Chengdu Jinjiang District, Fangcun Street.

  Lin Qingyao was holding Xiaoxiang's hand as they walked along the road. As for Song Lao, he had already gone ahead to clear the way.

  Although Song Lao's cultivation wasn't very high, he had been in the Cultivation Realm for many years. He opened the jade plate of the market array, and when Lin Qingyao and Xiao Xiang approached, Song Lao had already opened the array and was waiting for them.

  Lin Qingyao wore a cyan windbreaker, which set off her slender figure and yet did not lose its delicate beauty.

  Xiao Xiang, who was following beside her, wore a long-sleeved princess dress with a ruffled lace-trimmed cotton stocking that protected her slender legs, paired with a pair of round-toed leather ankle boots, looking like a young girl who had walked out of a New Year's painting.

  As for Song Lao, he seemed even more casual, today he somehow dug out a worn-out Taoist robe with patches on it and put it on. Lin Qingyao wanted to change him into another set of clothes, but he refused no matter what.

  In the end, Lin Qingyao had no choice but to reluctantly let Song Lao go his own way.

  "Lin Yaotou, Xiao Xiang, hurry up." Song Lao called out.

  Lin Qingyao pulled Xiao Xiang along and walked quickly for a few steps, following Song Lao into the market.

  Originally, Lin Qingyao wanted to do these things herself, but Song Lao insisted on following her, saying that he also needed to temper himself. Lin Qingyao wouldn't refuse him, as his cultivation was higher than hers, and the two of them together could still take care of each other.

  Song Lao followed, Xiao Xiang refused to stay home alone, Lin Qingyao had no choice but to bring this burden, fortunately Xiao Xiang was clever and likable, wouldn't cause any trouble for Lin Qingyao.

  Lin Qingyao walked on the streets of Fang City, sighing, today's Fang City was clearly much more desolate.

  There were only a few monks on the road, and as for small vendors, there were even fewer. It was completely different from the lively scene when Lin Qingyao came last time. Lin Qingyao guessed that the reason why there were so many people in the market last time should be because of Qinxianzi's lecture.

  Thinking of Qin Xianzi, Lin Qingyao slightly furrowed her brow. If she were to meet her again next time, it would be better to avoid her.

  At first, Ji Qing's provocation of Qin Xianzi was a small matter. Although Qin Xianzi was angry, she should have forgotten about it afterwards. After all, which high-ranking cultivator would continue to harbor resentment towards a low-ranking cultivator? Besides, after the crowd dispersed, they didn't reveal anything suspicious. As long as Ji Qing wasn't foolish enough to go and admit it herself, this matter would never be linked to her again.

  Besides, even if Ji Qing really exposed it, now that we are separated from Ji Qing, it can't be investigated on my head. She was also innocently implicated in this matter.

  So Lin Qingyao wanted to avoid Qin Xianzi, not because of the misunderstanding caused by Ji Qing, but because of that inexplicable storage bag.

  From the style of clothes inside the storage bag, Lin Qingyao recognized that the owner of the storage bag should be from the Jade Maiden Sect.

  The storage bag flew out at that time and must have been done on purpose by someone.

  Who was it after all? Lin Qingyao analyzed for a while and finally set her target on the female cultivator who had fallen from the formation earlier.

  From the situation at that time, it can be analyzed that another Jichu cultivator was chasing after Wen Biyu, and even fought with Qin Xianzi, probably for the sake of the thing in the storage bag.

  What is Ding, and what's its origin? What's its function?

  In short, the thing is now in Lin Qingyao's hands. To Lin Qingyao, it was a useless object. Even if it was useless, Lin Qingyao wouldn't take it out to show off, let alone let herself get too close to those who coveted this tripod.

  Zhuge's means are not something she can defend against. If by any chance she accidentally reveals her true intentions, it is likely that in the end she will still die because of this Ding soul returning to the Western Heaven.

  After some thought, Lin Qingyao decided to avoid being conspicuous and keep a low profile.

  Lin Qingyao came to Fang City to buy a dan furnace.

  Nowadays, few people practice alchemy on their own, so things like alchemical furnaces are rarely seen in the markets.

  Lin Qingyao didn't wander around much and directly arrived at the Tianbao Pavilion in the middle of the market. As its name suggests, this was a shop that sold Buddhist treasures.

  Lin Qingyao and Song Lao walked in, the light inside Tianbao Pavilion was a bit dim, but as soon as the three of them entered, Tianbao Pavilion suddenly lit up.

  Lin Qingyao muttered a sentence in her heart, the monk's means are really high, even the lighting is now sensory.

  In Tianbao Pavilion, apart from Lin Qingyao and others, there was only an old shopkeeper, no one else. It could be seen that the business was not doing well.

  "These two Taoist friends, I don't know what you want to buy?" The shopkeeper automatically ignored the little Xiang, who was so young and not very powerful. At a glance, he knew that his customers were those two adults, especially...the one with high cultivation."

  Lin Qingyao's voice was clear and bright: "Dan furnace."

  The old shopkeeper heard these two words and was somewhat taken aback.

  These days, people come to buy all sorts of things, but basically no one buys dan furnaces.

