“Two bottles of insect repellent, the most expensive ones.”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou arrived at the Demon Slayer Branch of the Ground Money Commerce Association to purchase necessary supplies.

Demon Slayer City is a prominent frontier city, where countless items related to demon beasts are sold daily and transported to various parts of the Central Continent, catering to the needs of people at different cultivation levels. The flow of spirit stones here is astonishing.

Insect repellent is a specialty of the borderlands, specifically designed to ward off the relentless mosquitoes in the dense forest. When applied to the skin, it emits a unique scent that only mosquitoes can detect, causing them to avoid the cultivator.

This way, there would be no incidents of leeches crawling on one’s body.

“Do you have a large stock of insect repellent?” Meng Jingzhou suddenly thought of a question.

The waiter was slightly taken aback, not understanding Meng Jingzhou’s meaning, and politely asked, “May I ask how much insect repellent you need, sir?”

“Enough to drive all the mosquitoes out of the dense forest.”

Even the well-trained waiter couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth, “I’m sorry, sir, the amount of insect repellent you mentioned is too large. Even if we emptied the entire warehouse, it might not be enough to meet your needs.”

Everyone else applies insect repellent to their bodies, but you want to sprinkle it in the forest. No amount of insect repellent would be enough.

Meng Jingzhou curled his lips, somewhat dissatisfied with the commerce association’s advertised slogan, “So much for satisfying all customer needs as long as they have money? Never mind, if you don’t have it, you don’t have it.”

The environment in the dense forest is harsh, even mosquitoes have the strength of the Qi Refining stage. Qi Refining cultivators entering the dense forest have almost no chance of survival.

However, if a Qi Refining cultivator can survive in the dense forest, they are bound to achieve great things in the future.

In fact, many famous cultivators in history chose to hone themselves in the dense forest during their Qi Refining stage, cultivating their skills and laying a solid foundation for their future body conditioning due to dampness.

“Two more bottles of dehumidifying pills, the most effective ones.”

“And some detoxification pills.”

“I heard that some demon beasts carry spring poison, give me two antidotes for spring poison… No, I’m not here to ask for the location of the brothel, I mean two bottles of antidote for spring poison.”

“Poison… The quality of your poison is not good. Fortunately, I came prepared. This paper lists the quantity and weight of the herbs. We’ll mix it ourselves according to this.”

Lu Yang was worried about the quality of the poison from the Ground Money Commerce Association. It was too inferior. Any random person from the Seek Tao Sect could produce better quality.

“Would you like a copy of the latest edition of the ‘Forest Field Guide’? It records most of the demon beasts that appear in the dense forest, as well as the dangers you may encounter in the forest.”

“Good stuff, we’ll take one.”

“Do you need a tent? It might be needed for camping outdoors. This is a hot-selling item in our commerce association. If you buy a tent, we’ll give you a bottle of Golden Elixir stage demon beast urine. Sprinkle it around when you sleep, it can effectively drive away low-level demon beasts.”

“It might also attract higher-level demon beasts. It’s not safe, we don’t want it.”

“What’s this directional teleportation talisman for?” Lu Yang noticed a talisman with a high price, which made him secretly click his tongue.

In comparison, the Ten Oxen Strength Pill was quite cheap.

“Good eye, sir. This is a life-saving item. If you encounter a life-and-death crisis in the dense forest, you can activate this teleportation talisman to teleport you back to Demon Slayer City. Even if a demon beast at the Elemental Infant stage attacks, it cannot interrupt the teleportation process!”

“Sounds good, we’ll take five!” Meng Jingzhou was generous with his money. He always bought whatever he liked without looking at the price.

The waiter was overjoyed at his words, his attitude became even more enthusiastic. The commission from just five directional teleportation talismans was enough to cover his monthly salary.

These two were indeed wealthy patrons. It seemed that he would earn a lot of commission today.

The two young masters seemed to have popped out of nowhere. They must be from a large family or disciples of a large sect here for trials. This was their first time here.

