Nine Revolving Fire Spirit Pill; Provocation from Fellow

Perhaps the knowledge Gu Lan shared was too extensive, and the rewards from the Scholar System were also diverse, covering everything.

Needless to say about the Spirit Spring, which could moisturize the backyard flower fields. In the future, when he used the Great Life Art, the quality of the harvest would surpass ordinary crops.

The blessing of destiny was the first appearance since the fusion with the Marvelous Yang Immortal Body. Gu Lan wasn't familiar with the ethereal purpose of this yet.

However, the immortal-level pill formula caught Gu Lan's attention!

[Nine Revolving Fire Spirit Pill]

[Attribute: Extreme Yang and Fiery]

The ancient divine body I fused with is precisely the Marvelous Yang, which fits perfectly... Gu Lan's heart warmed, and he continued reading its description.

[Effect: immortal-level spiritual pill, can be used to enhance the insight and realm of experts above the Immortal Stage, can also accelerate the incubation of high-grade spiritual beasts]

[Reminder: This pill is extremely pure in fire elements, do not use it if your attribute is different]

After reading the introduction, Gu Lan suddenly remembered the phoenix egg in his system space!

Because it was a divine beast, Gu Lan hadn't rushed it after obtaining it from Heavenly Sword Sect.

After all, the protagonist in the original work also waited for many years. But now, with this pill formula, everything was different!

Hatching the divine beast sooner would further boost his fortune and strength! The dream of riding the phoenix was one step closer.

[Pill Recipe]

[Pure Yang Ambergris x1]

[High-grade Fire-type Spiritual Beast x1]

[The Demon Saint's Holy Relic x1]

Fortunately, he didn't get greedy last time and directly absorbed the Ambergris... Gu Lan secretly rejoiced that his patience in waiting for the alchemy opportunity allowed him to have exactly what was missing from this pill formula at the moment.

This could also be considered a kind of destiny blessing...

Using a high-grade Fire-type Spiritual Beast for alchemy could be harmful, as it was a spiritual beast rather than a demonic beast.

However, the just-acquired top-grade divine beast item, the Vermilion Phoenix Fire Feather, could serve as a substitute for this ingredient, so Gu Lan wasn't worried about that component.

Only the Demon Saint's Holy Relic...

Gu Lan pondered for a moment, and his ink-like eyes sparkled.

That’s it!

The Fire Fox Demon King, before dying, had sold his comrades out and claimed that his master also had one of these! The Demon Saint's Holy Relic... in the Holy Demon Palace, the master of the Demon King...

"I need to inquire about who this guy's master is. And I'll have to make a trip to the Demon Realm when there's an opportunity."

...

The spring rain continued like silk, In early May, it finally withdrew from the Langzhou.

During these few months, Gu Lan focused on studying and didn't rush to the Demon Realm to find the Holy Relic.

After all, even if he completed the pill formula, there was still no alchemist at the moment...

Gu Lan heard that Tianji Pavilion might have alchemists in various branches of the dynasties, but they generally looked down on ordinary people and wouldn't help them refine pills. He inquired with Old Yang once, but he didn't even see anyone.

Gu Lan didn't want to trouble himself further and didn't pin his hopes on these arrogant yet mediocre alchemists in the branches.

However, during these days, business at the Gu Residence was thriving. Due to the strong support of Prefect Lord Dou Fu, the cost of the grain store was recovered in just a few days. Moreover, they transported countless grains to the border areas of Yunzhou and Xiangzhou. The response at the border was excellent!

On this day, the final and largest batch of grains from the Gu's Grain store was loaded onto the carriage and was about to depart from Langzhou to Xiangzhou. Old Yang supervised the loading nearby, and Gu Lan came here personally to collect the accounts and bring them back to the residence.

In a inn not far from the grain store, on the second floor, seven or eight burly men with black headscarves were staring at the grain carts in front of the Gu's Grain store, their eyes filled with ill intentions.

They had been in Langzhou for one night, and when they found the Gu's Grain store overnight. They surely didn’t sound like locals from their accents.

When the waiter served them wine, he was cautious.

At this moment, the leader of the burly men saw that the grain carts were ready and put down his wine cup. He grinned at his companions, and they all together, with knives in hand, headed downstairs.

The inn waiter didn't dare to approach them; he could only vaguely overhear their conversation.

"Brother, that pretty-face who just entered the grain store is the boss. I heard his name is Gu Lan, and he just started this industry a few months ago..."

"Heh, a kid dares to snatch business with our old master. We're really tired of living!"

"Brothers, don't be too impulsive. I feel like this gigolo might have a strong backing behind him..."

"What kind of backing can he have? I've investigated already... Besides, even if he does, can it compare to our old master's influence?"

"... "

After the group went downstairs, the inn waiter hurriedly slipped out of the back door, taking a shortcut to enter the Gu's Grain store.

The people in the neighborhood were grateful and admired the Gu family for the cheap and high-quality grains; so did this waiter. Sensing that these outsiders were hostile, he ran to report to Gu Lan.

After a moment, the waiter quickly explained the situation and advised, "Young Master Gu, you should leave quickly, go home and avoid trouble. A hero doesn't suffer immediate losses!"

But as his words fell, strange shouts from outside the door reached them, "Who's in charge here? Get out of here! The Liu family from Linjiang City wants to buy grain!"

Hearing this, Gu Lan remained calm, but the waiter beside him suddenly became nervous.

"They... they are from the Liu family in Linjiang City!"

"Do you know them?" Gu Lan raised an eyebrow and asked.

He expanded his senses and naturally saw the seven or eight burly men outside the door.

The one in the middle had the highest cultivation, already in the Nurture Realm. Most of the others were martial artists, and there were even two ordinary people.

"The Liu family is a local tyrant in the Linjiang City area, also engaged in grain trade like you. Their young master, Liu Wentian, is a powerful figure in the cultivation world and is said to have some connections with the imperial family," the waiter revealed everything he knew.

However, the so-called power, the innate state can royal sword flight, in the eyes of ordinary people is already a great "power"!

The Liu family was also in the grain business, and this probably meant they were the fellow competitors Dou Fu mentioned a while back. Gu Lan recalled the warning from earlier and smiled slightly.

Unexpectedly, when he came to collect debts, he coincidentally ran into the Liu family looking for trouble.

"Young Master Gu, why are you still smiling? Hurry and escape!" The waiter was anxious.

The several burly men outside were already arguing with Old Yang and the others. If this continued, it was easy to predict that when they encountered Gu Lan, a delicate scholar, it would likely end in a beating.

"Don't panic. You go first, young man. I'll leave from the back door later," Gu Lan said softly.

"Alright, Young Master Gu, take care of yourself." The waiter didn't dare to stay longer and hurriedly went back to the inn, sneaking a peek from the second-floor window at the situation in the grain store.

He didn't know that after he left, Gu Lan didn't move at all. He just signaled the servants to make a cup of tea and sat calmly in the grain store. With his profound gaze, he easily saw through the walls and quietly observed the outside.

At this moment, several burly men approached the loaded grain cart, reached inside to touch the grains, and sneered as they shouted to Old Yang, "Old man, call out the guy in charge of your family. Our master from the Liu family has something to discuss with him."

Old Yang, seeing these people with weapons around their waists and their hostile expressions, understood that calling out the young master would lead to trouble.

He grinned, and responded, "Gentlemen, my young master is not here. If you want to buy grain, just ask me."