Chapter 172: An unexpected surprise, news about the soul-returning grass

Master Lingzhi seemed to have expected this and explained cheerfully.

"Haha, fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, don't be surprised. Please listen to my detailed explanation."

"The information we have at Qianji Pavilion is also acquired from other Taoist friends. In order to ensure the accuracy of the information, we at Qianji Pavilion have to spend extra money to confirm the authenticity of the information."

"Fellow Daoist, you only asked a few questions just now. But you don't know that our Qianji Pavilion has consumed a lot of manpower and material resources to verify these questions."

"If you take these costs into account, we will charge you 10,000 low-grade spirit stones as a consultation fee. Do you still think it is expensive?"

Chen Xuan thought about it seriously for a while, and after knowing that Master Lingzhi was right, he nodded in agreement: "Ten thousand low-grade spirit stones are ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. In addition, I also need accurate information about the stone-breaking grass."

"No problem, information about the stone-dissolving grass, one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones." Master Lingzhi said.

Chen Xuan nodded.

After a pause, Chen Xuan asked again: "Do you have any top-grade stone-dissolving elixirs for sale in Qianji Pavilion?"

"This……"

Master Lingzhi looked quite embarrassed.

Although elixirs are sold in Qianji Pavilion, their quality is extraordinary.

But, they all refer to top-grade elixirs.

Things like top-grade elixirs are not something that can be easily obtained, even in the Qianji Pavilion.

Besides, when alchemists make elixirs, they always choose the most commonly used elixirs.

It is not easy for Qianji Pavilion to stock some low-quality Stone-Dissolving Pills, which are special pills used to remove the petrification ability.

Qianji Pavilion is unable to store the top-grade stone-dissolving elixir.

"Fellow Daoist, let alone our Qianji Pavilion, even if you search all the shops in the entire Linhezhou Xiuxian world, I'm afraid you won't be able to find the top-grade stone-dissolving elixir."

Master Lingzhi smiled bitterly.

Seeing Chen Xuan remained silent, Master Lingzhi said, "Daoyou, you might as well buy a recipe for the Stone-Dissolving Spiritual Pill and the spiritual medicine for refining the Stone-Dissolving Spiritual Pill, and ask a master alchemist with excellent alchemy skills to refine it. Perhaps you can get a better quality Stone-Dissolving Spiritual Pill. In our Qianji Pavilion, although we have Stone-Dissolving Spiritual Pills, they are all low-grade pills."

"Is that so?"

Chen Xuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "In that case, please prepare for me a recipe for the Stone-Dissolving Spiritual Pill and two portions of spiritual medicine for refining the Stone-Dissolving Spiritual Pill."

"This... Fellow Daoist, do you have any misunderstandings about alchemy? How can two portions of spiritual medicine be enough to make a stone-dissolving elixir? How skilled an alchemist must be to make a high-quality stone-dissolving elixir for you?"

Master Lingzhi was speechless for a while.

In his opinion, even if Chen Xuan could ask a master alchemist to help him make the stone-dissolving elixir, he would still need to prepare more spiritual herbs.

After all, even the master of alchemy has the possibility of failure in making elixirs.

Chen Xuan shook his head firmly: "Just do as I say."

"That's okay..."

Master Lingzhi nodded.

Soon, the recipe for the Stone-Dissolving Elixir that Chen Xuan needed, as well as the two spiritual herbs needed to refine the Stone-Dissolving Elixir, were gathered together.

By the way, he also gave Chen Xuan the news about the Stone-Dissolving Grass and the recipe for the Three Mothers Nourishing Spirit Liquid.

"The recipe for the Stone-Dissolving Elixir costs 2,000 low-grade spirit stones, and two sets of spirit medicine for refining the Stone-Dissolving Elixir cost 28,000 low-grade spirit stones. Adding the cost of selling the information about the Stone-Dissolving Grass and the cost of consulting on the ability to remove petrification, the total cost is 50,000 low-grade spirit stones."

Fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones are still affordable for Chen Xuan now.

After carefully checking the things handed over by Master Lingzhi and confirming that they were correct, Chen Xuan took out 50,000 low-grade spirit stones and handed them to Master Lingzhi.

"I don't know if you need anything else?"

Master Lingzhi looked expectantly.

"I wonder if you have a way to remove the dead soul curse in the Tianji Pavilion?"

Chen Xuan looked normal, but he was actually looking forward to it.

Although the Death Soul Curse in his body had not fully erupted, it was on the verge of erupting.

If the Death Soul Curse were to fully erupt, Chen Xuan would surely die.

Chen Xuan didn't dare to gamble with his life.

Finding a way to lift the curse of the dead soul is urgent for Chen Xuan.

"Daoyou, wait a moment!"

Master Lingzhi smiled apologetically, took out another sound transmission talisman, said a few words in front of Chen Xuan, and then activated it casually.

Half an hour later, the small teleportation array in the secret room lit up again.

A jade slip was sent to the hands of Master Lingzhi.

After reading the contents, Master Lingzhi smiled and said, "We in Qianji Pavilion do have a way to remove the dead soul curse. I just don't know if Daoist Xuanchen will continue to consult. In addition, I want to remind you that the cost of consulting on removing the dead soul curse is not cheap, at least 500,000 low-grade spirit stones."

"This……"

Chen Xuan was unable to complain.

Just to consult some information, it costs 500,000 low-grade spirit stones.

If it weren't for the fact that he had been forced into a desperate situation by the Dead Soul Curse, Chen Xuan would not have intended to spend this money in vain.

