Chapter 32: Deceived
Less than half an hour later, Li Yucai and Senior Brother Zhao returned to Danding Peak together.
Although spiritual practice is important, one must also strike a balance between relaxation and effort.
After teasing Senior Sister Zhou for a while, I felt much better.
Li Yu rubbed the soft flesh on her waist that had been twisted by her, and also supported Brother Zhao's swaying body.
Senior Brother Zhao had been a disciple for more than ten years and currently had the strength of the fourth level of Qi Refining. However, when he was flying in the air, he flew crookedly. After a lot of effort to stabilize his floating body, he said to Li Yu: "Junior Brother Li, don't worry, I have already told Qianqian to take care of Junior Sister Zhou..."
Li Yu clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Zhao."
Senior Brother Zhao waved his hand and said, "Why thank you? You helped me so much, I should be the one thanking you."
When passing by Feilai Peak, Li Yu asked Senior Brother Zhao to go back first, and he went to the stalls here to see if he could find any good stuff.
Passing by a street stall selling various talismans, Li Yu pointed to a booklet and asked, "How much is this "Talisman Collection"?"
Although alchemy and talisman writing are not the same thing, they have some similarities. By analogy, when he has time in the future, he can also learn how to make talismans, at least he will not be cheated by others.
As an alchemist, Li Yu knew how complicated the art of elixirs was, and he thought the art of talismans must be the same.
He still had some talismans in his hand, some of which were issued by the sect, and some of which were given by Elder Sun. Li Yu also wanted to take a look at what those talismans were. He couldn't just throw them away without thinking when he needed them.
The stall owner sat there and said calmly, "Fifty spirit coins."
"Fifty spirit coins is a bit expensive, how about forty spirit coins?"
"If I say fifty spirit coins, it means fifty spirit coins. No bargaining is allowed."
Li Yu finally spent fifty spirit coins to buy this collection of talismans. He flipped through a few pages and saw several familiar talismans.
When you first join the sect, the talismans given by the sect are some low-level talismans for the Qi Refining period, such as the Fire Rain Talisman, the Ice Talisman, the Vajra Talisman, the Power Talisman, the Wind Talisman, etc. If you encounter danger outside, you can use the talismans to attack, or you can use them to run away.
The power of these first-level talismans is roughly equivalent to the power of spells at the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining, and they can overcome any general danger.
The talisman that Elder Sun gave to Li Yu was different.
The five talismans that Elder Sun gave him, the Flame Explosion Talisman, the Ice Strike Talisman, the Wind Blade Talisman, the Lightning Inducing Talisman, and the Earth Spike Talisman, were all second-level talismans without exception. Their power was equivalent to that of spells in the Foundation Establishment Period, and their market value ranged from several hundred to one thousand spirit coins each , which could be exchanged for several Tongmai Pills if added together.
Li Yu never expected that the old man would be so generous.
However, this kind of talisman is very powerful to Li Yu, but with Elder Sun's cultivation in the late stage of foundation building, it is nothing. Its power is not as strong as his casual attack. It should be a talisman he purchased earlier. The talisman paper is a little yellow and old, and I don't know if it will affect its power.
Not finding anything else of interest, Li Yu was about to go back when he suddenly heard a hawking voice.
"Tongmai Pills are on sale at a low price. Don't miss it if you pass by. Tongmai Pills that cost 1,000 spirit coins each are now only sold for 700 spirit coins..."
When he heard about Tongmai Pill, Li Yu stopped immediately. Tongmai Pill was undoubtedly the pill he needed most, but he had not yet saved up a thousand spirit coins. After buying the collection of talismans, he only had a little over seven hundred spirit coins left.
It was not just Li Yu who needed Tongmai Dan. All the Qi Refining disciples needed it. As soon as the shout was made, an old man was instantly surrounded by the crowd.
"Why is your Tongmai Pill so cheap?"
“It can’t be fake, right?”
Facing the doubts of his disciples, the old man sighed and explained, "I originally spent all my life savings to buy these Tongmai Pills for my grandson. Unfortunately, my grandson died young and had no chance to become an immortal. I can only sell these Tongmai Pills at a low price..."
Tongmai Pills are the most familiar pills to the Qi Refining disciples. After careful identification, they found that those pills were exactly the same as those sold by the sect, but the price was 300 spirit coins lower, which was extremely cost-effective.
"I want one."
"I want one too."
Immediately, several disciples took out their spirit coins to purchase them. Some who had not saved up enough spirit coins or had just spent their spirit coins, although they beat their chests in envy, had no choice but to miss out on this batch of low-priced Tongmai Pills.
Danding Peak.
Li Yu held a pill in his hand, and after observing it for a while, he felt relieved.
The Tongmai Pill that I bought for seven hundred spirit coins is no different from the one that the sect buys for one thousand spirit coins. Both are top-grade pills, and the color, size, pattern, and fragrance of the pill are the same as the genuine Tongmai Pill.
