Chapter 30 Finding Leaks
According to the propaganda of the Alchemist Guild, these privately made elixirs sold secretly on the market basically have problems with insufficient medicinal properties and too strong erysipelas. What's more, it is not uncommon to eat dead people.
As for the scammers who claim to be buying elixirs but are actually selling fake medicines, there are even more scammers. You can often hear news about some unlucky people being fooled.
These problems raised by the Alchemist Guild do exist. But it would be too much to say that all privately produced elixirs are problematic.
The regular elixirs recognized by the Alchemist Guild are so expensive that poor monks cannot afford them. The prices of private elixirs are much more conscientious in comparison.
There are many types of elixirs, and they are not just elixirs that can assist in training and improve cultivation.
In fact, in the world of cultivation, those elixirs for healing and detoxifying are the ones that consume the most.
Where there is demand, there is a market. No matter how overtly or covertly the alchemist guild suppresses it, privately produced elixirs will never be banned, and wild alchemists will always exist.
As soon as the young man approached Meng Zhang, Meng Zhang used his mind to read his thoughts.
Small sects such as Taiyi Sect also have demand for various types of elixirs. If you can spend less money to buy suitable elixirs, that is of course a good thing.
Hearing Meng Zhang say the words "privately made elixirs", the young man smiled and said politely, "Your Excellency is the new head of the Taiyi Sect, Meng Zhang. I'm Shi Weiming, just a small businessman." .”
"I wonder if Master Meng is interested in the goods below?"
This person's cultivation level is similar to that of Meng Zhang, both in the middle stage of Qi refining.
Meng Zhang's magical power cannot read the deep thoughts in his heart, but he can read many superficial thoughts.
No matter how small the Taiyi Sect is, it is still a sect. This person found out his information because he wanted to get Taiyi Sect as his patron.
"Of course I am interested in the goods, but I don't know the quality and type of the goods?"
Meng Zhang didn't go around in circles and got straight to the point.
If ordinary people face someone who suddenly comes to sell door-to-door, they will probably be wary and distrustful.
But Meng Zhang, who was gifted with supernatural powers and psychic powers, knew that the other party had no ill intentions and just wanted to do business.
"Actually, I have dealt with Taiyi Sect before. The previous leader was Taoist Master Xuanling, and we had several pleasant transactions."
"As for the types of goods, we basically have all the common goods on the market. If you are not sure about the quality of the goods, you can inspect the goods in person."
This young man named Shi Weiming had also inquired about the Taiyi Sect in advance. After observing Meng Zhang for a while, he took the initiative to come to the door.
"These are two bottles of samples. You can take a look at them first."
Taking the two bottles of elixirs handed over by Shi Weiming, Meng Zhang checked them carefully and found that they were indeed good elixirs.
One bottle is a Qi-enhancing pill used by monks in the early stage of Qi refining to break through bottlenecks, and the other bottle is a pulse-protecting pill used to treat meridians damage.
Whether it was Meng Zhang's innate magical power, the Eye of Deception, or his knowledge of elixirs, they all told him that there was nothing wrong with the elixirs.
"If all the goods are of this quality and the price is right, I can buy a few bottles."
Both parties were sincere in the transaction, and after some haggling, the intention to trade was reached.
Shi Weiming provided Meng Zhang with the list of elixirs he could provide.
Meng Zhang chose the type and quantity of elixirs he needed.
The two parties agreed on a place to trade in Mingshafang City tomorrow night. When the time comes, they will pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other.
After the agreement was reached, Shi Weiming's figure quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Meng Zhang reached this deal not only to obtain relatively cheap elixirs, but also to obtain a channel, preferably to establish a relationship with the alchemist behind Shi Weiming. He might have to ask for help at some point.
In fact, some far-sighted sects and families, even if they are unable to join the Alchemist Guild, will spend a lot of money to raise some alchemists. Even if they can only get in but not get out, and it is a loss-making business, they will not hesitate.
In addition to supplying one's own needs, the most important thing is to avoid being choked by outsiders at critical moments.
Meng Zhang also understands this truth, and he also hopes that Taiyi Sect can have its own alchemist. But this kind of thing cannot be rushed.
The current Taiyi Sect must first consider how to survive before having time to think about other things.
After leaving the ghost market, Meng Zhang bought several medicinal materials from some shops in the market that were not yet closed, and then returned to the hotel.
The guest room Meng Zhang chose was a small private courtyard. Although the price was a bit more expensive, it was able to maintain enough privacy.
Using the token issued by the hotel, he opened the ban on the small courtyard. After entering the small courtyard, Meng Zhang walked around inside and inspected it carefully.
Based on Meng Zhang's knowledge of formations, although there are some backdoors to the protective restrictions in the small courtyard, they are not used to monitor the guests inside.
It seems that Lin Quanguan has done a good job in this aspect, no wonder it has always had a good reputation.
Compared to the domineering nature of Shuangfeng Valley, Linquan Temple's Taoist temple appears to be gentler in terms of its style and policies, and is quite a bit as good as water.
There was no big problem with the ban in the courtyard, so Meng Zhang felt relieved.
He returned to the room and first took out the Qianjunfeng he had just purchased.
This Qianjun Peak is a magic weapon that looks like a small mountain peak. It is seriously damaged. The top part of the peak has been completely lost, leaving only the lower half. And the remaining lower half is also scarred and looks like it will fall apart at any time.
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Meng Zhang didn't care about this, but carefully prepared the potion.
He purchased these medicinal materials from several different stores. As for the secret recipe, it came from the harvest of the trial place.
After a lot of work, Meng Zhang prepared a pot of dark green potion.
Then, he smeared these potions on the surface of Qianjun Peak, injected Qi, and shook it gently.
After a while, the surface of Qianjun Peak began to peel off layer by layer.
Meng Zhang was always very careful with his movements, for fear of hurting this magical weapon.
After spending about half an hour, Meng Zhang was finally done.
After all the shell of Qianjun Peak was peeled off, a pale golden metal ball was revealed inside. A dense layer of runes were carved on the surface of the metal ball. Many of these runes were missing, and they had obviously lost their effectiveness.
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"Sure enough, there are treasures like Hundred Refined Gilts hidden inside."
"I don't know if this Qianjun Peak was made by the hammer refiner back then?"
Chapter completed!