Stronger from Earth-Chapter 181: Precious Treasure

"Did you come to me just to sell pills?" Gai Feixian smiled.

"One word, buy or not?" Wang Xuan asked.

Gai Feixian shook his head, "No. My cultivation doesn't consume that many pills, at most just a few to nourish the body. It's better to be down-to-earth."

Wang Xuan was speechless. Some mountain gates indeed rejected pill-based cultivation, considering it as external force. Even if they are top-grade pills, relying on them could affect the foundation for reaching the peak in the future.

"Gai Feixian, just because you don't need them doesn't mean others from your Celestial Sword Mountain don't. You're purchasing flawed celestial treasures at Celestial Sword Mountain. I'm selling you top-grade pills.

In this way, you can resell these top-grade pills to your senior and junior brothers, make a fortune, and exchange for more cultivation resources to advance your own cultivation.

This is undoubtedly a win-win situation without any harm. I'm asking you again, Gai Feixian, are you in or not?"

Wang Xuan stared at him. If this guy dared to say no, he would immediately blacklist him and never contact him again.

Gai Feixian pondered, seemingly weighing in his heart.

In fact, he understood very well that this was an opportunity with countless benefits and no harm, not only profitable but also good for building a relationship with Wang Xuan.

A Pill Master with the potential to enter the True Immortal Realm would certainly be of use one day. At the very least, maintaining a good relationship couldn't be wrong.

After a while, Gai Feixian finally spoke, "Your suggestion isn't impossible. If they're truly all top-grade pills, your price is reasonable enough.

Even though exchanging them with flawed celestial treasures is a bit of a hassle, I can make a big profit. Indeed, it's beneficial for both parties."

In this deal, he was an intermediary. Wang Xuan couldn't interfere with Celestial Sword Mountain. It would only work through Gai Feixian's connections to obtain the flawed celestial treasures.

As a disciple of Celestial Sword Mountain, his cultivation resources weren't lacking, but that doesn't mean there weren't things he needed. There were plenty of things he wanted.

"You're still playing tricks with me, using reverse psychology to leave yourself with the upper hand.

Such tactics are pointless. Let's get straight to it.

You collect flawed celestial treasures from Celestial Sword Mountain, and exchange them for top-grade pills here. If you need any Spirit Tier pills, you can give me a list. I will prepare it naturally for the day of the transaction.

What do you say?"

Wang Xuan disliked convoluted strategies when everything was clear to both sides, pretending and wasting time.

For him, the material cost for one batch of pills was far less than the selling price of a top-grade pill, almost only one percent.

From alchemy materials to top-grade pills, it was like turning common iron into a divine weapon, not an exaggeration to call it turning stone to gold.

The cost of one top-grade pill was so low that exchanging it for a flawed celestial treasure would be profitable for Gai Feixian, allowing him to earn a thirty to fifty percent margin.

But for Wang Xuan, exchanging one top-grade pill for a flawed celestial treasure meant hundreds of times the profit, giving a small fraction of that profit to Gai Feixian was nothing.

Moreover, the source power contained in celestial treasures was priceless to him. Using Star Yuan to buy materials for alchemy, then exchanging top-grade pills for flawed celestial treasures, only cost some Star Yuan.

He, who had a wealth of a hundred billion Star Yuan, expressed that money was not an issue!

Gai Feixian replied, "Alright! Then let's settle the matter. After the New Year, I'll come to you, prepare between one thousand and two thousand top-grade pills for me. I will send you the procurement list in a few days."

Wang Xuan smiled, "Since you helped me, if you need me to refine pills for you in the future, I'll give you a five percent discount."

Before the discount, he would first increase the price by fifty percent.

...

A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and people kept wandering around the Immortal Dome Pavilion, hoping for it to reopen one day.

Unfortunately, Wang Xuan had opened a channel with Celestial Sword Mountain, and just one transaction with Gai Feixian had an expected profit of over a thousand flawed celestial treasures.

Such gains were two to three times the amount of celestial treasures Immortal Dome Pavilion previously collected. Thus, Wang Xuan decided to focus on preparing the pills needed by Gai Feixian.

In just eight days, he had prepared the pills, waiting for Gai Feixian to come and trade.

However, during these days, Wang Xuan was under a lot of pressure because his value was enormous. The top-grade pills he made alone equated to the work of twenty to thirty Pill Masters. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Once, Hong Xuanji approached He Fang, giving a hint about Wang Xuan, "Xiaohu, I heard that your disciple hasn't been refining pills lately, is he focusing on cultivation?"

He Fang usually lets his disciples make their own decisions, saying, "This child also has talent in cultivation, alchemy is just a temporary interest."

