Cultivation is just so scientific!

The Chief Manager Lai and Li Shiming sat in the pavilion at the summit of Sword Holding Peak, each with a cup of Third Grade Spirit Tea in front of them. As the host, Li Shiming naturally provided the tea.

"Brother Shiming, just for this Spirit Tea, I should visit more often!" the Chief Manager Lai said with a laugh as he set down his cup.

He was not merely being polite. Li Shiming was now very wealthy and had a substantial amount of Third Grade Spirit Tea, especially for entertaining honored guests, which he personally roasted.

Last time, the Chief Manager Lai brought a batch of Third-grade Spirit Tea leaves and asked Li Shiming to roast them. After sending them back to the trading company, they were almost entirely divided among the Nascent Soul ancestors, with a little left for some Late-stage Golden Core store managers.

Such Third Grade Spirit Tea was something the Chief Manager Lai was reluctant to serve casually to guests. Only at Li Shiming's could one always taste such quality.

On the high-end market of the Beishu Continent, cultivators were offering high prices for Spirit Tea personally made by Li Shiming, and with the internal buzz within the trading company about the Nascent Soul ancestors' high regard for this tea, the value of Li Shiming's personally made Spirit Tea rose even further.

Now Li Shiming, even without making Spirit Pills, could earn a vast amount of resources just by roasting Spirit Tea.

"Brother Lai, you're always welcome here!" Li Shiming replied with a smile.

Every visit from the Chief Manager Lai brought him considerable benefits, so he naturally wouldn't reject his visits.

"Look at this, these are the resources my contacts are willing to exchange for the 'Youthful Elixir' over the past few months!" Chief Manager Lai got down to business, placing several pieces of paper recorded with information in front of Li Shiming.

Li Shiming examined the resources listed on the papers, which clearly recorded each cultivator's exchange offerings.

He was quite astonished, for just the records on paper revealed the cultivators' frenzy for the 'Youthful Elixir'.

He felt once again that he had sold the 'Youthful Elixir' to Master Luo too cheaply, not to mention the one he sold to Yin Shilan's close friend Liang Yexuan, which practically felt like a giveaway.

Among them were Third Grade magical treasures, materials, various secret techniques and cultivation techniques, and even some special inheritances.

Just the recorded data alone was an eye-opener for Li Shiming.

However, he was no inexperienced cultivator. After obtaining Zhang's Refining Inheritance, he was extremely knowledgeable about various magical treasures and materials and knew their worth well.

With his current situation, he had no need to look into the secret techniques and special inheritances.

Not to mention whether obtaining these secret techniques and special inheritances would attract trouble, their use to him was now very minimal.

His currently practiced and secondary cultivation techniques were among the top on the continent, and he had a rich array of attack methods. The only thing he lacked was realm.

He finally set his sights on a list of Third-grade refining materials, the entry being the least common among the exchanged resources, the sole Third-grade refining material listed.

'Purple Lightning Nine-Turned Thunder Gold,' an exceedingly rare Thunder Attribute metal, ranked third grade, was a material for refining high-grade magical treasures.

A flying sword made from 'Purple Lightning Nine-Turned Thunder Gold' had devastating effects, extremely effective against illusions, spirit-type spells, magic arts, poison arts, and more.

If combined with the thunder contained within Li Shiming's Sword Intent, its efficacy could be considerably enhanced.

Li Shiming currently wasn't lacking in magical treasures, but he needed stronger ones. While he had many ordinary magical treasures, he required powerful ones to suppress his enemies.

If he hadn't already had plans for his life-bound magical treasure, this 'Purple Lightning Nine-Turned Thunder Gold' could have become his life-bound treasure.

"Brother Lai, let's settle on the 'Purple Lightning Nine-Turned Thunder Gold!'" Li Shiming pointed at the name on the paper and said.

"Brother Shiming, I need to clarify something; actually, that 'Youthful Elixir' was claimed by our Ancestor Ling from the trading company," Chief Manager Lai said, noticing a slight change in Li Shiming's expression, he quickly continued, "But rest assured, Ancestor Ling has said that he will bring you the materials you're interested in, and you won't be shortchanged!"

Originally, the Chief Manager Lai didn't need to tell Li Shiming about this, as it could have been handled covertly.

But considering Li Shiming's capabilities, if he were to discover that he had been deceived, it could lead to unnecessary trouble.

The Chief Manager Lai knew that numerous eyes were on the Beishu Trading Company, just waiting for a mistake to snatch away Li Shiming, their guest elder.

While the Beishu Trading Company was indeed powerful, other trading companies were not weak, especially those spanning continent-wide, their local strength just wasn't at par with the Beishu Trading Company.

"Let's pretend I wasn't aware of this matter," Li Shiming said with a bitter smile, shaking his head.

A Nascent Soul Ancestor had lowered his dignity to trade with him through official channels, a courtesy for the sake of the Shushan Sect, so how could he demand more?

"That's probably for the best, as it has been quite difficult for me as well," Chief Manager Lai spread his hands in a gesture of helplessness.

A Nascent Soul Ancestor coveting the 'Youthful Elixir' meant there wasn't much to discuss about the trading company's internal rule of priority for Nascent Soul Ancestors; once an Ancestor had spoken, who could oppose?

While conversing with Chief Manager Lai, Li Shiming's Identity Jade Disc received a message.

After scanning it with his Divine Thought, a gentle smile appeared on his face.