Chapter 2387: Acquisition!
Zhou Yu had visited the marketplace in Fengyuan City too many times.
This was the most bustling place in Fengyuan City.
At the same time, it was also the location of the largest building in the city.
The building where the marketplace was located was divided into two parts, with the Human and Demon Clans each occupying half.
A joint trading area was set up in the middle for both clans.
No matter the time, the place was always packed with people, flowing endlessly.
Zhou Yu casually found a relatively large shop and walked in.
As soon as he entered, a shop assistant immediately ran over.
"Esteemed senior, welcome to our shop, may I know what you need?"
"I can introduce it to you, senior."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu was just about to speak when an old man quickly walked over.
He pulled the young assistant aside and personally came to Zhou Yu in front.
"It is an honor for our humble shop to have a senior of the Void Refinement Realm visiting."
𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"I am the owner of this shop, and I’ll personally serve you, senior."
Upon hearing the old man’s words, the people nearby instinctively showed a look of reverence.
Zhou Yu curiously sized up the old man.
He had used the Concealment Technique to deliberately conceal his aura.
Unexpectedly, this old man with cultivation only in the Golden Core Realm was able to see his Cultivation Realm at a glance.
At that moment, Zhou Yu noticed a scorpion-like demon beast on the old man’s shoulder.
Zhou Yu realized with a start.
It was a She Yuan Insect.
This kind of demon beast almost offered nothing extraordinary and was at the very bottom of the Demon Beast World’s food chain.
However, it had a very powerful sensing power.
Zhou Yu nodded.
"I do need some materials."
"I wonder if you have them here."
The old man promptly and respectfully said:
"Whatever you need, senior, just say the word."
"Although our shop is not large, it cooperates with the few biggest shops in the city."
"If there’s any material available in the city, our shop can provide it."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu raised an eyebrow.
Quite the confidence.
Without much ado, he directly threw out a Jade Talisman to the old man.
"Everything you need is inside."
The old man respectfully received the Jade Talisman and then said:
"Senior, please come this way, rest for a moment in the VIP Pavilion, and I’ll start preparing right away."
Zhou Yu nodded.
Then, under the old man’s lead, he went to a private room on the second floor.
After sitting down, the old man immediately called his staff to bring Spiritual Tea.
Then he began to inspect the Jade Talisman that Zhou Yu gave him.
Upon inspection, the old man was evidently startled.
The types and quantities of materials Zhou Yu needed were far beyond his imagination.
A quarter of an hour later, the old man finished looking through it.
He put away the Jade Talisman and said with a bitter smile:
"The items you need, senior, indeed exceed my expectations."
"However, I’ve already checked, and for most of the materials, our shop has them."
"There’s a small portion that needs to be fetched from other stores."
"Please, senior, rest here for a while, and I’ll start arranging for the materials at once."
Zhou Yu nodded indifferently.
"Alright."
"Go ahead."
Upon hearing this, the old man respectfully withdrew.
He immediately gathered the shop assistants to prepare the materials.
Zhou Yu, meanwhile, casually savored the Spiritual Tea.
About three hours later, the old man hurriedly returned.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, senior."
"The materials you requested have all been gathered."
"Please, senior, take a look."
As the old man spoke, he placed three Storage Rings in front of Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu’s Divine Sense was immensely powerful; he just scanned slightly and swept through all the items in the three Storage Rings.
Everything was precisely as expected, and many materials were even in surplus.
Zhou Yu couldn’t help but glance at the old man.
The old man smiled humbly:
"Senior, all these materials are prepared according to your needs; the costs will not be excessive by a single stone."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu immediately understood.
It seemed that this old man was not only adept at business but also at interpersonal skills.
Zhou Yu smiled faintly.
"How many Spirit Stones?"
"Senior, the total is eighty million Spirit Stones."
Zhou Yu immediately waved his hand, and a Storage Ring was tossed to the old man.
The old man accepted the Storage Ring, checked it, and immediately showed a respectful demeanor.
"Thanks a lot, senior."
Zhou Yu didn’t say much else.
After he gathered all the items, he left the shop swiftly.
After leaving the shop, Zhou Yu visited several other stores.
It wasn’t until dusk the next day that Zhou Yu left the marketplace in the city center.
Then, without stopping, he headed straight for Fengyuan City’s west gate, exiting the city and heading deeper into the Wilderness.
Over the ensuing three months, Zhou Yu continued his journey.
Three months later, Zhou Yu arrived at a low-lying hilly region.
Soon, Zhou Yu found an abandoned cave dwelling in this hilly area.
This place, Zhou Yu had visited while serving as a captain in the City Defense squad, leaving a cave dwelling after executing a mission here.
During those ten years, Zhou Yu carried out numerous tasks and visited many places.
Comparatively speaking, this region was most suitable for a secluded retreat.
Hence, Zhou Yu journeyed all the way here.
Even though more than a hundred years had passed, the cave dwelling he previously left remained unchanged, except for gathering dust.
It indicated no other cultivators had set foot in this area.
This perfectly matched Zhou Yu’s requirements for a secluded retreat.
At that moment, Zhou Yu arrived near the cave dwelling and released his Divine Sense.
In the next instant, a smile appeared on his face.
The Spirit Vein beneath this cave dwelling was still there.
Moreover, over the hundred-year span, the Spirit Vein seemed to have grown slightly stronger.
Zhou Yu had chosen this cave dwelling initially because he found a hidden Spirit Vein below.
Now, the Spirit Vein remained, which was beneficial to him.
Zhou Yu immediately waved his hand, and the Blood Spirit Godslaying Sword appeared in his hand.
Controlling the Spirit Sword, Zhou Yu quickly remodeled the dilapidated cave dwelling.
He expanded its size by several times.
Once reconstruction was complete, Zhou Yu took out Array Flags from his Storage Ring and set up three formations in succession.
After finishing all this, Zhou Yu contentedly entered the cave dwelling.
Then, he headed first to the Alchemy Room.
Next, he took out a massive Pill Furnace and placed it at the center.
Then, he put all the materials he had acquired to the side.
The first order of business during this retreat was to refine a large batch of Pill Medicines.
First and foremost were Pill Medicines to enhance Cultivation.
He aimed to elevate his Cultivation as quickly as possible to the Peak of Void Refining Realm.
After finishing all this, Zhou Yu waved his hand again, and a purple shadow appeared beside him.
It was the Purple Tiger.
Zhou Yu smiled at the Purple Tiger and said:
"During this time, you may roam around the vicinity."
"Do not let anyone approach."
The Purple Tiger let out an excited roar upon hearing this, its figure swiftly flickered and flew out of the cave dwelling.
And Zhou Yu sat cross-legged, preparing to start Alchemy...