136: Sell ​​the pills

Tang Tian felt speechless, but there was no other way...

Currently, there was still one place where he could obtain fertility for the Medicine Venerable Space, and that was the place where the Yu Family and the Murong Family were fighting.

Once this matter was settled, he must go there again...

Five days later, Tang Tian arrived at Jinque City. In a secluded spot, he put Wuqi into the Medicine Venerable Space and followed Dahuang inside.

There were two big pieces of news in Jinque City recently. One was that the Murong Family and the Yu Family, the two major Foundation Establishment Families, were fighting, and it was very intense. It was rumored to be because of a Foundation Establishment Weapon, but no one knew the real reason...

But this news was still slightly less significant than Tang Tian slaughtering all the bandits around Jinque City.

The entire Jinque City was mainly discussing these few matters.

On the main street, Tang Tian heard a few Cultivators discussing it without caring who was listening, asserting that the Yu Family and the Murong Family were definitely fighting because of a Foundation Establishment Weapon.

Tang Tian frowned and thought to himself:

"Could it be that the Murong Family can't hold on anymore? Even small Cultivators at the third level of Qi Refinement suspect that the Murong Family has a Foundation Establishment Weapon. If that Foundation Establishment Weapon is obtained by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of Jinque City, then the Yu Family and the Murong Family won't be able to keep fighting..."

This wasn't good news for Tang Tian. After all, if there were no battles in the future, the Qi in the Medicine Venerable Space would definitely not be enough, and Tang Tian couldn't bring himself to kill ordinary people.

It was also very difficult to find Yao Beasts at the Qi Refinement stage eight, so Tang Tian's cultivation would definitely stagnate.

Tang Tian sighed and said:

"Forget it, forget it. Let me first exchange the Medicinal Pill for Spirit Stones to Cultivate for a while."

Having said that, Tang Tian entered the Yunshui Pavilion.

As soon as he entered the Yunshui Pavilion, the shopkeeper asked Tang Tian curiously:

"Fellow Daoist, I have a question. I wonder if you could answer it for me."

Before Tang Tian could answer, the shopkeeper said:

"The ten well-known bandit strongholds in the surrounding area were wiped out by you, right?"

Tang Tian nodded and said:

"I thought this was just a small matter."

The shopkeeper said:

"This is no small matter. Most of those bandit forces are supported by the City Lord's Mansion. The City Lord's Mansion is dreaming of taking your life right now. Your current bounty is one hundred thousand Spirit Stones."

Tang Tian was taken aback; it seemed he was quite valuable.

Tang Tian said:

"As a Lianqi Seventh Level Cultivator, I'm actually worth one hundred thousand Spirit Stones. It seems there must be quite a few people looking for me..."

The shopkeeper asked:

"Aren't you afraid? You have offended the City Lord's Mansion, and the City Lord is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator at the seventh level."

Tang Tian said:

"Aren't I perfectly fine?"

If the shopkeeper knew that Tang Tian was a Disciple of the Great Confucian lineage and had already offended the City Lord's Mansion to the death, and that Tang Tian had even taken an evil entity like Chi Daizi as his master—which, according to the City Lord's Mansion's laws, was punishable by death—the shopkeeper wouldn't be thinking this way...

The shopkeeper muttered:

"I really regret investing in you. I'm afraid that one day you'll get yourself killed."

Tang Tian was stunned and said:

"You invested in me?"

The shopkeeper said:

"Wasn't that Yao Beast Bloodline map I gave you an investment? If I didn't raise beast pets, I would have gone to that good place myself long ago."

Hearing this, Tang Tian said excitedly:

"That Yao Beast Bloodline map almost cost me my life! Why didn't you tell me beforehand that the place was in the Barbarian tribe!"

The shopkeeper laughed sheepishly:

"If I had told you, you wouldn't have gone. My Yunshui Pavilion doesn't have much say in Jinque City, so I wanted to support you in joining the City Lord's Mansion's Night Watchman to let you face the Barbarians in advance..."

"Barbarians generally find it very hard to reach the Lianqi Seventh Level. Are they very slow-witted?"

