bookpower Chapter 241: Lying Profusely in Front of the Integrity Gu
Chapter 241: Lying Profusely in Front of the Integrity Gu
An old man immediately rushed to the table, excitedly shouting, "I have three thousand-year-old spiritual herbs that meet the requirements, and I want to exchange them for three Sea Converging Pills."
He hurriedly reached out and grabbed the three pill bottles, pouring the Sea Converging Pills into his palm to check for authenticity.
It wasn’t long before a look of shock appeared on his face, and he exclaimed, "Your master is extraordinary! The quality of these pills is far superior to the ones you previously sold."
"Although the breakthrough rate of the Sea Converging Pill is only around 5%, in the hands of this master, it's already infinitely close to 10%."
"Few people possess such mastery in pill refining. The person who refined these pills is certainly no ordinary individual. Could your master be from the Alchemy God Palace?"
The elder's gaze toward Long Xuan changed, now filled with wariness.
Long Xuan smiled but said nothing—this was exactly the effect he had carefully created.
The pills refined by his clone were intentionally of lower quality compared to those refined by his true body. How could their quality possibly be the same?
With this contrast, he was able to craft the image of a mysterious master with unfathomable strength, a protective charm of sorts for himself.
This way, even though he was offering so many Sea Converging Pills, no one would dare harbor thoughts of killing him to seize his treasures.
As he stood there silently, everyone naturally assumed his silence was a tacit acknowledgment. From that point on, they looked at him differently, many labeling him as someone not to be provoked.
At the same time, upon hearing that the Sea Converging Pills had doubled in potency under the hand of a master, everyone’s eyes gleamed with greed.
People who were originally hesitating between the value of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and the Sea Converging Pills no longer hesitated. They rushed toward Long Xuan, fearing that they might miss their chance if they were too slow.
Even Steward Mo, who had previously remained composed, was now unsettled. Sea Converging Pills with a breakthrough rate approaching 10% were too valuable to pass up. He quickly ordered his servants, "Go to the herb garden immediately and dig up those dozens of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs. Exchanging them for these high-quality Sea Converging Pills is definitely worth it. Pills refined by such a high-level alchemist could even be valuable for other alchemists to study and might fetch a great price in trade."
Upon hearing Steward Mo's orders, the servants hurriedly rushed toward the herb garden to gather the spiritual herbs.
Mo Bufan's expression changed. He already had sixty-four Sea Converging Pills in his possession, and now he was about to get even more. With so many pills, it seemed impossible not to break through.
Long Xuan was now extremely busy, and as expected, the Gu Masters attending this transaction were all incredibly wealthy.
Thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were so rare, yet there were so many people who had them. Long Xuan was overjoyed.
Judging by the situation, it seemed likely that he would be able to collect all the materials he needed for the Soul Restoration Pill today.
Long Xuan accepted the thousand-year-old herbs one by one. He didn’t waste much time verifying their authenticity, completing each transaction swiftly.
It wasn’t that he was overly trusting of their integrity; rather, he placed full trust in the Integrity Gu.
In the presence of the Integrity Gu, no one could deceive him.
Even though he was handling many transactions, at this pace, he wouldn’t need to stand here for much longer.
However, seeing him accept the herbs without much inspection, some people’s eyes began to dart around with ill intentions, planning to use fake thousand-year-old herbs to swindle a Sea Converging Pill.
"I have a thousand-year-old Yin-Yang Ginseng here. Take it."
After saying this, a hand reached toward one of the pill bottles, but Long Xuan immediately grabbed the person's wrist, his face darkening.
The sudden appearance of the Integrity Gu made the entire venue fall silent, and everyone was shocked.
Wow, someone had actually brought that thing here.
Everyone looked at the dumbfounded Old Sun with strange expressions. There was no need to argue anymore. Once this thing appeared, the truth was hammered in stone. Old Sun's act of selling fake medicine was thoroughly exposed, nailed down completely.
Old Sun was utterly dumbfounded. How could this person possess the Integrity Gu from the Qian Clan? Why didn’t he mention it earlier? If he had mentioned it earlier, and brought out the Integrity Gu, none of this would’ve happened. Only a fool would dare to sell fake medicine to him.
Now he had completely ruined himself. In front of everyone, his reputation was utterly destroyed.
At this point, he finally understood how this person knew about the shortage of ingredients in his Sea Converging Pill.
He opened his mouth, but in the end, not a word came out. The Integrity Gu was like a lie detector; there was no way for him to overturn this situation.
“Heh! Who would’ve thought that this Thousand-Year Yin-Yang Ginseng was fake? I was deceived by that unscrupulous merchant. I’ll definitely go settle accounts with him tomorrow!”
As Old Sun finished speaking, the eyes of the Integrity Gu flared up again. Daring to lie once more, the Integrity Gu grew even angrier, and Long Xuan almost couldn’t hold it down.
Old Sun’s expression stiffened, and he finally didn’t dare to make any further excuses. He packed away the fake Yin-Yang Ginseng and slinked away, feeling the piercing gazes of everyone on his back, making him feel as though needles were stabbing him.
After this farce, many Gu cultivators quietly put away the spiritual medicine they had in hand.
What a clever lad, bringing an Integrity Gu. Why didn’t he mention it earlier? This kid is truly cunning.
Luckily, Old Sun stepped on the trap first, or else they would have been completely duped today. This young man’s schemes were deadly.
After this little episode, Young Master Mo came over with a pile of thousand-year-old spiritual medicines, trading them for all of Long Xuan’s Sea Converging Pills on the table. The deal was finally concluded.
However, just as everyone thought this Master Ye would leave, he unexpectedly hung up a list full of words in front of the table and proceeded to place another two hundred bottles of Sea Converging Pills on the table.
Everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief, and they nearly went mad. There were more! He actually had more! Another two hundred bottles of Sea Converging Pills! Where did he get so many? Did his clan have an endless supply of Sea Converging Pills?
At this moment, none of the Marrow Cleansing stage Gu cultivators in the crowd could remain calm. Once again, they all stood up...
Long Xuan smiled as he swept his gaze around the room, placing the Integrity Gu on his shoulder. After switching its soul, he laughed and said, “These are the Sea Converging Pills refined by my senior brothers, senior sisters, and my master's wife!”
“They didn’t bother to sell these scraps, so they asked me to handle it for them.”
“The quality of these pills is far inferior to the batch just now. After all, my master’s pill-refining skills are unparalleled, so please don’t be too critical.”
The Integrity Gu blinked its large eyes and nodded. It liked children who told so many lies, ones who could be taught well.
Seeing that the Integrity Gu showed no signs of anger, everyone instinctively believed his nonsense. One by one, they couldn’t help but wonder: Who were his senior brothers and sisters?
How many senior brothers and sisters did he have, and how many master's wives, to produce so many Sea Converging Pills?
Moreover, this kid claimed that his master’s pill-refining skills were unparalleled, and the Integrity Gu didn’t react at all. That meant this statement wasn’t an exaggeration. The praise “unparalleled in pill-refining” was an extremely high evaluation.
Who on earth was his master, whose pill-refining skills were truly unparalleled? This young man's background must be incredibly profound, and he should never be provoked! Otherwise, it would be like stirring up a hornet’s nest.