Inside the tea room, Yang Jing sat on a chair, rows of Jade Bottles lined up before him. They were filled with Muscle Strengthening Pills, Golden Skin Pills, Jade Bone Pills, and Bone Marrow Transformation Pills.
The mule swallowed nervously and opened the bottles one by one to inspect the goods. To be chosen by the Profound Carp Association to transport goods between Marketplaces, one needed more than just outstanding combat prowess and an Escape Technique; his eye for quality was also impeccable.
He recognized that most of these Elixirs were Middle Grade. A faint trace of fire qi still lingered on them, indicating they had been refined recently. Although the quantity of Bone Marrow Transformation Pills was a little low, and they were only Lower Grade, their total value was still astonishing.
"There’s no problem with these Elixirs. Shopkeeper Wang, you’re about to make a fortune."
Even the mule felt a pang of jealousy.
He wasn’t just jealous of the inco from this batch of Spirit Pills, but that Yang Jing had managed to secure a Tier Two Alchemist. From now on, wealth would surely pour in.
’Shopkeeper Wang really has so skill,’ he thought, ’to work a Tier Two Alchemist like a beast of burden. This many Elixirs couldn’t have been refined in just a day or two.’
"Keep it down, keep it down!"
Yang Jing put on an expression of uncontrollable joy. According to Iron Head’s analysis, these Lower Grade Bone Marrow Transformation Pills had so of their Spirit dicines swapped out for ones found in the formulas for the Muscle Strengthening, Golden Skin, and Jade Bone Pills. The efficacy was comparable to the worst Lower Grade pills, but the cost was cut in half.
"If there’s no problem, go ahead and sign the voucher."
As long as the voucher was signed, Yang Jing would receive his due paynt even if sothing happened to the mule en route.
The mule took out his Profound Carp Mirror, stamped the voucher, and then placed all the Elixirs into his Storage Bag.
"Speaking of which, I should congratulate you on this double blessing, Shopkeeper Wang. Your business is flourishing, and you’ve cast off your first wife to bring your mistress and children into your ho."
He said this with a congratulatory cupped-fist salute only after carefully tucking the Storage Bag into an inner pocket of his Vestnt Robe.
"What?"
Yang Jing was stunned.
"All the maids and attendants downstairs are talking about it. If you ask , Shopkeeper Wang, your thods are brilliant. You had two sons, kept it a secret, hid your wife and mistress away in a valley, and then, the mont you found an excuse, sent one packing to make the other official. Truly, you can make it cloud and rain at your whim!"
the mule said, his face full of admiration.
Yang Jing stiffened and could only pick up his Spirit Tea to take a sip.
"If there’s nothing else, you should leave. Staying too long will arouse suspicion."
Over the following weeks, Yang Jing placed large orders for Spirit dicine with the Profound Carp Association every seven days, turning in Spirit Pills in exchange. He gradually increased the quantity of Bone Marrow Transformation Pills with each transaction, creating the illusion that his Alchemist’s skills were improving.
Because the transactions beca so frequent, the Profound Carp Association even assigned him two mules who would alternate deliveries of Spirit dicines and Spirit Pills.
When Yang Jing ntioned that the Alchemist under his command wanted to attempt refining a Tier Two Spiritual Pill to improve his Alchemy, the Profound Carp Association unexpectedly agreed. They actually sent over a set of Spirit dicines for the Profound Essence Pill.
The Profound Essence Pill was even more difficult to refine than the Transformation Pill, and for so Demons, its effects were superior.
This Pill could purify a Demon’s bloodline, allowing it to trace back to its ancestral origins. For Demons with ancient lineages whose bloodlines had degenerated over ti, it was priceless.
Yang Jing planned to use the Crimson Yin Blood Coagulation Technique on the Three Capitals Blood Demon Mosquito Mother after he had the Profound Essence Pill. The Profound Essence Pill should purify its Profound Yin Blood Demon True Blood, and when combined with the Bone Marrow Transformation Pills, it should be able to produce a new Mosquito Mother far superior to any the Wu Family had ever hatched.
He placed great importance on the Cocoon Formation and Embryonic Developnt, planning to use this Talent to alter his own diocre aptitude for cultivation.
Yang Jing returned to his residence and went to the Refining Room. He sat cross-legged and began a full Circulation, Breathing in and out of spiritual energy until his ridians reached their absolute limit. Only then did he consu a Yellow Bud Pill to nourish them.
Even though he trained relentlessly every day, pushing his ridians to their limit by circulating Spiritual Qi, his Cultivation progress was still disappointing.
Taking a Spirit Pill was much faster; the Spiritual Qi it released went straight to the Dantian, bypassing the need to worry about the burden on his ridians. The only drawback was that the pill’s impurities were also refined into one’s Magical Power, and they were quite troubleso to purge.
Yang Jing had also tried taking Water Cloud Pills. Although they only enhanced the Magical Power of Water Elent Techniques, he could convert it into Five Elents Magical Power with his Five Elents Wheel. However, a Tier One Lower Grade pill like that contained too little Water Elent Spiritual Qi. It was barely faster than absorbing Spiritual Qi from the air, and he still had to spend extra ti using the Five Elents Wheel to refine the power and purge impurities. It was simply not worth the effort.
The most suitable Elixir for the Five Talisman Scripture was the Five Elents Pill, which ca in Tier One, Tier Two, and Tier Three versions. As long as one didn’t take it too frequently, the dicinal power of a Tier One Five Elents Pill was enough to rapidly increase one’s Magical Power all the way to the stage of Qi Cultivation Perfection.
However, this pill was an internal secret of the Five Elents True Spirit Sect and rarely circulated outside it.
Yang Jing could only hope that after the Autumn Defense was over, the Six Great Sects would make the Pill Formula available in exchange for rit Points. To him, this formula was even more important than the Astral Malice Qi.
With ten days still left until the end of the Autumn Defense, Yang Jing could only wait patiently.
Iron Head walked in holding a Jade Bottle. He wore a round-collared robe with a Jade Belt at his waist and a pair of Black Leather Boots on his feet. If not for his sowhat simple and straightforward deanor, he would have looked every bit the part of a Noble Son.
"Master, I’ve refined the Profound Essence Pills. I got a yield of seven."
Yang Jing took the Jade Bottle, saw there were four Upper Grade and three Lower Grade pills inside, and nodded.
"Take two of these Upper Grade pills and split them with Yinjiao."
As a Celestial Demon Descendant whose bloodline had thinned considerably over many generations, this Profound Essence Pill was perfect for Iron Head. It might even enhance his Bright Qi Talent.
He took the remaining three Profound Essence Pills and went down to the cellar.
The Three Capitals Blood Demon Mosquito Mother, once on the verge of death from its injuries, was now brimming with vitality. Over this period, Yang Jing had first fed it Healing Elixirs to nd its wounds, then began force-feeding it twelve Bone Marrow Transformation Pills daily. To date, it had consud over two hundred of them.
Its Cultivation was at the Foundation Establishnt Stage, so it had no trouble handling the dicinal power of the Bone Marrow Transformation Pills.
This extravagant approach had clearly shocked Wang Tong. Recently, his gaze toward Yang Jing was one you would reserve for a madman.
After consuming so many Bone Marrow Transformation Pills in such a short period, the Three Capitals Blood Demon Mosquito Mother had developed a resistance. Even when taking the improved version of the pill from Iron Head’s modified formula, the resulting increase in its blood and qi was minimal.
Its blood and qi were now so abundant they seed on the verge of igniting, and its terrifying, baleful aura was even more imposing than before. Bombarded by this aura day and night, Wang Tong’s hair had turned completely white and had begun to fall out in clumps.
After the Three Capitals Blood Demon Mosquito Mother had a savage outburst and sucked one of its Qi Cultivation Stage brethren dry, leaving behind nothing but a bloody husk, Wang Tong refused to stay in the cellar any longer.
Yang Jing didn’t make it difficult for him. He simply dug a new cellar nearby and locked him inside it.
The Three Capitals Blood Demon Mosquito Mother was currently pinned in the center of the cellar by an ancient Copper Sword. Yang Jing and Iron Head had to adjust the entire Cave Mansion’s Grand Array, channeling most of its Array Power into the sword just to suppress the ferocious Demon Mosquito.
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