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Chapter 228 - 140: The Snow Mountain Sect Was Tricked and Crippled

Chapter 228: Chapter 140: The Snow Mountain Sect Was Tricked and Crippled

In the Snow Mountain Sect, Gu Shanhai received a warm reception from the Snow Mountain Sect Leader, especially after seeing the Seven Treasures Spirit Ginseng Pill handed over by their own Elder, he couldn’t help but grin from ear to ear.

The Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus might be rare elsewhere, but here it was abundant; even Disciples were given quite a few on regular occasions.

No matter how many of those you ate, they couldn’t possibly increase your strength by thirty years, let alone prolong your life.

"Who would have thought that such a striking landscape could exist atop the snowy mountain," Gu Shanhai knew how to talk to people, and now was not the time to be a wet blanket.

"It’s a pity that the cold is too intense, or else it would be an excellent place to reside in seclusion," the Snow Mountain Sect Leader Miao Shan also sighed.

"I wonder if Gu Shaohua still needs any Snow Lotus? Although you have acquired this summit-dwelling lotus, it’s just one after all. If you plan on refining medicine into pills, you will surely need more. If Gu Shaohua wouldn’t mind, our Snow Mountain Sect is willing to offer a hundred top-quality Snow Lotuses to Shaohua as a gesture of goodwill and to establish a sincere connection," Miao Shan added.

Making friends involved giving gifts, of course. A hundred top-quality Snow Lotuses sounded impressive, but for the Snow Mountain Sect, it was truly just a drop in the bucket.

Nevertheless, it was a very generous offer. On the market, one lotus could fetch a hundred taels of silver, equivalent to giving him ten thousand taels of silver right then and there.

"This one lotus I have is sufficient, I merely wish to refine a batch of Nine Grasses Pills, more would be useless," Gu Shanhai shook his head.

Upon hearing this, a gleam flashed in Miao Shan’s eyes, he naturally knew what the Nine Grasses were for and didn’t expect Gu Shanhai to have such an appetite.

Even if he couldn’t tell the purpose of the pill, just the fact that the nine Immortal Herbs required were no ordinary varieties proved the pill’s extraordinary nature.

"Sect Leader, I have a favor to ask!" At this moment, Miao Shan couldn’t care about anything else and hurriedly spoke.

"Do you also want a Nine Grasses Pill?" Gu Shanhai asked in return.

Also? When Miao Shan heard this word, he pieced together the cause and effect in his mind. He was certain that the Spirit Ginseng in the Seven Treasures Spirit Ginseng Pill he possessed weighed exactly three taels and was the king of all herbs, likely a gift to Gu Shanhai from someone else who then asked for a Nine Grasses Pill in return.

"Exactly, if there is anything you need, Shaohua can just name it, and our Snow Mountain Sect will surely do our utmost!" Miao Shan quickly took a stand.

He no longer had the king of all herbs to offer, nor did he have one of the corresponding nine great Immortal Herbs, which had already been used to make the Seven Treasures Spirit Ginseng Pill.

He didn’t regret this, as with Gu Shanhai’s formidable strength, how could that Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus ever fall into their hands.

"Your sincerity is great, having one pill for yourself is no issue. However, currently I need nothing, so how about you owe me a favor for now?" Gu Shanhai suggested.

Initially, he thought the Snow Mountain Sect was a small sect with around a thousand members, but the reality was astonishingly different. Their numbers were at least thirty thousand, holding vast lands.

Their overall strength could be ranked within the top ten among all martial sects.

The Snow Mountain Sect was involved in more than just selling Snow Lotuses; they also traded items like Snow Frog, Snow Ginseng, and other rare commodities. With money, people, and strong power, they were a great asset.

Despite Miao Shan’s Sect Leader behaving like a fawning dog around Gu Shanhai, his martial abilities were top-notch in the martial world, not to mention the existence of figures like the Supreme Elder; they were not to be underestimated.

It was only because they usually stayed out of sight and had few disciples travelling and adventuring that Gu Shanhai had formed such an impression.

Such medicinal materials were in great demand by any sect, truly a sign of wealth.

Miao Shan also recognized Gu Shanhai’s capabilities, hence the hefty investment. Of course, he judged this ability by that Seven Treasures Spirit Ginseng Pill.

However, upon hearing it would cost a favor, Miao Shan hesitated. He could grit his teeth and acquiesce to a request for money or goods, but a favor was much harder to repay.

The martial world revolved around personal relationships; indebtedness took precedence. He could renege, but that would lead to endless troubles.

More importantly, the greater and more potent the effects of the Nine Grasses Pill, the greater the favor owed.

"What effects does the Nine Grasses Pill have?" Miao Shan didn’t dare to agree blindly and could only try to probe further.

"A thousand years of cultivation, a thousand years of life extension, rejuvenation, everlasting youth," Gu Shanhai simply stated sixteen words.

But these sixteen words caused Miao Shan’s breathing to quicken.

"Sect Leader jests, where in the world could such preposterous things occur?" Though tempted, Miao Shan remained rational.

"Whether it’s ridiculous will be known once the pill is made. The ingredients I used are all heavenly treasures," Gu Shanhai said, which wasn’t false, although the effects were somewhat exaggerated; none were as far-fetched as a thousand years.

Yet, he valued the first two effects more; he was prepared to take the pills himself and mass-produce them. The latter two effects were just incidental benefits.

"If Sect Leader Miao doesn’t believe it, you can inquire in the martial world about Elder Gu’s age," Gu Shang said with a teasing tone.

"Sect Leader surely jests, you are merely in your twenties, how could you possibly be... however old..." Miao Shan didn’t initially grasp his meaning, but mid-sentence, he thought of Gu Shanhai’s extraordinary True Qi. How could a twenty-year-old youth possess such a wealth of True Qi?

Even the most pampered and medicinally nurtured child couldn’t achieve this; his own son was testament to that.

So the truth was that this apparently young man was actually an old monster who had lived a long time, and his reason for refining the Nine Grasses Pill again must surely be for its life-extending effects.

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