21 Primordial Beast Blood (1/2)
Xue Wei could sense the worry in the clerk's voice, and he nodded his head with a grave expression on his face.
”No need for you to worry about me,” he assured the clerk. ”I know what I am doing. I am not going to consume it directly.”
Hearing his promise, the clerk felt a bit better, but he was somewhat puzzled as to how he planned on consuming anything made with those ingredients then.
Xue Wei had always had knowledge of how to make herbal concoctions mixed in the bath, but it was an ancient method to increase one's cultivation system that not many were familiar with. It was also considered outdated because much of the medicinal properties were lost this way.
Although when one consumed a plant only thirty percent of the medicinal properties were released instantly, at least twenty percent would stay in the body, and the lucky could later release more and more of this energy. When one took a pill, depending on the refinement process and purity, one could consume from seventy to a hundred percent of the medicinal properties, but when it came to herbal concoctions, only around forty percent of the medicinal properties would be in the water due to dilution, and from that one might lose even more of the medicinal properties if one were not able to absorb it all in a timely manner.
Although it sounded like a lot less, one was capable of adding different medicines together and thus increase the potency of the herbal bath concoctions.
When one ate medicinal herbs directly, one could only take one at a time, but consuming the medicine while bathing was a gentle way of consuming the medicinal properties.
As Xue Wei said not to worry about him, the clerk frowned, but he waited no longer and instead started to find the ingredients that Xue Wei had asked for. Every herb was in small wooden boxes, while the beast cores were in jade boxes. The Primordial Beast Blood was in a jade vial.
”That adds up to ten gold, seventy-seven silver, and four coppers,” the clerk said. The price was many times more than last time, mainly because of the Primordial Beast Blood.
Xue Wei nodded his head. He found eleven gold coins and handed them over. Although he had a lot of gold, he was still frugal with how he spent them, so he waited to be given the change before taking his leave.
The money he had all belonged to his uncle, and he did not want to use too much. It was okay to buy things that increased his knowledge or increased his strength, but it was not okay to just give it away for free. Hence he did not tip the clerk.
As Xue Wei left the shop, he walked back towards the mansion to enter yet another and more potent concoction when his eyes landed on the Wayfarer's caravan once more.
Shen Mu and his friends had all left, but Li Jian and his friends had arrived. They were all over the place. Some of them were looking at things, others were flirting with their girls or guys, and some were just looking at the others.
Li Jian's group of henchmen contained a full twenty-three experts not counting Li Jian, and all of them were present.
Xue Wei shook his head and was about to walk past them when some of the henchmen finally noticed him. ”Look, it is the piece of trash!” one of them exclaimed, and all of them turned to look at him.
Although Xue Wei's reputation had changed, and they knew that they were no opponent for him, they still looked down on him because of his low cultivation rank. But Xue Wei completely ignored them as he continued to walk towards his mansion. He was long since immune to being called trash.
Seeing that his words had no influence on Xue Wei – and that he did not even frown – the young man felt insulted. He glanced towards the Wayfarers, who had heard his words and looked on with interest. Even Wang Xiaoyun was curious about what was happening.
Li Jian had also heard the voice that called out, and he turned around. His eyes were burning with anger and resentment. He had wished for his father to step into the fight between these two experts to wipe his shame away, but he had declined.
”I don't believe that your movement technique can save you from being overwhelmed by more than twenty people!” Li Jian sneered to himself, and then he lifted his hand. ”All of you heed my order, surround the piece of trash and teach him a lesson!”
Everyone was slightly nervous about it since they had seen Xue Wei fight toe to toe with Li Jian before, but they also had faith in their superior numbers.
Since this was the case, they all rushed towards Xue Wei, who just stood there completely casually. He knew that he could not engage in a drawn-out battle with this group, as he could not throw out more than three attacks before his Qi would run out.
Not only this, but he was also carrying all his purchased items, and he had to handle them carefully. If he engaged in a full-scale battle, his things were likely to become broken, and this was the last thing he wanted.
”Little girl, you seem rather worried,” one of the elderly women cackled as she saw Wang Xiaoyun stand at the side with her hands twisting and her eyes staring at the battle.
”Worried?” Wang Xiaoyun snorted, ”Who would worry about that playboy?”
”Little miss, we have to acknowledge our feelings,” the lady laughed at her, but Wang Xiaoyun didn't listen any longer and instead focused her entire being on what was happening in front of them.