Chapter 267: Chapter 236: Playing Dumb to Catch a Tiger_1

Golden Core Late Stage!

Xu Mu’s brow furrowed slightly.

Liu Wuheng didn’t deliberately conceal his cultivation level; Xu Mu noticed it at a glance.

“Friend, you need not worry. I am only here to sell some pills,” Xu Mu said calmly.

“A meeting is fate! You should come to sit more often in the future. I would be very happy to welcome you! As for the pills, may I have a look at them first?” Liu Wuheng suggested politely.

“Of course!”

Xu Mu nodded, taking out the Dust Reduction Pill and Hao Yuan Pill and handed them directly to Liu Wuheng.

Looking at the pills handed over, Liu Wuheng’s heart gave a start.

These two vials of pills were worth over a thousand top-grade spirit stones. If the other party could give them to him so generously, he was either incredibly naive or very confident in his powers, unafraid of being taken advantage of.

Anyone who could cultivate to the Golden Core Stage wouldn’t be a fool, so the reason was clear.

‘This is my territory, and I have two men on the outside. Where does he get this confidence from?’

Thoughts raced through Liu Wuheng’s mind.

Initially, he thought he could easily handle Xu Mu, but now Xu Mu’s actions had left him somewhat uncertain.

After all, in the Cultivation Realm, there were many who loved to appear weaker than they truly were.

No one knew if the other person was intentionally hiding their cultivation level.

Liu Wuheng suppressed his thoughts and decided to finalize this deal first.

These two types of pills were rare in the marketplace. They were of such a high quality that even he had never seen them before. If he could buy these pills, the strength of his forces would at least double.

Compared to the increase in power, a thousand top-grade spirit stones were nothing.

Once he had power, would he still lack spirit stones?

With lightning-fast thoughts, Liu Wuheng discreetly accepted the pills, poured out one from each bottle and placed it on his palm. He then examined them carefully with his Divine Intent and various methods.

It took him about an incense stick’s time to finish his examination.

After all, this was a transaction worth over a thousand top-grade spirit stones. Even as someone at the late Golden Core Stage, he had to be careful. If he were to buy counterfeit goods, the losses would be significant.

Moreover, these pills were related to upgrades. Even a small problem could cost a cultivator their life. By that time, his loss would be more than just spirit stones.

“The pills are fine, but isn’t the price of a thousand top-grade spirit stones a little too high? What do you think of eight hundred spirit stones?”

Liu Wuheng held the pill bottle in his hand and began to bargain.

Over a thousand top-grade spirit stones was not a small amount to any Golden Core cultivator. Without his backing from the black market, he might not even be able to afford it.

“I have said before that I do not negotiate. If you think the price is too high, then I can only find another place to sell!”

Xu Mu subtly touched his storage bag at his waist, then reached out towards Liu Wuheng.

The moment Xu Mu touched his storage bag, Liu Wuheng’s heart skipped a beat. He inexplicably felt a sense of danger, as if something terrifying inside was fixating on him.

“Ha ha! Well, let’s just stick to your price!”

Liu Wuheng suddenly laughed.

He put the two pill bottles into his storage bag and simultaneously took out over a thousand top-grade spirit stones to give to Xu Mu.

Xu Mu accepted the spirit stones without any hesitations, counted them twice in front of Liu Wuheng, and then put them into his storage bag.

After the trade was completed, Xu Mu didn’t leave immediately. He took out a list from his bag and gave it to Liu Wuheng, saying, “I would also like to buy some alchemy materials. Do you have any here?”

Liu Wuheng’s eyes flickered. He didn’t speak, but took the list and began reading it.

‘Yuan Yang Heart Grass, Dried Heart Meteor Vine, Rare Heaven Chrysanthemum, tier nine Purple Ganoderma, Fall Heart Dew… Tian Yuan Fruit, Cold Spirit Ghost Flower, Flame Blood Heart Lingzhi, Seven Star Purple Orchid…’

‘These are the materials needed to concoct tier seven Yuan Yang Pills and tier seven Hundred Revolving Pills!’

