#20 - Trading Elixir

With so many martial arts to practice, Lin Yun's days were full and fulfilling.

Due to regular exchanges of martial arts with Lin Dong and Lin Xia, and occasional hunting trips into the forest, Lin Yun had earned many missions; the pills and food were enough for his daily cultivation.

He improved every day.

Because he wanted to obtain an intermediate-level fist technique talent to increase his combat power, Lin Yun deliberately practiced fist techniques to increase their proficiency in the following days.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month passed!

[Mission: Cultivate "Penetrating Back Fist" to the point of near perfection. Reward: Fist Technique Talent (Beginner + 3). Completed, claim reward?]

[Mission: Cultivate "Falling Rock Fist" to the point of near perfection. Reward: Fist Technique Talent (Beginner + 3). Completed, claim reward?]

"Phew, finally completed, claim!"

Lin Yun breathed out comfortably.

The next second, a wonderful energy merged into his body, especially his arms, which clearly felt an extra surge of warm energy that was itchy and particularly magical.

[Fist Technique Talent (Beginner + 10) - (Intermediate).]

He finally obtained his first intermediate-level talent.

Both Rank 1 fist techniques had also been leveled up to max level. Now, when Lin Yun used Falling Rock Fist and Penetrating Back Fist, his attack power was even more powerful than the perfected Mountain Shaking Fist, and it already had the effect of a Rank 4 martial art.

Moreover, he could use these two fist techniques at will. As soon as he struck, he could unleash the strongest power of the fist techniques.

[Mission: Practice Mountain Shaking Fist 1000 times (76 / 660). Reward: Mountain Shaking Fist Perfection Proficiency + 1.]

Looking at the fist technique missions again, the number of repetitions had indeed decreased. Originally, it required 1000 repetitions, but now it only required 660 repetitions.

This could not help but make Lin Yun look forward to advanced talents even more.

When his talents were maxed out, he should be able to learn the corresponding martial arts with ease and understanding.

In addition to the continuous breakthroughs in martial arts, Lin Yun had also reached the peak of the eighth level of Body Tempering, only a step away from the ninth level.

However, Lin Yun's pills were almost used up.

On this day, it was time for him to exchange pointers with Lin Dong and Lin Xia. When he tried to create a new mission, he was unable to succeed.

It seemed that this kind of unchanging exchange activity could not continuously generate missions.

This instantly reduced Lin Yun's expectations for exchange activities.

However, after more than two months of frequent exchanges, Lin Dong and Lin Xia had also reached a bottleneck in their martial arts. Lin Yun had already given them everything he could say and teach without reservation. The rest could only be realized by their own comprehension.

Lin Yun suggested that the focus of the exchange should shift to hunting.

Hunting demonic beasts could still generate missions.

Lin Xia and Lin Dong gladly agreed.

Real combat was more helpful to them.

After that, they regularly entered the back mountain.

With Chi Ling's talent for finding herbs, Lin Yun used the excuse of searching for demonic beasts to act alone and enter the depths of the back mountain.

The depths of the back mountain were sparsely populated, and there were many spiritual herbs.

Lin Yun was able to gain something every time, ranging from Rank 1 to Rank 4.

Most of them were Rank 1 and Rank 2.

Occasionally, he could get Rank 3 and Rank 4.

As for Rank 5, he had never encountered one, so it seemed to be very rare.

Rank 5 spiritual herbs were of great help to experts in the Earth Origin Realm and even the Heaven Origin Realm.

No matter how many spiritual herbs below Rank 3 there were, they would be of limited help to Lin Yun.

"Relying on finding spiritual herbs is still not as fast as doing missions," Lin Yun sighed secretly.

Doing missions was so much better; the system was generous. As long as he successfully created a mission, he would basically be rewarded with a bottle of pills.

As for finding spiritual herbs, he could wander around in the forest all day and not necessarily encounter a Rank 3 spiritual herb.

It was too much of a waste of time.

It was better to practice new martial arts and earn rewards by increasing proficiency. That way, he could kill two birds with one stone and improve his martial arts skills.

Of course, it was also possible that the Lin family's back mountain was too barren.

But in any case, after trying once or twice without much success, Lin Yun did not intend to spend too much time specifically searching for spiritual herbs. It would be good to explore appropriately during the hunting process, and finding them would be the icing on the cake.

After more than two months of getting along, the relationship between the four was already very close.

Especially Lin Yun and Qing Tan.

During this period, Lin Yun had also helped Qing Tan resolve three attacks of cold energy.

After returning from hunting, the four of them would have a dinner party in Lin Yun's courtyard.

"Are you not tired, annoyed, or bored from cultivating every day?"

Qing Tan suddenly suggested after eating, "Why don't we go out for a walk?"

"These few days happen to be the end of the month. I heard that the Qingyang Town trade fair will be very lively. How about we go shopping too?"

Her clear eyes looked at Lin Yun and the other two expectantly.

