Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

This could be considered a win-win situation, killing three birds with one stone!

That said, he couldn’t rush things, like immediately putting Foundation Building Pills on the market.

Unless he had successful crops or found a source of Spiritual Energy, the Ten-Ingredient Great Tonifying Pills would be his main product for a long time, intended for the hundreds of billions of people in the Blue Star Federation to use in popularizing the Martial Path and for overall cultivation.

To achieve this goal, entering the pharmaceutical industry and establishing a pharmaceutical company was essential; otherwise, who knows until what year and month he would have to continue refining and selling bit by bit?

But starting a company required capital, and the money from the Chen Family couldn’t be brought to light, or else it would break the benevolent and peaceful image he had set up.

So…

Xu Yang strolled around and finally stopped at a secluded stall. He picked up a medicinal herb that looked like Lingzhi but had a charred exterior and asked, “How much?”

“Young brother, what an eye you’ve got!”

The drowsy stall owner glanced at him, lazily waving a fan and said, “This is genuinely wild Ganoderma, and although it was unfortunately caught in a fire, it’s still decades old. Eighty thousand…”

“Bang!”

Before he could finish speaking, a bundle of heavy banknotes flew straight into his arms.

“…”

The stall owner was stunned, his face full of disbelief.

What’s going on?

He had only intended to bluff and sell off this unprofitable stock, but the other party hadn’t played by normal rules at all, not even haggling and just throwing the money at him.

Could it be… he had misjudged?

The stall owner shivered with realization and sat upright, “Eighty thousand is less than the cost, at least it should be…”

He was cut off as he met the other man’s gaze, and was instantly soul-shaken, “Eighty thousand, deal!”

Watching the dispirited stall owner, Xu Yang smiled, picked up the Ganoderma, and turned to leave.

“Wait!”

However, he didn’t get far before he heard a hurried call from behind him.

“Hmm!?”

Xu Yang frowned, turned back, and saw a young man and woman hurrying over.

The two intercepted him, and upon seeing the bag of herbs he was holding, the man said straightforwardly, “One hundred thousand, for that Lingzhi. I’ll add one hundred thousand to buy it from you.”

Xu Yang looked at him, shook his head, and turned to walk away.

Seeing this, the man became even more anxious and hurried in front of him, “Two hundred thousand, let’s talk it over!”

Xu Yang glanced at him, and instead of leaving, he uttered a number, “Three million!”

“What?”

Hearing this, the man was shocked, and it took a moment for him to react, “Three million?”

Xu Yang nodded, “That’s right, three million!”

“Are you kidding me?”

The man widened his eyes in disbelief, “It’s just a herb that you bought for eighty thousand, now you want three million?”

As soon as he said this, it drew the attention of everyone around, and they looked on curiously.

“Wow!”

“This is getting interesting!”

“Three million, he’s daring!”

“Could it be he found something valuable?”

“Really? In this place full of old cunning merchants, I’ve never seen anyone find a loophole here in years.”

The onlookers discussed amongst themselves.

Xu Yang, unconcerned, simply stated, “Fire Jade Ganoderma, a hundred-year medicine, capable of self-ignition without fire, contains a leaf of fire jade gold Ganoderma within, supremely Yang and rigid, can dissolve all kinds of cold poison, three million is quite reasonable!”

“You…!”

With that, the man was momentarily speechless, staring at Xu Yang with surprise and uncertainty.

Was this a fellow expert?

No wonder he was able to pick up the Fire Jade Ganoderma.

But three million…

“Three million is reasonable!”

While the man’s thoughts lingered unsettled, the woman beside him spoke, “How would you like to trade?”

Xu Yang chuckled, “Any kind of transaction will do.”

“Alright!”

The woman nodded, matter-of-factly saying, “Please follow me.”

Hearing this, Xu Yang didn’t hesitate and simply followed her.

Leaving behind the crowd, looking at each other in bewilderment.

“This…”

“Is it for real?”

“That acting was a bit too much.”

“They aren’t staging a scene to fish for a big catch, are they?”

“Fire Jade Ganoderma for three million? Are you writing a novel?”

The crowd discussed for a while, shaking their heads and dispersing, turning the event into idle after-dinner conversation.

Elsewhere, Xu Yang left the medicinal market with the two individuals and took a car to…

The Jiangnan Residential District!

As a renowned villa district in Longhai, it was now filled with a tense atmosphere, numerous security guards patrolling, people hurrying back and forth.

Xu Yang glanced around, and the woman sitting in the backseat with him spoke, “Something happened yesterday; don’t be nervous. By the way, I haven’t introduced myself yet. My name is Luo Yun, and this is my cousin Luo Hao. May I ask your name?”

Xu Yang smiled and gave his name, “Qianjin.”

“So it’s Mr. Qian.”

