On the Right Track

Two days before the opening of the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion, Bi Changsheng spent money to hire some people to distribute flyers for him, promoting the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion.

Moreover, Bi Changsheng planned to take this opportunity to clear out the pills he had scavenged from the three major forces of Lin'an City, leaving only those pills that were useful to Liu Zhengqing for his cultivation.

Therefore, Bi Changsheng also mentioned in the flyers that those pills suitable for low-level martial artists were available at a 30% discount.

On the first day of opening, thanks to the previous promotion and the discounts on pills suitable for low-level martial artists, the entire Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion was crowded with people. Unfortunately, they were all low-level martial artists with tight budgets, and not a single pill for the Qi and Blood Realm or True Qi Realm was sold.

However, Bi Changsheng didn't mind. It was good to clear out those useless pills anyway. Because Bi Changsheng's prices were indeed very favorable, all the low-level pills were sold out, totaling 160,000 taels of silver, which was a good return for Bi Changsheng, bringing the silver on his person back to 720,000 taels.

Moreover, after this, the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion gained some fame in Ningyun City.

However, because Bi Changsheng only sold pills for the Qi and Blood Realm and True Qi Realm after that, the entire Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion became deserted, with few customers each day. Most of them just came to take a look and left, and very few made a purchase. Not a single Crimson Blood Pill that Bi Changsheng was promoting was sold.

Bi Changsheng was not worried about this situation. People would definitely have concerns about new types of pills that they had not tried before. He had the patience to wait for the first person to take the plunge.

After entrusting the store to Uncle Fu and letting him be responsible for receiving and entertaining customers, Bi Changsheng became a hands-off shopkeeper, spending his days practicing swordsmanship and reading books to improve his knowledge.

Because the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion's sales were still low, Bi Changsheng only needed to occasionally take some time to refine pills to replenish the pill pavilion's stock.

"Oh! What boldness."

One day, a middle-aged man was walking on the gold-sprinkled streets of Ningyun City when he suddenly stopped and said in surprise.

He looked at a shop in the corner called the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion. A sign was hanging outside the shop, which read: "This shop only deals in pills for the Qi and Blood Realm and above."

The middle-aged man was attracted by the content on this sign, which is why he exclaimed in surprise.

Basically, the pill shops in Ningyun City mainly sell pills used by low-level martial artists. A shop like the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion that wants to only deal in pills used by martial artists in the Qi and Blood Realm and above must have its own unique features, otherwise it will not be able to survive.

"I'll go see what's so special about it."

Thinking of this, the middle-aged man said to himself, and then walked into the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion.

"Welcome, what do you need, sir? Our shop has all kinds of pills commonly used by Qi and Blood Realm and True Qi Realm martial artists for cultivation."

Seeing someone enter, Uncle Fu greeted him warmly.

"Does your shop have any signature pills?"

The middle-aged man asked directly.

Seeing someone ask this, Uncle Fu did not hesitate and took out the Crimson Blood Pill to introduce it to the middle-aged man.

"Sir, look, this is our Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion's unique pill, the Crimson Blood Pill. The Crimson Blood Pill has a similar effect to the Qi and Blood Pill and is a pill that assists in Qi and Blood Realm cultivation."

"However, the effect of our pill pavilion's Crimson Blood Pill is twice that of the Qi and Blood Pill, and the price is only 1,500 taels, which is very cost-effective."

The cost of the medicinal materials required to refine the Crimson Blood Pill is about 300 taels, which is similar to the Qi and Blood Pill. The price of the Qi and Blood Pill on the market is 1,000 taels per pill, so Bi Changsheng priced the Crimson Blood Pill at 1,500 taels per pill.

"A pill that assists in Qi and Blood Realm cultivation!"

As soon as he heard the effect of the Crimson Blood Pill, the middle-aged man became interested, because he was in the early stage of the Qi and Blood Realm.

This middle-aged man's name was Duan Zhengqing, and he was from the Duan Family of Ningyun City. Because the Duan Family of Ningyun City had a True Qi Realm grandmaster sitting in town, it was a considerable force in Ningyun City.

