Chapter 123 - 108: Force Conflict, Level 2 Profound Yuan Skill, Level 3 Iron Cloth Shirt

Chapter 123: Chapter 108: Force Conflict, Level 2 Profound Yuan Skill, Level 3 Iron Cloth Shirt

Anyway, the lease was about to expire, and Su Chen was already planning to move. By adopting a new disguise and operating under a different identity, he wouldn’t have to worry about being discovered by the Profound Water Sect.

After dealing with the man in black, Su Chen began to dispose of the body.

"The crooked tree in the backyard lacks nutrients. I’ll have to wrong you a bit."

After a moment of thought, Su Chen formulated a plan. He simply dug a hole and buried the man in black.

Once the grave was dug and the body buried, Su Chen washed up and returned indoors. He then took out a bottle of pills—it was none other than the Profound Essence Pill.

"I didn’t expect this to be the Profound Essence Pill. It actually looks quite nice," he thought.

Su Chen didn’t doubt the man’s words. After all, during his interrogation earlier, he had scraped off a tiny piece for the man to taste. Several hours had passed, and the man had remained alive, which was proof enough that the pill was non-toxic.

Taking out the Profound Essence Pill, he popped it into his mouth and swallowed it with a GULP.

Instantly, a refreshing sensation slid slowly down his throat, passing through his esophagus and into his intestines.

Wherever the medicinal properties went, a cooling wave followed. Even his breaths felt crisp and refreshing, as if he had just eaten a mint.

"It’s a pity there’s only one!"

After consuming it, Su Chen checked his progress and saw it had only advanced by a single unit. He felt left wanting more.

"However, I now have the subsequent Cultivation Technique for the Profound Yuan Technique."

He had the money, and he had the Cultivation Technique Essentials for the second layer of the Profound Yuan Technique. All he lacked were nine more Profound Essence Pills.

It was getting late. Su Chen settled his mind and went to bed.

The next day.

Under the alias of Ding Peng, Su Chen went to a broker and rented a new courtyard house.

Like before, it was a short-term lease for one month. After paying, Su Chen moved his belongings in, then switched back to his original identity, returned to check out of his old place, and retrieved his deposit before finally leaving.

When evening arrived, Su Chen once again donned his "four eyebrows" disguise and left the city for the Black Market.

Returning to the Black Market, he still felt as if a lifetime had passed, and a faint sense of oppression welled up in his heart.

Navigating through the crowd to the usual spot, Su Chen once again spotted the man in gray. At this moment, there weren’t many people at his stall.

The vendor also noticed Su Chen, instinctively straightening his posture. Seeing Su Chen walking toward him, a smile naturally broke out on his face.

"Customer, how many Qi Blood Pills do you need?" the man in gray asked in a hoarse voice. There was a faint hint of excitement in his tone, as if anticipating an early close to his business day.

Su Chen looked down. The sign on the stall hadn’t changed in the slightest; it still exclusively sold Qi Blood Pills.

"How many Qi Blood Pills do you have?" Su Chen asked.

"I only have sixteen this time. If you take them all, just pay me four thousand five hundred taels," the man in gray replied, instantly offering Su Chen a discount of 300 taels.

"I’ll take them all." Su Chen nodded, taking out the silver notes and handing them over. Casually, he asked, "Do you sell Profound Essence Pills here?"

Hearing this, the man in gray paused his movements. He looked at Su Chen with a scrutinizing gaze before shaking his head. "You must be joking, customer. The Profound Essence Pill is exclusive to the Profound Water Sect and has never been sold to outsiders. How could I possibly have any? And even if I did, I wouldn’t dare sell them to you."

Su Chen remained silent, quietly accepting the sixteen Qi Blood Pills before asking, "These Qi Blood Pills are still somewhat insufficient for my needs. Could you bring more each time you visit the Black Market? Or perhaps we could set a fixed time and place to trade?"

Faced with this request, the man in gray remained silent for a moment, but ultimately shook his head and declined Su Chen’s proposal. Su Chen didn’t mind; he was just asking in passing anyway.

Having purchased the Qi Blood Pills, Su Chen sought out the manager of the Black Market. He intended to rent a stall of his own.

"These are all the vacant stalls. The prices vary, mainly depending on the location. The better spots go for one thousand taels, while the worse ones are a few hundred taels."

Having just spent over four thousand taels, which depleted half of his savings, Su Chen budgeted carefully and selected a stall that cost 200 taels.

This stall was located near the end of the street but still saw some foot traffic. He approached the stall and wrote the price on the sign: fifty taels per packet of Blood Boiling Powder. However, he didn’t explicitly write "Blood Boiling Powder." Instead, he wrote a promotional slogan: "Effects comparable to the Blood Strengthening Pill!"

The Blood Strengthening Pill was a type of medicinal pill in Dafeng City used to enhance Qi Blood. Its grade fell somewhere between a true elixir and a medicinal powder, and a single pill cost around seventy taels. Su Chen had previously tested his concoction and found that the efficacy of the Blood Boiling Powder was roughly on par with the Blood Strengthening Pill, which was why he dared to set such a price.

After all, the Blood Strengthening Pill was not some exceptionally precious medicine; almost every pharmacy on the market sold it. If Su Chen had priced the Blood Boiling Powder too high, people probably wouldn’t have even given it a second glance.

Even so, in the beginning, Su Chen’s stall was completely deserted. No one inquired about his goods. Seeing that more than half of the Black Market’s opening time had already passed, Su Chen couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious. "Could it be that I won’t sell a single packet tonight?"

"What kind of medicine is this? Comparable to the Blood Strengthening Pill? Is that true?" Just as Su Chen was preparing to close up shop, a tall man walked over and asked in a lowered voice.

"Naturally, it’s true," Su Chen replied. His face showed absolutely no sign of the panic one might expect from failing to make a single sale. Instead, he appeared remarkably composed.

"Fifty taels a packet... the price is indeed cheaper than the Blood Strengthening Pill. Tell you what, give me five packets. I’ll buy some to try."

The tall man was very straightforward. He quickly paid the money and left.

Seeing that it was about time, Su Chen packed up the remaining Blood Boiling Powder. Tonight’s business barely allowed him to break even; the 200 taels perfectly offset the stall fee, and the extra fifty taels covered the cost of the medicinal ingredients.

Afterward, Su Chen went to the signless shop to inquire about information regarding fusion-type Cultivation Techniques. The clerk took some time before finally giving him an answer. "Customer, purchasing this information will cost a total of 300 taels, but you need to pay a deposit of one hundred taels first."