Chapter 93

" Hmm? What's this? "

Suddenly, Ye Feng saw a very old and damaged secret manual in the corner of these manuals.

" Golden Body Tempering... "

Ye Feng looked at the words on the cover of the manual, barely able to make out these three characters, while the rest were too damaged to read.

When he saw this manual, Ye Feng's heart stirred. He had a feeling that this thing would be very useful to him, even though he didn't know where this feeling came from. He trusted his intuition, which had helped him countless times in both his past and present life.

Ye Feng beckoned to the shop assistant.

" Lord Ye, which manual have you chosen? I'll get it for you! "

Seeing Ye Feng's gesture, the shop assistant hurried over, smiling and bowing to him.

" Brother, may I ask what this manual is? " Ye Feng nodded and pointed to the damaged manual.

" Uh... "

When the shop assistant saw Ye Feng pointing to the damaged manual, he couldn't help but be stunned. After a moment, he reacted, his face showing a hint of bitterness. " Lord Ye, this manual was consigned by a customer. It was already like this when it arrived, with a lot of the front part missing. Although the back part is not as damaged, without the front part, it's not very useful. We can't say much about it since it's consigned. According to the appraisal elder, it seems to be a body tempering manual, but he has never seen it before... "

" Body tempering? " Hearing the shop assistant's words, Ye Feng's eyes brightened.

" Can I take a look at it? "

Ye Feng pondered for a moment and then asked the shop assistant.

What Ye Feng currently lacked the most was a body tempering manual. In this world, it seemed there were no body tempering practitioners, and apart from the Iron Body Technique, he had never seen any other body tempering manuals. Seeing this one, he naturally felt a bit excited.

" Of course! "

The shop assistant naturally didn't dare to delay. If it were someone else, he might have hesitated, but since it was Ye Feng, he didn't hesitate at all.

In a moment, the shop assistant brought out the tray holding the manual.

Looking at the manual, Ye Feng didn't know where to start. The manual was extremely damaged, with many parts falling off. He felt that even a slight breath could scatter it.

The manual was placed on the tray, and Ye Feng didn't take it out. He gently flipped through it, and the front part was already unreadable, with almost nothing left, and only occasional characters visible.

After flipping through about ten pages, the manual finally became relatively complete.

Ye Feng read the words on the manual, and gradually a hint of joy appeared in his heart.

He didn't care about the front part, but the intact part was about bone tempering. His current unknown realm of body tempering was to strengthen his bones. So, what the front part was didn't matter; he had already passed that stage, and the back part was just what he needed.

" How much is this manual? "

After flipping through a few pages, Ye Feng asked the shop assistant.

" This... Lord Ye, this manual is extremely damaged. If it were our store's, it wouldn't be worth much, but since it's consigned, the owner is asking for 100,000 taels, or he won't sell it! "

Hearing Ye Feng's question, the shop assistant showed a hint of difficulty. In his view, even 1,000 taels would be a bit expensive for such a manual, and now it was priced at 100,000 taels, which was clearly a rip-off.

Ye Feng nodded, not caring. To him, this manual was much more valuable than those worth a million taels, so he didn't feel much about the price.

It seemed that the person who consigned the manual had seen this point. Although it looked useless and was a body tempering manual, what if someone needed it? True martial artists wouldn't lack 1,000 taels, so asking for 100,000 taels was quite normal. If it sold, great; if not, they would only lose 1,000 taels.

" Alright, I'll take it. Also, give me one each of the Fire Technique, Water Technique, Metal Technique, Wood Technique, and Earth Technique! "

Hearing the shop assistant's words, Ye Feng quickly said. Even if it cost a million taels, he would still buy it. As for the others, although he might not use them, it would be too late to look for them when he needed them. After all, with his balanced constitution, he could practice anything.

" Oh! Ah... Alright, alright! " The shop assistant didn't expect Ye Feng to buy the damaged manual, let alone the other low-level techniques.

These techniques, although low-level, each cost over 600,000 taels.

With such a big deal, the shop assistant naturally didn't dare to make the decision himself. So, after hearing Ye Feng's words, he quickly ran to the back to get Zhou Wu.

Soon, the shop assistant brought the manuals to Ye Feng, with Zhou Wu following behind.

" Little Brother Ye, the total is 3.7 million taels. Because of Elder Ye's relationship, we can give you a 20% discount, so the total is 3 million taels! "

Zhou Wu always had a smile on his face when dealing with customers, especially a big spender like Ye Feng.

