Chapter 162 News of Qingxu Jiao_1
Time hurried by, and one and a half months had passed.
Inside the Pill Refining Room, the fragrance of elixirs wafted from the Four Symbols Furnace, quickly filling the entire room.
Upon lifting the lid of the Furnace Cauldron, one could see seven Lingshen Pills lying at the bottom, each one full in color with clear patterns encircling the pills.
"Finally, I've finished refining all four hundred batches of materials."
Lin Tianming talked to himself, then stood up to stretch his limbs, looking at the hundred or so Jade Bottles in front of him with a weary expression.
Secluded for one and a half months, he had accelerated the pace of his alchemy, ensuring the completion of ten rounds of pill concoction each day before beginning his cultivation.
Luckily, he had refined First Order elixirs hundreds of times before and was quite familiar with the process. It was such frantic alchemy that further improved his efficiency, ensuring his cultivation was not delayed.
Over the past month, he had refined most of the over four hundred batches of Spiritual Medicine Materials, including the three hundred plus batches left over from his business with Luoyun Pavilion and the hundred batches from the opening day, leaving only a few dozen batches for Lin Tianhong to refine.
Through his efforts, he had completed the refining of four hundred batches of Spiritual Medicine Materials, resulting in more than one thousand five hundred pills, almost all of which were of superior quality.
After setting aside the elixirs meant for the client, he could at least keep one thousand pills for himself, worth nearly ten thousand Spirit Stones.
Thinking of the hardships of the past month and earning nearly ten thousand Spirit Stones, a smile emerged on his face.
"Huff... It's time to leave seclusion."
After tidying up the cluttered Pill Refining Room, Lin Tianming returned to his own room.
Falling onto the stone bed, he soon slept soundly.
This sleep lasted a full day and night, and he only got up the next morning.
Feeling the fatigue lifted from his body, and his condition back to its peak, he got up and walked out of the Cave Mansion Courtyard. Walking on the cobblestone road, he headed towards Luoyun Pavilion.
The biennial Market City meeting had ended, and the flow of people in the Market had significantly decreased. There were noticeably fewer Cultivators he ran into on the road than at peak times.
Soon, Lin Tianming arrived at Luoyun Pavilion.
With the Market City meeting over, the business at Luoyun Pavilion seemed to have declined quite a bit. At this moment, a few Qi Refining Cultivators were chatting with the hired shop assistant, Li Rong.
Lin Xingli and Lin Tianfeng were sitting idle in the shop, chatting. Seeing Lin Tianming approach, a hint of joy crossed their faces.
After exchanging greetings, they all headed to the third floor of Luoyun Pavilion together.
"Uncle, how has the business been in the shop recently?" Lin Tianming inquired.
Upon hearing this question, Lin Xingli answered with a somewhat helpless look,
"The business at Luoyun Pavilion was very good for the first few days after it opened, with tens of thousands of treasures sold every day and a sizable profit. However, after the Market City meeting, coupled with the dwindling inventory of treasures in the shop, our business has dropped by half."
Lin Xingli's explanation indeed had its reasons.
The business was so good during the first few days after Luoyun Pavilion opened that many of the treasures brought from the family were sold out quickly, and many of the best-selling products were out of stock, leading to a decrease in regular customers over time.
Hearing Lin Xingli's explanation, Lin Tianming consoled,
"Uncle, this was expected. After all, no one could have anticipated how smoothly the shop would open before coming to the Market, let alone how good the business would be."
Lin Xingli nodded, then continued,
"Although the business has not been great these past days, since we are no longer accepting elixir refining commissions for free, there are quite a few Cultivators still selling Spiritual Medicine Materials, indirectly boosting some business. Maintaining an income of three thousand Spirit Stones a day is still not difficult."
"It's already quite good to be able to do this, at least several times better than the shops in Luoyun Market."
Lin Tianming said casually before inquiring about the status of Lin Shilu and others.
According to what Lin Xingli said, Lin Shilu had not been seen for a month and was constantly in the Artifact Forging Room, seemingly crafting Magic Artifacts.
Lin Tianhong was also furiously engaged in Alchemy, although he occasionally came out to have a look, he quickly re-entered the Pill Refining Room.
Aside from cultivating, Lin Tianfeng occasionally helped out at Luoyun Pavilion and spent his time at various venues in the Market. With his cultivation level and personality, he soon made a large number of acquaintances among the Qi Refining Cultivators.
Hearing what the two had to say, Lin Tianming felt quite moved.
In the two months since they had arrived at the Market, it was clear that all of the family members were diligently cultivating and had adapted to the life in the Market.
Luoyun Pavilion had also fully entered the right track. When business was good, they could earn tens of thousands of Spirit Stones a day. Even when it was not, a daily income of a thousand or two thousand Spirit Stones was still possible. Over a year, this would amass a large profit in Spirit Stones for the family.
The Lin Family had successfully established a foothold in the Market and made a vast number of Loose Cultivators and other power's members its allies. The influence of the Luoyun Mountain Lin Family was also gradually expanding. Perhaps in just a few decades, the name of the Lin Family would once again influence the entire Wei Kingdom's Cultivation World.
Snapping back to reality and casually chatting with Lin Xingli for a few moments, he left Luoyun Pavilion and walked down the Market's main street.
The task of pill concoction was finished, and Luoyun Pavilion was on track; now it was time to consider the issue of the Dragon Bone Pill Formula.
Having made up his mind, he quickly headed towards the Market City Hall.
In no time at all, he appeared at the Market City Hall.
He came here because there was a task hall within the Market where one could post tasks they needed help with or accept tasks posted by other Cultivators.
Whether seeking Spiritual Medicine Materials or information about Demonic Beasts, commissioning Alchemy or Artifact Refining, forming teams for exploration, or even hunting down criminals in the Cultivation World, all could be posted or accepted here as missions.