Chapter 27

"Give me four more Golden Silkworm Kings!"

Although the thought of swallowing over ninety fat worms made Qi Feng's skin crawl, he steeled himself for the sake of leveling up. However, as he was nearly choked to death, he thought of another major technical problem: one Golden Silkworm King was already so big, could he really eat ninety-nine of them? So, besides the risk of choking or being disgusted to death, he might also be stuffed to death. Truly, the best scenery lies in the most dangerous places! To reach the peak, you must endure eighty-one tribulations. Even if you want to level up by eating Golden Silkworm Kings, a rather underhanded method, it still involves a cost in terms of opportunity.

However, the shop owner's words immediately rescued Qi Feng.

"The shop only has one Golden Silkworm King left," the shop owner said casually.

"What?!" Qi Feng's body tensed, and the four money chests in his hands clattered to the ground. He had been thinking about it day and night, racking his brains and selling everything he had, even his pants, to finally gather enough money to level up in one go. Now, she was telling him that the shop's stock was only enough for him to level up three times?!

The beautiful shop owner looked at Qi Feng's thunderstruck expression with concern and asked, "What's wrong, sir?"

Qi Feng felt like spitting out three pints of blood but still held out a glimmer of hope. "Can you go to Saintess and get more stock?"

The shop owner thought for a moment and said, "Saintess probably has one or two left for her own use, and she definitely won't sell them. The rest have all been sent to my shop, which is the best in Dali..."

Your advertising slogans are really consistent. Qi Feng weakly waved his hand and asked, "When will the next batch of Golden Silkworm Kings be available? Can I place an order? I can pay a deposit."

The beautiful shop owner's eyes lit up. "Of course. It should take about a year to raise the next Golden Silkworm King!"

"A year?!" Qi Feng jumped up. "Can't you ask Saintess to raise more of these? She seems to have plenty of free time!"

The shop owner gave Qi Feng a deep look and said softly, "I'll pretend I didn't hear that. If you show any more disrespect to Saintess..."

Qi Feng had been in a hurry and subconsciously thought of Saintess as just an NPC in the game, so he had spoken without thinking. Now he realized that this world was as real as the real world and quickly apologized. However, he still asked, "Why don't you raise more of these?"

The shop owner didn't press the issue, probably because of the several large chests of "sincere intentions" Qi Feng had brought.

"The Golden Silkworm King is the hardest to raise. Although its effects are miraculous and can significantly boost cultivation, it's a pity that the entire trial cave can only produce one per year at most. In the past ten years, only nine have been produced. Three were offered to the clan leader, probably for Anu to use. Saintess gave two to General Gailuojiao and kept one for herself. The three in this shop are the only ones left from the past ten years, used to raise funds for the clan's military and civilian needs."

So difficult? Qi Feng was speechless. But it made sense. If there were a way to mass-produce them, the Bai Miao Clan would have done so, even if it meant selling everything they had. They could have raised a group of experts and dominated the world. Even the Water Demon would be no match!

"So, there's only one left?"

"Just one!"

"Alright, I'll buy it." Qi Feng sighed. The idea of leveling up in one go was just a fantasy. One per year? He'd be over a hundred by the time he reached the maximum level! So, relying on external aids was not the way. Cultivation still had to be done through one's own efforts. (To be honest, have you ever really cultivated on your own?)

Qi Feng took the brocade box from the shop owner, feeling quite regretful. If he had known there were only three Golden Silkworm Kings, he wouldn't have eaten two so hastily. Even as a beginner, he knew that the higher the level, the harder it was to cultivate. Leveling up the second stage of the Dragon Elephant Bodhimanda should be manageable with some effort and time. These Golden Silkworm Kings should be used more strategically. But since he had already eaten them, there was no point in regretting. He carefully stored the last Golden Silkworm King in his inventory.

The three Golden Silkworm Kings cost a total of 27,000 coins, and Qi Feng only spent 54,000 modern copper coins. He had 973,000 coins left.

Qi Feng felt like he had punched the air with all his might, which was quite uncomfortable. He stared at the pile of copper coins for a while.

But it was still good. After all, the world of *Xianjian* was a semi-fantasy world. Even without the Golden Silkworm Kings, there were still plenty of good things! Qi Feng felt down for a few minutes, then shook off his gloom and rushed back to the real world, pulling the hydraulic hand-drawn cart he had bought last time. He loaded a dozen chests of money and headed straight to the first shop at the intersection.

The crazy shopping spree began!

The first shop was Doctor Hong's clinic in Yuhang County. Doctor Hong was clearly startled by Qi Feng's sudden appearance with a stack of chests, thinking it was a robbery. He didn't recover until Qi Feng asked for the order form.

