Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 263: Chapter 257: Purchasing a Pill Furnace?

Zhong’s Tavern is also located in the northern city district, a five-story tavern hung with red lanterns bearing the character “Zhong.”

Cultivators are coming and going at the tavern’s entrance.

All kinds of high-tier cultivators ascend the tavern, only to gaze afar.

Ye Jingcheng, taking Ye Jingyu, also approached from afar, and the latter was somewhat puzzled about being brought here by Ye Jingcheng.

However, she didn’t say much because she trusted Ye Jingcheng.

Upon arriving at the tavern’s entrance, two rows of beautiful female cultivators in green dresses gracefully extended their hands, slightly crouching in salute.

“Young Master, we assign floors according to cultivators, and you may select the corresponding Qing Guanren,” a female cultivator whispered.

Ye Jingcheng ignored it, not speaking, and directly went up to the second floor, causing Ye Jingyu’s face to flush slightly.

Ye Jingcheng had also learned about Zhong’s Tavern, which indeed wasn’t an ordinary restaurant.

Besides the usual spiritual cuisine, Zhong’s Tavern could cater to some truly genuine cultivators.

Qi cultivation cultivators could spend a joyful night with mortal women of the Zhong Family, and Foundation Establishment cultivators could chat all night with early-stage Qi cultivation female cultivators of the Zhong Family.

Purple Mansion cultivators could choose early middle-stage Qi cultivation female cultivators of the Zhong Family.

Moreover, none of the Qing Guanren charged extra fees.

It was purely part of the Zhong Family’s grand plan of immortal seedlings.

For many loose cultivators, even knowing their immortal seeds were being borrowed, they were willing.

After all, if the offspring indeed had spirit roots, being born into a Golden Core Family would truly be a fortunate event.

Not to mention, the female cultivators of the Zhong Family were also very much to their liking.

As for the floor issue, Ye Jingcheng had already assessed it.

The cultivation level corresponded to the floor, and if one wished to climb higher, a financial assessment was required.

Additionally, they needed to order the corresponding spiritual cuisine and spend the corresponding spirit stones.

When the two reached the second floor, Ye Jingcheng took out a storage bag he had prepared and handed it to a beautiful female cultivator.

The female cultivator weighed the storage bag and scanned it with her divine sense.

She then allowed Ye Jingcheng to ascend to the third floor.

The structure of Zhong’s Tavern was extremely luxurious, all made of red Seven-Star Nanmu, with a faint fragrance of nanmu and occasional wafts of spiritual energy throughout the buildings.

There were also more Spirit Diagrams along the staircase, which contained techniques of small magic.

These small magics might not fetch many spirit stones in stores or even stalls.

But when displayed in the staircase for free viewing by all the patrons, it instantly gave a grand and majestic feel.

Entering the third floor were private rooms, and Ye Jingcheng was led into one by a beautiful Foundation Establishment female cultivator.

“Young Master, this curtain belongs to Qing Wu. Pull it open, and you can enjoy a piece of music to the fullest.” The beautiful female cultivator still addressed him as “Young Master” with every word.

Which made Ye Jingcheng’s face slightly red; although he appeared youthful, in reality, he was already past his forties.

A window opened on the inner side of the private room.

A screen blocked in front of the window, with many curtains behind it.

“Just a Dragon Gate Banquet, plus a pot of Turtle Immortal Wine, and three side dishes will do,” Ye Jingcheng said directly.

The other party nodded and left the room.

“Relax a bit later, this time it was recommended by my elder brother; they’ll probably give him some face!” Ye Jingcheng said.

Ye Jingyu also nodded, and not long after, the door was pushed open, and a handsome young man, with a fan in hand, entered, accompanied by a maid in a purple dress.

“Jin Daoist, long heard of your name, I am Ye Jingcheng,” Ye Jingcheng repeatedly got up, welcoming the latter in.

“The elegance of Ye Daoist’s spirit body is truly famous!” Jin Yutang laughed heartily.

Then he followed Ye Jingcheng’s indication to sit down.

Almost as soon as Jin Yutang arrived, spiritual cuisine and spirit wine started being brought in.

Among the spiritual cuisine, the Dragon Gate Banquet was the grandest. Although described with “Dragon Gate,” in reality, it was Jade Gate Fish.

The Zhong Family even crafted a tale of Jade Gate Fish transforming into a dragon, selling what was originally Spirit Fish Spirit Cuisine as Jade Flood Dragon Cuisine.

However, once this spiritual cuisine was served, Ye Jingcheng felt a torrent of spiritual energy surge towards him.

This was indeed authentic tier three spiritual cuisine.

Just half a Jade Gate Fish required over a thousand spirit stones.

If it weren’t for discussing a major plan for spirit medicine this time, Ye Jingcheng wouldn’t be so extravagant.

