Nine Realms Sword Emperor
Chapter 54 - 54 54 Purchasing Elixirs

54: Chapter 54: Purchasing Elixirs 54: Chapter 54: Purchasing Elixirs The Cold Water Phantom Snake, being a monster with true Dragon Blood lineage, possessed tremendous strength and was naturally hard to hunt down.

Especially since the Cold Water Phantom Snake resided deep at the bottom of a cold pond, even powerful Martial Artists found it exceedingly difficult to hunt it down.

“The Demon Core of a three-layer Body Refining Realm Cold Water Phantom Snake looks underdeveloped, but there is a faint hint of dragon’s might in this core.

It seems to come from a very pure-blooded Cold Water Phantom Snake.”

Xuan Jingtai stated each word slowly, and with his experience, he could tell the condition of the Demon Core at a glance.

“This Demon Core of the Cold Water Phantom Snake is worth fifty thousand Bone Tempering Pills.”

Xuan Jingtai finally spoke.

“A total of one hundred and forty-three pills, amounting to fifty-three thousand and seven hundred Bone Tempering Pills.

Let’s round it up, how about fifty-four thousand Bone Tempering Pills?”

Fifty-four thousand Bone Tempering Pills, this price was much higher than what Chu Fengmian had calculated himself, it seemed Xuan Jingtai was buying at the highest price.

“Alright, fifty-four thousand it is.”

Chu Fengmian didn’t hesitate at all and readily agreed.

These Demon Cores were of no use to Chu Fengmian keeping them himself; it was better to exchange them for medicinal pills.

“I wonder if Young Master Chu would like to exchange them for Body Refining Pills, or would you prefer to exchange them for Dan Tickets?”

Xuan Jingtai asked.

Fifty-four thousand Bone Tempering Pills naturally couldn’t be carried around; this kind of transaction was usually done either with high-priced medicinal pills or exchanged for Dan Tickets.

These Dan Tickets were issued jointly by the five major trading houses and could be used to exchange for medicinal pills in any major trading house, making it very convenient.

Thus, many traders used Dan Tickets for transactions.

Chu Fengmian hesitated for a moment and then asked,

“I wonder, Shopkeeper Xuan, does Wanqi Pavilion have the Qi Gathering Pills produced by the Wu Sheng Academy?”

“Qi Gathering Pills?”

Xuan Jingtai thought for a moment, then smiled and said,

“Of course, we do.

Would Young Master Chu like to exchange these Bone Tempering Pills for Qi Gathering Pills?”

“It wouldn’t be a problem, we could exchange them at a rate of one thousand to one for Qi Gathering Pills.

How about that?”

One thousand Bone Tempering Pills for one Qi Gathering Pill.

This price was absolutely a bargain, as one Qi Gathering Pill, if placed on the Black Market, could easily fetch three to four thousand Qi Gathering Pills.

“That’s acceptable.”

Chu Fengmian readily agreed, as Xuan Jingtai was practically offering a bargain, and Chu Fengmian was certainly not going to refuse.

He was currently in need of medicinal pills and naturally needed to stockpile for a while.

In a short while, a young girl named Mo’er came in carrying several jade bottles.

“Uncle Xuan, here are the medicinal pills you requested.”

Mo’er entered and spoke, her voice extremely crisp and pleasant to the ears, and her every move exuded a gentle and noble temperament.

It seemed likely that Mo’er was no mere servant of Wanqi Pavilion.

“It seems this Xuan Jingtai has some background story with Mo’er,” Chu Fengmian thought to himself.

Xuan Jingtai’s strength was terrifying.

The last time Chu Fengmian helped him resolve his Sword Intent, it was revealed that Xuan Jingtai’s strength surpassed even the Divine Sea Realm, reaching the Realm of Commanding Wind.

He was many times more formidable than the Supreme Elder of the Lin family.

Such a powerful figure coming to this remote Linwu City to be a shopkeeper, there must definitely be some hidden reasons.

