Chapter 35: I Cannot Go With You

"Look here, look here, the cultivation life is truly brilliant!"

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

"Whether our elixirs are good or not, your intimate Dao companion will know."

"Take a Myriad Wonder Pill, and there will be many scenes on the path of cultivation."

Listening to the young man next to him chanting one doggerel after another, Chen Xiuping felt 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, he could now split a hole in the ground and crawl 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 having no 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 pleaded, "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 a Jin Dan Venerable's elixir recipe, refined personally by an alchemy grandmaster, taking a month to produce one pot of Myriad Wonder Pills. If I don't speak louder, how can I let more fellow Daoists enjoy it?"

Damn, a Jin Dan Venerable's elixir recipe?

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

But Chen Xiuping couldn't refute it; his own hot-selling Divine Concealment Qi-Restraining Talisman also bore the name of Venerable Lingyin of the Divine Talisman Sect.

Why did I believe this kid's evil words back then!

Now, we are going to lose face together.

Just as Chen Xiuping's old face flushed red, more and more cultivators gathered around the bluestone stall.

"What kind of elixir is it? Daring to boast such a sea-mouth."

"Myriad Wonder Pills? Never heard of them!"

"What are these elixirs used for?"

Luo Chen, unhurried and enthusiastic, picked up a jade bottle and introduced it to the crowd.

"Adopted from North Sea Jade Yao Pillars and the flesh and blood of spiritual beasts special to the Medicine King Sect, refined personally by an alchemy grandmaster, only then was this pot of Myriad Wonder Pills obtained."

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

A Grain-Grain Bigu grandmaster is still a grandmaster!

He dared to swear to heaven that his words were absolutely true!

"Taking it, your Yang energy will flourish, your interest 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 essence without damaging the vitality."

"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 no miraculous elixir; it is clearly the most sought-after aphrodisiac in the mortal world.

However, this young man spoke with such eloquence that everyone listened with great interest.

They didn't quite believe that this kind of medicine would work on cultivators.

There were also those who didn't believe in evil, picking up the medicine bottle, opening the stopper, and sniffing it.

"Is it really useful?"

"Authentic goods, no cheating children or old people!" Luo Chen said with certainty.

"But I still want to build my foundation and pursue the Great Dao." The questioning cultivator looked firm, even believing his own nonsense.

Luo Chen didn't expose him; those who truly had aspirations for the Great Dao wouldn't have such thoughts at all.

Instead, he became even more enthusiastic; these were his target customers!

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

"Really?"

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

That cultivator was still hesitant.

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

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-Grain Bigu Pills." Zeng Wen looked calm, then threw out eleven spirit stones.

The cultivators nearby were stunned; five bottles of Grain-Grain Bigu Pills only cost one spirit stone, right!

"Alright, here are your Grain-Grain Bigu Pills, fellow Daoist. I wish you success in exploring the treasure mountain and the spiritual spring!"

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

Among them, two were clearly jade bottles of Myriad Wonder Pills.

Zeng Wen looked indifferent, put away the jade bottles, and turned to leave the crowd.

The crowd was silent for a moment.

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

After speaking, he took out six spirit stones and happily took five bottles of Grain-Grain Bigu Pills, plus a bottle of the accompanying Myriad Wonder Pills.

Seeing this, the cultivators suddenly realized.

For a moment, everyone opened their purses, just to buy a few bottles of Grain-Grain Bigu Pills to take home for closed-door cultivation.

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

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

It had only been a month, right? The elixirs refined were even more numerous than before.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, with so many customers, don't you want to promote your talismans?"

Luo Chen, busy, reminded him casually.

Old Daoist Chen suddenly woke up.

Usually, it was Luo Chen who sponged off his customers; why was he so slow today?

He opened his mouth and whispered something, but no one heard.

But after a while, he gathered his courage and shouted.

"High-quality Qi-Restraining Talismans, demonic beasts can't see you, enemies can't find you, you won't lose out, you won't be cheated, come and take a look!"

Luo Chen was shocked.

Then he gave Old Daoist Chen a thumbs up.

Worthy of being the man who can sell goods at the same stall as me, old but strong!

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

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

Along with the Grain-Grain Bigu Powder he had refined on the side, they were sold out in a short time.

By noon, only a few bottles of Myriad Wonder Pills were left on him, not yet sold.

Luo Chen wanted to finish it in one go so he could go buy raw materials in the afternoon.

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

"Luo Chen, right!"

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

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

"Do the two fellow Daoists want to learn about Myriad Wonder 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 a month ago in the southwest wilderness of the outer city. 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 herbs 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 any justice, any law left!"

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 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 Boss 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 name Dajiang Gang!

Next, he should obediently follow them.

However, Luo Chen shrugged.

"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 =====