Nine Revolutions Star Technique

Chapter 606 - 609: You Get What You Pay For

"That’s right!" Ye Qingchen nodded.

’Forget it, forget it! Let’s buy some spares from this kid first. Otherwise, if I have nothing to show when I return, the boss will definitely have a go at me.’

"Give me a bottle of Essence Qi Pills first!" Zhu Wenhao had no other choice, just about to pay with spirit stones, when he suddenly saw Ye Qingchen leisurely take out herbs and an alchemy furnace. He was dumbfounded: "Don’t you have any ready-made pills?"

"No. If you need them, I’ll refine them for you now." Ye Qingchen replied leisurely.

Hundreds of people, thousands of medicines.

How could he possibly prepare all the pills in advance?

"Ah? So I have to wait for you to finish the pills, won’t it take until tomorrow?" Zhu Wenhao was nearly in tears.

A bottle of pills has at least a hundred or eighty pieces, and a usual alchemist can make at most seven or eight in a furnace. Someone like Alchemist Bai Mu can make more than twenty in one furnace.

By the time this kid finishes the pills, the Red Blood Fury Lizard might have been killed seven or eight times, so what use are those pills then?

"It’s not that slow. It will be ready in just one incense stick’s time!" Ye Qingchen said calmly.

"Fine, I’ll wait for an incense stick’s time."

Zhu Wenhao gritted his teeth.

Then he saw Ye Qingchen calmly take out the Crimson Mist Cauldron and began the refining process. For Ye Qingchen, refining Earth Grade Top Essence Qi Pills was not difficult, and he finished it in less than an incense stick’s time.

"He actually finished them!"

Zhu Wenhao looked at the round pills in the alchemy furnace, hardly believing it. This kid makes pills as easily as eating and drinking.

However.

He recognized them, those in the alchemy furnace were indeed Essence Qi Pills.

"Alright, I’ll take them all!"

"One hundred pieces of low-grade Spirit Stones!"

"So expensive? You’re simply extorting!" Zhu Wenhao nearly clenched his teeth so hard that they shattered. Elsewhere, a bottle of Essence Qi Pills costs only ten spirit stones, but it’s ten times more with Ye Qingchen.

"You get what you pay for. If you want them, buy them. If not, I won’t force you." Ye Qingchen said calmly.

Zhu Wenhao wished he could punch this kid, but ultimately he held back.

Reluctantly, he paid and took the pills away, fuming.

Soon, it reached evening.

Seeing that most people in the Martial City had left, Ye Qingchen finally packed up his stall and walked away leisurely.

"No wonder he’s an alchemist, earning a hundred spirit stones with one furnace of pills. If it were me, I’d have to fight desperately for at least half a month!" Lu Yanwu was as happy as a deer.

Sea of Zhou, listening nearby, turned red-eyed.

At least you can still earn spirit stones. Without reaching Celestial Venerable, I might not see a single spirit stone in half a year.

But Ye Qingchen secretly shook his head.

"Too slow!"

"It’s just a bit faster than doing tasks outside. I’ll try for another three to five days. If it doesn’t work, I’ll just sell a few Creation Lotus Seeds and set up the Grand Array of Hidden Dragon Mountain!"

...

On the other side.

After buying the pills, Zhu Wenhao angrily went to the designated meeting place, where there were already more than ten cultivators waiting. Among them, a slightly older leading cultivator named Lei Ao frowned and asked:

"Why are you back so late?"

Zhu Wenhao angrily recounted what happened in the Martial City. As soon as he finished, the more than ten cultivators burst into curses:

"That kid is simply extorting!"

"He knew you desperately needed the pills, so he deliberately exploited it!"

"What nonsense, you get what you pay for! Can he even make better pills than Alchemist Bai Mu? The only one who can confidently say such a thing is Alchemist Bai Mu, known to all as an Alchemy Master in the Martial City.’

The leading cultivator frowned and said coldly: "That kid must have nerves of steel to sell a bottle of ordinary Essence Qi Pills for that much! Once we capture the Red Blood Fury Lizard, we’ll smash his stall and make him return ten times the spirit stones he swallowed!"

"Alright!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wenhao’s resentment finally cooled a bit. After distributing the pills to the group, he asked: "Boss, when are we going to make our move?"

