Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 121: Jade Orchid Pavilion
Liu Yu took a glance and continued on his way. After all, Qingdan Hall was just a small shop selling qi refinement stage elixirs, unable to handle the Azure Spirit Pill worth over two thousand spiritual stones.
With his current foundation establishment stage cultivation, selling the Azure Spirit Pill for two thousand spiritual stones could easily be done at a larger store, without the need to split his sales as he did in the past, thus saving time.
Unknowingly, he arrived again at the Jade Orchid Pavilion. Estimating the strength of this store in his heart, Liu Yu walked inside.
Various magical artifacts, talismans, and elixirs were displayed in transparent counters, with several cultivators gathered around each one. The business at the Jade Orchid Pavilion seemed to be even better than before.
With his foundation establishment stage cultivation, Liu Yu stood out among the crowd of qi refinement stage cultivators like a torch. As soon as he entered the shop, someone noticed him—a beautiful young woman in a green fitted outfit, with alluring curves and cultivation at the sixth layer of qi refinement, approached him. She bowed and said, "Welcome, senior, to the Jade Orchid Pavilion. How may I assist you?"
Liu Yu's gaze was sharp as he scanned the woman from head to toe before calmly saying, "I have a business worth several thousand spiritual stones. Can you make decisions?"
To be cautious, he invented a name on the spot, not using Hong Hao.
"Senior Ye, forgive me, but I am indeed unable to make decisions," she replied.
"Please take a seat on the second floor; I will notify the person in charge right away."
Rather than feeling intimidated by Liu Yu's slightly aggressive gaze, the woman boldly threw him a flirtatious glance before respectfully speaking. After finishing, she made a gesture to invite him and led the way.
Liu Yu followed slowly, taking in the surroundings. He noticed that the Jade Orchid Pavilion had changed significantly over the past ten years. There used to be several male staff members, but now all the workers, from assistants to managers, were female cultivators. It was quite intriguing.
The green-clad woman brought Liu Yu to a spacious room on the second floor. The floor was adorned with a luxurious carpet, and the decorations were exquisite and elegant, with a few ink paintings hanging on the walls.
After inviting Liu Yu to take a seat, the green-clad woman respectfully said, "Senior Ye, please wait a moment. I will go notify the person in charge."
With a slight bow, she gently exited the room.
Liu Yu sat patiently in the chair, waiting. After about half a cup of tea's time, the green-clad woman returned, holding a tray with two plates of exquisite pastries and a small kettle, likely containing tea or spiritual wine.
She bowed again and softly said, "I apologize, Senior Ye, but the person in charge has been caught up in an important matter and will take about another quarter of an hour to arrive."
"You can try our specially made pastries and spiritual wine in the meantime. They taste quite good," she added, placing the tray on the table, her expression apologetic.
Liu Yu's face remained expressionless as he coldly stared at the woman for a moment before slowly nodding.
Since he was already there, he didn't mind waiting a bit longer.
"I have some knowledge of massage techniques and... could offer you a massage to help pass the time," the green-clad woman said, biting her lip, seemingly having made a decision, her voice trembling slightly.
Initially intending to decline, Liu Yu found himself saying one word unexpectedly: "Okay."
Hearing this, the woman's face flushed slightly as she slowly walked to Liu Yu's back, her delicate hands resting on his shoulders, beginning to knead gently.
Feeling the touch of the opposite sex, Liu Yu's muscles tightened instinctively until she softly reminded him twice, at which point he managed to relax.
He picked up a piece of the spiritual cake from the table and ate it. With the improvement in his alchemical pill refining technique, Liu Yu had a deeper understanding of the medicinal properties and confirmed that the two spiritual cakes were fine to eat.