The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 067

Chapter 067 Look For Materials
Li Qing walked into the Green Bamboo Garden.

The environment here was very quiet. There was a small bamboo forest. There was a small path in the forest leading to a few small bamboo houses inside.

There were many such gardens in the Liu Manor, and they were all empty. Back then, when the Liu Manor was built, it was built according to the scale of the wealthy clans in Yunzhou City. It occupied a very large area, was magnificent, and was extremely luxurious.

However, the Liu Manor had only risen for several decades, and people were not interested in it. They could not fill in such a vast space, so many gardens had been empty, and no one had lived in them.

It could be imagined that the Liu Clan’s ambition must be very great. Everything was in line with the big clans, and they would be proud of themselves as the future great clans. After all, with Elder Liu as their backer, it was only a matter of time before they rose to prominence.

Li Qing walked leisurely through the bamboo forest, enjoying the beautiful scenery here and feeling the quiet here. The chaotic thoughts in his heart gradually calmed down and he didn’t think about those troublesome things just now.

The environment of the Green Bamboo Garden is really good. There shouldn’t be anyone disturbing us when we cultivate here. He thought to himself.

He walked into the small bamboo house and saw that this place had been cleaned up and tidied up neatly. The entire room was simple and elegant.

Not long after he sat down, he heard footsteps. Someone came in.

Not long after, a butler brought two maids into the bamboo house and respectfully said to Li Qing, “Uncle, there are two maids here. They will serve you in the future.”

“Maid?” Li Qing was stunned and looked at the two people behind the butler.

They were all young, sixteen or seventeen years old, still in their teenage years. They looked pretty good, quiet, and docile. They were lowering their heads and not saying a word.

“Rich people really know how to enjoy it.” He sighed in his heart. He had never enjoyed such treatment since he was so old, so he couldn’t help but feel that it was somewhat novel.

Imagine living in a magnificent house with beautiful ladies to serve and delicious wine and food to taste. This kind of life was too tempting, too corrupt!

No wonder countless people in this world were pursuing wealth. How could such a beautiful life not be yearned for?

However, Li Qing, who was determined, shook his head and refused, “I’m used to it alone. I don’t need anyone to serve me. Take them away.”

“Are you not satisfied with these two maids? If that’s the case, I’ll go and exchange for two more.”

“No.” Li Qing waved his hand and said, “I’m just not used to this. It’s not because of the maids. Take them away.”

“Since that’s the case, we’ll take our leave first. If you need anything in the future, just let me know and I’ll do my best to help you.” The butler bowed and left without reluctance.

When he turned his head, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, and Li Qing, who had excellent eyesight, noticed it.

“I didn’t expect to be despised by a servant. Perhaps in his eyes, I’m just a bumpkin.” Li Qing chuckled, his heart not fluctuating at all.

He watched these people leave quietly and sighed, “Is this the life of a large family?”

He did not like this kind of life. Instead of spending time and energy to fight with others, it was better to cultivate quietly.

No wonder there were so few Xiantian experts in this world, so many chores diverted their energy, endless desires and temptations diverted their minds, it was a miracle to be able to cultivate to Xiantian experts.

…

Nothing happened overnight.

The next morning, Li Qing walked out of the Liu Manor courtyard and arrived at the bustling streets of Yunzhou City.

He came out this time to purchase white jade marrow to be used to prepare the Body Forging Spiritual Liquid. This was the only ingredient in the recipe that was lacking.

Of course, it was impossible for such a large Cloud Continent City to not have such a thing as white chalcedony. However, this item was extremely rare, so it would not be easy to find it.

If Liu Ke’er was here, with her familiarity with Cloud Continent City, she might be able to help. However, she would probably stay with her mother for the next few days, and she would have to deal with relatives who came to visit her. Her avatar was incompetent, so she probably wouldn’t be able to disturb her if she didn’t have much time to accompany him.

Therefore, he could only rely on himself. When he went to every shop to inquire, he would always find out about White Jade Chalcedony.

Walking on the wide street, one could see many large shops selling goods. There were all kinds of goods inside, and they were very prosperous. Li Qing walked in and asked one by one. He kept trying, but the results were all useless.

From their mouths, they knew that white chalcedony was indeed very rare, and Yunzhou City was not a high-yielding place for jade, so it was even more rare to see it.

White chalcedony was the essence material condensed from the jade veins. It had the effects of cleansing marrow, cutting hair, and improving physique. Some people who obtained this item would probably use it directly and would not sell it.

…

In the afternoon, he could not remember how many shops he had asked about, and he had visited the entire Southern District, but he still couldn’t get any news about Bai Yuchen.

The entire Cloud Continent City was so big, of course, there were many bustling streets. Since there is no such thing in the Southern District, then let’s go somewhere else.

Thus, he arrived at the east of the city.

After walking around for a long time, he encountered a magnificent building. The plaque in front of the door read: Eight Desolate Treasure House.

“Eh? Eight Desolate Treasure Pavilion? Judging from this name, it can’t be the Eight Desolate Sect’s property, right?” Li Qing guessed to himself. He knew that the Eight Desolates Sect also had many industries in the outside world. Since this place was named after the Eight Desolates Sect, it might be related to the sect, so he might as well go in and ask.