Although Liu Wuheng was not an alchemist, he had been dealing with buying and selling alchemy materials and pills for many years in the marketplace. He recognized them at a glance.

Yuan Yang Pills can be used to enhance the cultivation of a golden core cultivator, while the Hundred Revolving Pill can assist cultivators in transcending minor realms. These two types of pills are highly sought after in the Golden Core Stage. Although their shop sells them, the quantity is limited.

“How many would you like?” Liu Wuheng asked.

“As much as you have!” Xu Mu replied nonchalantly.

Xu Mu’s reply gave Liu Wuheng cause for concern.

This young man seems reckless and unreserved. Who gave him such confidence?

Is he being backed by a Nascent Soul Stage master?

And what exactly is in his storage bag that makes me feel threatened?

Unable to see through Xu Mu, Liu Wuheng dared not act rashly.

However, considering this business has simply walked through their door, there’s no reason not to take it. Never mind what might happen later, at least they can pocket the spirit stones now.

“I think I can gather about a hundred doses of the medicinal ingredients for you. I can even take off 10% of the original price, but I do have a small request,” Liu Wuheng carefully proposed.

“Please proceed,” Xu Mu replied.

“If you have more of these pills in the future, I hope you will consider selling them to me first. You can still set the price. Do we have a deal?” Liu Wuheng asked politely.

“Okay!” Xu Mu agreed without a second thought.

Liu Wuheng was all the more mystified.

Could it be that Xu Mu crafted these pills himself?

But how could that be possible?

A beyond-top-grade Hao Yuan Pill and a Dust Reduction Pill are exceptional, not easily crafted even by experienced tier-eight or tier-nine alchemists. Only tier-ten alchemists have a higher confidence in successfully crafting them.

With alchemy, aside from talent, experience is needed. At the initial stage of the golden core, it’s impossible to craft a beyond-top-grade Dust Reduction Pill and Hao Yuan Pill unless an enormously wealthy supersect is willing to spend a massive amount of resources. No everyday sect is foolish enough to invest such vast resources for two types of pills.

While beyond-top-grade Hao Yuan Pills and Dust Reduction Pills are beneficial, they aren’t so world-altering as to impact a sect’s destiny. In the end, talent is paramount.

To invest all their resources in Alchemy would lead to inevitable failure.

The Pill Cauldron Sect, known as the best alchemy sect in the Central Continent, are only barely considered top-tier.

If these pills were indeed crafted by Xu Mu, then his cultivation level would be-

No wonder he doesn’t take me seriously, he freely gives out alchemical pills.

“Haha! Then I thank you, fellow cultivator!” Liu Wuheng laughed and bowed slightly, appearing particularly amiable. He now regarded Xu Mu as a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

“I will have my people prepare the medicinal ingredients immediately. Please wait a moment!”

Shortly after, Xu Mu left the shop with hundreds of doses of medicinal ingredients required for crafting Hundred Revolving Pills and Yuan Yang Pills, quickly disappearing into the crowd.

At the same time, a blurred figure quietly followed suit.

“Big brother, why didn’t you act just now? With the Six-Adrift Water Wave Formation, even if he were in the late Golden Core stage, he would have had to comply!”

A man with long, narrow eyes and a slightly effeminate air walked into the room, sounding puzzled.

Robbery and murder are common in such cities, and especially in their black market. They usually do not target ordinary people because the potential rewards do not outweigh the risks. However, the man who just left was different. In addition to carrying resources worth thousands of top-grade spirit stones, he may also possess large quantities of beyond-top-grade Dust Reduction Pills and Hao Yuan Pills. He was worth breaking their own rules over.

“That man is no simple matter. We should tread carefully!” Liu Wuheng carefully fiddled with the pill bottle in his hand.

“Is he extraordinary in any way? He’s just at the early stage of Golden Core, isn’t he? No matter how many cards he’s got up his sleeve, he is no match for us!” The effeminate young man was rather frustrated.

An opportunity like this, with such a fat lamb, might not come again in decades.

“Don’t rush. Let’s wait for the fourth brother to return.” Looking out the window, Liu Wuheng continued, “If he truly is a paper tiger, I will surely find him.”