Upon hearing this, Liu Ming pondered briefly before taking out eight top-grade spiritual stones from the cloth bag at his waist and handing them to the middle-aged woman. He then picked up the white jade box, and without another word, left the shop.
A few days earlier, upon returning to the sect, he did not rush back to his cave dwelling. Instead, he visited the sect's market once again, procuring a good number of Green Condensing Fruits from various shops.
This was the first time he had come across a batch that had matured for three hundred years, which was enough to significantly enhance the potency of his medicinal pills. Naturally, he bought them all in one go before riding the clouds back to his cave dwelling.
No sooner had he stepped into his dwelling than he shut the door firmly, hung up a 'Do Not Disturb' sign, and then strode straight into the alchemy room.
This time, the door of the alchemy room stayed closed for over a month.