The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 75 The Second Transaction

Su Yan did not wait until night to go to the black market, but quietly entered the temple city in the evening and found an inn to stay in.

He waited until late at night and everyone was asleep before changing his identity and coming to the temple fair dressed as Feng Ruohan.

Su Yan had just entered the temple market and had not deliberately wandered around when that Lu Ba came to him.

"Hehehe, my friend came so early, it seems that we have gained something."

"My last name is Feng."

Su Yan glanced over and saw that Lu Ba was still dressed in the black robe, but he had changed into a mask, like the painted face in Peking Opera.

"Meet Brother Feng."

Lu Ba cooperated, then stretched out his hand and rubbed his thumb and index finger together: "The balance?"

Su Yan gave him the remaining fifty taels of silver and asked, "Since you are from the pawnshop, will you accept this?"

Lu Ba's eyes lit up: "Red Pangolin materials? Of course I'll take them."

Bafanghang is engaged in intermediary business, but it is involved in all walks of life. Among them, the transaction of goods is naturally the most numerous. They can make money by reselling them in the middle, so how could they not do it?
"How much is a red pangolin cub?"

"What did you say? A cub?!"

Lu Ba looked at Su Yan in shock: "Are you talking about alive?"

Su Yan narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard his tone: "Although this young beast is a little hard to find, it's not to this extent. There must be something fishy going on."

"Of course it's alive, but it seems the market conditions are a little different."

He looked at the other person with a half-smile.

Lu Ba realized that he had lost his composure a little and thought to himself, "This Feng guy is no fool. If I don't reveal something, I don't think he will take action. I might as well give him some information and see if I can find more wild beast cubs."

He leaned forward and lowered his voice, "Wild beasts can absorb and release spiritual energy, especially adult ones. Ordinary people have almost no chance of taming them. But this young beast is different. If it is tamed with secret methods, it may become a guardian beast."

"Beast King Sect?"

Su Yan's eyes lit up slightly, and he felt a little curious.

"right"

Lu Ba nodded. "The Beast King Sect's beast contracting technique is the most famous, but even if they're not from the Beast King Sect, if they can be trained from a young age, they can still be helpful. That's why young beasts are always very expensive."

Su Yan, however, showed a bit of cunning and pointed out the truth: "The price should be higher recently, right?"

Lu Ba's expression just now was obviously more than that.

Lu Ba showed a bit of embarrassment and explained, "It's possible. It's a little higher. The Beast King Sect is about to collect tributes and select talents. If there are powerful wild beast cubs as tribute at this time, they will at least take a closer look and donate a registered disciple."

Su Yan: I understand. You have to pay more.

Seeing Su Yan's expression, Lu Ba said pitifully, "Brother Feng, I've told you everything I know. You should also tell me how many you caught and what their quality is like. It's not easy to sell these things alone. Only wealthy people can afford them."

Su Yan knew that what Lu Ba said was true. No matter how high the price of some things was, there were only a few buyers. It was impossible for them to bid exorbitant prices, and it would even be difficult for them to make a purchase.

This is also one of the reasons why Lu Ba dared to be so open with Su Yan.

It simply expresses two core viewpoints:

1. I am honest with you, trustworthy, and a good business partner.

Second, this thing is not easy to sell, so giving it to us is a good choice.

"There are five in total, three of which are about five months old, and two are less than three months old."

As soon as Su Yan finished speaking, Lu Ba's eyes lit up.

“Good work.”

Lu Ba couldn't stop praising, "It seems that the nest of red pangolins has been taken care of by the brothers."

"Tell me the price."

"The wild beasts of the Red Panther clan, when fully grown, are guaranteed to be at least mid-First Stage, equivalent to the Muscle and Bone Stage. If properly supplied with resources and tamed, it wouldn't be difficult for them to reach the late First Stage, equivalent to the Blood Moving and Nourishing Essence Stages."

Lu Ba explained to Su Yan in detail: "The Red Panther's advantage is its gentle temperament and its ability to mine ore. It is a good tool beast. I will give 500 taels of silver for a May-aged one, and 800 taels of silver for a March-aged one."

Even if you skin and bones a wild beast, including some expenses in the selling process, you won’t get that much money.

However, Su Yan remained unmoved: "I stayed in Baishi Mountain for three days and three nights for this wild beast, without sleep."

Need to pay more.

"The big one is six hundred, the small one is nine hundred."

"The Beast King Sect's attention doesn't come cheap."

"Most of the people value the second-level wild beast cubs. This is just a bonus. The big ones are 660, and the small ones are 1,000."

"make a deal."

The two men bargained until they reached an agreed price. Lu Ba showed a distressed look on his face. The total price for the five cubs was 3980 taels of silver, which was not a low price.

