I Can Travel between Two Worlds-Chapter 256 - 16: A Deal with the Changchun Sect, Discussing the Dao over Wine!
"Hmm, indeed there are fifteen." Lin Chen nodded and said.
"If that’s the case, then according to the auction price, one hundred forty thousand Spirit Stones per piece... how about it?"
Sect Leader Wang took out a Spirit Stone Bag and said:
"I have two hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones here, roughly equivalent in value... I wonder if Taoist Friend Xu would agree?"
Lin Chen didn’t think for too long.
Fifteen Golden Yuan Pills, at auction prices, would be two million one hundred thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
Counting it as two hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, Lin Chen still profited.
So, Lin Chen took out fifteen jade boxes, each containing one Golden Yuan Pill.
"Sect Leader Wang, feel free to appraise the goods."
Wang Changchun nodded and took the Golden Yuan Pills, opening each one for verification.
After a few glances, he handed the pills over to Han Jihai.
Han Jihai examined them carefully, showing a look of amazement.
"They are indeed Middle Grade Golden Yuan Pills! And their appearance is excellent... but judging by the year they were refined, it seems they were made recently."
Han Jihai was somewhat puzzled, thinking that these fifteen Golden Yuan Pills should have taken decades to accumulate.
At this thought, Han Jihai’s expression changed slightly as he realized something.
Lin Chen glanced at Han Jihai, secretly laughing in his heart, but maintained a calm exterior.
Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun was also moved, but kept his smile, saying to Lin Chen:
"Taoist Friend Xu, since you have come to my Changchun Sect, you are a guest from afar... would you care to stay at my Changchun Sect for a few days?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen thought for a moment and said:
"Sect Leader Wang, I am a businessman, at home in all four seas... as long as there is goodwill, we are all friends."
"In that case, I shall impose for a few days."
Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun was secretly pleased and quickly said:
"Bring some wine and Spirit Fruit. I wish to discuss Dao over wine with Taoist Friend Xu."
"..."
Soon, Sect Leader Wang chose a picturesque pavilion at Changchun Mountain.
Lin Chen and Wang Changchun sat facing each other, with some wine and food in between.
As for Han Jihai, Wan Xun, and other Peak Masters and Core Formation Cultivators, they sat below.
After a few cups of warm wine, Wang Changchun cupped his hands and said:
"Taoist Friend Xu, there are a few things I wish to inquire about, could you answer one or two questions?"
Lin Chen took a secret glance at Han Jihai, who was busily eating fruits to himself, and nodded:
"Cough, cough, what does Sect Leader Wang wish to ask, feel free to say."
Wang Changchun nodded and said:
"Taoist Friend Xu, I heard that you and Master Five Thunders and Master Han... are all from the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect?"
"Forgive my ignorance, this Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect... I’ve been cultivating for hundreds of years and have never heard of it."
"Of course, you haven’t heard of it. My Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is an external sect..." Lin Chen secretly ridiculed.
But on the surface, Lin Chen said:
"Hehe, it’s also normal that Sect Leader Wang hasn’t heard of my Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect."
"To be honest, my sect is not a local sect of Qing State..."
Hearing this, Wang Changchun then nodded.
He had long anticipated it; given the current foundation displayed by the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect, it couldn’t be a Qing State sect that he had never heard of.
"Taoist Friend Xu indeed has an extraordinary background!"
Wang Changchun sighed and said:
"Frankly, I am a Core Formation Cultivator, yet I have never left Qing State, and have only vaguely heard about the Five Continents of the World and the Four Great Seas."
"Among the Five Great States, besides Qing State... Ying State, Central State, Yunzhou... which state is Taoist Friend Xu from?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen looked at Wang Changchun with a meaningful glance.
These words from Wang Changchun were intended to probe into the details of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect.
However, Lin Chen had been prepared for this.
Although the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect was fabricated, and Lin Chen had not actually been to the other states.
But Lin Chen brought back many ancient books from the Blue Star!
Ancient books inside the Changchun Sect, from the ruins of the Golden Yuan Sect, and even from other channels...
These ancient books all have detailed introductions to the other Great States.
And the nation’s think tank sorted through these books and already created a fitting story for Lin Chen.
So Lin Chen smiled and said:
"My Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is from Central State..."
Central State!?
Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun’s eyelids twitched.
Central State, the most mysterious and ancient among the Five Great States.
It is said that within Central State, there are many powerful sects, with histories spanning hundreds of thousands of years... they even have connections with the heavenly beings.
Thinking of this, Wang Changchun took a deep breath and said:
"No wonder, even treasures like the Golden Yuan Pill, Taoist Friend Xu can take out so casually..."
"However, for your esteemed sect to come to Qing State at this time, selling so many Golden Yuan Pills and Magical Treasures to our Righteous Alliance, what is the intention?"
Lin Chen blinked, not understanding what Wang Changchun meant.
