Chapter 210: Wandering Alchemist

“A shop?”

Lin Jing had his eyes on the commercial street of the Qingming Chamber of Commerce.

In the chaotic Qingming Province, if one could rent a shop here, it would be considered a rare place of order.

As a force backed by a Void Profound Cultivator, ordinary people would never dare to cause trouble on the commercial street of the Qingming Chamber of Commerce.

Even if Lin Jing, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, brought out treasures that would make even Nascent Soul Cultivators covet them, ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators would never dare to break the rules due to their fear of the order maintained by the Qingming Chamber of Commerce.

And as a commercial organization, the Qingming Chamber of Commerce valued its reputation above all else, so they would likely not harbor crooked thoughts about the low-level treasures Lin Jing brought out.

Although these things were not absolute, as long as Lin Jing balanced the value of the items he brought out, this place would be a very good temporary residence for him.

“There are too many special plants in Qingming Province.”

“I can collect some and let the Pine Leaf Squirrel synthesize a batch in the Pet Beast space to see if anything useful appears to enhance my foundation.”

“Afterwards, I can use these synthesized plants to research some relatively novel and special low-level Medicinal Pills.”

“With these Medicinal Pills, I can open up a Medicinal Pill market that belongs exclusively to me.”

“At that time, the primary requirement for purchasing these Medicinal Pills will not be Spirit Stones, but intelligence on strange fires! Or, the strange fire itself.”

Lin Jing felt that relying on his own personal strength to find strange fires to strengthen the Fire Scale Dragon and Cultivate the Heavenly Demon Body was ultimately too slow in terms of efficiency.

Based on the experience of building the Dragon Palace within the academy, he suddenly wanted to return to his old trade.

Through Medicinal Pills, he would let others help him collect strange fires!

This commercial street of the Qingming Chamber of Commerce, here in Qingming Province, provided him with a very good stage.

“Moreover, with my current Illusion Dao techniques, it is not impossible to even conjure the might of a Soul Transformation Cultivator.”

“I can also create the illusion at a specific time that I have a Soul Transformation Master, to intimidate the small-minded and make people wary.”

“In this way, with a double guarantee, I will have a long time to slowly improve my strength.”

Having made his decision, Lin Jing began to travel towards Tianqing City, the second largest city in Qingming Province, following the map he had swiped from Thousand Illusion Mountain.

The first largest city, Qingming City, had a Void Profound Cultivator stationed there, so it was better not to go there.

This second largest city only had a Soul Transformation Cultivator stationed there, which was relatively safe for Lin Jing, as he did not have to worry about his illusion powers being accidentally seen through.

After all, it was impossible for every Soul Transformation Cultivator to be as proficient in the Illusion Dao as the Old Ancestor of Thousand Illusion Mountain.

Tianqing City, commercial street under the Qingming Chamber of Commerce.

A young Alchemist wearing Fire Cloud Pill robes arrived at the shop rental office of the commercial street.

Inside this pavilion, an old man with a bald head and Golden Core cultivation sat behind the scenes, excitedly playing with a mechanical lock.

He looked at Lin Jing as he entered the room and spoke casually: “Are you here to rent a shop?”

“Yes, I am a wandering Alchemist, and I would like to rent a shop where I can perform Alchemy to rest and sell some Medicinal Pills.” Lin Jing met his gaze, not showing the weakness of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator facing a Golden Core Cultivator, appearing very calm.

“Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivation, what grade of Alchemist are you?”

“Third Grade.” Lin Jing replied. Hearing this, the bald old man paused and revealed a smile.

“Little friend, you are young and already a Third Grade Alchemist, that is remarkable. May I ask who your Master is? Do you have an Alchemy certification?”

“My Master is the Fire Dragon Pill Master, a Loose Cultivator, and I do not have any Alchemy certification—however, is this enough?”

Lin Jing extended his finger, and a mini furnace danced at his fingertip, with a hundred layers of fire waves compressing around the furnace, dazzling and eye-catching.

“Third-level fire control technique—” The bald old man nodded and said: “That is enough.”

A Third Grade Alchemist can refine Third Grade Medicinal Pills. Generally speaking, First Grade Medicinal Pills are for Qi Refining Cultivators, Second Grade for Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and Third Grade for Golden Core Cultivators!

A Third Grade Alchemist at the Foundation Establishment Stage is much rarer than an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator; even some Core Formation Cultivators who cannot perform Alchemy are willing to befriend them as equals.

Therefore, Lin Jing showing his identity as a Third Grade Alchemist meant he had no need to be servile in front of a Golden Core Cultivator; this was how a real Third Grade Alchemist would act.

Of course, the most important thing was that Lin Jing called his Master a “Pill Master”. Generally speaking, only Soul Transformation Cultivators and Fifth Grade Alchemists are qualified to be called Venerable!

Therefore, the old man at the rental office immediately beamed at Lin Jing. Regardless of whether what Lin Jing said was true or false, having a better attitude at this moment would not hurt him and he would lose nothing.

At this moment, Lin Jing could indeed refine Third Grade Medicinal Pills, but if he added the Fusion of the Fire Scale Dragon’s strange fire, he could actually refine Fourth Grade Medicinal Pills!

