Niu Youdao and Yuan Fang had already rested. Everyone had rested early today as they had to conserve their energy before setting off tomorrow.
Although they said they were resting, they were actually sitting cross-legged and cultivating.
With the help of the elixir, Yuan Fang could clearly feel that the progress of his cultivation had accelerated.
The reason was very simple. During cultivation, in addition to absorbing the spiritual energy from heaven and earth, one could also absorb the spiritual energy from the elixir. It would be strange if the progress was not faster.
On the other hand, Niu Youdao's cultivation speed was even faster. Other people absorbed Spirit Qi and transformed it into quintessence for their own, but he directly fused Dongguo Haoran's quintessence for his own.
After breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, he could clearly feel that the speed at which he was fusing with Dongguo Haoran's quintessence had suddenly increased. Up until now, he had already completely refined the third half of the Dharma Inheritance Protection Talisman, and he was already refining the fourth one.
Compared to the Qi Refining realm, which could reach the peak of the Qi Refining realm by refining two talismans, Niu Youdao had already noticed that the storage capacity of the Foundation Building realm far exceeded that of the Qi Refining realm. This was not strange and understandable. It would be strange if it was similar to the Qi Refining realm. But the problem was that Niu Youdao estimated that after refining the remaining 30 talismans in his body, his cultivation could not reach the late stage of the Foundation Building realm. It should not be a problem to reach the middle stage.
Dongguo Haoran used to be an expert in the Gold Core realm, but he was already seriously injured when he imparted the talismans. His cultivation was too consumed, so he could not impart the full cultivation of the Gold Core realm to him.
But then again, if Dongguo Haoran's cultivation was complete, it meant that he was fine, and he probably would not have imparted the talisman.
In this world, there were gains and losses. It was nothing more than this!
Knock, knock. There was a knock on the door.
The two people sitting cross-legged facing each other on the two beds opened their eyes at the same time. Who was knocking on the door in the middle of the night?
Yuan Fang did not let anyone in directly. He got off the bed and ran to the door to see what was going on. When he came back, he said, "Daoye, it's the inn's waiter. I saw him at the lobby counter before, and he said he wanted to see you."
"Oh, please come in." Niu Youdao nodded. He believed that under normal circumstances, no one would dare to cause trouble at the Inviting Moon Inn.
Yuan Fang went back to open the door and let the waiter in. The waiter was Old Dog.
After learning that this person had met with the City Lord today, the old dog appeared very polite. He bowed and nodded, "Sir, our shopkeeper invites you."
"Shopkeeper?" Niu Youdao recalled their interaction during the day and smiled: "May I know what's the matter?"
The old dog smiled and said, "It's not a summon. The shopkeeper said that he's treating you to tea."
"Tea?" Niu Youdao was stunned. Treat him to tea? He didn't quite believe it. Something must have happened.
Putting his feet down from the bed, he stood up and straightened his clothes. He chuckled and said, "Since Master has invited me, how could I dare to refuse?" He waved his hand to indicate that he should leave.
Yuan Fang immediately followed. Unexpectedly, Old Dog stretched out his hand to stop Yuan Fang. He said apologetically, "The shopkeeper said that he's only treating you to tea."
"Oh!" Niu Youdao's eyes flickered. He smiled and said, "Alright, you can stay here." He waved his hand to indicate for Yuan Fang to stay.
Yuan Fang immediately took out his sword and offered it to him so that he could use it for self-defense.
Niu Youdao pushed it back, shook his head, and left just like that.
He knew that in this Inviting Moon Inn, if the shopkeeper really wanted to deal with him, it would be useless even if he brought his sword. It was better to be more open and aboveboard.
The two of them left the room. Old Dog led Niu Youdao all the way to the top floor of the inn and knocked on the door of the shopkeeper's room.
When they entered, they saw that the shopkeeper was already sitting there brewing tea. Niu Youdao looked at him and smiled. The shopkeeper waved his hand to dismiss Old Dog and gestured for Niu Youdao to take a seat.
Niu Youdao looked around the room. The furnishings were simple. He deduced that this was only a place for the shopkeeper to stay and not his home.
After they sat down, Niu Youdao smiled and asked, "Shopkeeper summoned me. What can I do for you?"
The shopkeeper pointed at the tea stove that had yet to boil the water. He smiled and said, "Have some tea!"
The two of them looked at each other and smiled. They both knew that drinking tea was just an excuse. Niu Youdao cupped his hands. "I still don't know the name of the shopkeeper."
The fair-skinned shopkeeper stroked his beard. "Bai Yulou! Those who are often in this city should know. "
Niu Youdao applauded lightly and exclaimed, "Good name, good name!"
Bai Yulou chuckled. "May I know which sect Brother Xuanyuan is from?"
Niu Youdao shook his head. "I'm just a wandering Loose Cultivator."
"A wandering Loose Cultivator?" Bai Yulou put on a fake smile. "Giving away one hundred thousand gold notes without batting an eyelid. This is not the spirit of a wandering Loose Cultivator. Even I have to admit that I am not as good as you!" His words made it clear that he did not believe that the other party was a wandering Loose Cultivator.
What he did next was even more so. He took out ten gold notes and pushed them directly in front of Niu Youdao. The other party was not willing to reveal his identity. He did not dare to keep the money anymore.
He was bewildered. Why did he accept the money before? Why did he have to be on tenterhooks? After thinking about it, he might not be interested in a few hundred or a thousand. He could face ten or twenty thousand rationally. But the other party was too ruthless. One hundred thousand gold notes in one go. It was so sudden that he could not control himself.
Niu Youdao was surprised. "Shopkeeper, what is the meaning of this?"
Bai Yulou said, "The gift is too heavy. I am only an inn's shopkeeper. I can't help you much. I am ashamed to accept it. I can't accept it!"
