Chapter 59

"Damn it, get up and speak properly!" Being held by the legs by a big man was not a pleasant feeling, and Shen Lang felt his skin crawl all over, almost kicking the guy to the ground.

"Master Lang, please let me off, I know where the Seven Star Begonia is..." Lan Luos had already thrown caution to the wind; this was not a matter of losing face.

At first, he was a bit concerned about Zhan Lan being there, but Zhan Lan's words reminded him.

"You are a genius alchemist..."

That's right, where could one find such a young and powerful alchemist?

On one hand, he was worried that the other party might still be dissatisfied... If the other party was still unhappy, just a word and he would be kicked out of the Treasure Pavilion;

On the other hand, he wanted to cling to this powerful person... to get the other party to guide him!

For these two reasons, even with Zhan Lan by his side, he couldn't care less!

Kneeling to such a genius alchemist was not shameful...

"Regardless of whether you know about the Seven Star Begonia, stand up first and talk. I don't like repeating myself, and today I'm making an exception for you..." Shen Lang took a deep breath and spoke in as calm a voice as possible.

A man in his thirties, hugging his leg and crying, was something most people couldn't bear.

Lan Luos still wanted to be stubborn: "No, Master Lang, if you don't let me off, I won't get up..."

"Alright..." Shen Lang sighed, stretched out his right hand, and opened his palm.

"What...?" Lan Luos' heart skipped a beat, a hint of panic rising.

A black, electricity-wrapped thunderball appeared in Shen Lang's right hand.

"Thunder... thunderball?" Lan Luos' eyes widened in disbelief.

Shen Lang smiled: "Yes, I didn't expect you to recognize it."

As he spoke, he flicked his hand, and the small thunderball flashed and hit Lan Luos' chest...

"Boom!"

Lan Luos screamed, flying backward along with the chair.

Then he lay on the ground, his limbs twitching from the electric current, foaming at the mouth, looking very ridiculous.

"Master, he..." Zhan Lan covered her mouth, unable to believe what she saw.

Shen Lang had given her the impression of a sunny young man, though a bit too calm.

She didn't expect him to be so ruthless, striking without hesitation!

Shen Lang chuckled: "Don't worry, a single thunderball won't kill him."

As he spoke, he pointed at Lan Luos, and a mist of water formed, spraying onto the unconscious Lan Luos. Lan Luos shuddered and immediately sat up.

"Feeling better now? If you are, let's talk about the main matter." Shen Lang sipped his tea, acting as if nothing had happened.

Lan Luos trembled, got up, and said in a trembling voice: "Much better, Master Lang... What do you need? I swear I'll do it for you!"

"Swearing on your character... I'm even more worried now... Anyway, someone has to do this. Since you've already taken a thunderball from me, you might as well do it." Shen Lang said helplessly.

He took out three pieces of parchment, densely written with the names of materials and the quantities needed.

Lan Luos nervously picked up the three pieces of paper, and his hand shook, almost dropping them.

"So... so many precious materials? Thousand Leaf Dew, this is the juice of a plant that grows near a level 5 demon beast's lair, which is equivalent to a Xuanwu realm expert!"

"Three level 4 water demon beast cores? The water demon beast isn't very powerful, but it often hides in deep lakes, making it hard to find..."

"Broken Pulse Lotus, Golden Cauldron Immortal Grass, Pear Blossom Immortal Essence... This, this, this..."

"What the hell, I'm not asking you to collect them! Just remember these, and you can gather most of them at the Treasure Pavilion. For the ones you can't find, post a task and let mercenary groups or other experts handle it." Shen Lang said with a black line on his face.

Lan Luos finally reacted.

Right, who is this person in front of me? He's a genius alchemist, and the formula he threw out is worth a fortune. Money is not a problem!

If money is not a problem, what in this world can't be bought with money?

"Master Lang, do you mean to entrust this task to me?" Lan Luos asked, hardly believing it. Before, he didn't know how powerful Shen Lang was, but now he was overwhelmed with gratitude!

Such a task should be entrusted to someone like Sima Qing, not him. He never thought Master Lang would entrust it to him!

"If you don't want to, it's fine. I can give it to Zhan Lan." Shen Lang said indifferently.

