The Oldest Disciple: Farming Intimacy to Become Immortal

Chapter 273: Shen Qingyi

Lü Tianxing was determined to obtain this Flawless Dustfall Pill at any cost.

If the Lü family had a Golden Core cultivator overseeing them, they could instantly leap to become a prominent cultivation family on Liju Island.

Li Meng set down his teacup, regarding Lü Tianxing with a faint, inscrutable smile.

“On what grounds does the Lü family ask me to wait?”

The Market City was vast, hosting countless shops selling Demon Beast materials. It would take nothing more than visiting a few other establishments to find what he needed. The Lü family, on the other hand, was clearly just a minor clan on Liju Island. Their entire net worth likely amounted to little more than the assets listed on that inventory.

Lü Tianxing’s expression shifted rapidly. The sect disciple from the Tianlan Continent before him clearly looked down on his family. And he wasn’t wrong; on Liju Island, the Lü family was indeed an insignificant merchant clan.

“The Lü family indeed has no right to make Fellow Daoist wait!”

Just then, a clear, cold voice rang out from outside the door.

A woman dressed in black robes stepped inside. Her jet-black hair was coiled high atop her head, adorned with an exquisite hairpin that swayed with her every step—a style indicating she was a married woman.

Her face was coldly beautiful, yet it held a touch of enchanting allure, giving off the air of a shrewd, intelligent, and capable woman.

Her figure was superb, boasting voluptuous curves in all the right places. The relatively tight-fitting dress perfectly outlined the arc of her waist, which swayed seductively with her gait. It was an indescribably sexy and bewitching sight.

The woman’s arrival caused Lü Tianxing to freeze for a moment. He hurriedly stood up and cupped his hands in salute.

“Eld… Eldest Sister-in-law, what brings you here?”

Shen Qingyi glanced at Lü Tianxing before turning her beautiful eyes toward Li Meng, who sat in the guest of honor’s seat. She cupped her hands gracefully.

“This humble woman, Shen Qingyi, pays her respects to Fellow Daoist!”

Li Meng looked Shen Qingyi up and down. This woman’s immortal bearing was quite extraordinary.

He chuckled, flicking his sleeve. “Fellow Daoist is too polite. Please!”

Li Meng had originally intended to address her as “Madam,” but since she had called him “Fellow Daoist,” it was most appropriate to return the courtesy.

Beside him, Qi Wei pouted.

Senior Brother’s face changes so fast.

In front of that fat shopkeeper, he had been icy and aloof. But the moment this woman arrived, his face was plastered with smiles.

Qi Wei glanced at the woman’s waist and chest. I really don’t understand what’s so good about having so much meat in those places.

Shen Qingyi’s cold demeanor vanished instantly, replaced by a charming, alluring smile. Swaying her voluptuous waist, she sat down beside Lü Tianxing.

Once seated, Shen Qingyi fixed her beautiful eyes on Li Meng.

“Fellow Daoist is new here and presumably unfamiliar with Liju Island. Although the Lü family is but a humble merchant clan, we know this island well. Whatever Fellow Daoist wants, or wishes to obtain, the Lü family can handle it on your behalf.”

Li Meng’s expression shifted slightly. He narrowed his eyes, observing Shen Qingyi.

This woman was clever. She knew he urgently needed someone to run errands. If he had to go from shop to shop sweeping for goods himself, it would indeed be a troublesome waste of time.

Smiling, Li Meng picked up his teacup and took a sip. Upon setting it down, he flicked his sleeve.

Over ten pill bottles flew out from the Sword Nurturing Gourd at his waist, landing on the tea table beside Shen Qingyi.

“I need Demon Beast materials. The more, the better!”

During his last battle with the Golden Core cultivator in Lin’an City, State of Zhao, his supply of talismans had been nearly depleted. The Demon Beast bones given by the Yellow Sand King had long since been used up. This was the perfect opportunity to acquire a fresh batch of materials.

Shen Qingyi lowered her head to look at the pill bottles on the table.