Niu Youdao said calmly, "The journey of the pugilistic world, be it wind or rain! I walk the road and make friends. I only wish for the road to be less bumpy. I have never thought of asking for anything. I never take the initiative to trouble my friends. Shopkeeper, you are thinking too much. If you think this money is too hot and someone is plotting against you, it's easy! "
He invoked his arts and grabbed the boiling hot teapot. He picked up the hundred thousand gold notes on the table and was about to throw them into the charcoal stove.
Damn! The corner of Bai Yulou's mouth twitched. He quickly grabbed Niu Youdao's wrist.
The two of them looked at each other. Niu Youdao slowly pressed the teapot back onto the charcoal stove. Bai Yulou also slowly released his wrist. He sighed. "Brother, just take it back. Isn't it a waste to burn a hundred thousand gold notes like this? There are many wandering Loose Cultivators out there who have worked hard for a hundred thousand gold notes. "
He was impressed by this person. He could burn a hundred thousand gold notes just like that.
He placed the gold notes back on the table. Niu Youdao pushed it back in front of him, allowing him to do whatever he wanted with it.
Bai Yulou did not take it. He calmly asked, "Brother, do you have a relationship with the Celestial Retaining Sect?" He began to probe Niu Youdao's background.
"Celestial Retaining Sect?" Niu Youdao was stunned. He thought that the other party knew his background. He was secretly shocked.
He had not come into contact with many cultivators. He believed that no one in Star picking City knew him. It seemed that the force behind Star picking City was indeed powerful. It was far beyond his imagination. If there was a chance, he would have to find out more about it.
He was slightly worried. Could it be that the Celestial Retaining Sect was one of the forces under Luo Qiu? He asked, "Shopkeeper, are you talking about Yan's Celestial Retaining Sect?"
Bai Yulou replied, "As far as I know, there is only one sect called the Celestial Retaining Sect in this world."
Niu Youdao replied, "I'm surprised. The Celestial Retaining Sect … I don't have a relationship with them. I do have a grudge against them." He was still unwilling to reveal his background.
"A grudge?" Bai Yulou lifted his gaze. He seemed to have understood something. The tea on the stove was boiling. He poured each of them a cup and asked, "What's going on?"
Judging from the other party's attitude, it seemed that he was thinking too much! Slowly, Niu Youdao said, "It's nothing much. A few disciples of the Celestial Retaining Sect died in my hands. Why did Shopkeeper have to mention the Celestial Retaining Sect out of the blue?"
Bai Yulou had a rough idea of what was going on. He reminded, "Brother, I'm afraid you have to be careful of the people around you."
Niu Youdao narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"
"The people of the Celestial Retaining Sect are staying in the inn. Two of them. One is called Huang Enping, and the other is Cui Yuan. They are both employees of the Celestial Retaining Sect's shop in this city." Bai Yulou reminded.
Niu Youdao immediately raised his cup and toasted him, waiting for him to continue.
Bai Yulou raised his cup in return and took a sip of the tea. "Star picking City has a high status. There are some things that have nothing to do with the inn, so I shouldn't say much. But seeing that Brother has made the City Lord happy today, I'll say a few more words. I'm sure you know about Lei Zongkang. You even had dinner together tonight. After the people of the Celestial Retaining Sect checked into the inn, they've already secretly met with Lei Zongkang twice. The first time was during the day, and the second time was not long after you had dinner. I'm not sure about the specifics, but that's all for now. "
Niu Youdao slowly sipped the tea with the cup by his lips. His eyes flickered with a treacherous light. It was unclear what he was thinking.
After he composed himself and regained his composure, Niu Youdao raised his cup with both hands. Then, he tilted his head back and downed the tea in one gulp to express his gratitude.
Bai Yulou raised his cup and took a sip as a sign of appreciation.
Niu Youdao filled his cup for him. "I'll remember this favor. If there's a chance in the future, I'll definitely repay this favor generously! Regardless of whether Innkeeper sees me as a friend or not, I'm a man of my word. I won't cause any trouble for my friends. Tonight, if someone from my side meets with the people of the Celestial Retaining Sect again, how about Innkeeper send a jar of wine to my room? If it's too troublesome, then forget it. Just pretend I didn't say anything. "
Bai Yulou neither agreed nor refused. He slowly sipped the tea. This was also his attitude.
Thus, Niu Youdao didn't say anything more. He changed the topic. "This tea is not bad …"
After the two chatted casually for a while, Niu Youdao stood up and cupped his hands in farewell. "I'll be leaving Star picking City tomorrow. I'll take my leave first!"
Bai Yulou raised his teacup. "I won't be seeing you out!"
Niu Youdao nodded and turned to leave.
Bai Yulou glanced at the ten gold notes on the table. He smiled and muttered, "This person is quite interesting."
The door opened and Old Dog entered. When he saw the ten large gold notes on the table, he asked in surprise, "This is?"
Bai Yulou chuckled and shook his head. "I saw that he managed to please the City Lord today, so I casually gave him a reminder. Who would have thought that he actually has a grudge against the Celestial Retaining Sect? He threw down a hundred thousand gold coins to express his gratitude."
"Ah!" Old Dog clicked his tongue and shook his head. "This fellow is really generous!"
Bai Yulou picked up five notes and pushed them in front of him. "I accidentally picked up a fortune. Everyone has worked hard. Take these and let the brothers divide them."
Old Dog didn't stand on ceremony. He chuckled and took the notes. "Then I'll thank you on behalf of the brothers."
"Mind your own business." Bai Yulou waved his hand.
After Old Dog left happily, Bai Yulou picked up the five gold notes on the table and shook them in the air. He sighed. He was supposed to take all the gold notes for himself, but in the blink of an eye, he had lost half of it.
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