But he still revealed a meaningful smile and said:
"Hehe, Sect Leader Wang, don’t worry... Our Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect only does business, we don’t interfere with others!"
Lin Chen emphasized the words "don’t interfere," hoping Wang Changchun would understand his meaning.
Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun also revealed a meaningful smile. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
He quickly said:
"I understand, I understand completely!"
"Your sect doesn’t interfere with the conflicts between the Orthodox and Demonic parties, you’re just businessmen after all!"
Wang Changchun deliberately emphasized the words "businessmen."
"Come, come, drink, drink! Taoist Friend Xu, I toast to you!" Wang Changchun laughed happily, raising his glass to clink it with Lin Chen’s.
Lin Chen blinked, wondering if Wang Changchun truly understood.
"Forget it, I won’t dwell on it... As long as there’s money to be made, even if something happens... At worst, the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect can just retreat into seclusion for a hundred years..."
Lin Chen muttered to himself.
After the two had a few more drinks, Han Jihai on the side couldn’t hold back any longer.
He also raised a glass of wine and said:
"Taoist Friend Xu... I wonder, who crafted that Golden Yuan Pill of yours?"
Han Jihai, obsessed with alchemy all his life, was stuck at the Second Tier Peak Alchemist level.
He was very curious about an Alchemist who could craft a Third Tier Golden Yuan Pill.
Lin Chen blinked and said, "Naturally, it was crafted by an Alchemist from our sect. Just like your Changchun Sect, our Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect also has a dedicated place for alchemy."
Yes, there was indeed such a place, Lin Chen was referring to the Alchemy Department of the Great Xia Country, and the thousands of automated alchemy devices within the hundreds of Alchemy Rooms.
At this moment, Wang Changchun glared at Han Jihai.
He signaled him not to continue, questioning about such a precious pill as the Golden Yuan Pill was not a casual matter.
But Han Jihai acted as if he hadn’t seen the signal and continued to ask:
"Taoist Friend Xu, I have an unreasonable request... Do you have the pill formula for the Golden Yuan Pill?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Changchun couldn’t help himself.
"Ahem, Old Han! Since it’s an unreasonable request, don’t ask!"
The meaning was clear enough, how could the formula for such a valuable pill as the Golden Yuan Pill be available for sale?
Lin Chen blinked and looked at Han Jihai, who was full of eagerness.
After pondering for a moment, he said:
"Sect Leader Wang, those words are not quite correct!"
"As I mentioned, our Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect is in the business of trade, what in this world can’t be bought or sold?"
"The premise is that the price is right..."
Lin Chen revealed a meaningful smile and then said:
"However, allow me to be frank. The key to crafting the Golden Yuan Pill lies not in the formula, but in the materials..."
"The main ingredients for crafting the Golden Yuan Pill are extremely rare, and it’s difficult to successfully craft them if they are less than three hundred years old."
"Even if you have the formula, without the materials, it might not be of much value."
Upon hearing this, Han Jihai quickly said:
"Taoist Friend Xu, name a price! I am desperately eager for the formula of the Golden Yuan Pill!"
Hearing this, even Wang Changchun beside him had a hopeful look in his eyes.
After all, this was the formula for the Golden Yuan Pill!
The very mother hen that could lay golden eggs!
In recent times, the Changchun Sect had witnessed the prosperous scenes at the auctions.
A single Golden Yuan Pill could easily fetch tens of thousands of spirit stones.
Seeing everyone’s expression, Lin Chen thought quietly to himself for a moment.
For Lin Chen, the formula of the Golden Yuan Pill was not something particularly precious.
What was truly precious to him were the tens of thousands of medicinal herbs he had brought from the Golden Yuan Sect’s ruins.
As well as the seeds of the ingredients for the Golden Yuan Pill...
With these seeds, it wouldn’t take more than three years for the Great Xia Country to start mass-producing, maturing, and crafting Golden Yuan Pills.
An entire assembly line process, and in a month’s time, hundreds might be produced.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen tentatively named a price.
"In my view, five hundred thousand spirit stones..."
"Deal!"
Before Lin Chen finished speaking, Wang Changchun drained his cup, took out a bag of spirit stones, and said:
"Taoist Friend Xu, don’t go back on your word!"
"Here I have fifty thousand middle-grade spirit stones... I’ll buy that Golden Yuan Pill!"
Lin Chen blinked in response, wondering why this Sect Leader Wang seemed even more anxious than his own master.
But Lin Chen still nodded, handing over a jade scroll:
"The formula for the Golden Yuan Pill is all contained within here."
Hearing this, Han Jihai couldn’t wait to snatch up the jade scroll, grinning from ear to ear.
"Old Han! This formula is now yours to study, don’t let me down..." Wang Changchun said softly.
After a few more drinks with Lin Chen, he asked:
"I heard that apart from alchemy, your sect is also very skilled in the Puppet Dao..."
"Three years ago, the battle in Jade Belt City with the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster?"
