Of course, some residents of the city were poor and could not bear to eat high-level elixirs. Therefore, they gave up their quota to the drug dealers to earn some profit. After all, there were only a limited number of people who did this. Most cultivators wanted to improve their Cultivation.
This method limited the flow of high-level elixirs, but it also prevented outsiders like Du Feng from buying good elixirs. Not only was he not qualified to buy them, but neither was Huang Ying. Although her parents were qualified to be long-term residents of the Emperor City, she had not lived there for long enough.
There were two conditions to be a long-term resident of the Emperor City. First, one had to stay for more than five years. Second, one had to earn enough contribution points. Huang Ying had not fulfilled either of the two conditions. As for Du Feng, he was out of the question. It was only his first day here. He did not even know how to earn contribution points.
"That's troublesome. Go and buy some ordinary elixirs with me."
He could not buy high-level elixirs this time. He would have to ask Huang Sheng to buy them for him next time. Since he was already here, he could not make a wasted trip. Du Feng planned to buy some elixirs that he could and study them.
"Please come in. You can buy them on the first and second floor."
As soon as the two of them entered the door, the waiter could tell that they were outsiders. Fortunately, the two of them were seen as outsiders, and no one could tell that they were outsiders. If they were recognized as outsiders, they would be beaten up by all the cultivators in the Emperor City.
Outsiders could only buy elixirs on the first and second floor. They were not allowed to go to the third floor. The third floor was only open to long-term residents of the city. As for the fourth floor, it was only open to VIPs.
Tsk, tsk, tsk … Ever since Du Feng gained some fame in the Heavenly Realm, he had not been treated so unfairly. At the very least, the shopkeepers were polite to him. He did not expect that he would not even be allowed to go to the third floor of the pharmacy in the Emperor City.
"Alright, I'll buy some first."
Du Feng did not stand on ceremony. He bought a batch of goods on the first floor. The goods on the first floor were ordinary. They were not even as good as the elixirs that Du Feng refined himself. The reason why he wanted to sweep a batch of goods was mainly to study the composition and structure of the elixir so that he could analyze the elixir refining techniques of the True Immortal Realm.
"Wow, this person is really generous, buying so much at once."
"Yeah, he seems to be quite rich despite his young age."
There were many people shopping at the pharmacy, and most of them were local residents. The local residents did not buy high-grade elixirs. For example, many Immortal Monarchs and Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals did not use low-grade elixirs. They were shopping on the first floor. When they saw Du Feng buying medicine in large quantities, they were all attracted to him.
"What's there to look at? One look and you can tell he's a bumpkin from another place. So what if he's rich?"
There were also people who didn't like Du Feng and blamed these bumpkins from other places. They didn't have much experience, but they were all rich. Everything was new after he arrived at the Imperial City. Whenever he saw pills, he would buy a huge pile of them. Whenever he saw weapons and armor, he would buy a warehouse full of them. It was as if they were free.
These foreign bumpkins' unbridled purchases directly drove up the prices of local goods. Fortunately, people from other places were not allowed to buy houses locally. Otherwise, the local residents would not even be able to afford a house. By then, they would be destitute, and the Imperial City would be occupied by outsiders.
"Oh my, look at you. Of course, it's great to be rich, but don't you want to be rich?"
"I think this gentleman is quite good-looking. If he's willing to marry me …"
The people in the city had different opinions. Some felt that Du Feng's unbridled purchases were against the rules of the market, while some felt that being rich was great and wanted to bask in his glory.
"Stop being so smug. You don't have him with you."
They were right. Du Feng did have a little beauty with him, and that was Huang Ying.
"Pfft, so what? It's normal for rich people to have multiple wives."
Well, that female cultivator still didn't give up. She felt that she could win over a bumpkin like Du Feng. Clearly, they were thinking too much. Du Feng didn't even look at them and immediately went to the second floor. Huang Ying followed him and ran to the second floor in a hurry.
When they arrived on the second floor, Du Feng bought all kinds of herbs without saying anything. That was because the big pharmacy not only sold ready-made elixirs, but also various herbs and herbs.
Du Feng was an alchemist himself. He wanted to study the art of alchemy in the Imperial City. Therefore, apart from elixirs, he also bought a lot of basic herbs. If it weren't for the fact that the big pharmacy didn't sell books, he would have bought some books related to alchemy.
"Is there a large bookstore nearby?"
After buying the herbs, Du Feng asked Huang Ying where the bookstore was. He wanted to buy some books related to alchemy.
"You want to make elixirs yourself. Why do you have to buy books? My dad is an alchemist."
Pfft … Du Feng almost spat out his saliva. Why didn't Huang Ying tell him earlier? Why did she only tell him after he bought all the herbs?
"Oh, it's okay. I'll buy some books too."
However, on second thought, he realized that he couldn't rely on others for anything. How would he know that Huang Sheng would communicate with him sincerely? Even if Huang Sheng was sincere, it didn't mean that Huang Sheng would teach him everything. It was always good for him to read some books.
"Sure, I'll take you there."
In that case, Huang Ying brought Du Feng to the bookstore. After all, she was here to provide service to Du Feng.
"My friend, please hold on!"
However, just as the two of them came out of the pharmacy, before they could leave, someone chased after them. The person who came was a young man. He looked ordinary and didn't have any special characteristics. He had a round face and was always smiling. He looked kind.
"How can I help you?"
Du Feng didn't know this man. Moreover, he had spent a lot of money in the big pharmacy. Now that an outsider had caught up with him, he had to stay alert. Although he didn't look like a bad guy, it didn't mean that bad guys were all written on their faces.
"I saw that you bought a lot of herbs. You must be a foreigner."
It would have been better if he hadn't said that. Now that he said that, Du Feng was even more alert. What did he mean? I'm a foreigner. What has it got to do with you?
"Don't get me wrong. I'm the middleman of the pharmacy. If you need some high-end elixirs or herbs …"
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