Chapter 1022 Negotiation Failure, the Importance of the Elixir

In response to Bai Ze's words, Lu Mingyu smiled, then got up from the couch and walked directly in front of Chen Changsheng.

"Master Chen, you are asking for a sky-high price and then bargaining."

"With your status, you are asking for a price from me. Isn't that a little bit off?"

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng, who was "soundly asleep", actually opened his eyes.

Looking at the pale Lu Mingyu, Chen Changsheng said calmly: "It is indeed a little short of the mark, but who can save your life?"

"The life of the young master of the Lu family should not be cheap!"

"Hehehe!"

"Master Chen Dan, you are too kind to me. My life, Lu Mingyu, is worthless."

"Really?"

"Yes, at least I can't afford the price that Master Chen wants."

After getting Lu Mingyu's answer, Chen Changsheng smacked his lips and said, "After all, we are a powerful family with a long history. Don't be so petty when doing things."

"I just want to see the recipe for the elixir. My requirements are not high."

"Master Chen is joking. The recipe for the elixir is the foundation of every major power. How could it be given away so easily?"

"You want the recipe, isn't that the same as asking for someone's life?"

"That's right. Then I don't need the recipe. I just need a pill of longevity pill."

Chen Changsheng took the initiative to lower his requirements, but Lu Mingyu still shook his head and refused.

"The materials needed for the elixir are extremely expensive. Even if you are from the Five Clans and Seven Realms, you can only refine one furnace at a time."

"And there's no guarantee that refining the elixir will succeed."

"Take my Lu family as an example. We can only refine a furnace of immortal pills every three thousand years. After the pills are out of the furnace, part of them belong to the alchemist."

"The other part belongs to the old ancestor who is approaching the end of his life. Let alone whether my Lu family has any remaining elixirs, even if there are, it is not for me to decide."

Listening to Lu Mingyu's answer, Chen Changsheng scratched his head and spoke.

"So, are there any immortal pills left in the Five Surnames, Seven Realms, and the Dan Domain?"

"I'm not sure about this, but I don't think so."

"The biggest function of the elixir is to prolong life. There are countless powerful people in the world whose life span is approaching. If there were any elixirs left, they would have been snatched up by them long ago."

"And once you get the elixir, the first thing you do is naturally eat it, don't you think?"

Seeing that there was no hope of getting the elixir, Chen Changsheng felt a little annoyed.

"Are you so sure that I came here for the elixir? What if I'm just pretending?"

Facing Chen Changsheng's question, Lu Mingyu smiled and said, "There are countless powerful people in the world, but not everyone likes to join a big force."

“If you don’t join a big force, it’s generally difficult to obtain the elixir.”

"For this reason, many independent cultivators want to obtain immortal pills in other ways, such as sneaking into the Dan Domain or joining an aristocratic family."

"But none of these people succeeded in the end. Master Chen is not the first, but he won't be the last either."

"Also, without so many independent cultivators joining, how could the major forces have so many masters?"

Looking at Lu Mingyu in front of him, Chen Changsheng looked at him carefully and said, "You said it very clearly, and I understand it."

"I won't bother you today, but I still have to remind you that you won't be able to survive this condition for long."

"Your life will be in danger in less than twenty days. I hope you can think of a price for yourself during these twenty days."

"Thank you, Master Chen, for the reminder!"

After the conversation, Chen Changsheng took Chen Feng and others and left.

Looking at Chen Changsheng's back, the butler stepped forward and said, "Young Master, do you want to report to the master?"

"Need not!"

"This little thing is not worth informing my family."

"This person's origins are mysterious. If we continue to dig deeper, we may find unexpected surprises."

"Yes."

......

Outside the courtyard.

Chen Changsheng walked in front, while Chen Feng and Guan Ping followed behind him without saying a word.

Noticing the state of the two, Chen Changsheng said calmly: "Just say whatever you want to say, don't hold it in."

Hearing this, Guan Ping asked, "Sir, is there anything special about that incense burner?"

“Why if you throw the incense burner in, the young master of the Lu family will see you.”

"Because the young master of the Lu family is not sick at the moment, he is just pretending to be sick."

"The incense burner contains medicine that he used to pretend to be sick. I put something in it just to let him know that I discovered his secret."

Guan Ping: ???

After receiving this answer, Guan Ping's eyes widened.

"No, the young master of the Lu family is obviously born with a deficiency!"

"How could he be faking illness?"

Glancing at Guan Ping, Chen Changsheng rolled his eyes at her and said.

"Both treating illnesses and refining elixirs require careful attention. If you only see the surface, you will naturally not be able to detect someone's disguise."

"The young master of the Lu family does have congenital deficiencies, but he has not had any symptoms recently."

"Do you really think that the people from the Lu family and Danyu are just sitting there doing nothing?"

"When we went to see him, his breathing was weak and his internal organs were agitated. All the symptoms were consistent with his condition."

"But the problem is that these symptoms are just on the surface and they don't come from the inside at all."

"That is to say, he deliberately used drugs to induce these symptoms."

"Didn't you see that when we met him the second time, he was already able to stand up?"

After hearing this, Guan Ping clapped her hands and said excitedly: "No wonder I always felt something was strange when I was treating him."

"It turns out that these symptoms of his were induced by drugs."

"It seems that I am still not mature enough. Chen Feng and I will go back first. Sir, you can take your time shopping."

After saying that, Guan Ping found an excuse and slipped away with Chen Feng.

From beginning to end, neither of them asked why the young master of the Lu family pretended to be sick, nor did they ask why Chen Changsheng wanted the elixir.

After the two men left, Bai Ze at the side asked, "What's going on with this young master of the Lu family? Is he playing hard to get?"

"No, it's simply because our price is too high."

"And we have underestimated the importance of immortal pills in this era. I'm afraid this trip to the Dan Realm will not be very smooth."

"Then will you still save the young master of the Lu family?"

Hearing Bai Ze's question, Chen Changsheng looked at it in surprise.

"Who do you take me for?"

"Am I, Chen Changsheng, the kind of saint who would save people when they see them dying?"

"But under normal circumstances, shouldn't you help?"

Facing Bai Ze's words, Chen Changsheng rolled his eyes again.

"Whether he's dead or alive has nothing to do with me. They've made it very clear that they will never give me the elixir."

"If he doesn't give me the compensation I want, then why should I bother to help him?"

"Lu Mingyu's illness is not as easy to cure as imagined."

"The situation behind him is even more complicated. While treating the disease, we also have to solve the underlying problems at the same time."

"If I want to achieve this, even I have to think carefully."

"I'll help you if you give me any price. Do you think I'm so cheap?"