Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 333: Jade Pill Market, A Familiar Face - Novel Cool

Chapter 333: Jade Pill Market, A Familiar Face

Chapter 333: Jade Pill Market, A Familiar Face

The layout of the Jade Pill Market was similar to the other large markets that Luo Chen had visited.

He didn't linger at the shops owned by those influential families.

Holding the token given to him by Tao Yisheng, Luo Chen directly entered an ancient-style tall building.

High Sun Tower! This was a relatively high-end trading venue in the market.

Those present were at least Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators.

By the time Luo Chen arrived, there were already quite a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators inside, engaging in exchanges or transactions.

During this time, Luo Chen had been in seclusion and didn't know many people.

He naturally didn't join in the conversations among the Cultivators.

Thus, his attention went straight to the trading.

"Is it this simple?"

There were no complicated auction procedures; the transactions at High Sun Tower were purely based on individual needs.

Some shouted from the stage, while others left messages on jade plaques, specifying their requirements for certain items.

During exchanges between Cultivators, they also directly bartered items.

Luo Chen watched for a while, deep in thought.

Perhaps due to the upcoming Great Lineage Sword Duel, this gathering at High Sun Tower had more transactions related to weapons and talismans.

In a short time, he saw several excellent Ultimate Magic Tools being traded.

Occasionally, there were even Superior Artifacts being put up for sale.

However, the Artifacts that were once highly sought after by Foundation Establishment Cultivators now rarely attracted any interest, creating an unusual cold reception.

Initially, Luo Chen was also quite surprised.

But after seeing others showing little interest, he understood the reason for the cold reception.

"Those who can participate in the Great Lineage Sword Duel are mostly powerful Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivators. With their years of accumulation, acquiring one or two Artifacts is not a difficult task."

"As Tao Wan said, Artifacts and Magic Tools are extremely prevalent in the Jade Cauldron Domain. Even a small place like the Great River Market has Artifact transactions, indicating the extent of their prevalence."

"Moreover, Artifacts usually require a long period of consecration to be effective and can't be used immediately after acquisition."

"Selling them hastily now, only those Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivators who like to join the excitement might be interested. Others are truly not tempted."

Looking at those unclaimed Artifacts, Luo Chen was slightly tempted, but after understanding their attributes and functions, he gave up.

They were not suitable for him.

The Celestial Assembly now possessed several Artifacts.

Even Duan Feng had already forged one of the two Artifact embryos left by the Duan family last year.

Buying these would not be of much use to him.

If there were Water-attributed Artifacts or defensive ones, he might not hesitate to purchase them.

Sima Hui Niang, as the leader of the Celestial Assembly, still lacked a suitable Artifact.

"Perhaps I can trade the nine-ringed staff left by Weituo for a Water-attributed Artifact?" Luo Chen thought.

Just as Luo Chen was considering this, a Foundation Establishment Early Stage Cultivator suddenly shouted loudly.

"I have an heirloom Life Revival Pill, anyone interested?"

As soon as the words 'Life Revival Pill' were spoken, many people turned to look.

When they saw the speaker's face, someone laughed, "Liao Liang, are you selling off your family's assets again?"

"Yes, you sold off the Artifact left by your ancestors last time, and now you're even selling this third-rank healing pill that can revive the dead. You're truly selling off your inheritance without a care!"

Being mocked like this, Liao Liang's face turned from green to white.

But turning his head away, he ignored those who laughed at him and continued shouting.

"Anyone interested? A third-rank Life Revival Pill, as long as there's a breath left, it can revive the dead and free them from the brink of death. If severely injured, with damage to the dantian and qi sea, this pill can still be used for recovery, rebuilding the dantian and qi sea, and repairing the entire meridian system!"

"I want Spirit Stones, whoever offers the highest price gets it!"

Laughter continued in the crowd, and some explained Liao Liang's situation to their uninformed friends.

It was nothing new—a declining family, poor aptitude, requiring vast resources to assist in cultivation, hence frequently selling off family assets to buy resources for cultivation.

Amidst the laughter, Luo Chen's eyes fixed on that pill.

Just as Liao Liang said, the Life Revival Pill had incredible effects.

It was renowned among third-rank pills.

In the Cultivator world, it was one of the few miraculous pills that could repair the dantian and qi sea.

But Luo Chen's focus was not on its effects.

Rather, it was the phrase "revive the dead and free them from the brink of death"!

The second-rank Spell he cultivated, 'Turtle Spirit Armor', when perfected, had the miraculous effect of prolonging life and evading death.

However, this life-prolonging technique had a significant flaw.

Once used, if one couldn't find a way to revive the dead within three days, death was still inevitable.

If he had this pill...

...Luo Chen would have an extra life-saving trump card!

"But buying it would likely be very expensive!"

Luo Chen muttered, looking around.

Although those people were mocking Liao Liang, when it came to bidding, they didn't hold back at all! The price quickly soared to over fifteen thousand spirit stones.