Lan Luos quickly hugged the three pieces of parchment to his chest, as if afraid Zhan Lan would snatch them, and said excitedly: "I want to, I want to! A thousand times I want to! Master Lang, rest assured, I'll do it perfectly!"

Shen Lang smiled: "Not just perfectly, but quickly. Money is not a problem. Add 20-30% to the market price... For the hard-to-find ones, add 40%. Now, tell me about the Seven Star Begonia."

Lan Luos swallowed hard: "So much... Oh, the Seven Star Begonia, you asked the right person. A friend of mine saw it in the Sorrowful Swamp south of the Thorn Valley. There was also a Seven Star Poison Python next to it, probably level 4 or 5, but he wasn't sure because he was scared off from a distance."

"Thorn Valley Sorrowful Swamp? Where exactly in the Sorrowful Swamp? That place isn't easy for ordinary people to go to, right?" Shen Lang's eyes narrowed.

If the Seven Star Poison Python is level 4 or 5, it's roughly equivalent to a peak Qiwu realm or early Xuanwu realm human expert. With Shen Lang's current cultivation, it would be challenging but not impossible.

With talismans, mystic weapons, and powerful cultivation techniques, he could handle it.

But the Sorrowful Swamp is not a place to go casually. It's a damp, rainy, and toxic fog-filled area, dominated by lightning crocodiles, which are numerous.

The lightning crocodiles have tough skin and lightning-fast speed...

In such a place, it's almost impossible for ordinary experts to move, let alone collect the Seven Star Begonia.

"Uh... I didn't ask for the exact location. The guy went with a mercenary group, and I don't know the details. But Master Lang, rest assured, I'll find him and get the exact location and a map for you." Lan Luos patted his chest.

Shen Lang nodded in satisfaction and stood up: "I'll leave this to you. If you handle it well, I'll let you watch me refine some of the spirit medicines."

"Ah? This, this, this..." Lan Luos felt like he was about to faint, unable to form a complete sentence.

Happiness came too quickly, leaving him unprepared.

Shen Lang continued: "I also need Zhan Lan to get me a list of the auction items. If you have any questions, find me at the Listening Wind Tavern across from the Treasure Pavilion."

Zhan Lan, at a loss, said: "But... Elder Qing hasn't returned yet..."

Shen Lang shook his head and smiled: "It doesn't matter whether he returns or not. For that formula, he'll be busy. I predict the auction in two hours might not proceed as planned. I'm waiting for two friends at the tavern. If you have any questions, come find me."

"The auction might not proceed as planned?" Zhan Lan and Lan Luos were stunned, then thought of the giant potion formula and understood.

Shen Lang didn't linger and left the Treasure Pavilion.

With the money issue resolved, many problems were solved.

Before, he was a bit short on funds, which is why he had to borrow money from Shui Qingwu and was scolded by Cai Yin.

Refining body-strengthening potions and cultivation-enhancing pills for himself, and refining spirit-refining pills and powerful protective artifacts for his parents...

All of these required a large amount of spirit stones.

What he needed to do was not mediocre, and many of the spirit medicines and herbs required were very precious and rare.

However, he didn't fully understand the value of the formula before, thinking the giant potion was worth only 100,000 to 80,000 gold coins.

Of course, formulas and spirit array diagrams are scarce resources, and their numbers are limited. If not for the urgent need for money, he wouldn't have sold them easily.

The VIP room at the Listening Wind Tavern was on the third floor, offering the best view.

As Shen Lang was about to go upstairs, he was stopped.

A somewhat old and eerie voice came from the stairs: "I say, Master Shen Lang, this is not a place for you. Only famous people can go to the second and third floors of the Listening Wind Tavern. Someone like you coming here is not appropriate..."

The person blocking him was an old man in his fifties, short and fat, with gray hair. Behind him were two servants looking at Shen Lang arrogantly.

"Ah, it's the Xiao family's steward Wu Qu. Please step aside, you're blocking my way." Shen Lang said calmly.

"Damn it, what if I don't? Are you going to hit me?" Wu Qu said with a cruel look: "I'm talking to you nicely, but you're ignoring me? You're asking for it! Get out now, or I'll kick you to death! A scoundrel like you dares to come to the Listening Wind Tavern!"

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