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Chapter 177 Selling Medicine (3)
Chapter 177 Selling Medicine (Part 3)
"How could this be? According to Long Wu, isn't the Youth Preservation Pill the lowest grade of pill? How come even the chief elder of the Sacred Pill Pavilion can't recognize it?"
Xiao Chong glanced at Long Wu, then at Mr. Feng, his heart filled with doubt and uncertainty.
He was naturally unaware that in the Tianyun Continent, martial artists were revered, and everything depended on strength. In this atmosphere, the pills refined by alchemists were naturally intended for martial artists; aside from those that could enhance cultivation and heal injuries, who would bother refining pills for preserving youth?
Confused about the situation, Xiao Chong prepared to take his leave. He couldn't very well force the Holy Pill Pavilion to accept the pills.
Just as he was about to get up, he heard Mr. Feng say, "Young friend, wait a moment!"
Could there be another turning point? Xiao Chong was overjoyed and sat still.
Mr. Feng continued, "Truly, talented people emerge in every generation in Jiang. I cannot discern the method, efficacy, or ingredients of this elixir. It seems I am already old and frail. But I wonder, young friend, who is your teacher with such skills?"
It turns out there was no turning point, but rather the old man's thirst for knowledge triggered a common problem among technical professionals!
Xiao Chong was somewhat disappointed, but still answered honestly, "My master is Master Xu Yangming of Qingfeng Academy. Have you heard of him, Mr. Feng?"
"So you're Master Xu's top student, no wonder!"
Mr. Feng had obviously heard of Master Xu's reputation and continued to ask, "However, although Xu Yangming is skilled in alchemy, has his level reached such a profound level?"
"As a disciple, I dare not presume to know the extent of my master's alchemy skills." Since it concerned Master Xu's reputation, Xiao Chong dared not speak carelessly.
"If you would be so kind as to ask me to explain the uses of these pills, young friend?" Mr. Feng adopted a very humble attitude, referring to himself as "old man" instead of "old man," demonstrating his rigorous approach to scholarship.
“Actually, this pill…” Xiao Chong was interrupted by Long Wu, who loved to teach.
Seeing that the alchemists before him were indeed not as skilled as he was, Long Wu immediately perked up and excitedly took over the conversation, saying, "Never heard of it, have you? This pill is called the Youth Preservation Pill, made from eight hundred kinds of precious materials, making it extremely rare!"
"Youth-preserving pill? What a peculiar name, I've never heard of it before."
Mr. Feng, bursting with ambition, asked with a look of eager inquiry, "Then tell me again, what makes this pill so powerful?"
Long Wu became even more excited: "The Youth-Preserving Pill, as the name suggests, can keep a woman's appearance young, preserve her youth forever, cure menstrual irregularities, delay premature menopause, and..."
As Long Wu continued his eloquent introduction, Mr. Feng and Manager Zhao stared in disbelief, their emotions becoming increasingly unstable.
"Snapped!"
In the end, Mr. Feng's eyes were lifeless, his expression was blank, and in his turmoil, he lost his footing, and the huge pill fell to the ground and shattered into a pile of powder.
Seeing that Mr. Feng seemed somewhat at a loss, Long Wu felt a surge of pity and comforted him, saying, "Old man, there's no need to be so agitated. Although this elixir is valuable, it's not a rare item. You just need to compensate him at the original price."
"You...you...you have truly defiled the Dao of Alchemy!" Mr. Feng pointed at Long Wu, his fingers trembling, and after a long while, he roared in anguish.
"You can't renege on your debt! Ten thousand spirit stones, not a single one less!" Long Wu was only concerned with whether the pills he had refined could be converted into cash. As for whether it was an insult to the Dao of Alchemy, he didn't care at all.
"Shameless! A worthless pill that can't even improve cultivation level is worth 100,000 spirit stones! You might as well just rob it!" Zhao Ting patted Mr. Feng's chest and cursed at Long Wu.
