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This was the first time that the Blood Iron Swordsman had shown his extraordinary courage in front of Chu Mu. Especially the Blood Iron Swordsman wearing the General's Armor, Chu Mu had a deep impression of him.
"One-eyed Dragon might not even be able to take a single strike from him." Chu Mu thought to himself. The Blood Iron Swordsman wearing the General's Armor was at least at the Qi Hai Realm, Dacheng's Sword Qi level.
Now that he had a better understanding of the security of the Desolate City, Chu Mu walked towards the Desolate Building.
According to the Desolate Border Chronicle, the Desolate City was dominated by the Desolate Border King, the Jiang Family. No one could compare to them. The Blood Iron Swordsman who was feared by many was from the Jiang Family.
Other than the Desolate Border King and the City Lord of the Desolate City, there were also a few other powerful families in the Desolate City: the Lei Family, the Chang Family, and the Ye Family. These three families were very powerful, but they were much weaker than the Jiang Family. Even if they worked together, they would not be able to fight against the Jiang Family.
Even so, these families were still powerful in the eyes of many swordsmen.
Other than these families, there was also the Desolate Sword Academy. It was established by the Jiang Family and a few other families to cultivate outstanding swordsmen. It was similar to the Li State Sword Academy. The outstanding swordsmen would often be sent to the Great Kun Sword Mansion to cultivate and become stronger.
The Desolate Building could be said to be a landmark in the Desolate City. When Chu Mu walked in front of the Desolate Building, he was stunned.
It was more like a tower than a building. The entire Desolate Building was a tall tower. It stood tall and majestic on the ground of the Desolate City, like a gigantic sword pointing towards the sky.
Looking up from the bottom to the highest point, the Desolate Building had eight floors. It was almost a hundred meters tall and was the tallest building in the Desolate City.
It was said that the Desolate Building was built by Jiang Ye after he became the Sword Of Gojoseon. It belonged to the Jiang Family.
According to the Desolate Border Chronicles, the Jiang Family did not use the Desolate Earth Building for private use. Instead, they used it for public use, allowing everyone in the Desolate Border City to enter.
Chu Mu's gaze landed on the plaque above the entrance of the Earth Wasteland Building. The three words' Earth Wasteland Building 'were written in bold strokes, as if they contained a unique mystery.
Withdrawing his gaze, Chu Mu strode into the Earth Wasteland Building and walked up the stairs to the second floor.
The first floor of the Earth Wasteland Building was where the auction was held. It was not usually open and would only be opened when there was an auction.
The second floor was a low-end free trade market, which was similar to a market. There were many stalls, but the items sold at the stalls were mostly suitable for swordsmen. Ordinary people were not qualified to trade here.
The second floor of the Earth Wasteland Building was very large. After Chu Mu walked in, he glanced around and saw that the stalls were arranged in an orderly manner. There were rows and rows of stalls, and there was a distance of several meters between each stall. This allowed people to pass through easily without any hindrance.
Chu Mu also noticed that there was a pattern to the arrangement of these stalls. They were divided into sections, such as the Spiritual Medicine section, the Sword Technique section, and so on. This way, it would be more convenient for people who wanted to buy things and save a lot of time.
The first floor was not Chu Mu's destination, and the second floor was not Chu Mu's destination either. His destination was the fifth floor.
The third floor was the mid-end free trade market, while the fourth floor was the high-end free trade market. As the name implied, the items sold at the high-end and mid-end places were definitely not ordinary. If one wanted to set up a stall in such a place, they would need to apply for verification before they could do so.
The fifth floor did not have a specific name. It was also known as the Pill Sword Pavilion. It was mainly a place where elixirs and swords could be customized.
Chu Mu walked up the stairs all the way to the fifth floor. The fifth floor was much smaller than the second floor. It was only about half the size, but it was still very large.
When Chu Mu walked into the Heavenly Pill Pavilion, a middle-aged scholar immediately came forward to greet him.
"Greetings, sir. Welcome to the Heavenly Pill Pavilion." The middle-aged scholar looked refined. He cupped his hands and greeted Chu Mu with a smile.
"Refining elixirs." Chu Mu directly stated his purpose for coming here.
Hearing this, the middle-aged scholar quickly gestured with his hand. "Please come in and talk." He then shouted, "Serve tea."
"My surname is Su, and I am the Deacon of the Heavenly Pill Pavilion. May I know what kind of elixir you would like to entrust to our pavilion?" The middle-aged scholar asked with a smile as he gestured for Chu Mu to drink the tea.
"Heavenly Desolate Elixir." Chu Mu did not drink the tea and went straight to the point.
"Oh, the Heavenly Desolate Elixir is one of the best elixirs of our pavilion. You have found the right place." Deacon Su chuckled. "As far as I know, the main ingredient of the Heavenly Desolate Elixir is the Heavenly Desolate Root. The grade of the Heavenly Desolate Elixir is directly related to the grade of the Heavenly Desolate Root. Since you want to entrust our pavilion to refine the Heavenly Desolate Elixir, you must have prepared the Heavenly Desolate Root, right?"
"Three-segment Heavenly Desolate Root is 130, two-segment Heavenly Desolate Root is 50, and one-segment Heavenly Desolate Root is 15." Chu Mu said calmly. The eyes of the middle-aged scholar, Deacon Su, suddenly lit up. His face revealed a touch of excitement.
Three-segment Heavenly Desolate Root was the most common Heavenly Desolate Root. It was a mid-grade elixir. Under normal circumstances, it would only be sold for one or two pieces, or at most five pieces. Each piece would be worth 100 low-grade spirit stones.
