Chapter 17: The Price Should be Higher
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
This must be the Dragon Energy's doing! Ye Mo smiled in his mind. The Dragon Energy had performed beyond his expectations. It's stronger than the usual Spiritual Energy, it could heal wounds quicker, and now, it could help refine pills with Pill's Markings on them.
Even though the second-level Spirit Fortifying Pills with markings weren't as strong as the third-level Spirit Establishing Pills, alchemists who could create them were more important than alchemists who could create Spirit Establishing Pills.
Any alchemist could refine a high-level pill by understanding the procedure, but with pills with markings, it required the alchemist to have full control over their Spiritual Energy.
Ye Mo laughed with joy in his heart while Elder Yin's laughter echoed throughout the chamber.
"I'd never thought that I'd be able to create pills with Pill's Markings one day. Looks like I'm now able to show off in front of those geezers at the Alchemist Guild." Elder Yin couldn't hold his excitement and laughed.
"Elder Yin, you might be old, but you still sure are vigorous. Not only can these pills speed up the training process, but they can also strengthen our body," Ye Mo said, flattering Elder Yin again.
"You're damn right about the strengthening body part. I'm going to use these pills to advance myself to a Phase 3 Alchemist at the guild."
Elder Yin kept the pills carefully in his pockets as if they were treasures. He took out 10 normal Spirit Fortifying Pills from his other pocket and gave them to Ye Mo. "Here, take these as your reward. We'll be skipping our afternoon schedule. I have to go to the guild right away."
Elder Yin stopped as he approached the door and said, "I forgive you for not bringing me the Pill Refining Powder. And since you were the one who tended the flames, I'm also overlooking the fact that you stole those Spirit Cultivating Pills from me. But only this once, you understand me?"
"Thank you, Elder Yin! I'll remember not to make any of those mistakes again!" Ye Mo cupped his hand and thanked Elder Yin. Looks like Elder Yin was testing him. And since he was in a good mood, he'd offered Ye Mo 10 Spirit Fortifying Pills and even forgave him for his mistakes.
It was just as the wise once said, "You do something to make someone happy, that person will repay you with 10 times more happiness."
"I wonder what kind of face he will make when he realizes he won't be able to achieve those Pill's Markings next time…"
Ye Mo looked at the pills in his hand, and an idea sprung to his mind. He focused all three Dragon Energies into the 10 Spirit Fortifying Pills. After a few moments, three small dark dragons hovered for a few seconds and then dug themselves into the pills.
A dark light shone in his hand. As the light began to fade, a slight aroma began to drift out from his palm.
"Pill's Aroma!" Ye Mo yelled excitedly as soon as he recognized the smell.
A wise alchemist once said that the Pill's Markings represented the Earth while the Pill's Aroma represented the Heaven. A pill that had both markings and an aroma could fetch a hefty price.
"I wonder how much I could get if I sold these," Ye Mo said.
A Spirit Cultivating Pill costed around one silver piece while a Spirit Fortifying Pill was priced around 10 silver piece. As for a third-level Spirit Establishing Pill, the price would be too high to count.
Ye Mo kept those Spirit Fortifying Pills and went back to his room. He sat down on his bed and wondered if he should try the effects of the Spirit Fortifying Pills with both markings and an aroma.
Ye Mo took one of them, and a faint aroma began to fill his mouth. He could feel the strong and pure energy flow through his throat and into his Energy Center.
Ye Mo started to cultivate his Energy Center, absorbing the Spiritual Energies and combining them with the power of the pill. His Spiritual Energy's concentration and absorption level increased by a few dozen folds while the pill's power flowed throughout his body and into his Mortal Gates, strengthening his body.
"Let's see if I can awaken the fourth channel of Dragon Energy before the pill's effects disappear."
Ye Mo kept diverting his own Spiritual Energy to the Rising Dragon Pillar. With the help of the Spirit Fortifying Pill, his Spiritual Energy surged towards the Dragon Pillar like a tsunami as if the energy was trying to drown the pillar.
And the Rising Dragon Pillar was like a black hole, taking in every last inch of the incoming energies. The fourth Dragon that was lying dormant on the pillar began to glow with dark light as if it was trying to break free from the pillar's captivity.
