14: Chapter 14 A Profitable Investment!

In the time that followed, Chen Yan transformed into a heartless synthesis machine.

He grabbed Materials at random with both hands, regardless of their size, and with a "snap"—

Confirm synthesis!

[Congratulations to the host, synthesis obtained: qi and blood pill * 8!]

[Congratulations to the host, synthesis obtained: peiyuan pill * 2!]

[Congratulations to the host, synthesis obtained: Meridian Opening Pill * 1!]

...

Watching the round, translucent, and fragrant Medicinal Pills appear in his hands one by one,

The smile on Chen Yan's face gradually became perverted!

"With this skill, what else could I possibly need? Isn't this clearly a broad path to success?"

The pile of failed pill Materials was decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

He had already started fantasizing about selling the pills, making a fortune, becoming a CEO, marrying his Revered Master, and reaching the Peak of his life!

[Congratulations to the host, synthesis critical hit, obtained: Foundation Establishment Pill * 1!]

"Huh? Holy crap!?"

The sudden notification from the System made Chen Yan's eyes light up once again!

Looking at the shimmering pill in his hand, he really couldn't keep it together this time!

"Hahahaha! A Foundation Establishment Pill! It's a Foundation Establishment Pill!"

He let out a long howl toward the sky, hands on his hips, looking incredibly smug!

Although a Foundation Establishment Pill was only a Rank 3 pill, it was harder to refine than Rank 4 or even some Rank 5 pills!

This was because the Materials required for refining a Foundation Establishment Pill numbered in the dozens, and the interactions between each material were even more complex!

Therefore, the Foundation Establishment Pill was also known as the Rank 6 Quality Check Pill!

Even though it was only Rank 3, only an Alchemist capable of refining a Foundation Establishment Pill was qualified to apply for the Rank 6 Alchemist assessment!

Because of this, the market price for each Foundation Establishment Pill was over 10,000 Spirit Stones!

And even then, there was often no supply to meet the demand!

But now...

Chen Yan had only consumed 100 Spirit Stones, and by simply grabbing a handful of failed pill Materials and synthesizing them, he had triggered a critical hit and obtained a Foundation Establishment Pill!

How could he not be excited!

"Revered Master! Do you see this? Your Disciple can really afford to support you now!"

His eyes burned with intensity as he looked through the isolation barrier of the Alchemy room toward the Ninth Peak.

Inside the bamboo hut.

Leng Qingshuang: "..."

Her lips twitched slightly as she silently withdrew her Divine Sense from Chen Yan.

This Rebellious Disciple!

His desire to 'support' me just won't die!

[Detected host's rebellious behavior, Rebellious Value +333!]

Inside the Alchemy room.

It was unclear if that critical hit just now had used up all of Chen Yan's luck,

Or if his synthesis posture was wrong.

The pills that followed were mostly Rank 1 and Rank 2.

Even when a critical hit occurred, it only doubled the quantity.

By the time Chen Yan had exhausted all his Spirit Stones, there were still dozens of catties of failed pills left!

"Phew~ that felt good!"

He lay flat on the floor, silently calculating the value of the pills in his space.

Excluding the Foundation Establishment Pill, the rest of the pills totaled around 5,000 Spirit Stones!

His assets had directly quintupled!

If the Foundation Establishment Pill was included, it was a fifteen-fold increase!

"Hehe~ Hehe!"

One shouldn't be too greedy.

With such gains, Chen Yan was already very satisfied!

When he finished tidying everything up and walked out of the Alchemy room,

He realized the sky had already grown dark.

This round of synthesis had actually taken an entire day!

Seeing that he had already missed the time to feed his Revered Master, Chen Yan felt it was a pity, but he didn't regret it.

"For the sake of our bright future, Revered Master surely won't mind this brief separation!"

He muttered to himself, rushing toward the market again with a face full of joy!

Make money, make money, make money!

Turning pills into Spirit Stones and having them safely in his pocket was the only way!

Just as he entered the market,

The Disciples who had bought pills from Chen Yan this morning looked over with surprised expressions.

"Junior Brother Chen? Are, are you okay?"

Chen Yan looked puzzled: "What could be wrong with me?"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to bring it up.

