Vitality Pills

Wu Yuqing drove Lin Fei back to his residence, and he got out of the car.

"Yuqing, please wait a moment. I'll go bring the gold coins down."

Wu Yuqing ignored Lin Fei's words. After getting out of the car, she headed straight into the building.

"I'm no Yu the Great, who passed his own door three times without entering. Lin Fei, aren't you going to invite me up for a sit?"

Lin Fei shook his head, at a loss over what to do with Wu Yuqing.

If he forcibly stopped her from going upstairs, she might only grow suspicious.

The two of them took the elevator upstairs.

Lin Fei opened the door and gestured for her to enter.

"Please come in!"

With her hands clasped behind her back and a smile on her face, Wu Yuqing walked inside.

She looked over the furnishings, curious to see whether there was anything unusual about Lin Fei's home.

"You've made this place feel pretty cozy. Who would've thought you had such a knack for making a home?"

Lin Fei had originally planned to live here with Ma Weiwei after they got married, so he had put a lot of care into decorating it.

There was no need to explain that to Wu Yuqing.

"My place is rather bare, and I really don't have anything to serve you. I can only offer you a glass of water, so please don't mind."

Lin Fei poured Wu Yuqing a glass of water and set it on the coffee table.

"Have a seat."

Lin Fei turned and went into the bedroom, closing the door behind him.

He carried a box out of the closet. Just as he was about to open the door and come out, he saw Wu Yuqing standing at the bedroom entrance.

Wu Yuqing felt a little guilty, but she turned the accusation around on him.

"Lin Fei, why'd you shut the door? What are you being so mysterious about? Got something to hide?"

Lin Fei closed the bedroom door and replied with a smile, "As a matter of fact, I do have something to hide. I was afraid it might scare you."

"This box contains three thousand gold coins. I've already counted them, but you can count them again when you get back. I have other things to take care of, so I won't keep you."

Lin Fei was showing her the door, and Wu Yuqing took the hint and left.

Lin Fei carried the box of gold coins to Wu Yuqing's car and watched her drive away before heading back upstairs.

After locking the door, Lin Fei returned to the bedroom, took a few gold notes, and opened the Space Gate, returning to Nanli City.

Though he had only been gone for the time it took to eat a meal, several days had passed in Nanli City.

Before leaving, Lin Fei had told the servants in the residence that he would be fasting in his room and that no one was to disturb him.

Without leaving instructions in advance, Lin Fei worried that one of the servants might enter his room.

After all, it was impossible for someone to spend several days in a room without coming out, eating, or drinking and not attract attention.

"Someone, prepare the carriage!"

Lin Fei left by carriage and headed for Duobao Pavilion.

This time, Lin Fei didn't plan to buy Small Foundation Pills through Li Ruxue.

First, the Li Family was a Cultivator lineage, and its members were a mixed bunch.

If he kept buying Small Foundation Pills through Li Ruxue, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Second, Duobao Pavilion had the backing of an Immortal Cultivation Sect. He had always been curious about it, yet had never visited.

This was the perfect opportunity to broaden his horizons.

Duobao Pavilion was in North City District. The carriage ride from South City to North City took Lin Fei more than two hours.

"So this is Duobao Pavilion?"

Duobao Pavilion was an imposing building, standing a full eighteen stories tall.

It was one of a kind not only in North City District, but throughout all of Nanli City. There was absolutely no other building that could compare.

Duobao Pavilion cut an imposing figure, and the entire building seemed to exude an aura of power.

Everyone who approached it couldn't help but feel reverence and an invisible pressure.

Lin Fei didn't know that this was actually caused by a formation.

As soon as he entered the building, Lin Fei sensed a faint fragrance in the air. After breathing it in, he felt light as a feather, refreshed and invigorated.

There was only one attendant in the entire first-floor lobby, a woman dressed in green.

She was in her twenties, with sharp eyes and a powerful aura. She didn't seem like an ordinary person.

Just meeting her gaze made Lin Fei feel inexplicably pressured, and even his breathing grew heavy.

"Just an ordinary mortal."

She saw at a glance that Lin Fei had no cultivation. Her expression turned cold, and her gaze haughty.

In a place like Duobao Pavilion, no one cared what clothes you wore or what gold and silver ornaments you had on. What mattered was your level of cultivation.

A mortal without cultivation was at the very bottom and would receive no special treatment whatsoever.

The higher your cultivation, the more respect you could expect.

"What brings you to Duobao Pavilion?"

"Miss... Immortal..."

Afraid of offending her, Lin Fei quickly corrected himself.

"Immortal, I'd like to buy a few Small Foundation Pills."

"Ordinary-grade pills can be bought with gold and silver. One Small Foundation Pill costs a thousand gold. Have you brought enough?"

"I have."

Lin Fei took out a gold note and showed it to her.

The woman in green didn't so much as blink. Her gaze lingered on the gold note for less than a second.

To ordinary people, a gold note was a fortune.

To Cultivators, a gold note was nothing but wastepaper.

"Wait a moment!"

She picked up a bell and gave it a gentle shake.

A short while later, a young man dressed in black came out and bowed to the woman in green.

"Take care of this customer."

"Yes, Senior Sister Qingxuan!"

The young man in black glanced at Lin Fei, then beckoned. "Come with me."

He led Lin Fei toward the back and into the inner hall.

Inside the hall were rows of cabinets, just like the medicine cabinets in a traditional Chinese pharmacy.

"How many Small Foundation Pills do you want?"

"Ten!"

Since he rarely got to visit Duobao Pavilion, Lin Fei naturally wanted to buy a few extra pills.

Three Small Foundation Pills were for Wu Zhen, and one for Zhou Wangdao.

He could keep the remaining six for himself, in case of need.

"One Small Foundation Pill costs a thousand gold. Ten will be ten thousand gold. Hand it over."

Lin Fei took out a gold note worth ten thousand and handed it to him.

The young man in black went to the cabinets, found the one labeled Small Foundation Pills, and took out a white porcelain bottle.

"There are ten Small Foundation Pills in here. Do you need anything else?"

Lin Fei looked over the cabinets, which were labeled with the names of various pills.

One of them read "Snow Ginseng Jade Toad Pill."

It was an excellent medicine for external injuries, such as damage to the flesh and bones. The last time Lin Fei had been injured, one pill had healed him.

"How much does the Snow Ginseng Jade Toad Pill cost?"

"One hundred gold per pill."

"Give me a hundred."

Lin Fei had brought plenty of gold notes this time. Pills like these were impossible to buy on Earth, so he might as well stock up.

"May I ask what this Vitality Pill is for?"

The young man in black let out a snicker, looking at Lin Fei with disdain.

"You have no use for the Vitality Pill."

Lin Fei wasn't angry. In a place like Duobao Pavilion, even an ordinary servant might be someone he couldn't afford to offend.

"Heh, I'm just curious. Could you tell me a little about it?"

The young man in black crossed his arms over his chest, chin raised, looking every bit the superior sort.

"Fine, I'll tell you. One Vitality Pill costs five thousand gold. It's made specifically for cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm and can speed up their cultivation."

"If an ordinary person takes it, they won't be able to refine its medicinal power. It'll be like poison: at best, their meridians will be shattered; at worst, they'll bleed from all seven orifices and explode."