While Chu Fengmian was sizing up Mo’er, Mo’er was also sizing up Chu Fengmian.

During Chu Fengmian’s last visit, he had helped Xuan Jingtai resolve the backlash from his Sword Intent and had taken away the Xuanqing Sword, the treasure of the Wanqi Pavilion.

This time, Chu Fengmian had not expected to return once again, exchanging for a batch of pills.

Placing several jade bottles in front of Chu Fengmian, Xuan Jingtai spoke again.

“Does Young Master Chu need anything else?”

Chu Fengmian thought for a moment, then said,

“I need a quiet place for secluded meditation.

I wonder if there is such a place here in the Pavilion of Myriad Instruments.”

Having been injured in the battle at the Lin’s Residence, Chu Fengmian needed to recover.

Naturally, he could no longer return to the Lin’s Residence, and he needed to find another safe haven.

The Pavilion of Myriad Instruments was indeed the safest place.

Even if the strong figures from the Lin’s Residence wanted to take the opportunity to assassinate Chu Fengmian, they would not dare to come here.

Where could be safer than this Pavilion of Myriad Instruments, guarded by a Wind Commanding Martial Artist?

“A secluded meditation room?

Of course, there is one.

I practice here in the Pavilion of Myriad Instruments on ordinary days.

There is a room that Young Master Chu might find suitable on the third floor.”

Xuan Jingtai said with a smile,

“That’s good.”

Chu Fengmian, not standing on ceremony, promptly made his way up to the third floor.

The third floor of the Pavilion of Myriad Instruments was a separate space.

Upon ascending, there stood a huge bronze door, with arrays still operating, engraved upon it.

“This meditation room was prepared for myself by me, fearing disturbance.

Young Master Chu can enter without worry; I can guarantee that no one will disturb.”

Xuan Jingtai said, smiling.

As a Wind Commanding Martial Artist, his words were convincing.

After all, even among the fierce competitors in the surrounding thirteen cities, it was probably hard to find a Wind Commanding Martial Artist.

Xuan Jingtai was considered an unmatched figure in these thirteen cities.

“Then, thank you very much, Shopkeeper Xuan.”

Chu Fengmian responded with a smile, then pushed open the bronze door and entered.

The meditation room was exquisitely constructed; the walls all around were cast from a precious material, red gold bronze, which could completely block spiritual sense and was extremely hard.

Even practicing swordsmanship inside this room wouldn’t affect the outside.

“This really is a great place.”

Chu Fengmian remarked appreciatively, then sat down and tore open his shirt at the chest.

On his chest, a massive palm print was clearly visible.

This was the result of a full-powered palm strike from the head of the Lin’s Residence just a while ago.

“Being at the ninth level of the Body Refining State, the Martial Artist’s strength indeed far surpasses mine.

If it weren’t for my training in the Battle Dragon Technique, my body, no longer ordinary, would have been turned into a mass of flesh by this palm.”

Chu Fengmian secretly thought.

His rash action against the head of the Lin’s Residence had indeed been risky, but with Chu Fengmian’s current strength, the head of the Lin’s Residence couldn’t hold him either.

That punch would ensure the head of the Lin’s Residence is also in a bad state now.

Chu Fengmian sat cross-legged, tightly shut his eyes, took out the jade bottles, and placed them in front of him.

These jade bottles contained Qi Gathering Pills, aside from those Chu Fengmian had used in the Barbarian Mountains, there were still four hundred of them.

Swallowing and refining all four hundred Qi Gathering Pills, Chu Fengmian could attempt to reach the second drop of Dragon Blood.

“Now that I’m injured, I can take this opportunity to continue and train the Battle Dragon Technique again.”

Although Chu Fengmian was seriously injured, he felt that his strength might not have weakened much.

In fact, this wasn’t because Chu Fengmian was unaffected by the injury but rather, his strength had grown stronger since his return to the Lin’s Residence.