Thus, he walked in. He first swept his gaze around and discovered that the decoration, furnishings, and clothing of the people inside were very similar to those of the Eight Desolates. The guess in his heart was certain.

There weren’t many people in the shop. One could see that the goods here were divided into several areas, such as cultivation techniques, weapons, pills, materials, and so on. If this was indeed the Eight Desolate Sect’s property, perhaps the goods sold here were directly produced in the Eight Desolate Sect.

Li Huo Peak’s equipment refinement and Azure Wood Peak’s pill refinement were both extremely skilled. The items sold were definitely top-notch, and their prices were not low.

“Sir, what do you want to buy?” The waiter greeted him and asked.

“Excuse me, is this the Eight Desolate Sect’s property?” Li Qing asked straightforwardly.

“That’s right!” The waiter nodded, his eyes flashing with surprise, “How did you know?”

“As expected.” Li Qing smiled faintly. “Because I am a disciple of the Eight Desolates Sect. Seeing that this building is named after the Eight Desolates, I came in and asked.”

“So it’s a disciple of the Eight Desolate Sect!” A trace of suspicion flashed through the waiter’s eyes. Then, he turned around and shouted, “Shopkeeper, there’s a disciple from the Eight Desolate Sect here. Come and take a look.”

Soon, an old man walked out of the room and saw Li Qing. He looked at him for a while before cupping his hands and saying, “Greetings, young hero. You said that you are a disciple of the Eight Desolate Sect. Do you have any proof?”

Li Qing took out his disciple token and handed it to the old man, saying, “Can this item prove his identity?”

“Disciple token! Of course.” The old man’s eyes lit up and he said, “Young Hero, don’t blame me. In the past, there were people who pretended to be disciples of the Eight Desolates Sect to cheat for benefits. Therefore, I have to be more cautious.”

“It doesn’t matter. This is what it should be.” Li Qing didn’t care, “You said someone came to impersonate me? I wonder what the benefits are?” He couldn’t understand why he had to pretend. Could it be that the disciples of the Eight Desolate Sect didn’t have to spend money to buy things here? But how could there be such a good thing in the world!

“Of course there are benefits. All disciples of the Eight Desolate Sect can enjoy a 10% discount when they come here to buy things.” The old man smiled.

“That’s why.” Li Qing suddenly understood.

“Come, stop standing here. Let’s go in and talk.” The old man extended his hand and invited.

Thus, the two of them entered the inner room and sat down. After talking, it was learned that the old man’s surname was Chen, and he had been the shopkeeper here for more than ten years.

Obviously, he must have a very good understanding of Cloud Continent City. Perhaps he would know the whereabouts of White Jade Chalcedony.

“I wonder why you’re here this time?” Shopkeeper Chen asked.

Li Qing replied, “I want to find the white chalcedony, but I haven’t found it in many places. I wonder if there are any here.”

“White chalcedony?” Shopkeeper Chen was stunned. “I really don’t remember this. I need to go out and ask first. Please wait a moment.” As he spoke, he hurriedly stood up and went out to inquire about others.

After a while, he walked back and said with a smile, “Good luck. I just happened to have a white chalcedony in the warehouse.”

“Great! I’ve finally found it!” Li Qing said in surprise, “I wonder what the price of this item is?”

Shopkeeper Chen smiled and said, “There isn’t a strict price for this item, but it usually costs more than a thousand spirit stones. As the owner, I will sell it at the original price of a thousand spirit stones. In this way, a 10% discount will be equivalent to 900 spirit stones.”

“Thank you so much!” Li Qing stopped pretending and directly took out 900 spirit stones to buy this white chalcedony.

The white chalcedony was placed in a jade bottle. It was soft, translucent, and half white, with a faint fragrance. Li Qing opened it and took a look. After confirming that it was correct, he put it back into the interspatial ring.

“May I ask which other clans in the city might possess white jade marrow?” Li Qing asked.

“Isn’t a portion of white jade marrow enough?” Shopkeeper Chen was a little surprised.

“Not enough. The more, the better.”

“Well, let me think about this.” Shopkeeper Chen pondered for a moment and said, “The white jade marrow is usually produced in jade veins. Therefore, if any clan controls a jade vein, then they must have it in their hands.”

“Then I wonder which clan in the city has a jade ore vein?” Li Qing’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked.

“There must be more than one jade mine in the City Lord’s Mansion. However, if you don’t have access to them, it would be very difficult for you to get in touch with them. Besides, as far as I know, the Wu Clan also has a jade mine in the east of the city. Back then, their clan started out as a jade artifact maker.”

“The Chengdong Wu Clan?” Li Qing was stunned. Why did this clan sound so familiar? Isn’t that the family we talked about yesterday?

This was too coincidental, Li Qing was speechless.

“If you want to find more white chalcedony, you can go to the Wu Clan’s Jade Light House and ask about it. Perhaps there will be some harvest.” Shopkeeper Chen said, “The Jade Light Temple is on this street. It’s only a few steps away.”