"As soon as the Red Blood Fury Lizard appears! The other teams are all set! We just need to wait for the signal!"

Just as he finished speaking, suddenly.

A burst of colorful fireworks lit up the sky, highly conspicuous.

"It’s the signal to move!"

Zhu Wenhao exclaimed.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone swiftly dashed away.

"Roar!"

Upon reaching the battlefield, they saw dozens of people besieging a giant lizard. The lizard was over a hundred yards long, its entire body crimson, with scales so red they appeared soaked in blood.

"Go!"

Lei Ao shouted, and Zhu Wenhao and several others immediately joined the fray.

In no time, the giant lizard was covered in wounds. Yet, instead of fleeing, it fought back with increasing fury. Its massive tail swung repeatedly, sweeping across the attackers.

The cultivators surrounding it immediately coughed up blood and retreated from the fight.

Even Lei Ao couldn’t avoid it, getting clawed in the chest by the lizard, almost disemboweling him.

"How strong is this giant lizard?"

Lei Ao cried out in pain as he fell to the ground, nearly losing all ability to fight. In a panic, he grabbed a pill and swallowed it. Almost instantly, his eyes lit up, "This pill..."

"Not good! The giant lizard has gone berserk!"

At that moment, cries of alarm echoed.

The lizard let out a roar, its massive body swung violently, knocking its assailants away. Even the towering ancient trees around were shattered by its impact.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The trees collapsed, the ground erupted in dust, and with the raging demonic energy and True Qi around them, chaos engulfed the area.

"Roar!"

After forcing everyone back, the giant lizard turned its gaze towards the injured in the distance.

"Boss, get out of the way!"

Just as Zhu Wenhao shouted, the injured watched the giant lizard charging at them with its massive body. Many had already reacted, but due to their severe injuries, they had no time to dodge and were brutally crushed into pulp on the spot!

The giant lizard then charged straight at Lei Ao.

"No!"

Zhu Wenhao cried out in despair.

The others too showed looks of horror.

However.

At this moment, an unexpected scene unfolded. Lei Ao, who was heavily injured, suddenly dodged the lizard’s charge with incredible agility.

Simultaneously, he twisted his body, soared above the lizard, and slashed his sword fiercely onto its right eye.

"Roar!"

The lizard let out a wail and staggered back.

At this time.

The others, realizing this, quickly rushed forward, annihilating the lizard directly.

"Boss, you were seriously injured just now. How did you recover so quickly?" Zhu Wenhao couldn’t help but ask. After all, many with lighter injuries compared to Lei Ao’s failed to evade the lizard’s dying counterattack.

Yet the severely injured Lei Ao not only dodged but also blinded the lizard’s right eye.

But.

Just as he finished speaking, he was stunned.

He saw that Lei Ao’s previously hideous chest wound had nearly healed, covered with a layer of scab.

"This pill! This isn’t an ordinary Essence Qi Pill!" Lei Ao felt an itch where he was previously injured. Rubbing it, he heard a ’crackling’ sound as the scab fell off, leaving only faint white marks and no wound.

By now, the others were also shocked. They quickly gathered around, finding it hard to believe.

"Can I take a look at this pill?" An elderly man with a white beard approached.

The elder was Li Zhengyi, who had followed an alchemist in his younger days and learned some Medicine Stone skills. He took the pill, sniffed it at the tip of his nose, scraped a little powder, tasted it, and his expression changed:

"This isn’t an ordinary Essence Qi Pill! Its efficacy rivals some Celestial Tier pills! No wonder Lei Ao recovered from such severe injuries in just a short period."

"This pill must be expensive, right?" Li Zhengyi asked.

"A hundred Spirit Stones a bottle," Zhu Wenhao scratched his head, suddenly realizing, "Elder Li, did I just stumble upon a great deal?"

"More than a great deal, this is a colossal bargain!" Li Zhengyi’s beard trembled with excitement, "For this bottle of pills, I’d buy it even for a thousand Spirit Stones!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Zhu Wenhao with intense interest.

Although a bottle of these pills costs a thousand Spirit Stones, it would be worth it. Recovering from injuries even slightly faster means greater chances of survival in battle.

This is something priceless!