Chapter 238 To Meet in His Best Clothes (1/2)
In the next few days, Xiao Chen holed himself in his room to refine pills. He had Qingluan and Ziyun'er sell the pills off in an auction at the Myriad Immortals Pavilion, earning him a handsome sum. Never mind the money for several months' of lodging, he had more than enough to purchase several luxurious courtyards in Tianyuan City.
His earnings were negligible to a cultivator; however; it wasn't enough to pay even one-hundredth of the price for a top-quality magic treasure or an ancient cultivation method.
He had made up his mind to personally participate in the auction fiesta of the Myriad Immortals Pavilion, held once every ten years. Cultivators from all over the world would be gathered there. He was curious if he could find anything suitable for him there.
Today, Qingluan and Ziyun'er came over and handed him a brocade box full of Spirit Stones. He repeated the same question he asked over the past few days, ”Who are the people who bought these pills?”
”Besides cultivators from large sects, someone from the Zuoqiu family seemed to have bought it as well.” Qingluan faithfully reported what she knew.
”Someone from the Zuoqiu family?” Xiao Chen sneered, instantly understanding what was going on.
The Evolution of Tao Pills that he refined were recorded in the Elixir King Scripture, and its effectiveness far exceeded pills of the same rank. With the Immortal's Sword Assembly around the corner, these pills were bestsellers. The Elixir King of the Zuoqiu family, Zuoqiu Que, would naturally take advantage of this frenzy to make a good earning.
However, his business must have suffered greatly from the sale of Xiao Chen's ”One-day Decade Pills”. His stock outnumbered Xiao Chen's but lost at one aspect: the price.
Most preferred Xiao Chen's more effective pills, which was likely why Zuoqiu Que decided to buy one and reverse-engineer it. That way, he could reproduce the pills. It wasn't merely out of a desire to regain business but also a desire to obtain the prescription of such a great pill.
This didn't worry Xiao Chen at all. No one would be able to reverse-engineer any of the pills recorded in the Elixir King Scripture. Even if they somehow managed to figure out its prescription, they would fail without the refinery techniques and Gui Xian's notes written in the scripture.
”There's also one more thing. The chief auctioneer of the Myriad Immortals Pavilion hopes that you'll attend their Myriad Immortals Assembly three days later.”
Qingluan took out a small, purple-golden card and continued, ”This is their VIP card. They hope you'll make an appearance.”
Xiao Chen accepted the purple-golden card and chuckled. This was exactly what he wanted.
Of course, he understood why they gave him this VIP card. They were trying to rope him in.
Even though his Evolution of Tao Pills were only Tier Three pills, not even Rank Four Elixir King would be able to replicate his distinct refinery techniques. And an Elixir King of that rank would be enough to be a VIP nearly anywhere. Those from the Myriad Immortals Pavilion must have misunderstood that he had a Rank Five Elixir Master.
Three days passed by in the blink of an eye. This morning, Xiao Chen three pills into jade bottles and cautiously put them into three small brocade boxes. He had spent the past three days carefully refining this Evolution of Tao Pills. Compared to his previous stock, these were far more effective. They were as good as Tier Four pills.
Once he was ready, he summoned Qingluan and Ziyun'er. Just as they were preparing to leave, Murong Xian'er started pestering them. ”Brother Xiao Chen, I wanna go! I wanna go!”
Xiao Chen chuckled. He had been so focused on refining and selling the pills recently that he seemed to have ”neglected” her. Since it was such a beautiful day, he thought it was a good idea to take her out for a walk.
The four of them then left the courtyard. Since they were attending as VIP guests, they had to be dressed appropriately. Xiao Chen went to a lavish-looking store selling formal attire, where two salesgirls immediately greeted him.
One of them lost her interest, however, when she saw how wretched his clothes were. She turned around and went to serve a plump, middle-aged customer who had just walked in instead. With a bright smile, she said, ”Welcome, Sir Qiu.”
The remaining salesgirl was still smiling. ”Hello, sir. What kind of formal attire do you need? Our clothes are all imported from the West. I'm sure they're all suitable for a gentleman like you.”
Xiao Chen frowned at the other salesgirl's attitude. He also noticed that the store sold eccentric clothing with slim sleeves and separate tops and bottoms. The colors were dark, too. They didn't match a cultivators' sect's disciple like him. After scanning the store, he pointed to a set of formal attire hanging from the tallest spot. ”Take that down for me to see.”
”I'm so sorry, Sir. You can't try on this set because it's relatively more expensive,” the salesgirl said, smiling.