An ordinary clerk in the medicine shop hired a Qi-refining cultivator.
When Eryi walked into the medicine shop, he happened to meet a Foundation Establishment cultivator who was buying several bottles of medicine with spirit stones.
The pill shop is different from the street stalls. The pills on the shelves are clearly marked with prices.
They don't put the pills on the containers. The containers only contain the pill's name, a brief introduction to the pill, the price and other information.
Once the customer confirms the purchase, the shop assistant will chant a spell to open the cabinet door that has been restricted, take out the medicine bottle from inside and hand it to the customer.
The most popular one is the Soul-Boosting Pill.
A low-grade, Qi-refining stage-specific elixir. Ten pills per bottle, worth five low-grade spirit stones. The mid-grade version costs three times as much and is sold out. High-grade versions are unavailable.
The Qi Refining Stage is divided into ten levels. A low-grade spiritual energy pill can replenish the spiritual energy of an ordinary Qi Refining Stage below the third level.
A low-grade spiritual elixir specially used in the foundation-building period, three pills in a bottle, worth 10 low-grade spiritual stones. The mid-grade one is also three times the price of the low-grade one, and the high-grade one is not for sale.
From the Foundation Establishment stage onward, there are only three stages: early, middle, and late. A low-grade Foundation Establishment-specific Spiritual Replenishing Pill can replenish approximately one-third of a cultivator's spiritual energy in the early stages of Foundation Establishment. This shows that, while only a single realm separates Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment, there is a world of difference.
Those in the Jindan stage and above need to bring their own medicinal materials and order them, as they are not available in the store.
The second is the Bigu Pill, which contains 15 pills and 5 spirit beads per bottle. It is suitable for Qi Refining cultivators who have not yet mastered Bigu. The price of the medium-grade one is twice that of the low-grade one.
The detoxification pills didn't sell very well, they were only of low quality. One pill per bottle was worth five low quality spirit stones.
The shop assistant noticed Eryi's eyes fixed on the unsold detoxification pills in the store and took the initiative to step forward and said, "Fairy, are you thinking of visiting the secret forest at the foot of nearby Chongchuan Mountain? Although it's covered in miasma, it's home to many spiritual herbs and demonic beasts, and cultivators who have been there have reaped great rewards."
"How do you say that?"
Seeing that Eryi's attention was caught, the waiter continued, "Look at the detoxification pills in our Lingcao Pavilion. Although the price is slightly higher than other places, we use a special formula. Even the low-grade detoxification pills do not contain elixir. One of the most important spiritual herbs can be obtained in the secret forest. We charge this amount for each plant." He gestured to eight.
Eryi used the price of the detoxification pill to make a rough calculation: "Eight spirit beads?"
"Eight low-grade spirit stones."
Er Yi understood after a moment of thought that one furnace should be able to produce many pills.
Seeing Eryi remain silent, the clerk knew something was up and decided to press on: "One low-grade detoxification pill will relieve the discomfort caused by the miasma, and the effect will last for five hours. There's a lot we can do in five hours. Let me show you the herbs we just purchased."
As he said this, he turned back to the counter, took out a wooden box, opened it and showed it to the audience: "Look, this is the spiritual herb that the person who just left brought back."
[Jinling Grass: Can be used to convert elixirs for advanced detoxification techniques.]
One Jinling grass can only be converted into one pill. So, if you convert a high-level detoxification technique into a pill, the cost is higher than buying a detoxification technique directly, but the difference in effect...
Detoxification is a skill acquired in the Wulin realm. After reaching a high level, it can dissolve all toxins. It seems impressive, but I wonder how it compares to the elixirs of the cultivation world.
Eryi's eyes fell on the marrow cleansing pills sold in the store.
One bottle contains one, low-grade, 3 low-grade spirit stones. Medium-grade, 10 low-grade spirit stones. High-grade, 50 low-grade spirit stones.
"Are you planning to bring some marrow cleansing pills to your children and nephews?" The clerk in this Lingcao Pavilion was quite shrewd. Although Eryi looked young, he did not underestimate her.
In the world of cultivation, you can't judge people by their appearance. Those who look older often have lower cultivation levels.
"It just so happens that our alchemist has just recently produced a high-quality marrow cleansing pill, some of which are top-grade." He said mysteriously, "There are only three in total. One has been bought by the elder of the Tongshan Sect, one is for sale in the store, and we won't sell the other one for a while, as it's for the store. Take a look..."
"What's the difference?"
The guy knew there was something going on as soon as he heard it.
Asking questions proves interest. Even if you don't buy a top-quality product, after he explains it to you, you will at least take home a mid-quality one.
In the world of cultivation, marrow cleansing pills are primarily used for those with spiritual roots. They cleanse the body of impurities before practicing Qi, making it easier to sense the presence of spiritual energy. While not a necessity, having one is definitely better than not having one.
But the effects are different.
Unlike Eryi's marrow cleansing technique, the marrow cleansing pill has no age limit and the effect is the same regardless of age.
The Marrow Cleansing Pill couldn't actually completely remove all the impurities from the body, but it could certainly achieve 90% of the effect. For ordinary people, 90% was sufficient, strengthening their bodies and eliminating all ailments, but for cultivators, it was different.
The mid-grade marrow cleansing pill can achieve 95% of the effect, while the top-grade marrow cleansing pill can achieve 99% of the effect.
For those with natural or dual spiritual roots, this difference is not significant, but for those with four or five spiritual roots, it is the difference between being able to enter the Qi training stage in half a year and in half a month.