At the moment, Chen Xuan has no other choice.

With a painful look on his face, he said, "Give me a way to remove the dead soul curse."

"Haha, fellow Taoist, please take a look."

Master Lingzhi laughed and handed the jade slip in his hand to Chen Xuan.

After Chen Xuan carefully examined the jade slip in his hand, his brows furrowed even more tightly.

"This is exactly the same as the method provided by Master Uncle Jindie and Master Uncle Zimang to remove the dead soul spell. In this way, didn't I waste 500,000 low-grade spirit stones in vain?"

When Chen Xuan thought of this, he was so angry that he couldn't describe it.

After thinking about it carefully, Chen Xuan quickly calmed down.

"Haste makes waste. These past few days, I have been thinking about how to lift the dead soul curse. I am even willing to do anything to lift the dead soul curse. Otherwise, I would not have been cheated out of 500,000 low-grade spirit stones by Qianji Pavilion. I must not be so reckless in doing things in the future." Chen Xuan said secretly.

After a pause, Chen Xuan looked at Master Lingzhi with confusion.

"Fellow Daoist, do you have no other way to remove the dead soul curse?"

"To be honest with you, Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, even these methods of removing the dead soul curse were collected by our Qianji Pavilion with great effort. Otherwise, they wouldn't be sold at such a high price."

Master Lingzhi hurried to explain.

However, Chen Xuan casually threw the jade slip to Master Lingzhi.

"I know all the methods provided by your Qianji Pavilion. Fellow Daoist, you are already in the late stage of foundation building. What is the probability that you can break through to the Jindan stage before the deadline?"

"This... Daoists who can break through to the Jindan stage are all favored by heaven with both opportunities and talents. I am already old, and it is as difficult as ascending to heaven to break through to the Jindan stage."

"Yes. Since you know the difficulty, you also included the method of breaking through to the Jindan stage to alleviate the attack of the dead soul curse. This is clearly a way to cheat me of my spirit stones. As for the other method of removing the dead soul curse, I think it is nonsense."

"Fellow!"

Seeing that Chen Xuan was acting like he was going to default on his debt, Master Lingzhi suddenly became anxious.

This business not only involves the income of 500,000 low-grade spirit stones, but also the reputation of Qianji Pavilion.

Although 500,000 low-grade spirit stones are a lot, for Qianji Pavilion, even if they are lost, it is nothing.

The reputation of Qianji Pavilion is the foundation of Qianji Pavilion and must not have any stain.

"The second method provided by our Qianji Pavilion is to take the top-grade soul-restoring pill, which can remove the dead soul curse without any problem. I can guarantee it." Master Lingzhi said hurriedly.

Chen Xuan looked at Master Lingzhi and sneered.

“Haha, even if the top-grade Soul-Restoring Pill can really remove the curse of dead souls, the Soul-Restoring Grass and Thousand-Year Ice Frost needed to make the Soul-Restoring Pill are both harder to find than the other.”

“To put it another way, even if we find these spiritual medicines, it would be extremely difficult to find an alchemist who can refine the top-grade soul-restoring pill.”

"Even if the information provided by your Qianji Pavilion can 100% remove the dead soul curse, what use is it to an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator like me?"

Seeing that Chen Xuan was furious and every word he said was very reasonable, Master Lingzhi fell silent.

After a long while, Master Lingzhi said, "No matter what, the method of using the top-grade soul-restoring pill to remove the dead soul curse is indeed feasible. As for the materials for refining the pill and the alchemist who can refine the top-grade soul-restoring pill, it is not impossible to solve it."

"If you are willing, our Qianji Pavilion can help you find an alchemist who can refine the top-grade Soul-Restoring Pill. However, the cost of refining the pill is one million low-grade spirit stones."

When Chen Xuan heard this, instead of getting angry, his eyes lit up.

Qianji Pavilion is indeed very powerful as it is able to hire an alchemist who can refine top-grade elixirs.

If Chen Xuan himself could not refine top-grade elixirs, he would probably have been tempted by the conditions offered by Master Lingzhi.

What's more, although Master Lingzhi said it clearly, he hinted that Qianji Pavilion had the main ingredients for refining the Soul-Restoring Pill.

This was a real pleasant surprise for Chen Xuan.

On the surface, Chen Xuan looked disappointed again.

"Thank you for your kindness, fellow Daoist. I am only a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage. How can I get so many spirit stones? Can an alchemist who can refine top-grade elixirs please help me refine a top-grade soul-restoring pill?"

Upon seeing this, Master Lingzhi explained again and again.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Chen, don't be discouraged. As long as you refine a top-grade soul-restoring pill, it will be fine if you take more."

"We in Qianji Pavilion have news about the Soul-Returning Grass, the main ingredient for refining the Soul-Returning Pill. Daoist friend only needs to spend some extra time, and I believe it won't be a problem to collect the thousand-year-old ice flake frost."

Chen Xuan looked very happy.

There is no thousand-year-old frost in Qianji Pavilion, but he has it.

Moreover, Chen Xuan had gathered all the other auxiliary materials needed to refine the Soul-Restoring Pill.

As long as he can find the Soul-Restoring Grass, with Chen Xuan's alchemy level, it will be a piece of cake to refine the top-grade Soul-Restoring Pill.

At this moment, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in Chen Xuan's heart.

"Since you said so, I'd like to buy the information about the Soul-Restoring Grass. How much is the price in Spiritual Stones? Please give me your price!"