At a glance, her pupils contracted violently. A storm of shock surged in her heart, her face filled with disbelief.

Fl… Flawless pills? All of them?

There were even two types of breakthrough pills: Second-grade Foundation Pills and Third-grade Dustfall Pills.

Although the quantity wasn’t large—only about a dozen in total—these breakthrough pills were worth enough to buy out the Lü family dozens of times over.

If the Lü family could obtain these pills, it would be equivalent to gaining over a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators and several Golden Core cultivators.

However, she knew these pills could not simply be taken. Although the two Fellow Daoists before her did not have high cultivation bases—both appearing to be at the early Foundation Establishment stage—the sect standing behind them was not something a small family like hers could afford to provoke.

Currently, the number of Nascent Soul cultivators on Sleeping Dragon Island was likely close to a hundred. No one would dare to target foreign cultivators with such backing at a time like this.

Shen Qingyi waved her slender, jade-like hand, sweeping the pill bottles into her storage. She then stood up and bowed deeply to Li Meng.

“Please, Fellow Daoist, rest at our residence for a few days. The Lü family will definitely not disappoint you. Fellow Daoist, this way!”

Li Meng stood up, chuckling as he stroked his beard. “Fellow Daoist, please!”

Qi Wei hopped down from her seat with her small body.

Shen Qingyi turned and swayed her waist as she led the way out. Lü Tianxing, his face squeezed into an ingratiating smile, bowed and made a gesture of invitation.

Qi Wei trotted over to her Senior Brother’s side and grabbed his hand. Li Meng held his Junior Sister’s hand as they followed.

The Lü family residence was located directly behind the pavilion; the residence and the shop were integrated into one complex. Viewed from the sky, the estate had two main gates: the North Gate, which was the main entrance for the residence, and the South Gate, which faced the street and served as the shop front.

Leaving the shop, the group entered a long corridor.

“Might I ask which sect Fellow Daoist hails from?”

Walking gracefully through the long corridor, Shen Qingyi suddenly stopped. Her beautiful eyes looked toward a courtyard visible from the walkway. Her gentle, soft voice drifted to Li Meng’s ears.

Li Meng followed her gaze.

There was a faint fluctuation of Spiritual Power in the courtyard. A rockery stood in the center, and atop its high platform, a young woman in green robes sat in meditation, regulating her breath.

“State of Zhao, Joyous Union Sect!”

A flash of surprise flickered in Shen Qingyi’s eyes. She turned her gaze to the Fellow Daoist beside her.

She hadn’t expected him to be a disciple of the Joyous Union Sect.

During the last opening of Kongming Hall, two Golden Core cultivators from the Joyous Union Sect of the State of Zhao had caused quite a stir on Sleeping Dragon Island. If it were any other sect, Shen Qingyi might not have known, but she had heard the name of the Joyous Union Sect since childhood.

It was said that the Joyous Union Sect excelled in the arts of Dual Cultivation.

Could it be that these two Fellow Daoists are a pair of Dao Companions?

Shen Qingyi glanced at the little girl beside the old man.

It… it shouldn’t be possible, right?

“Mother!”

The woman in green on the rockery seemed to notice the movement in the corridor. She stood up and leapt down from the high platform, landing lightly in the courtyard.

She cupped her hands toward her mother in the corridor, then addressed Lü Tianxing.

“Second Uncle!”

Lü Tianxing smiled at the young woman. “Qingyi, this doesn’t concern you. Continue your cultivation!”

Lü Qingyi curiously swept her gaze over the old man beside her mother, and the little Daoist child standing next to him.

“Second Uncle, Mother… then I will continue cultivating.”

Lü Qingyi turned, leapt back up to the rockery platform, and sat cross-legged on the cushion to resume her breathing exercises.

Shen Qingyi turned her beautiful eyes back to Li Meng. “Fellow Daoist, please!”

The group continued along the corridor.

And so, Li Meng took up residence in the Lü family estate, arranged in a separate courtyard known as the “Moon Embracing Pavilion.”