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Chapter 904 - Chapter 904 Chapter 904 Wealth and Honor Compel People

Chapter 904: Chapter 904: Wealth and Honor Compel People Chapter 904: Chapter 904: Wealth and Honor Compel People Feng Jun had always believed that getting rich through demolition compensation was a rare phenomenon in human society.

He also didn’t believe that such a phenomenon should exist in the mobile phone dimension–wasn’t this place more focused on the survival of the fittest?

So he spoke up and asked, “Can this Old Man Su… keep his property?”

“Old Man Su’s father, while he was alive, was an Ascendant of the Out-of-Dust phase,” Liang Zhongyu replied with a smile. “The old man has two grandsons who were inducted into the Four Great Sects, and they should both be at least mid-stage Qi Refiners… Who would dare to seize his property?”

Just as I thought! Feng Jun silently nodded. Old Man Su’s background wasn’t really all that strong; were Qi Refining disciples from the Four Great Sects really that impressive? It was no big deal, Shangguan Yunjin was even a Wuyou Platform disciple, and her eyes couldn’t stand the sight of Spirit Stones.

But having a background was completely different from lacking one; the old man’s demolition compensation would definitely have been officially recorded in the Fang Market. Anyone who wanted to rob him would need to have an overwhelming advantage to do so.

Qi Refining disciples from the Four Great Sects were enough to make others wary, and while the two grandsons might not have the ability to bully others, they could ensure Old Man Su wasn’t bullied by anyone.

After giving it some thought, Feng Jun asked, “Does this old man have any weaknesses?”

“The man’s not short on Spirit Stones, and his descendants are promising; what weaknesses could he have?” Liang Zhongyu dismissed the idea, then his eyes lit up, “But if we’re talking about weaknesses, there is one… he’s fond of alchemy!”

Fond of alchemy… you’re calling that a weakness? Feng Jun kept a straight face and nodded subtly, “Go on!”

Liang Zhongyu explained that for Old Man Su, alchemy was really just a personal hobby, but because he was wealthy, he was willing to spend money to indulge himself. So as he played with it, he grew proficient, and he actually started to make money off of alchemy.

Feng Jun was a bit speechless, the demolition-rich second generation, with ample funds, had turned a hobby into work, and was even making money from it…

Back in the Earth Realm, wouldn’t this be considered “winning at the starting line”?

What Liang Zhongyu was getting at was that Old Man Su was in the process of refining a kind of elixir called “Insight Pill”. It wasn’t for humans to take, but for Spirit Beasts and savage beasts to consume in order to enhance their intelligence to some extent.

Upon hearing this, the words “brain-damaging piece” couldn’t help but pop into Feng Jun’s mind.

The Insight Pill was derived from an ancient, incomplete Pill Formula. Such pills that were meant to be fed to Spirit Beasts were more popular in ancient times but had become much rarer now. As for the reason–mortals couldn’t cultivate anymore, what more was there to say?

As such, there were hardly any individuals researching similar pills anymore. Only the big powers had specialists studying and improving on the Pill Formulas. Individual researchers like Old Man Su, who wasn’t even a dedicated Alchemist, were extremely rare.

But what did that matter? The guy enjoyed it! With wealth and leisure from the second-generation demolition tycoon, what was indulging in a passion?

But Old Man Su had been unable to successfully concoct the Insight Pill, despite persisting for over twenty years…

He ran a Technique Store, and all the Elixirs he refined were sold to the Elixir Stores–because he couldn’t support a dedicated Elixir Store himself.

Therefore, there was a bounty in his Technique Store for the completion of the Insight Pill Formula.

Starting from an initial bounty of two hundred Spirit Stones, it had risen to eight thousand Spirit Stones, yet no one had been able to fulfill his wish.

Liang Zhongyu’s point was: Your Excellency, if you have Alchemist friends who can help him solve this problem, then negotiating the price for the Broken Qingluo Technique would be much easier.

This ease in negotiation didn’t mean a reduction from ten thousand to eight thousand equaling ninety-two thousand; it meant that if you made the old man happy, he might well be willing to sell it to you for thirty thousand–after all, isn’t it about living a content life?

In the past, Feng Jun would have ignored such a suggestion outright. His mobile phone could analyze a Gathering Spirit Array Plate, but it fell short when it came to analyzing Elixirs, let alone incomplete Pill Formulas that needed to be completed.

But now, Feng Jun truly dared to consider it because… he had reached the two-ring stage.

In fact, he wished he could sing that song confidently, “Ah~~ Five Rings… you have one more ring than Four Rings~~~”

However, he still had to maintain some decorum, “Then Old Liang, you go and talk to him about it, alright? If things work out… you can also get Techniques at a discount, right?”

He had intended to give Liang Zhongyu a tangible reward, but on second thought, this guy wasn’t really short on money, having swindled who knows how many people as a crooked merchant. Offering him the opportunity to make a cheap purchase was more than enough.

Hearing these words, Liang Zhongyu’s eyes widened, and he spoke with righteousness, “Your Excellency, what kind of person do you take me for? Am I someone who asks for benefits after lending a hand? Plus, my family isn’t in need of Techniques, taking me for granted like this isn’t treating me as a friend!”

To be your friend? Feng Jun chuckled inwardly, businessmen only saw interests, where did friends come into it?

Of course, he couldn’t say that out loud, so he just replied cheerfully, “Your family’s short on Techniques? I’m about to buy Broken Qingluo, and I don’t know where you got your confidence from… You’re currently relocating to Qiuchen, sure you don’t need any Techniques?”

