"I thought as much, sneaky..."
Old Wang smirked.
Deer Antler Powder was a common aphrodisiac.
Whenever he felt unwell, he would take some to boost his vitality.
Old Wang, despite his age, was quick-witted.
He immediately caught on, "What, do you have Deer Antler Powder?"
The old man's eyes lit up as he sat up from the bed, extending his withered hand with a grin, "Come, let me try the medicine for you."
"Not to brag, but I am most familiar with the properties of Deer Antler Powder, very experienced."
Although Old Wang was so fond of taking advantage, Gao Xian felt disdain in his heart.
However, this old man was the most suitable candidate, and there was no other choice.
"These two Deer Antler Powders, take them and give them a try."
Gao Xian placed the pills in the old man's hand, "If you find the effect good, come find me."
Gao Xian had no interest in the despicable old man and hurriedly left after speaking.
"Selling aphrodisiacs with such arrogance!"
Once Gao Xian left the room, Old Wang spat on the ground.
This young man, relying on his alchemy skills, always had an arrogant attitude, which was unpleasant to look at.
It was all about selling aphrodisiacs in the end, all the same lowly scoundrels, pretending to be something they're not...
Old Wang swallowed the two Deer Antler Powders in one go, chuckling to himself, "I've taken advantage of you for nothing, and you still expect me to buy your medicine, dream on!"
Deer Antler Powder, a low-grade medicine, Old Wang had taken it in large quantities before, so swallowing two pills at once didn't bother him.
Gao Xian's Deer Antler Powder looked a bit better, but it was still just Deer Antler Powder.
Who would spend more money just because it looked good?
Old Wang soon felt warm all over, full of energy, even his mind became clear.
This old man, once energized, couldn't help but think of women.
It wasn't a big deal at first, but once the thought arose, he couldn't resist.
In the past twenty years, Old Wang's cultivation had regressed, his vitality declining gradually, never had he been so vigorous.
Old Wang was surprised and shocked, what kind of potent medicine was this, so domineering!
He hurried to the kitchen and washed his face with cold water, extinguishing the rising heat.
The warm feeling in his body made him feel like he was soaking in a hot spring, comfortable all over.
Although Old Wang was only at the fifth level of Qi cultivation, having lived for over fifty years, he still had some knowledge.
The medicine's power penetrated directly into his kidneys and spread throughout his body.
Most importantly, the medicine was yang without being dry, strengthening the spirit and kidneys, nourishing the foundation.
He immediately realized the uniqueness of these two pills.
Old Wang was somewhat incredulous.
Could a young cultivator at the early stage of Qi cultivation refine such excellent pills?
He decided to test the efficacy of the medicine...
Unaware that the neighboring Old Wang was feeling invigorated, Gao Xian rested at home for half a day before starting to refine pills again.
With experience in refining the Return Qi Pill, he found it easier to refine the Essence Consolidating Pill.
Two days later, the pills were successfully refined.
As usual, he rolled the pills into pellets, yielding over two hundred pills.
Pills had specific standards, usually weighed, with a hundred pills weighing about a catty.
Gao Xian could precisely control the weight of each pill to one-tenth of a liang, or one qian, based on his own feelings.
This was also thanks to the marvelous ability of his Electric Light Solar Dragon Hand.
Calculating, Gao Xian realized that his pill refining skills had greatly improved, allowing him to use medicinal materials more efficiently and produce more pills.
Despite consuming one-third of the medicinal materials originally intended for refining five hundred White Dew Pills, he exchanged them all for Red Blood Pills.
With such a huge gap, he couldn't make up for it no matter how skilled he was, so he had to purchase medicinal materials again.
Gao Xian neatly arranged the pill pellets in a wooden box, planning to deliver the finished pills today.
The value of these pills added up to a considerable sum, which could attract thieves and robbers if word got out.
Just as Gao Xian was thinking about this, he heard a urgent knock on the courtyard gate, sounding somewhat rude.
Gao Xian touched the Damascus steel sword beside him, wondering if this thing could really protect him?
He was afraid that it might not be effective for self-defense and might even provoke the other party's murderous intent, which would be unlucky.
Using talismans was more reliable!
Gao Xian tightly held an Ice Arrow Talisman, one of the three attack talismans he had.
With Lan Jie's assistance, he could almost instantly activate the Ice Arrow Talisman.
The only problem was he wasn't sure how powerful this talisman was.
