Gu Tang touched his chin and turned to look at the Flying Cloud Palace disciples who were standing breathlessly on his left.
He recognized the other person: Lin Fei, the Left Protector of the Flying Cloud Palace's Inner Sect.
The Palace Master of Feiyun Palace is aloof and arrogant, and Lin Fei is in charge of the vast majority of affairs within the sect.
"Fellow Daoist Lin." Gu Tang greeted Lin Fei with a cupped-hand salute.
Lin Fei looked at Gu Tang with a complicated expression, his face full of anger at his lack of ambition.
"Heh..." The man in black sitting next to Qin Junche sneered, "What? Junche won't pay attention to you, and now you want to lay a finger on Lin Fei?"
After Qin Junche stormed off, he regained his composure.
He rested his chin on his hand, leisurely looking down at Gu Tang from his high vantage point.
But Gu Tang completely ignored the person and turned a deaf ear to their sarcasm.
He said to Lin Fei, "Although Palace Master Feiyun declined my invitation to become your Daoist partner, I wonder if you are interested in alchemy and talisman arrays?"
Lin Fei: "..."
He looked at Gu Tang in complete disbelief.
Who is this person?!
The conditions used to propose marriage to the palace master, are they about to be prepared...?
"I have been cooperating with your sect for a month now, and I'm sure Fellow Daoist Lin is familiar with my alchemy array, which greatly helps in the stable production of higher-level potions."
Gu Tang smiled slightly, and continued under Lin Fei's increasingly complicated gaze, "Because of my limited cultivation, I can only refine level three potions at most. As for higher levels, I wonder if you would be interested in making a deal with me?"
Lin Fei: "..."
Lin Fei opened his mouth with difficulty.
He wanted to ask, "But aren't these the things you were planning to use to propose marriage to our Palace Master?!"
He also wanted to ask, "Our Palace Master is Gaoshan Jiaoyue, the Demon Lord as people in the cultivation world call him."
Demon Lord! What's wrong with being a little aloof and arrogant? Are you planning to give up just because you were rejected once?
But in the end, Lin Fei only heard his own voice saying, "...Interested."
He was in charge of the inner affairs of Feiyun Palace and had long been extremely interested in Gu Tang's alchemy and talisman array.
Level 1 and 2 herbs can reliably produce level 2 medicines and some level 3 medicines.
What about level three or four herbs, or even higher?
Feiyun Palace doesn't need to care about the production of level 2 and 3 potions.
But they care a lot about Level 5 and Level 6.
Seeing the palace master turn away and refuse Gu Tang, the other party was not angry or embarrassed.
Moreover, Gu Tang was so calm and composed that he immediately started negotiating a deal with him.
Lin Fei suddenly understood why the Palace Master's temper was so bad every time she went to Danxin Pavilion this month.
However, he had come to admire Gu Tang somewhat.
"That talisman array you mentioned..." Gu Tang and Lin Fei didn't hide their conversation from others. The man in black, who had been looking down on Gu Tang with disdain, couldn't help but ask, "Can it really produce medicine beyond one's level, and with a stable output?"
Gu Tang turned to look at him and asked Lin Fei, "And who is this?"
“The sect leader of the Ruyi Sect, Mo Qingli,” Lin Fei said.
"Hey!" Mo Qingli swooped down and landed in front of Gu Tang, looking him up and down. "You haven't answered my question yet."
He already believed it.
If Lin Fei could say he was "interested," then Gu Tang couldn't possibly be lying.
"Of course." Gu Tang smiled slightly, his attitude towards Mo Qingli becoming much better.
He had heard of Ruyi Sect before; it was a sect even more powerful than Danxin Pavilion, but not as powerful as Feiyun Palace.
He came to Feiyun Palace, partly to try and complete the side quest.
On the other hand, she was also prepared to use the alchemy array to exchange some cultivation resources for Gu Nuo after being rejected by Qin Junche.
No competition, no pressure!
Gu Tang certainly didn't doubt the strength of Feiyun Palace, but having another major sect as an option was always a good thing.
He smiled slightly at Mo Qingli and said, "Sect Master Mo, I have cooperation with Feiyun Palace and Danxin Pavilion. We can now stably produce about two-thirds of the level 2 potions and one-third of the level 3 potions using first- and second-level herbs."
He paused, and under Mo Qingli's somewhat strange and surprised gaze, he continued, "However, due to the limitations of my cultivation level, if I, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, were to forcibly attempt to refine medicine beyond my level, I would easily suffer a backlash. Therefore, I can provide a higher-level alchemy array, but you must find someone to refine the medicine yourselves."
you???!!!
