Rumble—
In that instant, a thunderclap seemed to explode deep within Xue Feng's soul, and lightning flashed across his mind!
Only the words "even a Titled Douluo would benefit from taking it" kept echoing in his head.
The old man made a mistake in his cultivation when he was young... He's been stuck at level seventy-nine, unable to advance, for many years now...
Even the current emperor is only an eighty-eighth-level Soul Douluo... If I could get the old man a Greater Restoration Pill and help him break through his bottleneck, perhaps he could advance to Soul Douluo...
A fierce heat surged in Xue Feng's eyes... By then, he wouldn't be some so-called heir to the throne. He'd be the crown prince!
No, no, no. What good is just one Greater Restoration Pill?!
Every pill must have a formula... The formula is the real treasure. As long as I can get my hands on it, I can mass-produce the pills and secretly cultivate high-ranking Soul Masters, building up my strength... Once everything is ready, I can rally the people with a single call...
He glanced at Dugu Yan, and the burning heat in his eyes vanished in an instant, as if it had never been there.
It wasn't that he feared this Jade Phosphorous Serpent. It was simply that some things couldn't be done in public!
"Pavilion Master, I was out of line earlier! I, Xue Feng, apologize to you!"
He turned to Li Jingzhe and suddenly bowed.
The people around them stared, stunned.
Li Jingzhe smiled knowingly. "There's no need to apologize. I'm not that petty."
"Since that's the case, may I ask if the Pavilion Master would be willing to pay a visit to my residence?"
Xue Feng smiled humbly and gave a respectful nod.
At those words, everyone froze. When they looked at Li Jingzhe again, their eyes were full of envy.
This was the goodwill and invitation of a prince's heir!
It was hard to imagine that the two men, who had been at each other's throats just moments ago, could now be so cordial.
But then again, it made sense. Xue Feng was the heir to the throne, born of the imperial bloodline, and carried himself with natural poise and dignity.
And this Pavilion Master had a rare treasure like the Greater Restoration Pill in his hands.
Could this unremarkable little Soul Master really become another honored guest of the Prince's Mansion?
But while everyone whispered among themselves, Li Jingzhe glanced at Xue Feng and chuckled. "I'm afraid I'll have to turn down your kind offer, Your Highness. I still have a shop to run."
"Heh, then I won't insist. Still, the doors of the Prince's Mansion will always be open to you, Pavilion Master!"
After putting away the Greater Restoration Pill, Xue Feng gave Li Jingzhe a long look and turned to leave the Scripture Depository. He had to hurry back and have the old man try this pill. If it worked, he could make arrangements for what came next as soon as possible!
Seeing that their master had left, the three lackeys hurried after him.
"Heh..."
Li Jingzhe shook his head, not taking Xue Feng seriously at all.
Another twenty-five million Gold Soul Coins in the bag. After subtracting five million for the pills, that's twenty million in profit. Add that to what I made earlier... Heh, I've got over forty million on me now...
If I fleece these suckers one by one too... I can have Vermilion Fruit today!
With that thought, Li Jingzhe swept his gaze over the faces of the Second Team's rich kids.
But before he could say a word—
Whoosh—
The Second Team's former captain—the one with a battered face and two black eyes—rushed up to him like a gust of wind.
"Pavilion Master... Hello, Pavilion Master! I heard Senior Dugu and the others call you that... I, I want one too. A Greater Restoration Pill. My family has money!"
His charge seemed to trigger a chain reaction. All ten-plus members of the Second Team surged forward at once.
"Give me one!"
"I want one too!"
"Pavilion Master, can I get a Snake Gallbladder instead?"
The Scripture Depository erupted into chaos. Etiquette? Good manners? Everyone forgot all about them in that moment!
They were terrified there wouldn't be anything left if they got to the back of the line.
The scene descended into disorder!
"Enough!"
Li Jingzhe sighed helplessly. "One at a time. Don't rush. There's enough for everyone!"
He pointed to the former Second Team captain, the one with the battered face. "You first. What do you want?"