Before Gao Xian could figure it out, he saw a sneaky old man climbing over the wall.
The man moved lightly and agilely, resembling a large black rat.
Gao Xian didn't see the man's face clearly, but seeing his greasy black robe, he knew it was the neighboring Old Wang.
"Old Wang, what are you doing?"
Gao Xian shouted loudly through the window.
He was a bit afraid of unfamiliar cultivators, but he had no respect for Old Wang, a lecherous and despicable old man whom he found repulsive but not fearful of.
Old Wang approached with a grin, "Little Gao, do you still have Deer Antler Powder?"
After taking two Deer Antler Powders, Old Wang regained his vigor and went on a rampage in the pleasure quarters, enjoying himself for two full days.
When the effects of the medicine wore off, Old Wang turned back into a worm.
After experiencing it for two days, Old Wang realized that Gao Xian's Deer Antler Powder was different from the ordinary ones, its effects were too strong.
Realizing this, Old Wang hurried to find Gao Xian for more medicine.
However, no matter how good the pills were, Old Wang didn't want to pay for them.
He chuckled and said, "Little Gao, I've been praising your medicine everywhere, and some of my friends want to try it too."
"If the effect is good, they will definitely pay."
Gao Xian came out of the room and immediately knew that Old Wang was just trying to take advantage of him.
A Master-level Deer Antler Powder was something that very few people in the world could refine.
Giving Old Wang two pills to try was also a way to open up sales channels.
But there would be no more freebies after that.
Gao Xian said to Old Wang, "One low-grade spirit stone for ten Deer Antler Powders."
Seeing Old Wang about to haggle, Gao Xian shook his finger, "No bargaining."
Old Wang was in a dilemma.
He had risked his life hunting and killing demonic beasts in the mountains, earning only three to five low-grade spirit stones at a time.
He found the price hard to accept.
Old Wang muttered, "Ten Return Qi Pills are sold for one spirit stone, Little Gao, you're selling them too expensively."
"Buy it or leave it."
Seeing through Old Wang's greedy nature, Gao Xian reminded him, "Old Wang, you can also sell them... with your skills, you can easily double your profits."
Old Wang was taken aback, then delighted.
Yes, Gao Xian's Deer Antler Powder was too effective.
Selling it to fellow cultivators would surely be popular.
Doubling the profits was not impossible!
Old Wang found this path to wealth and left in high spirits.
Gao Xian personally saw Old Wang off, still looking forward to Old Wang's success.
Deer Antler Powder was so effective, it would surely sell well.
However, the Flying Horse Pavilion was limited in size, destined to have a small market scale.
Selling medicine in such a place could easily lead to conflicts or attract envy from others.
Letting Old Wang sell the medicine was his own skill.
He was content with earning this money.
Selling two hundred Deer Antler Powders could fetch twenty low-grade spirit stones, enough to make up for the shortfall in medicinal materials.
Just as Gao Xian was about to close the door and return to his room, he heard someone shouting from afar, "Wait."
Looking in the direction of the somewhat hoarse voice, he saw a tall and fit figure approaching quickly.
Gao Xian's heart trembled, as it was none other than the Eastern version of the miraculous Wonder Woman, the owner of the Medicine Shop, Zhu Qiuniang.
Zhu Qiuniang strode up to Gao Xian in a few large steps, grunting at him, "How many pills have you refined?"
"Two hundred Return Qi Pills and two hundred Essence Consolidating Pills, I was just about to deliver them today."
Gao Xian respectfully replied, "I didn't expect the shop owner to come in person."
Zhu Qiuniang, with a grand demeanor, walked straight into the main room with her hands behind her back.
Gao Xian hurriedly went to the medicine room to bring the refined pills.
The red wooden box specially designed to protect and preserve the pills could keep the pills intact and seal their medicinal properties.
Gao Xian opened the box, about to introduce the pills, when Zhu Qiuniang suddenly grabbed his hand.
Although Gao Xian was half a head shorter than Zhu Qiuniang, her grip made him feel as if a big man was holding a little girl, leaving him powerless.
Gao Xian was a bit flustered.
What did this female martial artist want to do?
"Shop owner," Gao Xian said tentatively, trying to understand Zhu Qiuniang's intentions, feeling even more anxious.
Zhu Qiuniang calmly said, "Don't be afraid, Lao Zhu has gone out, I have time to spend with you today..."
(End of this chapter)