To be honest, Lin Fei had a bit of a toothache.
In an instant, Gu Tang expanded his trading partners.
Was he completely unconcerned about Mo Qingli's hostility towards him just now?
"What are your conditions?" Mo Qingli looked at Gu Tang curiously for a while longer.
Does this guy not care at all about his relationship with Qin Junche?
"Only exchange for spirit stones or magic weapons of level five or above," Gu Tang said. "Swords are preferred."
Spirit stones are considered the currency circulating in the cultivation world; they can be used to purchase things.
In addition, it can also be used directly on cultivators to help them improve their cultivation speed.
However, this approach is too extravagant. Just the amount of spirit stones required to advance from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Meridian Condensation stage is enormous.
The higher you go, the more spirit stones you need.
Therefore, unless it's a top-tier sect, no one would really be willing to use spirit stones to create a disciple.
Gu Tang had his reasons.
His Norl has talent, and with his own cultivation techniques, secret manuals, and sword skills, he won't lack any of these.
With the spirit stones, he could make up for the years that Gu Nuo had missed.
In this way, his son will soon be able to walk around with impunity in Danxin Pavilion.
As for the sword...
Gu Tang, with his keen insight, had long ago discovered Gu Nuo's exceptional talent in sword cultivation.
Of course, he would do everything in his power to help his son discover his talent and become a top-tier swordsman.
Mo Qingli tilted her head slightly and looked at Gu Tang.
He had previously only regarded this person as a rival in love, finding him disagreeable from every angle.
Looking at it now, I realize that this Foundation Establishment cultivator is no match for a powerful figure like myself.
In Feiyun Palace, a place where any inner disciple—no! any outer disciple—could easily crush him with one hand.
Gu Tang was still able to maintain a composure that emanated from within.
Even though Qin Junche rejected her just now, she remained incredibly calm, as if she hadn't taken it to heart at all.
"Alright!" Mo Qingli suddenly became curious. "I'll take the talisman array. Name your price?"
"No rush." Gu Tang smiled slightly again. "If Sect Master Mo also wants it, then I'm afraid he'll have to compete with Flying Cloud Palace."
Chapter 15 The Son's Father is the Demon Lord (15)
Upon hearing this, Mo Qingli was momentarily stunned, not understanding Gu Tang's meaning.
He quickly came to his senses, somewhat unable to believe his ears: "You mean, you want my Ruyi Sect to compete with Jun Che?! For your talisman array!"
"Yes." Gu Tang nodded with a smile.
His attitude towards Mo Qingli was much better than before, and he didn't care at all about the nickname the other party used for Qin Junche. He explained in a very patient tone: "Since both Feiyun Palace and Ruyi Sect want it, there is naturally a need for competition."
He genuinely didn't know Mo Qingli's identity just now, but even a fool could figure it out.
These people in purple robes are Mo Qingli's subordinates. To be able to sit side by side with the Palace Master of Feiyun Palace, they must be from major sects and hold very high positions.
That's why he proposed a deal to Lin Fei right in front of him.
He bet that Mo Qingli would be curious.
Furthermore, given that Mo Qingli is clearly very interested in Qin Junche, it's natural that she would have some thoughts about him.
This kind of thinking will make him more concerned about his own affairs...
Although Gu Tang had cultivated for ten thousand years, in the very beginning of his cultivation, he was not even as good as the original owner of this body.
Without resources, without cultivation techniques, and without a sect to rely on, they could only depend on themselves.
Wealth and honor are always sought amidst danger.
Gu Tang also knew that what he was doing was very risky.
Even without Qin Junche and Mo Qingli taking action, given his current abilities as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, any decent outer disciple from Feiyun Palace could easily kill him.
But because of this, he had no choice but to gamble.
even……
In such a world, the death of a Foundation Establishment cultivator would probably be like a tiny ripple in the vast world, causing no ripple whatsoever.
However, if he can prove his worth, the higher his worth, the safer he is.
Because those who want to plunder resources from him will be willing to protect him.
Gu Tang himself doesn't need to cultivate, but he always has to think about Gu Nuo.
Thinking of this, he smiled slightly at Mo Qingli.
Mo Qingli's mood became extremely strange.
He's not stupid to have gotten this far.
In an instant, he guessed almost everything about Gu Tang's thoughts.