Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 97 The Master's Wife's Mysterious Elixir Recipe

He will.

Even though he had no idea about the Sword Trial at this moment.

Even though he was surrounded by a sea of ​​women, their fragrance and perfume making him dizzy and disoriented.

But he will.

Inside her boudoir, the petite woman was asking her husband if he wanted to hear her perform some music first.

Turning around, Pei Xia was already lying unconscious on the bed.

He was so tired, even more tired than when he spent half a month crossing the Grey Heron to reach Beishi City. The reason he came to the brothel during the day was because he expected to sleep for a long time.

That is indeed true.

He woke up at dawn, before daybreak outside his window.

As the night wore on, fewer people were still enjoying themselves in the brothel, and with the reduced activity, Huozhi would automatically urge him to get up.

Pei Xia opened his eyes and stretched. His mental state had not yet fully recovered, but this was the most energetic he had been since leaving Beishi City.

On the other side of the bed slept the petite courtesan. Although it was July, her silk skirt couldn't withstand the chill of the early morning, so she still had to get into bed.

As for Pei Xia, since the money has already been paid, she doesn't care whether it's transparent or not.

The man didn't leave immediately. He got up, walked to the table, poured some water from his teacup, and then leaned against the window, gazing at the dimly lit intersection of Junma City.

It's time to start thinking about our future plans.

Speaking of the immediate situation, he remembered that Wang Su had mentioned that they would be staying in Junma City for a few days, which would give them plenty of time to make preparations for what was to come.

For example, buying a horse is a necessity, and he needs to travel across Youzhou, which is a very long journey. If he doesn't consider a spare horse, it would be best to choose a fine steed that can travel a thousand miles, and pair it with a comfortable saddle.

Furthermore, if the hero is to spare Xu Shangxin's life, then he himself needs to get a suitable weapon. It can't be too good, as it will attract attention, nor can it be too bad. A higher-grade item can effectively deter some petty thieves.

It would be best if we could forge a magical artifact of "rare" quality.

In addition, learning from his experience, he should buy a sturdier, more portable wine vessel and some good cigarettes. These would help him mitigate the effects of the misfortune—it's better to treat the symptoms than the root cause than to do nothing.

Pei Xia placed the teacup on the windowsill and sighed deeply at the quiet, deserted street: "I have no money."

Pei Xia waited until dawn, and even after returning to the inn, she still couldn't solve this age-old, unchanging question.

"Pei Xia!"

Someone called him.

Looking up, I saw Wang Su and his apprentice, along with Xu Shangxin and a few others, sitting around a table in the corner of the inn's lobby, eating breakfast.

Pei Xia walked over, picked up the pear to make room for herself, then put her apprentice on her lap, snatched half a pancake from her hand, and took a bite.

After spending more than half a month together, everyone had become quite familiar with each other, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was very harmonious.

Li Tan was peeling an egg with her fingertips when she casually asked, "What have you been doing so early in the morning?"

Pei Xia blinked: "Prostitute..."

Xu Shangxin quickly covered his mouth and replied with an embarrassed smile, "I'm just washing clothes. It's been over a month, and the mountains and forests are difficult to traverse. These clothes I've changed into are all pretty dirty."

Junma City is a large city, and the inn where they stayed allowed them to wash their clothes.

Perhaps to save money, Li Tan had inquired when they left Mengshan and found that they indeed didn't have much money left.

Li Tan nodded seriously: "Where did you wash? I'll go too."

Pei Xia remained silent, glancing sideways at Xu Shangxin.

The older brother's lips twitched: "No, no need, Senior Sister Li, let's... let's go to the clothing store later."

After saying that, she kicked Pei Xia under the table. Pei Xia understood: "Well, that's true. We still have to visit the Lingxiao Sword Sect later. It's only proper for young ladies to change into decent clothes."

Lu Li, nestled in Pei Xia's arms, looked up at him, her chubby cheeks wiggling as she mumbled, "And me?"

"You have work to do. Come with me after you finish eating."

"Huh?" Lu Li chewed on the steamed bun in her mouth, her little face immediately falling down again.

Li Tan, being from a sect, understood the etiquette of visiting someone's home, but he was somewhat worried: "Our travel expenses..."

Pei Xia took a vicious bite of the pancake: "Don't worry, I have a plan."

After breakfast, amidst everyone's puzzled gazes, Pei Xia took Lu Li with her and left the house.

Given Pei Xia's superior martial arts skills, his cultivation level as a fourth-level martial arts master was somewhat overshadowed.

But in reality, his basic skills are very solid, including both the weapon-forging level of the third realm and the alchemy skills of the second realm.

Lu Li was tucked under his arm and carried to the market of Junma City.

The Kyushu Market is mostly divided into two sections, with half of the street dedicated to selling spiritual resources, also known as the Spiritual Object Market.

There's nothing mysterious or strange about it. It's just like any other market, located on the same street. Anyone can go there. The front half of the street sells vegetables, and the back half sells treasures. It's perfectly normal.

Seeing him stop every now and then to select medicinal herbs, Pear quickly realized what he was going to do.

Suspended in mid-air, she rested her chin on her hands and said, "Your approach isn't so wild after all."

Pills are indeed good things, and certain types can even be considered a kind of currency, such as the Fangcun Pill. After all, most cultivators cannot surpass the Opening Mansion Realm, and the need to expand the Qi Mansion is a long-term one.

If one could consistently refine high-quality Fangcun Pills, that would indeed be extremely profitable.

“But you can’t even afford the medicinal herbs right now!” Lu Li ruthlessly exposed this fact. “With the little money we have, we can only refine some qi-replenishing and healing pills at most, which we can’t sell.”

It's not that there's no demand for these elixirs; on the contrary, the demand is huge.

However, the entry barrier is low, and it circulates widely, so you can't make much money. Some shops that specialize in elixirs even use it as a free gift.

Pei Xia remained silent, only looking down as she searched through the market.

He first bought some Cistanche deserticola, then some Morinda officinalis and wolfberry.

Pear frowned deeply: "What kind of pill formula is this? I can't figure it out."

In terms of their shared mastery of the Way of the Plain, they were both taught by the same teacher, so they should know each other well.

Pei Xia whispered to her, "This pill formula was only taught to me by my master's wife. You're still too young."

Lu Li curled her lips: "Nonsense, isn't it always better to start cultivating as early as possible? My master likes me so much, how could she possibly pass on her skills to you and not me?"

Pei Xia had no intention of explaining. After purchasing the medicinal herbs, she took Lu Li back to the inn.

Everyone else was out of the room at the moment. Wang Su had taken his apprentice to visit a friend, while Xu Shangxin and Li Tan had gone shopping for clothes.

Pei Xia closed the door, searched around the room for a while, and finally emptied the teapot on the table. She then disassembled two stool legs and used them as a makeshift alchemy furnace.

"You help me control the fire," Pei Xia instructed, snapping her fingers. A flicker of inner fire appeared in her mind, and a wisp of subtle, restrained red flame slowly floated beneath the teapot.

Lu Li had seen this red flame in the cave where they rested after escaping Nest Mountain; Pei Xia had used it to reforge "Hero, Spare My Life."

With her fifth-level master's perception, besides the pure fire vein power hidden within, she also vaguely sensed something strange and a subtle distortion.

Pear glanced at her master.

He used to avoid the scourge like the plague...

The little girl shrugged, stopped thinking about it, and instead used her fifth-level spiritual power to control the firepower of the teapot and alchemy furnace under Pei Xia's guidance.

(End of this chapter)