A cultivation technique for a hero

Three weeks had passed since Bai Hao sold his first batch of healing salve, after leaving green cloud pavilion he had immediately walked off in search of his landlord to pay of the rent with a big grin on his face, not expecting Bai Hao to be able to gather together the money, Old Man Lu had a face full of surprise when he opened the door and found Bai Hai with enough money to pay the rent, he was already expecting to have to throw Bai Hao out and find a new renter. Nevertheless, Old Man Lu was a fair but strict man, since Bai Hao managed to gather enough money to pay for all the rent he still owed, Old Man Lu would not create any problems for him. Bai Hao had changed drastically since then, now that he had found a way to earn a significant sum of money he had spend every waking hour concocting more healing salve. Given that he was living in a border city, there was a constant stream of adventurers leaving the city to explore the wildlands for treasures, and one thing they all had in common is that they needed supplies. The margin on the healing salve was very high as the only expensive ingredient was the blood grass, Over the past few weeks Bai Hao had managed to acquire quite a bit of money by continuously concocting the healing salve, not only was his margin very high, he had also upgraded to a real medicine cauldron which improved his success rate to 70%. Bai Hao sold all his healing salves to the grandpa from Luo Herb Emporium, while he might be able to get a higher price at other stores, he would never forget how they treated him the first time he came to sell his salves. Compared to 3 weeks ago, the difference in Bai Hao was as night to day, now that he had the means to earn a significant sum of money he had upgraded his lifestyle, he was currently wearing an expensive silk gown, imported from the tropical south for the silk worms could only survive in the hotter climate. He would eat at luxury restaurants, enjoying good wine and food. He had also upgraded his living quarters, renting a small 3 rooms house with a rather large garden surrounding it in the south of the city. Anyone looking at him now would never believe he was the same person that was refused entry in the city.

"Hmmm which one of these cultivation manuals should I buy". Bai Hao was back in the green cloud pavilion and stood in front of one of the many shops selling cultivation manuals. After arriving in this world his immediate concern became earning money, however he never forgot his wish for a fulfilling life, and what could be more fulfilling than becoming an immortal cultivator, proud and aloof sitting on a mountain top while drinking from a bottle of immortal wine. A shop assistant hurried over, "Welcome sir to Golden Sun Cultivation, we sell only the best cultivation manuals in the city, why don't you have a look at this cultivation manual Nine Snake Energies, by catching and absorbing the energy of different types of ferocious snakes your vital energy will be versatile as a snake, making the enemy feel like he is being attacked from 9 directions at once" Bai Hao shook awake from his day dream on what his life would look like as an immortal, "Uhhh" he responded sluggishly. To be honest, Bai Hao didn't know anything about cultivating as he spend all his time since arriving in this world concocting like a madman. Now that his financial situation had cleared up and he had improved his lifestyle, his dreams of doing something more with his life came back. The shop assistant quickly changed his tone "I see that something of this quality cannot satisfy young master, such a courageous and proud young man as yourself is of course looking for something that is befitting of your status, please wait a second I have just the thing" being mistaken for the young master from some rich house Bai Hao felt a strange feeling of happiness, "What a change from last time I was here, it seems that clothes do make the man" Bai Hao said to himself. The shop assistant hurried back with an expensive looking golden colored book in his hand, "Here you go young master, this Golden Sun Lion technique fits perfectly with someone of your stature, the vitality of your qi will be matchless, and you will radiate an aura of heroism. It's one of our better cultivation manuals and will cost you 2 gold pieces" the shop assistant carefully placed the golden book on the counter in front of Bai Hao, the name was written in bold words on the cover of the book and radiated a feeling of boundlessness that couldn't help but attract his eyes. Opening the book, Bai Hao looked through the content of the book and became very satisfied at the aura the book was radiating, meanwhile an almost invisible glint appeared in the eyes of the shop assistant, he could see that the book was already as good as sold, as an experienced shop keeper he would be able to point out the experts from the newbies and use that as his leverage. "Selling this low-level technique for 2 gold coins will definitely give me a big commission" the shop keeper thought to himself. Bai Hao was still a bit hesitant because 2 gold pieces was almost his entire fortune he had worked 3 weeks almost non-stop for that. Bai Hao wanted to look for something a bit cheaper however with one look at the bold words on the cover of the book he made his decision "My dream is worth investing in, if I really manage to cultivate 2 gold coins will easily be earned back". He pulled out his coin purse and was about to spend his entire fortune until a loud voice resounded "WAIT". Bai Hao turned around and stood face to face with a girl with skin white as snow and a figure that had all the right proportions. One look in her eyes and Bai Hao became mesmerized "Wait is that Lady Yue again" Bai Hao thought once he had woken himself from her mesmerizing appearance.

Apparently, she didn't recognize Bai Hao from the time they had met in front of the gate. "Don't pay so much for this cultivation manual, they have given it an impressive name and made it look expensive, but it is actually one of the lowest levels in low-grade cultivation manuals, it's not even worth a tenth of the price they are asking" lady Yue told Bai Hao while he stood there gaping at her. "T-T-Th-Thanks" Bai Hao stammered while staring at her. Meanwhile Lady Yue received angry looks from the shop assistant behind the counter however it didn't seem to faze her. The shop assistant wouldn't dare to do anything to her, not only was she a cultivator, she also came from one of the most influential families in the city. She gave a disgusted look at the shop assistant and said "I hate it when shops try to rip off honest people with unfair prices, if you can't win as a fair merchant, you have no right to open up a shop" turning back to Bai Hao she gave him a disapproving look "and you should not be so easy to scam, if you lose your money it's your own fault for not doing the research that is required". Feeling that the matter was finished, Lady Yue walked away before Bai Hao or the shop assistant could respond. Just before she disappeared out of sight, Bai Hao made a deep bow in her direction and mumbled to himself "Thanks again, now I owe you another favor, one day I will repay all of it"