They couldn't exactly say, 'We saw you buying failed pills from Qian Duoduo; shouldn't you be so broke right now that you've lost your underwear?'

"Snap!"

Ignoring everything else, Chen Yan directly set up his stall's sign.

"Pills so good that even Sword Venerable Shuanghua praises them"

Reappeared in the Jianghu!

"Come, come, come~ Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters, you're in luck!"

He raised his hand to greet everyone, arranging various pills on the ground one by one: "This junior was fortunate enough to receive a reward from Revered Master, and has obtained some more pills!"

"Don't pass by and miss out!"

"These are pills that have passed through my Revered Master's hands. It's a rare opportunity, once it's gone, it's gone!"

"To give back to all my Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters for your love, I haven't raised the price of these pills by a single cent!"

Listening to Chen Yan's smooth talk, everyone's lips twitched wildly.

You didn't raise it by a cent, but you didn't lower it by a cent either!

Even if they were pills handled by Sword Venerable Shuanghua, they were just qi and blood pills; they couldn't eat that many!

Despite their thoughts, they habitually looked down.

Only then did they realize that this time, besides the Rank 1 qi and blood pills, Chen Yan had actually added some Rank 2 pills!

Like the peiyuan pills for strengthening the foundation, the Meridian Opening Pills for expanding Meridians, and even Rejuvenation Pills for healing injuries!

These were all high-demand goods!

And looking at the quantity, there were quite a few!

Was this Chen Yan really selling the pills bestowed by Sword Venerable Shuanghua?

Doubt filled their hearts, but they tacitly refrained from asking.

If Sword Venerable Shuanghua didn't care, was it their place to care?

Chen Yan chuckled and said, "The quantity of pills my Revered Master gave is limited, and everyone is familiar with the prices, so I won't introduce them one by one!"

Using a powerful name to intimidate others.

Relying on Sword Venerable Shuanghua's reputation, as soon as he finished speaking, people began to buy.

In just a few moments, the pills were completely sold out!

This speed made the Disciples at other nearby stalls burn with envy and jealousy~

It was close to Chen Yan's estimate.

After selling all these low-level pills, he had collected a total of 5,600 Spirit Stones!

How sweet~

Chen Yan counted his Spirit Stones while packing up his stall, and finally had the leisure to browse the market.

"Divine weapons and Immortal Artifacts, get them before they're gone!"

"Top-grade Spirit Medicines at bargain prices~"

"Buying Spirit Medicines of Rank 3 and above!"

...

There were countless signs for various stalls, each with a gimmick louder than the last.

But when Chen Yan leaned in to look, the so-called divine weapons were just Spiritual Artifacts; the so-called top-grade Spirit Medicines were just ordinary Blood-Congealing Grass and the like.

"The world's morals are declining, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be~"

He shook his head gently, expressing dissatisfaction with these exaggerated stall owners!

He didn't consider for a second that he was also a scoundrel riding on his Revered Master's coattails!

"Buying Foundation Establishment Pill at high price! Urgent! Urgent! Urgent!"

Suddenly, a sign seeking a Foundation Establishment Pill caught Chen Yan's eye.

On that stall lay several mortal-grade longswords; their blades were as bright as mirrors and emitted a cold gleam, looking quite extraordinary.

The stall owner was burly and looked extremely anxious.

Carrying a giant sword as wide as his body, the aura of Qi Refining Great Perfection surged around him, clearly on the verge of a Breakthrough.

A Disciple of the Second Peak, Baoqi Peak!

This was the second group of big spenders in the Taiqing Sword Sect, after Alchemy Peak!

It was said that to join the Second Peak, one had to be in the Qi Refining Realm and lift a 1,380-catty iron hammer with only the strength of their Physical Body!

Simply inhuman!

Because of this, everyone said they were a bunch of blacksmithing freaks with muscles even in their brains!

Chen Yan approached quietly, squatting in front of the stall and picking through the longswords on the ground.

Zhang Lei looked at this Ninth Peak Disciple, furrowed his brows, and said with some displeasure, "Junior Brother Chen, I..."

Chen Yan suddenly looked up and gave him a wide grin: "Don't you want a Foundation Establishment Pill, Senior Brother?"

Under Zhang Lei's pleasantly surprised gaze, he said calmly, "I have one!"