Poison Cultivation

The sight of forty-four Blood-Activating and Body-Tempering Pills, each with its own distinct pattern, stirred a profound emotion within Chen Luo.

I felt all the fatigue of the past few days vanish, and I wanted to laugh out loud three times.

Fortunately, he still retained some sense and ultimately did not commit such a dissolute act.

Carefully storing all the elixirs into a pure jade porcelain bottle, Chen Luo planned to turn off the lights and rest for the night.

Unexpectedly, lying on the couch, his mind was in turmoil, tossing and turning. His eyes were clearly tired, but his mind could not calm down at all, and he ultimately could not sleep.

He simply put on his robe, sat up, and focused on calculating the price of each batch of pills.

This time, sixteen batches of medicinal herbs were refined with great effort, and the total cost was fifty-six low-grade spirit stones. When calculated, the cost of each batch of herbs was three and a half spirit stones.

An ordinary rogue cultivator toils for a month and earns only ten spirit stones as a salary. He only sells his Blood-Activating and Body-Tempering Pills to body cultivators, so he can sell them for a higher price.

Even if the price is high, one cannot ask for an exorbitant price.

It should be noted that the Blood-Activating and Body-Tempering Pill is rooted in the middle and lower-level market. If the price is too outrageous, those body cultivators will simply buy the regular first-tier high-grade body-tempering pills in the market. Why bother with this one?

In the current market, any genuine Tier 1 high-grade body-refining elixir with a single pill pattern is priced at ten spirit stones or more.

His mind raced, and he quickly made up his mind:

For his own low-grade single-pattern Blood-Activating and Body-Tempering Pill, he set a price of two spirit stones per pill.

That mid-grade pill with dual patterns was priced at six spirit stones.

Mentally calculate income and expenses:

All forty-four spirit pills were sold, yielding a total of ninety-two low-grade spirit stones;

After deducting the initial investment of fifty-six spirit stones, this time there is a net profit of thirty-six spirit stones.

Having calculated this, Chen Luo couldn't help but grin to himself, a surge of warmth welling up inside him:

"Excellent! At this rate, if we open a few more furnaces of elixir, we'll surely be rich and powerful in the future!"

He smiled warmly, as if he could see himself surrounded by shimmering pearls and spirit stones in his eyes.

My thoughts were racing all night, and I couldn't fall asleep at all.

As dawn broke, Chen Luo's eyes were bloodshot, but his expression became even more excited. He straightened his robes, pushed open the door, and headed towards the market.

Within Qingxia Lane, there is a market specifically for independent cultivators to sell their resources. However, to set up a stall here, one must pay thirty spirit stones each time.

Chen Luo wasn't short of money. He found the management office, paid the fee, got a number, and went inside.

At that time, the place was bustling with people, and cultivators came and went in an endless stream, with the atmosphere of daily life and spiritual energy mixed together.

The loud cries of the talisman sellers, the various talismans faintly glowing with spiritual light;

The vendors selling furs set up wooden poles, and the various animal hides swayed gently in the wind;

Cultivators carrying ores and spiritual materials rushed back and forth, piling up boxes full of raw stones and spiritual materials.

Chen Luo looked around and saw that all the good spots at the front of the market had already been taken, so he calmly found a quiet place to settle down at the back.

He spread out a plain cloth and neatly arranged the porcelain bottles containing the Blood-Activating and Body-Tempering Pills. He also erected a wooden sign with clear and vigorous handwriting, specifying the effects and price of the pills.

The fragrance of the herbal medicine wafted out subtly, not overpowering, but rich and lingering, immediately setting it apart from the ordinary, coarse medicines and pills around it.

Whether they were buying or selling, or just passing by, the monks who came and went couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.

However, after reading what was written on it, they all left in silence.

Chen Luo was not discouraged. He knew that those who cultivated both body and spirit were ultimately a minority. His pills were targeted at a specific group, and it was normal that Qi Refining cultivators could not use them.

After waiting for a long time, people came and went in the market, waves of cultivators came and went, and most of the hour passed slowly.

