Bai Cang was still hesitant about whether or not to accept these "gifts".

After all, this was clearly someone else's "open conspiracy," and Bai Cang didn't want them to succeed.

It's not that he cares so much about his "reputation" that he's become too restrictive.

Unless something is particularly egregious and might earn him the infamous reputation of being a "mystical swordsman who slays demons and monsters," Bai Cang doesn't care what others think of him at all.

He simply didn't want to "admit defeat".

Men, after all, always have some strange competitive desires, which, along with "being a know-it-all," "persuading others to reform," and "forcing good people into prostitution," are considered the four basic instincts of men.

But now, Bai Cang didn't hesitate for even half a second: Take it! We must take it!

It's a fool not to take advantage of a good deal!

Everything else was irrelevant; Bai Cang was determined to obtain that "frost-like aura."

Moreover, apart from the "Frosty Aura," the other items are all good things, fully worthy of a Dao Foundation True Person's "respectability."

Poisonous insects and miasma go without saying; they can be used to refine the Hundred Poisons Immortal-Slaying Sword and the Hundred Poisons Cold Light Barrier. Heavenly Net Spider Silk is a top-tier material for refining banner-type magical artifacts, and it can also be used in the Hundred Poisons Cold Light Barrier.

The large talisman coin is an upgraded version of the ordinary talisman coin, consisting of a large Nascent Soul Talisman and a small Spirit Locking Talisman.

It can not only hold ten times the magical power of ordinary talisman coins, but also preserve its spiritual energy for three years.

The Jade Talisman Coin goes a step further, using spirit jade as its base and engraved with three major Nascent Soul Talismans and Spirit Locking Restriction Techniques. Its "capacity" is three times that of the major Nascent Soul Talisman, but its "shelf life" is a long ten years.

These estimates are all "new products" recently developed by Fu Yuan. They are not very valuable, but they are very useful to Bai Cang.

As for the Yuan Forbidden Pearl, that's an even better item!

The sole purpose of this item is to accelerate the refining process of magical artifacts.

It contains the "Myriad Transformations Primordial Restriction," which is said to be able to freely transform into countless restrictive techniques.

Simply refine it with your own magical power, and you can combine it with the magical artifact to increase the level of forbidden magic within it.

However, this item is difficult to refine and requires a great deal of resources. It can only be refined by using a complex array to confine the earth's ley line energy.

A single Yuanjin Pearl is worth tens of thousands of spirit pearls.

Moreover, for a first-tier magic weapon, one Yuan Restriction Bead can add one restriction, while for a second-tier magic weapon, three Yuan Restriction Beads are needed to add one restriction. For a third-tier magic weapon, six Yuan Restriction Beads are needed to add one restriction, and for a fourth-tier magic weapon, twelve Yuan Restriction Beads are needed to add one restriction. Beyond that, it is no longer within the scope of Yuan Restriction Beads.

However, while the collection is underway, the question remains: how to collect it?

Bai Cang's style is to have both and have everything; he will never let others lead him by the nose.

With this in mind, Bai Cang already had a plan in mind.

Yu Canghai handed over a brocade pouch and said, "The items are all here. Please do with them, Senior Brother."

Bai Cang casually took it, and with a flick of his divine sense, he had already checked it more than a dozen times without making a sound.

After confirming that everything was correct, he pushed over a narrow-necked, large-bellied pill bottle, saying, "Here are thirty-seven Qi-Nourishing and Spirit-Consolidating Pills. Please give them to my fellow disciples in the inner sect as a return gift."

One thousand spirit pearls for one Qi-Nourishing and Spirit-Consolidating Pill—consider it Bai Cang "selling" them the pill.

Such honesty and fairness meant that people could receive gifts without owing favors, and in fact, they would even have to thank us.

Moreover, after this ordeal, if anyone harbors ill will towards his "True Disciple Bai" again, that would be "a just cause for death," and if given the opportunity, he would not hesitate to strike.

"Senior brother, you are truly virtuous!" Yu Canghai exclaimed with admiration.

Bai Cang then presented nine small pill bottles, saying, "To each true disciple, I will return the favor with a bottle of Nourishing Essence and Spirit Pills."

