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Chapter 111 Life-Changing Stats

Under the cover of night, Lu Chen took all the pills and quickly returned to Shahu County.

He concealed his aura and arrived at Hu Bufan's house, knocking loudly on the door.

Who is it?

The doorman inquired.

Who would have the time to knock on the door so late at night?

Lu Chen said to the person inside, "I am Qin Yi. I'm here to discuss something with Brother Hu."

Upon hearing that it was him, the doorman immediately opened the door.

Hu Bufan arrived shortly after.

"Why do you always come to see me so late at night?"

Hu Bufan was speechless.

"Oh, I had something to do during the day." Lu Chen didn't stand on ceremony and poured himself a cup of tea. "Didn't I ask you to help me find people to test the medicine last time? Now that the finished product is out and there are no problems, I wanted to ask if you could find a sales channel."

Hu Bufan was quite surprised.

"So fast? Weren't we supposed to test it for a while to see if there were any hidden dangers? It's only been a few days!"

"Hey, I've made a breakthrough in my technique. I'm very confident in this pill. I've already improved it once, so you can rest assured about that." Lu Chen took out two porcelain bottles.

"One bottle of Qi and Blood Pill, one bottle of Body Strengthening Pill. You can experience the effects for yourself. I'm in a hurry to sell the pills and recoup my funds. The money for the medicinal herbs was on credit, and I need to pay it back as soon as possible."

Hu Bufan chuckled: "You're buying this on credit too? What, you haven't committed any crimes lately, so you've run out of money?"

Lu Chen feigned anger: "What are you talking about? What do you mean by 'committing a crime'? I'm a law-abiding citizen, I never do anything illegal or criminal, don't slander me!"

After saying that, he took out a Qi and Blood Pill and a Body Strengthening Pill, put them directly into his mouth, and swallowed them without chewing.

"Look, I could eat this myself, there's absolutely no risk. So, do you have any sales channels that can help me sell it quickly?"

Seeing that Lu Chen was eating it himself, Hu Bufan didn't hesitate any longer, picked up a Qi and Blood Pill and swallowed it.

A warm sensation rose from my abdomen.

Hu Bufan closed his eyes and carefully felt the sensation, feeling somewhat shocked.

This pill is indeed quite effective. Although it's rather useless to him, it's very useful for ordinary people or those who have just started practicing martial arts.

For martial artists, it's a divine medicine!

"What's the price?"

"How much do you think is a suitable price?" Lu Chen asked.

Hu Bufan pondered for a moment, then held up one finger: "One hundred taels! The Qi and Blood Pill is effective, but taking only one pill won't be very useful for a martial artist. It's best to sell it in large quantities at a low profit margin."

Lu Chen was somewhat disappointed.

Only one hundred taels.

This profit margin is a bit low.

However, he chose to trust Hu Bufan's judgment.

"Try the Body Strengthening Pill again."

After a while, Hu Bufan suppressed his shock and disbelief and said, "I think the Body Strengthening Pill can sell for 300 taels!"

"Okay, so who should we sell it to?" Lu Xu asked, but then suddenly felt like he had forgotten something.

He thought about it for a moment, and then it suddenly dawned on him.

Wait, Hu Bufan took the pill, so why didn't it give him any life points?

He had a bad feeling.

It's very likely that this elixir would be useless if given to someone with even slightly stronger abilities.

Because they can't change their fate!

It is likely only useful for ordinary people or beginners in martial arts.

For example, the villagers of Qingshan Village.

There is another possibility: martial artists like Hu Bufan, even if they don't take his pills, will use medicinal baths or other precious medicines, and the effect will be the same, so it can't be considered a change in fate.

But the villagers are different. Unless something unexpected happens, they would never spend tens or hundreds of taels of silver to take any pills or other medicinal herbs with similar effects.

Damn it, I miscalculated. I didn't expect this!

Hu Bufan didn't notice Lu Chen's strange expression; clearly, he already had a plan in mind.

