Quickly, Jiang Fan, through the power of the Fortune-Telling Talisman, discerned many changes in the future.
To him, staying in Yunlai City would pose no problems.
If he were to leave, he might encounter calamities.
Indeed, the one Daoist Fei Lian targets are merely the Foundation Establishment influences in Yunlai City.
Regarding loose cultivators, he actually harbors no malice and doesnât deliberately target them; he even ignores them.
However, if he leaves here, he might instead encounter significant trouble.
Due to the turmoil of the Nascent Soul Cave Mansion, the entire Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range began to become chaotic.
If he were to go elsewhere, he would likely face various upheavals and calamities.
Thinking of this, Jiang Fan calmed down.
He knew that the most crucial thing for him right now was to enhance his strength and quickly become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Everything else was just minor details.
"To enhance strength, one must still purchase elixirs."
"Perhaps I need to go to Yunlai City once more."
Jiang Fan wanted to buy some top-grade elixirs in Yunlai City to accelerate his cultivation efficiency and elevate his cultivation to the level of Qi Cultivation Ninth-Layer Perfection as soon as possible.
Once the Primordial Spiritual Power within him was perfected, he could attempt Foundation Establishment.
For a cultivator, this was a significant enhancement and transformation.
Moreover, he was not lacking in spirit stones at all right now.
He still had many spirit stones left unspent.
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Another half an hour passed.
Jiang Fan left the slum area and once again arrived in Yunlai City.
Compared to before, Yunlai City didnât seem much different.
Still bustling, incredibly lively.
A large number of loose cultivators were coming in and out of Yunlai City, with commerce being extremely prosperous.
Yet, he could sense the ominous atmosphere.
It seemed that loose cultivators were more cautious with each other, not as safe as before.
Clearly, over this period, the public security situation in Yunlai City had worsened considerably.
Soon, Jiang Fan arrived at the Yunlai Pill Pavilion.
This was the main elixir shop run by Daoist Yunlaiâs influence.
The elixirs inside were all premium, but the prices were exorbitant.
At the very least, only cultivators above the late-stage Qi Cultivation could afford to purchase them.
So very few loose cultivators dared to come to the Yunlai Pill Pavilion to buy elixirs.
"Esteemed friend, may I know which elixir you are looking for?"
The shopkeeper Yang Huai Ren saw Jiang Fan enter, his eyes brightened instantly, and he hurriedly greeted him.
"I want some top-grade elixirs to enhance cultivation, do you have them here?"
Jiang Fan inquired directly.
He displayed his cultivation at the Seventh-Layer Qi Cultivation, naturally possessing the capability to purchase top-grade elixirs.
"Of course, we have them."
"We have the top-grade elixir Sunflower Water Pill."
"Itâs refined from Sunflower Water Grass, Summer Withered Flower, Profound Ginseng, and other spirit medicines."
"The medicinal power is very gentle, extremely suitable for cultivators to absorb and concentrate spiritual power."
"However, the price isnât cheap; a bottle costs two thousand spirit stones."
The shopkeeper Yang Huai Ren smiled slightly.
What?!
Hearing this, Jiang Fan was also taken aback.
Although he knew top-grade elixirs were surely much more expensive than middle-grade elixirs, he didnât expect it to be so much more expensive.
No wonder those late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivators often venture deep into the mountains to hunt demon beasts to earn spirit stones.
Without a substantial number of spirit stones, one couldnât even afford elixirs.
To buy a bottle of top-grade elixir, who knows how many demon beasts a late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivator would have to hunt.
Very few loose cultivators could afford it.
But this was an unavoidable situation.
Elixirs are luxury items by nature.
Theyâre never designed for ordinary loose cultivators to consume.
Luckily, he had many spirit stones on him, otherwise, he wouldnât afford it at all.
"Iâll take three bottles."
Jiang Fan thought about it and decided to buy them to test the effect. If they could significantly enhance his cultivation, spending six thousand spirit stones wouldnât be a waste.
"No problem."
The shopkeeper Yang Huai Ren smiled like Maitreya Buddha, as he was about to earn quite a bit from these six thousand spirit stones.
Undoubtedly, this young man was certainly a big client.
He then took out three bottles of Sunflower Water Pill from inside.
"By the way, Shopkeeper, do you have any Foundation Establishment Pills here?"
Jiang Fan paid the six thousand spirit stones and then inquired after receiving the Sunflower Water Pill.
He wanted to know what price the Foundation Establishment Pill was at.
"Foundation Establishment Pill?"
"I donât have such precious elixirs here."
"If you want to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill, you probably have to go to an auction."
"But Foundation Establishment Pills arenât cheap; they always fetch astronomical prices at auctions."
"A single pill is worth at least thirty to forty thousand spirit stones."
"If thereâs competition, the price would probably become even more expensive."
"Can you afford it?"
The shopkeeper Yang Huai Ren looked curiously at Jiang Fan.
"Of course I canât afford it, Iâm just curious about the price of the Foundation Establishment Pill."
Jiang Fan said calmly without revealing his emotions.
"Indeed, given that each costs tens of thousands of spirit stones, how can an ordinary cultivator afford it."
"But even if you can afford it, without backing, itâs unlikely you can keep it."
The shopkeeper Yang Huai Ren sighed.
He wasnât trying to scare, but rather stating facts.
The Foundation Establishment Pill is not just an ordinary elixir; it represents a cultivatorâs hope to advance to Foundation Establishment.
It also lays the foundation for a Foundation Establishment clanâs rise and fall for two hundred years.
Countless cultivator families desire to acquire a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Even Foundation Establishment clans desire them so much, an ordinary loose cultivator attempting to snatch one in front of these family cultivators is undoubtedly dreaming.
Even if a loose cultivator possesses a large number of spirit stones and successfully bids for a Foundation Establishment Pill, it doesnât guarantee they will leave Yunlai City alive.
This is why fewer and fewer loose cultivators have achieved Foundation Establishment over the years.
Most Foundation Establishment cultivators actually come from certain cultivator families.