Chapter 35: I Cannot Go With You

"Look here, look over here, the life of an immortal cultivator is truly brilliant!"

"Five spirit stones is not much; you can't buy magic tools, you can't buy a carriage."

"Is our elixir good or not? Your intimate Dao companion will know the answer."

"Take a Zhongmiao pill, and there will be many sceneries on the road of cultivation."

Listening to the boy next to him chanting one doggerel after another, Chen Xiuping felt that he had never been so embarrassed in his life.

He wished he had learned that Earth-Splitting Art well when he was young; if he had learned it, he could now split a hole in the ground and drill into it himself.

It was just too shameful!

Although we are setting up a street stall, we are still practitioners of cultivation, after all!

How could we really be like secular mortals hawking their wares, truly without any face at all!

Chen Xiuping regretted why he had rented the same stall as Luo Chen.

It was just half a spirit stone; he wasn't short of that money.

Looking at Luo Chen with resentment, Old Daoist Chen begged, "Little Fellow Daoist Luo, can we lower our voices a bit?"

"Why lower it? Did you not eat, or is your nutrition insufficient?"

"Other fellow daoists don't hawk like you either!"

Luo Chen said righteously, "That's because they have no confidence in their own goods! I am different; this is an elixir formula from a Core Formation True Person, personally refined by an alchemy grandmaster, taking a month to produce one pot of Zhongmiao Pills. If I don't shout louder, how can more fellow daoists enjoy it?"

Damn, an elixir formula from a Core Formation True Person?

It's one thing to lie to others, but now you even believe it yourself?

But Chen Xiuping couldn't refute it; the Shenyin Concealment Talisman that he, Old Daoist Chen, was selling hotly, also hung the name of Master Lingyin of the Divine Talisman Sect.

Why did I believe this kid's evil ways in the first place!

Now, we are going to lose face together.

Just as Old Daoist Chen's face was flushed with shame, the number of cultivators gathering around the bluestone stall was increasing.

"What kind of elixir is it? To dare to boast so much."

"Zhongmiao Pill? Never heard of it!"

"What is this elixir used for?"

Luo Chen, unhurried and incredibly enthusiastic, picked up a jade bottle and introduced it to everyone.

"It uses North Sea Jade Yao Pillar and the flesh and blood of spirit beasts from the Yaowang Sect, and was personally refined by an alchemy grandmaster to obtain this pot of Zhongmiao Pills."

Saying this, his face didn't turn red, and his heart didn't beat fast.

A grandmaster of Grain-Avoiding Powder is also a grandmaster!

He dared to swear to heaven that what he said was absolutely true!

"Taking it, the Yang energy will be prosperous, the desire will be high, and it can allow you and your Dao companion to reach the peak of clouds and rain together."

"This is not some demonic elixir; it also has the wonderful effect of strengthening the foundation and nourishing the origin without damaging the essence."

"In short, one pill brings extreme joy, two pills make you an immortal or a Buddha, and three pills make you the only one in heaven and earth!"

The cultivators gradually reacted.

This is not some miraculous elixir; it is clearly the aphrodisiac most sought after in the mortal world.

However, this young man spoke so eloquently that everyone listened with great interest.

They didn't quite believe that this kind of medicine could work for cultivators.

There were also those who didn't believe in evil, picked up the medicine bottle, opened the stopper, and sniffed it.

"Is it really useful?"

"Authentic goods at a fair price, no deception to young or old!" Luo Chen said with certainty.

"But I still want to establish my foundation and pursue the Great Dao." The cultivator who asked was firm, even believing this nonsense himself.

Luo Chen didn't expose him; those who truly have aspirations for the Great Dao would never have such thoughts.

Instead, he became even more enthusiastic; this was his target customer!

"Don't worry, as long as you take it in moderation, it won't break the Golden Lock of the lower pass, and the true essence of Yang will leak without leaking."

"Really?"

"You'll know once you try; at the critical moment, the essence that leaks out is actually converted from the elixir, not your own essence."

That cultivator was still a bit hesitant.

Mainly because there were many onlookers, but not a single one buying.

Just as they were at a stalemate, a fatty squeezed out of the crowd.

"Fellow Daoist Zeng, long time no see."

"Hmm, give me five bottles of Grain-Avoiding Powder." Zeng Wen said calmly, then threw out eleven spirit stones.

