Two diamond-shaped bones and a feather.
There was a red glow on each of them, as though they belonged to the same source. They gave off extraordinary auras, but it was a pity that it had nothing to do with sturdiness. It was more about the augmentation of spells and speed.
“I wonder how many spirit stones I can sell them for.”
“There’s also my white pills. I’ve accumulated another thousand…” Xu Qing counted his assets and walked out of the magic boat to the breakfast stall he visited every day.
The boss of the restaurant was a middle-aged man with no cultivation. He was an ordinary resident of the main city and looked honest. When he saw Xu Qing, he grinned.
He had a very deep impression of this handsome youth from the Homicide Department. The other party didn’t have the viciousness of a Seven Blood Eyes disciple and was very polite. Xu Qing did not even need to order, the boss soon served a few buns and steamed eggs, as well as a plate of side dishes.
Xu Qing thanked him and sat there, picking up his chopsticks and eating slowly. Right now, he was already used to using chopsticks. After he finished eating, he placed a spirit coin on the table before getting up and walking to the Homicide Department.
Reporting for duty was very easy in the Homicide Department. One only needed to touch the bluestone in the courtyard of the Black Division with their identity token.
Xu Qing, who was familiar with all of this, finished checking in and used the excuse of being on duty to walk on the streets under the morning sun.
On the way, he encountered some disciples from the Homicide Department. Most of them greeted him politely. After the battle with Night Dove, Xu Qing had gained some amount of fame in the Homicide Department.
Xu Qing bought a few pears on the streets. He walked toward the medicinal shop while eating the pears. He planned to sell the white pills first and then sell the materials given by Huang Yan yesterday before he went to see how much more he needed to exchange for the giant whale skull
The medicinal shop was soon within Xu Qing’s sight. It was still the shop where he bought herbs and alchemy pills. It was very lively with people coming and going.
Xu Qing could be considered a regular here. His appearance was immediately noticed by the busy shopkeeper. The shopkeeper’s eyes lit up and he walked out of the counter with a smile.
“I haven’t seen you in a while. Are you here to buy herbs or to sell pills?”
“Selling pills.”
The shopkeeper’s enthusiasm grew even more. As for the medicinal pills that Xu Qing took out, he merely swept his gaze over them and happily handed over 20 spirit stones.
“Aren’t you going to take a look?” Xu Qing looked at the shopkeeper.
“There is no need to check your pills.” The shopkeeper smiled and waved his hand.
Xu Qing nodded. He was confident that the quality of each of his pills was top-grade. He cupped his fists and walked out of the shop.
Seeing that Xu Qing had left, the shopkeeper hurriedly took out a jade slip. After sending a voice transmission to his boss, he called over a staff member and placed Xu Qing’s pills in a box, asking the staff member to send them to the Second Peak immediately.
This shop assistant was very quick-witted. He knew that the boss seemed to value these pills very much. After leaving the shop, he quickly ran and took a shortcut to the Second Peak.
Not long later, the box was sent to a cave abode on the Second Peak and placed in front of a young girl.
The young girl looked to be around 16 or 17 years old. She wore a light orange Daoist robe and sat there with no makeup on. She took out a pill from the box and held it before her eyes to observe.
Under the sunlight, her skin was as fair as snow, and her eyes were like a pool of clear water. Her jet-black hair was tied up in a princess bun, and there was a beaded hairpin with tassels hanging from it.
This young girl was none other than the owner of the medicinal shop. She was also the person Xu Qing had met at the entrance of the medicinal shop before.
As she observed the pill, she let out a soft cry of surprise. Her brows were slightly raised, and her eyes revealed surprise.
“The purity has actually increased?”
She had previously studied Xu Qing’s alchemy pills and discovered that although she could also achieve the same purity, she couldn’t do it every time. Hence, she couldn’t help but feel a little competitive.
“Since a disciple of the Seventh Peak can do it, as an alchemy cultivator, there’s no reason for me to be unable to!”
The young girl waved her jade-like hand, and stalks of medicinal herbs flew over from all directions. With a serious expression, she began refining.
While she was about to compete with Xu Qing in alchemy, Xu Qing was currently walking on the streets and looking at the weapon refinement workshops of the Sixth Peak’s disciples in the surroundings. His brows furrowed imperceptibly and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
He didn’t know if it was an illusion, but when he passed by these shops today, a few of the Sixth Peak’s shopkeepers seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally glancing at him, as though they were confirming something.
It wasn’t like this in the past.
“Are they observing me?” Xu Qing narrowed his eyes. This abnormal scene made him even more vigilant, so he simply gave up on staying around.
He didn’t enter any of the shops to sell his ingredients. Instead, he returned to his berth at Port 79 and began his cultivation with great vigilance.
Several days passed, but nothing major happened. Xu Qing was hesitant, but he was still cautious. Every day, he would pass by the shops of the Sixth Peak while on duty and secretly check them out.
That kind of observation never appeared again, but Xu Qing was still worried. He decided to wait for a few more days. After confirming that everything was normal, he found a shop that hadn’t observed him from the start and prepared to head over.
If he wanted to upgrade his magic boat, he would ultimately have to go to the Sixth Peak’s shops to trade for materials. Almost all of the Sixth Peak’s shops that were related to magic boats were located in the port area. It was like a monopoly. The Sixth Peak shops in the other areas did not do business of magic boat materials.
Hence, even though there was a trace of uncertainty, Xu Qing was still prepared to give it a try.
Xu Qing warily walked on the streets with quick steps. However, just when he was about to reach the shop he chose, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from behind him.