Pearl Dew Pills
Li Qingshan entered his room and ingested the remaining Qi Gathering pills as well. However, the Innate Method of Practising Qi became more difficult the further he progressed. After ingesting the two pills, he felt like his growth was no longer very obvious. Of course, this was also due to the pillaging and refinement of the daemon core and sumeru ring. The Sacred Hall
However, little did he know that after he left, Qian Rongzhi had arrived in the hall as well. When she saw Diao Fei, she lowered her head and hid the hatred in her eyes. Afterwards, she recorded her name as well. She thought Diao Fei had killed Qian Rongming. Only a stronger Qi Practitioner could kill a Qi Practitioner, but she did not question him.
Diao Fei felt wronged, but he did not explain himself. If he did, it would seem like he was afraid of her.
At noon, Li Qingshan arrived at the back of the hall. It was almost full already. The exquisite table made of pear blossom wood shone brightly, giving off a faint fragrance of flowers. All of the windows were open, and outside the windows was a picturesque view of a garden. It was extremely tranquil and elegant.
Delicacies were served up one by one, filling the long table for anyone to choose. It was like a buffet in his past life, except the quality of the food was extremely good. It was on par with the legendary Manchu Han Imperial Feast. After leaving Qingyang city, Li Qingshan had tasted the cooking of many so-called great chefs, but compared to the chefs of the Hawkwolf Guard, it was basically the work of an apprentice. Many dishes made from precious ingredients filled the long table.
Li Qingshan gained an even greater understanding of why so many Qi Practitioners wanted to join the Hawkwolf Guard. Let alone everything else, just the food was enough to give them the luxury of an emperor. He ate happily, which led to quite a few eye-rolls. Many Qi Practitioners came from sects and clans, so they obviously would not be as inexperienced as him. Even though Li Qingshan had already controlled his appetite to make himself seem like a human, a group of people still secretly looked down on him as a starving ghost.
Li Qingshan currently ate a dish made from some unknown fish. There was a flash before him, and Diao Fei sat down in front of him. He took a moment to organise his words. "Your concealment technique is very impressive. I couldn't tell in the beginning." Perhaps because he believed no one was bold enough to disobey the rules set down by the Hawkwolf Guard, he seemed much more relaxed now. He did not put up much of a guard or vigilance.
Li Qingshan smiled and said, "It's probably because I'm too weak!"
The corner of Diao Fei's mouth twitched. To be able to silently kill a Qi Practitioner at the second level and turn him into a horrifying skeleton, was this really weak? He suspected that Li Qingshan cultivated a demonic cultivation technique, which was why he didn't want to show it to others. It was a pity that Qian Rongming really treated Li Qingshan as a pushover and lost his life. (7*
Li Qingshan said, "From the looks of it, this isn't your first time here, right?"
Diao Fei said, "Good eyesight. This is my second time."
Then there was silence.
Li Qingshan said, "Right, do you have Qi Gathering pills?"
Diao Fei said, "Of course there is. Why?" The Qi Condensing Pill was the most common external pellet used by Qi Practitioners. Of course, it was very precious, but it was also very common.
Li Qingshan wiped his mouth and pushed aside the cutlery in front of him. "Can you sell some to me?"
Diao Fei said, "If you're talking about silver, then forget it."
Sure enough, it was just as Li Qingshan had expected. To Qi Practitioners, the gold and silver of the secular world no longer held much meaning.
Li Qingshan said, "Of course not silver. It's talismans."
"What!" Diao Fei was shocked, there was no Qi Practitioner that did not carry a few talismans with them. In order to participate in this competition, he had made ample preparations. These talismans were a Qi Practitioner's trump card, or even a second life. Selling talismans before the battle was like selling the weapons in one's hands before entering the battlefield. It was unbelievable.
Li Qingshan fished out all the talismans from his hundred treasures pouch and laid them out on the table. He was very confident in the security of the Hawkwolf Guard. He asked, "How is it?"
Immediately, it was not just Diao Fei. The gazes of everyone in the hall were drawn over.
Diao Fei's breathing halted slightly. Apart from two inferior talismans, the rest were all low grade. Most importantly, there was even a mid grade talisman, the Lightning Strike talisman. That was a divine item that could turn the tables in crucial moments! Even a third-layer Qi Refining cultivator would be seriously injured if they were not careful, or even killed on the spot. (
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"One Qi Condensing pill for one." Diao Fei immediately extended his hand towards the talismans. As long as he had these talismans, victory was guaranteed.
Li Qingshan accepted all the talismans and smiled. "The price seems a little low."
"I'll pay fifteen Qi Condensing pills for all your talismans," a Qi Practitioner in green said suddenly. He was young, but his clothes were luxurious. He could tell with a single glance that he came from an aristocratic clan.
Li Qingshan laid out his hands at Diao Fei. "Look, someone's raised the price." The reason why he had chosen to carry out the transaction in public was because he did not know the normal price.
However, before the Qi Practitioner had even finished speaking, another Qi Practitioner said, "I'll pay fifteen Qi Condensing pills for your talisman."
Li Qingshan was rather surprised. He looked at the talisman in his hand. Although he knew talismans like that possessed the densest spiritual qi, he never thought it would be worth so many Qi Condensing pills.