"I'll buy a little first. Also, if you're buying in larger quantities, I have a recommendation: Li Liang, the city guard of Shanyang Prefecture. He helped us when we were in Shanyang Prefecture. He has over a thousand men under his command, so we can definitely sell to them."

Lu Chen's eyes lit up.

"How strong are these people?"

"They should all be at least at the Copper Skin Iron Bone Realm," Hu Bufan said, not entirely sure. "These people also have to maintain order in Shanyang Prefecture, so their strength shouldn't be too bad."

Lu Chen's heart sank.

He had given up hope of increasing his life points by refining large quantities of pills; he needed to find another way.

Spending a day and a night refining a thousand pills is less satisfying than finding a few criminal organizations to kill a few more people.

They earned quite a bit.

As for these pills, we'll sell them to recoup some funds and pay off our debts first.

"How many do you want? Never mind, I'll just give you 100 of each. I'd feel bad if I gave you more, I still owe people money."

Lu Chen took out ten porcelain bottles from the bag.

"A bottle contains ten pills. Even those who haven't trained can take them. You can take one pill a day or one pill every two days. If you're stronger, taking two or three pills a day is no problem."

He put down the pills, his expression leaving no room for argument.

Hu Bufan wanted to refuse, but seeing Lu Chen's attitude, he clearly didn't consider him an outsider, so he silently nodded.

Thanks!

"No need to thank me, you've helped me a lot too, it's only right," Lu Chen continued. "Could you introduce me to Li Liang? Do you know where he lives?"

"What's wrong? Even if you knew, you can't go now. I don't have time to go right now. I was notified that there are some things that need to be taken care of recently, and I can't leave."

Hu Bufan offered an explanation.

"No need to wait, let's go now!" Lu Chen grabbed Hu Bufan and took a step into the sky.

Hu Bufan immediately swore.

"Holy crap!" He was so scared that his face turned pale. He stared at the rapidly shrinking Shahu County below, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"You—you, you're at the Yuan Qi Realm?!"

He was shocked.

Lu Chen used his energy to envelop both of them to prevent the wind from being too strong and blowing Hu Bufan to death.

"That's about right, don't get hung up on the small details."

Lu Chen grabbed Hu Bufan's arm and sped forward.

What used to take two days by walking has now been reduced to a mere fifteen minutes.

"Where does he live?"

Lu Chen looked at Hu Bufan, whose expression was not good.

Hu Bufan felt a little dizzy and pointed in a direction: "Over there, that's his military camp, he usually lives there—"

yue——.——"

He almost threw up.

Lu Chen slowly lowered him down to the doorway.

"Who?"

The soldiers at the gate were very vigilant, and when they saw someone coming, they immediately shouted.

Hu Bufan stepped forward and clasped his hands in greeting: "Brother, I am Hu Bufan, the magistrate of Shahu County. This is my friend Qin Yi. We have come to see your general, Li Liang. Please inform him that we have important matters to discuss."

He took out a jade tablet and handed it to the soldier.

"General Li and I are acquainted. Give this to him; he recognizes it."

The soldier glanced at them by the light of the torch, then nodded slightly to his companion: "Please wait here for a moment!"

A moment later, the soldier returned: "Come in!"

He led them to Li Liang's room, where Li Liang was standing at the entrance, waiting for Hu Bufan.

"Brother Liang, I'm so sorry to bother you so late." Hu Bufan quickly stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting to the smiling Li Liang, and said, "This is my friend, Qin Yi."

"General Li, thank you very much for what happened last time!" Lu Chen stepped forward and clasped his hands in thanks. "This time I had something I wanted to discuss with you, so I brought Brother Hu all the way from Shahu County. We apologize for the inconvenience!"

"Hey, Bufan is my brother, and since you're Bufan's friend, you're also my friend. Come on, let's go inside!"

