Chapter 1509 - 569: Unique Way to Make Money
"Did you really refine this demon beast meat yourself? Can you remove the Evil Qi?"
Luo Qianche only knew Ye Lingyue understood medical skills; she didn’t expect she could also process beast meat.
Such a skill is usually possessed only by some powerful Fang Venerate-level figures. She knew Ye Lingyue was an Alchemist, but she didn’t expect she was also a Fang Venerate.
In Liu Guang Pavilion, there is also processed demon beast meat for sale. It tastes good and can replenish Spiritual Power; one piece costs twenty Merit Points, but compared to what Ye Lingyue provided last time, there is a world of difference.
To offend the Liu Guang Team for an extra piece of demon beast meat is quite a risk.
Luo Qianche hesitated.
"When was the last time you took the Soul-breaking Elixir?"
Ye Lingyue casually mentioned.
The last time... Luo Qianche suddenly remembered.
She had left Qiyu City for more than a month because of the Heavenly Scouring Grass mission.
Earlier, her team members also experienced a drastic drop in strength during battles due to not taking their supplemental Soul-breaking Elixir, leading to severe casualties for the Shui City Team.
Even Luo Qianche was affected at that time.
Had she been at her peak, she could have escaped the leopard pack attack with the help of the Merfolk Elixir.
Logically, after returning to Qiyu City, she should have been extremely exhausted, much like her other team members, immediately needing to supplement with the Soul-breaking Elixir.
But she hadn’t experienced those symptoms. Could it be...
Luo Qianche couldn’t help but gaze at the piece of demon beast meat, fresh with streaks of bloody tendrils.
She couldn’t help but swallow.
"Did you do something to the demon beast meat?"
Could a mere piece of demon beast meat really substitute the Soul-breaking Elixir?
"It’s not me doing anything but Liu Guang Pavilion. If things continue like this, you’ll never be able to leave Qiyu City with your team. Rest assured, there is nothing wrong with this piece of demon beast meat. If I were to harm you, I wouldn’t wait until now."
Ye Lingyue’s words startled Luo Qianche.
She vaguely felt that Ye Lingyue might know something.
"I’ll give you the Soul-breaking Elixir; I don’t need your Merit Points. But I do have a request. I want to purchase the demon beast meat in your possession at the same price Liu Guang Pavilion sells."
Luo Qianche lowered her voice and took out a Soul-breaking Elixir from her storage bag, handing it to Ye Lingyue.
No matter the taste of the demon beast meat, just being able to offset the Evil Qi and free oneself from dependency on the Soul-breaking Elixir was enough for Luo Qianche to make a decision.
She’s sensible; what Ye Lingyue mentioned was indeed her concern.
So, this is a clandestine deal?
Ye Lingyue still had a lot of demon beast meat on hand; the Tiger-faced Leopards they hunted last time were high-grade demon beasts, medium-sized, each weighing two to three hundred pounds. They wouldn’t spoil in the Life Qiankun Bag and could solve the Huangquan Team’s food supply for several months.
Moreover, after entering the Central Plains Region, demon beast meat would be inexhaustible.
All she needed to do was purify it with the Qian Cauldron, an entirely cost-free business.
When she left Luo Qianche’s inn, Ye Lingyue’s Jiu Provinces Card recorded an additional six hundred Merit Points, and her Qiankun Bag had one more Breaking Elixir.
"This is truly a good start."
The unfortunate daytime experiences were largely dispelled.
Additionally, tonight’s event provided Ye Lingyue with significant inspiration. If all goes well, she might soon overcome the ostracism from both Liu Guang and Zhan Yue.
"However, Liu Guang Team dares to ostracize us; they can’t be easily forgiven."
Ye Lingyue retrieved the Breaking Elixir; under the moonlight, the blood stains on its Elixir Body were particularly glaring.
After returning to the inn, Ye Lingyue caught Guangzi, who had been avoiding her all afternoon.
"Ling Yue, my dear Ling Yue, I truly can’t say. I promise you, once I’m able to say, I will definitely tell you."
Guangzi pleaded earnestly, his manner amusing Ye Lingyue into laughter.
She wasn’t insistent on probing into Guangzi’s origins.
Everyone has their secrets, just as Hong Meng Heaven and the Qian Cauldron remain her secrets.
"To let you off, you must figure out the medical components in this Breaking Elixir."
Ye Lingyue could also use Cauldron Breath to analyze the Breaking Elixir, but that would require some time.
She had more important plans to implement, so she simply entrusted the task of dissecting the Breaking Elixir to Guangzi.
She reckoned that without the aid of Cauldron Breath, her medical skills might not even be on par with Guangzi’s.
"You really managed to get the Elixir Pills, alright, it’s in my hands, no problem. Oh, the Elixir may contain some Poison; lend me your Little Evil Rabbit."
Guangzi wasn’t keen on testing Poison himself; Ye Lingyue’s Little Evil Rabbit, having aspired to study medicine, had learned quite a bit about herbal Poison, making it perfect for testing and identifying Poison.
Handing over the Little Evil Rabbit to Guangzi, Ye Lingyue began preparing for her next plan.
At dawn, the morning mist was like a woman’s veil, shrouding the entirety of Qiyu City.
At this hour, Liu Guang Pavilion had yet to open its doors.
Yet a Martial Artist anxious wandered the streets.
He had recently returned from a mission, feeling weak due to over a month without taking the Soul-breaking Elixir.
He wanted to purchase a Soul-breaking Elixir.
With a full two hours until Liu Guang Pavilion opened, the wait seemed interminable.
At this time, a person cloaked in gray appeared, approaching.
"He" paused beside the Demon Hunter, lowered "his" voice, and asked.
"Sir, I have fresh demon beast meat. Would you like a piece?"
Demon beast meat?
The Demon Hunter remembered that without a Soul-breaking Elixir, even the demon beast meat sold in Liu Guang Pavilion could alleviate his weakness.
But wouldn’t the outside demon beast meat be bought randomly? Eating the wrong kind could be problematic; minor issues entail losing money, significant ones mean Evil Qi infiltration.
So the Demon Hunter replied irritably.
"Not buying, not buying, get lost."
"Sir, this is Tiger-faced Leopard demon beast meat, not expensive, just twenty Merit Points."
"He" refused to leave, deliberately revealing a sizable piece of demon beast meat wrapped in oiled paper.
Tiger-faced Leopard?
Upon hearing the name, the Demon Hunter hesitated further.
He looked at the demon beast meat in Ye Lingyue’s hand; it was the perfect balance of lean and fat, extremely fresh, with its intricate blood vessels clearly visible.
Normally, unprocessed demon beast meat with Evil Qi has predominantly dark reddish blood vessels; seeing these vessels signified the meat was clean.
This was a Ninth-grade demon beast; even among demon beast meats, it was a top-grade quality — selling at Liu Guang Pavilion for no less than forty Merit Points a piece, lesser in quantity than what this mysterious person held.
Could it be acquired at half the price?
For a moment, the Demon Hunter felt he had struck gold; without further ado, he produced his Jiu Provinces Card and efficiently paid twenty Merit Points.
As the Demon Hunter hurriedly departed, the cloaked figure slightly raised the bamboo hat.
In the morning light, the Demon Hunter’s eyes smiled into crescent moons.
The first business deal was accomplished.