Chapter 117: Chapter 116: The Eccentric Old Man in the Shop

[Daqi Calendar Year 8113, this year, you are two hundred and twenty years old, you have completely integrated into the marketplace… ]

Time flies, two hundred years have passed, which is the lifespan of some Mortal Dynasties.

In Jiang Ming’s past life, the Great Ming Dynasty lasted less than three hundred years.

But Ouyang Yun has been at the Minghong Market for a hundred years now.

It’s still the same shop at the corner.

And the Qi Refining Cultivators who enter here have changed again and again.

Ouyang Yun didn’t specifically hide his identity, only revealing a slight aura of Foundation Establishment.

Ouyang Yun’s eccentric fame rose from the circle of Qi Refining Independent Cultivators to some small families’ circles.

Ouyang Yun’s shop is not big, but it is very tidy. From First-grade Pills to Fourth-grade Pills, all can be seen here.

A hundred years is enough for Ouyang Yun to cover all traces of his past, as if he is really just an alchemist at Minghong Market who got lucky and broke through to Foundation Establishment.

Ouyang Yun is dressed in a coarse cloth gray robe.

His appearance is already old, but his silver hair is still neatly tied.

Some cultivators who care about their appearance might consume True Essence to maintain their looks, but using True Essence to maintain appearance also means slowing down in cultivation.

However, Ouyang Yun doesn’t care about these things. He even disdains taking Youthful Appearance Pills.

He doesn’t need to please others with his appearance; from the moment he arrived at the Cyan and Red Market, Ouyang Yun had one thought in mind: to do whatever feels comfortable.

He doesn’t care about what others think of him; he just wants to take as many steps forward in Immortal Dao and Alchemy Dao during his lifetime, and the rest, let nature take its course.

The silver-haired elder Ouyang Yun lazily lay on a bamboo chair, looking at the paper book in his hand like an ordinary person.

Record Jade is more convenient than paper, but compared to each other, Record Jade is easily destroyed by Divine Sense Techniques, and its preservation time is relatively short.

Therefore, physical books do exist in the Cultivation Realm. These physical books made of spiritual materials are more for backup purposes.

That’s why physical books appear more often in Ancient Ruins.

“Pure Yang Body…”

Ouyang Yun muttered the things in the book.

He didn’t know why, but he recently liked collecting these obscure books.

“Sounds familiar.”

Ouyang Yun stroked his beard. Unable to recall, he simply stopped trying.

Suddenly, a noisy sound came from outside the door.

“Little Cai, go greet them.”

Ouyang Yun called out.

A young girl from the depths of the shop instinctively got up, yawned, and stretched lazily.

“Okay, teacher.”

“Really, with such expensive items in the shop, why do people still come!”

The girl walked towards the outside of the shop.

Coming towards her was a group of fierce-looking men.

The shortest of them was over seven feet tall, each with a bear-like physique and fierce expressions. Their bodies were filled with a certain sense of evil and a bloody aura, as if they had just come from a battlefield.

But upon seeing the girl, these fierce-looking men suddenly turned into kittens.

Each of them bowed, smiles on their faces, and some even had a fawning look.

“Sister Cai, how is Elder Yun feeling today?”

Saying this, they handed a storage bag to the girl.

The girl showed impatience and pushed away the bag.

“Don’t say these useless things, you all know the teacher’s personality.”

“Please, Sister Cai, reveal something. This is the latest Cloud Miao Love collection just released by the downstream Dream Creation Pavilion. I thought of you the first time I saw it…”

The leading man’s smile bloomed like a flower.

Seeing this, Li Cai also showed a smile.

“The teacher’s mood is alright. If you have anything good today, give it to the teacher.”

Li Cai smiled as she accepted the storage bag.

Alchemist Li Yun at Minghong Market has gradually become famous as a Fourth-Grade Alchemist over the past hundred years.

He came to Minghong Market more than a hundred years ago and ran a small shop, eccentric in temperament, liking to collect rare and odd things.

If in a bad mood, even the Master of a Family might be driven away. In a good mood, if presented with something that satisfies him, he might even grant a Foundation Establishment Pill.

That’s right, a Foundation Establishment Pill!

This is something that requires life to exchange for, a treasure that can defy fate, enough to cause sibling rivalry, marital discord.

Cultivators at Minghong Market can never forget back when a Loose Cultivator struggling in Qi Refining for many years exchanged a few scraps for a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Though the quality wasn’t particularly good, it was still a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Since then, the century-old nameless shop at the street corner has become a place for many Loose Cultivators to try their luck.

Ouyang Yun looked as a group approached cautiously.

He nodded slightly, “Bring out the items.” An aging voice sounded.

“Please have a look, Elder Yun.”

They took out a few broken jade slips and some incomplete paper documents.

“Hmm?”

Ouyang Yun was somewhat surprised, his mighty Divine Sense scanned these broken items.

The group of men suddenly turned pale in fright, unable to resist the might of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

“Three Pure Yang Qi Technique? How interesting.”

“Where did you get this from?”

Seeing Ouyang Yun’s interest, the whole group showed joy on their faces.

They spoke eagerly all at once.

These things came from a recently discovered ruin. Though this group of Loose Cultivators is generally at the Late-Stage Qi Refining, they are still Loose Cultivators, and getting these items required a battle.

“Not bad.”

“I’ll give you a chance at Foundation Establishment Pill refining. However many pills are formed, you will get that many, otherwise giving you one or two Foundation Establishment Pills wouldn’t be enough to divide among you…”

Ouyang Yun waved his hand, collecting everything, speaking at a lethargic pace.

They looked at each other, and any slight wariness that had just risen immediately dissipated. They needed to strive together to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill materials.

All of them looked at Ouyang Yun gratefully. If it had been just one or two Foundation Establishment Pills, it wouldn’t have been enough for all, and their relationship might have changed.

But it’s different now—one opportunity to refine the Foundation Establishment Pills without a fee is even more valuable than simply getting one or two Foundation Establishment Pills.

“Thank you, Elder!”

The men bowed in unison to express their gratitude.

“The usual rules.”

“Okay!” The men picked pills from the shop with some reluctance.

The prices of pills here are all sky-high, and the shop’s rule is that, whether trying their luck or not, they must buy pills from the shop.

Even the lowest-priced First-grade Pill here costs enough to buy hundreds of them outside, not to mention buying them right under Ouyang Yun’s watchful eyes. What if picking the wrong one offended the elder?

This is why Ouyang Yun enjoys his peace and quiet.

“Teacher, is there anything else?” Li Cai said with a bright smile, just thinking about going back to lie down.

She hadn’t learned much else, but she certainly learned a lot about Ouyang Yun’s laziness.

“Bring it out.”

“Uh? Bring out what?” Li Cai stiffened.

“Hmm?”

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