The cultivators nearby were all stunned; five bottles of Grain-Avoiding Powder only cost one spirit stone!

"Alright, here is your Grain-Avoiding Powder, fellow daoist. I wish you to enter the treasure mountain, explore the spirit spring, and win the first battle!"

Luo Chen handed over a handful of jade bottles, about seven in total.

Among them, two were jade bottles of Zhongmiao Pills.

Zeng Wen looked indifferent, put away the jade bottles, turned around, and left the crowd.

The crowd was silent for a moment.

Then, the cultivator who had just asked said softly, "I seem to be short of Grain-Avoiding Powder at home too. Give me five bottles!"

After speaking, he took out six spirit stones and happily took five bottles of Grain-Avoiding Powder, plus a bottle of the attached Zhongmiao Pills.

Seeing this, the cultivators suddenly realized.

For a time, everyone opened their purses generously, just to buy a few bottles of Grain-Avoiding Powder to take home for closed-door cultivation.

After this wave of guests left, Luo Chen took out more elixirs from his storage bag.

Old Daoist Chen next to him felt his eyelids jump, shocked by Luo Chen's speed of earning spirit stones and surprised by Luo Chen's rapidly advancing alchemy skills.

It had only been a month since they last met, right? The elixirs refined were even more than before.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, with so many guests, why don't you take the opportunity to promote your talismans?"

Luo Chen, busy, reminded him casually.

Old Daoist Chen woke up instantly.

In the past, it was always Luo Chen who sponged off his guests; why was he so slow today?

His mouth opened, and he said something in a low voice, but no one heard it.

But after a while, he plucked up the courage to shout again.

"High-quality Concealment Talismans, demonic beasts can't see them, enemies can't find them. You can't buy a loss, you can't buy a cheat, come and take a look!"

Luo Chen was shaken.

Then he gave Old Daoist Chen a thumbs up.

As expected of a man who can sell goods at the same stall as me, he is still vigorous in his old age!

Perhaps the feng shui was good today, perhaps Luo Chen shouted loud enough, or perhaps the two gangs fighting recently had made the cultivators' nerves too tense.

In short, today, the sales of Zhongmiao Pills were very good.

Along with the Grain-Avoiding Powder he had refined casually, they were all sold out in a short time.

By noon, only the last few bottles of Zhongmiao Pills were left, not yet sold out.

Luo Chen originally wanted to make one final effort to hawk them out so he could go purchase raw materials in the afternoon.

However, after shouting a few times, two cultivators with unkind expressions stood in front of the stall.

"You are Luo Chen, right!"

Luo Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly realized something.

However, his expression didn't show it, and he still greeted them enthusiastically.

"Do the two fellow daoists want to learn about Zhongmiao Pills?"

"Not buying elixirs. I ask you, do you know Gao Ting'e?"

Luo Chen first shook his head, "Don't know." Then he asked curiously, "Who is that?"

Duan Sanfu said coldly, "Gao Ting'e is the younger brother of our boss, Gao Tingyuan. He disappeared in the southwest wilderness of the outer city a month ago. You should be very familiar with that place, right!"

"Then I must be familiar with it; that's my home!"

Luo Chen first nodded, then said indignantly, "I was out collecting medicinal materials at the time, and when I went back the next day, my house had been burned down. So it was your people who did it! Is there still justice, is there still law!"

Law? Their Dajiang Gang is the law!

Duan Sanfu sneered, looked at his companion, and then coughed.

"We don't know who burned your house. But now, you'd better come with us to see our boss."

Luo Chen took a serious half-step back, looking at them vigilantly.

"Can I not go? I feel like you're going to hit me."

"You can't not go!" Duan Sanfu sneered, "Our boss is the second-in-command of the Dajiang Gang, second only to Gang Leader Wang. If you don't go, the consequences will be very serious."

In his mind, a mere Qi Refining third-stage cultivator would have been scared out of his wits upon hearing the Dajiang Gang!

Next, he should obediently follow them.

However, Luo Chen shrugged his shoulders.

"Then I can't go to the Dajiang Gang with you even more."

"Hmm? Why?"

"Because my big brother is Wang Yuan!"

Luo Chen said with a smile, pointing his hand not far away.

At a street stall, Wang Yuan had already stood up, his cold eyes staring indifferently at this side. ===== CHAPTER 36 =====