Zhou Chun intended to refine the "Dragon Transformation Pill" and definitely could not choose alchemists with formidable backgrounds, otherwise he couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't keep the spiritual pill for themselves.
According to his knowledge, in Tianyuan Immortal City, both loose alchemist and refinement masters who refined elixirs and magic artifacts allowed their clients to watch the process on-site, proving that they did not fake or keep the successfully refined spiritual pills.
This time, Zhou Chun came prepared; upon entering the Great Zhou Kingdom, he changed his face to resemble that of Xu Fu.
The item he used for the disguise was a spiritual object called "Human-Faced Fish Glue," a specialty of the Dragon Abyss Marsh.
This object was produced from a certain demonic fish in the Dragon Abyss Marsh, which could change its form by secreting a special mucus that allowed it to mimic the appearance of other fish.
After collecting and refining their mucus, he obtained the spiritual object known as "Human-Faced Fish Glue."
In the past, when protectors of the Dragon Transformation Sect infiltrated Jingguo Country and Fengguo, they used this "Human-Faced Fish Glue" to alter their appearances.
The disguise effects were so profound that even Golden Core Stage Cultivators needed to use their Spirit Eye Divine Ability to detect any abnormalities, making it very difficult for Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators to tell from the facial appearance whether someone had disguised themselves.
With this item for disguise, Zhou Chun would be unlucky only if he happened to encounter that silver-robed young man, Wang Jun, who could recognize him through his mana aura.
Otherwise, it was definitely difficult for anyone to connect his face with the cultivator who had bought the Millennium Thunderlight Grass before.
Thus, after reaching Tianyuan Immortal City, Zhou Chun first rented a cave residence suitable for his Cultivation Realm, extending the lease for three years and spending six thousand Spirit Coins.
In terms of rental costs for cave residences, Tianyuan Immortal City was noticeably higher than Xiandu Marketplace in the Great Zhou Kingdom.
After renting the dwelling, Zhou Chun didn't rush to find an Alchemy Master but started to collect information on Thunder Cliff Valley and also on the various alchemy masters in the city who accepted external commissions.
As a city with highly advanced cultivation civilization, Tianyuan Immortal City had specialized shops that sold all kinds of intelligence, with people specifically collecting information about the city's renowned artisans for sale.
As Thunder Cliff Valley was a major force with Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators sitting in authority in the Great Zhou Kingdom, basic information about it was also for sale.
Many loose cultivators wanted to have their talented offspring join major forces, but limited by their own perspectives and knowledge, they weren't very familiar with the major forces and worried that choosing incorrectly could delay their descendants' paths.
For this reason, they would also spare no expense to buy basic informational intelligence about major forces, to determine which major force to send their children to.
"Tianzhi Tower" was a shop in Tianyuan Immortal City that specialized in the business of intelligence.
This shop was located in a secluded part of the marketplace; without Zhou Chun having investigated in advance, it would have been really hard to find.
As he entered the shop, he saw only a black-clothed old man with Foundation Establishment Cultivation sitting behind the counter in meditation.
Accompanying Zhou Chun's entry, a crisp voice suddenly echoed from a birdcage inside the shop.
"There are guests, there are guests…"
It turned out to be a gray-spotted sparrow that resembled a hundred-ling bird.
Hearing this voice, the meditating black-clothed old man quickly opened his eyes and looked towards Zhou Chun.
Upon realizing Zhou Chun's Purple Mansion Phase cultivation, the man hurriedly put on a smile, stood up, and greeted Zhou Chun, "Welcome Senior to our humble establishment. Are you here to buy or sell information?"
"Tianzhi Tower," as a shop selling intelligence, naturally also purchased intelligence.
The information they sold was actually mostly obtained through purchases with Spirit Coins, and only a small part was collected by specialized intelligence collectors.
"I want to purchase intelligence. Xu is looking to buy detailed information about Thunder Cliff Valley and also data on various alchemy masters in the city, the more detailed, the better!"
Zhou Chun stated his needs calmly.
"Senior seems to be visiting us for the first time. Our tower's intelligence is categorized into three grades: First Rank, Second Rank, and Third Rank. First Rank is the most expensive but also the most detailed and updated every six months. Second Rank and Third Rank differ in detail, and updates for them are also significantly delayed."
"Taking the information about Thunder Cliff Valley as an example, the First Rank intelligence would have individual data on each of the Golden Core Stage Cultivators and Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators from Thunder Cliff Valley, including detailed information like their past disciple recruitment requirements."
"Second Rank would only briefly record the names and cultivation levels of the Golden Core Stage and Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, with some possibly having partial personal information, but it will not be very detailed."
"Third Rank, on the other hand, would basically be data that you could find out just by asking any Qi Refinement Realm outer disciple from Thunder Cliff Valley!"
The black-clothed elder said this, stealing a glance at Zhou Chun and then added, "The information on alchemy masters is the same, First Rank is the most complete, not only including names of various elixirs these masters are adept at producing or are known to have successfully refined, but also their approximate successful refining rates…"
His implication was clearly urging Zhou Chun to purchase First Rank intelligence.
However, Zhou Chun responded indifferently after hearing his words, "For Thunder Cliff Valley's information, just give Xu a Second Rank copy. As for the data on various alchemy masters, Xu needs to first check the prices!"
Although it was his first visit to "Tianzhi Tower," he had already inquired beforehand and knew about the classification of intelligence levels here.