Chapter 188 This Is a Secret that Requires Extra Money!
Chapter 188 This is a secret that is not passed on... You have to pay extra!
Qingyu Town is thousands of miles away from the westernmost end of Yanlai Country.
Unlike the Righteous Alliance, which is in the midst of war, Qingyu Town looks peaceful and tranquil.
Lin Chen walked in the market of Qingyu Town and saw that the town was inhabited by mortals and cultivators, which was quite peaceful.
The cultivation of the cultivators in the town was not high, most of them were only in the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stages.
This was the first time that Lin Chen left the Righteous Alliance. He was very interested in the local specialties, so he strolled around the market.
After strolling for half an hour, Lin Chen discovered that the most famous specialty in Qingyu Town was "gambling on jade"!
That is, gambling on jade.
In theory, for cultivators, whether there is jade in jade should be very clear with their spiritual sense.
But the special green jade in Qingyu Town is made of a special material that can shield the spiritual sense.
Even the spiritual sense of the foundation building and golden elixir cultivators cannot see through it.
Lin Chen tried it. With his cultivation of the Seventh Golden Core and the Heavenly Evolution Technique, which was close to the Nascent Soul stage, he still couldn't see the jade inside the green jade.
"Ordinary jade is not very valuable to cultivators..."
"But the jade produced in the green jade is chalcedony... It is extremely beneficial to cultivators' cultivation!"
"One ounce of chalcedony is worth a thousand ounces of gold..."
Lin Chen kept thinking in his heart, and thought of the tons of chalcedony he had obtained, which was still gathering dust in the storage bag.
Just as Lin Chen was thinking, a burst of exclamations suddenly came from the surroundings.
"It's open, it's open!"
"Full of jade! My God, this jade has produced at least ten ounces of chalcedony, worth a thousand spirit stones! This kid in the Qi Refining stage... is so lucky!"
"Tsk tsk, a thousand spirit stones! There is hope for the Foundation Establishment Pill, it's really a sudden turn of events!"
At the door of the gambling stone shop, the onlookers showed their amazement and envy, without concealing it.
The Qi-refining cultivator who had opened the jade was even more radiant, dancing with excitement.
His jade was just a waste worth three spirit stones, and was not favored.
After it was opened, the value increased three hundred times!
This is the charm of gambling on stones, which is a huge temptation for these casual cultivators.
Soon, a voice came from the crowd.
"My fellow Taoist, this jade... our Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce has taken it for one thousand spirit stones, can you sell it?" A young man in luxurious clothes walked out.
The Qi-refining cultivator nodded and said, "Sell it, I will sell it!"
So, the cultivator exchanged money and goods, and after selling the jade, he went directly into the alchemy shop in the market.
Lin Chen looked at this scene thoughtfully.
He looked at the cultivator beside him and asked in a low voice:
"Fellow Daoist... Although this chalcedony is precious, isn't the price of ten taels of chalcedony for a thousand spirit stones too expensive?"
After hearing this, the elegant young man who bought the chalcedony looked at Lin Chen for a few times and smiled:
"Fellow Daoist, you just came to Qingyu Town, right?"
"The reason why chalcedony is expensive is naturally because it is a treasure for alchemy!"
"The two special elixirs in Qingyu Town, chalcedony Qi-enhancing powder and chalcedony bone-forging pill, are both worth a thousand gold..."
After hearing this, Lin Chen blinked and bowed:
"Thank you for your reminder, fellow Daoist."
After that, Lin Chen walked around the market for a few more times and stayed overnight after finding an inn.
...
The next morning, Lin Chen went to the largest chamber of commerce in Qingyu Town.
In this chamber of commerce, Lin Chen saw the two elixirs mentioned by the elegant young man before.
Chalcedony Qi-enhancing powder is a special Qi-enhancing pill.
Lin Chen saw two kinds of elixirs on the shelf, called the manager of the Chamber of Commerce, and asked:
"Fellow Daoist, I heard that the Jade Marrow Qi-boosting Powder and Jade Marrow Bone-forging Pill are both top-grade elixirs... I wonder how much they are?"