“It must have cost Ye Daoist a lot. This Jade Gate Fish, even for a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, could equal three months of arduous training!” Jin Yutang said.

“Not at all, Jin Daoist is a friend of my elder brother, so I should call you Brother Jin; a spiritual banquet is no big deal.” Ye Jingcheng raised the Turtle Immortal Wine.

This Turtle Immortal Wine wasn’t tier three spirit wine but tier two high-grade. Yet, compared to the price of the Spirit Fish Banquet, it wasn’t much different.

It was also a rare item.

The wine liquid was as clear as the color of a green turtle, exceptionally transparent and full of rich fragrance.

“Ye Daoist is too kind; at Brother Ye’s request, I brought some spirit medicine. Otherwise, today should be my day to rush back to Hetian Valley for seclusion,” Jin Yutang said thoughtfully, a hint of difficulty flickering in his eyes.

Refusing Ye Jingcheng’s intentions was clear.

Ye Jingcheng also furrowed his eyebrows slightly; he suspected it was the Kong Family of Taiqiu Mountain that took action against the Ye Family. It puzzled him that Jin Yutang was unwilling to get involved.

Moreover, it seemed his elder brother’s connections weren’t as strong as imagined.

But he also understood; his elder brother had just broken through Foundation Establishment not long ago and entered seclusion immediately after. It was likely just genteel exchanges between senior brothers.

And then his elder brother took it seriously.

But then Ye Jingcheng, without showing any emotion, continued to speak.

“I wonder how much spirit medicine Jin Daoist has brought?”

Jin Yutang also took out a jade talisman and placed it on the table. Ye Jingcheng picked up the jade talisman, glanced at it, and then took out a storage bag.

“Jin Daoist, would you mind counting?” Inside Ye Jingcheng’s storage bag, there were nearly ten thousand spirit stones.

However, at this moment, Ye Jingcheng didn’t feel the least bit of pain.

The storage bag contained not only materials for Tier One Spirit Nourishing Pill, Spirit Cultivation Pill, and Qi Replenishing Pill but also materials for Tier Two Jade Soul Grass, and Fire Heart Fruit, as well as two main ingredients for Tier Two Golden Scale Pill.

Precisely five-hundred-year Yellow Cloud Ginseng and four-hundred-year Black Jade Fruit.

These two spirit medicines alone were worth fourteen hundred spirit stones.

For Ye Jingcheng, it was absolutely worth it.

Jade Soul Grass could also let him refine a few more Jade Soul Pills.

“Jin Daoist, the spirit stones fall short by around four hundred; could a Jade Soul Pill suffice to make up for it? In all honesty, I’ve just opened a new shop, finding it a bit tough lately.” Ye Jingcheng took out another jade bottle.

“Oh?” The latter took the jade bottle, showing interest.

Especially after opening the pill bottle and sensing the breath of the spirit pill, his gaze softened somewhat.

Seeing this scene, Ye Jingcheng’s smile improved greatly.

“Brother Jin, though my family also refines pills, we lack pill furnaces. My cousin wishes to practice alchemy; I wonder if Jin Daoist has any unused Tier One Pill Furnace? I’m willing to buy it with spirit stones.”

“Coincidentally, I have one,” Jin Yutang paused and then spoke.

However, what he took out was a Tier One Lower Grade novice Pill Furnace.

This kind of pill furnace would fetch at most fifty to sixty spirit stones on the market.

Ye Jingcheng then took out another storage bag, which contained exactly six hundred spirit stones.

“Thank you for your generosity, Brother Jin!”

“No problem, Brother Ye and my elder brother have a great relationship within the Sect, so this is naturally expected!” Jin Yutang’s attitude suddenly shifted.

This scene also puzzled Ye Jingyu greatly.

“Since Ye Daoist calls me Brother Jin, this humble brother must also exert a little effort. Though I’m not in the market town often, if the Ye Family needs any of the Jin Family’s spirit medicine, you can command at any time,” said Jin Yutang, raising his cup.

Ye Jingcheng also smiled and clinked glasses, and the two began to drink together.

Only Ye Jingyu was somewhat confused, but to Jin Yutang, he had already regarded this as part of his share in the Ye Family’s spirit medicine, taking a cut.

Though the Jin Family was a Golden Core Family with substantial benefits, they still experienced preferential shifts.

Jin Yutang sold to others, yet selling to the Ye Family earned an extra share; he could even lower the price.

Making it a bit cheaper for the Ye Family.

Moreover, this extra share wasn’t much for the Ye Family, but in the future, it would make it much easier for Ye Jingcheng to purchase a lot of spirit medicine.

It was, after all, under the family’s name, unrelated to Ye Jingcheng personally.