The Destiny Villain Starting from Battle Through the Heavens

"Um?"

Just as Nalan Sheng was trying to practice his turning marksmanship, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and turned his attention to the system store.

A month has passed since the official launch of the system store, so the products in the system store have been updated.

The ten newly listed items, like the previous ten, vary in value.

There were several treasures that Nalan Sheng found very tempting, but unfortunately, he didn't have enough villain points to buy them.

It seems it's time to make a trip to Qingshan Town.

After staring at the treasures in the system shop for a while, Nalan Sheng immediately set off from Wutan City and headed towards Qingshan Town.

Green Mountain Town is the closest Monster Town to Utan City, but the town itself is not particularly special.

However, the town of Qingshan is inhabited by the Little Fairy Doctor with the Calamity Poison Body, and on a cliff near Qingshan Town, there is a cave and treasure left behind by a Dou Wang powerhouse.

Therefore, even if the system store doesn't refresh, Nalan Sheng is still planning to take some time to visit Qingshan Town; otherwise, he wouldn't have been practicing his marksmanship so diligently.

……

next morning

Nalan Sheng, dressed in a black outfit, finally arrived near Qingshan Town.

At this moment, a considerable number of people had already gathered at the entrance to Qingshan Town.

Judging from their clothing, they should all be mercenaries who make a living by hunting magical beasts.

The mercenaries were gathered in small groups, discussing without restraint which women in the town were the most attractive, which wine was the strongest, and which monsters were the most ferocious.

Nalan Sheng's arrival naturally attracted a lot of attention, but seeing that he was only a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, everyone quickly looked away.

Because Nalan Sheng's clothes did not have any markings indicating that he was a one-star Dou Zhe, no one knew that he was a Dou Zhe.

Normally, a young man of Nalan Sheng's age would only have a cultivation level of seven or eight stages of Dou Qi.

Since Nalan Sheng is most likely not even a Fighter, the mercenaries naturally didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Nalan Sheng ignored the mercenaries' reactions. He walked slowly into Qingshan Town and quickly scanned the shops on both sides of the street.

Soon, Nalan Sheng's gaze fell on a rather spacious herbal medicine shop, and then he walked towards the shop called "Wan Yao Zhai".

According to the original plot, Little Fairy Doctor should be the physician of Wan Yao Zhai.

If Nalan Sheng is lucky, he might be able to meet Little Fairy Doctor at the Ten Thousand Medicines Hall.

Although it was still early, many guests had already gathered at Wan Yao Zhai.

Most of the guests were mercenaries, who probably wanted to buy some healing and antidotes before entering the Monster Mountain Range, just in case.

After entering the Wan Yao Zhai, Nalan Sheng quickly scanned the hall but did not see anyone who resembled Little Fairy Doctor.

Nalan Sheng wasn't too disappointed, since he hadn't expected to get to know Little Fairy Doctor so quickly anyway.

Seeing that Little Fairy Doctor was not there, Nalan Sheng did not rush to leave. Instead, he walked to the counter displaying medicinal herbs, pointed to a certain herb, and said to the young shop assistant behind the counter, "Bring out all the Coptis chinensis extract from your shop. I'll take it all!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the young shop assistant paused slightly, then asked somewhat uncertainly, "Sir, we have over a hundred pieces of Coptis chinensis extract in total, and each piece costs one hundred gold coins. Are you sure you want them all?"

"Alright, enough with the nonsense!"

Nalan Sheng flipped his hand and took out a purple-gold card, urging impatiently, "This young master is not short of money, hurry up and bring all the Coptis chinensis essence over."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

Looking at the purple-gold card that Nalan Sheng took out, the young shop assistant's expression became somewhat obsequious, and he hurriedly went to the warehouse to fetch Coptis chinensis extract.

It's no wonder the young shop assistant reacted that way, because the purple-gold card in Nalan Sheng's hand was a top-tier gold deposit card officially issued by the Jia Ma Empire, which could store up to 100,000 gold coins.

However, Nalan Sheng's seemingly wealthy demeanor has also aroused greed in many people.

The mercenaries who were selecting medicines in the shop couldn't help but look at Nalan Sheng with a hint of greed in their eyes.

In the eyes of those mercenaries, a wealthy man like Nalan Sheng, who was young and lived alone, was an extremely desirable target.

Although the mercenaries knew very well that a young tycoon like Nalan Sheng must have a considerable background, people would die for money, just as birds would die for food.

Moreover, mercenaries who make a living by hunting monsters are already risking their lives, so they are naturally not afraid of being hunted down and retaliated against afterward.

And as long as we do it cleanly, who knows whether Nalan Sheng was killed by a human or eaten by a monster?

Nalan Sheng naturally noticed those malicious gazes, but he remained calm and even felt a little amused.

In a monster-themed town like Qingshan Town, the strongest mercenary is at most a Battle Master, posing no threat to Nalan Sheng's safety.

If someone really wanted to kill and steal the treasure, it would be tantamount to handing Nalan Sheng his head.

"Sir, there are a total of one hundred and twenty-seven pieces of Coptis chinensis extract here. You can count them."

Soon the young shop assistant came over with another wooden box and placed it on the counter.

Nalan Sheng didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up the Coptis chinensis seeds, examined them, and put them one by one into his storage ring.

[Ding! Host has intercepted the Blood Lotus Essence of the destined male protagonist. Reward: 3000 Villain Points!]

When Nalan Sheng received the ninety-eighth piece of Coptis chinensis essence, a pleasant system notification sound suddenly rang in his ears, causing the corners of his mouth to turn up slightly.

Nalan Sheng bought Huanglian Essence in bulk because he wanted to intercept the Blood Lotus Essence hidden among it.

Blood Lotus Essence is an extremely rare and high-grade medicinal material. It usually grows alongside Coptis chinensis Essence, but the quantity is extremely small.

Moreover, the appearance of the Blood Lotus Essence is almost identical to that of the Yellow Lotus Essence, making it difficult for even many alchemists to distinguish between the two.

In the original novel, Xiao Yan was able to discover the existence of the Blood Lotus Essence thanks to Yao Lao's secret reminder.

Since Nalan Sheng arrived in Qingshan Town a year earlier than Xiao Yan, he wasn't sure if Wan Yao Zhai had Blood Lotus Essence; he just wanted to try his luck!

It seems that Nalan Sheng is quite lucky now; the Blood Lotus Essence from the original story has been stored in the warehouse of Wan Yao Zhai.

After getting what he wanted, Nalan Sheng didn't linger at the Wan Yao Zhai. He headed to the largest general store in town and bought several detailed maps of the area around Qingshan Town.