Chen Nan had only taken one Body Tempering Pill.
Based on his alchemy experience in the mortal world, the pills he refined should not have any significant errors.
Wang Yunchuan said, "You previously mentioned a ten percent increase, but after I took it, I experienced a twenty percent increase. Your earlier estimate of ten percent was far too conservative."
Chen Nan's worries melted away.
He had thought that his refined pills might not even achieve a ten percent increase.
"Since the pills refined by fellow Daoist Chen are so effective, let's double the price. One hundred thousand taels of silver per pill." Wang Yunchuan said, turning to a shop assistant at the counter, "Go fetch a hundred thousand taels of silver notes."
"Yes!"
Wang Yunchuan then looked at Chen Nan, "Fellow Daoist Chen, how many Body Tempering Pills do you have left?"
Chen Nan took out another glass bottle containing five Body Tempering Pills. "This is all I have on me at the moment."
Wang Yunchuan's eyes lit up. "Then, according to our prior agreement, one hundred thousand taels of silver notes per pill?"
"Agreed."
Chen Nan readily accepted Wang Yunchuan's offer.
The price was much higher than he had anticipated.
Wang Yunchuan instructed the young man retrieving silver notes from the counter, "Fetch another five hundred thousand taels of silver notes."
Soon,
Six hundred thousand taels of silver notes were brought over.
Earning so much money at once,
Even Chen Nan felt a slight thrill.
He put away the silver notes and asked, "Steward Wang, can you give me a preliminary estimate for the price of the Ashen Flower?"
Wang Yunchuan replied, "Fresh Ashen Flowers are priced around five hundred thousand taels of silver. Each plant yields six Ashen Flowers."
Six Ashen Flowers represented the six cycles of reincarnation.
Chen Nan nodded slightly. "In that case, please trouble Steward Wang to investigate the whereabouts of the Ashen Flower."
Wang Yunchuan assured him, "Fellow Daoist Chen, rest assured, since you have requested it, our Qingyun Tower will certainly help you find fresh Ashen Flowers."
"Please leave me an address. I will have someone deliver them to your manor in three days."
Chen Nan inquired with curiosity, "You can find fresh Ashen Flowers within three days?"
Wang Yunchuan smiled. "As long as it exists in the Underworld and you can name it, generally, our Qingyun Tower can find it for our clients within three days."
Chen Nan's heart was stirred.
No wonder Yuan Zun had previously told him to go to Qingyun Tower if he needed anything.
It seemed Qingyun Tower had an extraordinary background.
"No need to leave an address. I will come to collect the goods in three days." Chen Nan said, rising, cupped his hands towards Wang Yunchuan, and turned to leave Qingyun Tower.
The reason he wore a mask and a cloak was to conceal his identity.
Even though he had become a cultivator at the first level of the Yin Collection Realm,
He was still at the very bottom of the cultivation hierarchy.
If he were to attract unwanted attention,
He would be no match for his adversaries.
Therefore,
He had to act with discretion.
And he also had to guard against being followed.
Just as Chen Nan stepped out of Qingyun Tower,
A stunningly beautiful figure approached him.
Despite wearing a simple white dress,
And a white hair tie,
She exuded an air of refreshing elegance and purity.
Especially her cold countenance,
Which evoked a strong desire to possess her.
Making one wish to subdue her completely.
And not be so aloof.
Of course,
This person was none other than
Chen Nan's ex-wife, Leng Qingmei.
Perhaps sensing Chen Nan's gaze, Leng Qingmei looked over. A hint of a polite smile appeared on her expressionless face, acknowledging his presence.
She was not an extrovert.
She would not offer a pleasant expression to strangers.
However, she noticed the man wearing a golden mask and a cloak who had just emerged from Qingyun Tower.
Evidently,
The other party was a cultivator.
Therefore,
It was necessary to offer a greeting to a fellow cultivator.
"Don't act familiar with me, I don't know you," Chen Nan's low voice emerged, and he disappeared into the night.
He had lived in the Leng family for over a year.
Leng Qingmei had never even glanced at him properly.
Let alone offered a smile.
Yet now,
She offered a smile to a stranger.
This was truly a great irony!
He lowered his head and murmured, "Brother, be patient and wait. One day, I will win over Leng Qingmei and fulfill your dream."
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Watching Chen Nan's receding back,
Leng Qingmei's mind was filled with a series of question marks.
Is this old man crazy?
She offered a polite greeting, and why did he insult her?
Then she frowned, "The way that person walks, why does it bear some resemblance?"
Although she could not see the old man's face,
She had a premonition,
As if she had met him before.
She did not ponder it further and turned to enter Qingyun Tower.
Upon seeing Wang Yunchuan, she immediately stepped forward and bowed, "Junior Leng Qingmei pays her respects to Senior Wang. Have you received anything good today?"
She was a regular patron of Qingyun Tower,
Visiting frequently.
She was quite familiar with Wang Yunchuan.
Wang Yunchuan chuckled, "Thanks to Miss Leng's good fortune, I have just acquired five Body Tempering Pills."
"Body Tempering Pills?" Leng Qingmei asked with great curiosity.
Wang Yunchuan picked up the glass bottle he held, his face beaming with a treasure-like smile. "Don't underestimate this little thing. Although it cannot improve one's cultivation realm, it can enhance the strength of the physical body."
"It can increase strength and speed by twenty percent."
Leng Qingmei's eyes widened with joy, "Does it truly have such miraculous effects?"
Wang Yunchuan replied, "Naturally. I have already taken one myself."
"Senior Wang, what is the price of the Body Tempering Pills you have?" Leng Qingmei had already reached the peak of the ninth level of the Yin Collection Realm, and had been trapped at this level for two years.
She urgently needed to break through, which was why she came to Qingyun Tower to try her luck.
Although Wang Yunchuan said Body Tempering Pills could not improve one's cultivation realm,
She did not entirely agree.
Because she had reached a bottleneck, and with good luck, a simple potion might help her break through the obstruction.
Moreover, Wang Yunchuan mentioned that Body Tempering Pills could increase her attributes by twenty percent.
Wang Yunchuan smiled, "One Body Tempering Pill costs one hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver."
"This price is not cheap." Nevertheless, Leng Qingmei produced one hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver notes and said, "Then I will purchase one to test its effects."
"Go, pack one for Miss Leng." Having made an additional fifty thousand taels of silver in profit, Wang Yunchuan was in good spirits.
A moment later,
A Body Tempering Pill was handed to Leng Qingmei. She politely said, "Senior Wang, please continue your work. Junior will take her leave." She then took three steps back.
A staff member looked at Wang Yunchuan with confusion, "Steward Wang, after you took the Body Tempering Pill, why did you say it could achieve a twenty percent increase?"
"You could have stated it was only a ten percent increase. In that case, you wouldn't have had to pay Chen Bei one hundred thousand taels per pill."
Wang Yunchuan shook his head. "I would have liked to earn more silver for Qingyun Tower, but why do you think the other party only stated a ten percent increase?"
The staff member was perplexed.
Wang Yunchuan's gaze was solemn. "The other party deliberately stated only a ten percent increase. His intention in saying this was to test if we were sincere in doing business with him."
"If we knew that the Body Tempering Pill increased strength, speed, and agility by twenty percent, but chose not to reveal it, do you think we could still cooperate with him?"
"Inadvertently offending an alchemist, that is a transgression neither you nor I can bear."