Strange Treasure

Qin Dongcheng felt nothing for the small team that others envied so much.

Even without exposing his identity as a Low-level Alchemist, with his previous strength as an Alchemy Apprentice, it would not have been difficult for him to find a one-in-a-hundred beauty to marry.

A high-paying professional earning hundreds of taels of silver a month would be equivalent to a young talent with a monthly salary of hundreds of thousands in his past life; would he really lack a beautiful girlfriend?

Cultivation is the only true path; with strength, one has everything.

In this martial world where the strong are respected, sufficient strength is everything. It was the same in his past life, though his past life lacked martial arts and was instead defined by power and wealth.

The mandatory task for this month had already been completed, and even next month's mandatory task had been fulfilled by submitting Sun Flame Liquid. Qin Dongcheng felt much more relaxed and less worried, allowing him to spend more time on his cultivation.

"You have practiced the Phantom Movement Technique once. Congratulations on triggering a thirty-fold critical hit; you have gained thirty times the progress!"

With the arrival of a thirty-fold critical hit, Qin Dongcheng's mastery of the Phantom Movement Technique successfully broke through to the fourth level, allowing him to create four phantoms to confuse enemies, thereby successfully escaping pursuit or counter-killing his foes.

With a flick of his feet, dozens of meters were covered in an instant, and the four phantoms departed in different directions, making him impossible to guard against.

Reaching the fourth level of the Phantom Movement Technique, the effect was even more powerful than imagined; even martial experts two or three realms higher than Qin Dongcheng would find it difficult to locate his true body.

Furthermore, Qin Dongcheng possessed the Heaven Concealment Art, which could effectively hide his presence and confuse enemies, making the combination even more effective.

Not long after the breakthrough in his movement technique, Qin Dongcheng's success rate in refining Sun Flame Liquid reached over twenty percent.

Multiple critical hits allowed him to advance by leaps and bounds in the refinement of Sun Flame Liquid, and his alchemy skills were also improving rapidly.

Let alone next month, he had already finished refining enough Sun Flame Liquid to cover the mandatory tasks for the month after, the month after that, and so on, just waiting to submit them.

He did not submit too much at once, completing only the next month's mandatory task to avoid the higher-ups noticing his high capability and increasing his quota.

For a Low-level Alchemist, being able to submit several bottles of Sun Flame Liquid in a month was already quite impressive.

Many Intermediate Alchemists only submitted a few more bottles of Sun Flame Liquid than Qin Dongcheng.

Under these circumstances, as time passed, the amount of Sun Flame Liquid Qin Dongcheng accumulated grew, and in just a month or two, he had dozens of bottles in his possession.

At this moment, the price of Sun Flame Liquid in the Bamboo Forest Black Market had reached about thirty taels of silver, and it was in high demand with no supply, far exceeding its original price of ten taels and surging more than three times over.

This showed the Five Elements Sect disciples' demand for Sun Flame Liquid, and the level of profiteering far exceeded that of the Golden Wound Pill.

Qin Dongcheng had already suspended the refinement of Golden Wound Pills, instead spending most of his time on this, preparing to take this opportunity to make a good profit.

Seeing that the price of Sun Flame Liquid had reached such a level, Qin Dongcheng did not intend to wait any longer. After disguising himself, he quietly arrived at the Bamboo Forest Black Market, prepared to sell a batch of Sun Flame Liquid.

Although he still had plenty of silver and was not short of cultivation resources in the short term, who would complain about having too many resources?

Once he continued to break through, the resources and treasures required later would only increase, so Qin Dongcheng had to make preparations early.

Arriving at the Bamboo Forest Black Market, Qin Dongcheng found it much livelier than before. While the invasion of demons and ghosts had brought many disasters, it had also brought many opportunities.

Not to mention anything else, the materials from those demons and ghosts alone were of considerable value.

Many demons and ghosts were treasures in themselves, which could be used for alchemy, weapon refining, cultivation, and array formation... If the Five Elements Sect could survive this ordeal, many young talents would inevitably rise, and various resources and treasures would become much more abundant.

Qin Dongcheng decided to first see if there were any good items he needed before finding a suitable place to set up a stall and sell the refined Sun Flame Liquid.

"A stalk of Low-level Strange Treasure, Blood Flame Grass. If you want it, bring out Sun Flame Liquid; at least thirty bottles, nothing else."

Walking to a corner, Qin Dongcheng heard someone shouting arrogantly and couldn't help but brighten up, looking toward that corner in disbelief.

Blood Flame Grass!

A Low-level Strange Treasure that could significantly improve the cultivation realm of martial artists in the first three realms. Its effect far exceeded that of low-level pills used for daily cultivation; the two were simply not in the same league.

The Blood-Replenishing Pill that Qin Dongcheng took was just an ordinary low-level pill that could be taken every day to slightly increase his cultivation progress.

However, Strange Treasures were different. Even a low-level Strange Treasure could significantly increase Qin Dongcheng's cultivation realm; a single stalk of Blood Flame Grass could even allow a martial artist in the first three realms to improve by one or two minor realms.

Even if Qin Dongcheng took it, it could improve his cultivation significantly, saving him several months of cultivation time, or even more.

Such a good item was always in high demand with no supply; it was something money couldn't buy.

Qin Dongcheng had been to the Bamboo Forest Black Market many times, but he had never encountered a Strange Treasure for sale. He had gradually given up, as although there were no Strange Treasures, he was not short of pills for daily cultivation.

Yet, he never expected that at this moment, he would actually find someone selling Blood Flame Grass. Although they were using a barter system, the item the other party needed was exactly what he possessed.

After only a moment of consideration, Qin Dongcheng decided to buy it.

Now that demons were ravaging and ghosts were rampant, and the Bamboo Forest Valley had been repeatedly invaded, the higher his strength, the better.

Breaking through to a higher level sooner would also make him safer.

Qin Dongcheng observed for a while, and after confirming the authenticity of the Blood Flame Grass, he walked over: "I want this stalk of Blood Flame Grass; here are thirty bottles of Sun Flame Liquid."

The asking price was not high and could be considered the market rate. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Sun Flame Liquid was currently a scarce item, let alone thirty bottles, it would be difficult to exchange for a stalk of Blood Flame Grass even with a hundred bottles.

The other party likely needed Sun Flame Liquid urgently to deal with Ghost Spirits and anomalies, which was why they had brought out the Blood Flame Grass.

The stall owner's eyes lit up. After confirming the authenticity of the Sun Flame Liquid, he smiled and handed over the Blood Flame Grass: "If it weren't for the fact that we are going to kill a batch of Ghost Spirits in a few days, and life would be uncertain without Sun Flame Liquid, I really wouldn't be willing to sell such a good item."

"The deal is done. We will be selling another batch of good items at the beginning of next month. If you have any needs, come to the Bamboo Forest Black Market during those first few days; there might even be good items similar to the Blood Flame Grass."

"Alright, I understand." Qin Dongcheng nodded, indicating he knew.

As he left, he could clearly sense that several people were eyeing him, or rather, eyeing the Blood Flame Grass.

These people had no capital to buy it themselves, so they wanted to engage in a business without cost by forcibly robbing Qin Dongcheng.