Immortal Cultivation: Starting from a Pharmacy Apprentice

Chapter 265: Chapter 265: A Grand Scene

The market was growing livelier by the day.

Bai Mo weaved through the long street, the stench of Demon Beast meat from both sides assaulting his nostrils and rushing straight to his head.

"Who didn’t process their Demon Beast properly?"

someone shouted angrily.

Only a part tainted by a Blood Curse that hadn’t been completely cut away could produce such a pungent odor.

’Some worthless fool must’ve been reluctant to make the cut and didn’t carve it out completely.’

Bai Mo quickened his pace and once again headed up to the Mountain View Tower.

"That Azurewater Jade Flower—Senior Sister, were you able to find any more?"

An Caiwei shook her head.

"It’s a rare medicinal ingredient to begin with. How could there be so much of it? I’ve had people keep an eye out, but there’s been no news yet."

Bai Mo understood. After all, such a fine medicinal ingredient was indeed hard to come by.

An Caiwei shot him a sideways glance.

"What, have you developed a taste for it?"

Bai Mo didn’t deny it, nodding as he said,

"It truly makes for an exceptionally good Pill."

An Caiwei was busy with her affairs, so the two couldn’t chat for long. After exchanging a few more words, Bai Mo prepared to leave.

Getting the Azurewater Jade Flower from her was no longer an option. Bai Mo had no choice but to think of another way.

Just before he left, An Caiwei seemed to remember something and said,

"I’ve heard that a certain sect cultivates this flower, but I don’t know if we can find out which one."

She frowned, trying to recall the sect’s name, but to no avail.

"Are you in a rush to use it? You seem to be on the verge of a breakthrough. I still have one Jade Flower Pill here..."

Bai Mo quickly waved his hand and said with a smile,

"It’s just for future planning. I also have one left. Don’t worry about it, Senior Sister..."

After leaving the Mountain View Tower and wandering around the city for a bit, Bai Mo returned to his shop.

Qin Wen, Wei An, and Xu Ruyuan were in the middle of a conversation.

"Brother Bai, you’ve been running all over the place ever since you came out of seclusion. What’s it all for?"

Xu Ruyuan asked with a smile.

"I’m looking for a medicinal ingredient called Azurewater Jade Flower. It’s extremely precious."

"Azurewater Jade Flower," Xu Ruyuan murmured.

"I’ll make a note of it and have my people start searching when I get back."

The men under his command had now developed a vast supply chain.

Besides cultivating and processing, it also involved gathering information, acquisitions, and so on. Every link in the chain cost Spirit Stones.

In a way, the loose network Xu Ruyuan had built from scratch was already stronger than most factions in the city.

However, the old fox was extremely cautious.

With a supply chain like that, if one link broke, he’d have to put out fires in several other places. He had no choice but to be cautious.

Wei An came over, holding a slip of paper.

"Shopkeeper, a Demon Hunting Team wants to order a batch of Fire Marrow Pills. Two hundred of them. What do you think...?"

Bai Mo glanced over and took the slip of paper to look at it.

"There are Demon Hunting Teams this wealthy?"

At first, Wei An thought they intended to resell the Pills and act as second-hand dealers, but after having Qin Wen investigate, he found that wasn’t the case.

"It’s probably because of the influx of Cultivators from out of town. The city’s Demon Hunting Teams have been quite aggressive lately."

Bai Mo then said,

"Then just accept the order."

"Oh, right. The foot traffic in the city has been immense lately. Be careful when you’re doing business. I’ve heard of groups of people teaming up to extort shops."

Wei An solemnly agreed.

Xu Ruyuan, however, pursed his lips.

"Making trouble here? Are their fellow sect members from the Xuandao Sect not going to give Brother Bai any face, or what?"

"As far as I know, the sect’s elders are quite courteous to you."

He then looked at the burly men outside.

’If someone really dared to use such low-down tricks, those men outside would be more than enough to show them why flowers are so red.’

Bai Mo got busy.

In times like these, the Demon Hunting Teams had money in their pockets. After Wei An accepted the first order, more customers came knocking one after another.