"A Greater Restoration Pill, Pavilion Master! I want a Greater Restoration Pill!"
The man hurriedly handed over a Black Gold Card.
Li Jingzhe took the money and handed over the goods, then turned to the next person. "And you?"
"I want a Greater Restoration Pill too!"
The deal was done. On to the next. "Pavilion Master, I... I just want two Snake Gallbladders. Is that okay?"
Li Jingzhe took the money and handed over the goods. "Sure, why wouldn't it be? Just remember, don't chew the Snake Gallbladders. Swallow them whole."
And so Li Jingzhe kept taking money and handing over goods, then handing over goods and taking money. When someone paid with a Bearer Card, he simply kept the card. When they paid with a Black Gold Card, he topped it up and had the system deduct the cost.
Before long, he'd raked in a fortune. Piles of Bearer Gold Cards and Bearer Purple Cards were stacked on the table. A Bearer Purple Card held one thousand Gold Soul Coins, a Red Card ten thousand, a Black Card one hundred thousand, and a Gold Card one million.
At that moment, there were thirty-five Gold Cards on the table alone, worth thirty-five million Gold Soul Coins.
Meanwhile, the balance in the System Mall had soared to over two hundred million Gold Soul Coins.
That was because Dugu Yan, Xue Feng, and the seven original official members of the Second Team had each bought a Greater Restoration Pill, on top of the earnings from the Bosi Qu Snake Gallbladders.
The spare change alone was enough to buy a Vermilion Fruit!
A bolt from the blue, sudden riches—nothing described it better!
Pfft—
Just as Li Jingzhe was basking in the joy that money brought, Ye Lingling, who had been standing by the doorway, couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing.
"Look at you, such a little miser..."
Li Jingzhe brushed off the stack of Gold Cards on the table. "I earned these fair and square."
Mm-hmm!
Ye Lingling nodded. For such a big, icy beauty, she looked surprisingly sweet and obedient at that moment.
She walked lightly around the Second Team members, who were sitting cross-legged and cultivating, and came to the table. She handed over a Black Gold Card as well. "Pavilion Master, I'd like one Greater Restoration Pill and one Snake Gallbladder. Also, I'd like to..."
Li Jingzhe perked right up. "Oh? Miss Ye, looking to add something to your order? Go ahead, what else do you want?"
Ye Lingling took a deep breath, then another, and another... At last, as if she'd steeled herself, she said, "I'd also like to buy a Self-Created Soul Skill from you, Pavilion Master."
Li Jingzhe pointed to the bookshelf. "Which one caught your eye?"
Ye Lingling immediately headed for one of the bookshelves. A moment later, she returned and handed Li Jingzhe the book. "Pavilion Master, I want to learn this one!"
Li Jingzhe glanced at the cover... What the hell? Seven Injuries Fist?
His expression turned strange. "Are you sure you want to learn this?"
"Yes!"
Ye Lingling nodded solemnly. "Actually, I read the general outline of this Self-Created Soul Skill last night. It said that practicing this set of punches required an extremely profound level of Soul Power. Otherwise, it was easy to injure yourself... But even if your Soul Power was high enough, there was still a risk of hurting yourself, right?"
As she spoke, she recited the general outline of the Seven Injuries Fist on her own. "The five elements' qi adjusts yin and yang... It harms the heart and lungs, wrecks the liver and bowels... One's vital essence hidden in the heart is scattered, the mind grows hazy... The three burners turn in reverse, and the soul soars away..."
"Pavilion Master, do you think my Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul can heal the backlash from the Seven Injuries Fist?"
She suddenly lifted her little face, eyes full of hope!
Even a healer has a heart that longs to be the main damage dealer...
Li Jingzhe felt a little moved, but his expression grew even stranger.
Good grief... She wanted to use the healing power of the Nine Heart Begonia to exploit the Seven Injuries Fist's drawback of hurting the user before it hurt the enemy?
Lose health while healing?
That was basically stepping on your right foot with your left and soaring straight into the heavens!
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