Free Web NovelChapter 635: Chapter 351: Competing for Poison (Part 2)
He couldn’t see the face hidden under the cloak, but he could sense the slight stiffness in the person’s body.
Evidently, compared to Su Que, this person was someone in need of money.
Back then, he told this person that his Celestial Treasure Pavilion still had sixteen bottles of poison.
A month later, this person could only bring ten Golden Yuanbao to buy ten bottles of poison.
Although this person was considered rich.
Compared to Su Que’s opulence, this person seemed rather poor.
Upon hearing this, Guan Ji immediately said, "Esteemed guest, you came late. The poison you wanted has been sold."
Tang Li frowned, "Who bought it?"
Guan Ji smiled and said, "Esteemed guest, I’m really sorry, but I can’t tell you that."
Guan Ji was about to exchange a few pleasantries when Tang Li brushed the Golden Yuanbao off the table.
The Golden Yuanbao vanished instantly, entering Tang Li’s storage bag, and then Tang Li left.
...
Upon returning home, Su Que immediately used the poison to train.
He drank the sixteen bottles of poison one by one and transformed them into Myriad Poison True Qi.
After cultivating for most of the day, he turned all sixteen bottles of poison into Myriad Poison True Qi.
The Myriad Poison True Qi in the poison sac became even more potent and toxic.
He had a thought and summoned his attributes.
Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons (13 Realms Dominating the Universe 52%)[Middle Level Extremist Technique]
’With the poison, the upgrade of the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons is fast.’
After improving the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons, he stayed in the stone room and began to practice other cultivation techniques.
...
Ten days passed.
Su Que emerged from the stone room, ate a dish made of demon beast meat, and then headed to the Celestial Treasure Pavilion.
The staff enthusiastically greeted Su Que and then called Guan Ji down.
Guan Ji’s slightly chubby face smiled as he greeted Su Que.
Then he said, "Has the honored guest come for more poison?"
Su Que nodded.
Guan Ji immediately put on a regretful expression:
"Esteemed guest, due to changes in the climate of the Upper Realm during this period, poison plants and insects have grown less."
"However, there are quite a few other guests who require poison."
"Therefore... the price of poison has gone up."
"Nowadays, a bottle of poison requires one Celestial Gate Golden Yuanbao, plus two Celestial Gate Gold Blocks."
"I wonder if the honored guest can accept this price?"
Upon hearing, Su Que frowned inwardly.
Listening to Guan Ji’s words, he knew that this steward saw his high demand for poison and thus raised the price.
This Celestial Treasure Pavilion is said to be backed by the Celestial Sect.
If he were to counter this steward, the Celestial Sect might search the city and find the person who did it.
He desired a period of calm cultivation.
Moreover, since he had plenty of money now, the price increase was of little impact.
Thus, he decided to let the steward be.
But he kept this matter in mind.
If the opportunity arises in the future, he would surely "repay" this steward.
"Okay, give me all the bottles you have now," Su Que said.
"I currently have ten bottles," Guan Ji replied.
He then signaled the staff with a glance.
The staff, with great attentiveness, brought over ten bottles of poison.
After taking the poison, Su Que left.
...
Three days after Su Que took the poison.
Tang Li came again.
"Steward, do you know if the poison has been prepared?" Tang Li asked.
Guan Ji respectfully said, "Esteemed guest, that poison has been entirely purchased by another guest."
Upon hearing, Tang Li’s eyes flashed with ferocity, and he clenched his gloved hands.
"Each time it’s bought out, are you playing with me?" Tang Li said in a heavy voice.
Guan Ji maintained a respectful expression: "Esteemed guest, how dare I play with you?"
"That guest paid more Celestial Gate Gold and bought our entire stock..."
Upon hearing this, Tang Li’s body instantly erupted in momentum, causing his robe to flutter.
He stretched out his hand, grabbed Guan Ji’s collar, and lifted him up.
A faint Myriad Poison True Qi swirled around Tang Li’s hands.