The manager looked at Lin Chen and saw that he was dignified and could not see through his cultivation.
So he said respectfully:
"Fellow Daoist, the Jade Marrow Qi-boosting Pill is fifty spirit stones per pill."
"As for the Jade Marrow Bone-forging Pill, three hundred spirit stones per pill..."
After hearing the price, Lin Chen frowned slightly.
The price of these two kinds of elixirs is too expensive...
Seeing Lin Chen's unnatural expression, the manager hurriedly explained:
"Fellow Daoist, the effect of this jade marrow Qi-boosting pill is several times that of ordinary Qi-boosting pills. It is extremely helpful for the cultivation of Jindan and even Yuanying cultivators, not to mention Qi-refining cultivators."
"The only pity is that the jade marrow Qi-boosting powder has drug resistance. The effect is very good when it is first taken. But after taking a thousand pills, the effect drops sharply until there is no effect..."
"If there is no limit on the number of times it can be taken, the price of this jade marrow Qi-boosting pill would be more than fifty spirit stones!"
Lin Chen blinked after hearing this.
It is effective for the cultivation of Jindan and even Yuanying cultivators... Different from ordinary elixirs that assist cultivation?
"So, this Jade Marrow Qi-boosting Powder is a secret medicine?"
"Well, if it is a secret medicine... fifty spirit stones per pill is not expensive..."
Lin Chen thought silently in his heart, then pointed to the Jade Marrow Bone-Tempering Pill and asked:
"Then what is the use of this Bone-Tempering Pill?"
The steward explained:
"The Jade Marrow Bone-Tempering Pill can improve the bones and physique of the cultivator. It is rumored to be a body-refining pill for ancient physical cultivators."
"As long as you take enough, the bones of the whole body will be as crystal clear as white jade, which is very useful for physical cultivation."
"The so-called ice skin and jade bones are the two special physiques of ancient physical cultivators... This Jade Marrow Bone-Tempering Pill has the effect of achieving jade bones!"
The steward explained for a long time and smiled:
"This Taoist friend probably comes to Qingyu Town for the first time. Why don't you buy some pills and try them back?"
Lin Chen shook his head and said:
"Not only do I want elixirs... I wonder if you can sell the prescriptions for these two elixirs?"
Lin Chen had several tons of chalcedony in his hand and was worried about how to use it.
I happen to come across these two elixir recipes, is there any reason not to buy them?
It's just that... he doesn't know whether the Chamber of Commerce will sell it or not.
The steward frowned after hearing Lin Chen's words. He was silent for a while and then said:
"Haha, fellow Taoist, you are joking. These precious medicines are secrets that are not passed down and are priceless!"
"So, you won't sell it?" Lin Chen asked.
"Sell! But...you have to pay more!" The smile in the steward's eyes did not diminish.
…
After a while, Lin Chen met the president of the Chamber of Commerce on the recommendation of the steward.
It was the young monk in luxurious clothes that Lin Chen saw last night.
After seeing Lin Chen, the young monk had a look of surprise on his face and said with a smile:
"It turns out that fellow Taoist wanted to buy the prescriptions for two kinds of elixirs... It's really a fate. In that case, I'll get straight to the point."
"Chalcedony Qi-replenishing elixir prescription, one hundred thousand spiritual stones. Chalcedony bone-forging elixir prescription, two hundred thousand spiritual stones..."
"I wonder if fellow Taoists can accept this price?"
Lin Chen nodded slightly after hearing this. Three hundred thousand spiritual stones was nothing to him now.
Especially before leaving the Righteous Alliance, Lin Chen was afraid that there would not be enough spiritual stones on the way, so he took all the spiritual stones with him.
At this time, the number of spiritual stones in Lin Chen's hand was no less than ten million.
Therefore, without much hesitation, Lin Chen flicked a bag of spirit stones and fell into the hands of the young monk.
