Chapter 34: Buying Pill

"Meng Yifan, let's go, we're going to the second floor; that's where they sell Pill." Meng Dayong was incredibly excited. He had been stuck as a First Grade High-Level Martial Artist for over a dozen years, and all he lacked was a First Grade Breakthrough Pill. Now that he held over 1,400 taels of Silver Note in his hand, he naturally had to go buy a Breakthrough Pill to break through to a Second Grade Martial Artist as soon as possible.

Meng Yifan smiled slightly, fully understanding Meng Dayong's mood, and the father and son walked quickly toward the second floor.

"Meng Yifan, you can see it too. The first floor of this Wanxiang Tower mainly sells cultivation techniques and martial arts manuals. The second floor sells Pill. There are Pill that increase cultivation, Pill that break through realms, and even Pill that allow one to unleash their potential and multiply their combat power."

Meng Dayong was very familiar with Wanxiang Tower. In the past, when he came into the city, his favorite thing to do was to browse Wanxiang Tower, longing to save enough money to buy a First Grade Breakthrough Pill. Unfortunately, his strength was limited, and he had never been able to afford the Pill. Now that he was finally about to get his wish, he was very excited.

Meng Yifan also found it very interesting as he listened. Wanxiang Tower truly lived up to its reputation of being backed by the Imperial Observatory; the variety of Pill sold was very complete, and their effects were very powerful. As long as one had enough silver, even someone with trash aptitude could pile up their cultivation using Pill.

Seeing that Meng Yifan was very interested in Wanxiang Tower, Meng Dayong continued, "The third floor of Wanxiang Tower sells weapons. Although the weapons here are not Dharma Artifact, they are mixed with Mysterious iron and refined gold, making them far stronger than the blades in outside blacksmith shops; they can be called sharp enough to cut iron like mud."

"The fourth floor of Wanxiang Tower is an auction house. The truly good things are all auctioned on the fourth floor, but to enter the fourth-floor auction, one must carry at least 10,000 taels of Silver Note."

"Dad, what is the fifth floor of Wanxiang Tower used for?" Meng Yifan asked.

Meng Dayong laughed and said, "The fifth floor is where the master of Wanxiang Tower cultivates; it is not open to the public."

"What is the strength of the master of Wanxiang Tower?" Meng Yifan was a bit curious. This Wanxiang Tower could use a Second Grade Middle-tier Martial Artist to guard the front gate, and the old man collecting materials on the first floor was also a Second Grade Middle-tier Martial Artist. Along the way, Meng Yifan had also seen other guards who were at least First Grade High-Level Martial Artists. This was a very formidable force. To what degree of strength must the master who could command this force be?

Meng Dayong shook his head and said, "I'm not too sure either. I have never seen the master make a move, but he has at least the strength of a Third Grade High Stage. There are even rumors that this master is an Immortal Cultivator, and his strength is unfathomable."

Meng Yifan's heart stirred. The thing he craved most right now was to obtain an Immortal Cultivation Technique. If this master was truly an Immortal Cultivator, he wondered if he could obtain an Immortal Cultivation Technique from him?

As the father and son talked, they arrived at the second floor. It was like a traditional Chinese medicine shop. Rows of wooden shelves were placed against the walls, and in every compartment inside, different types of Pill were stored—some for stopping bleeding quickly, some for detoxifying, and some for assisting cultivation. It could be said that the variety was vast and everything one could need was there.

The air on the second floor was permeated with the faint fragrance of Pill. Taking a single breath made one feel energized and refreshed.

"Customer, what Pill do you want to buy?" A young man wearing a gray robe walked over with a face full of smiles.

Meng Dayong said, "I want to buy one First Grade Breakthrough Pill."

The gray-robed young man said, "Customer, if you want to use a Breakthrough Pill to break through a bottleneck, I suggest you buy at least three. Because looking at you, you must have been stuck at the bottleneck for a long time, unable to break through for a while. Your bottleneck must be rock-solid now; even taking three First Grade Breakthrough Pill might not necessarily break through the bottleneck."

