Chapter 24 Purchasing Pills

Three days later.

The Giant Whale Gang received a reply from Ningyuan County at its headquarters in Heishui Town.

It was written by the gang leader Yu Yijian himself.

Yu Yijian knew about the pirates.

The letter emphasized the response and action capabilities of Xiong Fangming and Cao Rui.

However, because they were fighting with the Viper Gang in Ningyuan County, they could not commend them in person.

In fact, Yu Yijian also knew that it was probably Cao Rui's credit, and they just knew it.

Xiong Fangming was relieved after receiving the reply and immediately found Cao Rui to share the information.

"Brother Cao, this group of pirates has made the surrounding people miserable in just over a month."

"This time, not only did the gang leader not blame us, but the people around us also praised our Giant Whale Gang after knowing that we eliminated the pirates, haha!"

Xiong Mingfang laughed.

Cao Rui nodded slightly. This pirate really left no way to survive when he robbed.

In just one month, many merchants and fishermen have been killed by him.

Compared to them, the Giant Whale Gang and other gangs can be considered good people.

Cao Rui guessed that this group of pirates from the Moon Country was planning to make a quick buck and run away.

Unexpectedly, they were caught by the Giant Whale Gang, which was a tough guy.

"Brother, do you know where to buy cultivation pills in Heishui Town?"

Cao Rui turned to ask about the pills.

Cao Rui planned to use 300 taels to buy some pills to increase internal strength and choose the right time to practice Canglan Jue.

Xiong Mingfang shook his head when he heard it: "What pills do we have in Heishui County? I can't find a pill master!"

"If you want to buy cultivation pills, you have to go to Luocheng recently."

"Luocheng?" Cao Rui frowned slightly.

Luocheng is the territory of the Luoshui Gang, and it has been almost a year since Cao Rui left the Luoshui Gang.

Logically speaking, there should not be many people who can remember Cao Rui.

The Luoshui Gang has already determined that Cao Rui is a dead man.

But just in case, Cao Rui might be found to be abnormal when he appears in front of Luoshui Gang.

The secret in the underwater cave is related to the cultivation of immortals.

If he is found to be abnormal, there will be endless troubles.

If he really wants to go to Luocheng, he has to disguise himself, Cao Rui thought in his heart.

Cao Rui and Xiong Mingfang agreed to go to Luoshui City.

The next morning.

Cao Rui disguised himself and took Tang Yueming to Luocheng by boat.

They set off in the morning and stopped in Luocheng at noon.

As the center of Luoshui area, Luocheng is still as prosperous as ever.

"Master, which store should we go to?" Tang Yueming asked.

Tang Yueming, who came from a small place in Heishui Town, had never taken elixirs.

"Let's walk and see." Cao Rui said.

Cao Rui took Tang Yueming to visit the major medicine shops in Luocheng.

Most medicine shops did not sell cultivation elixirs.

Finally, it was determined that there were only three stores selling cultivation pills.

One was Chunshuitang, a famous chain of pill stores in Xiaoguo, where the pills were very expensive.

One was the Luoshui Gang's store, which was cheaper, but Cao Rui temporarily placed it last to avoid suspicion.

The last one was a local store called Huichuntang, whose owner was a local alchemist in Luocheng.

The pills sold in the store were moderately priced.

After thinking it over, Cao Rui decided to go to Huichuntang to buy pills.

He walked into Huichuntang's store with Tang Yueming.

After learning about Cao Rui's purpose, the maid in the store immediately introduced the pills enthusiastically.

"Generally speaking, there are several types of pills for warriors to increase their internal strength: Qi-Gathering Pill, Yuan-Consolidating Pill, and Qi-Enhancing Pill."

"These three are the most popular on the market."

"In terms of effect, Qi-Enhancing Pill has the best effect, but it is also the most expensive, 10 taels of silver per bottle."

"Qi-Gathering Pill and Yuan-Consolidating Pill are 4 taels of silver and 7 taels of silver per bottle respectively."

Tang Yueming smacked his lips secretly on the side. 4 taels of silver is enough for a family of four to eat and wear for two years.

No wonder they say that the poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts. These cultivation pills are simply not affordable for ordinary people.

"Is there anything better?" Cao Rui asked.

The maid's eyes lit up, thinking she had met a big customer.

"Guest, you are really well-informed. Master Wei Dan has recently refined a new kind of Jinyu Pill, which is several times more effective than the Qi-enhancing Pill!"

"But the price is much higher, thirty taels of silver per bottle!"

"In addition, this kind of pill cannot be taken without more than twenty years of skill, otherwise it will cause damage to the body."

Cao Rui nodded slightly, "I don't know the effect of each pill on me yet. Can I buy one of each first and buy it after trying the effect?"

The maid nodded: "Of course no problem."

Cao Rui also wanted to try which pill would improve the experience pill the most.

Cao Rui spent five taels of silver to buy four kinds of pills.

He then opened a large bunk bed in a nearby inn, and with Tang Yueming as his guardian, he tried the pills in seclusion in the guest room.

Cao Rui started with the cheapest Qi-gathering Pill.

After taking the Qi-gathering Pill, the experience pill representing the Water-stopping Art shook slightly, and directly intercepted and absorbed the medicinal power of the Qi-gathering Pill.

The medicinal power that would have taken several hours to digest was absorbed by the experience pill in a short time.

At the same time, the experience value of the experience pill increased.

"I have the experience pill in my body, and the speed of digesting the pill is so fast."

"And the medicinal power is directly absorbed by the experience pill and turned into experience value without passing through the body, which means that I should not develop drug resistance to the pill."

"Many martial artists take too many pills and eventually develop drug resistance, and any pill will lose its effect."

"The experience pill is really good."

After being surprised, Cao Rui calmed down and experimented with the other three pills one by one.

Taking the pills one after another, Cao Rui tried out the degree of increase in experience points of several pills.

If the experience point increased by the Qi Ju Dan is 1.

Then the Gu Yuan Dan is 1.3, and the Zeng Qi Wan is 1.6.

The Jin Yu Dan has the most exaggerated effect, directly increasing the experience point by 6.

"In this case, I might as well buy the Jin Yu Dan directly, which has the highest cost-effectiveness."

"Although the Jin Yu Dan is expensive, it increases the experience point by the most."

After making up his mind, Cao Rui took Tang Yueming to Huichun Hall again.

"Sir, have you decided which pill to buy?" The maid smiled like a flower.

Cao Rui nodded: "Give me ten bottles of Jin Yu Dan."

Ten bottles of Jin Yu Dan are worth three hundred taels, which is not a small amount. The maid opened her mouth slightly in surprise.

However, this was all Cao Rui's savings after plundering pirates.

After using it up, it was back to the days before liberation.

"Please wait a moment, this is not the amount of business I can handle. I will inform the supervisor for you."

The maid turned and left. Not long after, the maid came back and said, "I'm sorry, the manager is out for something, but Master Wei Chundan has just come out of retreat and is willing to meet you in person."

Master Wei Chundan? He should be the real owner of this medicine shop.

Cao Rui nodded slightly and followed the maid upstairs.