"I used to think that Dao seals were only found in legends, but I never thought that I would see them in a small shop in my lifetime!"
"It looks so beautiful, I wonder what it will taste like once you eat it!"
"This is a pill recognized by the Heavenly Dao! To see it today makes this trip worthwhile!"
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Exclamations of amazement rose and fell, and it took quite a while for them to gradually subside.
The tall, strong young man spoke up again, asking, "Shopkeeper, will this seal-printed pill remain here indefinitely, or will it be taken down after a while?"
Chen Ji cupped his hands and replied, "There are no plans to remove it at the moment. Our shop is located in a remote area, and this pill with the Dao Seal can be considered a signboard for our shop. If any of you immortals are interested, you can see it when you come to our shop in the future."
The group lingered for a while longer, and a few simply left out of curiosity. The remaining people, having already come all this way, explored the display of medicinal pills in the affordable shop, since a significant portion of them had been drawn in by the trio of drama queens' promotional claims about low prices.
The result, however, took them by surprise.
This little shop is so remote, and it's even called a budget shop, making you feel like you could buy a whole bunch of them for a single mid-grade spirit stone. But when you come in, you find that there isn't a single low-grade pill for sale here; most of them are high-grade, with only a few rare mid-grade ones.
The most outrageous thing is that they even sell top-grade flawless pills, which are probably made by that Dao Yin alchemist!
Everyone looked closely and found that the prices here were indeed much cheaper compared to other pill shops in the market. A bottle of high-grade pills that cost eighty mid-grade spirit stones outside only cost sixty mid-grade spirit stones here. Wait, there are also ones that cost fifty-eight and sixty-three.
"Shopkeeper, why is there a slight price difference for the same high-grade Rejuvenation Pill?"
Chen Ji smiled broadly, his tone quite proud: "The pills sold in my shop all have the name of the alchemist on the bottle. The prices vary, which means they are made by different alchemists. Here are introductions to several alchemists." He pointed to the wall behind the counter, where the resumes of different alchemists were carved in detail on wooden boards.
The guest looked again at the jade bottle containing the elixir. On the emerald green bottle, there was a large sign that read "Affordable Shop," and in the lower right corner, there was a smaller character. There were several different characters for the smaller one, which could be selected by referring to the resume on the wall, which was very convenient.
Lu represents the alchemist Lu Shan, Gu represents Gu Liangce, and so on. They are all disciples of Baicao Peak in the Foundation Establishment stage, but they have different areas of expertise.
The entire wooden board was covered with introductions about disciples of the Lianfeng Sword Sect's Baicao Peak, making it feel like this was a special event for Baicao Peak disciples.
"Are the Foundation Establishment stage disciples of Hundred Herbs Peak already this powerful? They can even refine top-grade pills? I remember that even high-grade pills were rare before."
"Hey, why can't I find a profile for the person with the pen name [Shi] here?" a guest asked.
However, the pills marked with "[Time]" were displayed separately, and their prices... well, considering their flawless condition, weren't expensive, but I couldn't afford them.
Chen Ji laughed and said, "Isn't this the pill that our master refined, the Dao Seal Spirit Returning Pill that you all saw just now?"
No wonder that row was full of top-grade flawless pills. The concept of top-grade flawless pills is that they can be eaten freely without any residue of elixir toxins. However, most people can't choose them, since only a minority of people have enough spirit stones to consume pills.
But that was the first cultivator in the Qian Yuan Continent to achieve the Dao Seal stage. Besides, who has ever seen a top-grade flawless pill normally? He can't afford to eat it every day, but buying one as a souvenir is no problem.
The same loud-voiced, tall young man stepped forward. He clapped his hands to attract the attention of the others and then said, "I am interested in purchasing a top-grade flawless pill made by Master Shi. There is currently a buy-ten-get-one-free promotion in the store. Are there ten fellow Daoists who share my idea? If we buy together, we can get one pill for 728 mid-grade spirit stones!"
This young man was quite resourceful; several people present immediately raised their hands, and he managed to gather eleven people, each receiving an extremely beautiful, flawless, top-grade pill.
This was the shop's first order since its opening. Chen Ji generously gave each person a beautiful little jade bottle marked with "[Time]". The group left satisfied with the top-quality, flawless pills they had never seen before.
Among the remaining cultivators, two were rogue cultivators who frequently bought pills and were regular customers of the large pill shop in front. They usually bought mid-grade pills, but this inexpensive shop didn't have any common mid-grade pills, and the price of high-grade pills was too tempting. Looking at it this way, the price difference between mid-grade pills and those in other shops wasn't that big, so they might as well buy a bottle and try it.
After hesitating for a while, I finally made up my mind that even if I didn't eat it myself, I wouldn't lose money if I resold it.
Just as they were about to tell the shopkeeper they wanted to buy the superior-grade Rejuvenation Pill, the person in front of them had already snapped up all the superior-grade Rejuvenation Pills. Whether it was fifty-eight mid-grade spirit stones or sixty-three, it was incredibly cheap for him. The Silver Frost Secret Realm was about to begin, and these pills were exactly what he needed.
The two rogue cultivators were extremely annoyed. They regretted not hesitating earlier. They didn't realize it when they were thinking of buying it, but now that the item they were about to get had vanished, they felt like they had lost 1,500 spirit stones. What a huge loss!
Once someone took the lead, those who were still hesitating immediately sprang into action. In no time, all the pills, except for the top-grade and flawless ones, were snapped up.
The current "Affordable Shop" seems to be a misnomer; it should be renamed "Premium Shop"—there are no pills below premium grade in the shop!
The lowest grade is top-grade, then flawless, and above that is a Dao mark!
This complements the other shops perfectly. Others only offer high-quality items and below, while this affordable shop only offers premium items and above!
The others didn't want to not buy the remaining pills, but their circumstances didn't allow it.
So a few more people started using communication talismans to send messages in the shop, with the main argument that even if I couldn't afford it, someone in my sect could!
Not long after, another group of cultivators arrived, but this time, even the top-grade items were gone.
Before closing time, Chen Ji was dumbfounded to find that the shop had been sold out...
Even the later groups of people who arrived didn't buy anything and complained that he hadn't prepared enough stock.
If he had known this would happen, why did he have to bother the owner? He could have sold them eventually if he had just taken his time. Now, what should he do? Should he open the shop tomorrow or not?
With a bitter expression, Chen Ji used another communication talisman to report the matter to Shi Xuan.
Shi Xuan had long anticipated that the pills would sell well, but he hadn't expected them to sell so quickly.
She laughed and said, "Isn't this a good thing? You can hang a sign on the door: 'The shopkeeper is out restocking and will be closed for three days.' Then settle the accounts with the disciples of Baicao Peak, and I'll urge them to hurry up and restock."
At that moment, a cool breeze seemed to blow through Hundred Herbs Peak, and the people who were refining pills inexplicably shivered...
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