Ling Luoyi was the one speaking.
What did she just say?
She had something to repair spiritual roots or a dan tian!
The old man immediately snapped out of his despair and looked at Ling Luoyi excitedly, asking incredulously, "What did you say? You have something to repair spiritual roots or a dan tian?!"
"Yes," Ling Luoyi said, taking out a small porcelain bottle and playing with it. "I have something that can repair spiritual roots. This is the Tai Xuan Golden Pill, which is what you want. It's just that this item is beyond a ninth-grade pill."
"Buy it, I'll buy it, no matter the price!" The old man was already incoherent with excitement.
Having finally found what he was looking for, he was determined to buy it at any cost.
"Alright. You only want this pill, right? According to market price, you can give me a million Yellow Crystal Coins."
"Okay." The old man placed a Yellow Crystal Card on the table, his eyes fervently fixed on the porcelain bottle in Ling Luoyi's hand. His heart leaped with every movement of Ling Luoyi's hand, fearing she might accidentally drop the bottle.
Seeing the old man's promptness, Ling Luoyi was not one to dally. She asked a nearby shop assistant for a wooden box, poured a pill from the porcelain bottle into it, packed it carefully, then put the bottle away and closed the box.
Picking up the wooden box, Ling Luoyi said, "Please, elder, inject a little spiritual energy into the box. Just a little bit."
The old man didn't understand but complied.
Ling Luoyi's hand swept over the top of the wooden box. Then, she exchanged the box for the Yellow Crystal Card, which she pocketed into her storage ring.
The old man eagerly took the wooden box and opened it. As Ling Luoyi had said, the Tai Xuan Golden Pill was overall greenish-blue with a deep green pattern. Moreover, the pill emitted no medicinal fragrance!
The old man didn't understand why, but from some ancient texts he had read, he knew that pills of extremely high grade and quality would have one or more patterns, known as pill patterns, and that some high-grade pills would not emit any fragrance.
With this thought, the old man looked at Ling Luoyi with curiosity, confusion, and shock. Could Ling Luoyi, at such a young age, have reached such a level?!
Seeing that the old man had not yet left, Ling Luoyi glanced at the wooden box and explained, "If you suspect this pill is fake, you can come to the Ling Family Pill Pavilion to find me anytime, or go to the Ling Mansion. Either way, the Ling Mansion and the Ling Family Pill Pavilion will always be here. As for injecting spiritual energy, it's because I've placed a seal on this wooden box. Once this box is closed, only you can open it. This ensures you can safely take this pill. Do you have any other questions, elder?"
"No, no," the old man was lost in thought and only snapped back to reality when Ling Luoyi spoke.
"If you have no more questions, could you please leave? There are people queuing behind you."
"Alright, thank you, Eldest Miss Ling, for the pill. If it is effective, I will surely repay you handsomely," the old man said solemnly as he secured the wooden box.
"No need. We have a transaction; there's no need for such formalities."
Seeing that Ling Luoyi did not wish to say more, the old man did not linger. He bowed and left immediately.
The people behind him were all similar. They had wanted pills to turn mortals into spiritual cultivators, but after Ling Luoyi said she didn't have them, they were all disappointed and joined the queue behind the adjacent line.
Those who took the pills did not seek verification because the only ninth-grade alchemist on the entire continent was the Guild Master of the Alchemist Guild in the Heavenly Profound Domain. Asking anyone else would not yield accurate answers.
Whether they got an answer or not was irrelevant; they now believed Ling Luoyi was a ninth-grade alchemist.
With such a large quantity of ninth-grade pills, if she hadn't refined them herself, who would give them away for free?
They had finally seen ninth-grade pills, and since they were not injured or poisoned, they did not need healing or detoxifying pills. Moreover, these low-grade pills could handle such matters. What they wanted were pills to assist in advancement, so Ling Luoyi's pills for advancement had been consumed in large quantities, and there might not be enough in the future.
With this thought, Ling Luoyi unconsciously looked at Qiu Yuanxi. Qiu Yuanxi was startled at first, then belatedly guessed Ling Luoyi's thoughts and slowly turned his head away, pretending not to see.
Ling Luoyi did not speak. Since Qiu Yuanxi already knew, there was no need for her to say anything.
The two stayed at the Pill Pavilion until before mealtime, fulfilling their promises before returning home.
Ling Luoyi and Qiu Yuanxi arrived at the Ling Mansion just in time for the meal. After finishing their meal, Ling Luoyi entered the small world. She felt the spiritual energy fluctuations in various parts of the small world gradually diminish, indicating that everyone would be able to come out of seclusion by tomorrow.
Ling Luoyi went to the Qing Yin Pavilion in the Ling Mansion to rest with peace of mind, sitting on a lounge chair to aid digestion. Gu Yuncheng also deactivated his invisibility and sat beside Ling Luoyi.
Seeing that he had deactivated his invisibility, Ling Luoyi was not worried. She had already cast her domain in the room. Within her domain, everything was under her control. As long as she did not leak Gu Yuncheng's aura, no one outside would know he was there.
"A'Su, are the matters in the Demon Realm all settled?"
A few days prior, after Ling Luoyi returned to the Sacred Domain, Gu Yuncheng had also returned to the Demon Realm to handle accumulated affairs. He had only returned today.
"Yes. There weren't many matters in the Demon Realm, and they weren't difficult to handle." Gu Yuncheng looked at her dotingly. Seeing that her aura had become even more powerful, he said with certainty, "Luoluo, it seems you've advanced quite a few levels this time."
"A'Su, can't you tell?" Ling Luoyi glanced at him sideways. Don't think she didn't know that this guy was several times stronger than her. How could he not see her current level?
Gu Yuncheng curved his lips into a smile and said, "Luoluo, you truly are the 'Child of God.' No other human, no, no other race can reach your current level in such a short time. Even those at the same level would need decades, or even centuries, to break through their limitations, while you've only taken a little over eight months."
Although his tone was one of admiration, Ling Luoyi detected a hint of envy. She raised an eyebrow and smiled, "A'Su, are you envious of me? If my age were converted to your demon race's lifespan, I would be over a hundred years old."
Gu Yuncheng chuckled and affectionately stroked Ling Luoyi's head. "Luoluo, the lifespan of demons is indeed longer than that of humans. Converted, you are indeed over a hundred, almost two hundred years old. However, demons of this age in the Demon Realm haven't even reached the Spirit Sect."
"A'Su, others may not know, but you do. The fact that you can still see me now is the result of my desperate efforts."
Ling Luoyi's words made Gu Yuncheng's heart ache. Indeed, setting aside everything else, just thinking about when he first met her.
When Gu Yuncheng first met Ling Luoyi, she was only ten years old and had just arrived on the Ancient Profound Continent, bewildered by everything. However, her eyes held a composure, calmness, and bloodlust that belied her age.
Gu Yuncheng was being pursued at the time and was also poisoned, unable to use even a tenth of his strength, making him equivalent to a cripple.
Ling Luoyi at that time possessed the strength of a Spirit King, making her the undisputed number one among her peers.
Gu Yuncheng had seen many children her age among humans. Most of them were just beginning to cultivate, with the strongest only reaching the Spirit Master realm. He didn't know how she cultivated, but those eyes, those eyes like still water, made Gu Yuncheng want to understand what this little girl had been through.
However, no matter how he asked, Ling Luoyi refused to speak. Her emotionless gaze made it impossible for him to press further. He had also sent people to investigate, but after a year of searching, there was still no news, as if she had appeared out of thin air. He eventually gave up.