Fortunately, I went to the street stall today, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to get this bargain.
Li Yu confidently put the pill into his mouth, and the pill turned into a warm current, flowing into his throat. At this moment, Li Yu was suddenly startled, realizing that something was wrong. The feeling of Tongmai Pill should be a cool and clear current, but how could this Tongmai Pill be a warm current...
The Qi Gathering Pill is a warm current...
But the price of the Qi Gathering Pill is only half of that of the Tongmai Pill, and one can be bought for five hundred spirit coins.
When Li Yu was thinking about this, the warm current, after traveling around his body, had already opened up a certain acupuncture point on his right foot. Li Yu looked down at the Yinbai acupuncture point on his right foot. Even with his temperament, he couldn't help but curse at this moment: "Fuck, that's a fucking Qi Gathering Pill!"
Yinbai Point - the first acupuncture point of the earth meridian in the human body!
I don’t know what tricks that old guy used to pass off the Qi Gathering Pill as the Tongmai Pill. Even Li Yu was fooled!
Is this something a human would do?
The Qi Gathering Pill is a pill that opens spiritual veins and cannot be taken randomly. With one more spiritual vein, the time required to build the foundation after taking the pill will be doubled. This will make disciples who originally had the hope of building a foundation completely lose the possibility of doing so.
After taking the Qi Gathering Pill, a small amount of filth was extracted from his body. Just as Li Yu could not help cursing, heart-wrenching roars were heard from the other peaks of Kunlun Cave Heaven.
"Qi Gathering Pill, this is a Qi Gathering Pill!"
"Oh, old man, I'm going to kill you!"
"Damn old man, I'm going to tear you into pieces!"
Along with the roars, several figures flew out from each peak, regardless of the filth emanating from their bodies, and rushed towards Feilai Peak with swords in hand. But when they arrived, there was no trace of the old man.
Two people collapsed mentally on the spot, collapsed to the ground, and lost consciousness.
…
Danding Peak.
Li Yu was surrounded by many figures, and everyone looked at him with pity.
The sect is investigating a serious incident of selling fake pills. Some people have already come to Danding Peak, and they also learned that Li Yu was one of the unlucky guys who was deceived.
Senior Brother Zhao patted him on the shoulder and consoled him: "It has already happened. There is no point in regretting it. Junior Brother Li, please accept my condolences..."
Another senior sister touched his hand and comforted him, "Yes, Junior Brother Li, think positively. You already have three spiritual veins to cultivate, so adding one more won't make much difference. Remember this lesson next time. It's better to buy important elixirs in the sect's market. Don't trust those elixirs without any quality assurance..."
Li Yu has actually come to terms with it.
It doesn't matter if it's one more spiritual vein. Just as this senior sister who is taking advantage of him said, he already has three spiritual veins. One more or one less doesn't make much sense. At the rate he makes money, it's nothing more than two more years of making pills.
Moreover, cultivating one more spiritual vein is not entirely a bad thing. It means that his mana is four times that of the disciples of the same level. A Qi Refining Level 3 can fight against a Qi Refining Level 9, and a Qi Refining Level 9 fighting against a Foundation Establishment is not a dream...
He just felt a little ashamed.
As an alchemist, I was deceived by someone using fake pills. How shameful...
Someone was selling fake pills in the sect, and many disciples were deceived, resulting in serious consequences. But when they investigated, they found that there was no such person in Kunlun Sect at all. The old man was most likely a disciple in the sect in disguise.
Some disciples, because of their own unsuccessful cultivation and distorted psychology, may retaliate indiscriminately against other disciples. This kind of thing has happened many times in the history of the sect.
Before gathering Qi, a Qi Gathering Pill can allow a person to embark on the path of cultivating immortals.
After gathering the Qi, a Qi Gathering Pill can also completely sever a person's fate as an immortal.
After this incident, the Discipline Peak of the sect solemnly reminded all disciples that the elixirs needed for cultivation should be purchased in the sect’s market. Don’t be greedy for small profits, otherwise you may suffer a greater loss. Those unlucky guys are examples. I hope that many Kunlun disciples will take this as a warning...
Just as countless disciples of Kunlun Sect were laughing at those people, in Zixiao Peak Market, a middle-aged man walked into a store, threw down a wine gourd, threw a bunch of spirit coins on the counter, and said, "Buy some wine..."
The girl behind the counter said, "Senior, this little bit of spirit wine doesn't require so many spirit coins..."
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Just fill it up. My gourd is a space magic weapon. It can hold any amount of spirit wine..."
After a while, he walked out of the shop carrying the wine gourd, looked in a certain direction, and said with a smile: "This is the good fortune given to you by this old man. As for whether you can grasp it, it depends on you, especially the little fellow with three spiritual veins. He is young, but he has great ambitions..."
