Chapter 61: The Four Qi Pavilion

Recently, Chen Mobai seemed to have very good luck.

In the Nanxi Market, his talismans opened up the market, and after returning to Diyuan Star, Qingnü also brought good news.

The Bao Ping Pharmacy had an unused alchemy room, fully equipped with medicinal pools and other facilities, which could be used to start refining Qi-supplementing Spirit Water again.

This greatly relieved Chen Mobai.

Without this spirit water for several days, his cultivation speed had significantly slowed down, making him, who was accustomed to high efficiency, feel a bit at a loss.

However, after Qingnü began the second batch of Qi-supplementing Spirit Water, Chen Mobai had another worry.

Where would he get the merit points to buy the main and auxiliary herbs next time?

Although he had 24 spirit stones, he was a bit hesitant to go to the bank to exchange spirit stones for merit points.

The refining of mid-grade Qi-supplementing Spirit Water would take about five days.

The lease for the alchemy room at Bao Ping Pharmacy was for one month. Qingnü suggested that it would be best to make full use of it, buy several batches of herbs, and refine enough Qi-supplementing Spirit Water to support Chen Mobai's cultivation up to the seventh level of Qi Refinement.

According to Qingnü's efficiency, at least three more batches of herbs were needed.

Chen Mobai thought about it again and again but had no good solution. He could only take a spirit stone, go to the Wuxing Sect's silver shop in the Nanxi Market to exchange it for gold, and then find Wu Wan.

"Gold of the same quality, but I can only buy the same amount as last time, which is 40 bars, priced at 4300 merit points."

After Wu Wan measured the weight and purity, he looked at the 100 gold bars in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and decided to be a good person, taking only 40 of them.

"Oh, what do you mean, Master Wu?"

Chen Mobai was a bit confused and asked.

"You know, gold is a controlled resource by the Immortal Sect. Our gold shops are registered with the Immortal Commerce Bureau. Before we get our business licenses, we are informed that if the same person accumulates gold transactions exceeding 10,000 merit points with us, we need to report it to the market supervision department and the law enforcement bureau."

After Wu Wan finished speaking, Chen Mobai broke out in a cold sweat.

"Thank you, Master Wu."

He solemnly thanked Wu Wan, who lightly waved his hand, put on gloves, and placed the 40 gold bars into his safe. He then transferred 4300 merit points to Chen Mobai via his phone.

"You have traded gold with me twice, and you are only 4850 points away from the 10,000 merit point limit. If you really need merit points, I can buy 5 more bars, just enough to stay within the 10,000 limit."

"But if the Immortal Commerce Bureau randomly checks my shop's accounts at the end of the year, your transaction right at the 10,000 limit will be too conspicuous and might be subject to a thorough investigation."

"So my suggestion is to trade 40 bars this time. If we are checked, I have several customers like you, and with some adjustments to the accounts and tax forms, the Immortal Sect will likely turn a blind eye."

After his foundation-building failure, Wu Wan seemed to have a more open attitude, focusing on appraising and business. He began to treat people sincerely, giving Chen Mobai careful advice and proactive reminders.

"Of course, if you urgently need merit points, I can introduce you to a few other shops. Just be careful not to exceed 10,000 merit points. However, as a new face, some shop owners might still report to the Immortal Sect to be safe."

Chen Mobai was very frightened after hearing this.

His things were a bit dubious in origin. If the relevant departments of the Immortal Sect really focused on him, it would be a disaster.

"I forgot to mention, if you register a company, you can avoid the 10,000 merit point limit. Then our transactions will be business-to-business, and you might even get discounts during the year-end points return."

Wu Wan suggested another method, but Chen Mobai immediately shook his head.

At 18 years old, registering a company specifically for gold trading would only draw more attention.

Before leaving, Chen Mobai thanked Wu Wan again and decided not to exchange gold from the Tianhe Realm anymore.

Since this method was not feasible, he could try his previous idea.

Nanxi Market.

Chen Mobai, dressed in a traditional outfit, entered a shop opened by a local cultivation family.

Yun Country, located by the Yunmeng River, had abundant spiritual energy. Many cultivation families cultivated medicinal fields by the water, both for training alchemists and selling to large alchemy sects like Huitian Valley.

Moreover, after cultivating thousand-year-old medicinal herbs, they could exchange them for foundation-building pills, so most cultivation families here would cultivate a medicinal field as a family treasure.

However, Huitian Valley only accepted high-quality herbs, so many low-grade herbs after maturation ended up being sold in nearby market shops.

This three-story shop, named "Four Qi Pavilion," was a property of the Lou family, one of the four major foundation-building families in the market.

Chen Mobai had heard from Qingnü that herbs have four different natures: cold, hot, warm, and cool, known as the Four Qi. The shop's name probably came from this.

"Are you here to buy medicinal herbs or spirit pills?"

As soon as he entered, a beautiful cultivator at the third level of Qi Refinement greeted him. She looked at Chen Mobai's finely stitched clothing and smiled warmly.

"I have three types of herbs that my elder needs for alchemy, but I don't know what they are. Can you help me check if you have them?"

Chen Mobai took out the three main herbs for refining Qi-supplementing Spirit Water from Qingnü and handed them to the female cultivator at the Four Qi Pavilion. She nodded, took a tray, and received the herbs.

"These are Baji, Chui Zhu Cao, and Zhe Li, three common medicinal herbs. We have them in stock. How much do you need?"

The female cultivator seemed to be quite knowledgeable about herbs. After carefully examining, smelling, and touching them, she smiled and gave the names of the herbs, which were different from those on Diyuan Star.

"What about the prices?"

"They are all common herbs, but they start at 1 spirit stone per pound, and the prices for all three are the same."

Chen Mobai calculated that one pound of herbs could be refined five times. Even if Qingnü could only successfully produce 10 vials per batch, it would be enough to support his cultivation to the seventh level of Qi Refinement.

The price was also acceptable. With these, he only needed to buy four auxiliary herbs on Diyuan Star.

"Then I'll buy one pound of each."

The beautiful female cultivator's smile remained unchanged as she immediately invited Chen Mobai upstairs.

She explained that the second floor sold medicinal and spirit herbs, while the third floor sold spirit pills refined by their family. They had recently added a batch of Spirit Gathering Pills and wanted to see if Chen Mobai was interested.

However, the spirit pills from the Tianhe Realm had excessive dan toxins, so Chen Mobai dared not buy them. After receiving the herbs and paying with spirit stones, he left directly.