This price genuinely startled many Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Third-rank pills were indeed expensive, but even in the Spirit Herb Hall, they usually only cost five to six thousand spirit stones per bottle.

If divided among each pill, it would only be a few hundred spirit stones each.

Yet, for a single third-rank Life Revival Pill, someone had offered fifteen thousand.

This truly exceeded many people's imagination! However, considering the pill's miraculous effects, numerous Foundation Establishment Cultivators still flocked to it!

Who wouldn't want to have such a pill when their life was in peril?

The price continued to skyrocket! Soon, it reached over twenty thousand!

One Cultivator, either out of genuine concern or intentionally trying to ruin Liao Liang's good fortune, said, "Fine, go ahead and fight over it. The things from the Liao family were all obtained by their ancestors from a thousand-year-old relic. Their artifacts are decrepit, and the pills' medicinal power is almost depleted. I don't believe this Life Revival Pill still has much medicinal power left."

After speaking, under Liao Liang's angry, fiery gaze, he spread his hands and retreated behind the crowd.

"Sha Yan, you..."

Before he could finish his rebuke, he was interrupted by the bidding Cultivators.

"Is that true?"

"Is this Life Revival Pill really a thousand-year-old pill?"

"There's still some medicinal power left, right? Don't try to deceive us with inferior pills."

"Liao Liang, as an inner disciple of Qingdan Valley, if you do something like this, you're tarnishing the sect's reputation!"

Facing these questions and doubts, Liao Liang's face turned red, and he forced himself to say, "Don't believe that person's nonsense. Although my pill has been passed down for a thousand years, it still retains at least half of its medicinal power. While it may not be effective for Golden Core Elders, it will definitely work for us Foundation Establishment Cultivators!"

"You won't lose out or be cheated. I will never do anything to tarnish the reputation of Qingdan Valley."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the sect's master. He personally tested the medicinal power of the Life Revival Pill!"

After saying this, the crowd's doubts dissipated somewhat.

However, the bidding became increasingly sluggish.

Clearly, many still doubted the effectiveness of the Life Revival Pill.

But it wasn't easy to test such a pill directly.

As the bidding slowed down, Liao Liang's heart sank, and he couldn't help but feel murderous rage towards Sha Yan, who had ruined his good fortune. When the price stalled at twenty-eight thousand, it gradually became silent, with no one bidding anymore.

Liao Liang was truly dissatisfied with this price.

He turned to look at the others in the High Sun Tower.

"Is there anyone else who wants to bid?"

"Believe me, this pill's effect is still there. Even the Golden Core Elder from our sect's Grand Pill Hall bought a few from me and managed to reverse-engineer a rough pill formula."

"If you don't trust me, do you not trust a third-rank Alchemist from Qingdan Valley?"

However, the more he spoke, the less others believed him.

His sales pitch seemed to have the opposite effect, discouraging bidders.

Even the Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had bid twenty-eight thousand seemed to have second thoughts.

Was it worth spending so many spirit stones on a pill that might have little medicinal power left?

He even felt like the others were looking at him as if he were a fool.

Just at that moment, a voice from the crowd called out a bid.

"Thirty thousand."

The calm and indifferent voice was like a lifesaver.

Liao Liang's eyes lit up.

This price had finally reached his minimum standard.

However, on the surface, he still showed dissatisfaction, and he genuinely wasn't fully satisfied.

After a few more attempts to encourage bidding, seeing no one else was willing, he reluctantly handed the pill to the young man in the red fiery cloud robe.

"Fellow Cultivator, you've truly found a great bargain this time!"

Luo Chen smiled and didn't say much.

Whether it was a bargain or a loss, everyone had their own judgment.

These past few days, he had discovered that although the sect's direct disciples didn't worry about resources, they didn't actually have much liquid spirit stones.

Tens of thousands of spirit stones were still a significant sum for them, and although they could bring it out, it would be a painful expense.

In comparison, this amount was just a drop in the ocean for Luo Chen.

Spending a little to buy a potential lifesaving method was definitely not a loss.

After taking the pill, he examined it briefly.

The pill's fragrance still lingered, but it was hard to check its specific effects.

At least, it proved that there was still some medicinal power left.

He would thoroughly test it after returning!

Luo Chen put away the pill, paying no heed to the others' gazes, and instead, squeezed his way to a jade plaque.

On it were densely packed records of various transaction information.

Most of them were left by Foundation Establishment Cultivators who couldn't frequently visit this place.

This practice originated from the sect's task distribution method.

After a glance, Luo Chen found many good things.

They were items rarely seen in places like Dahua Market and Heavenly Wave Immortal City.

For instance, the Second Rank Meridian Protection Pill, which aids in Foundation Establishment, and the Flowing Evil Pill, which can cleanse the body of evil qi, and so on.

Most of these are sold by the pill!

Major sects say that these good things don’t flow outside, but in reality, they just don’t flow out on a large scale.

For their disciples, some minor actions that skirt the rules are often overlooked.

These items weren’t of much use to Luo Chen.

However, he could buy them for the Qi Condensation Cultivators of the Luo Tian Assembly to use.

