Chapter 47: Wealth Plan

"Poisonous!?"

Chen Mobai looked shocked and doubtful.

This is clearly a Qi Yuan Pill, used for enhancing cultivation realms. How could it be poisonous?

"The content of pill toxins far exceeds the standard. I'll check which pharmacy produced it and report it as a concerned citizen."

Qingnü said, glancing at the bottom of the bottle, which indeed had various information engraved on it.

[Disciple of Huatian Valley's Outer Sect, Lu Yuxuan].

"Huatian Valley? Is it the Huatian Great Pharmacy of Kuocang Grotto Heaven? But isn't that place specialized in refining spiritual water?"

Qingnü looked puzzled, and Chen Mobai wiped the sweat from his forehead, immediately changing the subject to avoid her discovering any issues.

"What does it mean for the pill toxins to exceed the standard? Are these bottles of pills all defective?"

"The Immortal Sect's Pharmaceutical Supervision Bureau has regulations that all pills produced must have a pill toxin content below 1%, which means they can't be detected by common equipment. Under such standards, cultivators can easily neutralize the toxins with their own spiritual energy. However, the pill toxins in these three bottles of pills are far above the standard, almost reaching 5%. Although they can still enhance your realm, you would at least be weakened for ten to fifteen days after taking them."

Chen Mobai felt extremely relieved after hearing this. It was fortunate that he was cautious and didn't take pills of unknown origin.

But then he thought about the cultivators in Tianhe World and felt sad. Even with such pills, they still cost one spirit stone per bottle and were in high demand.

Indeed, it was better on Deyuan Star.

"This bottle has slightly fewer toxins, only about 2%, and it's probably just for restoring spiritual energy, so the medicinal properties are milder."

Qingnü opened another bottle of pills that Chen Mobai had obtained from a Feizhen Sect disciple. This bottle had no markings, making it a three-no product. She took a small spoonful and put it in her mouth, using her tongue to discern the medicinal effects and the content of the pill toxins.

"Aren't you afraid of the pill toxins?"

Chen Mobai's eyes widened when he saw her behavior.

"A little bit won't hurt. Besides, most alchemists also specialize in pharmacists and deal with pill toxins throughout their lives, cultivating specific techniques to neutralize them."

Among the various skills of cultivation, one is a pharmacist, who specializes in identifying pill information, providing prescriptions based on a cultivator's spiritual root and constitution, and helping them break through to higher realms.

Generally, outstanding alchemists are also outstanding pharmacists.

Qingnü seemed to have considerable expertise in this area. After tasting the pills, she took out a piece of paper and a pen hanging on the wall and quickly wrote several lines.

"Here, this is the efficacy of the two types of pills I identified. It's best if you don't take them and throw them away."

In Qingnü's eyes, these two types of pills were defective products that should have been destroyed but were instead sold by unscrupulous merchants.

"Alright, I'll dispose of them when I get home."

Chen Mobai naturally nodded in agreement and then asked if the raw materials for the Qi-replenishing spiritual water had arrived.

"Four auxiliary herbs have arrived, and one of the three main herbs has arrived. The other two will be here tomorrow. Do you want to come and watch the extraction process?"

Qingnü invited him, and Chen Mobai, who had always been interested in alchemy, nodded and followed her to the back of the pharmacy.

Unexpectedly, he felt a bit nervous inside.

Inside, there was an open courtyard with eight large vats, half of which were covered.

"Here."

Qingnü handed him a package, and Chen Mobai saw it was a mask. He nodded and put it on obediently.

"The Bai Zhu is already soaking. It will take about a night for all the medicinal properties to be extracted. I also need to pour the medicinal liquid into the cold extraction machine for concentration before the teacher arrives tomorrow morning."

Chen Mobai followed Qingnü to a sealed vat. She opened the wooden lid, and the sealing spell instantly failed, releasing a strong medicinal smell and a puff of smoke.

However, the mask was indeed magical, completely isolating the unpleasant medicinal smell from his nose, so he couldn't smell anything at all.

"Is the soaking water specially prepared, or is it just ordinary rainwater?"

"It's rainwater."

Qingnü was a bit surprised that Chen Mobai knew this professional term.

"The teacher mentioned in class that this type of water is the cheapest and also works well for soaking and extracting medicinal liquids."

Chen Mobai said, looking at the vat of soaked herbs and nodding, signaling Qingnü to quickly cover it.

"Even though I can't smell it, it still makes me a bit uncomfortable inside..."

Before he finished speaking, a bell hanging from the eaves of the courtyard suddenly rang.

"A customer has come. I'll go out and attend to them first."

Qingnü covered the vat and gestured for Chen Mobai to sit on a wicker chair in the courtyard before hurrying to the front shop.

She returned in less than two minutes.

"Oh, so quickly?"

"It's a classmate of the teacher. He's on a business trip from Huayang Grotto Heaven to Danxia City and came to visit. Since the teacher isn't here, I didn't dare give him the teacher's contact information. I had him leave a business card, which I'll give to the teacher tomorrow."

Qingnü said, taking out a blue and black jade business card that looked like a piece of art.

Chen Mobai glanced at it and saw two lines of text.

[Lan Haitian]

[Second-Rank Pharmacist]

For some reason, he thought of the young man he had met last night who was asking for directions. Could it be him?

"He matches your description. Although he looks young, he seems quite rigid."

Qingnü nodded, confirming Chen Mobai's guess.

A second-rank pharmacist is most likely a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Chen Mobai asked about it and then put it out of his mind.

"I'll leave first. If you need any help, just let me know."

The two had already added each other as friends and were in the stage of building trust, both trying to show their best sides. Qingnü nodded lightly and saw Chen Mobai out.

After returning home, Chen Mobai placed an order online, using almost half of the three thousand virtue points left in his account.

He was restocking.

After two days of on-site investigation in Nanxi Market, he had a preliminary plan for making money.

Deyuan Star had advanced technology, while Tianhe World had abundant resources.

If he didn't act as a middleman, it would be a waste of the unique advantages of the two worlds.

As for what to sell, he had deliberated for a long time and made a decision.

Pills from both worlds need to be produced by large pharmacies for cultivators to dare to buy them. Although he knew that the quality of pills and spiritual water on Deyuan Star far exceeded those in Tianhe World, the quality was so good that he didn't dare sell them.

Qingnü didn't know the background of Huatian Valley, but he had read about it in the "Introduction to Major Sects of Donghuang." It was one of the seven major sects and the top alchemy sect in Donghuang.

Even the pills produced by Huatian Valley had such high levels of pill toxins. If he sold pills with almost no toxins, cultivators would immediately notice. If it caused a sensation, it would definitely attract the suppression of Huatian Valley.

This didn't align with his goal of developing low-key in Tianhe World.