A bottle contains nine items, worth nine thousand spirit pearls. The other party "gifted" ten thousand, and Bai Cang made a small profit of one thousand, but it was still within the scope of reciprocal gift-giving.

Bai Cang casually "gifted" ninety Qi-Nourishing and Spirit-Condensing Pills, which was practically all the Pill Academy's "production" in the last ten days, without even blinking an eye.

Then he took out two or three large-mouthed pill bottles, saying, "The Talisman Academy, the Miscellaneous Academy, and the Forbidden Academy, each shall return one hundred Qi-Nourishing and Spirit-Consolidating Pills, but they shall not be given as return gifts, but rather as payment for goods."

"Purchase 10,000 jade talismans from the Talisman Academy, 10,000 poisonous insects from the Miscellaneous Academy, and 10 Yuan Forbidden Pearls from the Forbidden Academy."

Upon seeing this, Yu Canghai's pupils dilated, filled with shock: In just ten days, Bai Zhenchuan had actually refined a spiritual pill worth hundreds of thousands of spirit pearls.

If "True Disciple Bai" were to unleash his full potential, wouldn't he be able to earn over a million spirit pearls per month?

Thinking back to how Bai Cang had been so "awkward" and "shabby" that he had turned against him for a single spark of elixir, Yu Canghai felt a sense of déjà vu.

It's only been two or three months, but it feels like decades have passed.

Things are so different now!

"Damn it! Alchemists are all rich bastards, making money faster than outright robbery!"

Bai Cang didn't even blink before throwing out "hundreds of thousands of spirit pearls" in a display of lavish extravagance.

Yu Canghai was eating lemons like crazy, and the sourness in his heart was almost flowing like a river.

However, he remained outwardly calm, displaying an expression of "admiration and worship," saying, "Senior brother's plans are flawless, I will definitely handle it perfectly."

Bai Cang waved his hand, "By the way, please pass on a message for me: I have no way to repay the kindness of Master Xiao, so I can only express my gratitude without words."

"As for the feud between the Alchemy Academy and the Weaponry Academy, it has nothing to do with me, and I have no intention of getting involved. I have even less right to interfere with Master Luo's actions!"

This is a real person's behavior; do not attempt to equate it with any authentic teachings!

Although Bai Cang didn't mind being Luo Zhenren's pawn, since he had taken the benefits, he should at least do some work for him.

But we can only help a little. We can't let Master Luo cause trouble and end up making his "Great Master Bai" take the blame, can we?

His act of throwing out hundreds of Qi-Nourishing and Spirit-Nourishing Pills in one go was a "warning" to Master Luo.

This matter should end here; any further would be undignified!

"Yes, I understand." Yu Canghai put away the pills and bowed deeply.

Then, with a look of excitement on his face, he turned and left!

Now it's his turn to show off!

He never imagined that he would become so sought-after after throwing away those hundreds of Qi-Nourishing and Spirit-Condensing Pills.

As the most loyal henchman of Bai Cangmen, Yu Canghai felt that he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

Moreover, every future peak will be a step up, from one peak to an even higher one.

I, the White Gate's number one lackey, am loyal!

"Master Luo isn't a kind person either!"

Bai Cang couldn't help but shake his head: if it weren't for his antics, he really would have wanted to reveal his "trump card".

What he likes most is the feeling of gradually improving his strength, accumulating trump cards, working hard silently, and then surprising everyone.

Hmm... Ideally, those who are amazed shouldn't be human; those who have seen his true colors should die.

To some extent, Bai Cang was a bit of a "squirrel," except that others hoarded "grain," while he hoarded "guns."

Unfortunately, Master Luo was not fair in his actions. His brothers were of one heart with him, but he played tricks on them.

"But this is good too, we can take this opportunity to exchange for some supplies."

Bai Cang thought to himself, "Once I finish collecting all these supplies and school beauties, I'll probably be able to upgrade my weapons and my combat strength will be on another level!"

With this thought in mind, Bai Cang's sleeves billowed, and two illusory portals materialized out of thin air, overlapping each other!

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