Chapter 476: Bargaining

Wow, I'm definitely getting this!

His eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed.

But after a moment's thought…… after all, this is a virtual level, not a real upgrade.

As for the price…… I definitely have to haggle!

Thinking this, he put on a solemn expression, frowned, and said: "Boss, I'm not saying this to be mean, but you've been completely fooled by your senior!"

"Huh? What do you mean, customer?" Shop owner Ke Zi said, bewildered.

Xiao Feng replied: "Although this pill is indeed fifth-tier, it cannot truly increase one's strength; it only simulates the aura of a level 100, a bluff. After taking it, the aura becomes extraordinarily strong, but one's actual strength doesn't improve at all."

He was speaking frankly, without excessively disparaging the other's treasure.

The shop owner instantly snapped the box shut with a "pa" and shouted angrily: "You're talking nonsense! This was brought back from the Myriad Heavens Battlefield at the cost of my ancestor's life—how dare you spread rumors and slander! If you don't want to buy it, forget it; why insult me like this?"

Speaking, he was visibly furious.

"I'm telling the truth; if you don't believe me, you can ask your master to test it. As adventurers, we can check an item's true effect—how could we deceive you?" Xiao Feng said calmly.

If he weren't afraid the other would demand an exorbitant price, he wouldn't need to waste so much breath; he could just buy it outright.

Now he's dirt poor, so he can only trade using divine artifacts. If the other asks too high a price, he might not even be able to afford the exchange.

A fifth-tier pill, in terms of grade, belongs to the Main God level.

Who knows, you might not even be able to exchange it for a superior-grade divine artifact!

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" the shop owner snorted coldly, insisting Xiao Feng was trying to scare him and deliberately drive down the price.

"Um… just have your family's pill-making master test it—he's an expert, he'll surely know." Xiao Feng said, showing he wasn't speaking nonsense.

The shop owner thought it over, seeing his confidence and realizing he wasn't talking randomly, he showed a hint of doubt.

The pill-making master Kun Ni Er isn't a family member; he's just a highly paid hired alchemist, cooperating to make money.

Their relationship isn't particularly close, so he has never told the other about this "Creation Holy Pill."

If he now takes it to test the divine pill's effect, the other will surely feel offended, having such a good thing yet not being allowed to see it, creating a rift.

But seeing Xiao Feng's clear eyebrows and gentle appearance, he didn't look like someone who would deliberately deceive.

He still believed two-tenths of what Xiao Feng said.

Moreover, as a medicine seller, verifying authenticity when a drug's efficacy is questioned is also appropriate.

Otherwise, no one would be convinced.

After thinking, he said: "Testing the medicine is fine, but this item is too precious; I fear I'll attract envy. If it's genuine, you must buy it, otherwise I'll be unable to sit or stand in peace!"

Fifth-tier pills are already top-tier treasures in the Divine Realm; even in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield, it's rare to encounter anything beyond fifth-tier.

Such an item is rare even for a Main God; if the news leaks, it's very likely to invite harm.

On the contrary, if the pill is fake, it's not so scary.

"Alright, whether it's real or fake, I'll buy it. But if it's fake, then the price……"

Xiao Feng made a hint.

The shop owner gritted his teeth and said: "If it's a genuine fifth-tier pill, you must give me two superior-grade divine artifacts! If it's fake…… no, impossible to be fake! If it truly were fake, I'd only take one…… middle, middle-grade divine artifact from you!"

"Um……"

Xiao Feng froze.

"Is it really that cheap?"

He had thought at the very least it would take two superior-grade divine artifacts to exchange for it!

"Two superior-grade divine artifacts?"

"Then what's there to haggle over?!"

"Paying immediately would be no problem!"

However, now that things have come to this point, if he were to pull out two superior-grade divine artifacts for exchange, the shop owner might grow suspicious again, feeling he'd been tricked.

So he said: "Alright, let's do as you say; we'll go test the medicine right now."

"Mm, let's go find Master Kun Ni Er now. We'll say later that this medicine is something you obtained outside, not that it's mine, otherwise I fear getting into trouble." The shop owner said.

Xiao Feng nodded, indicating understanding.

"He who carries a jade is guilty of its possession"; the people of the Divine Realm are far more ruthless than those of the Zhu Shen Continent—if it became known that the shop owner possessed such a precious item, even after selling it, he'd still be targeted.

After all, selling a valuable treasure will surely bring money; a wealthy person without strength cannot stand firm in the Divine Realm!

"Hand over the box to me; with my strength, surely no one would dare have designs on it." He Er Na suggested.

The shop owner thought it over, sized up the two for a moment, then nodded: "Thank you, High God." He believed them.

Once the medicine box was in hand, if He Er Na simply flashed away, the shop owner would have no recourse.

However, the two did not do that.

The strong disdain to become thieves!

The three walked out of the basement and returned to the surface.

Under the shop owner's guidance, after winding around a few times, they arrived at a luxurious alchemy workshop.

In this workshop, every corner was filled with various alchemical vessels—beakers, test tubes, and other common lab tools, as well as mortars, pestles, and decoction stoves of Chinese style.

An old man with a white beard, clad in a gray robe, was busy fiddling with medicine bottles.

Upon seeing someone enter, he casually said: "Ke Zi, today's medicine has been finished; remember to put it away and take it to sell. Also, the 300 catties of crystal dragon blood I asked you to prepare—is it ready?"

He spoke without lifting his head.

The shop owner replied: "All right, Master Kun Ni Er, the materials you need are ready; I can bring them over anytime."

"Mm, send them over in an hour; don't disturb my alchemy now, go on." The master replied casually.

The shop owner hastily said: "Um… Master, there are two distinguished guests who brought a high-quality divine medicine and wish for you to assess its efficacy."

"Oh?"

Master Kun Ni Er turned his head and looked at them.

Discovering that He Er Na was an Upper God, he exclaimed in surprise: "What God Medicine? What rank is it?"

"Based on my experience, it should be 5th rank," the medicine shop boss replied seriously, putting on an act.

"Fifth rank!"

Master Kun Ni Er glared with his old eyes and immediately ran over.

"Where is it? Hurry and let me have a look!" He appeared very excited.

He Er Na handed the wooden box to him.

Xiao Feng looked at this master's information.

【God Pharmacy Master——Kun Ni Er (Mythology Leader)】

Level: 370 (Intermediate God)

HP: 1.3 billion/1.3 billion

This information looks ordinary enough; a single ice arrow could kill it instantly.

Pharmacy Master Kun Ni Er received the wooden box, his withered hand trembling slightly.

5th-rank God Medicine!

This is an extremely precious thing; he has lived for over two thousand years and has never seen such a treasure.

He has painstakingly researched the art of medicine-making, and so far he has at most managed to refine only second-rank God Medicine.

... It also depends on luck; if the luck is bad, it's just wasting medicinal materials.

The wooden box opened layer by layer, and Master Kun Ni Er held his breath.

When 【Creation Holy Pill (Pirated)】 appeared before his eyes, he was utterly shocked.

"It really is fifth-rank God Medicine!"

(End of chapter)