Two-segment Heavenly Desolate Root was a high-grade elixir. It was rarer and more valuable than three-segment Heavenly Desolate Root. Each piece was worth at least 1000 low-grade spirit stones. But this young swordsman in front of him said that he not only had 130 three-segment Heavenly Desolate Roots, but also 50 two-segment Heavenly Desolate Roots.
As for the Heavenly Wasteland Root Fifteen, it was as if Deacon Su's head had been smashed by a hammer, causing him to see stars and feel dizzy. A Heavenly Wasteland Root Fifteen could be sold for at least ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.
In other words, this young swordsman who looked to be at most twenty years old had Heavenly Desolate Roots worth over two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. Two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones was not the main point. To the Heavenly Pill Pavilion, these spirit stones were nothing. The main point was that the Heavenly Pill Pavilion could not take out such a large number of Heavenly Desolate Roots. If he knew that Chu Mu was hiding a few pieces of Heavenly Desolate Roots that were suspected to be King Grade elixirs, how shocked would he be?
"Do you … plan to refine all of these Heavenly Desolate Roots into Heavenly Desolate Elixirs?" Deacon Su's voice was trembling because of excitement. This was a big deal, and the Heavenly Pill Pavilion rarely encountered such a client.
"How confident are the alchemists of the Heavenly Pill Pavilion?" Chu Mu asked.
"If you plan to entrust even one segment of Heavenly Desolate Root to our pavilion, I will personally ask our alchemist, Hong Qian Shan, to open the furnace. Master Hong's chances of refining low-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixirs are 100%, mid-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixirs are 90%, and high-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixirs are no less than 70%." Deacon Su said, looking at Chu Mu with fervent eyes: "In the entire Desolate City, Master Hong's alchemy skills are the highest. If you say you are second, no one dares to say they are first."
The Desolate Border Chronicle also stated that this alchemist called Hong Qian Shan's alchemy skills were indeed the best in the Desolate City. Otherwise, Chu Mu would not have specially come.
"How about this, please wait for a moment, I will go and ask Master Hong." Deacon Su quickly got up and left a sentence, then hurriedly turned and left.
A moment later, Deacon Su hurriedly returned with an excited expression on his face.
"Sir, Master Hong has agreed to refine the elixirs, but he has a condition. You have to give him all the supreme grade Heavenly Desolate Roots. The supplementary materials will be provided by our pavilion, and we will take ten percent of the final Heavenly Desolate Elixirs as a fee." Deacon Su quickly said, staring at Chu Mu with fervent eyes. He was afraid that Chu Mu would not agree, so he hurriedly said: "Since you have come to the Heavenly Pill Pavilion, you should know that our pavilion normally takes thirty percent of the elixirs as a fee. Ten percent is our pavilion's discount."
"Did Master Hong say how many Heavenly Desolate Elixirs can be refined from 130 mid-grade Heavenly Desolate Roots, 50 high-grade Heavenly Desolate Roots, and 15 supreme grade Heavenly Desolate Roots?" Chu Mu thought for a moment and asked.
"130 mid-grade Heavenly Desolate Roots can be refined into 130 low-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixirs, 50 high-grade Heavenly Desolate Roots can be refined into 45 mid-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixirs, and 15 supreme grade Heavenly Desolate Roots can be refined into 11 high-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixirs. Master Hong said that this is the most conservative estimate, and it will only be more," Deacon Su hurriedly said.
"How long will it take to refine these Heavenly Desolate Elixirs?" Chu Mu asked again.
"A month. Master Hong will refine them day and night, and they will all be refined within a month," Deacon Su answered very quickly.
"I wonder if your pavilion has any Heavenly Desolate Elixirs right now? Can you bring them over for me to take a look? "Chu Mu said after a moment of thought.
"Please wait a moment." Deacon Su left again, and soon came back with three small jade boxes, placing them in front of Chu Mu: "Our pavilion originally only had low-grade and mid-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixirs, but because of the appearance of the Heavenly Desolate Earth Palace, a portion of the swordsmen found supreme grade Heavenly Desolate Roots in the Heavenly Desolate Valley and sold them to our pavilion, which is why we have high-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixirs."
Chu Mu nodded, and opened the jade boxes one by one, carefully observing the aura fluctuations within. After a while, he closed the third jade box and placed it on the table. He already had an idea in his heart: "Deacon Su, I wonder how much the different Heavenly Desolate Elixirs are sold at?"
"Under normal circumstances, a low-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixir is worth three hundred low-grade spirit stones, a mid-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixir is worth three thousand low-grade spirit stones, and a high-grade Heavenly Desolate Elixir is worth thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones." Deacon Su said: "If you want to buy in bulk, I can make the decision to give you a twenty percent discount."
"En, since that's the case, then I'll have to trouble your pavilion." Chu Mu waved his hand, and pieces of Heavenly Desolate Roots appeared on the table in front of him. There were three sections, two sections, and one section, causing Deacon Su's eyes to suddenly widen, and a bright light shot out from them. His hands trembled slightly, and he looked extremely excited: "In a month, I will come back to your pavilion to collect the elixirs."
"Please wait a moment." Deacon Su did not immediately put away the Heavenly Desolate Roots that made him excited. Instead, he wrote a note for Chu Mu, stamped it with the Heavenly Pill Pavilion's golden seal, and handed it to Chu Mu: "In a month, you will have to bring this certificate to collect the elixirs. If the certificate is lost, it will be very difficult."
After Chu Mu received it, he looked at the contents and confirmed that there were no mistakes. He then looked at the golden seal and discovered that the golden seal was very unique, and was emitting a unique medicinal fragrance. Nodding his head, Chu Mu stood up, and at the same time, kept the certificate into the high-grade spatial bracelet, and walked out of the Heavenly Pill Pavilion. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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