  He glanced at Lin Qingyao and the others, his expression becoming more respectful. With such cultivation, he should be able to open the furnace and refine elixirs, probably a disciple of the Dà Mén Pài (Great Gate Sect)? Those scattered cultivators didn't have as good fortune as the disciples of the Great Gate Sect, who also had access to the Earth Fire Elixir Room.

  No matter which sect's disciple it is, it is enough to make the old shopkeeper respectful.

  It can be seen that the status of loose cultivators is low, and it's not just that even a small abbot of a treasure pavilion looks down on them. Only after they found out that Lin Qingyao and others were not loose cultivators but disciples of a large sect did they become extremely respectful.

  The old shopkeeper became enthusiastic and said with a flattering tone: "So it's actually two alchemists, I'm so sorry, I'll go find the alchemy furnace for you right away."

  Lin Qingyao felt the old shopkeeper's attitude suddenly becoming more diligent, and without saying much, she sat down at the table in Tianbao Pavilion used to entertain guests.

  The old shopkeeper went straight to the backyard, seemingly not afraid that Lin Qingyao would steal things from the store.

  He was certainly not afraid, for every object had a ban on it, and if he didn't move himself, he would know immediately.

  Before long, the old shopkeeper returned, holding two square brocade boxes in his hands. He walked over directly and placed them on the table where Lin Qingyao was sitting, then stood beside her and said with a smile: "Please take a look, you both know that alchemists like the two of you are not common these days, so our small shop doesn't have many elixir furnaces in stock. There are only these two items."

  Lin Qingyao stretched out her slender hand, opened one of the brocade boxes, and saw that inside was a small dan furnace the size of a palm, not big, and its shape was very similar to the tripod in Lin Qingyao's space.

  But... this color...

  Lin Qingyao couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth, and in her heart, she was extremely curious about which nouveau riche had refined this dan furnace. The golden light flashing on it was dazzling to the eyes, and to put it bluntly, it was too tacky!

  Lin Qingyao really couldn't stand this taste, so she put down the dan furnace and opened another brocade box.

  The dan furnace inside is a very normal dan furnace, with a dark copper body that looks very solemn.

  The shopkeeper saw Lin Qingyao had a liking for the copper-colored dan furnace, and so introduced it saying: "This is made from Wujin, truly a superior magical treasure."

  Lin Qingyao took another look at the golden light flashing dan furnace and casually asked: "What about this one?"

  It's clear that the shopkeeper can't bear the golden dan furnace either, he said helplessly: "This was left here by a Taoist friend decades ago, originally it was agreed to be kept for three months, saying that if it couldn't be sold, they would come back to take it away. But who knew, decades have passed and this thing is still here."

  Finally, the shopkeeper complained: "It's useless, can't be sold, and it's taking up space here."

  Lin Qingyao gazed at the golden light flashing dan furnace, and sighed in her heart. The cultivator who left this dan furnace behind must not be unwilling to come back for it, but rather should have already fallen...

  "How much does each of these dan furnaces sell for?" Lin Qingyao asked.

  "This Golden Elixir Furnace is 1,000 Spirit Stones, and as for this Black Golden Elixir Furnace, it's 1,500 Spirit Stones." The shopkeeper figured it out and realized that Lin Qingyao was the one who wanted to buy something, so he became more enthusiastic towards her than Song Hezi.

  Lin Qingyao held two dan furnaces in her hands and fiddled with them for a while.

  Apart from the golden dan furnace's appearance, it is actually a pretty good thing. At least in terms of practicality and refining techniques, it is absolutely not inferior to that black dan furnace.

  Lin Qingyao thought for a moment and finally chose that peculiar, golden-glittering dan furnace without any hesitation.

  She sighed in her heart, who made us poor! Poverty is indeed a fatal injury!

  Lin Qingyao paid with a mid-grade spirit stone, as for the spiritual medicine... she had originally planned to sell all of it, but after discovering the spirit stone in her storage bag, Lin Qingyao decided to sell only a portion of it first.

  She didn't want to draw attention from those with ulterior motives by suddenly selling a large quantity of spiritual medicine.

  Song Hezi, who followed Lin Qingyao, only knew that Lin Qingyao was going to do something at first, and it wasn't until now that he realized Lin Qingyao had come to buy a dan furnace.

  As they walked out of the town, Song Lao asked with some disbelief: "Lin Yaotou, why did you buy a dan furnace? Are you thinking of... refining elixirs yourself?"

  Song Lao's words were filled with intense shock.

  Lin Qingyao nodded slightly, her face flushing as she said: "However, I've never refined a dan before, and I don't know if I can succeed..."

  Lin Qingyao's words were hesitant, but they stirred up a storm in Song Lao's heart. Regardless of whether Lin Qingyao could really refine the elixir or not, just this intention to refine the elixir was something that he couldn't match!

  He has been practicing for so many years and never thought of refining elixirs.

  But... Song Lao still had one doubt in his mind.

  "But there is no land fire, how can it be solved?"

  "Let's take advantage of the mountain's momentum and give it a try..." Lin Qingyao said with a guilty conscience, because she couldn't guarantee that her method would work, but if she didn't try, she wouldn't be able to put her mind at ease.

  She can't always sell Lingcao and then buy Dan medicine, can she?