Li Liang laughed heartily, pulled the two into the house, and after some pleasantries, asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Here's the thing, I've refined a batch of pills, Qi and Blood Pills and Body Strengthening Pills," Lu Chen briefly explained the effects of these two types of pills. "Now I want to sell them so that more people can enjoy these pills, so I asked Brother Hu for help. Brother Hu thought of you because you have more than a thousand soldiers under your command, who can handle these pills."

"May I take a look?"

Li Liang was very curious.

He had heard of elixirs, but most of them were just tricks used by wandering Taoist priests and were of little use.

The only thing I've ever heard of that works is elixirs.

However, he had heard that the thing was a bit strange and very precious. He had never actually seen it, let alone eaten it.

Lu Chen opened the bag he was holding and took out several bottles of pills.

After opening the stopper, a faint medicinal fragrance wafted out.

Lu Chen casually poured out a few pills, gave them to Li Liang and Hu Bufan, and then demonstrated again by swallowing the poison directly, showing that the stuff was not poisonous.

"I've also taken the pills, and they're quite effective," Hu Bufan said from the side.

Li Liang carefully examined the crystal-clear pill in his hand, hesitated for a moment, looked at Hu Bufan, and seeing Hu Bufan nod, he simply swallowed it in one gulp.

Before long, his eyes lit up, and he was even somewhat shocked.

He immediately realized the value of the Qi and Blood Pill and the Body Strengthening Pill.

This is different from medicinal baths; it belongs to a different system. The two can be used together!

With his innate mastery level of strength, even consuming these two pills had a slight effect on him. How much more effective would they be for an ordinary martial artist?

It's said that this is already a rare and precious thing.

It can complement medicinal baths perfectly, rapidly enhancing one's strength.

"Great, very good! This stuff is excellent! What's the price? I'll take it all!"

"Qi and Blood Pills cost 100 taels of silver each, and Body Strengthening Pills cost 300 taels. We currently have 780 Qi and Blood Pills and 245 Body Strengthening Pills left. These pills are suitable not only for martial artists, but also for ordinary elderly people and children!"

Li Liang quickly calculated the price and immediately decided, "Okay, I'll take them all!"

Lu Chen grinned: "Thank you, General Li! Let's settle for 15 taels then, what do you think?"

"Then I shall respectfully accept your offer!"

A discount of 1500 taels isn't much, but this stuff is guaranteed to sell!

There's no similar product on the market; you can sell it anywhere.

Li Liang is clear-headed.

"By the way, General Li, actually this thing is only so-so for martial artists. Taking just one is rather useless, it's not really necessary."

Lu Chen spoke up.

"But for children, it's a great thing to lay a foundation and increase their potential, making it easier and faster for them to learn martial arts in the future. In addition, if there are elderly people or people with poor health in the family, taking a Qi and Blood Pill can even repair some hidden injuries, strengthen Qi and blood, make them healthier, and maybe even extend their lives by a few years."

Lu Chen had his own ulterior motives.

Giving those pills to those soldiers would probably not save their lives at all.

But it's a different story if you're feeding it to the elderly or children.

Li Liang nodded in agreement.

"That makes sense! But Brother Qin, can you supply this in the long term?"

Lu Chen thought about it and did not refuse directly.

"Refining these pills takes a lot of time and effort. I've run into some things recently and haven't had the time, but I can refine another batch when I have some free time later."

"Alright."

Although Liang was somewhat disappointed, there were indeed quite a few over a thousand, and he deeply believed Lu Chen's explanation.

"Well then, if General Li trusts me, I have a suggestion that would benefit both sides."

Lu Chen shared the solution he had come up with when he arrived.

"These pills are worth 15 taels of silver. I can give them to you for 10 taels, but General Li needs to gather your men now and invite the families or children of your soldiers. Give one pill to each of them, and I will record their feelings and effects after taking it. This will make it easier for me to continue to improve the pills."

Li Liang was taken aback.