Duan Zhengqing was the fourth son of the Duan Family head, who was the Duan Family's True Qi Realm expert. The Duan Family head was usually very strict with his four sons, and he would test their cultivation progress every six months.

In the last assessment, Duan Zhengqing did not perform well and was defeated by the Duan Family's third son, who was about the same age as him, and was severely criticized by the Duan Family head.

Now, there were only half a month left until the next semi-annual assessment, and Duan Zhengqing was worried about this matter. Now that he heard about the efficacy of the Crimson Blood Pill, he naturally took it to heart.

It should be known that the results of the Duan Family head's semi-annual assessment of them not only affected their status in the Duan Family head's heart, but also affected the allocation of their cultivation resources in the second half of the year.

"Is the effect of this Crimson Blood Pill really twice that of the Qi and Blood Pill?"

After all, it was a new type of pill that he had never seen before, so Duan Zhengqing was a little skeptical.

"Sir, don't worry. If this Crimson Blood Pill does not have twice the effect of the Qi and Blood Pill, we will give you double compensation."

In terms of the true efficacy of the Crimson Blood Pill, an effect twice that of the Qi and Blood Pill was already a very conservative statement, so Uncle Fu was not afraid at all. Seeing that Duan Zhengqing was a little tempted, he began to lobby even harder.

"Okay, then give me two Crimson Blood Pills to try first."

In the end, Duan Zhengqing was still tempted. With the semi-annual assessment approaching, he planned to try it out. Anyway, 3,000 taels of silver was not much to him.

In the end, Duan Zhengqing became the first customer to purchase the Crimson Blood Pill, and left the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion with two Crimson Blood Pills.

After returning home, Duan Zhengqing couldn't wait to try the effect of the Crimson Blood Pill. After sitting down cross-legged, Duan Zhengqing poured out a Crimson Blood Pill from the bottle, took it, and began to circulate his Qi and blood.

As soon as the Crimson Blood Pill entered his mouth, Duan Zhengqing felt a huge medicinal power spreading in his body. This medicinal power was much greater than the medicinal power he usually had when he used the Qi and Blood Pill for cultivation. Without time to think, he quickly transported his Qi and blood to absorb this medicinal power to strengthen his Qi and blood.

Half an hour later, Duan Zhengqing ended his cultivation.

"This Crimson Blood Pill actually has nearly three times the effect of the Qi and Blood Pill."

After ending his cultivation, Duan Zhengqing felt the increase in Qi and blood in his body and was shocked.

In fact, Duan Zhengqing's original idea was that as long as the effect of this Crimson Blood Pill was 50% more than that of the Qi and Blood Pill, it would be worth its price. After all, there were countless examples of merchants exaggerating in order to promote their products.

He didn't expect that the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion not only did not exaggerate the efficacy of the Crimson Blood Pill, but also made the efficacy of the Crimson Blood Pill more conservative.

"There is hope to defeat the third son in this semi-annual assessment, and it is even possible to gain my father's attention."

After truly experiencing the efficacy of the Crimson Blood Pill, Duan Zhengqing was secretly delighted in his heart. As long as he continuously used the Crimson Blood Pill for cultivation in this half month, his cultivation would definitely improve rapidly, and he would defeat the Duan Family's third son who defeated him last time in the half-month assessment.

Moreover, Duan Zhengqing's cultivation had been stuck in the early stage of the Qi and Blood Realm for a long time. Maybe this time, he could break through to the middle stage of the Qi and Blood Realm in one fell swoop and win his father's attention.

Thinking of this, Duan Zhengqing couldn't hold back any longer. He prepared 15,000 taels and went to the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion again to purchase ten Crimson Blood Pills.

In the days that followed, some people slowly chose to try the Crimson Blood Pill. Like Duan Zhengqing, every customer who had tried the Crimson Blood Pill became a loyal customer of the Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion.

The Crimson Blood Pill Pavilion began to slowly get on the right track.