Qing Tan had long wanted to go shopping, but she didn't want to go alone. Shopping was more interesting with someone she liked.

She didn't have a strong sense of self-discipline in cultivation. If it weren't for Lin Dong and Lin Yun's supervision, plus the good cultivation atmosphere of the four, she would have given up long ago.

"Trade fair?"

Lin Xia's eyes lit up immediately, and she said quietly, "I haven't been there for a long time. I haven't bought new clothes for more than two months since I've been cultivating with you two guys."

"It just so happens that our hunting results have been rich during this period, and we have saved a lot of gold and silver. It's time to spend some money."

The prey they brought back from hunting was traded to the family, and the few of them had indeed saved a small fortune.

Lin Dong was also stunned and began to think.

There were many good things at the trade fair, and there should be many spiritual herbs.

He had a stone talisman that could extract pills from spiritual herbs. If he could buy spiritual herbs, he could speed up his cultivation.

"I also want to go and see. Brother Lin Yun, what about you?" Lin Dong looked at Lin Yun.

Qing Tan and Lin Xia also looked over expectantly.

Lin Yun was the most reclusive of them. Usually, except when they exchanged martial arts together, Lin Yun would cultivate alone in the courtyard. This perseverance and self-discipline made the three of them admire him, and they also called him a pervert and a madman.

"Sure, I haven't been out for a long time either," Lin Yun agreed happily.

During this period, life had become more and more peaceful. Whether it was exchanging martial arts or hunting in the back mountain, there were fewer and fewer missions, and the rewards were becoming more and more ordinary.

It was time to go out for a walk, add some waves to life, and get more missions.

Where there are people, there is a world, and where there is a world, there will be conflicts and disputes.

Moreover, following the protagonist with a troublesome physique and two beautiful women with their own eye-catching attributes, trouble was definitely inevitable.

"Great, yay!"

Getting the consent of the three, Qing Tan jumped up happily, and a pair of eyes suddenly became like crescent moons, so sweet that it was intoxicating.

The next day, the four of them dressed up carefully and went to the trade fair together.

This kind of trade fair was jointly organized by several major businesses in Qingyang Town, and all kinds of things were sold, so it was very popular.

However, this also led to the intersection of many forces, and the situation was complicated.

Entering the trade fair, there were many people, and it was not long before they were squeezed and sweating. However, girls seemed to be naturally fond of this kind of lively street market.

Lin Xia and Qing Tan's interest was extremely high, especially Qing Tan. Her delicate little face became flushed with excitement, which was very cute. Her crisp laughter attracted the attention of many people, and after seeing the beautiful girl with picturesque eyebrows and snow-like skin, those eyes were filled with a sense of amazement.

They were buying and selling in various shops.

During this time, Qing Tan and Lin Xia also helped Lin Yun buy many things, such as clothes, bedding, and room decorations.

The two girls were very thoughtful. They had stayed at Lin Yun's house and knew what he usually lacked, so they took this opportunity to replenish his supplies.

The four quickly arrived in front of a magnificent building at the end of the street. This place was considered a rather high-end area in the trading fair, and the Lei and Xie families, the Mad Blade Martial Hall, and even the Lin family all had shops here.

This building was enough for them to browse for a long time.

However, Lin Yun and Lin Dong did not have the desire to shop. Their minds were elsewhere.

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"I'll go take a look over there and come back here to find you later," Lin Dong casually made an excuse and slipped into the crowd.

He had prepared Stone Talisman spiritual liquid and was going to sell it to buy high-grade spiritual herbs.

"You two go inside and browse. I'll wait for you outside."

Lin Yun also didn't plan to be with the two girls. He also wanted to buy some spiritual herbs.

At the fair, there were also some underground exchanges, specializing in trading items of unknown origin and unexplained sources.

There were quite a few of these underground exchanges.

Lin Yun chose the opposite direction from Lin Dong, put on the black robe he had prepared long ago, and then selected a relatively hidden trading venue.

Before entering the exchange, Lin Yun also tried to create a mission.

【Mission: Complete an underground transaction. Reward: Intermediate Cosmos Sack.】

"Another Cosmos Sack, great!" Lin Yun was slightly surprised. The low-level Cosmos Sack he had obtained before was too small to hold too many things.

The intermediate Cosmos Sack came just in time.

Upon entering the exchange, someone came to lead the way and inquire about the items Lin Yun wanted to trade.

This time, Lin Yun prepared a lot of pills, all refined from the first and second-grade spiritual herbs he had found, which had little effect on him.

However, these pills had a very good effect on warriors below the sixth level of Body Tempering.

Arriving in a room, Lin Yun first took out two bottles of pills, both first-grade, with ten pills in each bottle.

The exchange had a dedicated appraiser.

"These pills have a very good effect on those below the fourth level of Body Tempering. They are easier to absorb than second-grade spiritual herbs, and they also help to break through realms," Lin Yun briefly introduced.

