Fangxian Heretical Path

Chapter 162 Selling Gu to Fund
"Gu insect?"

Tong Cou looked at the young immortal in front of him with surprise and said, "I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Fang could refine Gu worms and become a Gu Master so quickly. He is indeed a capable person."

Fang Shu cupped his hands and released the goods in his hands: "Is your esteemed establishment interested in purchasing this item?"

"Collect, collect, collect!" Tong Cou quickly replied, and immediately picked up the three Gu worms, examined them one by one, and asked:

"Sleepy bug, follower bug, and breath-holding bug are all common Gu worms at the fourth level of tribulation. They have a wide range of uses, but I wonder how many you have?"

Fang Shu pondered for a moment, then said, "I have refined five of each."

Tong Cou breathed a sigh of relief: "Fifteen in total, thankfully, not too many. I can take charge and collect them for you."

The other party immediately explained: "Of these three types of Gu worms, apart from the Sleepy Gu Worm which can be used frequently and is quite popular, the other two are usually only prepared when hunting demons and beasts or going down the mountain to do missions. If you refine too many, I really don't know what to do with them."

After all, Gu worms are neither pills nor talismans; the former aids cultivation, while the latter is convenient and durable… I hope you understand, fellow Daoist.”

The man's tone was tactful, but Fang Shu immediately understood that he was afraid of buying too much and ending up with unsold inventory.
However, Fang Shu's visit was merely a trial run; he had already anticipated this.

After all, the art of Gu refining is relatively obscure compared to techniques like making pills and talismans. Unless... he can also refine Gu worms that can enhance cultivation, or extremely powerful and rare ones, then it will be much easier for him to sell them.

Inside the shop, Fang Shu cupped his hands in greeting: "Fellow Daoist Tong, please provide a price."

Tong Cou smiled and immediately took out an abacus from his sleeve, starting to count the seconds while muttering to himself:

"The average price of a Four Tribulation Gu Insect is usually three hundred talismans each. The Sleepy Insect sells well, so let's say three hundred and fifty talismans each... That's a total of four thousand seven hundred and fifty talismans. Let's round it up to five thousand talismans, fellow Daoist! Let's make a good connection."

Upon hearing this price, Fang Shu was momentarily stunned, thinking he had misheard.

Fortunately, the next moment, Tong Cou took out stacks of talisman coins from his sleeve and placed them in front of Fang Shu with a clatter.

He quickly took a look and immediately realized that this talisman coin was different from the Qingfu blood coin he was familiar with.

Seeing Fang Shu staring intently at the talisman coins, Tong Cou immediately said, "These are true qi talisman coins made in-house by our Duobao Hall. They are not the loose goods sold on the market. Every single one of them is a good coin. Fellow Daoist, you can check them out."

Without making a sound, Fang Shu immediately reached out and took a stack, weighing it in his hand.

Sure enough, these talisman coins were filled with wisps of true energy, and as he stared intently at their shape, he found them to be familiar.

Upon closer inspection, these bumps were exactly the same as the bumps on the backs of those copper coin toads he had caught when he was fishing for toads in the Gu Hall.

After pondering for a moment, Fang Shu no longer concealed his curiosity and asked directly, "May I ask Fellow Daoist Tong, is the full name of this coin 'Yellow Toad Qi Coin'?"

Tong Cou was stunned for a moment: "Yes, that's the name."

Immediately, the other party smiled in surprise, realizing that Fang Shu in front of him had probably only advanced to the Qi Refining stage half a year ago, and this was his first time visiting Duobao Hall on his own. He probably had no experience with the talisman coins used by Qi Refining immortals, which was why he asked this question.

Not long after.

When Fang Shu walked out of Duobao Hall, he was holding a small booklet in his hand, with the words "General Knowledge" written on the cover.

After only a few glances, Fang Shu memorized the contents of the document.

This booklet was a free gift from Duobaotang. It contained a lot of general knowledge about Qi Refining Immortals, as well as information about the various products sold in the shop.

In addition, the register also contains buying and selling information that changes monthly.

For example, according to the booklet, the ratio of spirit stones in the Lushan area this month is 70 for low-grade and 90 for mid-grade, and even higher.

Clutching the booklet, Fang Shu thought to himself, "The Refining Essence Immortals can bleed to make Blood Money. The Refining Qi Immortals can extract Qi to make Qi Money... This truly shows that each realm has its own method of making money."