Luo Yun nodded, “To be honest, we need the Fire Jade Ganoderma to treat an elderly family member. Please excuse our rudeness earlier.”

“To treat an illness?”

Xu Yang smiled and inquired, “What illness?”

“This…”

Luo Yun hesitated for a moment, “It’s a strange kind of cold poison, which, it’s said, can only be cured by Fire Jade Ganoderma.”

“Is that so?”

Hearing this, Xu Yang remained silent and closed his eyes to wait.

Luo Yun observed him, adding to the mystery, but could not inquire further and was forced to suppress her curiosity.

In such a manner, after a short while, the car stopped in front of a manor villa.

“Please!”

Luo Yun led him into the estate, where in the center lay an old man resting on a lounge chair, seemingly asleep.

“Grandfather!”

Luo Yun approached and called out softly.

The old man opened his eyes, showing a sharp but somewhat weak gaze, “You’re back?”

“Yes!”

Luo Yun nodded vigorously and said solemnly, “We’ve found the Fire Jade Ganoderma. We’ll get Doctor Zhang right over to give you the medicine.”

“Oh!”

Upon hearing this, the old man’s spirit visibly lifted, and he sat up, “Where is it?”

Without a word, Luo Yun turned and looked toward Xu Yang.

Xu Yang observed the old man and shook his head, “This Fire Jade Ganoderma is only a hundred years old. The cold poison has seeped into your bones and accumulated deeply. Using this ganoderma to treat symptoms is not curing the root, and at best can only extend your life by a few years.”

“Hm!?”

The old man’s gaze suddenly sharpened at these words, piercing like needles, as if trying to see through him.

Xu Yang’s expression remained unchanged, continuing, “I have a method that can remove the cold poison, treating both the symptoms and the root cause.”

“…”

The old man watched him with a cold gaze, remaining silent for a long time before calming down and showing a kind smile, “Young man, you’re so confident. I wonder which sect you come from?”

However, Xu Yang did not respond to this at all, simply asking, “Do you want treatment?”

“…”

This attitude left the old man in silent contemplation, unsure how to probe further.

Xu Yang did not wait for a response and turned to Luo Yun, “To treat the symptoms and not the root cause, Fire Jade Ganoderma for three million. To treat both symptoms and root cause, complete cure after three courses of treatment, goods and labor combined at ten million, with after-sales guarantee and a lifetime warranty. Choose one.”

Luo Yun: “…”

Although she had a premonition that Xu Yang’s medical skill was extraordinary, she hadn’t expected him to be so direct and to ask for such an astonishing fee.

Ten million?

What kind of joke is that?

With a furrowed brow, Luo Yun found herself at a loss for words and could only look to the old man.

“…”

After a long silence, the old man looked back at Xu Yang, “Young man, how sure are you?”

“One hundred percent!”

“…”

“How can you prove it?”

In the face of the old man’s cautious stance, Xu Yang did not say more and moved forward, activating the Martial Scripture Life Scroll Method.

He channeled energy through the air, without touching, and yet a pure yang force infused the old man’s body, changing his complexion and relaxing his discomfort.

“This is…!”

Before the exclamation could finish, Xu Yang withdrew his hand, the sense of warmth around him dissipating, and the cold poison’s frost binding re-emerged.

The old man’s face changed, and he quickly mustered his Gang Qi to resist the encroaching cold poison, then turned to Xu Yang, “Young brother… Divine Doctor, do you truly have a way?”

Xu Yang smiled, “Ten million!”

…

At dusk, Luo Family Patriarch, Luo Zhen, whose complexion had regained color and even showed hints of a red glow, led more than thirty members of the Luo Family, both old and young, to personally see Xu Yang out of the estate.

“Divine Doctor Qian, won’t you stay for dinner?”

“Such medical skill, such expertise, old man here has been in the Martial World for decades and have never seen such before.”

Facing Luo Zhen’s enthusiasm, Xu Yang’s expression remained the same, “Your cold poison needs two more sessions to be completely removed. Return to me after nine days, once your body has recovered. Here is my phone number.”

“Right, right, right!”

Luo Zhen nodded repeatedly, then turned to Luo Yun beside him, “Yun’er, see Divine Doctor Qian out.”

“No need.”

Xu Yang declined, turned, and left, leaving everyone exchanging perplexed glances.

His time wasn’t particularly tight, but he had no interest in getting entangled in these melodramatic city tales.

His reasons for coming were two-fold: first, to establish a reputation and lay the groundwork for the identity of a “Divine Doctor” for the future, and second, to earn some starting capital for his upcoming ventures. Now that the money was in hand, he naturally did not want to waste time with these irrelevant people and was eager to return home and start cultivating his land.

“…”

“…”

“…”

Watching his retreating figure, the members of the Luo Family were somewhat at a loss.

This Divine Doctor Qian seemed to like playing by his own rules.