Before long, Lin Yan arrived at the Trading Market in Green Sun Town.
He was only buying some medicinal ingredients, and the ingredients he needed weren't particularly high-grade.
So Lin Yan didn't need to go somewhere special like the Underground Exchange.
After arriving at the Trading Market in Green Sun Town, Lin Yan headed straight for one of the larger Medicine Halls. He spent all the silver he'd borrowed from Lin Xia on medicinal ingredients, then returned home.
He tapped his ring, and Yao Lao's figure soon emerged from within.
Looking at Yao Lao, who floated in midair with an air of otherworldly elegance, Lin Yan smiled and cupped his hands. "Next, I'll have to trouble you, Elder Yao."
Yao Lao didn't seem to mind. He simply smiled at Lin Yan and readily agreed. "It's a small matter. There's no need to worry about it, young friend."
Yao Lao soon began refining the medicinal ingredients.
Since he was only preparing medicinal liquid, he didn't even need to form pills.
So the process was quite effortless for Yao Lao.
As usual, he summoned his Bone Spirit Cold Flame, tossed all the ingredients they'd bought into it, and refined them with the flame.
From start to finish, it took just over an hour for Yao Lao to prepare all the medicinal liquid.
Lin Yan poured it into containers, one bottle at a time, but didn't carefully hide it away like he had before. Instead, he carried all of it with him.
"Young friend, what are you doing?"
Seeing this, Yao Lao was puzzled and asked Lin Yan in surprise.
"After all, the money was borrowed."
"So I have to find a way to pay it back."
"I plan to sell this batch of medicinal liquid you made, Elder Yao, and then ask you to prepare another batch. You don't mind, do you?"
Lin Yan answered Yao Lao earnestly.
Yao Lao heard him and smiled, shaking his head.
"Of course not."
Not only was preparing these ingredients no trouble for him, but he also rather approved of Lin Yan's character.
As the saying went, if you borrow and repay, you'll be able to borrow again. What Yao Lao detested most in his life were deadbeats. So he greatly admired Lin Yan's willingness to repay his debt of his own accord.
"Good."
Lin Yan nodded in relief.
Setting out from the Lin Clan once more, he soon arrived at the Trading Market in Green Sun Town.
This time, however, he didn't go straight to a Medicine Hall to sell the medicinal liquid.
After all, Medicine Halls only handled small-scale business. They were fine for buying a few basic medicinal ingredients.
But the medicinal liquid he was selling this time was rare merchandise.
It would only reach its full value on the black market.
So Lin Yan quickly made his way toward the Underground Exchange.
Of course, since this was a rather unusual place, Lin Yan made a point of buying a bamboo hat and disguising himself before entering the Underground Exchange.
Once he was ready, Lin Yan entered the Underground Exchange and stopped in front of a window like the counter at a modern bank.
"Please sit. If you have anything to trade, just place it beneath the window."
An elderly-sounding voice soon came from within.
Hearing it, Lin Yan didn't waste any time. He took out his medicinal liquid.
"This medicinal liquid is made by refining and blending spiritual herbs. It can greatly strengthen the body of someone in the Body Tempering Realm, and it's also remarkably effective for treating injuries."
A withered hand soon reached out and took one bottle of the medicinal liquid. Lin Yan then heard the sound of liquid dripping, which clearly meant the other party was testing its effects.
Lin Yan waited patiently. A short while later, the elderly voice spoke again.
"This medicinal liquid has the effects of a third-grade spiritual herb. Its medicinal properties are mild, so it's indeed well suited to those in the Body Tempering Realm. Tell me, what do you want in exchange?"
Lin Yan answered directly. "Money. Six hundred taels."
He'd borrowed one hundred taels from Lin Xia earlier. If he sold all this medicinal liquid for six hundred taels, he'd still have a substantial sum left over, and wouldn't need to borrow again if he needed to buy more medicinal ingredients in the future.
The other party readily agreed.
Before long, Lin Yan had exchanged the medicinal liquid for money. He then spent one hundred taels on another batch of medicinal ingredients and returned to the Lin Clan.
Yao Lao set to work once again. Just over an hour later, a fresh batch of medicinal liquid appeared before Lin Yan.
Looking at the batch before him, Lin Yan couldn't help smiling. "Looks like I won't be short on medicinal liquid from now on."
He had now reached the sixth level of Body Tempering, with four more levels to go before the Earth Origin Realm. If all went as expected, he'd probably reach the Earth Origin Realm by the time he'd used up this batch of medicinal liquid.
"It's still early. I should pay her back."
"Hmm, I'll bring a little gift too. It's not every day someone's willing to lend me money."
After checking the time, Lin Yan casually picked up a few bottles of medicinal liquid and headed out.
He soon found Lin Xia. She was training at the practice grounds. After all, the Clan Gathering was coming up, and after that would be Green Sun Town's Hunting War. Everyone wanted to improve their strength and put on a good showing at the upcoming events.
"Sister Lin Xia, training?"
Lin Yan walked over with a grin and greeted Lin Xia.
"Yeah! Unlike some people, I didn't reach the sixth level of Body Tempering so quickly."
Lin Xia rolled her eyes at Lin Yan.
Lin Yan smiled without saying much and handed her the money. "Here, this is what I borrowed from you."
Lin Xia looked puzzled. "You borrowed money this morning and are paying it back tonight?"
"Did you borrow it just for fun?"
Lin Yan spread his hands. "What if I told you I'd already made several hundred taels with that money?"
Lin Xia rolled her eyes at him. "Sure, and I'm supposed to believe that!"
But she didn't refuse the money. Lin Yan had offered to pay her back, so she simply took it.
"Here, this is the interest."
Seeing that, Lin Yan took out a few bottles of medicinal liquid as well.
He looked at Lin Xia seriously and said, "Use one bottle at a time. After you finish training, fill a tub with water and add the liquid. Once the water turns green, you can get in and soak."
"It's best not to use it continuously. After you use it, train your body. Once you've trained enough, wait a few days before using it again."
"Also, don't tell anyone about it. Keep it secret for me."
Lin Xia had initially thought Lin Yan was joking. Seeing how serious he was, she agreed solemnly.
"Fine, I know. So mysterious."
Lin Yan smiled and soon left.
As for Lin Xia, after exercising for a while, she soon returned home too.
She ate dinner.
Late that night, as she prepared to bathe, she suddenly remembered the medicinal liquid and couldn't help talking to herself.
"Maybe I should give it a try?"
"That guy Lin Yan was so serious about it. Maybe it really does work."
"It's not like he'd hurt me. There's no harm in trying."
With that, Lin Xia opened a bottle and poured the medicinal liquid in.
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