Stronghold, within a certain temporary cave mansion.
"Greetings, Daoist Zhao!" Zhou Xun smiled and cupped his hands in salute.
Before him stood an old man with graying hair, looking over fifty.
"So it's Alchemist Zhou, please come in!"
Upon seeing Zhou Xun's face, the old man's indifferent expression instantly changed to a welcoming smile.
This person was Zhao Youdao, an Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, the very treasure-seeking cultivator Hu Zhencai mentioned, who had obtained a High-Grade Bloodline Demon Beast cub.
"What brings Alchemist Zhou to this old man's place?"
The old man showed a curious expression. Both were Foundation Establishment cultivators from White Cloud Immortal City and had met once or twice, but they were not familiar, nor did they interact regularly.
Seeing the old man's inquiry, Zhou Xun didn't bother with pleasantries and got straight to the point:
