Chapter 1085: Eyes Turned Green

As soon as this voice emerged, the eyes of the crowd all began to shine brightly.

That's right~

Since Wen Tiansheng sells to them at such a high price, why not let Yu Tang purchase from Wen Tiansheng and then resell to them?

In this way, both sides can profit!

Just as the crowd looked at Yu Tang with faces full of anticipation, Yu Tang suddenly sneered.

"Yu does not agree."

Hearing Yu Tang's unhesitating tone, the crowd frowned, "Daoist Friend Yu, you must think clearly; thirty percent profit is already an extremely astonishing fortune."

"Do you not want to earn this fortune?"

Yu Tang shook his head, "I do not."

"Daoist Friend Yu, there are no absolutes in the affairs of the world; failing to reach an agreement only means the profit is not enough. If you do not agree, is it because you feel you aren't earning enough?"

The person who spoke first looked at Yu Tang and continued, "Since that is the case, name your price."

Hearing this, the crowd nodded one after another.

Yu Tang was silent for a moment, then said, "You want me to name a price? Fine, at least three times the resources."

The crowd's faces turned livid, "Yu Tang, are you crazy? Wen Tiansheng only asks for two times the resources, yet your asking price is actually higher than Wen Tiansheng's!"

"I am not crazy."

Yu Tang spoke calmly, "Daoist Friend Wen selling pills to me at the original price is a matter of friendship and trust for me; how could I let you take advantage of this friendship and trust?"

"You want to obtain pills from me?"

"It is possible..."

"At least three times the price; otherwise, I won't sell them for even a fraction less."

Under Yu Tang's resolute attitude.

The crowd weighed the pros and cons repeatedly.

Only one person gritted their teeth and purchased one Green Jade Life-Prolonging Pill at three times the price; the others ultimately could not bear to buy.

They decided to wait a month to purchase from Wen Tiansheng.

However, what the crowd did not expect was.

Only a dozen days later.

The Great Vehicle Stage cultivators of the Sea Clan attacked again on a large scale.

All Great Vehicle Stage cultivators on the front line were summoned.

Even those Great Vehicle Stage cultivators whose injuries had not yet healed had to board the battlefield once more.

After a tragic battle.

Six Great Vehicle Stage cultivators from the Youzhou side fell, five of whom were those who had been severely injured and not yet recovered.

As for the number of severely injured, it became ten.

It is worth mentioning that.

The person who purchased the pill from Yu Tang, because of the help of the Green Jade Life-Prolonging Pill, recovered from their injuries in just a few days.

They participated in the battle in full health and safely survived this engagement.

As a result.

The astonishing efficacy of the Green Jade Life-Prolonging Pill spread thoroughly among the Great Vehicle Stage cultivators.

When Wen Tiansheng arrived again with two pills.

No one hesitated or wavered anymore; they were snatched up instantly.

As for the pills from Ku Dashi, although they were cheaper, they had already become everyone's second choice.

Time flowed slowly.

Wang Jianqiang did not choose to break through in his pill cultivation to increase the speed of refining pills.

Instead, he maintained a proper market scarcity, continuing to produce at a rate of two pills every twenty-three days.

In just one year, he harvested a massive amount of high-grade Medicinal Herbs.

This day.

When Wen Tiansheng arrived at the front line again and entered the familiar great hall.

In the great hall, many figures were already waiting inside.

In the past.

This was a place for Great Vehicle Stage wounded to go into seclusion and recover.

But ever since the reputation of the Green Jade Life-Prolonging Pill spread, this place had become a place to scramble for pills.

Whenever the twenty-three-day deadline arrived, a large number of Great Vehicle Stage cultivators would gather here.

Those who were injured wanted to buy pills to recover as quickly as possible, while those who were not injured wanted to hoard pills for emergencies or to resell them to those in need to earn the price difference.

Seeing Wen Tiansheng arrive, the crowd in the great hall surged forward one after another.

"Daoist Friend Wen, give it to me, I want it~"

"Daoist Friend Wen, don't give it to him, give it to me~"

"Daoist Friend Wen, they aren't injured and don't urgently need pills; I am about to die, please have mercy and give it to me!"

Facing the "ghostly wailing and wolfish howling" of the crowd, Wen Tiansheng's expression was calm, and he was about to pick the two people who spoke first to sell the pills to them.

A figure suddenly walked in from outside the great hall.

A cold voice resounded through the great hall.

"Everyone, Wen Tiansheng is selfish and disregards the overall situation, relying on the war to accumulate wealth; why bother begging him?"

Upon hearing this voice, the clamor of voices in the great hall arguing over the Pill suddenly weakened.

The crowd looked toward the entrance of the great hall in astonishment.

Subconsciously, they wanted to see clearly which brave soul was so reckless.

Wen Tiansheng was notoriously petty.

Over this past year, anyone who had engaged in a verbal dispute with him or questioned his Pills had been "blessed" with double the purchase price.

By now, it had been a long time since anyone dared to question him.

As the crowd's gazes turned toward the entrance of the great hall, a figure appeared in their field of vision.

Luo Ling?

Seeing the person who had arrived, the hearts of the crowd stirred.

If Wen Tiansheng represented that never-before-seen Eighth-Rank Alchemist, then Luo Ling represented Ku Dashi.

Ever since Wen Tiansheng's Pills became famous, Luo Ling and Ku Dashi seemed to have recognized the reality and had never again clashed with Wen Tiansheng head-on.

They had not even discussed Wen Tiansheng's Pills in public again.

To think that today, they would go against the norm and confront Wen Tiansheng directly once more.

This left the crowd feeling quite surprised.

"Wen Tiansheng, all these Daoist Friends are risking their lives and fighting for Youzhou."

"Yet you disregard the survival of Youzhou and take the opportunity to exploit these Daoist Friends; how can you bear it?"

"You are far too selfish!"

Under the gaze of the crowd, Luo Ling held his head high and chest out, walked before Wen Tiansheng, and delivered a passionate speech.

Hearing Luo Ling's words, the crowd felt a surge of emotion.

Subconsciously, they wanted to echo his sentiments.

But once they remembered that their own financial resources seemed insufficient to support such a passionate speech, they quieted down.

As the crowd fell silent and the great hall lapsed into stillness.

Wen Tiansheng glanced at Luo Ling, "Whose dog wasn't tied up properly and ran out?"

Luo Ling's face darkened, "Wen Tiansheng, is insulting others in such a boorish way all you know how to do?"

"Or are you using this to dodge the topic?"

"Are you feeling guilty?"

Wen Tiansheng laughed upon hearing this, "A joke, would I, Wen, feel guilty?"

"You can accuse me of being 'weak' in other areas, but feeling guilty? How is that possible?"

"You say the price of my Pills is high?"

"My Pills have stronger medicinal effects than Ku Dashi's Pills; isn't it normal for the price to be a bit higher?"

As he spoke, Wen Tiansheng's gaze swept over the crowd present, "Everyone, tell me, does what I, Wen, say make sense?"

The crowd's expressions froze.

It was true that if a Pill had strong medicinal effects, a higher price was nothing.

But the price of Wen Tiansheng's Pills was simply too high.

They had long been suffering, so how could they go against their conscience and support Wen Tiansheng?

Of course...

They had already learned the lesson of their "predecessors" and dared not refute him, fearing they would be held a grudge by the petty Wen Tiansheng.

If that happened, the price of Pills would double, and they would have nowhere to cry.

"Since you are all silent, do you think what I, Wen, said is wrong?"

Seeing that the crowd did not respond, Wen Tiansheng narrowed his eyes.

"It is not high. Daoist Friend Wen's Pill prices are not only not high, I, Yu, actually feel they are a bit low."

"I, Yu, suggest that Daoist Friend Wen's Pill prices should increase by another thirty percent to be reasonable."

Just then, a voice rang out.

This voice was filled with undisguised flattery.

Upon hearing this, the crowd's expressions all darkened.

A smile spread across Wen Tiansheng's face as he looked at Yu Tang, showing an expression of appreciation, "I have long heard that Daoist Friend Yu is sincere and upright; now it seems that is indeed the case."

"Many thanks to Daoist Friend Yu for upholding justice for me, Wen."

"Now that Youzhou is in a precarious situation, I, Wen, sell Pills only to help all the Daoist Friends, with no intention of profiting."

"As for the price of the Pills, I will not raise it."

Having said this, he paused, "Of course, for a Daoist Friend to be willing to uphold justice for me, Wen, at such a juncture, you have taken some risks. I, Wen, am not a heartless person, so naturally, there must be a reward."

"How about this: whenever you, Daoist Friend, purchase my Pills in the future, you shall receive a ten percent discount."

Once Wen Tiansheng said this, the eyes of the crowd turned green.