Many Qi Practitioners gathered over, and their eyes all shone brightly. Li Qingshan believed that if it were not for the fact that he was in the Hawkwolf Guard, he would have been surrounded and attacked already. However, right now, no one was even bold enough to speak ill of him. As a matter of fact, two of the Qi Practitioners who had mocked Li Qingshan Just Now even approached him shamelessly.
The Qi Practitioner who had directly clashed with Li Qingshan cursed him under his breath with an ugly expression, "Idiot." However, he became even more vicious inside, "I'd like to see how you die without these talismans."
He had no idea what Li Qingshan was planning. Li Qingshan had no plans to take part in the competition at all. He had Wang Pushi's promise, so how could he not make use of it? However, Li Qingshan already had enough trump cards on him. These talismans were nothing at all. Exchanging them for pills and rapidly converting them into his own power was what mattered the most.
Li Qingshan stood up and said loudly, "Everyone, please calm down. I'm selling all of these talismans, but they'll go to the highest bidder. We'll exchange pills for talismans, and we'll be fair to everyone. Let's start with this Swift Breeze talisman …" He ranked the talismans in his hand according to their spiritual qi, going from weak to strong. He actually began an auction on the spot.
The envoys in green all looked over, but none of them interfered. However, they really had never seen anyone selling talismans here before.
"I'll pay a Qi Condensing pill," someone answered immediately.
"Two."
Li Qingshan said, "Is there anyone else who's willing to pay a higher price?" After asking for a while, someone finally made a bid of three pills. After that, no one else placed a bid. It seemed that low-grade talismans weren't too important to Qi Practitioners. Zhang Xuan accepted the three Qi Gathering Pills and handed the talisman back to the Qi Practitioner.
Actually, the price of the talisman had already completely exceeded its normal price. Normally, it would be very rare for it to be worth a Qi Condensing pill, as everyone understood that compared to these external items, pills that could increase one's strength were the way to go.
But at a time like this, the situation was reversed. No matter how many Qi Condensing pills they had, they could not increase their strength immediately. However, an additional talisman, even if it was inferior, could immediately increase their strength by a little. It would give them a better chance in the upcoming competition. If they did not buy it themselves, it was very likely for their opponent to obtain it, which would become a tool to defeat or even kill them. Even the lowest grade of inferior talismans could be the straw that broke the camel's back.
On one hand, it was the beautiful future that awaited them after joining the Hawkwolf Guard, but on the other hand, it was the tragic sight of defeat and death. They were forced to do everything they could.
When Li Qingshan reached the low grade talismans, the atmosphere gradually heated up. The number of Qi Condensing pills began to exceed five. When Li Qingshan sold all of the talismans and only had mid grade Lightning Strike talismans left, he already possessed over fifty Qi Condensing pills. He discovered that the Qi Condensing pills were not uniform in size. Many of them were only the size of peanuts. A single bottle could hold over a dozen of them.
As it turned out, the pills refined were not perfectly round pills, but paste-like substances. Alchemists would then refine them according to the standard. Alchemists with insufficient skill would refine pills with weaker effects. In order to ensure the same effects, the standard for Qi Condensing pills had to be slightly larger.
There were many Qi Practitioners who had never bid until Li Qingshan took out the final mid grade talisman. Only then did their eyes suddenly light up.
"Ten Qi Condensing pills."
"Twenty."
"Twenty-five."
The price immediately surpassed its previous price. This talisman was a talisman that could truly influence the outcome of a battle. It was also why Qian Rongming was bold enough to challenge third layer Qi Practitioners. Whoever obtained this talisman would have an additional thirty percent chance of victory at the very least. Many Qi Practitioners were determined to obtain this talisman.
Li Qingshan smiled from ear to ear. With these Qi Condensing pills, breaking through to the third layer of the Innate Method of Practising Qi would become extremely easy. Suddenly, he turned around and saw Qian Rongzhi standing at the entrance, staring at him resentfully. She obviously knew what talismans Qian Rongming possessed.
Li Qingshan sneered slightly. She had failed to bully him, so she came to kill him. Qian Rongming's death was nothing to be regretted. If this woman did not know her place, he would just send her to see Qian Rongming and keep him company in the afterlife.
"I'll bid one!" Diao Fei, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke. At this moment, he was filled with regret. If he had traded with Li Qingshan on the ship, things would not have come to this.
Silence fell as everyone looked at Diao Fei. The Qi Practitioner who had bid the highest said coldly, "You're not joking, are you?" He was also at the third layer of Qi Practitioner and viewed Diao Fei as a formidable opponent.
Diao Fei took out a porcelain bottle with great reluctance. "I'll bid one Pearl Dew pill!"
"What? Pearl Dew pill!" The Qi Practitioners were in an uproar. It seemed that the Pearl Dew pill was quite famous. Li Qingshan also revealed a curious expression. He did not know that the value of a Pearl Dew pill was so much higher than a mid grade Lightning Strike Talisman.
Qi Condensing pills were definitely not top-notch medicinal pellets. It was only because the herbs used were relatively easy to collect, the refinement process was relatively easy, and the medicinal properties were relatively stable. These characteristics made it popular and a necessity for most Qi Practitioners, who pursued quality at a low price.
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