When Qin Yu stepped into the Myriad Medicine Immortal Court, the first thing he smelled was a very faint medicinal fragrance. The fragrance was not strong, but rather spread slowly like morning mist in the mountains. It calmed his Fate Soul involuntarily. The main hall was extremely spacious, with rows of medicine shelves made of Purple-Gold Divine Wood around the perimeter. Countless jade bottles and pill boxes floated on the shelves.
Next to each type of elixir floated a light screen recording its origin and effects. Cultivators came and went in an endless stream. Some were selecting the elixir with their heads down, some were discussing with their companions in front of the medicine shelves, and several cultivators wearing sect robes were haggling with the shopkeeper. The entire Myriad Medicine Immortal Court was unusually lively.
Just then, a sharp-eyed waiter spotted Qin Yu and quickly approached him with a professional smile, clasping his hands in a fist and palm salute. "Sir." "Welcome to the Myriad Medicine Immortal Court. What kind of pills do you need? We have all kinds of divine pills here. If you can name it, our shop can basically find it."
Qin Yu slowly scanned his surroundings and nodded slightly. "Okay, I'll take a look first," the shopkeeper replied with a smile, not pressing him further, and simply followed quietly beside him. As Qin Yu walked along, he discovered that although the pills sold on this floor would be priceless in the outside world, they held little appeal for him at the moment.
The medicine shelves were filled with various common divine pills: the Heaven-Opening Origin Pill, the Primordial Indestructibility Pill, the Chaos Unification Pill, Primordial Hongmeng Pill. Each one was incredibly valuable, and many cultivators were gathered around discussing them. However, Qin Yu only glanced at them casually. After a moment, he turned to look at the jade steps leading to the second floor. "I want to go upstairs and take a look."
The waiter was taken aback at first, then his smile grew even warmer. "Alright, alright, please follow me, sir," he said, leading the way. Just as the two stepped onto the stairs, two cultivators who were selecting pills not far away looked up. One of them sized up Qin Yu a few times, a slight smirk playing on his lips. "Heh." "Judging by his appearance, he actually wants to go up to the second floor." The other man beside him shook his head and chuckled.
"The second floor?" "The cheapest pill on this floor costs several hundred Supreme Transformation Source Crystal. Can he afford it?" "He's probably just going up to take a look and broaden his horizons." The two spoke quite loudly, clearly intending to be heard by others, and several cultivators around them also showed some amused expressions.
However, Qin Yu did not stop walking, his expression calm, as if he hadn't heard anything at all. The waiter secretly glanced at the two cultivators, a hint of helplessness flashing in his eyes. Then he continued to lead the way, and soon the two arrived at the second floor. As soon as they stepped inside, the surrounding scenery was completely different from the first floor.
It was much quieter here. There were no crowds or noisy discussions. In the huge floor, only a dozen or so cultivators were selecting pills. Each medicine shelf was kept at a great distance from the others, and there were even barriers around them to prevent divine sense from probing them.
Clearly, the pills that could appear here were far beyond the scope of ordinary divine pills. Qin Yu slowly walked forward, his gaze sweeping over the rows of medicine shelves. Suddenly, he stopped. On a medicine shelf made entirely of white jade, there were more than ten silver-white pills.
The pills were surrounded by a myriad of yin-yang phenomena, with countless Daoist energies surging and ultimately converging on a single point. In front of the medicine shelf floated several ancient characters: "Wuji Return to Origin Pill." "After all laws return to oneness and all things return to nothingness, all opposition dissolves, returning to the undifferentiated origin. "Qin Yu's gaze lingered slightly. On another medicine shelf nearby, several dark blue pills floated silently. Their surfaces were devoid of luster, yet they seemed capable of absorbing all surrounding colors.
Just one glance was enough to evoke a sense of Myriad Forms Return to Stillness. The Great Void Annihilation Pill) could extinguish all forms, leaving only the Great Void of the Great Void. Qin Yu quietly observed the two pills, his gaze gradually becoming serious. He could sense that these two divine pills were far superior to the ordinary pills below.
Just then, the waiter who had been following him spoke softly, "Sir, if you are interested in these two divine pills, I can take them down for you to examine them closely." Qin Yu withdrew his gaze and gently shook his head. "It's alright. I'll take a look myself first. You go ahead and do your work. I'll call you when I've made my choice."
The shop assistant nodded immediately upon hearing this. "Yes, sir." "Then please take your time choosing. Just call me anytime if you need anything." After saying this, he respectfully withdrew. The second floor returned to silence. Qin Yu stood with his hands behind his back among the medicine shelves, his gaze slowly sweeping over the surroundings. There were indeed far fewer people here than on the first floor.
After all, the rules of the Myriad Medicine Immortal Court are known throughout the entire Stele Forest Imperial City. With each level you go up, the value of the pills increases several times over. The higher you go, the rarer the pills become, and the more astonishing the prices become. Cultivators who can appear on the second level are at least extremely wealthy. Qin Yu stood in front of the medicine shelf in silence for a moment, and then continued to walk deeper into the area.
Because he vaguely sensed that there seemed to be something even more special than the Wuji Return to Origin Pill and the Great Void Annihilation Pill on this second floor. Qin Yu slowly walked inward along the second-floor medicine shelves. The further he went in, the fewer medicine shelves there were, and the fewer cultivators came and went around him. Many people just glanced at the shelves from afar and then turned and left.
