9: Short of money

Chu Yuan quickly set his short-term plan.

Converting movement techniques and purchasing weapons were the most urgent matters.

Furthermore, the System's daily conversion quota had to be used for converting Medicinal Pill.

Since no Medicinal Pill was converted today, his Cultivation speed dropped significantly.

Cultivating in the school's Energy Gathering Array for a day wasn't even as effective as taking a single Qi Gathering powder...

...

"How much can these two bottles of Medicinal Pill sell for?"

The young girl at the counter of Zhenlong Pavilion looked at Chu Yuan with some surprise. The boy was still wearing his No. 1 High School uniform. If he could produce these Martial Artist Medicinal Pill, he must be a senior, right?

Then he should be keeping these Martial Artist Medicinal Pill for his own Cultivation. Why would he want to sell them?

Could he be the type who swindles money from his family...

This thought flashed by, and she had no intention of meddling in others' business.

She simply took out an instrument and performed a quick check.

"Bone Strengthening Pill and Mind Condensing Pill, the medicinal effects are well preserved.

The Bone Strengthening Pill is ten thousand each, and the Mind Condensing Pill is fifteen thousand... That makes a total of two hundred and fifty thousand. Would you like to sell them, customer?"

The prices for these basic Martial Artist Medicinal Pill were basically fixed; unless the quantity was exceptionally large, there was usually no room for negotiation.

Chu Yuan thought for a moment and then asked, "Do you have any weapons for Martial Artist for sale here?"

"Of course we do. What kind of weapon do you need, customer?" the girl smiled. As the largest Martial Artist trading firm in Great Qin, Zhenlong Pavilion handled almost all business related to the Martial Artist path.

"A sword."

The girl took out a tablet, swiped a few times, and handed it to Chu Yuan.

"These are the Martial Artist swords currently in stock at our Chenyang City branch. You can take a look and choose.

If you have higher requirements, we can also apply to have them transferred from headquarters."

In reality, the inventory at the Chenyang Zhenlong Pavilion was already enough to satisfy the needs of ordinary Martial Artist, as it was just a small city in the rear.

As for more precious divine weapons or Sharp Weapon... the Martial Artist in Chenyang City would likely neither be able to afford them nor have a use for them.

Chu Yuan took it, glanced at it casually, and was secretly shocked.

The cheapest sword on the list was priced at one million!

And the more expensive ones cost tens of millions!

The Medicinal Pill he was selling would definitely not be enough...

One had to know that the average monthly salary for an ordinary person was only around five or six thousand... Was the markup on things related to the Martial Artist path really this severe!?

However, it couldn't all be considered a markup. After all, the Materials used for true Martial Artist weapons were extremely precious, mostly sourced from Secret Realm or from the bodies of alien races.

And Materials from ordinary alien races wouldn't work...

The bones and scales of those first or second-tier alien races weren't even as sturdy as refined steel, so naturally, they couldn't be used to forge weapons.

An ordinary person might indeed work their entire life and still not be able to afford a Martial Artist weapon, but an ordinary person also couldn't kill a high-tier alien race in their entire life!

After realizing this, Chu Yuan's expression calmed down, and he handed the tablet back to the girl:

"Thank you."

Seeing this, the girl guessed that Chu Yuan couldn't afford it. She didn't press him, just smiled politely and asked, "You're welcome. Are you still selling the Medicinal Pill, customer?"

"I'm not selling them."

"Take care."

The plan had failed; his meager amount of basic Martial Artist Medicinal Pill really wasn't worth much...

Chu Yuan thought to himself, should he just put the weapon matter aside for now?

Anyway, it didn't seem like he had any immediate use for it, and continuing to use the refined steel long sword... wasn't impossible to practice with.

But he was still somewhat unwilling to give up;

After all, the Flying Sword... was a romance carved into the bones of every Cultivator...

Actually, there was one more method: selling Medicinal Pill again!

But not these basic Martial Artist Medicinal Pill; rather, selling Cultivator Medicinal Pill that had been converted by the System!

But this carried significant risks!

Putting aside the effects, even if one took the Spirit Pill converted by the System to be tested with specialized instruments, the results might not even show up;

This was not something a student should be producing... even if Zhenlong Pavilion was highly reputable, it still wasn't safe.

"Are you really going to risk a Breakthrough? What if you fail? You should think about it again!"

A strange voice interrupted Chu Yuan's thoughts. He turned his head and watched two men stride past him and enter Zhenlong Pavilion;

The person trailing behind seemed to be trying to persuade the other, but the person walking in front had a firm expression!

"If I fail, then I fail!"

"But..."

"There are no 'buts'!"

Watching their figures disappear, Chu Yuan suddenly became thoughtful;

The path of Cultivate indeed requires reverence, but it should also be pursued with courage and vigor!

This wasn't a paradox, but rather a matter of balancing the degree oneself!

If one worried about this and fretted about that, then one shouldn't do anything at all! And one would never accomplish anything!

The Martial Artist path is like this, and Cultivator... is the same!

He suddenly smiled in relief, as if he had cast off some Heart Demon, and strode away...

...

"Yang Yi, do you want some Medicinal Pill?"

During the lunch break, Chu Yuan dragged Yang Yi to a small grove and asked;

"Medicinal Pill? What kind of Medicinal Pill?" Yang Yi was a bit confused. He didn't lack resources for Cultivate, and in fact, he didn't even need to Cultivate at school.

"Don't worry, it's not the kind given by the school." Chu Yuan took out a bottle of vajra pill that had been converted by the System;

This type of Medicinal Pill was converted from a Bone Strengthening Pill. Chu Yuan had already tried taking it and compared it with the Bone Strengthening Pill.

Its efficacy went without saying; it was much more powerful;

More importantly, the improvement from the vajra pill was all-encompassing!

The Bone Strengthening Pill mainly focused on bone improvement and didn't have much nourishing effect on the rest of the body, such as the internal organs;

But the vajra pill was different. From the skin to the blood vessels, from the meridians to the bones, and even the internal organs... aside from the brain, everything would receive a huge improvement!

This was originally unexpected for Chu Yuan, because it seemed like this vajra pill was better suited for Martial Artist to take rather than Cultivator;

But thinking about it carefully, it made sense; after all, Cultivator weren't exactly fragile, otherwise, how could they achieve an immortal body?

To carry a certain kind of power, one must have a container that matches it...

Moreover, even among Cultivator, there was the classification of Body Cultivator;

In early web novels, there was no shortage of protagonists who practiced both magic and body (Dual Cultivation)!

Yang Yi was half-believing and half-doubting. He opened the jade bottle, poured out a Medicinal Pill, and placed it in his palm;

It had a lustrous golden glow, as if some heavy metal had been added...

"What kind of Medicinal Pill is this? Why haven't I seen it on the market? Chu Yuan, don't just eat random things." He asked;

It wasn't that he looked down on Chu Yuan, but he knew Chu Yuan's situation, and he had even helped find people for the supply chain of the small restaurant owned by Chu Yuan's family.

"vajra pill." Chu Yuan picked up one himself and swallowed it;

"I can't really describe the effects; you'll know once you try it yourself."