A direct discount of 50,000 taels?

Just to observe and record the feelings and effects after taking the pill?

If he hadn't personally taken the elixir, he would have been a little worried that this person might have ulterior motives.

Although Hu Bufan didn't know Lu Chen's intentions, he still chimed in, "Brother Qin also asked me for help before, asking me to find a few people to test the medicine and observe and record the data. The first batch of pills is indeed a significant improvement over this batch."

Li Liang pondered for a moment and nodded: "Alright, but it's so late now, let's wait until tomorrow morning. You two can rest here tonight, and I'll make the arrangements first thing tomorrow morning, how does that sound?"

"Then I'll have to bother you!" Lu Chen said without a care.

The next morning, Lu Chen woke up from his meditation and could already hear the noise outside.

After Lu Chen left, Li Liang was also about to come looking for him.

"Brother Qin, I've found the men—a total of one thousand!"

Yesterday, he had the pills tested by many people, and they all felt there was nothing wrong with them. He also had a pharmacist who was very knowledgeable about medicine examine them carefully. The pills were found to be non-toxic and harmless, and he finally put his last worry to rest.

Although the person was brought by Hu Bufan and he trusted Hu Bufan, he was meeting Qin Yi for the first time and could not trust him in the same way.

Fortunately, those pills were indeed fine, and they worked very well.

"Okay, let's begin."

Lu Chen looked at the huge crowd of people on the training ground and felt somewhat excited.

There were quite a few elderly people here, but even more children.

"Line up in rows, the first row eats first!"

Lu Chen pretended to ask some questions to people, then observed their condition, took their pulses, looked at their tongues, rolled their eyes, and so on, while occasionally pretending to think.

As the sun rose higher overhead, Lu Chen stopped.

One thousand people have already consumed the pills.

All 10,000 life points have been credited to your account!

"General Li, I've basically got this sorted out here. Once I get back, I'll see if I can get another chance to optimize the formula. But that depends on luck; if I'm unlucky, it might be ten or eight years before I can improve it again."

He gave him a heads-up, so he wouldn't think he was lying to him.

"General Li, this matter is now concluded. I will take Brother Hu back first. Until we meet again."

"Take care, see you later!"

Li Liang clasped his hands in greeting to the two men. As he watched Lu Chen take Hu Bufan and soar into the sky, his eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

Holy crap!

What did he see?

Flying with people on board?

It flies that fast?

What is this person's cultivation level?

Generally, those who have entered or achieved minor success in the Yuanqi Realm find it difficult to carry others while flying, and even then, they cannot fly for long and must stop after a period of time.

Shanyang Prefecture is at least 600 li away from Shahu County. Let alone bringing people, even an ordinary beginner in the Yuanqi Realm cannot fly there in one go and would have to rest for a while along the way!

Could this person be at the peak of the Yuan Qi Realm?

They're so much better than me, yet they're still being so polite?

He looked up at the empty sky, somewhat dazed, and curious about where Hu Bufan had met this person.

With such strength, one should not be unknown. Even if this person keeps a low profile, his family or sect should have heard of him.

This person is so mysterious!

"But last time, we were just dealing with Yang Ce and his bunch of weaklings. Did he really need my help? With his strength, he could kill those people with one hand, right?"

He was deeply puzzled, and could only conclude that the other party dared not offend Yang Ce's father, the Martial Saint, so they used someone else's help.

Lu Chen had no idea how much of a shock his display of skill had brought to Li Liang.

After delivering Hu Bufan, he immediately returned to Shanyang Prefecture.

Go pay back the money.

However, he himself said that he would give them some to try after he refined the pills, but now he doesn't have a single pill on him and can only wait until next time.

After finishing his business here, Lu Chen looked at his fate value.

It's less than 20,000.

"Damn it, after all that, I've only earned this many lives. Fortune favors the bold, let's go check out Tianmu County."

Black Killing Pavilion, wait for me!