Easily Advancing

Year nine.

On a drizzly spring morning, Xian He carried several large sacks out of the Inner World.

At this time, it was also morning on the Tianyun Plateau, but it was late spring.

Although summer was fast approaching, the mornings were still very cold.

As soon as Xian He placed the Steamed Buns on the table, the early risers gathered around.

"Steamed Buns, one Copper Coin each, limited to one hundred per person."

Xian He brought one thousand one hundred Steamed Buns today. If all went as expected, he could sell them for one thousand one hundred Copper Coins.

Steamed Buns were a next-grade food. Consuming them increased Bone Root, Force Dissipation, and True Qi by 8%.

Bone Root = cultivation speed; Force Dissipation = external injury defense; True Qi = Qi Breaking and Qi Control = internal injury attack and internal injury defense.

Although Steamed Buns had various miraculous effects, Xian He didn't plan to sell them too expensively.

The taste of Steamed Buns was not much different from Wood Powder Porridge. If he sold them too expensively, they wouldn't sell out.

"One Copper Coin?"

"Although it's twice the price of Wood Powder Porridge, it looks delicious."

"Give me one to try first. If it's good, I'll buy more!"

"I want one too!"

Xian He didn't immediately hand out the buns to the customers. He shouted for them to line up, first come, first served.

Without rules, there would be no order. What a mess it would be.

While selling the buns, Xian He encountered Yan Dong's wife. She had a thick waist and big hips, as strong as a bull.

If she hadn't persuaded Yan Dong to surrender yesterday, he wouldn't have won so easily.

"Sister-in-law, how many would you like?"

"O-one..."

"One?"

"O-one hundred..."

Hearing the number, Xian He was stunned for a moment.

She was buying so many, likely intending to resell them.

No matter what she bought them for, as long as it wasn't more than one hundred, he would sell them.

"Thank you!" Yan's wife said thankfully, shouldered her sack, and strode away.

Yan Dong had been severely injured, and the family had lost its source of income. Her reselling business was out of necessity.

After sending off Yan's wife, Xian He's selling speed greatly increased. The subsequent customers bought dozens or hundreds at a time, likely also intending to resell them.

Xian He didn't care about that; he just wanted to sell the buns quickly.

After selling the buns, he still had to participate in the Azure Light Competition qualifiers!

After the qualifiers, he still needed to buy some flax seeds to take back!

Once the flax was grown, spun into linen at the tailor's shop, and then sewn into linen sacks, he could pack the Komugi into sacks and store them, preventing them from being exposed to the sun and rain outside the courtyard.

The dawn's light unveiled the night's veil, revealing brilliant morning clouds.

Due to the low price, the purchasing order was orderly, and Xian He's Steamed Buns were quickly sold out.

Entrusting the remaining one hundred Steamed Buns to Old Man Yun to pass on to Xiao Kuang, Xian He headed to the qualifiers.

After yesterday's matches, sixty-four contestants had passed the preliminary round.

Whether it was intentional or not, Xian He was scheduled to fight a Martial Artist at the peak of White Obsidian three-star today.

However, Xian He wasn't worried at all.

Because he had cultivated Grand Ancestor Long Fist, he had broken through to White Obsidian three-star, with his single-arm strength reaching eight hundred jin.

After consuming Plain Boiled Eggs and Fried Eggs, his strength increased by 8% + 10% = 18%, reaching nine hundred and forty-four.

Adding the one hundred Strength bonus from Crystal Pomegranate, he could unleash one thousand and forty-four Strength.

After consuming Beggars Chicken, Eight-baked Chicken, Steamed Buns, Yangchun Noodles, and Five-Color Steamed Buns, his True Qi increased by 15% + 18% + 8% + 10% + 12% = 63%, reaching three hundred and twenty-six.

In the first round of the match, Xian He's single slap caused a level two flaw on his opponent's left cheek, while his opponent's slap couldn't even inflict a level one acupoint seal.

In the second round, Xian He directly injured his opponent.

This time, the opponent was quite cowardly. After his face was broken, he directly chose to surrender without even retaliating.

Xian He successfully advanced.

Staring at Xian He's receding figure, Xiao Yang's expression turned grim and he said, "He dealt with a peak White Obsidian three-star Martial Artist in two slaps. This trash's strength seems to have grown again. Li Zhen, can you do it tomorrow? If not, should we still send Xiao Hou to assassinate him?"

"Why waste money! Don't worry, Boss. With the boiled eggs and fried eggs you got me, plus my Blood Burning Secret Method, I can definitely kill him with one slap!" Li Zhen patted his chest and guaranteed.

Blood Burning Secret Method is also known as Life Burning Secret Method. For every year of lifespan burned, the next attack will gain one hundred Strength.

I'm going all out, burning ten years of my life, I don't believe I can't take him down!

Xiao Yang placed his hand on Li Zhen's shoulder and promised, "If you can take down Xian He tomorrow, I'll give you those twenty thousand Copper Coins."

"Thank you, Boss Xiao Yang!" Li Zhen was overjoyed.

Twenty thousand Copper Coins was enough for his family to live on for decades.

On the other side, Xian He arrived at the grain shop.

This was his second visit; the first time he had bought some wild vegetable seeds.

"Shop assistant, do you have flax seeds?" Xian He asked.

The grain shop had the most wood powder on display, followed by wild vegetables. There were only a few bags of rice.

Perhaps he could sell flour to the grain shop once he could produce it on a large scale.

He could also sell wild vegetables, but they were too cheap. The retail price was several jin for one Copper Coin, and the purchase price was probably tens of jin for one Copper Coin. It wasn't worth it.