Chapter 274: Chapter 119: Profound Mastery of Alchemy! The Storm Rises!_4
With Su Changkong’s Qi-Blood Seven Transformation physique, his single arm’s strength was more than ten thousand catties of Divine Power. Yet, when he pressed down hard, the piece of Star Pattern Gold didn’t deform in the slightest.
“Excellent! This quality… it’s definitely Star Pattern Gold!” Su Changkong’s eyes lit up, and the man in the sheep-faced mask hadn’t deceived him; he truly had a way to acquire Star Pattern Gold.
Su Changkong didn’t pay immediately, but took out a small scale he had prepared beforehand and began weighing the gold.
This Star Pattern Gold was priced at 12,000 taels of silver per tael, so naturally, Su Changkong had to prevent the other party from shortchanging him. The man in the bronze mask and the others didn’t stop him and let him weigh it.
After weighing, the total was indeed three jin, neither more nor less.
“Good, here are 360,000 silver notes.”
Once he confirmed that there was no problem with the goods, Su Changkong counted out 36 silver notes from his chest, each with a denomination of 10,000 taels, and paid the man in the sheep-faced mask without hesitation.
The man in the sheep-faced mask also carefully checked the authenticity of the silver notes, and only after confirming they were genuine did he nod to the leader in the bronze mask.
“A pleasure doing business!”
This transaction was successfully completed, and both parties breathed a sigh of relief, with the man in the bronze mask speaking in a tone tinged with laughter.
“The next transaction will be at the same time next month, near Clearstream River.”
After that, the man in the bronze mask set the time and place for their next transaction.
Su Changkong had no objections, and both parties turned and left, going their separate ways.
“This fist-sized piece of Star Pattern Gold costs more than three hundred thousand taels of silver?”
Carrying the chunks of Star Pattern Gold in the wooden box away, Su Changkong was also inwardly amazed; this stuff was too precious!
It was said that Pei Yang, the State Governor of Dafeng State, had forged a set of Battle Armor with several hundred jin of Star Pattern Gold—a luxury that left people dumbstruck!
If possible, Su Changkong also wanted to forge an Alchemy Furnace purely from Star Pattern Gold, as it would not only be useful for making Monster Martial Pills, but also for future alchemy.
However, that would require at least several dozen to a hundred jin of Star Pattern Gold. The cost in money and time was too great; even if the man in the sheep-faced mask and his people could get that much, Su Changkong would have to tirelessly craft Pill Medicine, spending two or three years making enough money, which was a bit too costly in time!
Therefore, it was better to first get a standard Star Patterned Gold Pill Furnace, which would save time and effort. He could aim for a better furnace if an opportunity arose in the future.
After completing his first transaction, Su Changkong returned to the manor he had rented in Dafeng State City with the three jin of Star Pattern Gold and began tirelessly crafting Qi-Blood Pills.
Qi-Blood Pills were difficult to craft; average alchemists making such high-level Pill Medicine often couldn’t break even, but with Su Changkong’s sixth realm Alchemy, he could earn hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a month!
Such intense alchemy left Su Changkong with almost no time to practice martial arts, but it also contributed to the rapid advancement of his alchemy skills.
Su Changkong estimated that by the time he officially started crafting the Monster Martial Pills, his Alchemy might very well break through to the seventh realm. Crafting Monster Martial Pills with seventh realm Alchemy, he believed the chances of success would be even greater! It was like sharpening the axe without delaying the work of cutting wood.
“This time I’ve crafted a hundred more Qi-Blood Pills than last time, a total of 1,000 pills!”
In the blink of an eye, another month had passed. Su Changkong’s mouth curved into a slight smile; his alchemy skills had progressed rapidly, and the success rate of crafting Qi-Blood Pills had significantly improved. With the same amount of ingredients, he crafted a hundred more pills than the previous month—all pure profit!
“I’ll go to the Ghost Market to sell the pills tomorrow.”
Su Changkong stretched himself.
Despite feeling exhausted every day, the sense of progress and the realization of drawing closer to his goals filled Su Changkong with joy!
The next night, it was time for the Ghost Market to open.
On the silent streets of Donglin Ghost Market, bustling with people, the tranquility was suddenly shattered!
“Qi-Blood Pills for sale! Qi-Blood Pills going cheap! Hurry, first come first served!”
A familiar, robust voice echoed throughout the Ghost Market, drawing the attention of everyone present.
On the streets next to the mountain village of the Ghost Market, a towering, burly man seated cross-legged was shouting. In front of him were unremarkable-looking little porcelain bottles, but everyone knew they contained Qi-Blood Pills—something most Martial Artists could only dream of!
Martial Artists who had achieved Body Refinement Great Achievement could advance to the Qi-Blood Realm in a short time with seven or eight Qi-Blood Pills, rather than the way most Martial Artists did, slowly cultivating their Qi and Blood over time!
“It’s the Bull Demon King! He’s back, selling Qi-Blood Pills again?”
“That Bull Demon King is fierce! Last month, some people had their eyes on him, and they all ended up dead!”
Without a doubt, the burly man wearing the bull’s head mask had made a deep impression on the people.
Last month, Su Changkong killed more than a dozen malicious Martial Artists, earning a fierce reputation in the Donglin Ghost Market. With his irritable temperament and the bull’s head mask, people nicknamed him the Bull Demon King!
Soon, someone approached cautiously and asked, “Sir Bull, are these Qi-Blood Pills… still of the same quality as before? And the same price?”
“Correct,” Su Changkong answered briefly.
This immediately excited the man: “Then I’ll buy a bottle!”
Last time, this person had wanted to buy Qi-Blood Pills but didn’t have enough money. He hadn’t expected the Bull Demon King to return with Qi-Blood Pills this month at the same price.
After paying, the man successfully bought a bottle of Qi-Blood Pills from Su Changkong. He opened the bottle and, smelling the fragrance wafting out, could hardly contain his excitement, “This is great… With this bottle of Qi-Blood Pills, I can most likely complete the Qi Blood Metamorphosis and step into the Qi-Blood Realm. Perhaps I can even join the Dafeng Iron Cavalry, get a position, and bring honor to my family!”