Yun Xue Li, Han Geng (1)

"Uncle Li, your display cabinet is quite well decorated!" as a customer this time, his point of view is much different than before. When he came to sell the herbs for the past few years, his sight is locked at Li Yin's face all the time, without showing any interest to the display cabinet.

But today, it is different.

He's fascinated by the way the herbs are displayed on the shelf, all based on their property. As an example, the Azure Jade Grass is bundled into a stack of ten, and the Blood Fruit is arranged carefully inside a colored case.

And for those higher value herbs such as the Cai-Xian Pear and Fruits, they're packed carefully in a box with a separate compartment that had a piece of Alcohol Rice biscuit inside. The reason for doing so is due to the pear and fruits is often used to brew wine after they're processed into the Immortal Cai's Dew.

But that wasn't all displayed inside the cabinet. There's more, such as a beast core from Scarlet Iron Hog, a 9th Layer Jade Formation Realm creature that was the evolution of the Scarlet Mane Boar after 300 years.

"What herbs are you looking for, Little Yang?" uncle Li came to Yang Guang after he's done attending the others.

"Sweet Jade Grass, Jade Osmanthus Flower, or Yulin Flower's Stem." Yang Guang mentioned three types of herb. And although they are different from the Azure Jade Grass, the three herbs' main uses are to refine Azure Soul Pill.

Still, the three herbs shared a similar trait.

Although they are included inside a recipe sometimes, the three herbs are mainly used as a practicing tool for Apprentice Alchemist! By purchasing the three ingredients here, it also acts as a hint from Yang Guang to Uncle Li!

"Hahaha! Uncle have those ingredients, of course! Do you need uncle to pack them inside a Spatial Jade Bracelet?" Uncle Li is happy for the business. Since those herbs rarely bought by others because of their uses, the stocks are stacking up, unsold.

"Don't worry, uncle. Please bring me two cases of each herb. I'll keep them in my Spatial Jade Bracelets." Yang Guang took six bracelets out of his chest pocket. Their numbers made even Uncle Li jealous.

As a business owner, such a thing is not rare, but not cheap either. Each Spatial Jade Bracelet cost around 200 Soul Jades if they are purchased from the Steel Refinery. And their availability is not high either. For a business owner like him, his order might take slightly less time to prepare, but it is still a waiting game.

What Yang Guang just took out nonchalantly worth 1,200 Soul Jades altogether.

"Little Yang, your purchase cost 60 Soul Jades altogether. Since uncle promised to give you a discount, let's make it 50 Soul Jades." Uncle Li returned the Spatial Jade Bracelets to Yang Guang after he's done packing them.

By giving Yang Guang almost 20% in discounts, Uncle Li can be said to be making an investment for the future. At the same time, it covers all his previous mistakes for making things difficult for Yang Guang when he's younger.

Such is life. There's a word says,

"Thirty years east, thirty years west, don't bully a youth because he's poor!"

Those like Yang Guang, won't stay the say way, forever!

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"Thank you, Uncle Li!" Yang Guang left after he receives the goods. In his mind, he's somewhat happy because the time and investment he placed into this won't be unprofitable. Since he already lost the way to provide Azure Jade Grass to himself for free, the second method of investment shall always follow.

And this recipe he found inside the Mystic Tower ends up matching to all his needs.

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Azure Soul Pill's 11th Recipe

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-Fresh Note: (1) Yulin Flower's Stem

-Essence Note: (10) drops of essences from Sweet Jade Grass, (10) drops of extracts from Jade Osmanthus Flower

-Middle Note: 1/10 of an Azure Soul Pill

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Note: Refined Azure Soul Pill has a 40% chances of failure to form into a pellet

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Although there's a risk of success concoction, the exchange in terms of cost is much more affordable compared to the Azure Jade Grass. And because the herbs are often sold in bulks, there are a total of 100 units inside a case of Sweet Jade Grass and Jade Osmanthus Flower. As for the Yulin Flower's Stem, they come in a box with ten stalks inside.

Added with a completed Azure Soul Pill into the investment, 11 Soul Jades gave him ten chances to produce an Azure Soul Pill. In comparison, it cost 3 Soul Jades to purchase a stack of ten Azure Jade Grass, which is enough for only one concoction.

Of course, the success rate of using Azure Jade Grass is higher compared to using a mixture of three herbs. Furthermore, there's less hassle during refining the pill, which leads to less stress to the Alchemist.

He continued to window shop for a while until he's stopped by a group of people. They did not initiate a conversation with him, as if they are waiting for someone else to come.

Very soon, a beautiful, tall lady came into his sight.

"Sister Yun!" Yang Guang is surprised that she came to him instead of waiting for him to get to her store.

"You smelly brat! Do you know that I've waited for half a year to return you your weapon?" Yun Xue Li tossed the pair of Tiger Slaying Jian at Yang Guang, and he catches the weapon without too much trouble.

The weapon that he left to Yun Xue Li during his last visit finally came back to him. This time, there's an extra magnetic ring on each of the weapons, believes to be related to the custom-made casing by Yun Xue Li.

"Sorry, Sister Yun. The Polished Jade Tower forbids their book-servant to leave the sect without approval. Hence it took me so long to come here." Yang Guang scratched his head while replying. Although he's not lying in his reply, he actually forgets about it because he's getting used to fighting unarmed.

"Anyway, take back your weapon. Don't you think you should treat me a meal for making you the magnetic weapon holder?" looking at how Yang Guang dressed, Yun Xue Li decided to take advantage of him through a meal.

"This guy, I'm a fool if I did not get you to treat me to a meal." Yun Xue Li chuckled.