I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 121 Truly a Master of Deception (Yu Tu Zai Zai Alliance Leader +1)

As soon as they left the Cangling Sect, a transparent ring suddenly emerged from the clouds beneath Jiang Yi's seat.

"what is this?"

Whoosh!

Hua Gu bombarded Jiang Yi's mind with a barrage of images, leaving Jiang Yi both amused and exasperated after reading them.

"This is from the Demon Master Xuanhui, so just keep it. He didn't even tell you to tell me."

Whoosh!

Hua Gu insisted on giving everything to Jiang Yi, and Zhao Cangyun peeked inside.

"The Demon Master has a special fondness for Senior Sister's Cloud Dumpling. When I sparred with the Cloud Dumpling, I was even slashed until I bled, but the Demon Master only gave a cold snort. If I dared to even graz the Cloud Dumpling with my knife, the Demon Master would give me a good scolding and make me meditate under the waterfall to reflect on my actions."

Jiang Yi smiled without saying a word, and picked up the ring to examine it.

"What a good thing!"

The ring is a storage magic item, a level higher than a magic weapon. Moreover, this storage magic item is specially made so that it can be worn on demon species, allowing Hua Gu to store things.

In addition, this ring can also prevent spying. Even with a demon spirit mirror, one cannot see through the Flower Maiden's demon species and spells if one's cultivation level is below the Golden Core stage. At critical moments, it can also block a fatal attack on the demon species.

However, the ring did not prevent its owner from using her divine eye to check on Hua Gu's condition. If Hua Gu did not speak up, she would have no way of knowing about the ring's existence.

That's so cunning!

Xuan Hui meant that Jiang Yi now has a vixen by his side, and Hua Gu is too honest, so she is bound to suffer. He wanted Hua Gu to learn to hide some things and be self-sufficient, instead of relying on Jiang Yi, who is unreliable, for everything.

Jiang Yi chuckled. In Xuan Hui's eyes, she was indeed a good-for-nothing who was lazy, gluttonous, and relied on Hua Gu for everything.

"Hua Gu, you should keep this for yourself. This thing was made specifically for you; no one else can use it."

With Jiang Yi's permission, Hua Gu happily put the ring back on her demonic form.

The journey to Xuandu Mountain was long. After checking that his pants were not torn and his clothes were neat, Zhao Cangyun asked Jiang Yi with a smile.

"Senior Sister, do you know Liu Taozhi from the Xuan Ying Sword Sect? Last time...!!"

Half of the Heart-Piercing Mirror was visible from Jiang Yi's clothes. Zhao Cangyun's expression changed, and he immediately covered his mouth and shrank back.

Jiang Yi yawned and leaned back. The clouds extended their backrest and armrests on their own, allowing Jiang Yi to comfortably lean back and close her eyes to rest.

With the threat of being judged on his conscience, Zhao Cangyun behaved himself and dared not utter another word.

It usually takes a day for a flying magical artifact to travel from Cangling Sect to Xuandu Mountain Market.

Since learning the Wind and Thunder Transformation technique, Hua Gu's flying speed has become even faster. Jiang Yi only dozed off for a short while, and they arrived before it even got dark.

Zhao Cangyun lay bored at the back, counting how many mountains they had crossed.

The two landed in a deserted spot outside the market. This time, Hua Gu went back to the Two Elements Fall to rest, while Xiao Hao Hong Li perched on Jiang Yi's shoulder and went into the market with them.

"Senior Sister, I'll go try to find that person first. If you want to buy or sell pills, go to the Spirit Pill Shop in the two-story building in front. I'll come find you there in a bit."

"Wait!"

Jiang Yi took out one of her Foundation Establishment Pills and handed it to Zhao Cangyun.

"If we find the person, we'll use this to make a deal. I still have one left."

Zhao Cangyun accepted it with a smile and ran through the crowd, disappearing from sight.

There is no curfew in Xuandushan Market, and the streets become more crowded as the night goes on.

Jiang Yi took out the fox mask she had bought earlier and put it on. Hong Li leaned her head on her shoulder, and Jiang Yi reached out to scratch its chin before heading straight for the Spirit Pill Shop.

In the past two years, Hong Li has refined a lot of Cheng Ling Pills, a large number of low-grade pills, a small number of mid-grade pills, and three high-grade pills.

The price offered by Lingdanfang was slightly lower than that of Linlangzhai in Jinlicheng. Seeing Jiang Yi's hesitation, the goatee-bearded shopkeeper gestured for Jiang Yi to go to the quiet room to discuss the matter. Alchemists who could provide large quantities of Chengling Pills were highly sought after by major pharmaceutical companies.

Jiang Yi was too lazy to go and found it troublesome, so she asked the shopkeeper to make the transaction directly.

The cost of this batch of pills was about two thousand low-grade spirit stones. The main expense was in purchasing various demon species, while the auxiliary materials were not expensive. After the pills were made, they were all sold for seven thousand five hundred low-grade spirit stones.

