Chapter 59

Behind the counter of the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce stood a man in his early thirties. He glanced at Yun Che, who had just walked in, and even though Yun Che was dressed in an odd manner, his expression remained unchanged as he asked, "Buy or sell?"

Without any unnecessary words, Yun Che raised his right hand and slapped three crimson pills onto the counter, his voice cold as he said, "Three Fire Spirit Pills, name your price!"

These three crimson pills were Fire Spirit Pills that Yun Che had refined from the Fire Spirit Grass he had collected in the Flame Dragon Cave.

"Fire Spirit Pills?" The clerk's rigid face finally showed a hint of emotion. He picked one up and lightly touched it with his finger, his expression suddenly changing as he exclaimed, "Ten... ten-grade Fire Spirit Pills!!"

The formation of a pill requires the collection and storage of materials, the selection of refining tools, the control of heat, and the refinement technique. Each of these processes can lead to the loss of medicinal power. Especially during the refinement process, even the highest-grade pill masters almost never manage to prevent any loss of medicinal power. Therefore, a pill with a grade of six is considered high-quality, one with a grade of seven or eight is a rare top-grade, and one with a grade of nine is an extremely rare masterpiece that only the top pill masters of super sects can produce. A ten-grade pill, even after being refined by a top pill master, is almost impossible to find.

The higher the grade of a pill, the stronger its medicinal power and the faster it can be refined in the body, and the price naturally rises accordingly. The same pill, if it is eight-grade, would be at least twice as expensive as a seven-grade one. A nine-grade pill is almost impossible to find on the market, used either by core disciples of sects or as tribute. As for a ten-grade pill, even the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce, which spans the Heavenly玄 Continent, rarely sees one.

If it were just one ten-grade pill, it would be fine, but the clerk soon discovered that all three Fire Spirit Pills were ten-grade, which made his eyes widen in shock. Fire Spirit Grass is hard to find, and refining Fire Spirit Pills is even more difficult. A ten-grade Fire Spirit Pill, he had never even heard of. He could imagine that if these three Fire Spirit Pills were seen by cultivators of fire-type mystic arts, they would drool so much that their eyeballs would fall out.

"Name your price!" Yun Che repeated coldly.

The clerk quickly regained his composure and hurriedly found a black wooden box to store the three Fire Spirit Pills, to prevent the loss of their medicinal power. His expression towards Yun Che also became more respectful... to casually produce three ten-grade Fire Spirit Pills and then sell them for money! And to be so cold and arrogant in the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce, it was clear that this was a big shot. He cautiously said, "Three ten-grade Fire Spirit Pills, the best of the best. The price... one hundred Purple Mystic Coins for each, three hundred Purple Mystic Coins, how about that?"

"..." Yun Che remained silent for a moment.

Yun Che's prolonged silence made the clerk uneasy. He had already decided that if Yun Che was unsatisfied, he would not hesitate to raise the price. Three ten-grade Fire Spirit Pills were a rarity even in the main branch! There were countless sects on the Heavenly玄 Continent that cultivated fire-type mystic arts. If sold to those major sects, each one would be worth a fortune.

However, he clearly didn't guess that Yun Che's silence wasn't due to the low price... he was directly shocked speechless by the price.

Three hundred Purple Mystic Coins... What the hell!! That's three million Yellow Mystic Coins!! The income of an ordinary family for nearly a hundred years!

In his previous life on the Cangyun Continent, when he was with his master, his master used to refine pills to save people without taking a single coin. After his master's passing, he used the pills refined with the Heavenly Poison Pearl to enhance his own strength, so he had no clear concept of the market prices of various pills.

He had thought that the Fire Spirit Pills he casually refined could sell for one Purple Mystic Coin each, and selling three would be enough for him to indulge for a while. He never expected the other party to directly offer three hundred Purple Mystic Coins, which left him speechless for a long time.

Pills are actually so valuable!!

On the Heavenly玄 Continent, good pills are indeed extremely expensive. Because those top-grade pills are almost the only shortcut for cultivating mystic arts and mystic power. Sometimes, years of hard cultivation by one person are not as effective as a single pill taken by another.

Seeing that he hadn't spoken for a long time, the clerk could no longer hold back and said, "If you are not satisfied with this price, then..."

"Deal!" Yun Che interrupted him with two hoarse words.

Seeing that the other party had agreed so directly, the clerk was overjoyed. Buying them for three hundred Purple Mystic Coins and then selling them to those major sects for a thousand Purple Mystic Coins each would definitely make them fight over it. He quickly put the Fire Spirit Pills away, turned around, and after a moment, took out a purple, shiny card and handed it to Yun Che: "This is your Mystic Coin Card. Please keep it safe. If you have any needs, we welcome you to visit our Black Moon Chamber of Commerce again."

The purple Mystic Coin Card indicated that the amount inside exceeded one Purple Mystic Coin. Yun Che took it and checked; it was exactly three hundred Purple Mystic Coins, not a single coin less!

Yun Che had never touched so much money in his two lifetimes. In the previous sixteen years, all his savings amounted to only a little over a thousand Yellow Mystic Coins.

Three hundred Purple Mystic Coins! How long would it take to spend all of this? If his aunt saw it, she would probably be scared stiff.

Putting away the Mystic Coin Card, Yun Che did not leave immediately. He slapped his right hand on the table again and said in the same cold tone, "One Mystic Pill, name your price!"

When Yun Che placed the crimson Mystic Pill on the counter, Jasmine's voice immediately sounded in his mind: "What are you doing? Are you going to sell it? Have you gone mad?"