The reason why pills are valuable is that their refining efficiency is unmatched by spiritual herbs.

If spiritual herbs are taken directly, at most 20-30% of the medicinal power can be absorbed, but pills can absorb 70-80%.

Although the pills in Lin Yun's hands were refined from only first-grade spiritual herbs, the effect after absorption was better than second-grade spiritual herbs.

The appraiser at the exchange was an old man. He took out the pills to check, and a fragrance wafted out. The round, full, and lustrous pills immediately made his old eyes light up.

This was obviously an experienced appraiser.

"The smell is pure, the medicinal power is sufficient, and there is also pill radiance. Although it is refined from low-grade spiritual herbs, the refining technique is extremely unique. The grade is a bit low, but it is the best among low-grade pills," the appraiser praised with slight surprise.

"Only a high-level alchemist with advanced techniques can refine such pills."

"I wonder if these pills were refined by you, sir?" the old man couldn't help but ask curiously.

In a small place like Qingyang Town, there was actually a hidden alchemist of such a high level.

"Heh heh heh, you understand pills!" Lin Yun smiled sinisterly under the black robe and said coldly.

"However, you are a bit ignorant of the rules. Since I am concealing my identity to trade with you here, I naturally don't want to be involved too much. Be quick! Since you know the preciousness of this pill, trade quickly. If you dawdle any longer, I will go somewhere else."

Hearing Lin Yun's impatient voice, the old man was frightened and immediately said, "Your Excellency, please forgive me. Trade, trade! We will trade as many of these pills as you have. I wonder what Your Excellency needs?"

"I need spiritual herbs above the third grade. One pill for one herb, twenty third-grade herbs. If there are any fourth-grade herbs, two will be enough," Lin Yun said casually.

The old man's face twitched, and he was shocked by Lin Yun's exorbitant demands. He immediately countered, "Although the effect of this pill is good, it is only useful for people below the third level of Body Tempering. It cannot be exchanged for fourth-grade spiritual herbs, and third-grade spiritual herbs cannot be exchanged for one pill either. At least two pills. I can only give you ten herbs."

"Heh, you are quite good at bargaining. I won't talk nonsense with you. Fifteen third-grade spiritual herbs are my bottom line," Lin Yun said firmly under the black robe, looking like he was determined to get the best deal.

As a transmigrator, he knew this world very well and naturally knew the value of the pills in his hands.

Especially in a small place like Qingyang Town, where there were no talisman masters, let alone alchemists, pills were scarce goods.

The old man pondered for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, "Alright, deal!"

Then, the old man ordered someone to fetch the spiritual herbs. After a while, someone came over carrying several boxes.

Lin Yun opened them one by one to verify, confirmed that they were all third-grade spiritual herbs, put them into his black robe, and then turned around and left.

After turning around to make sure no one was following him, Lin Yun found another exchange.

However, this time Lin Yun's attempt to create a mission was unsuccessful.

However, Lin Yun was not entangled. He had slowly figured out some conditions for creating missions.

The most important point was "difficulty."

Only when a certain level of difficulty was reached could a mission be successfully created.

Some things were difficult the first time, but after many times, they became commonplace.

Entering the exchange, Lin Yun still took out two bottles of pills, this time refined from second-grade spiritual herbs, with only six pills in each bottle.

First and second-grade spiritual herbs were not like spiritual herbs above the third grade. Because the medicinal power was too poor, basically one spiritual herb was refined into one pill.

However, there were also some spiritual herbs with similar medicinal properties that could be combined to refine higher-grade pills, but Lin Yun kept those pills for his own use.

The absorption efficiency of second-grade pills was comparable to that of third and fourth-grade spiritual herbs.

This time, Lin Yun only wanted to trade for fourth-grade spiritual herbs. After some bargaining, his twelve second-grade pills were exchanged for two fourth-grade spiritual herbs.

The number of spiritual herbs above the fourth grade was greatly reduced.

In the market, one fourth-grade spiritual herb could easily be exchanged for ten third-grade spiritual herbs, but ten third-grade spiritual herbs could not be exchanged for one fourth-grade herb.

Therefore, Lin Yun was already making a lot of money by being able to obtain two fourth-grade spiritual herbs.

Lin Yun, who had gained a lot, found a deserted place, took off his black robe, and then went back to find Lin Xia and Qing Tan.

Not far from walking out of the trading alley, he met Lin Dong, who had also completed his transaction.

Lin Dong seemed to have guessed that Lin Yun had just come out of the underground exchange.

It seems that Brother Lin Yun also has his own secrets… Lin Dong pursed his lips slightly. Ever since he knew that Lin Yun had helped Qing Tan solve the suffering of cold energy, he had thought that Lin Yun also had unknown secrets.

Just like he was unwilling to reveal the existence of the Stone Talisman, Lin Yun probably didn't want his secrets to be known.

The two smiled at each other, tacitly, and returned to the shopping mall building.