Actually, these manuals weren't easy to sell. They might not sell one in half a year. One reason was the high price, and another was that these were all low-level manuals, which other major families already had. So, those who bought manuals were mostly independent cultivators, but how many of them could afford so much money?

Most of the time, several cultivators with the same attribute would pool their money to buy a manual and then study it together. The Tianbao Pavilion made a lot of money from this.

Now, Ye Feng had bought so many at once, and Zhou Wu was naturally pleased.

Holding the silver notes, Ye Feng's lips twitched slightly.

He had just said that high-level martial artists made money easily, but he hadn't expected that the money would quickly be spent on useless techniques from the Tianbao Pavilion. When he received these techniques, he saw that they were all handwritten copies.

In a moment, the Tianbao Pavilion had taken the fruits of Ye Feng's hard work over a month and a half, leaving him quite helpless. He knew the manuals were a rip-off, but what could he do since he needed them?

" Manager Zhou, I want to see the alchemy formulas! "

After putting away the manuals, Ye Feng said to Zhou Wu.

" Alright, Little Brother Ye, come this way! "

Hearing Ye Feng's words, Zhou Wu couldn't help but show a hint of surprise, looking Ye Feng up and down.

Back then, Ye Feng had exchanged some books from Fangzheng, and he knew that Ye Feng wanted to become an alchemist. However, becoming an alchemist wasn't something you could learn just by reading books, but he didn't say anything about it.

" These are all basic alchemy formulas! "

Zhou Wu led Ye Feng to another side and pointed to a counter.

Ye Feng wanted to buy alchemy formulas, and he certainly wouldn't stop him. These formulas were similar to manuals, and the Tianbao Pavilion made a 95% profit on them.

" Abstinence Pill formula, Hemostatic Pill formula, Spirit Burst Pill formula, Spirit Essence Pill formula, Spirit Gathering Pill formula, Essence Cultivation Pill formula... "

Looking at these formulas, Ye Feng couldn't help but draw a deep breath. The Tianbao Pavilion had a very complete collection of basic formulas, even selling formulas for Spirit Essence Pills and Essence Cultivation Pills used by 5th and 6th stage martial artists...

Actually, Ye Feng didn't know that these pills weren't rare to mid-level alchemists, who could obtain them through their lineage.

But some independent alchemists and small families' hired alchemists didn't have so many formulas, so they had to buy them, and the Tianbao Pavilion didn't mind making extra money.

And those alchemists would only buy formulas from the Tianbao Pavilion, as it guaranteed the authenticity of the formulas. Many people tried to save money by buying from elsewhere, but ended up with useless fake formulas.

In the end, Ye Feng bought the Abstinence Pill formula, Spirit Burst Pill formula, Spirit Essence Pill formula, and Essence Cultivation Pill formula. These formulas cost him a million taels. At this point, Ye Feng realized why so many martial artists were rushing to the Tianlang Mountains.

This was still under the condition that Ye Feng could refine the pills himself. Ordinary martial artists had to buy the pills for cultivation.

In this way, the money was never enough, even with the resources provided by sects, which were far from sufficient for cultivation. So, these people also had to risk their lives to obtain resources for cultivation. Once on the path of martial arts, who wouldn't want to be highly skilled and respected?

Perhaps in this world, only Ye Feng was willing to give up the benefits of a sect, as he had the confidence of being a pharmacist. Without this, he would have chosen to join a sect. Most importantly, he had the Vitality of Life as his greatest trump card.

After buying the formulas, Ye Feng also bought some herbs and spirit grasses for refining the pills. These were not scarce items for the Tianbao Pavilion, so Ye Feng bought a lot, almost filling his ring, for which he paid two million taels.

This time, he had spent more than half of the silver he had earned from selling the medicinal field.

After buying these, Ye Feng started to wander around the Tianbao Pavilion. He now had nothing urgent to buy, so he just wanted to broaden his knowledge.

" The Record of Rare Herbs and Grasses? 100,000 taels? "

While wandering, Ye Feng suddenly saw a book in a counter and couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

However, he quickly understood. This was a way for the Tianbao Pavilion to make money.

He had seen the Record of Rare Herbs and Grasses before, which was in the Tianbao Pavilion's library. It wasn't a particularly valuable item and could be read freely. He didn't expect that a handwritten copy would be worth 100,000 taels.

Thinking about this, he remembered the manuals and formulas he had just bought, and his lips twitched violently.