Chapter 960: Chapter 53: Are They Really Not Blacksmiths, Refining These Golden Cores?
"Why did he collapse?"
"I said it was just a chunk of iron, but they insisted it was Pill Medicine."
"Something happened."
The entire shop burst into chaos for a moment, even the maid was dumbfounded.
Her intuition about destiny clearly told her this Pill Medicine... was a huge opportunity.
Moreover, it was filled with Auspicious Qi, clearly a great supplement at first glance.
Seeing the maid showing a killing intent, the Immortal Jiucai Rong panicked too, "This young man seems a bit unwell, maybe he’s not quite used to the Pill Medicine."
"It’s alright."
"Don’t rush."
Jiucai Rong hurriedly explained, "Our Journey to the West Relief Pill might cause some disorientation when taken, going through eighty-one tribulations..."
"If he’s a Mortal prodigy with a solid foundation, he can easily handle this Pill Medicine meant for an Immortal."
"If the foundation is insufficient, consuming this Immortal’s pill..."
The maid couldn’t help but reveal killing intent, "Will there be danger?"
"He’s a prodigy after all, taking some Healing Elixir for support should help him get through it," Jiucai Rong quickly replied.
The maid didn’t know how to vent her frustrations, feeling like swearing deep inside.
Now wasn’t the time to curse. She quickly found various Healing Elixirs and gave them to the Young Master.
Not long after,
The Young Master barely recovered, his face somewhat pale, waving his hand, "It’s alright, just that the medicine was a bit too potent."
He took a deep breath.
Currently, his internal organs indeed seemed severely injured, as if harmed by some powerful Sharp Metal Qi, like someone constantly twisting a Treasure Sword inside his stomach.
As if enduring the most brutal torture.
But this Pill Medicine slowly released its effects within his body.
Though he doesn’t cultivate destiny, he felt his destiny slowly rising, very calm and balanced.
It was evident that this Pill Medicine indeed had some strange properties!
During the Mortal period, without practicing the path of fate... one could only rely on passive growth, but now there’s a pill that aids in growth?
Even a slight growth, deepening the foundation before Immortal-Becoming, is worthwhile for most people!
Don’t underestimate this world of academic elites.
Even high school students change their destiny by piling exam papers into small mountains, writing furiously until they spit blood.
And here, the high school entrance exam is Immortal-Becoming. To add a bit of leverage...
Those parents, hoping their children will become Dragons, also go all out.
Just that these side effects... seem a bit much.
He was just about to roll his eyes in pain, feeling endless stomach spasms:
"I heard, the Auspicious Beasts under an Immortal Venerate specialize in destiny and can actively employ various divinations and blessings."
"Allowing their own offspring to be born with great destiny..."
"But I’m not from an Immortal Venerate force, lacking extraordinary resources; with this Pill Medicine, despite huge side effects, increasing some destiny foundation during the Mortal period is worthwhile."
Such destiny pills, similar to this Golden Core, also circulate from Immortal Venerate forces.
But those are at sky-high prices.
If wealthier, you can invite an Auspicious Beast clan under an Immortal Venerate to your family to bless your newborn!
Every Auspicious Beast civilization is a Treasure Basin, bestowing blessings comes at a high price!
He, Chongshan Yue, cannot afford birthplace blessings, nor can he buy those precious destiny pills from Immortal Venerate forces, so consuming an inferior version of the Golden Core with stomach-churning effects isn’t unfeasible.
His face was deathly pale, as the maid helped him into a chair to catch his breath, like gasping for air during an asthma attack, adapting to the existence of the Golden Core in his stomach.
"Only, this Pill Medicine has too many limitations..."
"I estimate it will take five to six days to fully digest the Auspicious Qi inside."
"And then, recovering will require another month before consuming again."
"Moreover, even a talent like me who has endured two calamities and two tribulations finds it hard to bear... Probably only this batch of talents on the verge of Immortal-Becoming can use it."
"Furthermore, only our cultivator system with strong defense capabilities suits consuming it."
He continually evaluated in his mind.
This thing looks promising, but actually, it’s just so-so, unworthy of envy from High Tier cultivators who have the wealth to directly get non-side effect destiny pills from Immortal Venerate forces.
"Guest, how do you feel?"
Jiucai Rong remained calm.
He tested it, death isn’t on the table, at most, the intestines get punctured, the Golden Core drops out of the belly, losing its efficacy.
"Still... still alright, it counts as a minor trial." Chongshan Yue managed a strained smile under the gaze of the Marketplace cultivators, telling the maid beside him: "Buy a portion of every type of pill in this shop."
"That blind box..." the maid couldn’t help but say.
"I feel a connection with the shop owner at first sight, also buying one, and also waving the temporary shop rent." Chongshan Yue was soon helped onto a carriage, taken away.
Upon seeing this, other cultivators were stunned and rushed forward, beginning to snatch up items.
"I want to buy!"
"These Mortals can really consume, boss, I want destiny pill suitable for Mortals too."
"I also want a Golden Core!"
"Wait, these are inferior versions of Immortal medicines from Immortal Venerate forces; consuming them results in side effects; it’s deadly for Mortals."
"What are you afraid of? Not fearing death, just fearing inadequate cultivation."
"So-called prodigies are just those with more resources; they can’t withstand pain born of pampering, but I can endure it!"
...
A mob of people began crazily purchasing Pill Medicine.
Unable to afford an Immortal Venerate’s Life Cultivation True Pill, they bought an inferior version... adding some foundation even during Mortal times.
Soon, everyone was holding onto glowing Golden Cores like the sun, blissfully leaving.
A large batch brought by Jiucai Rong was successfully sold out.
"Everyone, sold out, sold out, need to restock!" Jiucai Rong joyfully fended off the crowd, hung a "Sold Out" sign, and closed the door with a slam.
And that night, the entire Marketplace, even the entire Chongshan City periphery, various powers were stirred.
"Mother, what is this? It’s shiny, so pretty, like the sun in the sky."
"Child, this is the Golden Core I bought for you. Our family is a small clan; you are about to become an Immortal and need to accumulate foundation, passing the Three Calamities and Seven Tribulations, this treasure..."
"It looks nice, must taste good."
"Pain! It’s so painful!"
"Mother, mother, you lied to me, I don’t want to eat the Golden Core, quickly dig it out."
That night, countless people experienced gut-wrenching agony, crying out in misery.
Yet, countless individuals were undeterred, starting to test the pill by themselves.
The benefits of this pill became immediately apparent.
Durability!
Unlike other traditional pills, be they poison or Immortal Pill, one breaks down immediately upon ingestion.
Here it’s different.
Emphasizing a Golden Core’s eternal nature.
As long as you can’t endure the pill poison, unable to digest the effects, this Immortal Pill can pass down through three generations, eventually finding someone able to withstand it.
And it can also be used as a projectile, or a concealed weapon, quite practical.
That very night, numerous small and large powers had their perceptions entirely refreshed, during the night, some floors didn’t even bother lighting lamps.
Instead, a mini sun lit up their homes.
It was precisely many cultivators, staying up at night, examining the gleaming Golden Core with flowing radiance, seeing the small inscription: [Xi Rong]
"Just who exactly is this Xi Rong?"
"Not bad crafting skills, very intricate, seems like a force originally dealing in ironwork, how did they switch to selling Pill Medicine."
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