Ordinary cultivators would show at least some surprise upon seeing a Daoist Sovereign of the Body Integration Stage. However, Wen Jingshu merely spared him an extra glance before sitting down in front of him, her expression completely unchanged.
It was only a Body Integration Stage Daoist Sovereign. She had just parted ways with the Daoist Patriarch at her sister's place, after all.
One Daoist Patriarch from her sister's peak could easily take on ten Daoist Sovereigns!
She produced a storage ring and said, “Deliver this to Wen Shuyi at Misty Peak in the Pill Sect.”
At those words, it was Linglong and the male Body Integration Stage cultivator's turn to be shocked. Just what was this female cultivator's background that she actually had ties to an Eighth-Grade Alchemist?
However, whether it was the Pill Sect or Wen Shuyi, neither was someone they could afford to offend. Linglong quickly wiped away any unnecessary expressions and said in a professional tone:
“Understood. We will safely deliver your item to the Pill Sect. You will need to pay ten thousand top-grade spirit stones, or one supreme-grade spirit stone.”
Wen Jingshu thought about it, then produced five supreme-grade spirit stones and said, “Five supreme-grade spirit stones. I want a Mahayana Stage cultivator to deliver it.”
She did not lack supreme-grade spirit stones. If she had her sister's Dao protector retrieve it, that would also be a Mahayana Stage cultivator running the errand, so she might as well just hire one from Jiuchuan Pavilion directly.
It was also a perfect opportunity to experience the legendary Jiuchuan Pavilion for herself.
If Yun Xiange were here, she would definitely have blurted out, “Isn't this just the cultivation world's version of express delivery?!”
Linglong was stunned once more upon hearing this. Supreme-grade spirit stones were not cheap cabbage. How could this woman just increase the price so casually? One had to know that with her salary, she would have to work at Jiuchuan Pavilion without sleep or rest for three hundred and eighty-five years just to save up two supreme-grade spirit stones!
Yet, the female cultivator before her had casually whipped out five!
Linglong could not help but look at the storage ring...
Just what was inside this ring that warranted a Mahayana Stage cultivator to deliver it?
As curious as Linglong was, she did not dare to ask any questions, adhering strictly to her professional ethics.
“Please place the storage ring inside this box. Since this item is extremely valuable, an Eighth-Grade Formation Master will personally cast a locking formation on it in front of you shortly.”
“You will need to privately inform the recipient of the method to break the formation.”
Wen Jingshu nodded to show she understood. Only after Linglong led the Body Integration Stage cultivator out of the room did they dare to whisper in low voices.
“What on earth is that female cultivator's background, and what is she sending? A Ninth-Grade Treasure Tool? A ninth-grade spiritual plant? Or a ninth-grade pill?!”
Seeing how excited she was, the male cultivator could not help but tap her on the head. “Mind your own business when it comes to the affairs of big shots. Let's go find a reliable Daoist Patriarch to deliver this for her.”
If it were anything else, those old fellows might be reluctant to run an errand even if requested. But this delivery was going to the Pill Sect!
And the recipient was none other than the Grand Elder of the Pill Sect, Wen Shuyi!
She was an Eighth-Grade Alchemist who had comprehended Pill Intent! The Daoist Patriarchs who wanted to be her Dao protector could form a queue that wrapped around the Pill Sect three times!
Once she became a Ninth-Grade Alchemist, even Tribulation Passage Stage cultivators would probably scramble to be her Dao protector.
To be able to use this opportunity to meet Wen Shuyi beforehand, they would probably be willing to do it even if they had to pay Wen Jingshu supreme-grade spirit stones!
After Wen Jingshu revealed her wealth, Linglong immediately treated her as a top-tier VIP of Jiuchuan Pavilion. Before Wen Jingshu had to wait long, a formation master pushed open the door and walked in.
The high-level formation master clearly knew of Wen Jingshu's connection. After carving the locking formation in front of her, he handed the item to the Mahayana Stage cultivator beside him.
“It will be delivered within a day.”
The Mahayana Stage cultivator did not waste words either. With a flash, he vanished on the spot.