However, he was afraid that being able to refine Fourth Grade Medicinal Pills at the Foundation Establishment Stage would be too shocking, so he reported a level lower. Besides, he had not intended to sell special Fourth Grade Medicinal Pills.

“How long do you intend to rent, little friend? The shops here have a minimum rental period of one month.” The bald old man asked.

“Let’s rent it for half a year first.” Lin Jing said. The commercial street of the Qingming Chamber of Commerce had huge foot traffic. Renting a shop here, although expensive, would not result in a loss as long as the quality of the goods sold was up to par.

“Let me see, Medicinal Pill shop—there happens to be a vacancy, but its geographical location is lacking.”

Lin Jing nodded and said: “The location does not matter. If the pill fragrance is strong, one need not fear the deep alley; as long as the price is reasonable, that will do.”

“Good!” The bald old man said: “Then I will draft the Contract!”

Lin Jing smiled, having confidence in his own Medicinal Pills.

The best-selling Rising Dragon Pill was an example.

However, items like the Rising Dragon Pill, having sold well in the Ancient Kingdom for a period of time, naturally could not be sold here, as it would expose his identity.

As for some mainstream Medicinal Pills on the continent, they were sold everywhere. If a nameless wandering loose Alchemist like Lin Jing came to sell them, unless he lowered the price to an extremely low level, people would rather go to big places to buy them—there was absolutely no need to come to him.

Therefore, for Lin Jing’s pill shop to run, he had to research a few more new types of Medicinal Pills.

Of course, he currently had some unique Medicinal Pills that had not been exposed much and had not been auctioned in the Ancient Kingdom like the Rising Dragon Pill. For example, the Pain Pill, but this thing was a Demon Pill, and he was afraid the market would not be good, so he decided against it.

Besides the Pain Pill, Lin Jing actually felt that the most suitable one to sell might be the Gluttony Pill. Lin Jing and his companions used this pill often, and it was refined from golden spiritual rice.

The golden spiritual rice was the first special spiritual object synthesized by the Pine Leaf Squirrel’s Glazed Immortal Eyes, possessing the ability to assist digestion. And the Gluttony Pill, refined from it supplemented with other Materials, had no side effects and had become even more useful.

If a Foundation Establishment Cultivator obtained a Fourth Grade Spiritual Plant that could increase cultivation, they would have to go into seclusion for several years to digest it after consuming the plant.

But with this Gluttony Pill, they only needed to eat a large amount of Gluttony Pills before taking the Spiritual Plant, and in less than two days, they could perfectly convert the power of the high-grade Spiritual Plant into their own cultivation.

And this was not even the most terrifying aspect of the Gluttony Pill.

The most Heaven-Defying part of the Gluttony Pill was that even a Qi Refining Cultivator could consume high-grade Medicinal Pills through the Gluttony Pill; the threshold for consumption was very low.

Just like the little Qi Refining worm that Lin Jing caught at random back then; with its cultivation, if it ate a Third Grade Rising Dragon Pill, it would definitely explode and die because its own cultivation could not withstand the power of the Rising Dragon Pill.

But because Lin Jing had fed it a Gluttony Pill in advance, even though it was only at the first level of Qi Refining, it perfectly digested the Third Grade Medicinal Pill and completed its Bloodline evolution.

This Gluttony Pill was definitely a Divine Pill for some second-generation Cultivators or those who had obtained Opportunities but could not digest them. It could save them a lot of arduous cultivation, allowing them to easily consume powerful Spiritual Plants and Spirit Pills, and defy the heavens to change their fate.

Unfortunately, Lin Jing was a Longevity Physique; otherwise, with such a Divine Pill to assist in cultivation, he might have already reached the Nascent Soul stage.

Not long after.

A shop named “Nameless Pill Pavilion” opened in a corner of the commercial street in Tianqing City. On the surface, the pill pavilion only displayed some common First, Second, and Third Grade Medicinal Pills of the continent, and the prices were not much different from other pill shops, all requiring Spirit Stones to purchase.

And apart from some common goods, in the very center of the shop, a special Medicinal Pill called the Gluttony Pill was displayed.

Introduction to the Medicinal Pill: After consumption, one gains the power of Gluttony, allowing low-level Cultivators to consume high-grade Spirit Pills without side effects, bypassing several levels!

Price: Not sold normally! Must be exchanged for intelligence on strange fires or the strange fire itself. Depending on the value of the intelligence and the grade of the strange fire, an equivalent amount of Gluttony Pills will be given!

“Regardless of the grade of the strange fire, with the Fire Scale Dragon’s ‘Rare Beast Divine Ability: Flame Emperor’, it can be quickly converted into its power.”

“In Qingming Province, it is the only Pet Beast that can be exposed. I will prioritize cultivating it to the Golden Core Stage!”

Lin Jing sat on a wooden chair in the back of the pill pavilion, supervising the Pine Leaf Squirrel farming in the gourd and the Fire Scale Dragon performing Alchemy in the pendant, while planning his future direction. Just at this moment, the newly opened pill pavilion welcomed its first guest, and a figure walked in.