After counting the number of spirit stones, the monk patted the storage bag, and the two pill prescriptions also fell into Lin Chen's hands.
Lin Chen read some of the elixir recipes, and based on his alchemy skills, he saw that the properties of these two elixirs were reasonable.
Whether it is the correct elixir recipe will need to be refined and tested later.
"Now that the deal is concluded, I'll take my leave first..." Lin Chen said with cupped hands.
"Fellow Taoist, please wait."
At this time, the young monk said:
"Fellow Taoist, my name is Huayang, and I am the branch president of the Guangyuan Chamber of Commerce."
"I wonder what you call your friend?"
Lin Chen nodded, "Zhou Wu."
"Fellow Taoist Zhou Wu, I would like to invite you to become my disciple... As long as you are willing, I will give you two pill prescriptions for free."
"Every year from now on, I will give fellow Taoist a salary of five hundred thousand spirit stones. I wonder what you think of me?"
After hearing this, Lin Chen looked at Huayang in surprise.
But he still shook his head and said:
"Thank you for your kindness, Daoyou Hua, but I'm used to being idle... This trip is to visit the beautiful mountains and rivers of Qingzhou, so I forgive my refusal."
After hearing this, Hua Yang just nodded slightly, did not force it but smiled and said:
"I have a hunch that my Taoist friend and I are destined... and we will meet again in the future."
Lin Chen smiled and said, "Let's talk about it next time we meet again."
After saying that, Lin Chen stopped staying and left the chamber of commerce.
After Lin Chen left, the former steward came to Hua Yang and asked in a low voice:
"Sir, what's so strange about Zhou Wu? Why did you personally recruit him..."
"It's just that he really doesn't know what's good and he actually refuses the young master's kindness."
Hua Yang glanced at him and smiled:
"It's just a casual recruitment. Fellow Taoists are not weak this week!"
"If I read correctly, he should be in the late stage of the Golden Core...maybe even a Nine-turn Golden Core cultivator!"
Nine-turn golden elixir!
The steward of the Chamber of Commerce was shocked after hearing this, "Sir, there are not many Nine-turn Golden elixir monks in the whole Qingzhou, right? Zhou Wu... it seems that I have never heard of this name."
After hearing this, Hua Yang smiled and said:
"Who knows? The longevity of the old president is about to end... and the selection of the new president will also take place within these decades."
"This position...too many people want it..."
Hua Yang came to the window of the Chamber of Commerce and looked at Lin Chen's retreating back thoughtfully.
…
After Lin Chen got two pill prescriptions, he did not stay in Qingyu Town for long.
Instead, he continued to fly in the direction of Taoism.
During this trip, he went out as Zhou Wu and did not hide his cultivation.
After all, showing your Golden Core cultivation will save you a lot of trouble along the way.
In the next few days, Lin Chen continued to travel during the day, and in the evening he found a nearby town to rest.
I passed five or six towns along the way and saw another side of Qingzhou.
Even though the Righteous Alliance and the Demon Sect are fighting fiercely, other places tens of thousands of miles away are still peaceful.
Along the way, Lin Chen also encountered one or two groups of robbery cultivators, but they were just delivering "takeaways" to Lin Chen.
Until noon on the sixth day, Lin Chen looked at the magnificent city in the distance and felt emotional in his heart.
"Huh, the first city among the three cities... Humanity City has finally arrived!"
Lin Chen looked from a distance and saw that the walls of this city alone were tens of feet high and the area was more than a hundred miles in radius. It was truly a majestic place.
And this Humanity City is divided into upper and lower cities.
The lower city is no different from an ordinary city. Most of them are mortals living there, and occasionally a few monks can be seen.
As for the upper city, it is suspended hundreds of feet in the sky, with white walls and blue bricks, and busy traffic...
As soon as Lin Chen approached the gate of Humanity City, he received a message.
"Fellow Taoist, if there is no certificate in Humanity City, flying weapons is prohibited..."