Linglong handed Wen Jingshu a transmission talisman and said, “Once the item is delivered, we will send you a transmission. If you have any other questions, you can also use this talisman to find us. Please make sure to keep it safe.”
Wen Jingshu nodded. After sorting things out, she returned to Zhenbao Pavilion. The shopkeeper had already been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing her, he presented a storage bag.
“Thank you for your patronage. That comes to a total of ten thousand three hundred and twenty top-grade spirit stones.”
If it were her past self as the talisman cultivator Wen Jingshu, she would have felt satisfied receiving this money. But the young Wen Jingshu of today clicked her tongue inwardly, lamenting that junk was indeed junk; such a massive pile was only worth slightly over a million spirit stones.
In any case, she had only come to get rid of her junk, so the amount did not really matter.
“I also have some talismans and pills here. Do you buy those?”
Hearing that she had talismans and pills, the shopkeeper quickly said, “Yes, we do! We don't lack anything here, but what we lack most are talismans and pills!”
The cultivators who came to this city were all here to train in Jiangyuan Valley. When fighting demon beasts, it was inevitable to use talismans and get injured. However, this place was bitter and cold, and occasional beast tides would even break into the city to cause trouble. Fragile alchemists and talisman masters were generally unwilling to come here, so pills and talismans were naturally in high demand.
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Wen Jingshu was overjoyed.
Excellent! She could finally get rid of another batch of junk!
Fearing that she would expose herself, she had not dared to sell her practice pills and talismans in a grand manner while at the Qingyun Sect. After that, she had entered the Boundary-Breaking Bead, attended the auction, and gone to Jiangyuan Valley to train, so she had not found the time to deal with these things at all.
Although she often gave these things away as rewards, she simply had too many of them! Furthermore, she would practice whenever she had free time, so relying solely on giving them out as tips only resulted in her stockpile growing larger.
Wen Jingshu weighed her options, then produced over a hundred bottles of low-to-mid-grade pills, along with over a thousand low-to-mid-grade talismans.
Seeing so many items appear before him, the shopkeeper's eyes widened.
Though curious, he did not ask any questions and picked up his abacus to begin calculating.
“Thank you for your patronage. That comes to a total of eight thousand two hundred and thirty-one top-grade spirit stones.”
The items Wen Jingshu brought out this time were far fewer than the demon beasts from earlier, yet the price was not much different. Indeed, processed goods were far more valuable than raw materials!
Wen Jingshu gathered the spirit stones and prepared to leave. Before she departed, the shopkeeper added one more thing:
“Many cultivators have their eyes on that Wind-Howling Wolf. Senior, please be careful.”
Although they would not disclose the details of the transaction, there was no wall in the world that could completely block the wind. Especially in a place like Shanbin City where dragons and snakes mingled, the Wind-Howling Wolf she had produced was a rare item. The shopkeeper's words could be considered a well-meaning warning.
“Thank you, I will be careful.”
Having said that, Wen Jingshu quickly departed.
She had originally planned to rest in Shanbin City for a night, but now it seemed better to flee under the cover of darkness.
In any case, she had already intended to return to the Qingyun Sect early, so leaving a night ahead of schedule did not matter.
Once she was out of the city, Wen Jingshu disguised herself as a burly man again. She pulled out a crude wooden bird flying device and flew away.
Barely an hour after she left, Wen Jingshu sensed four cultivators tailing her.
As a talisman cultivator, Wen Jingshu's divine sense had already reached the early stage of the Soul Transformation Stage, so it was perfectly normal for her to sense anyone within a hundred li.
Sensing carefully, Wen Jingshu discovered that one of the cultivators was actually at the early stage of the Golden Core Stage.
Human cultivators were different from demon beasts. A low-grade third-rank demon beast lacked intelligence and relied solely on brute force. In contrast, human cultivators were cunning and possessed numerous magic treasures to protect themselves. Currently, she struggled even when fighting a low-grade third-rank demon beast, let alone dealing with an early-stage Golden Core Stage human cultivator.
Since she could not win and the opponents were aggressive, Wen Jingshu simply reverted to her guise as Wen Jingshu to borrow the influence of her sect.
She had a backing, and she would be a fool not to use it in a moment of danger.
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