Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 527: Chapter 225: Master of Food Fragrance, Three Fragrances Four Flavors_1

“Do you know where in this city I can rent a cave dwelling?”

He didn’t ask if there was one.

Instead, he asked where it was.

This was quite normal; Tian Lan Immortal City, being such a majestic city, was reputed to house a million cultivators.

There had to be suitable places for cultivation.

And such places, unless otherwise, must be under the joint control of the seven major sects.

However, Tian Lan Immortal City is not the holy land of the seven sects. It would be a real waste to leave such rich spirit lands unoccupied.

Therefore, “renting” is undoubtedly the most suitable way to manage them.

Xu Xiao Liu was not surprised.

He immediately replied, “I know about that. Elder, do you want to have a look now?”

Luo Chen looked back and saw that the inn Xu Xiao Liu had graciously found indeed offered great value for money.

It was spacious enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

Most of the cultivators from the Luo Tian Creed had been arranged for.

So too had the Nangong Family.

Only the Li Family was still sorting things out. Li Yixian’s face was flushed as he tried to negotiate something by himself with the innkeeper.

Seeing this, Xu Xiao Liu said with a wry smile, “I can’t be blamed for this. This is already the cheapest inn in the city. One person’s ten-day stay only costs five Spirit Stones, which even includes a complimentary meal of Spirit Rice.”

“Senior Li has many people with him, this expense might be a bit overwhelming for him!”

Luo Chen didn’t say a word.

He was aware of the Li Family’s situation.

Relatively speaking, their foundation was acceptable.

But Li Yixian, in order to deal with possible dangers, had spent a great deal of money buying a lower grade magic item, which greatly reduced their wealth.

The remaining Spirit Stones shouldn’t be in small numbers.

However, ever since they came to the Tian Lan Immortal City, the Spirit Stones started to flow out like water.

Even if she didn’t meddle, she knew if they continued like this, sooner or later they would run out of resources.

As to how to increase their income, Li Yixian had no clue.

But she had already started to save where she could.

The only issue was that she had grown up under her clan’s care, focusing only on cultivation.

She was not a match to matters as mundane as price haggling.

After trying for a while, she only managed to annoy the innkeeper.

Even Li Ao, who was standing by the side, blushed, evoking the embarrassing situation of a child as his parent haggles over prices.

Eventually, he was unable to negotiate a lower price.

They had no choice but to accept the innkeeper’s price and settle all the members of the Li Family in the inn.

However, doing so meant parting with hundreds more Spirit Stones.

Li Yixian knew very well that her actions were being observed by many.

But…

“I am sorry for giving you such a sight,” Li Yixian said to Luo Chen with a wry smile.

Luo Chen shook his head, showing no sign of ridiculing her.

On the contrary, he admired her ability to set aside her pride.

In times of adversity, one’s dignity often yields no value.

He had also acted like a haggling hawker at a roadside stall, grinding people down for every half Spirit Stone.

As Nangong Jin came over, Luo Chen immediately asked,

“I am planning to check out the cave dwellings. Would you like to come along?”

“Cave dwellings?”

“Land with Second Order Spirit Veins?”

Upon acknowledging their quizzical gaze, Luo Chen nodded in affirmation.

Nangong Jin immediately said, “Of course we will join you!”

After some considerations, Li Yixian gritted her teeth and said, “Just for a look then!”

However, before they left, she turned around and conveyed a message to Li Ao.

Li Ao, who was about to step out of the inn to wander around, received the message and instantly wore a bitter expression.

He was told to stay in the inn and take care of the clan members.

On the Luo Tian Creed’s side, under Sima Huiniang’s leadership, house rules had been set.

On the first day, everyone was prohibited from going out and was advised to rest.

Beginning from the second day, people were sent out in batches to familiarize themselves with the Tian Lan Immortal City.

However, it was not aimless wandering.

They had to follow Xu Xiao Liu, their guide, and explore the city cautiously and safely.

…

“The car is here!”

Under a pavilion, Xu Xiao Liu jumped out and waved vigorously outside.

When a magnificent giant tiger stopped, Xu Xiao Liu turned back.

“Elders, hop on!”

Luo Chen looked at the giant tiger vehicle with surprise.

Unlike the fully enclosed Black Python Vehicle, this one before him was open-air. It allowed passengers on board to take in the scenic view outside.

However, it had fewer seats and could only accommodate around ten people.

The passengers on board the vehicle at that moment curiously watched the three of them.

Without hesitation, after paying two Spirit Stones, Luo Chen got on the vehicle.

Xu Xiao Liu was in the back row, wiping the soft seat with his sleeve.

“Elder, please sit here!”

“Yes, thank you.”

Luo Chen sat down, and Li Yixian and Nangong Jin joined him in the same row.

“To get to Binglan Palace, where we’re going, we have to travel quite a distance from Yuelu Street. Only two trains service that area, and this giant tiger vehicle is one of them.”

Hearing Xu Xiao Liu’s words, Luo Chen curiously asked,

“Why aren’t the vehicles in Tian Lan Immortal City standardized?”

Xu Xiao Liu scratched his head. “I don’t know about that.”

“So, how many of these vehicles are there in total in Tian Lan Immortal City?”

“Oh, I know about that! Five beast vehicles, two Black Python vehicles, three giant tiger vehicles; they are all puppet vehicles from the Luo Yun Sect. In addition, there are three Law Flowing Cloud buses introduced by the Flame Alliance and two Iron Mountain Seats from the Ailao Mountain.”

Luo Chen paused for a moment, stroking his sleek chin deep in thought.

This meant that the operation businesses in Tian Lan Immortal City currently fell into the hands of these three sects.

Even though the ticket prices didn’t seem high, the Spirit Stones earned from multiple rounds of transport each day would amount to a substantial income.

He glanced at his two companions out of the corner of his eye.

Nangong Jin was resting with his eyes shut, showing no interest in anything outside.