txolops Chapter 13 Selling Pills, Buying Magical Artifacts
Chapter 13 Selling Pills, Buying Magical Artifacts
The stall displayed all sorts of medicinal pills.
"Fellow Daoist, what would you like to order?" The stall owner was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man whose small eyes were almost invisible when he smiled.
Han Li calmly picked up a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pills, uncorked it, and sniffed the fragrance.
"How many spirit stones does this bottle of Yellow Dragon Pill cost?"
"Fellow Daoist, a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pills costs ten spirit stones, and each bottle contains ten pills, all of medium quality!"
Han Li put down the bottle and asked again, "What about the top-quality ones?"
"A bottle of top-quality medicine costs fifteen spirit stones, but top-quality medicine is rare, and I don't have any in stock!"
Han Li nodded, pretending not to care, put down the bottle, turned around and left.
Zhang Tie's heart skipped a beat, and he followed after her, asking in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Han Li did not answer, and the two moved to a corner.
"Brother Tie, do you know how many spirit stones a bottle of medium-quality Yellow Dragon Pill costs?"
"Ten spirit stones! Fifteen spirit stones for a top-grade one!" Before Zhang Tie could answer, Han Li spoke up excitedly again.
"You mean you're going to sell the Yellow Dragon Pill? Do you still have any?" Zhang Tie was stunned for a moment, but quickly understood Han Li's meaning, and his eyes lit up.
It seems that in the original story, Han Li bought a lot of good things by relying on pills.
Han Li nodded emphatically: "I currently have ten bottles of medium-quality Yellow Dragon Pills and five bottles of high-quality Yellow Dragon Pills!"
Zhang Tie quickly calculated in his mind that if all these Yellow Dragon Pills were sold, they would be worth 175 spirit stones!
They didn't care how Han Li managed to store so many Yellow Dragon Pills; with the little green bottle, Han Li was never short of pills.
What are your thoughts?
"The quality of the Huanglong Dan from that stall was only so-so; it had quite a few impurities. We can just sell it normally, and someone will definitely buy it!"
Zhang Tie nodded upon hearing this. Han Li's alchemy skills were naturally beyond question, and he had consumed quite a few pills refined by Han Li over the years!
The two found an open space where there were already many stalls selling all sorts of things.
Following suit, Han Li tore a piece of cloth and spread it on the ground, then took out five bottles of Yellow Dragon Pills from his pocket, waiting for customers to come in.
But for some reason, not a single person asked about it within half an incense stick's time.
"Isn't the location too remote?" Han Li asked in a low voice, sounding somewhat insecure.
Zhang Tie looked at the surrounding stalls and immediately understood why no one had come over to ask.
Standing up, and under Han Li's shocked gaze, he began to shout: "Yellow Dragon Pills! Yellow Dragon Pills to boost cultivation in the Qi Refining stage! Top-grade: fifteen spirit stones; Mid-grade: ten spirit stones. Limited quantity, first come, first served!"
Zhang Tie's shouts were very loud; they could be heard for dozens of feet around.
The surrounding cultivators all turned their heads in surprise, but the effect was immediate.
A male cultivator's eyes lit up, and he was quickly drawn over. He squatted down, picked up a bottle of Yellow Dragon Pills, and examined it.
"The quality is indeed excellent, I'll take a bottle!" The cultivator barely hesitated before taking out ten spirit stones to buy a bottle of mid-grade Yellow Dragon Pills.
The first order was worth 10%, and business got better and better. Under Han Li's admiring gaze, in less than half an hour, all ten bottles of mid-grade Yellow Dragon Pills were sold out, and only one of the five high-grade ones remained!
"How many did you sell in total?" Zhang Tie asked in a low voice.
Han Li counted them, then took a deep breath: "A total of one hundred and sixty spirit stones!"
"There's only one bottle of superior-grade medicine left. Keep it and cultivate to the eleventh level as soon as possible!"