Seeing the atmosphere suddenly turn sour, Xiao Chong finally couldn't sit still any longer.
I do respect you, that's true, but it's your age and skill that I respect, not you as a person. But your condescending attitude and overreacting is inappropriate. It's just refining an elixir, why elevate it to a moral high ground?
Xiao Chong looked at Mr. Feng and said slowly, "This Youth Preservation Pill has been appraised by Master Xu and is undoubtedly a top-grade pill. Since it is a top-grade pill, 100,000 spirit stones per pill is a bargain for you."
"This...this..." Mr. Feng finally caught his breath, but he was speechless.
Xiao Chong was right. Master Xu's alchemy skills were second to none in the entire Refining Heart City. If he said that these pills were of the highest quality, then there was no doubt about it.
However, the value of a pill depends not only on its appearance but also on its marketability. Who would you expect to sell a useless pill that can't improve cultivation to?
This principle is not only understood by Mr. Feng, but also by Zhao Ting, who has been running Shengdan Pavilion for many years and is naturally even more familiar with it.
Seeing that Mr. Feng was too angry to speak, Zhao Ting sneered, "You say 100,000 yuan and it's 100,000 yuan? How about this, our Holy Pill Pavilion is not a place that doesn't reason. If your Youth Preservation Pill can really be sold, we will compensate you according to the amount sold. Otherwise, don't mention it again!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chong was somewhat taken aback. What the other party said wasn't entirely wrong; without a benchmark, it would be difficult to price a new type of elixir like the Youth Preservation Pill.
Furthermore, they couldn't resort to brute force. A large trading company like the Holy Pill Pavilion wouldn't be able to operate without some formidable methods. With only two of them, they might easily suffer losses.
Just as he was pondering a solution, the door suddenly opened, and a waiter walked in with a young girl.
The shop assistant pointed at the girl and said to Zhao Ting, "Sir, this young lady said she wanted to buy some pills, but she doesn't like any of the pills available outside, so I had to bring her here."
Zhao Ting was still angry and had no time to deal with a teenage girl. So he instructed the waiter, "Take the guest out and entertain him. I'll come over after I finish what I need to do here."
The waiter agreed and was about to take the girl away, but she didn't leave. Instead, she took a few steps to the tea table, pointed at the jade plate, and said, "What kind of pills are in here? They look quite extraordinary!"
"You know your stuff!" Long Wu stepped forward and said, "This is a Youth Preservation Pill, a top-grade elixir, personally appraised by Master Xu, the alchemy master of Refining Heart City."
After saying that, he turned to Mr. Feng and said, "Am I right?"
Judging solely from its appearance, the Youth Preservation Pill is indeed a top-grade elixir, a fact that even Mr. Feng could not deny, and could only nod in agreement with Long Wu's words.
"Such a large size, it must be something only a Grandmaster or higher can consume, right?" The girl was clearly very interested in the pill.
“Wrong. This pill can be taken by anyone, regardless of their cultivation level,” Long Wu corrected.
"That's great! How much will it increase my cultivation level?" the girl asked again eagerly.
"Wrong again! This pill cannot improve cultivation, but is specifically for women..." Long Wu said smugly, preparing to directly introduce the most core effect of the Youth Preservation Pill.
But before he could finish speaking, Xiao Chong slammed his head down onto the sofa with a "smack".
"Although the Youth-Preserving Pill cannot improve martial arts cultivation, it can keep a woman's appearance young and eternally youthful!" Xiao Chong said with a smile, speaking eloquently to the young woman.
"If it can't improve one's cultivation, then it's just a useless thing. Don't be misled by them, esteemed guest," Zhao Ting interjected with a look of disdain.
But the girl was very rational and clearly unaffected by Zhao Ting. Or perhaps she was irrational and simply couldn't resist the fatal temptation of eternal youth.
"These are really good things, I want them all!"
The girl's eyes gleamed as she stared intently at the jade plate, loudly announcing the ownership of the dozen or so Youth Preservation Pills.