"No, no! Of course, I won't sell it." Yun Che quickly denied, "Don't worry, I'm just scaring them a bit to make things easier for myself in the future."

Jasmine didn't respond.

"Mystic Pill?" The clerk picked it up with some suspicion. Even the lowest-ranking members of the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce had astonishing discernment. But he couldn't immediately identify which mystic beast's Mystic Pill it was. He held the Mystic Pill in his hand, rubbed it for a moment, and then his face suddenly changed, his eyes widened, and his hands trembled violently: "This... this... this... Dragon... Dragon Pill! And it's a Mystic King Dragon's Dragon Pill!!"

"Hmph! Making such a fuss over a small thing, name your price quickly." Yun Che said impatiently.

The clerk put the Mystic Pill back on the counter, not daring to pick it up again for a moment. His gaze towards Yun Che changed dramatically. He carefully said, "Honored guest, please... please wait. This is such a big deal, I can't make the decision... "

At this, he turned around and shouted upwards, "Old Pu, come quickly! Big business! Hurry!"

Not long after his voice fell, a rather thin old man slowly walked down the stairs. The stairs were wooden, but he stepped on them without making the slightest creak. His eyes seemed gentle, but the light within them was sharp and cold. This person was none other than the well-known Black Moon Chamber of Commerce manager in New Moon City—Pu He.

"Big business?" Pu He walked over and glanced at Yun Che indifferently. His gaze was calm but carried a hint of arrogance.

"Old Pu, you... you look!" The clerk picked up the Mystic Pill and presented it to Pu He with trembling hands.

Pu He glared at him and said discontentedly, "Hmph, you're becoming more and more useless, getting so excited over a small Mystic Pill! Could it be a Heavenly Mystic Pill? Your behavior will make outsiders think we in the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce are inexperienced!"

While scolding him, Pu He casually took the Mystic Pill from his hand. The moment he touched it, his voice stopped abruptly, and his whole hand trembled. He quickly leaned in, raised his mystic power to carefully sense the power within the Mystic Pill. After a few breaths, he trembled again, his beard rising, and let out a scream at least eight octaves higher than the clerk's: "Mystic... Mystic King... Dragon Pill!!"

The clerk secretly rolled his eyes... just a moment ago, he was scolding me, and now he's shouting even louder!

"Hmph! A mere Mystic King Pill and you're making such a fuss, the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce is really becoming more and more impressive." A cold, hoarse voice came from beside Pu He. He quickly composed himself, looked at Yun Che, carefully examined him, and then carefully put down the Flame Dragon Mystic Pill, his face showing a respectful demeanor: "Honored guest, may I... may I know your esteemed name?"

When he first came down from upstairs, he glanced at Yun Che and saw his zombie-like face, sneering inwardly because no one in New Moon City dared to act arrogantly in the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce. But now, Pu He felt that Yun Che's demeanor was perfectly normal. A person who could produce a Heavenly Mystic Dragon Pill, what kind of existence was that? Did he need to show a good face to a small city's Black Moon Chamber of Commerce?

He had carefully examined this "middle-aged man" and was secretly shocked. This person's eyes were too deep and sharp, so deep that he couldn't see a hint of anything, and so sharp that it felt like everything about him was exposed.

Yun Che's eyes narrowed, his gaze and voice becoming even colder: "When did the Black Moon Chamber of Commerce start asking for names when doing business?"

At that moment, Pu He suddenly felt a hint of killing intent... although it lasted only an extremely brief moment, it made all the hairs on his body stand up. He had killed many people in his life and had almost been killed by many people, so he was very familiar and sensitive to killing intent. But in his entire life, he had never felt such terrifying killing intent. He couldn't imagine how many people one had to kill to have such terrifying killing intent... ten thousand? A hundred thousand... or even a million, shocking even ghosts and gods?

Perhaps even the legendary Hellish Asura would have no more terrifying killing intent.

Pu He's heart raced, and cold sweat poured down his back. In the years he had been in New Moon City, this was the first time he had broken out in a cold sweat. A pale, cold-faced person with terrifying killing intent who could casually produce a Mystic King Pill... what kind of realm was this person in? Such killing intent suggested that killing might be as easy for him as eating or reaching into a pocket. If he made him unhappy...

Thinking of this, Pu He was drenched in cold sweat, his head bowed, and his expression even more respectful: "No, no, I absolutely did not mean to. Those who can kill Mystic King Beasts, especially Mystic King Dragons, are revered as world-shaking powerhouses. I was momentarily overwhelmed with admiration, so I spoke out of turn."

He was very curious about the realm of this "terrifying person," but even if he had a hundred more lives, he wouldn't dare to probe Yun Che's mystic power level.

"Hmph!" Yun Che let out a cold snort.

The killing intent vanished, and Pu He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, carefully asking, "A Mystic King Pill is incredibly valuable. Not just in New Moon City, but in the entire Cangfeng Empire, it is a once-in-a-century find. May I ask why you want to sell such a treasure?"

"It's useless to me!" Yun Che said expressionlessly.

Useless to him? Pu He's heart raced again... to disdain a Mystic King Pill, what kind of realm must this person be in?

Pu He laughed bitterly and said, "Honored guest, I desperately want to keep this Mystic King Dragon Pill, but I must be honest with you. This Mystic King Dragon Pill is so valuable that its worth is immeasurable. Even if I pledged the entire Black Moon Branch to you, it wouldn't be worth even a fifth of this Mystic King Dragon Pill."