25: Chapter 25 Selling Elixirs (Part 2)

The reason for this was simply that there had been no sales for some time, and according to the merchant guild's regulations, if this continued, she would be dismissed.

Thus, whenever a customer arrived, she would be this enthusiastic.

Chen Fan's expression remained unchanged as he nodded slightly. "I will take a look first."

"Take a look first?" A look of disappointment appeared on the female receptionist's face, and she followed behind him in extreme frustration.

The merchant guild was vast, divided into upper and lower floors.

It had everything, including various Cultivation Techniques, Talismans, Magical Artifacts, and Formations. However, upon seeing the prices listed, he couldn't help but gasp.

Just as rumors outside had suggested, the prices of the items inside were extremely high.

"Fellow Daoist, is there anything you have your eye on? If you find something you like, the price is negotiable," the female receptionist asked cautiously.

"Let's talk in a private room."

"A private room? Please, this way, Fellow Daoist." The female receptionist was overjoyed, a look of pleasant surprise appearing on her face.

However, this scene drew sneers from the other women.

The private room was luxuriously decorated, and the female receptionist was attentive, hurriedly brewing spirit tea.

"Skip the spirit tea. I came here mainly to sell Medicinal Pills. Does your shop accept them?" Chen Fan said, getting straight to the point.

"Medicinal Pills?" The female receptionist became even more curious, though she also felt a bit troubled, knowing that the shop had extremely high standards for the quality of Medicinal Pills.

"These bottles of Medicinal Pills are all six-striped spirit gathering pills. If we can cooperate, there will be more in the future."

The female receptionist was at Qi Refining Level 5. After scanning them with her spiritual sense and confirming they were correct, she smiled brightly. "Please wait a moment, Fellow Daoist. I will notify the deacon immediately."

Not long after, a hunched old man with gray hair walked in slowly. He seemed to have concealed his aura, making it impossible to tell what his Realm was.

After examining them carefully, he was quite satisfied. "Not bad, the quality of these Medicinal Pills is extremely high. Our shop will take them. A total of ninety Spirit Stones."

He did not introduce himself; to him, the Medicinal Pills before him were merely for low-level Qi Refining Cultivators.

After saying this, he turned and left, nodding slightly to the female receptionist.

"My name is Shen Yueyao. Is there anything else you need, Fellow Daoist?" Having made her first sale, the female receptionist appeared extremely excited.

"I need a set of Formation for protecting my residence."

Chen Fan thought about how, ever since he moved to Zilin Bamboo Lodge, powerful spiritual senses had been probing him from time to time, making him feel uneasy. After all, he had many secrets, and if someone were to target him, it would lead to endless trouble.

"We currently have a First-Order Formation that can withstand a Qi Refining Level 10 Cultivator. The price is not expensive, only one hundred Spirit Stones."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan blinked involuntarily; he hadn't expected it to be so expensive.

"If you are not satisfied, we have another Formation that can withstand the 12th Level of Qi Refining, which costs one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones."

"I'll take the Formation that costs one hundred Spirit Stones," Chen Fan said without any hesitation.

"Very well, I will go get it for you, Fellow Daoist."

Not long after, an exquisite set of Formation was brought before him.

Besides a Jade Slip containing the method of control, there were twenty Formation Flags, a compass, and six Foundation Stones carved with strange patterns.

After confirming everything was correct, Chen Fan waved his long sleeves, putting them away, and left without looking back.

After walking out of the Treasure Pavilion, his face turned slightly pale; one hundred Spirit Stones was not cheap.

After confirming that no Cultivator was following him, he bought some Spirit Beast meat, Spirit Rice, and Spirit Vegetables before heading toward the Qin Family stronghold.

Returning to Zilin Bamboo Lodge, he immediately set up the Formation.

He struck out a stream of magical power, and after a "hum," the great Formation, emitting a blue light, completely enveloped the entire residence.

This scene was naturally noticed by nearby Cultivators. They could tell at a glance that the Formation was powerful and felt extremely envious.

Besides defending against attacks from Cultivators, this Formation was also excellent at blocking spiritual senses.

That night, he diligently fulfilled his duties as a Matrilocal son-in-law.

For the next period, in addition to completing the Family's Alchemy tasks, he attempted to refine the huntian pill required by the Su Family.

Currently, his First-Order Alchemy experience had reached 70%, which theoretically meant his success rate should exceed 70%.

However, due to the limitations of his Realm, although he could barely succeed in refining, the quality was very average, with most being three-striped.

Chen Fan fell into deep thought. If he was too cautious and didn't sell the more valuable huntian pills to the Su Family, he wouldn't be able to obtain a large amount of refining Materials in the future.

After all, his Aptitude was poor, and advancing would require more Medicinal Pills, Spiritual Plants, and Spirit Liquid.

After much deliberation, he decided to sell three batches of the pills to the Su Family and sell all the remaining four to the Treasure Pavilion.

"You really succeeded in refining them?" Deacon Su Changhe looked at the three-striped huntian pill before him, feeling both pleasantly surprised and disappointed.

In his view, the other party was only at Qi Refining Level 5 and could not possibly have refined such a pill, which meant there was someone else behind him. However, the fact that they were only three-striped indicated that his Alchemy skills were nothing special.

After some thought, he was truly a bit confused.

"Three-striped huntian pills are not bad." Deacon Su Changhe exchanged them for Spirit Stones according to the previous agreement and gave him the next batch of refining Materials.

"Thank you." Chen Fan cupped his hands slightly and walked out of the shop, wearing a wide robe.

Just like before, he deliberately circled around the market before finally walking into the Treasure Pavilion.

However, at the very moment he stepped over the threshold, he did not notice a pair of eyes staring intently at him from behind, with a strange smile appearing on the face.

"You have come." Seeing Chen Fan return, Shen Yueyao walked up to him with a beaming smile.

After looking around the first floor at the Cultivation resources, Chen Fan slowly went to the private room.

"Fellow Daoist, what kind of Cultivation resources do you want this time?" Shen Yueyao's beautiful eyes darted around, and she flirtatiously pulled her collar down quite a bit.

After ensuring no one was probing, Chen Fan directly took out all the three-striped huntian pills and the six-striped spirit gathering pills.

"Exchange them all for nine-striped spirit gathering pills."

The reason he had this idea was simply that he found the recent five-striped spirit gathering pills were not very effective for his Cultivation, and since his magical power was currently limited, he couldn't refine High Grade Medicinal Pills for the time being.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yueyao was extremely shocked. She usually only took some four-striped Medicinal Pills; she didn't even dare to imagine more Advanced Medicinal Pills.

"Please wait, Fellow Daoist. I will ask the deacon to come over immediately."

Not long after, the hunched old man he had seen last time arrived again.

When he saw the three-striped huntian pills among them, he was still slightly surprised and couldn't help but look at him with higher regard.

After confirming there were no issues with the Medicinal Pills, he nodded slightly to Shen Yueyao.

"Young Fellow Daoist, top-tier Medicinal Pills are extremely valuable. These Medicinal Pills can be exchanged for seven nine-striped spirit gathering pills."

"Only seven?" Chen Fan was slightly disappointed.

Leaving the Treasure Pavilion, he deliberately circled around the market. When passing by a secluded street corner, his expression changed drastically; he discovered that a Cultivator seemed to be following him in secret.

"I've already been very careful. Is it a Cultivator sent by the Su Family or the Treasure Pavilion?"

Chen Fan couldn't determine this for a moment, but judging by the other party's Cultivation, it was only Qi Refining Level 7.

Just as he was pondering, the other party seemed to sense something and suddenly disappeared.