Chapter 214 The Inside Story of the Pill Seller
After watching Yan Ruyan fly away, Mo Juren casually threw the hot Yan token she had given him into an empty mid-grade storage bag.

Afterwards, he gave up the idea of ​​taking off again and instead left the place in a low-key manner using ordinary wind-controlling techniques.

After running for a while, Mo Juren arrived at the foot of the Beast King Peak again. He was already very close to the Spirit Beast Mountain Market, and more monks were coming and going.

After observing for a while, Mo Juren found that there was nothing wrong, so he mixed in with a group of five or six monks and followed them into the market.

Hand over the spirit stone, carve a mark on the back of your hand, and everything will be normal.

Mo Juren arrived at the market town safely, feeling happy and strolling around the free market.

There were more independent cultivators coming and going than last time, some setting up stalls, looking at goods, bargaining, and selling inferior goods as good ones. It was still as lively as ever.

Mo Juren no longer cares about the transactions of two or three spirit stones. Even if he spends a lot of time, he might be able to find a bargain and earn an extra twenty or thirty spirit stones, but these are not worth his attention at all.

After strolling around, Mo Juren went straight into Wanbaolou and showed the Wanbao Order in his hand to the waiter as soon as he entered the door.

Under the guidance of the waiter, he went directly to the inner room and waited for the shopkeeper to come out.

After a while, the shopkeeper He, who was wearing a long robe and a long beard, rushed into the inner room. When he saw Mo Juren, he shouted,

"I was wondering which distinguished guest had come to visit our Wanbao Tower. It turned out to be Taoist Liu!"

Mo Juren made up a name at random last time, which was Liu Ming. So he also stood up and bowed.

Shopkeeper He complained,

"Hey, Daoist Liu, you really made me wait for so long. Last time, we agreed on five rare herbs per month. I reported the news to my superiors, but Daoist Liu didn't show up for half a year. I was so anxious."

Mo Juren smiled and said,

"That was indeed my fault. But I am busy with my training and may not be able to come here on time every month."

"But this precious medicine must be brought by Shopkeeper He."

So Mo Juren threw out a medium-quality storage bag, which was filled with century-old elixirs, the same commonly used varieties as last time, such as the Four-Leaf Blood Ginseng, Seven-Turn Mysterious Ganoderma Lucidum, and Iron Yellow Essence.

"Oh, it turns out that Fellow Daoist Liu has already made preparations," Shopkeeper He happily took it and used his magic power to explore it, then said with a smile, "Not bad, not bad, forty hundred-year-old precious herbs! Fellow Daoist Liu is really a trustworthy person!"

Mo Juren smiled and said nothing. After Manager He checked everything, he said to Mo Juren,

"According to the 70% discount we agreed on last time, this building should pay fellow Daoist Liu 8,400 spirit stones! I wonder if fellow Daoist Liu will take the spirit stones directly this time, or will he exchange some of them for treasures sold by our Wanbao Building like he did last time?"

Eight thousand spirit stones is a huge sum of money. Mo Juren forced himself to remain calm and said calmly,

"I heard that all kinds of spiritual herbs and medicines are selling very well in the Spiritual Beast Mountain Market recently. I wonder if Shopkeeper He knows anything about it?"

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper He straightened his expression and said,

"To be honest with you, fellow Daoist Liu, this is indeed the case! However, there are some differences here. The most scarce supplies in the market right now are mostly spiritual medicines suitable for cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining."

Then he glanced at Mo Juren and said,
"This matter is related to the Ascension Conference. I believe that Fellow Daoist Mo also knows something about it, right?"

Seeing Mo Juren nodded slightly, Shopkeeper He continued,
"The hundred-year-old precious medicinal herbs supplied by Fellow Daoist Liu are generally only used by cultivators at the foundation-building stage and above, so the price change this time is limited. This is not something I deliberately didn't mention in order to lower the price."

Mo Juren seemed to have realized something and said, "I see. I was too suspicious. But speaking of foundation-building cultivators, I have something else I want to ask Shopkeeper He."

Shopkeeper He smiled and stroked his beard and said,

"Fellow Daoist Liu, please don't worry if you ask me. I will tell you everything I know."

Mo Juren considered his words and said,

"I have learned from some channels that there is a special channel in Spirit Beast Mountain where you can buy Foundation Establishment Pills. Your Wanbao Building has such a big business, I wonder if Shopkeeper He has any corresponding news?"

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper He immediately became cautious and whispered,

"What you are talking about, fellow Daoist, should be the matter of the disciples of Spiritual Beast Mountain secretly selling the foundation-building pills of their sect? I just happened to have heard some rumors about this matter..."

Mo Juren thought, there must be some inside information, so he said humbly,

"Appreciate further details."

Shopkeeper He said slowly,
"Back then, there was a disciple of a powerful elder in Spirit Beast Mountain. He deceived his superiors and subordinates, formed a clique for personal gain, and actually withheld five or six foundation-building pills from the younger disciples. At that time, he secretly sold them in the secret market for auction, which caused quite a stir."

"Later, because the number of foundation-building cultivators in that world was obviously scarce, the head of the Spiritual Beast Mountain ordered people to investigate, and that's when they discovered what this termite had done."

"As for what kind of punishment this disciple received later, it is unknown. But from then on, the foundation-building pills no longer appeared in the black market or the secret market."

"Foundation Building Pills have always been in short supply and are firmly in the hands of the seven major sects. If Fellow Daoist Liu wants to buy them with spirit stones, it will probably be extremely difficult."

Mo Juren couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard this.

"I see. It seems that only someone like Shopkeeper He can know the inside story. Thank you very much for clearing up my doubts!"

Shopkeeper He stared at Mo Juren for a while, then suddenly said,

"Although this building cannot provide Foundation Establishment Pills, we can get the recipe for Foundation Establishment Pills! I wonder if Fellow Daoist Mo is interested in learning a little bit about it?"

Mo Juren looked up suddenly when he heard this.

"The...pill recipe for the Foundation Building Pill!"

He almost blurted it out and quickly took it to have a look, but when he saw that Shopkeeper He had a calm expression with a slight chuckle on his face, he instantly felt something was wrong.

So Mo Juren laughed and said,

"Hahahaha, Shopkeeper He really knows how to do business. To be honest with you, Shopkeeper He, if your building has foundation-building pills, I would definitely spend some time to buy one or two."

"But this foundation-building pill is hard to come by, and when Shopkeeper He mentioned the recipe for the so-called foundation-building pill, it seemed like it was easy to make..."

"I think there's no need for Shopkeeper He to beat around the bush. It's better to be frank and give me the recipe. If it's useful, I will naturally give you a lot of spirit stones. Don't you agree, Shopkeeper He?"

Hearing this, Shopkeeper He also burst into laughter and said,
"It seems that Brother Liu is really as clear as a mirror, and he can't hide anything from you."

"I will send someone to get the spirit stones and the pill formula right away."

(End of this chapter)