After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 97 Two Sweet Grass Flowers

After selling all the pills, Ye Xiaobai instantly felt like he had spirit stones again.

If I hadn't already practiced fasting, I would have loved to find a restaurant and have a big meal right away. How come after cultivating immortality for so long, I still feel like I have the mentality of a mortal?

Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but criticize himself.

I almost forgot about the important matter again!

The most important thing about this trip is to buy the Sweet Grass Flower, which is needed for a fourth-tier pill recipe.

Thinking about this Alchemist Alliance shop, it's certain they'll have sweet grass flowers.

Ye Xiaobai immediately asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have any hundred-year-old sweet grass flowers here?"

"Oh? A hundred-year-old sweet grass flower, are you a fourth-grade alchemist, fellow Daoist?" the shopkeeper asked curiously.

"No, I'm only a third-grade alchemist right now. What? Can't I buy sweet grass flowers if I'm not a fourth-grade alchemist?" Ye Xiaobai asked back.

"No, I was just asking casually. I need to check with the warehouse about this century-old sweet grass flower. Please wait a moment!" the shopkeeper quickly explained.

"That's good, then I'll wait for you!"

"Okay, I'll be right back!" the shopkeeper said, and then ran to the warehouse to check the inventory.

Ye Xiaobai wasn't in a hurry. He slowly drank the spiritual tea and soon finished another cup. The waiter was quite perceptive and quickly poured Ye Xiaobai another cup.

Soon, the shopkeeper came out, his face solemn.

Ye Xiaobai suddenly felt something was wrong. Could it be that the Alchemist Alliance didn't have any hundred-year-old sweet grass flowers?

"How is it, shopkeeper?" Ye Xiaobai asked anxiously.

"The bad news is that there aren't many sweet grass flowers left, but the good news is that there are still two!" the shopkeeper said calmly.

Two sweet grass flowers are definitely not enough. Even a mature alchemist can't refine many pills, let alone a third-grade alchemist like Ye Xiaobai.

A certain number of people familiar with the alchemical formula are still needed; two plants are definitely not enough.

"No way? Shopkeeper, such a big shop only has two sweet grass flowers?" Ye Xiaobai asked incredulously.

"Don't even mention it! Things have been quite chaotic outside lately. A batch of spiritual herbs from our Miaodanfang was stolen!" the shopkeeper said bluntly.

"Who is so bold as to dare to steal goods from the Alchemist Alliance?" Ye Xiaobai asked in disbelief.

"He must be a rogue cultivator from some remote place! By the way, do you still want these two sweet grass flowers, fellow Daoist?" the shopkeeper guessed.

"Yes, of course I want them!" Ye Xiaobai said hurriedly. Even a fly's leg is meat, and with these two plants, he could at least familiarize himself with the pill formula.

"One plant costs three thousand spirit stones, two plants would cost six thousand spirit stones, and after the 20% discount for members, it would be four thousand eight hundred spirit stones!" the shopkeeper said with a smile.

"So expensive?" Although Ye Xiaobai was rich, he didn't want to be ripped off, so he quickly asked when he heard the high price.

"Hey, fellow Daoist, you can't say that. The pills made from these sweet grass flowers are priced in the tens of thousands. Do you still think they're expensive?" the shopkeeper retorted.

"Shopkeeper, you already said it's a refined elixir, and I still... never mind, I'll buy it!" Ye Xiaobai reluctantly bought it.

Alchemy really consumes a lot of spirit stones!

Moreover, bargaining at Miaodanfang is incredibly difficult.

Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but sigh again.

Realizing he didn't have enough materials to refine pills this time, he casually asked, "Shopkeeper, do you have Jade Liquid Foundation Condensation Pills here?"

Having just completed a small transaction, the shopkeeper was already beaming with joy. Upon hearing that Ye Xiaobai wanted to buy something more, he immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Yes, yes, yes!"

After saying that, the shopkeeper took out a bottle of low-grade Jade Liquid Foundation Condensation Pill from his storage bag and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, take a look first, and then decide how many bottles you want?"

Ye Xiaobai picked it up and examined it, then confirmed the smell of the pill. It was a low-grade Jade Liquid Foundation Condensation Pill.

He then asked, "How many spirit stones per bottle?"

"4 spirit stones per bottle," the shopkeeper said calmly.

"What? 4 spirit stones a bottle!" Ye Xiaobai knew that fourth-grade pills were expensive, but he didn't expect them to be this expensive. He almost dropped the bottle of pills in his hand.

"It is indeed 40,000 spirit stones per bottle. After all, this is a fourth-grade pill, which has a significant effect on improving the cultivation of cultivators in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, so it is a bit expensive!" the shopkeeper quickly explained.

"That's too expensive!" Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but feel sorry for the spirit stones in the storage bag that hadn't even been warmed up yet.

"Not expensive at all, it's definitely worth the price of a fourth-grade pill!"

"So, how many bottles do you want, fellow Daoist?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile, rubbing his hands together.

"Give me one bottle first!" Ye Xiaobai said helplessly. He didn't have many materials for refining, and he still needed these fourth-grade pills for his cultivation.

Ye Xiaobai had previously planned not to take low-grade pills, but now he has no choice. He can only take them for now, and he'll decide later when conditions are better.

Soon, after giving him the spirit stones, Ye Xiaobai took the pills and left.

Although he felt a pang of regret when spending spirit stones, Ye Xiaobai was in a great mood because he had earned quite a few spirit stones from selling pills. So he strolled around the market for a while before preparing to return to the White Tiger Sect as soon as possible.

The inner room of Miaodanfang.

A young female nun was chatting with the old man.

"Young Miss, Master has already sent you a message telling you to return home as soon as possible!" the old man said respectfully.

"I originally wanted to witness the extraordinary illusion techniques of the Thousand Illusions Flower Shadow Fairy of the Vermilion Bird Sect—Bai Meisheng, but unfortunately she's in seclusion. What a waste." The girl lazily stretched her arms and said indifferently.

"No need to compete, he's definitely no match for the young lady, after all, she's only at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage!" the old man said with a smile.

“Indeed, but even with my early Core Formation stage cultivation, I would suffer a bit against her. By the way, has the location of the lost spiritual herb been confirmed?” the girl asked the old man.

"It's been confirmed. We'll send Elder Song immediately to retrieve the stolen spiritual herbs," the old man said calmly.

"I'm bored anyway, so I'll go join in the fun!" the girl said firmly.

“Young Miss, you don’t need to go. Old Master Song can handle it. Master has already sent you messages multiple times, asking you to go back!” the old man advised again.

"Okay, okay, you're so long-winded! I'll go find the spirit herb and then head back!" the girl complained impatiently.

"Alright, then we'll do as Miss says!"

"By the way, should our Alchemist Alliance befriend this person who sold high-grade Gathering Yuan Pills today?" the old man asked casually.

"He's just a third-grade alchemist, a nobody. What's the point of befriending him?" the girl said indifferently.

"Although he is only a third-grade alchemist, he has still managed to refine high-grade pills, so his talent should be quite good, right?" the old man asked again tentatively.

"Let's talk about it when he becomes a fourth-grade alchemist!" the girl said impatiently.

"Yes, Miss!"

"Where is Elder Song? When are we leaving?" the girl asked again.

"I just went to my place to get something, I'll be right back!" the old man explained.

"Alright, hurry up and tell him to hurry up. I need to go back as soon as this trip is over!"

"Okay, I'll go and follow up again!"

……

Ye Xiaobai strolled around the market for a while before setting off back to the White Tiger Sect.