Seeing that Eryi seemed to be interested, the waiter decided to make another effort: "The top-grade marrow cleansing pill has another special effect. If taken before building a foundation, it can greatly increase the chances of success."
"Then..." Eryi's gaze fell on the pills that she had thrown in the corner of the storage space.
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"Senior, take care. I'll see you next time." A cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage watched Er Yi leave and then returned to the hall. "You need to practice your eyesight. How come you can't even tell that he's an alchemist?"
The guy lowered his head: "Yes."
How could a Qi-refining cultivator dare to refute the words of a Foundation-building cultivator? He could only agree.
"You know, ever since the growth of spiritual energy, the number of alchemists has been in short supply, and most of them are kept by the major sects. If you can make friends with new alchemists in the small market, you might be able to get a chance to be promoted through this opportunity."
"What a pity, she didn't have the Soul-Replenishing Pill." The Foundation Establishment cultivator shook his head and looked at the jade bottle in his hand: "These kinds of pills are not easy to sell."
If he is really an alchemist, how could he not know that the Soul-Replenishing Pill is the best-selling pill and the one that can test the alchemist's level the fastest?
This alchemist may be testing whether they are worthy of cooperation.
Eryi didn't buy the elixir, but she sold it.
In addition to the marrow cleansing pills and spirit-refreshing pills she had made when she was bored, she also had high-level detoxification pills and healing pills that were rated poorly.
Although the system rating was extremely low, the pills looked good and had a pleasant fragrance, so she tried to ask if they would buy them. Unexpectedly, the other party gave them a good review and was willing to buy them for 5 spirit stones per detoxification pill and 7 spirit stones per marrow cleansing pill. In total, she bought 3 detoxification pills and 5 marrow cleansing pills.
As for the healing pills, the other party said that they had never sold this kind of thing before and suggested that she set a price, put it on consignment under her name, and split the profits 28%.
When the intermediate healing skill reaches a high level, it won't take Eryi much effort, and the pills made without adding herbs are only 20% effective, which means they can only recover 10.8% of external injuries, and the effects cannot be stacked.
Er Yi simply dumped the eight remaining healing pills into a jade bottle, priced at 10 spirit stones. Converted to something like this, the effect was only one-fifth as good, and the price was two or three times that of other planes. He wondered if anyone would buy them.
After strolling around the market for a day, Eryi already knew the rental prices of shops in the market, as well as the purchase prices of most spiritual herbs, the effects of basic elixirs, etc.
So she decided not to promote elixirs.
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The next day.
A seven-story tower stood on the outskirts of the Tongshan market, its main gate wide open. Above it hung a sign: Healing Station.
There is a sign on the side of the door.
Purchasing various spiritual herbs and recruiting staff. Those interested, please come in for detailed discussion.
It is mainly used to treat trauma, detoxification, reattachment of severed limbs, limb regeneration, combing spiritual power, and marrow cleansing.
Open all day.
The inside and outside of Tongshanfang Market were like drops of water dropped into hot oil, exploding all at once.
The clerk at the grocery store waved to the clerk at the weapon shop across the street: "Did you know there's a shop less than a hundred meters from the main entrance of the market?"
"You're the fifth person to say that today, so what?"
He shook his head. "This shop owner is truly insane. Someone asked her why she didn't open a shop in the market town, and she said she couldn't bear the rent. Does she know why shop rents in the market town are so high? She's truly ignorant of the world."
There were restrictions outside the Tongshan Market, but several Jindan cultivators were stationed inside, along with patrols, so the security factor was naturally higher than elsewhere. To put it bluntly, shop rent was essentially a security fee.
Someone disagreed: "That's not necessarily true. Look at her shop, I've seen it before. That's obviously a magical weapon. If it's just a Qi Refining Foundation Establishment cultivator, he definitely wouldn't take out something like that."
"A Jindan cultivator personally entertains customers, yet his family sect doesn't even have a junior?" The grocery store clerk scoffed, "Isn't that just like me?" Jindan cultivators don't want to waste time on things that don't contribute to their cultivation. At this level, they generally have no shortage of spirit stones.
Even if you are short of spirit stones, wouldn't it be nice to just go somewhere and kill a few monsters and harvest some natural treasures?
"Golden elixir? Not necessarily." The clerk from the medicine shop across the street quietly joined in on the conversation. "I saw her yesterday. She asked us about the price of spiritual herbs, and our manager even took a few bottles of elixirs and sold them in the shop." He looked mysterious. "She's an alchemist."
The grocery store manager came back in a hurry. As soon as he received the news, he went to the market to join in the fun. What he saw was shocking.
The steward quickly joined the discussion: "You really don't get the point. Did you see what was written on her sign?"
"What post station?" The Qi-refining monks became interested when they saw the Foundation-building Manager rarely join their discussion.
"Wrong!" The Foundation Establishment Manager, still remembering his position, joined in the gossip with his usual arrogance. "I won't talk about the sign on the door claiming to cure any illness. Just look at those four words: Open all day."
"Ah?" Several people looked at each other.
Even though the Tongshan Market is manned by several Jindan cultivators and has many families and sects settled there, it is only open for four hours a day.
It has nothing to do with anything else. It's just that after nightfall in the Qingling Realm, the monsters and beasts become agitated and three times stronger than during the day. The same goes for the demon cultivators.
Every time this happened, the Tongshan Market would close its entrance and completely lift the restrictions surrounding the market as a precaution. Even if a cultivator was staying at an inn within the Tongshan Market, if they didn't return by the designated time, they would be unable to enter and would have to spend the night outside.
It’s really crazy to dare to put up a sign saying that the store is open all day.
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