Han Li nodded and then stuffed the spirit stone in his arms into Zhang Tie's hand.
"Huh? What are you doing?" Zhang Tie looked at Han Li with some surprise.
"Brother Tie, please accept it! I already have the token, which allows me to enter Yellow Maple Valley directly. Improving your strength is the most important thing now, otherwise I won't feel at ease!"
Han Li's eyes were filled with stubbornness. If Zhang Tie couldn't enter the Seven Sects because of this, he probably wouldn't be able to sleep at night!
Looking at Han Li's determined expression, Zhang Tie didn't know what to say. The current Han Li was not like the Han Tianzun in the original work. Indeed, the saying "environment shapes people" is true!
"I appreciate your kindness, but I don't really need anything right now. So... consider these sixty spirit stones a loan to you. Use them to buy whatever you want!" Zhang Tie divided the spirit stones into two portions, stuffing one portion directly into Han Li's arms.
Han Li accepted the spirit stone and remained silent for a moment.
"Don't look at me like that, let's go buy something!"
The two packed up their stall and walked back along the main street.
Having spirit stones in your pocket gives you a completely different level of confidence.
Zhang Tie stopped in front of a stall selling magical artifacts, picked up a small, earthen-yellow shield, and examined it.
"How much is this ritual implement?"
"A low-grade magic weapon, the Yellow Sand Shield, for thirty spirit stones!" The stall owner, an old man, raised his eyelids slightly and blurted out the price.
"Twenty-five spirit stones, I'll take it!" Zhang Tie wasn't stupid; he didn't just accept whatever price was offered and immediately started haggling.
Finally, under Han Li's admiring gaze, he spent twenty-six spirit stones to acquire the earth-attribute shield.
Now, with the Mountain-Slicing Blade for offense and the Yellow Sand Shield for defense, we have an extra edge on the arena.
Han Li also bought a stack of talismans at another stall, spending twenty spirit stones. It seems that this guy is also very interested in talismans.
Just as Zhang Tie had expected, Han Li soon stopped in front of a stall.
When Zhang Tie saw the stall owner, he raised an eyebrow. Could it be that Han Li, with the complete set of Changchun Gong, could also deal with her?
At this moment, Han Li had already started chatting with the stall owner and had become interested in a talisman on his stall.
"Fellow Daoist desires a pill to strengthen the foundation and nourish the vital energy?" Han Li asked with a hint of surprise.
The girl opposite him nodded sheepishly: "If you don't have such a pill, then you can't part with this talisman!"
Han Li seemed to remember his younger sister, and his expression softened. He took out the bottle of high-grade Yellow Dragon Pill that he had prepared for himself!
The girl opposite him took the pill, her eyes immediately lighting up: "A superior-grade Yellow Dragon Pill! This is wonderful! This superior-grade spirit talisman is yours!"
The following plot unfolded just like in the original story: the girl and Han Li reached a deal, and Han Li successfully purchased the superior Golden Bamboo Talisman Brush.
As Han Li pulled out several more bottles of Yellow Dragon Pills, Zhang Tie's lips twitched.
Sure enough, Han Li had something he was hiding.
Seemingly sensing the teasing gaze from Zhang Tietou behind him, Han Li smiled awkwardly.
As night fell, the lights in the market town came on.
After purchasing some more items, the two spent some spirit stones to rent a courtyard in the market to stay temporarily. The Ascension Conference was still more than half a year away, and the Heavenly Mist Platform was not far from the market.
Moreover, the city is safer than the outside world, and the concentration of spiritual energy is also higher!
After moving into the courtyard, Zhang Tie immediately went into seclusion. In six months, he needed to try to raise his cultivation to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining as soon as possible, and also refine both magic weapons to increase his combat power!
Time was tight and the task was heavy!
Han Li didn't disturb Zhang Tie and began to study the talisman-making method, which was quite novel to him.