He Pingsheng did not immediately enter the merchant association; instead, he continued to browse the stalls outside.
Just as the middle-aged Cultivator had said, even if one obtained a poisonous pill, very few people would take it out.
It had limited use!
Except for some poison Cultivators.
Therefore, He Pingsheng felt that even if he went to the merchant association, he might not be able to gather enough, and it would be best if he could obtain one or two at the stalls.
However, it was regrettable; he spent half an incense stick of time, almost visiting all the stalls, but he did not find any poisonous pills.
There were even stall owners who innocently asked him, "What is a poisonous pill?"
He Pingsheng had no choice but to continue forward and enter the merchant association area.
He looked up and saw a familiar merchant association: Fenghe Estate.
Previously, he had been ordered by Kumu Zhenren to come to Matou Mountain to sell lieyang flower pollen, and the transaction had taken place at this very location.
Let's go in and take a look!
Shopkeeper Liu, sitting behind the counter, glanced at He Pingsheng. He didn't even use his Divine Thought, but based on He Pingsheng's attire, age, and behavior, he had already prejudged He Pingsheng as merely a Disciple at the Qi Refinement Stage. He didn't even stand up, merely greeting him casually, "What can I do for you, esteemed guest?"
He Pingsheng said nothing, his Divine Thought gently extending and sweeping over Shopkeeper Liu.
Foundation Establishment Stage, Fourth Layer.
The crucial point was that when He Pingsheng swept him like that, Shopkeeper Liu seemed not to have noticed.
He Pingsheng was immediately astonished: "No way, no reaction at all?"
Let's try again.
He Pingsheng swept him again to test.
Shopkeeper Liu's face across the counter immediately turned very unpleasant: "Young man, once is enough, what's the meaning of sweeping twice?"
Uh...
He Pingsheng immediately looked embarrassed.
It seemed it wasn't that the other person didn't react, but rather, as a shopkeeper, he was swept so many times every day that he was probably numb to it.
He Pingsheng smiled apologetically and said, "I apologize, Senior Brother, Junior Brother was just curious for a moment; please forgive me!"
Shopkeeper Liu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he hurriedly extended his Divine Thought again, sweeping over He Pingsheng. He was immediately greatly alarmed and said, "Heh... Junior Brother... you, you, you... my apologies, my apologies, so it's a Fellow Daoist at the Foundation Establishment Stage..."
Shopkeeper Liu quickly scrambled to his feet from his seat, cupping his hands and saying, "My apologies, my apologies!"
"What does Junior Brother need?"
The Foundation Establishment Stage, while not considered a very high cultivation, was already enough to earn corresponding respect in the Cultivation World, where ants were everywhere.
"Uh..." He Pingsheng looked around the merchant association and said, "Junior Brother wants some poisonous pills; I wonder if your esteemed merchant association has any?"
"And I need Second Grade poisonous pills!"
"Poisonous pills?" Hearing this, the shopkeeper's body stiffened, and then his sharp gaze once again turned to He Pingsheng, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
In his opinion, those who wanted poisonous pills were all poison Cultivators.
And poison Cultivators were not easy to deal with; they could poison you at the slightest disagreement, and you wouldn't even know how you died.
"My apologies... Junior Brother!" Shopkeeper Liu gave a bitter smile and said, "My humble shop truly doesn't have this item. Forget about Second Grade, we don't even have First Grade!"
"To be honest with you, even if our shop receives this item, it's not easy to sell!"
He Pingsheng asked, "Senior Brother, do you know where I can buy them?"
How dared Shopkeeper Liu offend a poison Cultivator? He quickly said, "Junior Brother, this item is not easy to buy. As far as I know, not only does our shop not have it, but I'm afraid these merchant associations inside probably don't either!"
"As for where it can be bought, I'm not sure either!"
"However, if Junior Brother needs it urgently, you could go to the Black Frontier to take a look!"
"Cultivators enter and exit the Black Frontier all year round; you should be able to buy it there!"
He Pingsheng shook his head!
He wouldn't go to the Black Frontier.
Too far!
And how would he collect them?
He couldn't just squat there and set up a stall, saying he wanted to collect poisonous pills, could he?
"Fellow Daoist!" He Pingsheng cupped his hands and said, "Do you have a service here that allows for Collection , where you can issue a task, and then after a period of time, people will come to submit poisonous pills?"
"This..."
Shopkeeper Liu nodded and said, "There is indeed such a service."
"However, regarding the pricing... I suggest fifty Spirit Stones per pill!"
"Although poisonous pills are considered useless by most Cultivators, they are, after all, items from within a Second Grade Yao Beast, and not all Yao Beasts have them!"
"Therefore, fifty Spirit Stones per pill is more appropriate!"
He Pingsheng nodded: "Okay!"
"How many does Junior Brother need?" Shopkeeper Liu asked again.
He Pingsheng said, "Please help me collect a hundred for now. Oh, and if there are any Third Grade poisonous pills, please also keep them for me!"
"A hundred?" Shopkeeper Liu's mouth dropped open in shock, then he said, "If it's just one, I can waive the service fee, but if it's a hundred, Junior Brother... there's still a service fee involved!"
He Pingsheng nodded: "How much?"
There was no such thing as a free lunch.
It was normal to pay a fee.
Shopkeeper Liu said, "Under normal circumstances, we take ten percent, but since Fellow Daoist needs a large quantity, I can make the decision to only take five percent!"
A hundred poisonous pills would cost five thousand Spirit Stones to collect. Ten percent service fee would be five hundred Spirit Stones, and five percent would be two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones.
He Pingsheng said, "Good, no problem!"
He reached out and took out a Storage Pouch.
This was the lowest grade of Storage Pouch, usually used for appearances.
He Pingsheng poured the contents of the Storage Pouch onto the shopkeeper's table.
At first, Shopkeeper Liu thought He Pingsheng was going to pour out Spirit Stones, but then he was dumbfounded.
Low Grade Magical Artifact Flying Swords, Medium Grade Magical Artifact Flying Swords!
Flying Swords!
Spears!
Sabers!
A large pile of various Magical Artifacts.
All in all, there were more than a dozen items.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss..." Shopkeeper Liu next to him gasped.
Who the hell would carry eight Flying Swords around for no reason?
Even with common sense, it was obvious that these items couldn't belong to this guy. How many Cultivators had this guy killed outside to acquire these items?
Goodness, these poison Cultivators were indeed not to be trifled with.
"Shopkeeper, please help me see how much all these items of mine are worth?" He Pingsheng pointed casually.
"Good, good, good..." The shopkeeper began to sort them out.
Actually, Low Grade Magical Artifacts were not valuable.
All dozen or so Magical Artifacts combined were ultimately only worth a little over two thousand Spirit Stones.
He Pingsheng then made up the remaining amount.
"Alright!" Shopkeeper Liu said, "Please, esteemed sir, take this Tóngxīn Fú (Sympathetic Charm). If the poisonous pills arrive later, I will notify you to come and collect them. Please keep this jade token safe; if you are unable to come, you can also send your Disciples to collect them!"
"Okay!" He Pingsheng accepted a Tóngxīn Fú (Sympathetic Charm) and a jade token.
"Do you need anything else?" The shopkeeper looked at He Pingsheng, his respect growing a few more points.
He Pingsheng said, "I'll go take a look!"
He also wanted to purchase some other items for self-defense.
Hmm... preferably Talismans.
He Pingsheng had always relied on Talismans to escape in his previous battles with others. It would naturally be good if he could buy more Talismans.