Thunderclap Sword Force

"This subordinate has discovered something, but whether there's truly a problem still requires Young Miss to have someone verify it."

Chen Fei hesitated for a moment. As for the profit split, Chen Fei did not really care; after all, the lion's share would be in the Black Market from now on. But the Light Spirit Pill Zhang Sinan mentioned had completely aroused Chen Fei's interest.

The Light Spirit Pill was a cultivation pill one tier higher than the Grass Return Pill. It was generally taken by martial artists in the Bone Forging Realm, or even the Marrow Refining Realm. Thus, its medicinal effect was much stronger than the Grass Return Pill's, and its selling price was naturally much higher as well.

If Chen Fei could obtain the Pill Recipe for the Light Spirit Pill, he could replace the Grass Return Pill he currently used. Whether he took it himself or sold it in the Black Market, either would work.

"Speak!" Zhang Sinan said calmly.

"On Steward Sun, the medicinal fragrance of Light Spirit Pills is relatively strong."

Chen Fei said in a low voice. An alchemist's nose was more sensitive than that of other martial artists, especially toward Herbs. Chen Fei had seen Light Spirit Pills before, and had even eaten them, so he was very familiar with Light Spirit Pills.

As the steward of the Medical Hall, it was normal for Sun Shu to carry the scent of pills on him, but for the smell of Light Spirit Pills to cover all the other pill scents was not normal. It was not as though he was an alchemist.

Only by coming into contact with them every day, or even taking them year after year, would the smell of Light Spirit Pills become that thick.

Light Spirit Pills were not cheap. One pill cost fifteen taels of silver, half again as expensive as a Grass Return Pill. Though Sun Shu was the steward of the Medical Hall, his wages were far from enough to support the level of one Light Spirit Pill a day.

Zhang Sinan's eyes lit up. What Chen Fei could think of, Zhang Sinan naturally thought of as well. If things were truly as Chen Fei said, then Sun Shu's problem was a huge one.

"We can have Lao Qin confirm it."

Zeng Defang said with a smile. The Lao Qin he spoke of was a physician, but he was extremely sensitive to the smell of pills. Whether the matter was as Chen Fei said would be known once someone went over and made contact with him.

"If things are truly as you say, then afterward, the Pill Recipe for the Light Spirit Pill will be yours," Zhang Sinan said, looking at Chen Fei.

"Thank you, Young Miss!" Chen Fei cupped his hands and said.

Night fell. Chen Fei changed his figure and appearance, wore a face covering and a Bamboo Hat, and appeared in the Black Market.

When Chi Defeng saw Chen Fei, he led him into a room, pointed at the medicinal herbs on the ground, and said, "After several days of effort, I finally collected all the Herbs. You have no idea how hard it was. The price last time was really a little low."

Chen Fei did not speak. He stepped forward to inspect the Herbs. A moment later, Chen Fei stood up and looked calmly at Chi Defeng.

"What?"

Chi Defeng felt a little creeped out by Chen Fei's stare and said somewhat unhappily, "Don't tell me you suddenly don't want these Herbs anymore. I'm telling you, the price can still be discussed, but you have to take all the Herbs."

"Those imitation Herbs—did you make them yourself?" Chen Fei said calmly.

"Huh? There are imitation Herbs? How is that possible!"

Chi Defeng shouted loudly, his face full of disbelief. Then he walked over to the Herbs and examined them seriously.

Chen Fei wanted to roll his eyes. With acting like this, people who did not know better would probably be fooled. If Chen Fei himself were not an Alchemist, ordinary people truly would not have been able to see through this imitation method.

Without a certain depth of skill, one could not make fake medicine of this standard.

"There really are fakes! Those thousand-times-damned Refugees fooled even me!"

Chi Defeng cried out, beating his breast and stamping his feet. But after shouting a few times and seeing that Chen Fei had no reaction at all, he could not help awkwardly withdrawing his voice.

"What now?" Chen Fei looked at Chi Defeng and asked.

