Xunyu Pavilion

Lei Kongming decided not to delay and sell these pills as quickly as possible, so he headed directly towards the gate of the Lei family mansion.

On his way, Lei Kongming found Lei Longwei standing with the lonely expression of an old man who had seen the viciousness of time. What surprised him was that the aura emitted by Lei Longwei was of the 9th level of the Qi Refining Realm.

Although the spiritual wine can push Lei Longwei's cultivation to the 9th level of the Qi Refining Realm, Lei Longwei is not stupid enough to quickly increase his cultivation and risk having an unstable foundation.

'It seems that the person who asked Uncle Chen to refine the pill urgently is either Lei Longwei or his father. Otherwise, Lei Longwei can't have a stable foundation without external help.'

"Brother Long, congratulations! You are now a mighty cultivator of the 9th level of the Qi Refining Realm." Said Lei Kongming but soon he became puzzled because Lei Longwei didn't respond to him and continued staring at the sky with a lonely expression.

"Brother Long? Brother Long?"

Lei Kongming shook Lei LongWei's shoulder with a puzzled expression.

"Brother Long, did you try to challenge Ye Qingqing after you made a breakthrough? It's normal to lose because she has already reached the 9th level of Qi Refining Realm quite some time ago."

"Brother Kong, do you think the world is very ruthless?" asked Lei Longwei with a lonely expression.

"Huh?... Brother Long, did you really challenge Sister Qing and lose?"

"No, I'm not that stupid... Anyway, answer my question, do you think the world is very ruthless?"

Lei Kongming sighed in relief and said, "It's good that you accepted that you are a little stupid."

Hearing this, Lei Longwei was stunned for a moment and then ground his teeth in anger.

"Lei! Kongming! Stop talking nonsense and answer my question."

"Alright, don't get angry, I was just teasing you. Besides, I do think the world is very ruthless."

After hearing Lei Kongming answer honestly, Lei Longwei regained his composure and once again put on the expression of a lonely old man who has seen the viciousness of time.

"I'm deeply troubled by a problem, Brother Kong. Can you give me some advice?"

"Sure, but Brother Long, what is the problem troubling you?" asked Lei Kongming with interest.

"Well… today I asked my father, when will the Guan Li ceremony be held?"

Only then did Lei Kongming remember, that it was already time for the Guan Li Ceremony.

"But he told me that the clan has postponed the Guan Li ceremony to next month due to the Purple Cloud Palace Trails."

Lei Kongming somewhat understood the reason behind this. Many people are now in seclusion to prepare for the Purple Cloud Palace Trails, and they would miss the ceremony if it were held now. However, this did not stop him from teasing Lei Longwei.

"Eh?... Little Long, don't worry. If you fail in the Purple Cloud Palace Trails, then you can attend the ceremony next month. And if you pass, then I believe the clan will make an exception to let you stay outside even after sunset."

Lei Longwei didn't say anything but silently stared at Lei Kongming.

"...…"

It may be because Lei Kongming feels a little guilty that his eyes avoid meeting Longwei's gaze.

"*Cough* Brother Long, why don't you go to the patriarch? I believe he may already have a solution."

Lei Longwei suddenly felt enlightened and said, "Yes, Brother Kong, I should try asking the patriarch about this. See you later." With that, Lei Longwei left anxiously.

...….

Lei Kongming is standing in front of Xunyu Pavilion, the largest chamber of commerce in the territory of the Purple Cloud Palace. There are also rumors that it was established by some core elders of the Purple Cloud Palace.

After entering the pavilion, Lei Kongming directly moves towards a familiar side room. He usually comes here to sell the leaks he got from stalls, relying on his partial instinct-like memory.

As he entered the room, Lei Kongming found an old man reading something with great interest. At first, the old man frowned when he noticed that someone was entering his office without even knocking. However, upon realizing it was Lei Kongming, the old man stood up and greeted him with enthusiasm.

"Young Master Kong, what has brought you here? I thought you were in seclusion to prepare for the Purple Cloud Palace Trials."

"Haha… Senior Huang, I have a few things to sell. Here, take a look," said Lei Kongming. He couldn't admit that he was too poor to get the resources for seclusion, so he simply ignored the old man's question. As expected, the old man didn't ask any further.

Realizing that it was a mind-calming pill, Senior Huang frowned and said, "Young Master Kong, I think you have heard about the naked man incident that happened in Jade River Mountain?"

"Yes, of course, I know. But Senior Huang doesn't have to worry. These pills are refined by Elder Chen."

Lei Kongming did not panic because now that the Azure Dew Flower has been refined, it would be very difficult to trace it back to the Azure Dew Flower of Rabbit Burrow unless Uncle Chen spilled the beans.

He also didn't mention the source of the Azure Dew Flower but only said that it was refined by Uncle Chen, which would only make Senior Huang assume that the Azure Dew Flower is from the Lei family inventory. But to be on the safe side, the bottle he has given to Senior Huang only has seven high-grade mind-calming pills.

"There are 7 pills in the bottle, all of them are authentic. Our Xunyu Pavilion is willing to buy them for 200 spirit stones each."

Lei Kongming didn't negotiate and simply nodded. While high-grade mind-calming pills typically sold for between 200 and 230 spirit stones, and those refined by Lei Chen could fetch even more than 215 spirit stones but considering Xunyu Pavilion's profit as a middleman, the offer of 200 spirit stones per pill was still quite reasonable.

"1400 spirit stones, Young Master Kong. Do you still want them in a big bag like always, or would you prefer to use your space ring?"

"Senior Huang, just give them to me in a bag."

The old man named Senior Huang never understood why Lei Kongming never used his space ring. As the son of the patriarch of the Lei family, obtaining a space ring should not be a problem for him, but Senior Huang did not dwell on it.