Hong Xuanji said, "This kid exchanged super grade pills for dozens of celestial treasures with my treasured disciple. His temporary interest is stronger than other Pill Masters' efforts by ten to a hundred times.

This kind of talent shouldn't be wasted.

Since he has talent in both cultivation and the Alchemy Dao, it would be better to first try pursuing the Alchemy Dao and become a Celestial-tier Alchemist sooner.

With his talent, it shouldn't take more than fifty years. By then, if he's still like this, able to refine high-quality high-tier pills, the Sect will fully support his path in the Alchemy Dao, so he won't lack resources.

If he becomes mediocre in the Alchemy Dao, taking the cultivation path won't be delayed. I will compensate him somehow, allowing him to catch up with his peers swiftly.

If he excels in the Alchemy Dao, the Sect will aid him in entering the True Immortal Realm sooner, even reaching the Third Realm!"

Hong Xuanji's words guaranteed Wang Xuan's future.

As long as he pursued the Alchemy Dao, he wouldn't suffer any losses in the future.

Because such a genius Pill Master was worth the Sect's investment.

The number of Pill Masters at Immortal Martial Mountain wasn't actually high, the cost of cultivating them was too great, and the number of disciples True-tier Alchemists would take was limited. It took a long time to cultivate just one.

For example, Feng Daozi, a True-tier Alchemist, only had one or two Celestial-tier disciples, three or four Earth-tier disciples, six or seven Spirit-tier Pill Masters. Finding those talented disciples took him half his life.

Spirit and Earth-tier Pill Masters might take decades to reach a higher level. Without enough talent or cultivation level, they might get stuck at one level for their whole life.

Consequently, Immortal Martial Mountain had less than a hundred Spirit-tier Pill Masters, only five or sixty Earth-tier ones, twenty to thirty Celestial-tier ones, and only a handful of True-tier ones.

Wang Xuan's efficiency in refining pills was three to four times others', and the pill formation success rate for top-grade pills was ten times more, purely based on data, one could imagine his value to Immortal Martial Mountain.

If he grew to become an Earth-tier Alchemist, his value would be comparable to a Celestial-tier Alchemist. Once he became a True-tier Alchemist, he alone would be equal to all Pill Masters of Immortal Martial Mountain.

The True Immortals of Immortal Martial Mountain were actually eagerly anticipating his growth, unwilling to let such a precious talent suffer any mishaps.

However, if this precious talent didn't focus on refining pills and couldn't realize his potential value to Immortal Martial Mountain, it would be too unfortunate.

"I understand, Uncle Master, but in the end, the choice is Wang Xuan's. I hope you don't force him," He Fang said.

Hong Xuanji nodded, "Sure."

Wang Xuan had tremendous capability, but such ability wasn't a reason to force him to bear ten times the responsibility of other disciples.

A person's future is their own choice.

He Fang found Wang Xuan, explained Hong Xuanji's offer clearly, and let him decide. Wang Xuan thought for a long time but reached no conclusion.

For him, the Alchemy Dao was just a temporary interest, a method to collect celestial treasures!

He never expected that due to the Alchemy Dao, he held such great value to the Sect.

"I'll think about it later. After all, it's a lifelong matter. Let me consider it slowly."

Wang Xuan thought he could consider it for ten or eight years, and decide when he became a Celestial Immortal.

Ten more days passed before the Immortal Dome Pavilion reopened, with a direct change in pricing. Every buyer arriving at the Immortal Dome Pavilion would see a large wooden sign.

It read, "This Pavilion only accepts celestial treasures or their flawed pieces, spirit stones, and spirit crystals are also acceptable. Buyers of pills should prepare the above items themselves. Star Yuan, gold, and silver are not accepted."

As a monopoly giant, Wang Xuan was this willful!

Someone shouted, "Why did the rules change! Doesn't this make it difficult for us to buy pills!"

The steward glanced at him and said, "My Mountain Lord prefers celestial treasures, especially using celestial materials for alchemy. If you can't offer celestial treasures, there are no pills for you!

The Immortal Dome Pavilion has pills, good pills, and many top-grade pills, be it for body refining or Spirit Tier Upper Third Grade, we have them!

Want them? Then prepare your offerings!

If my Mountain Lord is dissatisfied, he won't refine pills on a whim, and if you want top-grade pills, go find other Pill Masters and see how many they can produce in a day!"

"I want to complain!"

"Yes, why can't we use Star Yuan to buy! This is a tyrannical agreement!"

Some clamored, estimating their celestial treasure holdings and realizing they couldn't sustain for long.

The steward glanced at them and said flatly, "If dissatisfied, the Immortal Dome Pavilion will close tomorrow."

These words silenced the crowd.