"I took a look. There actually aren't that many fakes, just a tiny bit," Chi Defeng said with a smile.

"I asked for ten portions, and there are only six real portions inside. It is indeed just a tiny bit," Chen Fei nodded.

"There are that many? I didn't even notice just now. Those thousand-times-damned Refugees!" Chi Defeng shouted loudly again.

"This is the Silver Taels for six portions of Herbs. Next time, still ten portions of Herbs. I'll pick them up in three days."

Speechless, Chen Fei took out the Silver Taels, handed them to Chi Defeng, picked up the Herbs, turned, and left the room.

Chi Defeng weighed the Silver Taels in his hand and watched Chen Fei's departing back. A trace of a smile could not help appearing on his face. It had been a long time since he had met such a shrewd young man. Truly interesting.

Chen Fei carried a bundle on his back and left the Black Market.

Ten portions of Herbs was an amount Chen Fei had calculated, a quantity that would not be so conspicuous. Otherwise, leaving the Black Market carrying a huge bundle would easily draw unnecessary trouble.

As it was now, it was just right.

After confirming that no one was following him, Chen Fei carefully returned to the courtyard he had rented.

This was another courtyard, one Chen Fei had rented anew after changing his figure and appearance. After all, he would be selling Grass Return Pills in the Black Market from now on. It would be safer to be a little cautious and not let it collide with his original identity.

He had already specially tidied up one room and converted it into a Pill Room.

Chen Fei sorted through the Herbs in the bundle and began Refining Grass Return Pills. With his current Grass Return Pill Proficiency close to Great Perfection, Refining six portions of Herbs actually required very little time.

As long as one mastered the technique, many things that seemed extremely complicated to outsiders were sometimes truly very simple.

Two hours later, the pill refining ended. Chen Fei looked at the full fifteen Grass Return Pills inside the medicine bottle, and a trace of a smile could not help appearing on his face.

This was over a hundred taels of silver. Later, if the Grass Return Pill's Proficiency rose to Great Perfection, the number of pills produced from each furnace would increase again.

It would not take long before Chen Fei could save up Five Hundred Taels.

Chen Fei placed the medicine bottle into his clothes and glanced at the Panel.

Name: Chen Fei

Profession: Martial Artist

Cultivation Methods: Green Mountain Sword (Great Perfection), Wind Suspension Breathing Technique (Great Perfection), Crossing River Clouds (Great Perfection), Disguise Technique (Great Perfection), Immortal Guides the Way (Not Yet Initiated)

Realm: Flesh Refining (17/10000)

Pill Refining Art: Qi Blood Pill (Great Perfection), Detoxification Pill (Great Perfection), Healing Pill (Great Perfection), Grass Return Pill (Perfection 7931/10000)

Status: Bone-Attached Gangrene (-)

Nearly everything was at Great Perfection, so the fact that the Immortal Guides the Way move of his Sword Technique had yet to even enter the threshold looked rather glaring. Because he had broken through to the Flesh Refining Realm, the status of Bone-Attached Gangrene had also changed, with a minus sign added at the back, and its effect on Chen Fei had lessened by quite a bit.

At the same time, the help that the Wind Suspension Breathing Technique and the Grass Return Pill provided to his cultivation had dropped by no small amount. But they were still useful, increasing his experience points by roughly 20 or so each day.

Converted that way, under these circumstances, if Chen Fei wanted to break through to the Bone Forging Realm, it would probably take more than a year.

That was not slow. It was already faster than most martial artists, and many martial artists even spent their entire lives still stamping in place where they began.

If Chen Fei wanted to speed up his cultivation progress, he had to switch his pills to Light Spirit Pills, and the Wind Suspension Breathing Technique also had to be strengthened. If either of the two was achieved, Chen Fei's cultivation speed would shoot straight upward.

Thinking of this, Chen Fei took out a secret manual.

According to Chi Defeng, this was also a cultivation method of the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect: Thunderclap Sword Force!