Meng Dayong was stunned. He had thought that just one First Grade Breakthrough Pill would be enough to break through to a Second Grade Martial Artist. He hadn't expected there to be so many conditions. If he followed this young man's advice, he would have to buy at least three Breakthrough Pill, which would be 300 taels of silver.

He was still planning to buy a Lightness Skill and martial arts for Meng Yifan! He also had to set aside enough money to buy a house and settle the villagers who had followed him into the city. These 1,400-plus taels of silver looked like a lot, but once he really started spending, it didn't seem like enough.

Meng Yifan saw that Meng Dayong was hesitating and said, "Dad, just buy three First Grade Breakthrough Pill first. If you take three Breakthrough Pill and still can't break through, we'll come back and buy more. Once your strength improves, we can continue to hunt Demon Beast. Improving our strength as quickly as possible is a highly profitable thing for us; what is there to hesitate about?"

Meng Dayong thought about it and felt that what Meng Yifan said made sense, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Buy three First Grade Breakthrough Pill."

The gray-robed young man was nimble and quickly took a small porcelain bottle from the counter. Inside were exactly three First Grade Breakthrough Pill. After Meng Dayong inspected them and confirmed there were no issues, he took out three 100-tael Silver Note and handed them to the gray-robed young man.

The gray-robed young man smiled and said, "Customer, a month ago, the price of First Grade Breakthrough Pill went up. They sell for 120 taels of silver each."

Meng Dayong became a bit anxious and said, "How can you randomly raise prices? Didn't you always sell First Grade Breakthrough Pill for 100 taels each before?"

"Customer, now that the Demon Race is invading the Great Wu Heavenly Dynasty on a large scale, it has caused traffic congestion and transportation difficulties. The raw materials for refining Breakthrough Pill have also been affected, and many cannot be transported out, which is why the price of Breakthrough Pill has risen."

The gray-robed young man wore a smile and explained the reason for the price hike to Meng Dayong in a sincere tone. He spoke very fluently; it was obvious he had said this explanation many times already.

Although Meng Dayong was very dissatisfied with Wanxiang Tower, they had already started raising prices a month ago, and it wasn't targeting him alone. There was nothing he could do about it. In order to break through his cultivation as quickly as possible, Meng Dayong had to grit his teeth and hand over another 100-tael Silver Note.

The gray-robed young man took 40 taels of broken silver from the counter and handed it to Meng Dayong.

Meng Dayong put the small porcelain bottle containing the Breakthrough Pill into his inner pocket and then asked, "What is the price of Condensing Qi Pill now?"

Condensing Qi Pill is a type of Pill that assists in cultivating True Qi. It can speed up the rate of condensing True Qi. Taking a Condensing Qi Pill and then practicing a cultivation technique makes one day of cultivation effect equal to ten days of normal cultivation. If there were enough Condensing Qi Pill, Meng Dayong's cultivation could also improve rapidly.

"One Condensing Qi Pill sells for 50 taels of silver," the gray-robed young man said.

"How come the Condensing Qi Pill has also gone up in price? Forget it, I won't buy it for now. I'll come back to buy it when I have money later."

After hearing this, Meng Dayong shook his head. The original price was 40 taels of silver for one Condensing Qi Pill; now it had gone up by 10 taels all at once. He really couldn't afford to take them.

"Meng Yifan, let's go, let's go downstairs to buy cultivation techniques." Meng Dayong led Meng Yifan downstairs.

Meng Yifan looked at the Pill on the second floor, lost in thought. He had a Game Panel and could use Experience Value to directly increase the proficiency of his cultivation techniques to improve his strength quickly. But for Meng Dayong to improve his strength quickly, he had to rely on these Pill to assist his cultivation. Yet, to use Pill to assist cultivation, one needed a large amount of silver. It seemed he had to find a way to earn money as soon as possible.