bookbashuk Chapter 10 Buying Pills at the Market
Chapter 10 Buying Pills at the Market
Wu Shao drifted over from afar.
He was beaming with joy, his happiness evident in his eyes.
He did spend twenty spirit stones to buy two Meridian Opening Pills, but he also gained a beautiful and charming Daoist partner.
His fellow students and friends all envied him greatly.
Besides, Song Qian's cultivation level is high, which gives him more face. The spirit stones he spent are definitely worthwhile.
He is still young, and there may be opportunities for him to advance further and become an inner disciple.
He knew many people were gossiping behind his back, but that was only temporary. If he and Song Qian stayed together for ten or twenty years, who would care about their beginning? It might even become a beautiful story.
"I've gathered everyone here today to discuss a few things. First, let's arrange the affairs of our forest farm..."
"Everyone has seen Song Qian's robe. Congratulations to Song Qian on successfully completing the Qi Refining stage and becoming a formal menial disciple of the sect!"
With Wu Shao leading the way, everyone shouted in unison, "Congratulations, Senior Sister Song!"
"There's one more thing."
Wu Shaocai remembered this matter and casually mentioned: "A few days ago, Liu He discovered an eighty-year-old spiritual plant, Arisaema heterophyllum, and the sect rewarded him with a spirit stone."
I won't repeat myself, it's commendable, but I don't encourage everyone to imitate it.
Did Liu He discover a spiritual plant?
Everyone turned their heads and focused their attention on Liu He.
How come they haven't heard about this?
They couldn't envy Song Qian's situation, nor could they imitate it; instead, they were even more envious of Liu He and Li Liangtian's luck.
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The crowd dispersed.
Sun Yan caught up with Liu He, his face full of surprise: "When did you discover the spiritual plant in our forest area?"
"Just a few days ago."
"Where was it found? How come I didn't... how come I didn't know about it?"
Sun Yan's tone was sour, full of envy and jealousy.
He and Liu He were guarding the same forest area, so why didn't he discover the spiritual plant?
In fact, he always slacked off when he was on duty, so even if there were spiritual plants in the forest, he would never have been able to find them.
Furthermore, Liu He didn't tell him about this, which made him feel uneasy.
"I was just lucky, and I didn't want to brag, so I kept quiet."
This is Liu He's honest opinion.
Both he and Li Liangtian are low-key and don't boast about themselves like loudspeakers.
"oh."
Sun Yan could sense the distance between Liu He and him, so he said no more.
Liu He returned to his forest area, suppressing his excitement.
He and Li Liangtian had arranged to go to the Zongnei Market together to buy Tongmai Pills after they finished their shifts in the evening.
Just then, someone arrived uninvited.
Brother Liu He~~
Feng Zhe shamelessly approached Liu He to borrow spirit stones.
"What for?"
Liu He frowned, his face displaying a cold "don't bother asking" attitude.
"This time I'm really short of spirit stones to buy the Meridian Opening Pill. I'm only three spirit stones short, I'm not lying to you."
In four months, I received four spirit stones. I borrowed one spirit stone from Wang Qiang and two spirit stones from Li Qiunan…
I initially spent a spirit stone to buy a spirit fruit, but the results were minimal…
Feng Zhe counted on his fingers for Liu He to see.
Liu He couldn't tell whether it was the truth or a lie, and he was too lazy to distinguish, because he wouldn't lend spirit stones.
"I have enough spirit stones, I don't have any extra."
He coldly refused.
"Just one will do. With my salary for the next two months, I can make ten. Please..."
Feng Zhe was truly at his wit's end; his reputation was ruined, and no one was willing to lend him money. He had just gone to Li Liangtian, but was unsurprisingly rejected.
"no."
Liu He shook his head, interrupting him, then turned and patrolled the forest farm, ignoring Feng Zhe.
You bastard Liu He!