Tang Tian said:

"What! I even encountered a Barbarian Foundation Establishment Cultivator, who almost killed me! It's fortunate that Linbian City has a Foundation Establishment Cultivator stationed there; otherwise, Linbian City would have been breached by that Barbarian Foundation Establishment Cultivator and his men!"

The shopkeeper said:

"That's impossible. foundation establishment grass doesn't grow in the Barbarian lands. The Barbarian lands are scarce in resources; who could afford the expensive price of a Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"Moreover, selling a Foundation Establishment Pill to the Barbarians, even if you are at the Foundation Establishment stage, is grounds for having your Family wiped out in Jinque City..."

Tang Tian said:

"Is the Foundation Establishment Pill very expensive?"

The shopkeeper said:

"It's not that expensive, just three hundred thousand Spirit Stones each. Except for single Spiritual Root Cultivators who can become Foundation Establishment Cultivators with one or two pills, dual Spiritual Root Cultivators need ten, which is about three million Spirit Stones to reach Foundation Establishment."

Tang Tian: "..."

The shopkeeper said:

"Tell me about the situation with that Barbarian Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Other major families wouldn't sell Foundation Establishment Pills; they are extremely precious within their clans. Only we, the five major Auction Houses, can sell them."

"If you know who sold it to them, I can unite with a few other Auction Houses and legally annex the Auction House that sold the Foundation Establishment Pill to the Barbarians."

Tang Tian asked:

"To annex other Auction Houses, you would have to fight, right? I wonder what the combat power of those Auction Houses is like?"

The shopkeeper said:

"Indeed. The combat power of an Auction House can be described as Foundation Establishment Cultivators fighting, rivers of blood flowing. Don't look at Jinque City as having few Cultivators; when Auction Houses fight, their heritage is stronger than some noble families. They can bring out three or four Foundation Establishment Cultivators at any time."

Tang Tian asked:

"So, Foundation Establishment Cultivators might die?"

The shopkeeper said:

"Of course. And look at my Yunshui Pavilion; it's very strong now, but it's only a branch. The major Auction Houses are the same. Once a fight starts, the main pavilions will send a large number of Cultivators, enough to wreck half of Jinque City. For Lianqi Seventh Level Cultivators like you, they could send ten thousand."

Tang Tian was shocked after hearing this. If these ten thousand Cultivators suffered heavy casualties, wouldn't that be "combat fun" for the Medicine Venerable Space?

Tang Tian calmly composed himself and asked:

"Just because of selling Foundation Establishment Pills to the Barbarians?"

The shopkeeper said:

"It's just a pretext. What we want is a chance to legally annex other Auction Houses. Even if Jinque City is destroyed, Great Lin would still have to grit its teeth and give us rewards."

"Tell me the situation, and when the Auction House is annexed, I'll record a merit for you."

Tang Tian said:

"That Barbarian Foundation Establishment Cultivator had Foundation Establishment second layer cultivation. That's all I know."

The shopkeeper pondered:

"Foundation Establishment second layer cultivation... that proves he has been at the Foundation Establishment stage for quite some time. I have some leads now. I'll wait to ask the pavilion masters of other Auction Houses, but I'm not too sure, so I can't tell you yet."

Tang Tian was shocked; the shopkeeper already had leads so quickly. Indeed, one cannot underestimate the intelligence of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

The shopkeeper said:

"Fellow Daoist, are you here to buy Heaven And Earth Treasures? If you aren't buying anything, please leave. I need to go ask the other pavilion masters."

Tang Tian said:

"I'm not buying; I'm selling some Medicinal Pills."

Tang Tian took out a large pile of Storage Rings, all belonging to those bandits, and poured out a large quantity of Medicinal Pills, worth about three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Shopkeeper: "..."

The shopkeeper looked at the large pile of Medicinal Pills in front of him with amazement and said:

"I didn't expect the bandits to be so rich. If I had known, I would have killed them first."

The shopkeeper scanned them with his Divine Sense and said:

"These are worth about three hundred thousand Spirit Stones. I'll take them all..."