Because the pills placed in the deepest recesses are usually beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators, Qin Yu suddenly stopped when he reached the end. On an ancient wooden medicine shelf in the far corner, there was a palm-sized box. The box was dark blue all over, and the edges had many marks left by the years.
If one didn't look closely, one might mistake it for an old object forgotten in a corner. But Qin Yu's gaze remained fixed on the box, because just now, he had vaguely seen an extremely faint blue light flash through the crack of the box. The light was so faint that it was almost imperceptible, like a firefly in the night. Qin Yu slowly reached out his hand.
Just as he was about to pick up the box, a shrill voice suddenly rang out behind him. "Hey, you country bumpkin up ahead, don't you even look at the prices?" The voice was laced with undisguised sarcasm. "The second floor isn't a place for someone like you. The cheapest pills here cost ten thousand Supreme Transformation Source Crystal." "Do you have that many Source Crystals to pay?"
Qin Yu didn't stop moving. He gently placed his palm on the box, then picked it up. He glanced down at it and brushed his fingertips across the surface of the box, gently sweeping away the thin layer of dust. Only then did he slowly turn around. Not far away, two Eternal Silence Realm · Middle Stage cultivators were standing there. One of them had a pointed mouth and monkey-like face, and narrow eyes that he always liked to squint when looking at people.
As if sizing up prey, the other man, a fat, greasy-faced fellow with a fawning smile, stared mockingly at Qin Yu. Pointing at the box in Qin Yu's hand, the obese cultivator burst into laughter. "Brother, look! This country bumpkin actually picked a dusty, tattered box! Hahaha! What treasure could possibly be inside that thing?"
The sharp-mouthed cultivator chuckled, "Maybe it's just air inside," or perhaps it's a box left over from some senior's pill-eating. The two laughed more and more. Their laughter echoed on the second floor. Several cultivators nearby heard the commotion and looked over. Some frowned, some shook their heads, but no one was willing to intervene.
Qin Yu looked at the two men quietly, his face showing no anger, only a calm gaze. Then he uttered only one word, "Get lost." His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached their ears. Their laughter stopped abruptly, especially the fat cultivator, whose face immediately darkened. He hadn't expected this young man at the Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage to dare to speak like that.
"What did you say?" The fat on his face twitched, and his voice turned cold. Qin Yu, however, was too lazy to even look at them anymore and turned to walk towards the stairs. This action completely enraged the two men. The obese cultivator suddenly stepped forward, his figure flashing, and directly blocked Qin Yu's path. "Stop!" "Who gave you permission to leave? You dare to glare at us? And you dare to tell us to get lost? I think you're tired of living!"
As he spoke, the overwhelming pressure of Eternal Silence Realm · Middle Stage's Fate Soul was unleashed, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly. Many cultivators instinctively took a few steps back. However, Qin Yu finally raised his eyes, merely glancing at him. There were no supernatural powers, no Dao principles, no movements, only a single gaze—boom—
The cultivator's expression suddenly changed drastically, as if an invisible giant sword had pierced directly into the depths of his Fate Soul. The essence of his Fate Soul surged violently, his blood and qi surged in reverse, and his vision even went blank for a moment. He staggered back several steps, almost spitting out a mouthful of blood. Cold sweat instantly seeped from his forehead until he finally retreated to his companion's side.
He barely managed to steady himself, looking as if he had just returned from the brink of death, his face deathly pale. Qin Yu didn't look at him a second time, carrying the old box, and walked straight downstairs. The people around him looked at each other, many of them showing shock.
An Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage cultivator could repel an Eternal Silence Realm · Middle Stage cultivator with a single glance—this was no ordinary feat. Only after Qin Yu's figure disappeared down the stairs did the obese cultivator let out a heavy sigh, his eyes filled with astonishment. "What happened...? He's only at the Eternal Silence Realm Initial Stage, why did I feel like my Fate Soul was almost shattered just now...?"
The sharp-mouthed cultivator beside him also dropped his earlier contempt, his eyes gradually darkening. He stared in the direction Qin Yu had left, his fingers lightly stroking his chin. After a moment of silence, he suddenly chuckled softly. "Don't rush, the more it's like this, the more it proves there's something wrong with this kid." The fat cultivator turned to look at him. "Big brother?"
The sharp-beaked cultivator squinted, his eyes gleaming with greed. "That box from earlier, if I remember correctly, was something that was placed at the very back of the second floor a long time ago." The fact that he recognized its value at a glance suggests this person has some connections. He slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "Let's not rush into anything. Let's see if he can afford the price. If he can't, then it's a joke. But if he can..."
He paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, indicating that his storage crystals were overflowing with riches. "Once we leave the Stele Forest Imperial City, you and I, brothers, will slowly send him on his way." The fat cultivator's eyes lit up, his face once again displaying that fawning smile, nodding repeatedly. "Brother, you're so thoughtful." "Hehe." "Let him buy the treasures for us first, then we'll just rob them."
The two exchanged a smile, then leisurely followed each other down the stairs. Unbeknownst to them, Xiao Yue, within their sea of consciousness, had overheard their entire conversation. She rested her chin on her hand at the edge of their consciousness, blinked, and then couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Haha." "Little Qinzi, these two idiots are planning to rob you! I'm starting to feel sorry for them."
Meanwhile, Qin Yu, who had already reached the first floor, merely glanced down at the ancient box in his hand, his eyes thoughtful, as if he didn't care about the two Eternal Silence Realm · Middle Stage cultivators at all. What truly concerned him at this moment was the increasingly clear blue Fate Soul fluctuation within the box.