Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming

This made Zhou Chun also feel a bit more anticipation.

After some investigation, he walked into a shop named "Wood Rock Residence" within the marketplace.

The "Wood Rock Residence" was a general store that sold Spiritual Medicine, Spirit Gold ore, and such, albeit at prices slightly higher than the market average.

Upon entering, Zhou Chun saw the shopkeeper conducting a transaction with a customer.

Upon his arrival, although the shopkeeper was only of the Qi Refinement Realm, he didn’t neglect the previous customer due to Zhou Chun being a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Instead, he offered an apologetic bow and said, "Senior, please wait a moment, junior will attend to you after finishing the transaction with this Taoist Friend."

Perhaps it was this attitude that greatly satisfied the customer of the Qi Refinement Realm.

Soon after, the customer happily paid in Spirit Coins and left the shop with his purchase.

Only then did the gray-haired shopkeeper come forward with an apologetic face to Zhou Chun and said, "Senior, my apologies for the long wait, allow me to apologize again."

"It’s no trouble, it’s only natural to attend to matters in the order they are received. Shopkeeper, you’ve done nothing wrong," Zhou Chun said, waving his hand dismissively.

Then he looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "I wonder if your esteemed shop has any Golden Leaf Bamboo Root that is over five hundred years old and premium-grade Gold-Eating Rat gallbladders for sale?"

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper immediately shook his head and said, "Senior, we do have those two Spiritual Objects in our store. However, their age and quality don’t meet your requirements."

Zhou Chun had already anticipated this response.

After all, Golden Leaf Bamboo Root that is over five hundred years old can not only be used to refine the Golden Spirit Qi Balming Powder but also to concoct even more advanced elixirs. How could it possibly be available in an ordinary shop?

As for premium-grade Gold-Eating Rat gallbladders, it had to be freshly extracted from a tier-one premium Demon Beast, the Gold-Eating Rat.

Typically such a superior Gold-Eating Rat served as the Rat King of a rat pack. Capturing it alive to obtain its gallbladder was extremely difficult! n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Therefore, he did not show any sign of disappointment but continued to address the shopkeeper, "I heard that your shop conducts business of rewarding those seeking Spiritual Objects. If Jiang is willing to offer a price one and a half times higher than the market value for these two items, what do you think, shopkeeper?"

Rewarding seekers of Spiritual Objects was a special type of business conducted by some marketplace shops.

Generally, this service was provided by shops with a wide range of connections.

Based on the value of the desired Spiritual Objects, they would allow the client to add a certain reward amount and then use their own powerful connections to collect the relevant Spiritual Objects for the client.

Zhou Chun had found out that "Wood Rock Residence" carried out such business and had therefore come to inquire.

Upon hearing Zhou Chun’s words, the shopkeeper hastily replied, "Indeed, our store does engage in the business of rewarding seekers, but if senior wants to pursue this service, it’s beyond my authority to decide."

"Then please have someone who can make that decision come over," Zhou Chun said while motioning with his hand.

The shopkeeper bowed and replied, "Then I respectfully ask senior to come again at dusk. The great steward of our shop should be here by then."

"Alright, Jiang will come again at dusk," Zhou Chun looked at the shopkeeper for a moment, and eventually nodded before turning to leave the shop.

After he left, the shopkeeper quickly shut the door and went to the shop’s backyard.

Not long after, he returned to the front hall and reopened the door to resume business.

When dusk came, Zhou Chun arrived at the "Wood Rock Residence" as promised.

Seeing him arrive, the shopkeeper hurriedly went up to him and said, "Junior has seen senior. The great steward is already waiting in the backyard. I will take you to meet him."

After speaking, he led Zhou Chun to a guest hall in the backyard, then returned to the front hall himself.

Zhou Chun walked into the hall with its doors ajar and saw a middle-aged woman of mid-Stage Foundation Establishment brewing tea.

Upon his entry, she stood up to greet him, "Taoist Friend Jiang is honored. My surname is Luo, given name Qingyi, currently the manager of this Wood Rock Residence."

"Taoist Friend Luo is honored. My surname is Jiang, given name Zishan, from Yunzhou," Zhou Chun bowed and reported his assumed identity and origins.

Hearing this, the woman named Luo Qingyi just smiled, neither clearly believing nor disbelieving.

She then slightly raised her hand in a welcoming gesture and said, "Please take a seat, Taoist Friend Jiang. Have a cup of tea before we talk."

While saying that, she poured a steaming cup of tea and handed it to Zhou Chun.

"Thank you for the tea, Taoist Friend Luo," Zhou Chun expressed his gratitude but only took a moment to sniff the aroma of the tea before setting it down on the table.

Being a traveler, he naturally didn’t dare to truly drink any tea or alcohol given by strangers, a token gesture sufficed as enough courtesy.

Luo Qingyi did not show any displeasure at this.

She simply enjoyed a sip of her hot tea before looking at Zhou Chun and asking, "Did Taoist Friend Jiang come all the way from Yunzhou just to purchase two types of Spiritual Medicine?"

"Yes, Jiang sought information far and wide and learned that only in Cangzhou of Jingguo Country might I possibly find Golden Leaf Bamboo Root and premium-grade Gold-Eating Rat gallbladders that are over five hundred years old," Zhou Chun nodded firmly without hesitation.

This was not a matter in need of secrecy, therefore, there was no harm in admitting it.

Seeing this, Luo Qingyi continued, "Golden Leaf Bamboo Grass of over five hundred years is extremely rare, almost non-existent in the wild, and can only be found in Medicine Gardens owned by various families."