Finally, a figure stopped in front of the stall.

He was a burly, robust man with bulging muscles and bones, and a fierce and menacing aura between his brows. One glance revealed him to be a body cultivator who had spent years cultivating his physical body.

His gaze fell on the inscription on the wooden sign, he paused slightly, then spoke in a deep voice:

"Is your elixir truly capable of strengthening the body and bones, and even healing long-standing physical injuries?"

Chen Luo nodded slightly, his expression composed:

"That's right. This is a mid-grade first-level Blood-Activating and Body-Tempering Pill. Its medicinal power travels exclusively through the body's meridians. Although it is not as domineering and powerful as a high-grade first-level spiritual pill, it is specifically designed to treat the root causes of physical ailments and has unique and wonderful uses."

Fellow Daoist, you might as well give it a try.

The burly man still hesitated, and said in a rough voice:

"What if taking the medicine is ineffective?"

Chen Luo spoke with a firm tone, neither humble nor arrogant:

"If it's ineffective, we won't charge you a penny."

"Great! Then bring me one."

Chen Luoxuan then handed him a pill.

The man reached out and took it, staring intently at it. The patterns on the pill were clear. He then brought it close to his nose and took a light sniff of the medicinal fragrance. He felt a faint surge of blood and qi within his body, and his muscles and bones seemed to be burning hot.

Once he was certain it was a good thing, he didn't hesitate any longer and swallowed the medicine.

In an instant, a warm fire suddenly rose up in his abdomen, like the warm sun falling on his belly, or like a raging fire cooking his body.

He felt his blood and qi surging and boiling throughout his body. His skin first turned from yellow to red, and then from red to dark ink, clearly a sign that the medicine was penetrating to the bone and cleansing his meridians.

"What powerful medicinal effects!"

The burly man was startled and dared not be negligent in the slightest. He immediately adopted a strange posture, sitting cross-legged and twisting his body, much like the breathing exercises for strengthening muscles and tendons in the mortal world. He calmed his mind and quietly refined the medicinal energy circulating throughout his body.

Chen Luo stood silently to the side, neither interrupting nor disturbing the process, while also keeping a close eye on the surroundings to prevent anyone from interrupting his refining.

After a long while, the dark look on the man's face slowly faded, his blood and qi returned to normal, and he suddenly straightened up, his eyes blazing with light, and the stagnation that had accumulated over the years suddenly cleared up.

He stared intently at Chen Luo, his tone resolute, brimming with barely concealed excitement:

"I'll take all of these pills!"

As expected, the Body Cultivator was quite generous; when he saw something he liked, he wouldn't even haggle over the price.

Chen Luo was secretly delighted, but his face remained calm and humble. He carefully placed all the pills into a jade bottle, sealed it securely, and said gently:

"Fellow Daoist, you have discerning eyes to recognize treasures. In your future cultivation journey, your bones and muscles will surely be strong, and your path to immortality will be smooth."

The burly man didn't waste any time and directly took out a mid-grade spirit stone and handed it over.

Chen Luo accepted the money, calmly calculated the exchange, and returned eight low-grade spirit stones to him. The transaction was clear, and the money and goods were settled.

Unexpectedly, the burly man put away the pills but didn't move an inch. He stared intently at Chen Luo and asked:

"I have been in Qingxia Workshop for many years and have seen countless body-refining pills, but I have never heard of this Blood-Activating Body-Tempering Pill."

You say this medicine is unique; could it be that you are the only one in the entire market who can refine it?

Chen Luo nodded slightly. Since ancient times, monopolizing businesses has been the most profitable business.

If he hadn't been eyeing this unique opportunity, with so many secret pill formulas from the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect at his disposal, why would he have bothered to obsessively pursue this Body Tempering Pill?

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, all these pills were made by my own hands, and they are currently the only ones of their kind."

If you need to restock in the future, just come find me again.

Upon hearing this, the burly man's eyes lit up, and unable to contain his excitement, he blurted out:

"Your elixir is remarkably effective! As the saying goes, 'Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.'"

"Would you be willing to sell me this ancient alchemy formula?"