Ye Mo quickly swallowed four more Spirit Fortifying Pills. The fourth dragon roared. He had finally awakened his fourth Dragon Energy. All four channels of Dragon Energy were circling his Energy Center. Below them laid Ye Mo's own colorless Spiritual Energy. It was as if four dragons were soaring in the sky.
Ye Mo felt like his body was filled with infinite power. The Dragon Energies could shake not only the Earth but also the Heavens.
Ye Mo manipulated all four channels of Dragon Energy into his right arm and punched the air. The air where the punch had landed exploded. But suddenly, Ye Mo's legs burned with pain, and he quickly withdrew his arm.
"Even though the four Dragon Energies have the power of Spirit Cultivating Fourth Realm, the power of eight stones, my body wasn't strong enough to host this power." Ye Mo instantly understood where the pain came from. The Dragon's powers were too much for his body to handle. Only once Ye Mo has reached the Spirit Cultivating Realm would his body have the ability to host its full power.
But Ye Mo was still glad that he was able to awaken the fourth Dragon Energy with the help of the Spirit Fortifying Pill. He could now divert two Dragon Energies into both his mind and right hand, which would boost his reaction speed and attacks to the same level as a Spirit Fortifying Second Realm martial artist.
If Ye Mo could break through the Mortal Gates in both of his legs and awaken another two Dragon energies, he would have the chance to win against a Spirit Fortifying Second Realm martial artist.
"Now that I fully understand the effects of these pills, I can create as many as I want."
Ye Mo took the remaining five pills and left Ye's mansion. Spirit Fortifying Pills with both markings and an aroma were two times stronger than the average Spirit Fortifying Pills. The price on those pills was very high. He could sell the pills in his hand and use the money he gained to buy more average Spirit Fortifying Pills. The cycle would never end as long as he could make more pills of this caliber.
He was already uninterested in refining more pills.
Ye Mo went to the Hundred Treasure Pavilion. One of the staff saw Ye Mo coming in and was stunned for a while before saying, "Aren't you the assistant that crushed Mo Feng's arm last time?"
"That's me. What? You aren't telling me that you won't be doing business with me after what I did, are you?" Ye Mo asked.
"Of course not! Manager Qi has already ordered us to give you some Pill Refining Powder as a gift when you come in," the staff said.
Ye Mo wasn't surprised to hear that. Qi Yin was a businesswoman. It was clear as day that she would want to get on the good side of an assistant who hasn't reached the Spirit Fortifying Realm but has the power to hurt Mo Feng.
"I don't need those powders anymore."
"Little brother, are you angry at me?" Qi Yin said as she walked towards Ye Mo with an innocent face. "You should know that a weak little girl like me wouldn't dare to offend anyone in this city."
"So you aren't afraid of the Mo Clan now?" Ye Mo smiled coldly. It wasn't that Ye Mo had no interest in pretty girls, but Qi Yin was a coquettish woman that he shouldn't get close to.
"You must come from some huge background, or else you wouldn't have the power to defeat someone like Mo Feng. You're just not a simple helper, am I right?" Qi Yin smiled.
"Let's get back to the main topic, shall we? I have five Spirit Fortifying Pills with me. Do you want to buy them?" Ye Mo said. In truth, it was Xiao Yue who took care of the matter between him and Mo Feng.
"Of course we're buying them. Xiao Wu, get a piece of gold for this little brother," Qi Yin ordered the staff. The staff took out a piece of gold from his pocket and gave it to Ye Mo.
The market price for the Spirit Fortifying Pill was 10 silver pieces for one pill. Five pills would normally only fetch Ye Mo 50 silver pieces at most. Qi Yin was obviously trying to get on Ye Mo's good side.
"You're giving me 20 silver pieces for a pill before even taking a look at them. Are you even taking this seriously?"
"Little brother, the market price for the Spirit Fortifying Pill is 10 silver pieces for one pill. The other 50 silver pieces are for what happened the other day," Qi Yin explained while she pulled up her dress a little bit and flaunted one of her attractive, pale white legs.
Ye Mo glanced at her leg, which would make any man drool, and said, "I'm not saying that the price was too high, I'm saying that you might be paying too little."
Ye Mo took out the five Spirit Fortifying Pills from his pockets. There were clear Pill's Markings on them, and the room soon began to fill with the Pill's Aroma.
The pills in Ye Mo's hand quickly caught Qi Yin's attention. Her beautiful face was filled with disbelief.
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone