Chapter 201: Chapter 200: White Mirage Dragon

The white-haired elder looked a bit surprised as he spoke.

He had seen many good quality Spirit Pills before, but those were usually measured by the piece. What he held now was an entire bottle of Qi Replenishing Pills, all of excellent quality, which was quite rare.

Especially now, there were over thirty bottles of elixirs in front of him. If all the elixirs were of such quality, it would be quite astonishing…

“This bottle contains fifty pills. Our shop offers 1000 Spirit Stones for it. I wonder if this is acceptable to you.”

The white-haired elder offered a price and, seeing Gu Yuan nod, picked up another bottle and, opening the stopper, continued to inspect it.

“Hmm, this is a Nourishing Essence Pill… This elixir is effective for Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Essence, and this bottle of Nourishing Essence Pills is also of very good quality.”

“And here’s the Detoxification Pill…”

“Hmm? There’s even a Spirit Storage Pill! This is…”

As he continued to look, the white-haired elder grew more and more astonished!

He was a steward of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, hired for a high price due to his special cultivation divine techniques, keen eyes, and rich experience.

Throughout the years, he had seen many good things.

Yet, the elixirs Gu Yuan took out, bottle by bottle, included Qi Replenishing Pills, Jade Essence Pills, Nourishing Essence Pills, and Spirit Storage Pills.

The quality of these elixirs was generally quite good, and it seemed they were all crafted by the same master’s hand, which made him ponder deeply.

The white-haired elder calculated the price and said:

“To be honest, your Spirit Pills are all of very good quality. Adding up the price for all of them, it comes to approximately 14,980 Spirit Stones.”

“However, due to the impending opening of the Red Dragon Immortal Palace, the price of Qi Replenishing Pills, Detoxification Pills, and similar elixirs has risen by two or three levels.”

“So, in the calculation, there’s an additional 2500 Spirit Stones. I’ll take the liberty to round it up for you, making it a total of 17,500 Spirit Stones. How does that sound?”

While speaking, he kept an eye on Gu Yuan, seemingly afraid that he might have objections.

“Thank you, my friend. Then I shall not be too formal.”

Gu Yuan nodded, knowing well that although he might get a higher price by selling them one bottle at a time, it would certainly take a long time!

His time was incredibly valuable now, and he couldn’t waste it for some Spirit Stones.

Besides, the offered price was quite fair, so Gu Yuan had no objections.

Previously, Gu Yuan had spent just over a thousand Spirit Stones in total while buying Alchemy materials. Although there were various reasons for the 40% discount he received, excluding costs, Gu Yuan could still net a profit of 13,000 Spirit Stones, which was quite a windfall!

If he could repeat this a few more times, he might gather all the resources needed to reach the Entering Saint Golden Core Realm.

The facts speak for themselves; in the cultivation world, Alchemy Masters are often seen as wealthy aristocrats or tycoons, not without reason.

There’s no help for it; Alchemy is just too profitable!

From a few hundred Spirit Stones worth of spirit medicine, a furnace of Spirit Pills can be sold for one or two thousand Spirit Stones, or even more.

Of course, while that’s said, Gu Yuan was quite aware in his mind.

If it wasn’t for his status as an Inner Sect Disciple of Medicine King Mountain, additionally appreciated by Situ Yan, and thus only charged at cost for the Alchemy materials, these Spirit Stones would surely reduce considerably.

Moreover, Gu Yuan’s ability to refine such superior quality elixirs was due to the “Thousand Changes” talent brought by Cai Yun.

In fact, there were very few in all of Medicine King Mountain capable of Gu Yuan’s level of alchemy.

So, while Alchemy Masters can earn money, the threshold is very high!

To reach Gu Yuan’s level, it takes decades or even centuries of refining, wasting a vast amount of Spirit Medicines to accumulate experience and finally become an Alchemy Master.

To put it bluntly, becoming an Alchemy Master not only requires great talent and Enlightenment but also sufficient supply of resources.

However, another piece of information conveyed in the counterpart’s words caught Gu Yuan’s attention.

The opening of the Red Dragon Immortal Palace actually affected the elixir prices at Jade Bright Immortal Pavilion. That was quite interesting!

But this also sufficed to explain that the number of people entering the Red Dragon Immortal Palace was indeed substantial.

“Haha, please wait a moment, friend.”

The white-haired elder handed his Identity Jade Token to the attendant, intending to arrange for the attendant to fetch the Spirit Stones, but was stopped by Gu Yuan: “No rush, I just heard your shop recently acquired a Mirage Dragon Pearl, and I am somewhat interested in this item. Why not have someone bring it for me to take a look first?”

With these words, the white-haired elder nodded and dispatched an attendant to leave.

After the attendant closed the door, the white-haired elder casually said:

“These Spirit Pills are mostly of good quality, clearly from the hands of a master. If you have more goods in the future, be sure to come to our store. I’ll make the decision to offer you half a percentage higher price than the market.”

Gu Yuan naturally saw through the old man’s attempt to probe him, openly claiming to attract customers for the Hundred Treasures Pavilion but actually trying to extract information from him.

If he agreed outright, wouldn’t it indicate that these elixirs weren’t acquired by chance, but that he had a highly skilled Alchemy Master behind him?

But Gu Yuan really didn’t mind and casually nodded, “Alright.”

Seeing Gu Yuan agree so readily, the white-haired elder first delighted but then became somewhat uncertain in his heart.

Could it be that these high-quality elixirs were indeed refined by this person or someone behind them?

On the surface, however, he chatted amiably with Gu Yuan.

Yet, he was noticeably more polite to Gu Yuan.

The white-haired elder did not continue to inquire, lest he incur Gu Yuan’s displeasure, resulting in a blunder.

However, throughout Qinzhou, there were very few with such a level of Alchemy skills, and most were at Medicine King Mountain.

Could this person in front of him be from Medicine King Mountain?

The white-haired elder speculated secretly.

Soon, the attendant hurriedly returned with a wooden box.

This wooden box was of a rather special material, with obvious restrictions and a Yellow Talisman affixed to it, faintly shimmering with Spiritual Light.

The white-haired elder received the wooden box, removed the Yellow Talisman, and then used a set of specific hand formulas to lift the restriction and open the wooden box.

Instantly, a seemingly illusory white smoke surged out, and as if it had life, transformed into a four-clawed, single-horned, tightly scaled White Mirage Dragon, emitting a faint dragon’s cry as it soared into the air, baring its claws and fangs.

The white-haired elder pointed a finger, and the White Mirage Dragon immediately dispersed, turning into threads of white Mirage Qi, which flowed into a white pearl in the wooden box.

This white pearl was about the size of a ping pong ball, lustrous and clean, emitting a faint white glow on its surface.

As the Mirage Qi flowed into it, the white pearl began to become transparent, with a tiny Mirage Dragon, thin as an earthworm, dancing up and down within the pearl.

Seeing this scene, even a seven-year-old child would recognize it as a treasure!

Gu Yuan reached out to grab the Mirage Dragon Pearl in his hand, examined it for a moment, and couldn’t help but nod slightly.

Not bad, it is indeed an authentic Mirage Dragon Pearl, and it should be from a Golden Core Level Mirage Dragon.

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