Chapter 160 - Elixr Fair (2/2)

Although Second Lord Xin possessed a few hundred million himself, he couldn’t compare with the wealth of these martial artists.

Someone who recognized Second Lord Xin shouted out at him: “Second Lord Xin! What took you so long? Who’s that behind you? Is he a youngster from your family? He doesn’t look like a martial artist.”

Second Lord Xin cracked a smile and flung back: “Mad Sun, watch your tongue. This is Chen Beixuan of Chu Zhou City. The big guy here is his servant.”

He then introduced the speaker to Chen Fan: “That’s Mad Sun, a master from the Xin Yi Sect.”

Chen Fan nodded. Mad Sun’s messy hair made him look more like a mad artist that borderlined a Van Gogh’s self-portrait. He had achieved initial success and was not very far from phenomenal success.

Chen Fan’s mind raced. He was taken aback by how many internal force users were here while outside of this manner, an internal force user would be considered such a rare sight. It had proven to him that it was important for him to stay in the right circle in order to meet the right people.

“Chu Zhou City? I have a Sect Brother at Chu Zhou City. Have you ever heard of Guo Wei?” Mad Sun asked.

“Guo Wei of the Wei Shen martial arts school? Yea, I have met him before.” Chen Fan nodded.

Someone chimed in. “You are from Jiang Bei, aren’t you. So tell me, is it true that there is a Master Chen who calls himself the ‘Teenage Grand Master’?”

“That’s bulls.h.i.+t! Grow a brain, will you? The so-called Master Chen is only twenty years old, yet he claimed that he had reached Transcendent State.” Mad Sun shook his head dismissively.

Everyone else agreed with him as they nodded.

Most of them had practiced martial arts for decades and were only able to achieve phenomenal success if not initial success. What would make a twenty-year-old teenage boy so special?

Chen Fan was amused by these martial artists blind conviction and their even blinder eyes.

Suddenly, someone close to the entrance shouted: “Li Family of Green Vines and the Medicine G.o.d Vally Sect are here!”

People around Chen Fan quickly forgot about him as they rushed toward the entrance. These two families were renowned apothecary families. Chen Fan followed the flow of people toward the entrance.

Chen Fan saw Lu Haixuan walked into the manor with a man and a woman on either side. The man was in his forties and a touch of grey in his hair. The woman looked elegant and graceful in her cream blouse and dark pants. She was wearing a wooden bead bracelet on her wrist. Although she was not shockingly pretty, she had a charming and dreamy air around her nonetheless.

“That man is ‘One-Needle-Li’. I have heard he could have cured any ailment with one acupuncture needle.”

“The woman had to be from the Medicine G.o.d Vally Sect. That was an elusive and secretive sect, and I doubt anyone would know her name.”

As everyone murmured with each other, the three walked over to the center of the courtyard. Lu Haixuan cupped his fists and said:

“Welcome everyone to this year’s Martial Arts Conference. The gentleman beside me is Brother Li from the Li Family of Green Vines, One-Needle-Li, and the lady here is Miss Jin Yi from the Medicine G.o.d Vally Sect”

Greetings over, the two sat down at seats reserved for them.

The Li Family and the Medicine G.o.d Valley Sect were both in the Apocathey business. It was a great opportunity for fellow martial artists to purchase cures for their ailments.

“I have the recipe for the Lingzhi mushroom Gree Jade Pill, I wonder if the Medicine G.o.d Valley Sect would be able to refine such a pill for me?”

“I was injured a few months ago, I wonder if brother Li could take a look.”

“I…”

The crowd surrounded the two guests, carried all kinds of herbs, recipes, and cheques that they had prepared for this moment. Many others found a corner in the courtyard and set up their little kiosks to tout their wares.

The most highly sought after items were elixirs. They were gone as soon as the seller put them up for sale.

Chen Fan caught on and set up his own kiosk. He found a piece of table cloth and made a banner.

“Will buy thousand-year-old herb, Spirit Pills, Spirit Medicine. Pay with elixirs: Physic Refining Pill.”

His banner quickly attracted attention. Mad Sun hurried to him and said: “Hey bro, you got the elixirs?”

“You bet.” Chen Fan nodded.

He had made a large amount of Physic Refining Pill while he was at the military. They didn’t mind Chen Fan taking a few bottles for himself. He had thought of giving them to A’Xiu but didn’t expect that he could put them to put into much better use here.

He fished out a bottle and produced a Physic Refining Pill from within.

The pill was amber in color and was nearly translucent. It looked almost scintillating against the white of the porcelain bottle.

People crowded around Chen Fan and started to examine his products. Some were still suspicious of the pill’s authenticity, and some were outright astonished. Since no one had ever seen this type of elixir, no one was sure of its effects.

By then, the commotion had caught the attention of One-Needle-Li and the girl. They made their way to Chen Fan to investigate. One-Needle-Li spoke to Chen Fan warmly: “Young sir, can I take a look at your elixir?”

“Why of course!” Chen Fan replied readily.

One-Needle-Li picked up one pill and sniffed it. He then scratched the surface with a fingernail to produce some powder. He put those powder in his mouth, and suddenly, he exclaimed: “This is an authentic high-grade elixir! It can not only strengthen one’s body but it also refines a martial artist’s internal energy and helps them gain the power of Internal Force.”

The crowd boiled over at the announcement.

There were many more External-Force-martial-artists than there were there Internal Force counterparts. If this pill could help the external force martial artist gain the internal force, it would be the most highly sought after pill in the world.

With that thought in mind, everyone looked to Chen Fan ardently.