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Chapter 22 The pros and cons of elixirs

Biling Dantang is a shop opened by Lu Daocheng in Tianhuang City. Although the storefront is not big, it is well arranged and filled with the fragrance of herbs.

Inside the alchemy hall, there are all kinds of medicine cabinets, and in each cabinet are neatly placed various kinds of elixirs, ranging from "vitamin pills" for restoring physical strength to "spiritual essence pills" for improving cultivation.

His Bilingdantang is the first choice shop for many warriors when they are injured or need to improve their skills.

Lu Daocheng held the Mo Soul Contract Pill in his arms. It felt like he was holding a breathing treasure, and it was very hot.

The value of this kind of elixir is not comparable to those ordinary "Yuanqi Pills" and "Lingyuan Pills". It is a treasure that can control the mind and soul of monsters!
"No, this pill cannot be sold in the store. We have to find a good place to sell it for a good price."

Lu Daocheng muttered to himself, his cloudy old eyes rolling around as if he was thinking about something.

It's fine to sell the ordinary pills in the store to ordinary rough men, but this Mohun Contract Pill has to be sold to someone who knows the value of it.

After much thought, Lu Daocheng decided to go to Fanlou.

Today, Fanlou has become the most famous den of vengeance outside Tianhuang City, bar none.

This place is home to dignitaries, wealthy businessmen, and family members from all over the city and even outside the city...

Of course, there are also those desperate criminals who want to get rich overnight.

However, these people were dealt with quietly. Even those sent by the City Lord’s Mansion were recognized by Jiu Xuannv and others at the first time. The reason why they were not captured at the first time was that the other party did not show any hostility, otherwise a few more corpses would have to be dealt with.

The first time he entered Fanlou, Lu Daocheng was attracted by the luxurious decoration and novel things inside, but he did not forget his business.

"Sir, this is your first time in Fanlou, right? Do you need me to show you the way?" said a pretty maid dressed in green.

Lu Daocheng's old face turned red, he coughed lightly, and pretended to be calm and said: "Ahem, I am Lu Daocheng, this is my first time here, I wonder if I can ask the young lady to introduce me to you, I have a good elixir here, I want to send it to you for auction."

"Oh, it's Master Lu!"

The maid's eyes flickered as she said, "In that case, please follow me. We at Fanlou will definitely give you a satisfactory price."

After saying that, she led Lu Daocheng upstairs.

After going up to the tenth floor and passing through a long corridor covered with soft red carpet, the two stopped outside an elegantly decorated room.

The door is made of fine rosewood and is carved with lifelike floral and bird patterns. It has an antique feel and is obviously worth a lot of money.

The maid knocked on the door gently, "Miss Xueyao, a customer wants to send a medicinal pill."

"Come in." A cool and pleasant female voice came from the room, like pearls falling on a plate, crisp and pleasant.

The maid pushed open the door, motioned for Lu Daocheng to go in, and she herself tactfully stood guard outside the door.

Lu Daocheng walked into the room and saw a woman in a lavender dress sitting by the window with her back to him.

Her long black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, covering half of her face. Only her fair skin and exquisite figure could be vaguely seen. It was Xue Yao.

"Hello, my name is Xueyao, and I'm the manager of the auction. What kind of elixir would you like to auction?"

Xueyao slowly turned around, revealing a stunning face, her eyes sparkling, as if she could see through people's hearts. Lu Daocheng was stunned for a moment, are all the women in Fanlou so beautiful?
As an old man over fifty years old, he could not afford the favor of such a beautiful woman, so he quickly lowered his head, took out an exquisite jade box from his arms, and handed it over respectfully.

"Miss Xueyao, I am Lu Daocheng. This is a fifth-grade top-level elixir called the Ink Soul Contract Pill. As long as a drop of the holder's blood is blended into the elixir and then given to a demon beast whose realm is no higher than the Saint level, it will be able to control the demon beast's mind and soul, connecting it to its own bloodline and driving it for life."

"Oh? There is such a magical elixir?" Xue Yao took the jade box and stroked the surface of the jade box with her slender jade fingers. A hint of surprise flashed in her beautiful eyes, and then she regained her calm.

She opened the jade box and saw a black pill lying quietly inside, emitting a peculiar fragrance. This fragrance was not as refreshing as that of other pills, but instead had a faint smell of blood.

"This elixir took me several years of hard work to research. It is definitely a rare treasure in the world."

Seeing that Xue Yao seemed very interested in the Mo Soul Contract Pill, Lu Daocheng immediately started bragging about it, praising it to the skies, as if this pill was some kind of miraculous elixir that could bring the dead back to life.

Xueyao smiled slightly but did not respond.

When doing business, what matters is mutual consent.

“The elixir refined by Master Lu is naturally extraordinary.”

Xue Yao's beautiful eyes moved as she said with some flattery: "Although this elixir is good, it has a limitation, that is, it is useless above the Saint level. Even a Venerable level monster beast would not take the initiative to take this kind of elixir, so the price..."

She paused deliberately and observed Lu Daocheng's expression.

Hearing this, the excited Lu Daocheng immediately calmed down. He understood that Xue Yao was right. Even an emperor-level monster would not surrender and take this kind of pill on its own initiative.

If there were a powerful person who could capture the noble and emperor-level monsters and force them to take this kind of elixir, it would be possible, but with such strength, there is no need to resort to such means.

Moreover, some of the medicinal ingredients used in the pills he refined were difficult to find and could not be sold in large quantities.

Lu Daocheng stroked his beard and couldn't help but sigh, "Miss Xueyao is right, I didn't think it through."

He had already figured it out in his mind that although the Mo Soul Contract Pill was a treasure, its scope of application was narrow, and it was hard to say what price it could be sold for.

Xue Yao saw that he looked troubled and smiled softly, "Master Lu, don't be discouraged. I have my own way to maximize the value of this pill."

"Then it all depends on Miss Xueyao."

Lu Daocheng said with a smile, but he was somewhat nervous in his heart. After all, it took him several years to refine this kind of medicine. If he couldn't sell it at a good price, all his efforts would be in vain.

Not only that, having wasted these few years, his hope of breaking through to become a sixth-grade alchemist is even slimmer.

"Master Lu, don't worry. I, Fan Lou, will do my best."

Xue Yao said, picking up a golden card from the table and handed it over, "This is the VIP card for tonight's auction. Master Lu can use this card to enter the auction venue."

Lu Daocheng took the card, then left Fanlou with many thanks.

After seeing Lu Daocheng off, Xue Yao instructed the maid to prepare the list of items for tonight's auction, and she planned to deliver it to Shen Qiu personally.

(End of this chapter)