Seemingly sensing the whispers and strange glances from the surrounding cultivators of the Void Black Market, the faces of Chen Fang and several others from the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion showed displeasure.
He frowned slightly.
Chen Fang looked at Li Qi.
"Your Excellency, you've said so much, but what you're doing is still counterfeiting and selling my Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion's pills, isn't it? You are infringing upon the interests of my Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qi's expression remained unchanged.
"So what if I have? Didn't I say I despise you people who monopolize pills and sell them at exorbitant prices the most!"
"If you people didn't sell these pills at sky-high prices, how would I have ended up counterfeiting them."
After saying this, Li Qi paused and glanced at the Void Black Market cultivators who were eavesdropping.
"Coincidentally, there are quite a few fellow Daoists present. As a cultivator of the Dao Integration stage from the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion, you must know some things. Then I would like to ask you, what is the cost of your Dao Integration Pill, which sells for eight million spirit stones each!"
Li Qi's voice echoed throughout the void, unreservedly reaching everyone's ears.
The cultivators of the Void Black Market, upon hearing this, couldn't help but have their eyes flicker.
Indeed, many of them had purchased the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion's overpriced pills, but few of them truly knew about the cost of the pills.
After all, they couldn't do what Li Qi did, possessing a cheat that could analyze things quickly.
Especially with four times the speed of analysis from three Natal Spirit Puppets and his main body.
The group of cultivators from the Void Black Market also turned their gaze towards Chen Fang and his companions.
They seemed to want Chen Fang and the other Dao Integration stage cultivators from the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion to provide an answer.
Chen Fang's face instantly turned ugly at Li Qi's question.
Given his status, how could he not know the cost of the Dao Integration Pill? Even with the alchemist's fees included, the cost of each Dao Integration Pill did not exceed four hundred thousand spirit stones.
As for why a pill with a cost of four hundred thousand spirit stones was sold for eight million, Li Qi was indeed right about this.
They were indeed monopolizing. After all, besides their Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion, no one else sold Dao Integration Pills here. If they didn't monopolize and raise prices, would they truly sell them cheaply?
After all, in such a void black market, there were no anti-monopoly laws.
However, they never expected that the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion's branches in other void black markets would be fine.
It was only at this particular branch of the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion that Li Qi, this freak selling cheap pills, appeared.
The Dao Integration Pills had similar effects, but the price was a full two million spirit stones cheaper.
"Hmph, this is a secret of my Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion, how can it be divulged?"
But Chen Fang's words, when heard by the surrounding Void Black Market cultivators, clearly indicated a problem.
If the cost of the pills was truly extremely high, and the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion wasn't making much profit, why wouldn't they say so?
Li Qi's voice, laced with a hint of sarcasm, then rang out.
"A secret? Do the fellow Daoists present believe that?"
Chen Fang remained silent, but his expression grew even more somber.
And at this moment, Li Qi's next words made Chen Fang and his companions' faces even more unsightly.
"Don't worry, to ensure that fellow Daoists can all consume cheap pills, this Dao Integration Pill is just the beginning. In the future, I will decipher more pills from your Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion."
"I want to let all fellow Daoists in the entire Void Black Market consume cheap pills and reliable pills!"
After saying this, Li Qi's gaze turned to the cultivators from the Void Black Market.
He saw that under his words, the expressions of these Void Black Market cultivators changed, and a glint appeared in their eyes.
Seeing this, Li Qi's face broke into a slight smile.
It seemed that his purpose for appearing this time had been achieved.
In fact, he had long been unsatisfied with the profits earned from selling only Dao Integration Pills.
Now, he had the opportunity to introduce other counterfeit pills under the guise of letting people consume cheap and reliable pills.
With a thought, Li Qi decided not to linger any longer. He grabbed the first Natal Spirit Puppet beside him and, with a flash of his figure, intended to leave.
Chen Fang and the others saw this, a murderous intent reappeared in their eyes, as if they wanted to make a move.
But the next moment, they were once again reminded of the terrifying pressure they had felt during their first direct confrontation with Li Qi.
For some reason, they always felt that if they truly made a move to detain Li Qi now.
Perhaps, in the end, it would be them who died.
And while they were hesitating, Li Qi's figure had already vanished from their sight.
The scene fell silent, leaving only Chen Fang and the others staring at each other.
After a long while, the surrounding Void Black Market cultivators, seemingly understanding that there was nothing more to see, dispersed.
...
In the Earth Void Realm, Li Qi had returned with the first Natal Spirit Puppet.
This outing had resulted in the loss of two Natal Spirit Puppets, but fortunately, they could be regenerated in two years.
"Do I still need to continue selling Dao Integration Pills?"
Suddenly, the first Natal Spirit Puppet asked Li Qi.
"No need. The Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion's strength is not just this. Last time, two cultivators of the Dao Integration third stage were dispatched to hunt me, and this time there were four.
"With my appearance this time, the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion will probably find even stronger individuals. We need to lie low for a while."
Of course, it wasn't just about lying low.
Besides the common pills in the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion, there were many other overpriced monopoly pills.
Li Qi had been busy arranging for his Natal Spirit Puppets to sell Dao Integration Pills previously, so he hadn't had time to analyze those expensive pills.
Now, during this period of lying low, he would let the Heavenly Dao Will of the Earth Void Realm digest the consumed Heavenly Dao Will and also analyze other overpriced pills.
Also, he had earned so many spirit stones, he couldn't just let them sit idle. His own strength needed to be improved slightly.
After all, with strong practical strength, everything else would be easier to handle.
Li Qi hadn't analyzed those pills yet, but based on the profit margin of the Dao Integration Pill.
The selling price of those pills was likely at least tens of times their cost.
Thus, he fed the Heavenly Dao Will in his hand to the Heavenly Dao of the Earth Void Realm again.
Li Qi then first dispelled the first Natal Spirit Puppet, had it change its appearance, and then sent it to the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion to purchase a variety of overpriced pills.
Meanwhile, the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion was plunged into confusion.
When Chen Fang and the others returned and recounted everything Li Qi had said, the steward of the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion, Huang Hao, felt a splitting headache, finding the situation extremely difficult to handle.
He even dispatched more powerful experts from headquarters, waiting for Li Qi to appear so they could capture him in one fell swoop.
However, for a long time afterward.
Li Qi, or rather, the fake pill vendor, the first Natal Spirit Puppet, had completely disappeared.
The Void Black Market cultivators who had received the news that day, expecting to soon consume cheap pills, also waited for a long time.
But after some time, they also found that the first Natal Spirit Puppet had completely disappeared, and there was nowhere to buy counterfeit Dao Integration Pills.
What they didn't know was that in the Heavenly Dao space of the Earth Void Realm.
At this moment, one overpriced pill after another from the Azure Flame Medicine Pavilion was being analyzed by Li Qi.
Even some pills that required medicinal ingredients from the upper realm to refine were being replaced by Li Qi, who was proficient in pharmacology, with ingredients that could be found in the lower realm.
And the effect of these counterfeit pills was not much worse than the originals.
After all these pills were analyzed.
Time flew by, and more than twenty years passed.
On a certain day, over twenty years later.
As the last type of pill was completely deciphered by Li Qi.
Li Qi, who was meditating in the Heavenly Dao space, slowly opened his eyes.
Beside him, three Natal Spirit Puppets stood quietly.
Li Qi's voice slowly sounded.
"Alright, we can continue."
The three Natal Spirit Puppets nodded slightly, and with a flash of their figures, they had already disappeared from the Earth Void Realm.