txolops Chapter 51 Miao Rou and the Deal
Chapter 51 Miao Rou and the Deal
After giving instructions to Bailin.
Li Ping, however, headed down the mountain; he was going down the mountain.
First, we need to issue Bai Lin an identity card for entering and leaving Xiantao Mountain to facilitate her movement.
Secondly, I'll take the opportunity to sell all the pills in my storage bag at the market, and also see if I can buy any suitable escape techniques or life-threatening spells.
The process of obtaining the identity card was very simple. Li Ping simply told the steward of the Meng family, and the steward immediately processed it for Bai Lin according to his request.
Of course, only the jade tokens for entering and leaving Xiantao Mountain are valid.
He will not grant Bailin the right to freely enter and exit his cave now.
In the future, only when the other person becomes one of his own will he be qualified to gain his trust.
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Finding a secluded corner, Li Ping donned his black market attire and once again transformed into a shadow traveler.
Satisfied with his appearance, he then headed towards the location of the Lingbao Pavilion.
Whether selling elixirs or buying evil techniques, he did not want to reveal his identity.
To his regret, his method of concealing his identity by covering his face was too crude. He looked suspicious and was not a good person. Moreover, people who knew him could recognize him by his posture and habitual movements.
The most sophisticated way to conceal one's identity is to change one's appearance and become a complete stranger.
For example, the legendary divine power in the cultivation world, the "Eight-Nine Arcane Technique," once mastered, grants the ability to transform in countless ways, which perfectly suits Li Ping's needs.
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Lingbao Pavilion, second floor.
Miao Rou looked at the figure with a strange expression, shook her head inwardly, and then smiled and said, "I wonder what you need my help with, my friend?"
"Of course, of course," Li Ping said in a hoarse voice. "There's a business deal I need to do for your establishment."
As he spoke, he patted the storage bag at his waist, and hundreds of bottles of Qi-boosting pills and Qi-gathering pills landed on the table in front of him: "I intend to sell all these pills. I hope your esteemed establishment can afford the price."
"What is this?" Miao Rou was greatly surprised to see Li Ping produce so many pills.
However, after a brief inspection, she discovered that they were all low-grade first-level and mid-grade first-level pills, and her complexion and body returned to normal.
A bottle of twelve first-grade low-level pills is worth about ten spirit stones.
A bottle of mid-grade first-tier pills costs twenty spirit stones.
It's not something particularly valuable.
But then, she smiled broadly again.
First-grade mid-to-low-grade pills are indeed not expensive, but the quantity here is huge!
Hundreds of bottles of pills, roughly half low-grade and half mid-grade, this is a very big deal.
Moreover, unlike low-level spirit talismans, pills that can enhance cultivation are highly sought-after resources among cultivators and are never hard to sell.
If Lingbaoge buys the bottles and then sells them for an additional one or two spirit stones each, they can earn several hundred spirit stones.
"Right, talismans." When she thought of talismans, the image of Li Ping, a second-level talisman maker, immediately flashed through Fairy Miaorou's mind. However, Li Ping's image was quickly overshadowed by the strangely dressed cultivator in front of her.
Alchemists are far more noble than talisman makers, especially such prolific alchemists.
Although the other person was wearing a mask, they might be ugly, and judging from their voice, they were clearly very old.
However, Miao Rou believes...
It doesn't matter if a male cultivator is old and ugly; the most important thing is to be able to earn spirit stones. Alchemists earn far more than talisman makers.
Compared to this, Li Pingfu Master wasn't even worthy of carrying the shoes of this "old and ugly alchemist" in front of him.
Miao Rou unconsciously said in a charming voice, "I am sorry for my rudeness. I did not expect you to be an alchemist."
"Hehe..." Li Ping chuckled lightly, neither confirming nor denying.
Soon, thanks to Miao Rou's deliberate efforts to cultivate a good relationship, all the pills Li Ping had taken out were bought back by Lingbao Pavilion at the agreed price, and his originally empty storage bag now contained several thousand spirit stones.
Although alchemists require a large initial investment, their ability to earn spirit stones is second to none among all cultivation arts.
Even array masters and weapon refiners are inferior to him.
After all, pills are consumables, while magical artifacts and formations are durable goods.
Moreover, to some extent, for most cultivators, the priority of pills that can enhance their cultivation is higher than that of magical artifacts.
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After finalizing the deal for the pills, Li Ping presented a purchase list of medicinal herbs needed to refine the first-grade high-quality pill, "Qi Nourishing Pill".
As a pill that can enhance the cultivation of cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, the Qi Nourishing Pill is highly sought after in the Immortal City, and a bottle can sell for a high price of nearly 50 to 60 spirit stones.
The cost is only a dozen or so spirit stones, so the profit is extremely high.
In any case, for the health preservation method, the "innate qi mechanism" of any first-grade high-quality pill is the same.
Given the choice, he would naturally choose to refine the one that would earn the most spirit stones.
In fact, among first-grade high-quality pills, the most profitable is the 'Qi Condensation Pill,' which can help cultivators break through the bottleneck of the late stage of Qi Refining. One pill is more expensive than a bottle of 12 Qi Nourishing Pills.
However, the required medicinal herbs were extremely rare; even searching the entire Immortal City, one might not be able to gather enough for just a few batches. This did not meet Li Ping's needs for large-scale refining, so he had no choice but to reluctantly abandon the idea.
To refine a first-grade high-quality pill, the medicinal herbs required must be at least fifty years old.
The Lingbao Pavilion doesn't have many spiritual herbs of this age. Even if Li Ping bought them all, he would only have enough herbs to refine thirty portions of Qi Nourishing Pills.
Based on experience, this is not enough to satisfy his need for health preservation techniques.
But that's alright, besides Lingbao Pavilion, he'll also visit other shops later. Fifty-year-old medicinal herbs can be cultivated in many first-tier spiritual lands, and there are plenty of such spiritual lands around the Immortal City.
If he visits a few more places, he should be able to gather the required quantity.
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After putting the elixir into his storage bag, Li Ping turned to inquire about the spell he needed: "Hehe... Manager Miao, do you sell any escape techniques that allow for fast flight? Even if there are significant side effects, it's fine."
As he spoke, his gaze roamed freely over the other person, as if he were admiring a piece of merchandise.
Wearing a disguise and not showing his true face, Li Ping unconsciously began to let himself go.
"Oh? Fellow Daoist wishes to purchase the Escape Technique?" Miao Rou ignored the 'old and ugly alchemist's' presumptuous gaze before her, instead giving him a flirtatious glance: "Fellow Daoist is joking. Everything sold by our Lingbao Pavilion is of the highest quality and will not have any side effects."
Upon hearing this, Li Ping frowned. Escape techniques without side effects were simply not within his consideration.
The fact that the technique of escape has no side effects and everyone dares to practice it is not a good thing for him.
When the time comes, the people chasing him will be more powerful than him and will use the same escape technique. How will he escape?
Since he was already there, Li Ping didn't mind delaying a bit longer: "Let me see them all!"
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