Seventy years old is the age to take risks!

"It really works!"

Jiang Yuan looked at his hands, his face full of undisguised joy.

This elixir is incredibly potent!

He had taken the Marrow Cleansing Pill before, but the effect was far less than that of the one he had refined himself; at least, it was impossible for it to have such an immediate effect!

This is a top-grade Marrow Cleansing Pill!

If this quality of the Marrow Cleansing Pill were sold on the market, it would be worth at least five hundred spirit stones.

If he could mass-produce them...

hiss!

With this thought in mind, Jiang Yuan stood up and called out to the door, "Shuang'er, quickly go and call a few outer disciples in. Go to the spirit herb garden and pick all those medicinal herbs. I want to refine them all at once!"

"what?"

Hearing this, Shuang'er was stunned for a moment. "Master, isn't one enough?"

"Please don't torture Shuang'er."

What does this mean?

Jiang Yuan looked at Shuang'er with a puzzled expression.

"Gritting my teeth, this old man is so annoying!"

Shuang'er immediately realized that she had misunderstood, and with a sigh of embarrassment, she ran out of the Jiang residence, looking rather cute.

Soon, Shuang'er summoned several outer disciples of the White Tiger Hall to do hard labor. They picked all the medicinal herbs needed to refine the Marrow Cleansing Pill from the Spirit Herb Garden and presented them respectfully to Jiang Yuan.

"Master Jiang, all the medicinal herbs you requested have been gathered." An outer disciple said with a fawning expression.

"Um."

Jiang Yuan nodded and waved his hand, saying, "There's nothing more for you here. Go and do your own thing."

"Shuang'er, see the guest out!"

"Yes, Master Jiang."

Several outer disciples were sent out of the Jiang residence with blank expressions, each pondering their own situation.

"What do you think Master Jiang is going to do with all these medicinal herbs?"

"Foolish! Of course, you should refine pills."

"That's not right. I heard that the Pill Hall was reprimanded by the deputy leader for selling their pills privately. How could they dare to refine pills for others now?"

"Is it possible that Master Jiang refined it himself?"

"Hiss, no way, Master Jiang has this trick up his sleeve?"

"Never mind, the sect leader told us to keep a close eye on Master Jiang's movements. Let's report this to the sect leader immediately!"

"Yes, yes, let's go!"

Several outer disciples discussed it and decided to tell Zhu Hu about Jiang Yuan's alchemy.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuan was in high spirits, frantically refining Marrow Cleansing Pills all night long.

In a full day and night, he refined at least thirty Marrow Cleansing Pills, enough not only for his future cultivation but also enough to have five or six left over to sell.

That's a huge windfall!

It was Shuang'er, the girl next door, who suffered because she couldn't sleep all night because of the aroma of pills coming from Jiang Yuan's room.

"How much more does the master want to eat?"

"Oh dear, how embarrassing!"

Shuang'er blushed and buried her head in the pillow, leaving the door open all night, waiting for that old figure to grace her with his presence.

Unfortunately, her night was destined to end in vain.

...

The next morning, Jiang Yuan came out of the alchemy room, stretched his muscles and bones, and his whole body crackled.

Despite not having slept all night, he was not tired at all; on the contrary, he was full of energy.

Thirty Marrow Cleansing Pills were stored in several pill bottles, their fragrant aroma filling the entire room.

Jiang Yuan picked up the elixir bottle and weighed it in his hand, pondering what he was doing.

These things are priceless and have no market value. He kept the ones he used, and there were still five or six left, which he could exchange for a considerable sum.

However, given the quality of his pills, he would definitely lose money if he sold them to the Pill Hall.

Why not sell it to Xuanwu Hall for auction?

correct!

auction!

Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up. He was now part-time as the deputy head of the Xuanwu Hall. Although he had never interfered in the auction house's business, he should at least give his own people some face, right?

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan put away the pill bottle, changed into clean clothes, and went out.

"Sir, where are you going?"

Shuang'er peeked out of the house, her eyes still bearing faint dark circles, as if she hadn't slept all night.

"I'm going out to take care of some errands," Jiang Yuan said without turning his head.

"So... will you be coming home for dinner tonight?"

"It depends."

Shuang'er watched Jiang Yuan's departing figure, pursed her lips, and hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.

The old man is really... clueless about romance!

...

Xuanwu Hall's territory is located in the northern part of the outer city, with the core area being the Xuanwu Auction House, which occupies an entire half-street.

They sell everything, and they dare to sell anything.

Two disciples with long swords at their waists stood at the entrance of the street. When they saw Jiang Yuan walking over, they were taken aback at first, and then they quickly went to greet him.

"Master Jiang!"

The two clasped their hands in a respectful greeting, their tone tinged with surprise.

Jiang Yuan's current status is quite extraordinary. With the title of Deputy Hall Master of the Fourth Hall, who in the entire black market would dare to slight him?

However, he was a low-key person and did not interfere in the core businesses of the four halls, so his sudden appearance here surprised the disciples of Xuanwu Hall.

"Hmm, is Hall Master Xu here?" Jiang Yuan asked casually.

"Yes, yes, please come in, Master Jiang. I'll go and inform him right away."

The two disciples dared not delay and immediately led Jiang Yuan into the black market, all the way to the auction house building.

The building is three stories high, with blue bricks and black tiles, and dragons carved on the pillars, making it look very grand.

The first floor is a hall with dozens of chairs. Directly in front is a tall auction stage. It's not time for the auction to start yet, but some of the auction items covered by black cloth can already be vaguely seen, making them look extremely mysterious.

Jiang Yuan was invited to sit in a private room on the second floor, where a waiter brought tea and served him carefully.

A short while later, a series of hurried footsteps came from the other end of the corridor.

Xu Teng, the head of the Xuanwu Hall, pushed open the door and entered, followed by a loud laugh, "Hahaha... Brother Jiang, what brings you here today?"

This guy has a hearty smile.

But when he saw Jiang Yuan, there was a hint of wariness in his eyes.

Jiang Yuan has been making great strides in the fourth district these past few months, with his performance skyrocketing and his reputation growing ever higher. Could it be that he's suddenly coming to the auction house because he wants to interfere with the business he's running?

If that's the case, where will he put his face as the head of the hall?

"Master Xu, I have come here on a private matter."

Jiang Yuan stood up and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Oh? A personal matter? Brother, just let me know what you need."

Xu Teng sat down, his smile unchanged. "We're all brothers. As long as it's within my power, I, Xu Teng, will go through fire and water for you, my brother!"

Jiang Yuan didn't waste any time. He took out a bottle of pills from his robes, placed it on the table, stroked his beard, and smiled:

"Master Xu, I have a few pills that I would like to ask you to sell for a good price."

"I've been busy with cultivation lately, and I'm really short on money."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Teng's smile froze slightly, followed by a strange expression.

Selling elixirs?

Selling elixirs at the auction house?

I think you're here to extort money from me, aren't you, old codger?

Xu Teng thought to himself, feeling both annoyed and somewhat amused.

In his mind, the pills in Jiang Yuan's hands were probably just some low-grade trash pills, and he was deliberately trying to extort money from him by selling them at his auction house.

That makes sense, since Jiang Yuan now controls half of the four halls' operations, it's normal for this old man to take bribes and demand kickbacks.

Don't you see, the Vermilion Bird Hall even sent a pretty widow over there?