Feng Zhe was already jealous of Liu He and Li Liangtian's luck; why were the two of them able to discover the spiritual plant?
Last time, because Liu He sabotaged things, Feng Zhe was unable to borrow spirit stones from Li Liangtian.
If it weren't for Liu He, he would have already collected enough spirit stones to buy the Meridian Opening Pill.
"We'll see."
He has always been narrow-minded and vindictive.
As fellow trial repairmen, he couldn't do anything to Liu He, but he was full of tricks and it wouldn't be difficult for him to cause trouble for Liu He in secret.
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The inner market of Emperor Qianyuan was located between Qixia Peak and Wangyue Peak.
This is where disciples of this sect purchase resources and trade.
There are pavilions for myriad artifacts, elixirs, and talismans established by sects, which sell items produced by the sects themselves.
There were also mobile stalls set up by the disciples.
Liu He and Li Liangtian arrived, looking around with their eyes wide open.
This is Liu He's second time here.
He had come with the intention of visiting and learning about the prices, but he was shocked by the prices of those magical artifacts.
The beautiful high-ranking robes, the chilling spirit sword, the multifunctional flying boat, and the majestic puppets... all deeply shocked Liu He.
The shock largely stemmed from the price.
It's like the feeling of helplessness a student with a monthly allowance of a little over a thousand yuan sees a supercar worth tens of millions and realizes they couldn't afford it even if they saved for a hundred years.
Liu He's monthly salary is only one spirit stone, which is not enough to buy anything.
"This is my second time visiting the market. I came once before, but I was too scared to come again."
"Haha, I'm a bit bolder than you. This is my third time here. Look at that Myriad Weapons Pavilion; it's said to be a high-grade spiritual artifact in itself."
Li Liangtian pointed to the magnificent three-story tower not far away.
The tower stands on the ground, about ten feet high, and is a single, integrated structure. A layer of shimmering light can be vaguely seen protecting it.
The Qian Yuan Holy Sect is most famous for its weapon crafting.
The magical artifacts produced by Wanqi Peak are highly sought after by outsiders.
The Wanqi Pavilion in the sect's market offers discounts to disciples of the sect, with prices at 20% of those outside.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Liu He; he couldn't afford it whether it was discounted or not.
The two had no interest in strolling around and headed straight for the Spirit Pill Pavilion.
The person who received the two was an outer disciple at the fourth level of Qi Refining.
"Senior sister, we'd like to buy the Meridian Opening Pill."
"Okay, let's buy one together."
Senior Sister did not look down on them because of this; it was all too common for trial cultivators to pool their resources to buy the Meridian Opening Pills.
"Hold on."
The senior sister quickly brought out an exquisite jade bottle: "This is the Meridian Opening Pill, costing ten spirit stones."
"May I ask, Senior Sister, is the Meridian Opening Pill still effective if it's cut in half?"
Although Liu He had already inquired, he asked the internal staff of the Spirit Pill Pavilion again to confirm that everything was absolutely correct.
"Cutting the Meridian Opening Pill in half won't affect its medicinal properties. However, the effect of half a pill will definitely be halved."
"Then, if someone takes three Meridian Opening Pills, will they directly open all their meridians and acupoints and break through to the Qi Refining stage?"
Upon hearing this question, the senior sister chuckled: "Junior brother, pills are merely an aid, not a shortcut to instant success. If an ordinary person takes three or four Meridian Opening Pills, the greater chance of the medicine being too strong is that it will damage their meridians at best, and at worst, it will lead to death."
Taking the first Meridian Opening Pill will open four or five meridians, depending on individual constitution.
At this point, some drug resistance will develop, and the effect of taking the second Tongmai Dan will be greatly reduced, to only half that of the first Tongmai Dan.
The third pill was less effective, and the fourth and fifth were almost ineffective.
Junior brother, please remember, you must not rush into taking pills, and you cannot take them continuously. You must fully digest the medicinal effects before taking another one.