How could Liang Zhongyu not need Techniques? No Cultivator Family could ever have too many Techniques for cultivation, and to be honest, his foundations… were really much less solid than Feng Jun’s.

But he had his schemes; helping Feng Jun negotiate meant exerting effort for Feng, but at Old Man Su’s end, Liang was also putting in the work–brokering deals like this could potentially benefit him from both ends if managed properly.

But he did feel a bit disconcerted towards Feng Jun, who sometimes appeared impulsive, and other times, shrewdly insightful. Now the latter had even hinted that there was room for underhanded dealings.

Wandering ghosts and lost spirits in the world had one basic requirement–their eyes had to be sharp.

So, after feigning deep consideration, he smiled and nodded, “Ah, indeed, we do have some younger members in the clan with decent aptitudes who indeed require some new cultivation techniques. Feng Shangren truly has a comprehensive strategy.”

Feng Jun smiled, turned, and walked away, “If he’s interested, he can come to my place to find me… You know where it is.”

Meanwhile, a five or six-year-old girl was tugging at Old Man Su’s beard, bawling her eyes out.

The little girl was plump and fair, with spiritual energy swirling around her–not because she had high cultivation, but because she was clothed in magic artifacts. Just her hair band on her ponytail, if appraised by Huang Fu Flawless, would be worth over a thousand Spirit Stones.

Wealth was a formidable force, as simple as that.

The little girl’s large eyes were filled with tears, “Bad grandpa… wuu wuu, you took my Xiao Xiangxiang!”

The stern old master who had coldly dealt with Feng Jun was now wearing a placating smile, “Moer, Xiao Xiangxiang just misses its mommy, it’s just taking a nap. I can’t find its mommy right now either.”

The little girl looked at him with her profound gaze, “You’re lying, bad grandpa… Is Xiao Xiangxiang unable to wake up? Is it going to die?”

“This…” Old Man Su chuckled awkwardly, “That’s impossible. How could I let it die when you love Xiao Xiangxiang so much?”

“You are lying,” the little girl wiped her eyes with her chubby hands, casting off a trail of tears, “For your Insight Pill, you’ve killed many of Xiao Xiang’s friends…”

Hearing his granddaughter say this, Old Man Su was also troubled and couldn’t help but regret in his heart. Why did he let Xiao Xiang eat the last batch of Insight Pills?

Xiao Xiang was a Purple Gold Falcon, only three years old. His grandson from the Taiqing Sect had procured the Purple Gold Falcon eggs, which Moer had incubated with her body warmth–naturally, with the addition of some spiritual medicines. Otherwise, what could Moer, barely a year old, understand?

Purple Gold Falcons were rare raptors, born as Spirit Beasts with a high chance of transforming into more formidable creatures, and could even serve as flying mounts. Moer’s companionship with such a predator was excellent for both her and the Su Family.

Old Man Su had attempted to create the Insight Pill many times–unmentioned were the outright failed concoctions, but often he needed subjects… no, Spirit Beasts, to test the pills and observe their effects.

Such trials had significant associated costs, much like Earth Realm’s medical trials, where clinical trial expenses were the highest.

Second-generation wealth didn’t mean one could afford to be wasteful. Old Man Su had concocted a new batch of Insight Pills recently and felt this batch was very close to success.

He could have bought a Spirit Beast for testing, but he didn’t think it was worth it. Living Spirit Beasts were expensive, priced much higher than their deceased counterparts. Even the Su Family, being wealthy, couldn’t afford such waste.

Old Man Su thought this batch would be successful and decided to take a risk and test it on the Purple Gold Falcon.

The result of this trial–issues arose, with the Purple Gold Falcon falling into an unrousable sleep.

Moer hadn’t found Xiao Xiang for two days and, upon discovering the truth, burst into tears, weeping as if tears cost her nothing.

Old Man Su could only tough it out, letting his little ancestor vent.

Just then, a messenger reported that someone had come to discuss the Insight Pill’s bounty. Upon hearing this, Old Man Su told his little ancestor that he had serious matters to attend to and asked her to watch over Xiao Xiang.

Moer refused to agree and dragged her grandfather to meet the visitor.

When Old Man Su saw Liang Zhongyu, he felt the short and stout man looked somewhat familiar. If it had been any other day, he would have inquired into his background–after all, he had seen plenty of people attempting to scam the reward over the years, to the point of exasperation.

However, this time, he skipped this step and asked quite courteously, “May I ask if you possess the pill formula for the Insight Pill?”

“No,” Liang Zhongyu shook his head, speaking earnestly, “I have a friend who excels in alchemy. We’ve heard that you possess an ancient pill formula and would like to complete it.”

He was a businessman, and even tall tales slipped out without a hitch, straightforwardly introducing Feng Jun as an “expert in alchemy.”

Old Man Su didn’t hesitate for long and promptly agreed, “Then please have your friend come by. As soon as we can complete the formula, the reward will be issued immediately… you should know that I, this old man, do not lack Spirit Stones.”

Liang Zhongyu shook his head, “I’m afraid that won’t be possible. You’ll have to come visit us instead. You know, skilled people nowadays tend to be quite temperamental. Please understand, senior.”

Upon hearing this, Old Man Su was slightly displeased, “Oh? Quite the airs.”

“Senior, mind your words,” Liang Zhongyu said with a serious tone, “Some things may be satisfying to say, but their consequences… might not be so pleasant.”

He didn’t dare disclose Feng Jun’s identity as an ascetic without permission, but issuing a warning was still within bounds.

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