Lei Chen

Lei Kongming is currently in his courtyard. After walking out of Jade River Mountain, he was surprised to find that there was no one checking for Azure Dew Flowers. He didn't waste time and directly returned to his courtyard.

"Maybe those Purple Cloud Palace disciples were delayed by something and were unable to pass information to the higher-ups in time." Thought Lei Kongming

But now Lei Kongming is facing a greater problem because he can't sell Azure Dew Flowers openly. With the strength of the Purple Cloud Palace, they can easily track him if he sells them at reputable shops in the city, and smaller shops will probably not be able to offer a good price.

If he takes it to the black market, although he will get a certain degree of anonymity but he will also receive a very low price. Additionally, for the slight damage to the Azure Dew Flowers, the price he will receive will be even lower—probably only 50% of the market value. He will also have to worry about whether they will sell him out to the Purple Cloud Palace.

As for selling it within the family, it is even more impossible because if the story of the 'naked man with a bag covering his head' spreads, he would definitely become a target of suspicion. The elders of the clan would probably suspect him of having special hobbies.

"The longer I wait, the more the efficiency of the Azure Dew Flower will dissipate due to damage. The best way I can think of is to refine it into pills and then sell them," said Lei Kongming, growing impatient.

Last year, he tried refining pills. However, due to the Black Dragon Immortal Arts, all of them failed. In short, as soon as he tried to use his Qi to purify the herbs, a black light would be pulled along with the Qi, directly destroying the herbs.

After some hesitation, Lei Kongming exits his courtyard and moves towards the alchemy pavilion to visit the fifth elder.

"Uncle Chen, today I was able to buy some Azure Dew Flowers at a very low price, but they are somewhat damaged. Can you help me refine them into pills?"

Hearing about the "damaged Azure Dew Flower," Lei Chen was surprised because he had just heard the news about a naked man. He heard that a naked man snatched the Azure Dew Flowers right under the nose of the Purple Cloud Palace disciple.

"Xiao Ming, where did you buy the Azure Dew Flowers from?" asked Lei Chen, becoming quite interested in knowing the identity of the naked man.

"It was when I was coming back from Jade River Mountain. A person approached me in a deserted place. At first, I thought I had met a blind robber, but then that person took out the Azure Dew Flowers to sell them. Since the Azure Dew Flowers were authentic, I just bought them."

"What did that person look like?"

"I don't know, Uncle Chen. He was fully covered in black clothes."

Hearing this, Lei Chen felt a little regretful. He really wanted to know who had such special hobbies. This person also had a lot of courage; he dared to snatch things that the Purple Cloud Palace disciples wanted.

Lei Chen cast a suspicious glance at Lei Kongming because he knew that Lei Chen cast a suspicious glance at Lei Kongming because he knew that Lei Kongming was quite cautious and would not buy anything from an unknown person who appeared out of nowhere. However, since Lei Kongming did not tell him, he didn't ask any further. Instead, he invited Lei Kongming inside the alchemy room to discuss his request.

Lei Kongming chose to approach Lei Chen for refining pills mainly for two reasons. First, Lei Chen is an experienced alchemist of the Lei clan and has, over the years, made numerous pills. Another reason is that Lei Chen has treated many patients, and although he is gossipy, he has always kept patient and client information confidential without sharing it with others.

'Although Uncle Chen might have some doubts, he will probably not gossip about it,' thought Lei Kongming as he relaxed when he saw that Lei Chen didn't inquire about the seller any further.

"Xiao Ming, what type of pill do you want me to refine? Also, today I'm free, so you don't have to pay the premium for urgent refinement, but you will still be charged according to normal rates."

Lei Chen's question pulls Lei Kongming out of his thoughts, but he quickly becomes embarrassed.

"Uh… Uncle Chen, currently I don't have any spirit stones with me. Can you please charge it from my next month's allowance?"

"...Xiao Ming, why are you always so broke and wanting to buy everything on credit"

"Haha...ha."

At this point, Lei Kongming only gives an awkward laugh and doesn't say anything further. Lei Chen also doesn't ask any more questions, silently accepting Lei Kongming's payment method.

"Thankfully, Uncle Chen didn't ask about how I bought the Azure Dew Flowers."

After entering the room, Lei Kongming directly handed all the Azure Dew Flowers to Lei Chen.

"Xiao Ming, you haven't told me yet which pill you want me to refine," asked Lei Chen while inspecting the flowers.

"Uncle Chen, you can refine anything that utilizes the flower to the fullest potential and uses the least expensive auxiliary materials."

Selling pills refined by Lei Chen to outsiders is actually against clan rules, but most of the time clan elders will turn a blind eye to it as long as the pills are not extremely scarce or it is not done on a large scale.

"Sure, let me check the inventory for the auxiliary materials. You can collect your pills tomorrow evening."

After exchanging some polite words, Lei Kongming left.

...….

Near Jade River Mountain, there is a big mansion. Within the main hall of the mansion, an old man with his hands behind his back was standing. Most disciples call him Elder Hei, and he is responsible for all the matters that happen at Jade River Mountain.