them nor driving them away.

As long as they did not disrupt the order of Myriad Treasures Street or the Three Origins Immortal Market as a whole... the Qian Household would not interfere.

Finally, the auctions were jointly controlled by the Qian Household and the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect!!

Though they were said to share control, the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect actually took most of the profits...

There was no helping it. Within Huai Mountain Commandery, the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect was the true overlord!

Lin Xiye went first to the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion, intending to sell it the century-old Spirit Tempering Grass that still had seven sprigs of foliage left.

Although selling the century-old Spirit Tempering Grass to the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion would not fetch the highest price, it had two advantages.

First, Lin Xiye could get Spirit Stone fragments immediately!

Second, the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion had a good reputation and kept its customers' transaction information completely confidential.

Lin Xiye was only selling a stalk of century-old Spirit Tempering Grass. Even if he brought out a Foundation Establishment Law Treasure, the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion would not kill him and seize it.

This was not because the Qian Household was benevolent...

The main reason was that the Qian Household had built its clan on trade, and traders put profit first!

And reputation was also part of profit.

Unless the gains were great enough, the Qian Household would not destroy its own foundations and ruin the system of trust it had spent a thousand years building.

Lin Xiye's original plan had actually been to go to the Three Origins Immortal Market's auction house and have it sell the century-old Spirit Tempering Grass for him.

An auction could fetch a higher price for the century-old Spirit Tempering Grass, and the Three Origins Immortal Market's auction house also had an excellent reputation.

But the next major auction was still more than two months away... Lin Xiye simply could not wait that long.

With more than two months of waiting, plus travel time, it would be at least three months before the century-old Spirit Tempering Grass was auctioned off and Lin Xiye returned to Zichuan City...

If he really waited until three months had passed, the Blood Wolf Hall would probably have mined most of Clear Spring Town's silver vein.

Out in the open, as long as Lin Xiye had a Foundation Establishment Grade Talisman Treasure, it would be more than enough to deal with the Blood Wolf Hall's four Spirit Nourishing cultivators.

But once the silver was transported into the Blood Wolf Hall's stronghold, things would become truly troublesome.

The Blood Wolf Hall had a long history, and its stronghold was protected by various killing formations. Even an Early Foundation Establishment cultivator would have to expend considerable effort to fight his way inside.

"Senior, may I ask what you wish to buy? Or is there something you wish to sell?"

As soon as Lin Xiye entered the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion, a maid at the Body Tempering Skin Refining stage came over to him.

Lin Xiye looked at the maid, then glanced around and said indifferently,

"I have a stalk of century-old Spirit Tempering Grass to sell. Call the person in charge here over..."

The maid was briefly stunned by Lin Xiye's words.

Though her cultivation was not high, she naturally knew the value of century-old Spirit Tempering Grass, since she worked as a maid at the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion.

After a moment's daze, she quickly recovered and hurriedly, warmly ushered Lin Xiye into a private room.

If the sale of a stalk of century-old Spirit Tempering Grass went through, she too would receive a Spirit Stone fragment as a reward afterward.

One Spirit Stone fragment was already equivalent to two years of her accumulated income.

Whether in the Falling Rosy Clouds Sect or the Qian Household... it was very difficult for low-level cultivators to obtain cultivation resources.

"Senior, please have some tea here first. I'll go ask a deacon to come right away..."

The maid brewed a pot of tea for Lin Xiye, then brought out an assortment of fruit and snacks.

Immediately afterward, she hurried to the second floor of the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion.

The entire Immortal-Seeking Pavilion had only three floors. The first floor was open to cultivators in the Four Body Tempering Realms.

The second floor was open to Spirit Nourishing Realm cultivators.

The third floor was where the Immortal-Seeking Pavilion's shopkeeper cultivated and was normally closed to outsiders.

The Immortal-Seeking Pavilion's organizational structure consisted of the shopkeeper, deacons, and ordinary maids...

The Immortal-Seeking Pavilion's shopkeeper was a Late Spirit Nourishing expert!

And those at the deacon level were all at Organ Refining Perfection.