The Ling Boat was more than two hundred meters long, half the size of the one Chen Mu had boarded before, yet it was still a colossal entity.

    Snow-white pillars, transparent curtain walls, glowing fluorescent algae.

    On both sides were multilayered cabins attached to the inner walls, most of which were various shops and storefronts.

    Dressed in gray, with a brown cloth bag on his back, Chen Mu wandered about the cabins on the Ling Boat.

    He was looking for a suitable buyer for the Calming Pills.

    "It can''t be too small."

    Shops that were too small and desperate for growth might resort to any means to control this source of wealth.

    "Nor can it be too big."

    Shops that were too big and powerful could easily investigate him if anyone became slightly interested.

    "Imperial Goods Pavilion is just right," Chen Mu said, standing in front of a shop.

    After wandering around the Ling Boat for two Hours and examining nine elixir shops, he finally chose Imperial Goods Pavilion.

    It was neither too big nor too small, not overly interested in the profits from the Calming Pills, nor willing to spend the resources to investigate them.

    After looking around to make sure there were no customers, Chen Mu adjusted his face and walked into Imperial Goods Pavilion on his third pass by the entrance.

    The owner, a gentle-looking man in his forties, greeted him, "Welcome, what do you need?"

    Chen Mu, expressionless, placed the package from behind him onto the counter and feigned expertise as he said, "Help me sell a batch of Calming Pills."

    "Sure," the pale-faced middle-aged man answered nonchalantly, "Forty pills per White Jade Coin."

    Chen Mu opened the package and pushed it towards the middle-aged man, "Okay."

    The man only sniffed the bottle cap and casually took out twenty White Jade Coins.

    His casual demeanor was not like someone who had just bought twenty bottles of Calming Pills, but rather like someone who had bought two jin of Yellow Bud Rice.

    Is that it?

    Not checking each bottle, not inquiring about the origins of the elixir pills, not even trying to haggle the price?

    "Anything else you need?" the middle-aged man asked, still maintaining his mild manner.

    "No, that''s all," Chen Mu nodded in acknowledgement and turned to leave.

    It wasn''t until he was far from Imperial Goods Pavilion that Chen Mu let out a wry smile and came back to his senses.

    "I was so cautious, but it turns out that they don''t even care for Calming Pills."

    "After all, they''re just mundane Elixir Pills," Chen Mu realized.

    "Compared to Fasting Pills and Soul Condensing Pills, which require special refining spells, they''re simply not on the same level."

    It''s better that they don''t care!

    Chen Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

    Selling elixir pills on the Ling Boat, this had indeed worked out, and it was even safer and more convenient than the Underground Market.

    "Then...should I sell more?" After considering it, Chen Mu shook his head to reject the idea.

    The Ling Boat docked once mid-month and at month''s end; selling twenty bottles of Calming Pills each time was just the right amount.

    "A steady trickle lasts long; better to play it safe."

    ...

    "They don''t look very human, hmm... at least not pure."

    "I heard there are Elixir Pills that can grant special bloodlines."

    "This is quite enlightening." Chen Mu exclaimed.

    "Old Hao was right. Always holed up here farming, I''m out of touch with the world, it''s easy to fall behind."

    Chen Mu shook his head helplessly, "It seems I''ll have to visit Red Sleeve Square several more times."

    "Not to watch whatever show since I can''t even tell if it''s good or bad."

    "Simply to gather information and broaden my horizons."

    "I''ll have to spend these White Jade Coins."

    Thinking about seeing the new performances in just over ten days... no, the headlines of the Yunzhou Cultivation World, his heart couldn''t help but thrill.

    Then, one by one, soybean-sized black and red Elixir Pills began to materialize in his palm.

    Hisss hisss hisss...

    A series of sharp cries rang out.

    That innocent watermelon-sized rock ultimately turned into fragments with much reluctance.

    "Did I advance?" Chen Mu looked at the soybean-sized black and red Elixir Pills in his palm in surprise.

    Sand Containing Technique: 3/10000/Fourth Rank;

    "Faster speed, shorter activation time, finally looking decent." Chen Mu was pleased.

    He was about to continue testing his newly improved Sand Containing Technique.

    But his lifted hand suddenly came to an abrupt stop.

    "Who''s that?"

    Through the perspective of Five Ghosts Yin Spirit, two figures appeared beside his Yellow Bud Rice Fields.

    The pair stopped to look at the soft, fluffy soil and then headed straight toward his courtyard.

    "Are they looking for me?" Chen Mu frowned.

    He didn''t recognize either of them.

    "Forget it, better hide for now."

    Quickly cleaning up the messy ground in the small hollow.

    He placed one of the Five Ghosts in the tree forest on top of Low Mountain to keep watch.

    Then Chen Mu slipped into the underground space beneath the hollow.

    ...

    Three days later, through the vision of Five Ghosts, Chen Mu helplessly watched as two figures climbed up the hill toward his courtyard.

    This was their third time visiting the Low Hill Courtyard.

    If he continued to hide, he would start to raise their suspicions.

    How could someone who usually stayed at home be away every day? It was clear he was avoiding them.

    If it caused the two to spy on him secretly... Chen Mu found the thought troublesome.

    "I have to see what kind of trouble these two are up to."