All of them were large orders for one or two hundred Fire Marrow Pills.

This Pill was perfectly suited to the tastes of Demon Hunting Team Cultivators. The yang energy within wasn’t just for cultivation; it was also excellent for tempering the body.

For Bai Mo, refining Fire Marrow Pills was no longer an effort; he could do it with ease.

By the time he had finished delivering the Pills, Lanshan had finally returned.

This time, Lanshan had gone all out, leading his men on a risky venture deep into the Celestial Barrier Mountain, and had taken a large number of Pills from Bai Mo.

His harvest was immense as well. The Demon Beasts they brought back took up half a street.

When Bai Mo heard the news, he couldn’t resist going to take a look.

The crowd was a sea of heads as Cultivators came and went.

Demon Beast parts of various sizes and colors were thrown onto stalls, piled up like small hills, as people picked and chose among them.

One burly man was grinning, loudly discussing something with a Cultivator who was asking for a price.

Another was deftly wielding his knife, collecting Spirit Stones before tossing strips of carved meat to his customers.

The stench of meat filled the air. Anyone who didn’t know better would have mistaken the place for a slaughterhouse.

Nearby competitors, during their idle moments, frequently cast glances in their direction.

"Son of a bitch. This time, Lanshan and his crew really struck it rich."

"They invested heavily. You should have seen them in the mountains, popping Pills like candy."

"Tsk, tsk. Lanshan was already somewhat famous in the city back then. How did I never think to go and work with him..."

A burly man selling pelts saw Bai Mo, and his face lit up, ready to call out to him.

But Bai Mo just smiled. He didn’t want to disturb such a bustling scene.

With a slight shift of his feet, Bai Mo disappeared into the crowd.

Lanshan and his team’s massive harvest was heavily supported by Pills, and the cost could not be ignored.

Therefore, the profits from this trip were not as large as outsiders imagined.

Before Bai Mo even made it back, Lanshan was already waiting for him in the shop.

"Even with the discount you gave us, Shopkeeper Bai, the expense on Pills is still high. It amounts to nearly forty percent of our profits from selling the Demon Beasts."

Lanshan was speaking animatedly with Qin Wen.

"But even so, it’s still much higher than in previous years."

He had sent a Demon Beast directly to the shop. After being disemboweled and having its inedible parts removed, the creature was still almost whole.

This just went to show the profits from this trip.

"But we worked ourselves to the bone like this mainly to make a name for ourselves."

"With this kind of reputation, it’ll be easier to take on other jobs in the future..."

Just as they were speaking, they saw Bai Mo return.

Lanshan let out a hearty laugh and was about to speak when Bai Mo spoke first.

"I’ve already been to see it. That’s quite a scene you’ve got there, Brother Lanshan."

The smile on Lanshan’s face didn’t fade.

"It’s all thanks to Shopkeeper Bai’s help."

"With the profits from this trip, I won’t be making any big moves for a long time. I’m just going to focus on my cultivation."

Bai Mo knew he was ambitious and wanted to use the Xuandao Sect’s upcoming expedition to the Jade Plate Secret Realm to gain some advantages and advance his cultivation. He nodded and said,

"If you run into any difficulties, just let me know."

"I certainly will!"

The two of them talked for a long time before Lanshan finally left.

Qin Wen watched his departing figure with a complicated expression. After a long moment, he sighed.

Bai Mo turned his head.

"What’s wrong?"

Qin Wen shook his head and just said,

"In the past, busybodies used to rank me alongside Lanshan. Now it seems I’m not his equal by a long shot!"

Xu Ruyuan rushed in from outside, craning his neck to look back out.

"Hey! Was that Lanshan?"

"With such a big business going on, and he’s not even watching over it himself."

After muttering a few words, Xu Ruyuan finally looked at Bai Mo.

"Brother Bai, it’s your lucky day! I’ve actually found some news about that Azurewater Jade Flower you mentioned!"

"Hm?"

Bai Mo was stunned.

Xu Ruyuan said, "My men took a drawing of the medicinal ingredient and asked around. Someone in the city has actually seen it."

"It was Liu Yaozi."

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