He also learned from the booklet that if a fourth-level Qi Refining Immortal did not take on any missions, he would simply refine his true qi each month and then sell it to make money, earning about nine hundred talisman coins per month.

The price to pay is slow, almost stagnant, progress in cultivation; the advantage is that it can be done at will, without any skill or risk.

As for Qi Coins, they have many uses, similar to Blood Coins, but more extensive. Aside from not being able to be ingested or refined, they can be used in alchemy, weapon crafting, array formation, puppetry, and many other areas. They can also be used in Gu refining; one simply uses coins to nourish the Gu, thus eliminating the need to consume the user's own true Qi and almost completely replacing spirit stones. Considering this, Fang Shu compared the time he had recently spent refining Gu.

In about ten days, he earned five thousand coins. Even if he only refined Gu once a month, as long as he could sell it, his monthly income would be more than five times that of a fourth-level immortal selling Qi, which was quite good.

However, he touched his own sleeves and a helpless expression appeared on his face.

Although he earned five thousand Yellow Toad Qi coins this time, he didn't keep a single one; in fact, he even lost one or two spirit stones.

The reason he did this was because he bought two bottles of the most common Qi-Nourishing Pills, which are used to nourish the true Qi in the immortal's body and slightly improve the immortal's efficiency in absorbing and exhaling spiritual energy.

Its price is also quite high, costing nine hundred yuan for a bottle, and containing only nine pills. If taken once every three days, it can last for about a month.

In addition, Fang Shu originally wanted to ask the weapon-refining immortals in Duobaotang to help him repair his storage pouch.

It should be noted that the pouch he obtained was only a quasi-fourth-tribulation magic artifact, which could be used by cultivators who had refined essences. However, it was not very convenient for him now, as he had to empty all his belongings every time he needed to retrieve something.

As a result, Tong Cou bluntly stated that the repair cost of such a ritual implement was expensive, at least five thousand coins, and it would be better to buy a new one, as even the most basic model only cost around ten thousand coins.

When Fang Shu wanted to give up the idea of ​​changing the magic weapon, Tong Cou suggested that he exchange the old for the new, replacing the storage bag with a storage pouch.

In this way, after paying three thousand talisman coins and one tael of spirit stones, Fang Shu successfully obtained a standard four-tribulation storage bag.

Compared to a storage pouch, it is more functional and has a larger interior space, about ten feet in diameter.

Feeling dejected, Fang Shu couldn't help but sigh inwardly:
"This is truly a case of making money in the store and spending it in the store; don't even think about taking a single cent home."

This experience of selling Gu poison caused his previously suppressed desire for it to resurface.

It should be noted that if he hadn't taken advantage of the materials in the Gu pit, the five thousand talisman coins he earned would have had to be minus a huge amount of costs. If his various failures in trying to refine Gu were also taken into account, he would have actually lost a lot more.

However, Fang Shu did not think about it for too long. He suppressed his desire and began to look forward to the day when the sermon would be held in the scripture hall again in a few days.

If he tutored Mai Sheng'er, Er Daiyuan, and others again, he could earn another one or two spirit stones.

By refining Gu and discussing Dao every month, his gains are far more abundant than those of ordinary immortals. He can afford at least three bottles of Qi-Nourishing Pills every month.

After thinking it over, he quickly left Duobaotang.

After returning to the cave.

After examining the Qi-Nourishing Pills from Duobaotang, Fang Shu entered a state of seclusion for cultivation.

With the help of the elixir, his cultivation speed indeed improved significantly, increasing by about three times.

According to the Duobaotang pamphlet, ordinary Qi cultivators, without focusing on magic, need to accumulate true Qi for an average of thirty years to accumulate enough true Qi to overcome tribulation, that is, to reach a stable thirty toads from the power of five toads.

Its structure and the square bundle were generally no different from those previously measured by Taoist registers.

Now, with the Qi Nourishing Pill, one pill a day, even someone with a pseudo-spiritual root can complete four tribulations in just ten years, meeting the conditions for transcending tribulations.

Soon, Fang Shu was freed from the exhilarating practice.

After tidying himself up, he happily went out again to the scripture hall to listen to the sermons and learn the Dharma.

After another round of sermons and discussions, one or two spirit stones were easily obtained.

Just as he was about to descend the mountain, Nardaiyuan suddenly found him again and bowed to him once more: "Fellow Daoist Fang, I have important matters to discuss with you. Please come closer."

quickly.

Fang Shu's expression turned strange:
"Your family, providing financial assistance?"

(End of this chapter)