Taking the order form, Qi Feng flipped through it and pouted. "No wonder this is a beginner village, there's nothing interesting here!" Of course, this was based on his standards after seeing the Golden Silkworm King. It was already quite good that this small clinic sold Soul Reviving Incense and Demon Repelling Incense!

Soul Reviving Incense cost 550 coins per piece, and the price of Demon Repelling Incense surprised Qi Feng a bit. "Three thousand coins? That's so expensive! What's it for? Three pieces equal a Golden Silkworm King?" Qi Feng remembered that he had seen this in the game but never used it, and usually just sold it to the shop when he found it. But now he had to ask.

Doctor Hong, unsure of Qi Feng's background, cautiously replied, "This Demon Repelling Incense is said to be made from the remains of celestial immortals. When burned, it emits a fragrant aroma that repels ghosts and spirits, making it very rare!"

"Repels ghosts and spirits? Sounds amazing! But where are there any ghosts and spirits in the real world? This is just a useless item! And it costs three thousand coins!" Qi Feng thought, but then looked at the dozen chests of money behind him and decided it didn't matter. Whether he used it or not, he might as well stock up. He waved his hand. "Give me ten of each!" After all, he was rich and could afford to be extravagant!

Doctor Hong was surprised. This was a big business. He watched as Qi Feng lifted four chests from the cart and, with a single push, ripped open the wooden lids, revealing a full load of copper coins! Doctor Hong had never seen anyone in this small county bring a cart of money to buy things. He was stunned by Qi Feng's display of wealth.

Qi Feng felt great! It was a rare experience to feel like a rich person using a bag of money to shop. It was indeed exhilarating. This feeling was definitely not comparable to the lightness of swiping a card!

He threw the Soul Reviving Incense and Demon Repelling Incense into his inventory, dragged the remaining money, and walked out, leaving Doctor Hong staring at the copper coins in a daze.

Speaking of the pharmacy in Yuhang County, it had some useful items, but the weapon shop was not worth visiting. Qi Feng looked at the list of beginner equipment and left without a word.

The Suzhou general store had some nice items, like jade bracelets and emerald gold hairpins. Qi Feng didn't know much about jade, but they looked delicate and beautiful, and had attribute bonuses, making them definitely not ordinary items! He bought them! No wonder Suzhou was a big city; the commerce was indeed more developed.

Qi Feng also bought a piece of sticky rice cake and a tea egg from a street vendor. Although the effects of the Golden Silkworm King had already worn off, he still felt a bit nauseous and wanted to eat something normal to settle his stomach.

At the Suzhou weapon shop, he bought a few Yue Nü Swords for collection. These were the swords Lin Yue Ru had used to cut Li Xiao Yao and left behind as a token of love.

Although he didn't need to buy more Soul Reviving Incense, Qi Feng still bought a bunch of Spirit Reviving Pills and Army Pills.

Next was Baihe Town. Although it was just a town, it was currently infested with zombies, so there were many items not available elsewhere—talismans! These were rare treasures in the real world! However, the merchant who sold them had a very unpleasant face. He had hoarded all the glutinous rice in the area to sell at high prices and had mocked Qi Feng's "strange attire."

Qi Feng didn't want to get involved, but since the merchant had provoked him, he couldn't be blamed for taking action!

"Mr. Luo, right?" Qi Feng smiled coldly and raised his voice to the villagers queuing to buy rice. "No need to rush! Wait a moment, I'll bring a thousand pounds of rice. Mr. Luo sells it for 100 coins per pound, but I'll sell it for 10 coins!"

The villagers looked at Qi Feng, stunned for a moment, then burst into cheers and applause.

Mr. Luo's horse-like face turned even darker, but he quickly smiled. "Don't talk nonsense! You should know that I've bought all the rice within a hundred miles. Even if you can bring rice, who knows when it will arrive? Selling it for 10 coins? You'll go bankrupt!"

Mr. Luo's words made the previously excited villagers lose their confidence. They looked at Qi Feng, hoping he could be their last hope.

Qi Feng slapped his chest and shouted, "Don't worry! I'll bring the rice back within an hour! Please believe me, I won't break my promise. I'll sell it for 10 coins, no limit!"

Mr. Luo laughed. "Fine, I'll see what you can do!" He called over a servant and gave some instructions. The servant quickly changed the sign from "100 coins per pound" to "150 coins per pound"!

The villagers gasped in shock. Some regretted not buying rice earlier and now had to pay 50% more. Mr. Luo smiled at Qi Feng, as if daring him to do something.

Qi Feng felt his teeth grind. This Mr. Luo had the potential to be a real estate developer in the real world.

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