Chapter 1299: The Myriad Treasures Pavilion

"Forget the Liang family, senior. Where should we go to buy spiritual medicines?" Ye Yuan asked.

Wuchen said, "Let's go to the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. The Myriad Treasures Pavilion under the Myriad Treasures Heavenly Emperor has a solid reputation. Even when the Immortal Forest Heavenly Sovereign was alive, he liked to shop there."

Ye Yuan nodded. Since even the Immortal Forest Heavenly Sovereign approved, he naturally had no objections.

After packing up, Ye Yuan left the Liang family directly.

After asking around, Ye Yuan headed toward the Myriad Treasures Pavilion. Wuchen's voice rang in his mind.

"Kid, there's a tail following you. It's that Zhang Shun."

Ye Yuan was startled but kept his expression unchanged and continued walking.

The Tongtian Realm was completely different from the Immortal Forest World. Here, Ye Yuan's divine sense could only extend about ten zhang.

Moreover, the Heavenly Dao here suppressed martial artists severely.

Below the Divine Lord realm, martial artists could not fly!

Thus, Ye Yuan's perception was far less acute than in the Immortal Forest World.

Fortunately, Wuchen was extremely powerful and detected Zhang Shun's presence almost instantly.

Zhang Shun following him probably meant no good.

"It seems Liang Mingyu has some ulterior motive," Ye Yuan replied.

"Mm, he's likely after that so-called beast-taming technique of yours," Wuchen said.

"I can't go back to the Liang family. What should I do?" Ye Yuan asked.

"No matter. You have divine essence stones. You can rent a cultivation room at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and focus on studying formations and alchemy. But it depends on your comprehension. If you can't refine the Divine Essence Pill before the divine essence stones run out, your little life... might be hard to keep," Wuchen said.

Ye Yuan raised an eyebrow, his fighting spirit ignited. "Heh, so this is forcing me into a corner? Looks like I have no choice but to burn my boats."

Ye Yuan was now a cripple. The only thing that could interest Liang Mingyu was likely the nonexistent beast-taming technique—that wasn't hard to guess.

Good thing he left in time; any later, and he might not have been able to get out of the Liang family gate.

Ye Yuan quickened his pace and soon arrived at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

"Sigh, what an imposing Myriad Treasures Pavilion!"

Before him stood a magnificent building.

Carved railings and jade steps, jade towers and pavilions—grand and majestic, yet without any hint of nouveau riche vulgarity.

"Heh, the Myriad Treasures Heavenly Emperor attained the Dao through artifacts and is the wealthiest Heavenly Emperor in the Tongtian Realm! Even in this remote Guishan City, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion is not something a local clan like the Liang family can compare to," Wuchen said.

Ye Yuan listened with longing, but quickly composed himself and stepped into the Myriad Treasures Pavilion.

"Young master, our Myriad Treasures Pavilion has everything you need. What can I help you with?" A pretty maidservant greeted him.

Her name was Hongyin, and she specialized in guiding customers.

Seeing Hongyin, Ye Yuan's gaze sharpened.

A mere maidservant was actually a Divine Realm expert!

This Myriad Treasures Pavilion was indeed extraordinary!

Moreover, Hongyin could probably see through him at a glance. Though there was a hint of disdain in her eyes, she hid it well, and her words betrayed no impatience.

Truly worthy of a force under a Heavenly Emperor!

"I need five jin of Divine Rain Silk, eight jin of Golden Phoenix Immortal Grass, six jin of Heavenly Silkworm Crystal..."

Ye Yuan rattled off five or six types of first-grade divine medicines. Though they were divine medicines, they were all entry-level.

Hongyin was taken aback at first but quickly relaxed.

These medicines were entry-level for alchemists, usually used by newcomers for practice.

The young man before her had no trace of divine essence fluctuations—likely a cripple, probably a servant running errands for some Divine Alchemy Master.

"Very well, young master. I'll have someone fetch them immediately. Anything else?" Hongyin asked again.

Ye Yuan added, "I'd also like to rent a cultivation room."

Hongyin was puzzled. Why buy so many medicines and go into a cultivation room?

Didn't he need to deliver them to that master?

How could a servant be so bold?

Despite her doubts, Hongyin smiled warmly and said, "Our cultivation rooms are divided into four grades: Heaven, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow. Heaven-grade costs a thousand low-grade divine essence stones per day, Earth-grade five hundred, Mystic-grade one hundred, and Yellow-grade ten."

Ye Yuan's face stiffened.

So expensive!

He had planned to rent for ten days, which would cost a hundred low-grade divine essence stones. Liang Wanru had given him only a total of one hundred and thirty-five.

After deducting the cost of the medicines, how could he cultivate?

Ye Yuan knew that divine essence stones had considerable purchasing power.

But the cultivation rooms at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion were outrageously expensive.

"Um... is there a lower-grade room?" Ye Yuan asked, swallowing his pride.

He smiled bitterly inwardly. He never thought he'd end up so destitute.

Fortunately, he had mentally prepared himself before coming to the Tongtian Realm, so the落差 wasn't too great—just a bit of melancholy.

Hongyin felt a pang of contempt. If you're broke, why act like a big shot?

But contempt aside, Hongyin was a dedicated maidservant. She smiled at Ye Yuan and said, "Of course. We also have ungraded cultivation rooms for only four low-grade divine essence stones per day. But the effect is much poorer and not cost-effective. Would you like to rent one, young master?"

Ye Yuan's eyes lit up. He had only asked tentatively, never expecting such a room to exist.

He only needed the room for alchemy; quality didn't matter.

Right now, he didn't even have the qualifications to cultivate.

"Good, I'll rent it for ten days! Have the medicines delivered directly to the cultivation room!" Ye Yuan said directly.

Hongyin didn't expect him to actually rent it.

She was baffled by his behavior. Could it be that this youth, devoid of divine essence, intended to refine pills himself?

What a joke!

Professional as ever, Hongyin smiled again. "Very well, young master. Including the medicines you bought earlier, the total is sixty-eight low-grade divine essence stones. Please pay first."

Ye Yuan winced inwardly, took sixty-eight divine essence stones from his storage ring, and paid.

Now, only sixty-seven divine essence stones remained in his ring.

If he couldn't refine the Divine Essence Pill with these sixty-seven stones, death awaited him!

Now, Ye Yuan had no way back!

"By the way, if I can refine the Divine Essence Pill, will your Myriad Treasures Pavilion buy it?" Ye Yuan suddenly asked.

Hongyin was stunned. She had never encountered such a person!

Buying medicines from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion and then selling the refined pills back to them!

But now she was certain: this youth really intended to refine pills himself in the cultivation room.

But a youth without divine essence—how could he... wait, formation-based alchemy!

Hongyin suddenly trembled, a possibility dawning on her.

But how could that be?

Formation-based alchemy—surely no one in Guishan City could do it, right?