Setting Up a Stall in Heaven Dou to Sell Life Essence

"Little genius, thank you."

"Take anything you like from my shop."

In the kindly old shopkeeper's eyes, that drop of emerald-green essence was worth as much as his entire shop.

Even if it wasn't, it had given him ten years of good health, which made it worthwhile to the kindly old shopkeeper.

"Mm."

Jiang Taichu didn't stand on ceremony. He swept up every porcelain and jade bottle in the shop.

At that moment, the kindly old shopkeeper rubbed his hands together and looked at Jiang Taichu longingly. He pleaded:

"Little genius, do you have any more of that emerald-green essence? I can pay you in Gold Soul Coins. I only ask for a few more drops so I can spend my remaining years in good health."

Jiang Taichu thought for a moment, then replied:

"I do."

"Before long, I'll set up a stall in Heaven Dou City and sell a limited amount of Life Essence. If you help me spread the word about it, I'll give you the first chance to buy it."

"I condensed this Life Essence using my Martial Soul's ability. There's very little of it, and it isn't something I can condense whenever I please."

"Good, good. As long as you're willing to give this old man a way to buy it, that's enough. I'll be sure to spread the word and do my best to make your Life Essence famous throughout Heaven Dou City."

The kindly old shopkeeper hurriedly agreed.

After running a business in Heaven Dou City for decades, he had built up some connections. All he needed to do was call over some of his old friends later.

It was the first time the kindly old shopkeeper had seen a Martial Soul ability like Jiang Taichu's.

Ordinary Soul Masters' Martial Soul abilities were usually for attack, defense, or support, but they all worked on Soul Masters. They were basically no help to an ordinary person like him.

But Jiang Taichu's Martial Soul ability was different. It could directly benefit ordinary people like him who had no Soul Power.

There were plenty of people in the world who had no Soul Power but came from extraordinary families.

Jiang Taichu's ability meant he was destined to live without worries about food or clothing.

After completing his deal with the kindly old shopkeeper, Jiang Taichu left the century-old shop.

He went into a small alley and placed the porcelain and jade bottles in front of him, one by one.

"Ah Yin, how is your condensation of the Life Essence going?"

He summoned his Martial Soul, the Myriad Beasts Record, and communicated with Ah Yin through his thoughts.

"Master, Ah Yin has already condensed nearly a hundred drops of Life Essence, but condensing them has nearly drained Ah Yin dry."

"But just thinking that it'll help Master fills Ah Yin with drive again."

Ah Yin spoke breathlessly, and satisfaction could be heard in her voice.

"Ah Yin, thank you for your hard work. You can take your time condensing the Life Essence. There's no need to push yourself."

"If you use up too much of your life force at once, you'll damage your life origin instead. The loss would outweigh the gain."

"Do you understand, Ah Yin?"

Jiang Taichu said with concern.

"Got it, Master~"

Seeing that Jiang Taichu cared about her, Ah Yin immediately replied, thoroughly content.

"Then, Master, should I send you the Life Essence I've condensed now?"

Ah Yin's voice came from the Myriad Beasts Record.

"Send out ten drops first. Taking out too much at once might cause trouble."

"Besides, scarcity makes things precious. The less Life Essence outsiders think there is, the more money we can make."

Jiang Taichu replied.

The next moment, ten drops of Life Essence floated out of the Myriad Beasts Record.

Compared with the Life Essence Jiang Taichu had condensed, these ten drops contained far more life force.

That made sense, though. After all, Jiang Taichu was only a thirteenth-level Soul Master, while Ah Yin's cultivation had reached nine hundred and ninety-nine years.

Converted to a Soul Master's cultivation, that was roughly equivalent to a high-level Soul Grandmaster.

Jiang Taichu took the ten drops of Life Essence and put them into the porcelain and jade bottles.

"All right, everything is ready. It's time to start accumulating my initial capital."

Every part of Jiang Taichu's future cultivation plan required money. Without it, he couldn't carry it out at all.

Without money, you can't take a single step. Even on the Douluo Continent, it's no different.

Jiang Taichu sighed inwardly.

He went to a small street crowded with people, found an empty spot, and sat down. He spread a piece of red cloth in front of him and neatly arranged the ten porcelain and jade bottles of Life Essence on it.

Then he took out a sign and placed it in front of himself. It bore a description of the Life Essence:

"Life Essence: a spiritual essence that can increase life force."

"When taken by men, it can boost virility; by women, it can moisturize the skin; by children, it can make them grow taller; and by the elderly, it can make their bodies more robust."

"When taken by Soul Masters, it can speed up recovery from injuries, increase the chances of breaking through bottlenecks, and speed up Soul Power recovery."

"Now on sale at this stall, with only ten bottles in total. For this first sale, the price has been slashed in half. Not one hundred Gold Soul Coins, but just fifty Gold Soul Coins for a bottle of Life Essence."

"Passersby, don't miss out! First come, first served. If you don't buy it now, you might not get another chance."

Seeing a child like Jiang Taichu selling something at such a high price, passersby couldn't help speaking up:

"Are even children coming out to swindle people these days?"

"What is the world coming to? Morals are declining by the day."

"You can tell this Life Essence is fake at a glance. Only a fool would buy it and get fleeced."

Jiang Taichu paid no attention to what the passersby thought.

He simply sat there quietly, without even calling out to introduce his product.

As long as one person bought his Life Essence, business would naturally pick up.

Jiang Taichu was confident of that. After all, he had spoken to an old shopkeeper about it not long ago.

An unknown amount of time passed.

The kindly old shopkeeper, who had made an agreement with Jiang Taichu not long ago, hurried over to him.

Behind him were several elderly men, all close to sixty.

"Little genius, this old man searched every stall nearby before finally finding you."

"I've kept my promise to you, little genius. I brought some old friends with me."

The kindly old shopkeeper glanced at the sign in front of Jiang Taichu and read the description of the Life Essence.

He hurriedly pulled his money out of his pocket.

"Little genius, this old man has a hundred Gold Soul Coins here. I'd like to buy two bottles of Life Essence."

The kindly old shopkeeper spoke hurriedly.

The elderly men behind the kindly old shopkeeper also pulled their money out of their pockets.

"Little genius, I'd like to buy a bottle of Life Essence."

"I have a hundred Gold Soul Coins here. I'll buy two bottles of Life Essence."

One eager voice after another rang out.

The passing pedestrians were utterly dumbfounded by the sight.

"Have these old men gone mad? Fifty Gold Soul Coins for a bottle of Life Essence, and people are actually willing to pay that?"

"Could the Life Essence really have the effects described on the sign?"

The pedestrians stopped and crowded around Jiang Taichu's stall, all eager to watch the excitement.

But none of them stepped forward to buy any.

There was too much uncertainty about the Life Essence, and on top of that, its price was outrageously high.

If it had cost only a few Gold Soul Coins, they might have stepped forward to buy some and see whether it was genuine.