A Small Gathering in the Courtyard

"This Water Ridge Branch is yours. You can use it to refine pills; it should increase your strength a little." Miaoyin took out a blue, tree-shaped spirit medicine and handed it to Zhang Lingyu.

"You didn't give me those two peacock feathers for nothing back then, so here I am repaying you."

Zhang Lingyu took the Water Ridge Branch, glanced at it a few times, and then put it away, smiling, "It seems my initial investment was quite successful."

"Fellow Daoist Li, this is for you. Since you specialize in formations, I don't have anything good to give you, so I'll just give you this Golden Orchid Tree."

Li Liu took it and laughed, "Don't think I'm afraid to accept it; I'm the fastest at handling people."

"Alright, let's not stand on ceremony."

Miaoyin glanced at Zhang Fengge, then took out a pair of Azure Sky White Crane wings and said, "I won't give you the spirit medicine. Have your master refine these Azure Sky White Crane wings into a flying magic Law Treasure for you. This will greatly increase your power."

"You actually killed that Azure Sky White Crane? I remember the spirit medicine herb it guarded wasn't very useful, was it?"

"The spirit medicine is useless, but if we had its tail feathers, I'd use them to complete the Five Fowl Fan."

At this point, Miaoyin took out a few feathers and placed them on the table, saying, "These are the tail feathers of five kinds of ferocious birds that have reached the Golden Core stage. Brother Shen, could you please help me make a Five Fowl Fan?"

"Sky-Soaring Eagle, Peacock Feather, Azure Sky White Crane, Black Water Eagle, and one more..."

"The tail feathers of the Luan Bird, the White Luan Bird, are also at the Peak Third Tier," Miaoyin explained. "I also have a Luan Bird, but I don't know if it will hatch into Luan Bird."

"These are all top-tier ferocious birds!" Shen Ge exclaimed in amazement. "If this works, your Five Fowl Fan will probably be the finest of the finest."

"After all, it's pointless to only get the good stuff; there's no point in getting the bad stuff."

After putting the materials away, Shen Ge said, "Wait, I'll get it done for you in three months at most."

"These are the materials for the fan ribs, you can keep them too," Miaoyin said, taking out Root Bone.

"Dragon bone? It's a dragon bone, isn't it?" Shen Ge was momentarily at a loss for words, because the bone was emanating a faint aura of power that only Nascent Soul Realm could possess.

"This is the Yaoguang Immortal Sect's inventory; Gu Ye gave it to me."

"You rich bastard," Zhang Lingyu muttered, feigning a hint of jealousy.

"Exactly, you rich bastard." Li Liu chimed in with a jab.

"Don't say that, it's not good..."

Before Shen Ge could finish speaking, Zhang Lingyu interrupted, "You're a rich dog too. Countless people are envious of that sword formation made from Sword Bamboo."

"Alright, alright, what's the use of being jealous? I'm not going to share any with you." Shen Ge chuckled and said, "I have some low-grade spirit medicine herbs here. Do you want them? I'll give them to you at half price."

"What?" Zhang Lingyu immediately perked up and urged, "You want me? Of course I want you! My Zhang Household is in dire need of this."

Shen Ge took out a Storage Bag and tossed it over, saying, "It's all in here, take a look for yourself."

Zhang Lingyu took it to look, and was immediately amazed by the dense array of spirit medicine inside. Although they were all first or second grade, a rough scan revealed no less than five thousand plants.

"That secret realm... it's truly rich in resources."

Zhang Lingyu didn't waste any time and immediately took out a Storage Bag containing 20,000 Spirit Stone and handed it back. "This is 20,000 Spirit Stone, that should be enough."

Shen Ge didn't even glance at it before taking the Storage Bag, then looked at Miaoyin beside him and said, "Your Thousand Sounds Workshop shouldn't lack these, right?"

"It is lacking, but with my help, it's much better than before," Miaoyin said. "No one would complain about having too much of this kind of thing, but with Fellow Daoist Zhang here, I won't compete with him for it."

"I still have some here, about five thousand plants. Does anyone want them?"

Zhang Lingyu shook her head and said, "I can't eat anymore. You can sell it to Miaoyin."

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, are you really not going to take it?" Miaoyin teased, "Once you miss this opportunity, this temple will be gone forever."

"We really can't eat anymore, and five thousand plants will be enough for the Zhang Household for a long time."

"Alright, I'll take it." Miaoyin nodded, then took out a Storage Bag and exchanged it with Shen Ge.

After processing the low-grade spirit medicine, Shen Ge took out a few third-grade spirit medicine and gave one to each person. "They're not anything special, just accept them as they are."

"Tsk tsk tsk." Zhang Lingyu picked up a spirit medicine and said with a sigh, "Our Brother Shen has really seen the world now. Even third-tier spirit medicine are no longer considered good stuff."

"You don't even know who Fellow Daoist Shen is. He's the kind of person who always carries the Sword Bamboo Sword Formation with him. These things are naturally no good to him."

As Li Liu put away the spirit medicine, she took out an array plate and threw it to Shen Ge: "This is the Spirit Gathering Formation Law Treasure you asked me to make before. My skills are limited, so this is the best I could do."

With a wave of his hand, Shen Ge brought the object to Zhang Fengge's side. "This is yours, keep it safe."

Then Shen Ge took out the Storage Bag that Zhang Lingyu had given him earlier and floated it towards Li Liu: "Fellow Daoist Li, thank you for your hard work. This is your reward."

Li Liu grabbed the Storage Bag, tossed it around, and looked at Shen Ge with a smile, saying, "Fellow Daoist Shen is truly generous."

"Master, you're giving this to me?" Zhang Fengge asked somewhat nervously as she held the array plate. "This is far too valuable; I can't accept it."

"You won't accept it?" Shen Ge said indifferently, "Then throw it away. I don't need it."

"Hey, that's really hurtful. It makes it sound like what I gave you was garbage," Li Liu said, rolling her eyes.

"That's not what Master meant, Sister Liu, it's just..." Zhang Fengge tried to explain, but the more she explained, the more confused she became, so she simply put the things away. "No more explanation, I'll take the things, is that alright?"

"This is just an auxiliary item; I'll give you a Law Treasure in a few days."

"You're still giving them away?" Zhang Fengge said somewhat awkwardly, "Master, you're even more generous than my father."

"You brat, you think I won't hit you?" Zhang Lingyu said angrily, "How dare you embarrass your old man in front of so many outsiders! Do you want to die?!"

After chatting for a while, the group dispersed. After seeing them off, Shen Ge went into seclusion to recuperate and improve her health.

After all, he hadn't fully recovered from that kick yet, and he couldn't go forging weapons while injured, as it would not only affect the success rate but also waste materials.

Moreover, not only are all the ingredients she's refining good stuff this time, but they're also made from materials that Miaoyin herself brought. It would be really embarrassing to waste them.