Thinking of this, the waiter kindly reminded them, “Gentlemen, the frontier is not like your place. It’s best to keep a low profile. Not only are the demon beasts dangerous here, but people are also dangerous. People disappear in the dense forest every day, especially recently. More people have gone missing. They say it’s the work of demon beasts, but everyone knows that it’s not necessarily the demon beasts’ doing.”

He estimated that these two guests would be here for a while, and they would inevitably continue to do business in the future. Naturally, he had to try his best to please such big customers.

“Although the city lord has set up a ‘rule’ here, ‘no one is allowed to steal, rob, or plunder’, this rule only applies within Demon Slayer City. Once you leave Demon Slayer City and enter the dense forest, there are no rules.”

This is the advantage of having a cultivator at the Unity stage. They can set rules that everyone must follow in the city they are responsible for, ensuring order to the greatest extent.

If it weren’t for the scarcity of Unity stage cultivators, the Great Summer Dynasty would wish to have a Unity stage cultivator in every city.

“Please follow me to the VIP room.”

The waiter slightly bent over, gesturing for them to follow, but Lu Yang declined.

“No need, we are both at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment. Who would dare to rob us in these peaceful times?”

Seeing this, the waiter didn’t insist and continued to serve them.

“What kind of healing pills do you have?”

“Golden Wound Pills, one pill can quickly heal injuries. Hemostatic Pills, if you encounter a situation with heavy bleeding, taking this pill can quickly stop the bleeding. Qi Recovery Pills, can maximize the speed of spirit power recovery. Buddha’s Merit Creation series Bone Regeneration Pills, can regenerate flesh and bone from death…”

“Two bottles of each.”

“Do you have any defensive magical items? Two of each.”

After they finished shopping and checked their items, they found nothing missing. “Let’s pay.”

“You two are VIPs of our commerce association, you can enjoy a 10% discount on all future purchases.”

Meng Jingzhou didn’t say anything, just casually took out a black token with the character “Meng” written on it.

Upon seeing this token, the waiter’s pupils contracted sharply, and his hands trembled.

The first lesson he received during his training before starting work was to recognize the special tokens set up by the commerce association. These tokens represent different identities, such as the royal family, the Meng family, all of whom must be treated with utmost respect and must not be offended.He had been working here for over a decade and had seen members of the Meng family, but those were all from the collateral branches. The token only had the character “Meng” written on it, indicating that the other party was from the direct line of the Meng family, and had the potential to wield part of the family’s power in the future.

A major background, an absolutely major background.

It was laughable that he had offered a ten percent discount, which the other party probably didn’t even care about.

“Keep it low-key,” Meng Jingzhou said, his tone indifferent, but his heart was filled with joy.

Yes, yes, yes, this was the expression he wanted.

Lu Yang glanced at Meng Jingzhou with a look of disdain.

What was he pretending for?

The Seek Tao Sect also had such tokens, but only the senior sister and elders were qualified to use them.

The waiter, after verifying the authenticity of the token, quickly settled the bill and paid, along with a bunch of small gifts.

“Do you two have storage rings? I can put them directly into them for you.”

Lu Yang casually took out the Seek Tao Sect identity jade token, on which was written the two characters “Lu Yang”.

Seeing the jade token, the waiter’s heart tightened again.

A disciple of the Seek Tao Sect, this was a status that could command the wind and rain in the world of cultivating immortality.

He had guessed that these two came from a great family or a great sect, but he had never imagined it would be this great.

“Keep it low-key,” Lu Yang said, his tone indifferent, but his heart was filled with joy.

Finally, it’s my turn.

Meng Jingzhou glanced at Lu Yang, what was he pretending for?

The two picked up their things and headed for the dense forest.

However, what the two didn’t notice was that as soon as they left the trading company, five figures stealthily followed them, their eyes fierce, clearly not good people.

(End of the chapter)