I use my future dreams to prove immortality.

Chapter 34 Golden Essence

Zhou Qiuyuan asked, "Shopkeeper, could you please tell me about the origin of the Golden Dragon Pot?"

The manager of Huixianzhai smiled and said, "An elder once asked someone to keep an eye out for precious gold artifacts. I found this antique quite appealing, so I was willing to spend a lot of money to keep it."

You're kidding me!

The old man wouldn't tell him the truth, so Zhou Qiuyuan couldn't get any useful information.

Zhou Qiuyuan seemed to realize something, then shook his head and replied, "If you're not honest, I won't sell!"

After saying that, he reached out to take back the Golden Dragon Pot.

The manager of Huixianzhai, clutching the golden dragon pot, kept his distance, his face grim. "The money and goods are settled. Do you intend to cause trouble at Huixianzhai?"

Four figures filed out from the back hall of Huixianzhai, each exuding an intimidating aura, their gazes all fixed on Zhou Qiuyuan.

All four were body refiners with spiritual tools, and their body tempering strength far surpassed that of Zhou Qiuyuan, a newcomer who had just begun body tempering.

Huixianzhai's strength is far more than that; there are also powerful figures secretly stationed there. If anyone dares to cause trouble at Huixianzhai, their fate will be extremely tragic.

"Shopkeeper, I haven't received the money yet, how can it be considered a complete settlement?"

"How about this? As long as you reveal the secret of the golden pot, I'll still sell it to Huixianzhai at this price, okay?"

Zhou Qiuyuan only wanted to learn the secret of the Golden Dragon Pot through this opportunity and did not want to have a conflict with Huixianzhai.

Seeing Zhou Qiuyuan back down, the manager of Huixianzhai waved for the four body cultivators to leave, wearing his signature smile, and said, "There's no secret, you're overthinking it, sir."

"Liuhua, go to the accounting office and get two hundred-tael gold notes to give to the guest."

Throughout the entire process, he held the Golden Dragon Pot in his hand and never let go of it.

The maid Liuhua brought two hundred-tael gold notes and handed them to Zhou Qiuyuan with a slightly nervous expression.

"Honored guest, please excuse me for not seeing you off further." The shopkeeper of Huixianzhai smiled gently, but hidden behind his coldness that kept people at a distance.

Zhou Qiuyuan hated people who didn't tell the truth, but unfortunately, he wasn't strong enough to make the manager of Huixianzhai give in and reveal the secret.

He doesn't like doing business at a loss, so if he wants to find out the truth, he has to use his trump card!

"Manager, now that the money and goods are settled, I certainly won't go back on my word." Zhou Qiuyuan pulled out a gold note that he hadn't even had a chance to warm up yet and handed it to the manager of Huixianzhai, saying ingratiatingly, "I'm rather curious, could you tell me a thing or two so I can broaden my horizons?"

One hundred taels of gold notes?

The manager of Huixianzhai handled a lot of money every day, but not much of it actually belonged to him. One hundred taels of gold was a considerable sum for him.

He accepted the hundred-tael gold note with a bright smile, looked at Zhou Qiuyuan with a strange expression, and said, "Since you are so sensible, I will not hide it from you."

Money really can make the devil turn the millstone!

Trading a gold ticket, which cannot be brought from a future dream into the real world, for the secret of the Golden Dragon Pot is a sure-fire way to make money.

"The Qian Dynasty was once a vassal of the Blackwater Sect, and it had been collecting rare and precious materials for cultivators for the Immortal Sect. However, Emperor Qian developed selfish motives and secretly hid some of the treasures, hoping to one day be able to cultivate immortality."

"Emperor Qian was unlucky and encountered a great upheaval in the world, which led to the collapse of the dynasty. As a result, some of the rare and precious materials he had hidden away became known to the world."

"The Nine Dragon Golden Pot is a container for privately stored treasures, the most precious of which is the dragon pearl, which is actually a refining material: gold essence."

"This item is derived from gold, and ordinary people are unaware of this secret, making it difficult for them to discover this opportunity."

Gold essence, a refining material used by cultivators?

The owner of Huixianzhai didn't haggle at all and bought the Golden Dragon Pot for two hundred taels of silver. Zhou Qiuyuan suspected that this treasure might be related to the immortal path, and sure enough, he was right.

Now that he knows the truth, he certainly won't be like that sucker who sold the Golden Dragon Pot for only two hundred taels.

Today's trip was definitely worthwhile!

Zhou Qiuyuan was stunned for a moment before stammering, "A cultivator's treasure? Shopkeeper, I wonder how many spirit stones the Golden Essence is worth?"

I wonder if the Golden Essence can be exchanged for an acquired Thunder Spirit Root?

Even if the price isn't right, you should be mentally prepared in advance.

The manager of Huixianzhai patted Zhou Qiuyuan on the shoulder and said meaningfully, "I am just the manager of Huixianzhai and I don't know the price of gold essence. If you have the opportunity to enter the inner city, you will naturally know the price."

After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and went straight upstairs.

A man emerged from behind a screen on the second floor of Huixianzhai, asking with a puzzled look, "Manager, why did you tell him the secret of the Nine Dragons Golden Pot?"

The manager of Huixianzhai stroked his beard and said meaningfully, "The Golden Dragon Pot only sold for two hundred taels of gold. He was willing to spend one hundred taels of gold to bribe me, so I went along with it and sure enough, he gave himself away."

"Since he deliberately inquired about the price of gold essence, he definitely has more than one Nine Dragons Gold Pot!"

"I'm entrusting you with verifying the truth of the matter. If he has more Nine Dragon Golden Pots, you must seize them."

"Hehe, the head manager is indeed very thoughtful. Leave this to me."

A figure strode out of the back door of Huixianzhai and chased after Zhou Qiuyuan in the direction he had left.

The owner of Huixianzhai stood by the second-floor window, quietly watching the two figures disappear into the darkness one after another, a smile of complete control on his face.

Huixianzhai has maintained a good reputation for many years, and even when faced with thousands of taels of gold, it would not do anything to tarnish its reputation.

The treasures of cultivators are different; these are precious items that can be exchanged for spirit stones. Which of the powerful clans in the outer city or the cultivators in the inner city would give up such a tempting prize?

Moreover, this person lacks sufficient strength; possessing immortal artifacts is tantamount to a child carrying gold in the marketplace.

Over the years, how could Huixianzhai not have done some underhanded and despicable things?

However, the matter was handled discreetly, and those who knew about it were all dead.

……

Zhou Qiuyuan almost sold the cultivator's treasure as ordinary gold, but fortunately he still had a chance to back out.

Zhou Qiuyuan took out a hundred taels of gold notes just to find out the secret of the Nine Dragons Golden Pot. Unless the other party was a fool, he would definitely suspect that he had a second Nine Dragons Golden Pot.

There's no guarantee they won't do something underhanded to themselves.

As soon as Zhou Qiuyuan left Huixianzhai, he rushed westward. He had only run halfway when he turned onto a narrow path. He then slowed his pace and headed north.

Zhou Qiuyuan was unsure if anyone was following him, so he had to be careful.

Every so often he would look back warily.

He heard no footsteps and noticed no one following him, but he was still uneasy. He carefully hid in the shadows and waited for a quarter of an hour, but still did not see anyone follow him.

It was a false alarm.

It was quite unexpected that Huixianzhai, with its decent reputation, did not succumb to greed.

Zhou Qiuyuan didn't go straight home. Instead, he wandered around and ended up at the back door of Tianxianglou.

Before the dream ended, he wanted to get useful information from Gong Lei to avoid missing out on valuable intelligence.