A bit of Myriad Poison True Qi entered Guan Ji’s nose, making him feel chest tightness, as if his chest was burning.
"You dare... surely you’ve heard of the forces behind our Celestial Treasure Pavilion..."
Guan Ji gasped as he spoke to Tang Li.
Tang Li snorted through his nose and then released Guan Ji.
He circulated the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons, retracting the trace of Myriad Poison True Qi from Guan Ji’s body.
Guan Ji’s face improved, gasping:
"Esteemed guest, I’m not lying. That guest indeed bought all my stock."
"If you wish to buy, you must pre-order at a higher price."
Upon hearing this, Tang Li’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Like Su Que, he also cultivated the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons.
However, his finances were tight.
Besides purchasing poison, his money had to buy supplements to counter the side effects of the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons.
Especially as his Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons progressed deeper, the supplements became more numerous and precious.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he said to the steward: "If you tell me that person’s appearance and identity, I’ll privately give you three Golden Yuanbao."
He used sound transmission when speaking to the steward, avoiding the nearby staff.
The steward shook his head repeatedly upon hearing: "You know that’s impossible. I must remain loyal to the forces behind me."
The steward wasn’t the owner of the Celestial Treasure Pavilion; he was merely someone from the Celestial Sect assigned to manage sales here.
His earnings came only from the commission on the treasures’ price differences.
However, he dared not betray the Celestial Sect or secretly play tricks.
He understood the Celestial Sect’s ruthlessness.
Tang Li saw that his temptation failed, sighed heavily in his heart, and then swiftly turned and left.
He walked out of the Celestial Treasure Pavilion, pondering.
He faintly felt that the person buying the poison, like him, also cultivated the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons.
If he discovered who that person was, he might secretly defeat them and use their poison sac to enhance his own proficiency in the Heart Scripture of Myriad Poisons.
’But the steward won’t say...’ he thought.
After taking a few more steps, a plan suddenly emerged in his mind.
’The steward refuses to speak, but that doesn’t mean the staff won’t.’
With this thought, he turned his body.
He entered a nearby tavern.
From the second floor of the tavern, one could see the people entering and exiting the Celestial Treasure Pavilion.
He planned to wait here for the staff to come out.
...
Tang Li waited from daylight until nightfall.
As night descended, some cultivators in the city cast magic when the realm lit up like daytime, seeing the staff from the Celestial Treasure Pavilion emerging.
When the staff approached an empty alley, suddenly, a pair of hands reached out from the alley.
With limited cultivation, the staff was immediately caught by Tang Li and dragged into the alley.
The staff wanted to call out, but Tang Li covered their mouth.
With sound transmission, Tang Li said, "Don’t make a noise, I’ll give you a benefit!"
After saying this, he immediately said, "Tell me what the guest who bought the poison looks like, and I’ll give you two Celestial Gate Golden Yuanbao."
The initially panicked staff froze upon hearing this, and then their eyes brightened.
Tang Li released the hand covering the staff.
The staff said, "I remember his appearance, a bit of immortal-like demeanor..."
The staff described Su Que’s appearance.
However, Tang Li couldn’t think of such a person.
Xianming City had quite a few cultivators.
"Then do this," Tang Li said to the staff, "Next time that person comes to trade, throw a paper ball from the window."
After speaking, he gave the staff a Celestial Gate Gold Block.
"This is for your advance," Tang Li said, "If the matter succeeds, you’ll get two Celestial Gate Golden Yuanbao."
Upon hearing, the staff, filled with greed, nodded heavily and agreed.
...
Several days later, Su Que went to the Celestial Treasure Pavilion again.
Upon seeing Su Que, the staff’s expression remained unchanged, still servile.
Yet in his heart, he was quite pleased.
When he went upstairs to notify the steward Guan Ji, he took a piece of paper from his clothes, rolled it into a ball.
Near a restaurant’s window, he tossed it outside.
