Chapter 13

Not long after, a long solid wood table was placed in front of the entrance of the Danfang. The fat elder sat calmly behind it, with several guards from the Danfang standing behind him.

Jiang Cheng held a huge sign in his hand, planted it in front of the entrance with a slap, and said with his hands on his waist, "Everyone who wants to buy a pill, take a good look."

Jiang Cheng was utterly impressed by his young master. Knowing that the Danfang was going to sell ten-grade pills this time, he volunteered to come forward. Jiang Chen also arranged for him to take the lead, which made Jiang Cheng feel greatly honored.

The scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes fell on the sign that Jiang Cheng had thrown out. On it, in large black letters, it read:

[Ten-grade Human Essence Pill, 400 taels of silver per pill.]

[Recycling pills, two six-grade pills plus 300 taels of silver can be exchanged for one ten-grade Human Essence Pill.]

[Each person is limited to buying three pills per day.]

The sign clearly stated the conditions for purchasing the Human Essence Pill. Buying pills was a matter of spending money, and spending money while following their conditions was a first in Tianxiang City.

However, the allure of the ten-grade pill was too great. Even with conditions, no one would be opposed. Many people thought the last condition was very good—limiting purchases. It had to be limited; otherwise, those wealthy families would buy them all, leaving nothing for others.

"One Human Essence Pill for 400 taels, that's four times the previous price."

"This price is fair. After all, it's a ten-grade pill. Its value can't be compared to a six-grade pill. Cultivation is already very difficult. Refining pills with too many impurities takes a lot of time to remove them, and they can't be completely removed. Over time, the impurities in the body will only increase. If there were ten-grade pills, who would use six-grade waste pills? I just wonder if the Jiang family really has ten-grade pills and isn't just bluffing."

"Wow! Look, the Jiang family is recycling waste pills. Exchanging waste pills for ten-grade pills, what a good conscience. But this price is too high. I bought two six-grade pills for 200 taels, and to exchange for one ten-grade pill, I need 300 taels, which totals 500 taels. That's even more expensive than buying a ten-grade pill directly."

"This isn't a good conscience; it's clearly a robbery. But if there really are ten-grade pills, I'm willing to spend the money to exchange all my waste pills."

...

In front of the Danfang's entrance, there was a lot of discussion. The initiative to exchange waste pills for new ones attracted everyone's attention. Although the price was a bit steep, if the Jiang family could really produce ten-grade pills, who would still use six-grade pills? That would make them look inferior.

"Is there really a ten-grade pill?"

Someone shouted, still doubting the existence of the ten-grade pill.

"Everyone, stop shouting. If you want to buy, queue up. If you don't want to buy, get lost."

Jiang Cheng stood on the steps, pointing at the crowd, looking very domineering.

"I'll buy one. Here are 400 taels of silver."

A man in luxurious clothing walked up and threw four large silver ingots onto the table. He was also a wealthy family in Tianxiang City, a Seventh Stage Qi Realm expert, just one step away from the Eighth Stage. If he could get a ten-grade Human Essence Pill, he might break through to the Eighth Stage.

400 taels of silver was not a small amount. Ordinary families in Tianxiang City couldn't afford it.

Therefore, cultivation, besides requiring great perseverance, is also a process that burns money. If a person has ordinary talent and no money, it's very difficult to achieve anything in cultivation.

"Here, this is a Human Essence Pill. Take it carefully."

Zhou Beichen handed the man a palm-sized box. The man took it, opened it quickly, and took out the Human Essence Pill inside.

"Such a rich medicinal power, the color is smooth and transparent. The seven-grade pills from the Murong family can't compare. This is really a ten-grade pill. 400 taels of silver, too cheap."

The man shouted excitedly. Many people in the crowd saw the pill in his hand, its color unprecedented, clearly a good pill.

"Heaven! It's really a ten-grade pill. Although the price has quadrupled, the energy it contains has at least tripled. Plus, there are no impurities in the pill. This price, the City Lord's Mansion is really conscientious."

"I want to buy one. I'll sell everything I have to buy one. I'm at the peak of the Fifth Stage Qi Realm. If I can get a ten-grade Human Essence Pill, I can directly reach the Sixth Stage. Then I can get a good job."

"Ten-grade pills, I've never seen what a ten-grade pill looks like."

The scene immediately boiled over. The ten-grade pill was confirmed, and no one was not excited. For Qi Realm cultivators, a ten-grade Human Essence Pill was a supreme treasure, something money couldn't buy.

"Give me one. I'll put up all my savings."

"I want one too."

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The fat elder was delighted, truly good pills sell well, and good pills are in high demand.

"Damn, they're all using ten-grade pills to cultivate. What use are our six-grade pills? Might as well exchange them for ten-grade pills."

Someone stepped forward, took out two seven-grade pills and 300 taels of silver, and asked to exchange for one ten-grade pill.

"Pills from the Murong family are not exchanged."

The fat elder said indifferently. Pills from the Murong family and the Jiang family had their own marks, making them easy to distinguish. Moreover, before this, only the Murong family had seven-grade pills.

What? Not exchanged.

The person was stunned, only then remembering the relationship between the Jiang family and the Murong family.

"Everyone listen up. Pills for exchange must not be from the Murong family. Pills from the Murong family are not exchanged at all."

Jiang Cheng shouted.

"Oh, I just bought ten pills from the Murong family yesterday. I really regret it."

"The Jiang family and the Murong family are enemies. It's only natural not to exchange pills from the Murong family. Damn, I won't buy pills from the Murong family anymore."

"Damn, they're all using ten-grade pills. I can't use waste pills to cultivate. If I had known, I wouldn't have bought the seven-grade pills from the Murong family. What a loss."

Many people were heartbroken, regretting buying pills from the Murong family. As for the Jiang family's condition of not exchanging pills from the Murong family, people didn't find it strange, as the relationship between the two families had been public for a long time.

In the following three days, the Jiang family's Danfang was always bustling with customers. The influence of the ten-grade pill was too great, and the demand far exceeded the supply, especially from wealthy families who were trying to buy as many as possible.

Zhou Beichen and the fat and thin elders were also busy, refining pills and practicing the soul-refining technique given by Jiang Chen. As for Jiang Chen, he was responsible for synthesizing new ten-grade pills from six-grade pills, which was easy for him, like drinking cold water.

The synthesized pills were sold for 400 taels, and most of the recycled pills were from the Jiang family's Danfang. Now, they were being recycled and synthesized for profit, a business model that was incredibly powerful.

During these three days, the Murong family's Danfang, which was originally very popular, became extremely quiet. The pill market in Tianxiang City was completely monopolized by the Jiang family, and even the wealthy families who used to cooperate with the Murong family had switched to the Jiang family.

People are very practical. With ten-grade pills, who would use waste pills? Imagine, if others are using ten-grade pills to cultivate, and you are still using waste pills, the gap will quickly widen.

On the fourth day, early in the morning, the Jiang family's Danfang was already bustling with customers, even more so than the previous three days.

With sufficient inventory, Jiang Chen also became more relaxed. Two tables were placed outside the Danfang, and Jiang Chen sat in the center, crossing his legs.

Zhou Beichen and the fat and thin elders sat on either side, and Jiang Cheng stood behind Jiang Chen like a loyal bodyguard.

"Master, our business has been so booming these past three days."

Jiang Cheng said happily.

"Um, not bad."

Jiang Chen nodded. Such a scene was within his expectations.

The sale and exchange of pills were very busy, and this scene continued for an hour. Jiang Chen yawned, feeling a bit bored.

At this moment, two figures approached. They were dressed in black, wearing hoods that covered most of their faces, immediately catching Jiang Chen's attention.

"Give me three Human Essence Pills. Here are 1,200 taels."

A bag of silver was thrown onto the table, and the voice under the hood was loud and arrogant, clearly a young man.

With Jiang Chen's eyesight, he could see at a glance that one was a Ninth Stage Qi Realm, and the other was an early-stage Qi Sea Realm.

"Take off your hood."

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes and said.

"I'm here to buy pills. What do you care about my hood?"

The man spoke again, his tone even more arrogant.

"Given the current situation in Tianxiang City, if someone comes to my Danfang to buy pills and still disguises themselves, they must be from the Murong family, right?"

Jiang Chen said with a smile. Although the two were disguised with hoods, the disguise itself betrayed them. Coming to buy pills was not something to be ashamed of, unless they were from the Murong family.

At the mention of the Murong family, many people's eyes immediately fell on the two, and Zhou Beichen and the others' faces turned cold.

"Hmph!"

The young man coldly snorted, raised his hand to take off his hood, but was stopped by the black-clothed man behind him.

"Uncle Hui, since we've been recognized, there's no need to disguise ourselves."

The young man said, taking off his hood, revealing a teenager of about seventeen or eighteen, handsome and proud.

The black-clothed man behind him sighed and also took off his hood, revealing an old man in his fifties, with a thick aura, an early-stage Qi Sea Realm expert.

Jiang Chen glanced at the young man. In Tianxiang City, it was rare to find someone of his age with Ninth Stage Qi Realm cultivation. Moreover, Jiang Chen found this person very familiar, so he searched his host's memory and immediately found all the information about him.

Meng Hao, the most outstanding young talent of the Murong family, reached the peak of the Ninth Stage Qi Realm at the age of eighteen, the most promising genius to break through to the Qi Sea Realm before the age of nineteen.

Such a person indeed had the capital to be arrogant, but unfortunately, he had chosen the wrong target and the wrong place.

"Hmph! Meng Hao, are you here to cause trouble?"

Zhou Beichen coldly snorted, grabbed the silver on the table, and made a move to throw it away, but was stopped by Jiang Chen: "Uncle Zhou, why throw away money that's been handed to us?"