Fish-Scale Armor, Peak Mastery!

Before Li Xian lay more than twenty kinds of pills.

"Take a look yourself, sir."

"The effects and prices are all marked above. If you fancy any pill, just tell me."

The pill-selling clerk showed little interest.

Just moments ago, a woman had passed before him. Catching a wisp of her fragrance, he had lost a soul and a spirit, and his heart had drifted away with her.

Most pills sold on the market were "common miscellaneous pills." Though they bore such a lowly name, their prices were anything but low.

Common miscellaneous pills had neither grade nor rank. Yet they still came in good, bad, superior, and inferior varieties. The differences had to be judged for oneself.

The Tiger Blood Pill, Deer Blood Pill, and Bear Gallbladder Pill he had taken before were all common miscellaneous pills. Because their ingredients were scarce and expensive, they belonged among the "good pills" and "superior pills."

The Tiger Scarlet Pill, meanwhile, was a typical "inferior pill." Though its effects could aid a martial artist's training, its pill poison struck directly at the five viscera, damaging the body.

"Fine. Go tend to your business."

Li Xian paid no mind to the clerk's indifference.

Of the twenty-odd pills, most assisted martial training.

There was the Continuous Qi Pill, which made one's qi flow in an unbroken stream and training smoother. There was the Body-Tuning Pill, which heightened bodily sensitivity.

The Tiger Scarlet Pill, Tiger Blood Pill, Bearblood Pill, and other pills commonly seen at the manor were available here as well.

Only, their prices were somewhat higher.

"Speaking of which, just what level is Madam's pill-refining skill?"

Li Xian wondered for no reason.

In terms of wealth, nobility, and mystery, Madam was certainly first-rate.

Her attainments in martial arts were unfathomable, and she was