Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 59: Su Yuan: System, You’ve Truly Made My Life Miserable!
Su Yuan setting the price of each Blue Pill at two thousand wasn’t just random.
In this era where everyone is pursuing cultivation, the alchemy and artifact refining industries are extremely developed. Take body refining medicine, for instance; aside from those muscle-boosting drugs for beasts, there are actually quite a few body refining medicines that can be legally purchased.
The only downside is that they’re expensive.
Expensive enough that Su Yuan hasn’t had the chance to try any body refining medicine so far.
For example, the Dragon Sinew and Tiger Bone Pill, the best-seller among the Qi Cultivation Realm, is priced around three thousand five hundred, sometimes even as high as five thousand.
The effects of this elixir last for four hours, improving muscle strength and bone density.
However, according to the medicine description, the total effect of this elixir over four hours can’t match up to the Blue Pill’s effect in two hours.
But after all, this is legitimate stuff; if you price the Blue Pill over three thousand, you’d be directly competing with the Dragon Sinew and Tiger Bone Pill.
For most body refiners, they would rather have a less effective medicine and pay a few hundred more rather than getting supplies from a private alchemist.
But if the price difference reaches nearly double... people would praise the Blue Pill’s potency even if it sends them to the hospital.
Not to mention, the system explicitly said that elixirs refined with the Demon Technique·Finger Spirit have no toxicity; they are absolutely safe.
Moreover, there is virtually no cost to me in refining the Blue Pills!
Selling for two thousand is a net gain of two thousand; how can the manufacturers of Dragon Sinew and Tiger Bone Pills compete with that?
As expected, upon hearing Su Yuan state the price, Yang Wentao was not alarmed but delighted!
"Two thousand! Really only two thousand?!"
On the side, Chen Nuoyi, seeing Yang Wentao’s reaction, was a bit surprised:
"Two thousand per pill... is that cheap? When I first started working, I couldn’t make that much in a week."
Yin Qiyue glanced at her niece, hesitated to speak.
She refrained from mentioning the times when she was the Chen family’s eldest daughter, when pills costing tens of thousands were bought at random.
With a smile, Su Yuan helped Yang Wentao up, saying:
"That’s right, only two thousand. How many are you planning to buy from me?"
Yang Wentao hesitated for a moment and replied:
"I’m just a student and don’t have much savings; I can buy five for now."
Su Yuan: "Five? That works too."
As Yang Wentao was busy preparing to pay, Su Yuan suddenly shifted the conversation:
"However, senior, my supply of this pill is actually quite limited. I’m the only one who knows how to refine it."
"How long will just five pills last you? Perhaps by the time you want to buy more, I’ll be out of stock. Opportunities like this shouldn’t be missed!"
Hearing this, Yang Wentao became somewhat flustered.
He could hardly endure life without the Blue Pills; one a day might not even be enough.
In the end, he gritted his teeth, steeled his heart, and directly transferred twenty thousand to Su Yuan!
"This is all my living expenses for the month, brother. Once I have more money, I’ll definitely come to you for more pills."
Su Yuan nodded in satisfaction, took a few packaged Blue Pills from his pocket, and handed them over:
"I currently have just six Secret Medicines; take them for now and come back in a few days for the rest."
"Alright! Alright!"
Seeing the much-coveted Blue Pills appear before him, Yang Wentao’s eyes were glued to them.
He quickly took one, ignoring the sting of spending twenty thousand all at once.
As the Blue Pill melted on his tongue, his body steadied, his expression showed a hint of strange excitement, and he was instantly brimming with vigor.
"Brother Yuan, my brother and I will take our leave then!"
Yang Wentao could barely contain his eagerness to hit the gym relentlessly.
As for Huang Sheng?
Didn’t brother Su Yuan say it? He’s not going to die, so he’s fine, right?
Once Su Yuan nodded, Yang Wentao immediately hoisted his cousin and dashed to the gym.
After sending them off, Su Yuan looked at the newly arrived twenty thousand in his account, nodding in satisfaction.
But just then, a "ding" suddenly rang in Su Yuan’s ear.
[Finally, you’ve come this far? You can no longer suppress your true nature. While massively corrupting the Taihua Sect, you’ve extended your demonic reach to the disciples of other Righteous Sects!]
[You use wicked elixirs to control their bodies, and with seductive demon sound, you drain their savings!]
Here we go again! This damn system is slandering me again!
I’m just doing business, and business is about supply and demand; if there’s a buyer, there’s a seller.
Did I advertise the Blue Pill? I didn’t! I didn’t force Yang Wentao to buy the Blue Pill; I didn’t force him!
It’s all his fault, what does it have to do with me?
[To corrupt a Righteous Cultivator so thoroughly, your ambition is laid bare! You no longer want to go it alone; you want to plant your moles in every Righteous Sect, to suck the essence of those you have led astray in order to grow stronger!]
No, I never thought of it like that; I just want to make money and get into a good university.
[Demon Task Updated]
[Task: Primordial (In Progress)]
[The strength of one person is limited. You aspire to establish an unparalleled Demon Sect, where followers willingly offer their tributes to aid you in achieving the Great Dao! Recruit followers quickly; initiate the Primordial Sect!]
[Task Progress: Recruit Followers (2/1000)]
[Task Reward: Demonic Technique Quality Enhancement (Choose One)]
Looking at the refreshed task on the system panel, Su Yuan sighed helplessly.
This system is driving me crazy!
I don’t want to be a Demon Sect Leader, but the system rewards are too tempting.
Fortunately, according to the system’s usual quirk, its "one thousand followers" don’t require me to recruit a thousand henchmen who only take orders from me.
With Yin Qiyue, the Qiyue Sect’s Leader of over two hundred thousand followers, having already pointed me in the right direction.
Online followers can also count as followers.
As long as I build up my account, completing this task isn’t hard.
But speaking of which, who are my only two followers right now?
Yang Wentao surely counts as one, and the other must be my "first retainer," Chen Nuoyi.
Once the Primordial Sect grows, I’ll definitely have to give the class leader the Vice Sect Leader of the Primordial Sect position, having her act as my accomplice, heh heh heh!
Just as Su Yuan was secretly scheming such unspeakable matters, Yin Qiyue’s voice brought him back to reality.
The violet-eyed girl exclaimed in surprise:
"Twenty thousand bucks, earned just like that?"
Then she became curious:
"Su Yuan, what’s the cost of making these Blue Pills? They’re much cheaper than body refining medicines on the market; can you really profit from them?"
Su Yuan looked at this future Primordial Sect’s Left Envoy of Light, felt embarrassed to tell the truth, and vaguely replied:
"Profits are there for sure; if I can expand this business, I might earn two or three hundred thousand a month from selling pills alone, or even more."
Yin Qiyue nodded in admiration, mulled it over, and asked:
"But I see you seem to have only developed that university student as a client; how do you plan to expand your business?"
Su Yuan confidently said:
"If the wine is good, it doesn’t matter if the alley is deep. Huang Sheng’s cousin is essentially a live advertisement. I don’t believe those around him won’t be curious upon noticing his changes."
"I reckon it won’t be long before someone reaches out to me through Huang Sheng’s cousin."
Seeing that Su Yuan had everything figured out, Yin Qiyue didn’t ask further.
She continued following them around as they worked.
A rare weekend swiftly passed by in productive work.
The next day, Yin Qiyue returned to her own school for classes, and Su Yuan had already arranged to meet her after school for a live broadcast in the Taihua High School cafeteria.