As expected, the Spirit-Inheriting Pill is still the most profitable. A demon species in its twenties can immediately sell for over a hundred or even nearly two hundred as long as it is refined into a low-grade Spirit-Inheriting Pill.

The goatee-bearded shopkeeper handed over a bag of spirit stones. Hong Li immediately jumped onto the counter, bit the bag of spirit stones with her mouth, and pointed her paw at the alchemy furnace in the shop.

grumble!
Hongli means that this is what it earned, and it wants to buy a new alchemy furnace. The old furnace not only smelled like mutton, but it was also difficult to burn.

Jiang Yi raised her eyebrows high. Hua Gu was willing to give her anything, but Hong Li, this rebellious daughter, actually wanted to settle accounts with her?
You rebellious daughter, you forced me to do this!
"Do you think this amount of spirit stones is much? Do you know how much I lost on this batch of pills?"

The goatee-bearded shopkeeper stood by, utterly bewildered. They had made a huge profit; how could they have lost money?
Jiang Yi said in a deep voice, "Ask this shopkeeper how many low-grade spirit stones are needed in total for the auxiliary spiritual medicines of a Qi Refining stage Spirit Pill."

The goatee-bearded shopkeeper raised his hand and made a six, but before he could say sixty, Jiang Yi drowned out his voice.

"Six hundred! See? That's what the shopkeeper said, not what I said."

The goatee-bearded shopkeeper blinked, completely bewildered. He didn't say six hundred? If it were six hundred, wouldn't he be running a rip-off?

Jiang Yi glared at the shopkeeper, who had no choice but to shut up.

Jiang Yi continued to say to Hong Li, "Even a single demon seed costs close to a hundred, right? That's a cost of seven hundred, but a low-grade Spirit-Inheriting Pill only sells for a maximum of two hundred. Doesn't that mean we've lost five hundred?"

"A mid-grade Spirit Inheritance Pill can only sell for a little over 500, and we'll still lose 200. Only a high-grade one can sell for over 700 and make a few dozen. I'm asking you, how many high-grade Spirit Inheritance Pills have we made from this batch of demon seeds and auxiliary medicines?"

Hongli stretched out its four claws in a daze and bent one of them forcefully.

"Just three high-grade ones. If you insist that this is the spirit stones you earned, fine, let's settle accounts clearly. You first need to return the money you wasted on demon seeds and spirit herbs, the money you spent on the alchemy furnace, and the part you lost this time, and then we'll calculate your earnings!"

Jiang Yi reached out to Hong Li. Hong Li blinked twice, looked at its outstretched paw, and its nails twitched. It couldn't quite figure it out, but it felt like it owed Jiang Yi a huge amount of money.

嘤~
Hongli released the storage bag she was holding, then adopted a fawning expression, vigorously swishing her tail and nuzzling Jiang Yi's hand.

The shopkeeper clicked his tongue in disbelief, thinking, "What a smooth talker!"
The shopkeeper thought Jiang Yi was refining pills and the little fox was in charge of tending the fire, so he asked her for a fee for tending the fire. Little did he know that all these pills were refined by the little fox day and night, amidst smoke and fire.

Jiang Yi snatched the storage bag and chuckled, "Now you know how good I am to you, right? We need to work even harder in the future. Only by refining high-grade pills can we make money. Everything else is a loss, understand? We'll talk about the new pill furnace after you've paid off your debts."

huh...

Dejected, Hong Li was lifted up by Jiang Yi and placed on his shoulder, sniffing weakly.

If everything could start over, it would definitely slap its past self for wanting to refine pills.

What's the point of refining pills? There's no future in alchemy!
Jiang Yi politely declined the shopkeeper's request to exchange contact information, walked out of the Spirit Pill Shop, looked around the street, did not see Zhao Cangyun, and found a shop selling materials and magical artifacts across the street, so Jiang Yi walked straight over.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any Grade 3 spirit wood for sale?"

Upon hearing this, the young shopkeeper who was arranging goods behind the counter turned around and sized up Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi did not display the token of a direct disciple of the Cangling Sect, but she was dressed in bright clothes and did not look like a poor rogue cultivator.

"Young friend, you're in luck. I just got a nine-inch-long piece of Grade 3 Panlong Wood. It's priced at 20,000 low-grade spirit stones, no bargaining."

Jiang Yi estimated that the miscellaneous items she had during the assessment were later sold by Zhao Cangyun for 13,000 yuan. Combined with the 7,500 yuan she had just received, it was just right!

She has been using second-grade spirit wood for the past two years. Although she has received subsidies from Liuyue Peak, she can forget about receiving her monthly allowance from the sect for the next five years.

Regardless, let's buy this grade-three spirit wood first.

"Okay, deal!"

"Wait, I want that Grade Three Spirit Wood!"

A square-faced, broad-browed, and burly Foundation Establishment cultivator in blue robes suddenly walked in from outside, slamming a storage bag onto the table with an overbearing attitude.

　Pay attention, and keep up the good work!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)