"These past few years, the Foundation Establishment attempts of Luo Tian Assembly cultivators have frequently failed. If they have these items to assist them, perhaps a few more can successfully establish their foundations."

"Speaking of which, Cai Yi is also about to attempt Foundation Establishment. Preparing some Foundation Establishment spirit medicines for her will surely be beneficial."

Luo Chen wasn’t stingy. He immediately informed the cultivator from the High Sun Tower, who was standing by, of his intention to purchase.

After all, it was just a matter of a few spirit stones.

However, his frequent and extravagant purchases did attract some side glances from the cultivators of the Qingdan Valley at the High Sun Tower.

They were both amazed by his wealth and mocked him for being naive, wanting to buy everything he saw.

Luo Chen paid no heed to these gazes.

Not only did he decide on the various resources he wanted to buy, but he also listed the nine-ringed tin staff, which was left by Vajra, on the jade disc, specifying that he wanted to exchange it for a water-attribute magical artifact.

If there was a price difference, it could be negotiated in person.

By the time he finished these actions, a lot of time had passed.

Luo Chen glanced at the sky and, not wanting to stay any longer, prepared to leave the High Sun Tower.

"Wow, it really is you!"

A familiar voice sounded in his ear.

Luo Chen, who was about to go downstairs, turned around and saw an old acquaintance.

"Why are you here too?"

Chu Kui chuckled, "If you can come, why can’t I?"

With just a few words, Luo Chen vaguely understood the reason for his appearance here.

His gaze subconsciously fell on the man standing beside Chu Kui, who exuded a noble and imposing demeanor.

The man was also sizing him up.

"Brother Chu, aren’t you going to introduce us?"

Chu Kui looked at Luo Chen, seeing that he had no objections, and introduced them warmly:

"This is He Yuanqing, a Direct Disciple of the Yu Xuan He Family!"

"This is Luo Chen, the Fire Spirit Lord of the Danxia Luo Tian Assembly!"

He Yuanqing had never heard of the Danxia Luo Tian Assembly, guessing it was probably a minor faction from Heavenly Wave Immortal City.

However, the fact that the other party had a Dao title indicated that he must have something.

He Yuanqing couldn’t see through Luo Chen’s true realm but nodded at him in a friendly manner.

"Fire Spirit Lord, hello. If you have time, please come and visit Yu Xuan Mountain."

Luo Chen returned the gesture, "Thank you, He True Disciple."

Seeing that the two had met, Chu Kui said to He Yuanqing, "You go take care of your business. I’ll take a walk with him. The prices here are too high for me, Old Chu."

He Yuanqing laughed and shook his head, not trying to retain him.

He watched as Chu Kui and Luo Chen went downstairs together.

Then, he called someone over.

"Find out for me who this Fire Spirit Lord Luo Chen is and who invited him to the Qingdan Valley."

...

On the long streets of the Jade Pill Market.

Two figures strolled leisurely, the moonlight stretching their shadows long.

"Are you now an Offering Priest of the He Family?"

"Temporarily. You know I have seven or eight identities as an Offering Priest for various cultivation families. After the True Transmission Sword Duel ends here, I won’t have this identity anymore."

"Tsk tsk, to invite you, He Yuanqing must have spent quite a few spirit stones!"

"Hehe, a small profit, a small profit!" Chu Kui laughed proudly and looked at Luo Chen, "What about you? Who invited you here?"

Luo Chen took out a badge from his storage bag and showed it to him.

"Nan Shan Tao Family?"

Chu Kui was taken aback, "Tao Wan invited you?"

Luo Chen asked curiously, "You know her?"

Chu Kui looked at Luo Chen as if he were an idiot.

This expression made Luo Chen frown unconsciously. Had he overlooked something?

Suddenly, he recalled when he first arrived at Heavenly Wave Immortal City.

Xu Xiaoliu, who served as his guide, had introduced some of the local customs and notable figures of Heavenly Wave Immortal City, including the ranking of the Talents Ranking on the Debate Platform.

It was then that he first heard of Chu Kui, the first-ranked Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator of Heavenly Wave.

Thinking back, when Xu Xiaoliu mentioned the top ranks of the Talents Ranking, he had also mentioned Tao Wan’s name.

Ranked third, just below the Sword Sect’s Lin Qingxuan, who had swept through the top ten immortal cities, and the Ice Soul Immortal Girl of the Ice Castle.

Tao Wan naturally couldn’t have swept through the top ten immortal cities.

Her main place for honing her battle skills was likely Heavenly Wave Immortal City.

In this process, she would naturally have come to know someone like Chu Kui.

Understanding this, Luo Chen wasn’t surprised by Chu Kui’s expression.

He said helplessly, "Since you know her, what’s your evaluation of her combat strength? Does she have a chance to win the Dao Seed Position of the Qingdan Valley this time?"

Evaluate combat strength?

This piqued Chu Kui’s interest! He put his hands behind his back, assuming the demeanor of a grandmaster, and began to expound.

(End of Chapter)

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