Even some warriors in the Yangyuan realm cannot come up with so much money at once.

They can indeed go into the mountains to fight wild beasts in exchange for money.

However, warriors consume a lot of energy. They usually spend a lot of money on elixirs to strengthen their bodies, and a set of inner and even outer armor, as well as weapons, which also costs a lot. It is impossible to save so much money at once.

Just as he was about to hand over the silver, he suddenly saw Su Yan say, "No hurry, you should also take the Zhuangxue Dan and see its quality."

Su Yan handed over a porcelain bottle. Lu Ba took it and looked at it with a look of shock.

"If it really works, can you also make pills?"

Su Yan smiled but said nothing. Lu Ba knew the rules and said, "I'll try one."

He is not afraid of poison, so he does have some courage.

As soon as a blood-strengthening pill entered his stomach, he immediately felt a surge of energy and blood flowing into all parts of his body.

The quality of this medicine is not bad.

Lu Ba was a connoisseur of goods, and he immediately recognized that this pill was an excellent one among many blood-strengthening pills.

In a small place like Yuncang Town, there are not many people who can prepare elixirs, and they are all in Baicaotang.

Other forces are struggling to train their own pharmacists and alchemists, and they don't have a system.

Therefore, even though Su Yan’s basic alchemy skills are only slightly accomplished and about to be fully accomplished, they are still very good in Yuncang Town.

"I can charge two taels of silver for each blood-strengthening pill of this quality."

"Bai Cao Tang is three taels of silver per piece."

"The Zhuangxue Powder in the temple market is only half a liang per bottle?"

Lu Ba retorted, and both of them knew that the effect of this bottle of Zhuangxue Powder might not be as good as that of a Zhuangxue Pill.

"Brother, it's true that Baicaotang charges three taels of silver for each piece, but their reputation is there, so there's a premium. And they have to give me some profit."

"Two and a half taels, ten pills in a bottle, a total of 25 taels."

Su Yan only gave in half a step: "I'll give you the bottle."

Lu Ba: Fuck
His face was full of annoyance. So you want money for the bottle?
He immediately realized that this was an excuse and he didn't want to give it up. This thing is not as inconvenient as the young beast. The elixir can be used by yourself without giving it up.

"Okay, deal. How much stock do you have?"

"Thirty bottles for now."

When Lu Ba heard the news, his eyes immediately lit up: it had only been three days since he got the recipe, and he was able to refine so many. Moreover, putting aside the time spent searching for the red pangolin, this guy was a master at refining pills.

This, with greater eagerness, seems to deepen the connection.

"Good job."

Lu Ba thought for a moment and said, "I'll take all thirty bottles, which is equivalent to 750 taels. That's over taels of silver in total. If converted into gold, it's a considerable sum. I don't think my brother Guan Feng is planning to exchange it for silver notes, right?"

Generally speaking, silver bills are naturally convenient for transactions, and are usually used by ordinary warriors as a means of transaction.

Although it is rumored that masters like the Beast King Sect have other things as intermediaries, that is just hearsay.

Now that Su Yan is hiding, it is naturally unlikely that he will use the banknotes to exchange for silver.

"Brother Lu, what suggestions do you have?"

"First, choose a secluded place, and I'll arrange the exchange to ensure your safety. Second, Brother Feng, you can take a look at the items I have here. If you need them, I'll offer a discount."

Lu Ba's eyes flickered: "Shall we talk somewhere else?"

At this time, the two were still in the temple market. Although there was no one around, there were still ears.

Su Yan nodded after hearing this.

The two men left the temple market and turned into a secluded corner. Lu Ba skillfully opened the door of a place that looked like a residential house, and the two men went in.

"This is a dark spot in my journey."

Lu Ba no longer concealed his identity as a hidden player, and it was obvious that he wanted to deepen cooperation with Su Yan.

This is also one of his responsibilities as a hidden agent, to discover excellent customers in the black market.

"Bafangxing is quite generous. I wonder what kind of things they have prepared."

Lu Ba confidently took out a small booklet and said, "Although my Bafangxing isn't as specialized as Tianfeng Weapon Shop or Baicaotang, we do have a wide range of interests and connections in the county town, so we can get a wider variety of things. Even if we don't have anything right now, we can still find a way."

This is his confidence and the source of his self-confidence.

He paused slightly, then continued, "The items on the booklet are common, including first-tier elixirs like Bone Tempering Pill, Scrophulariaceae Pill, and Essence Nourishing Pill. There are also entry-level sharp weapons, armor, medicinal herbs, and utensils. If you want to exchange them, you can purchase them. Even for special items, there are ways to do that."

“What if it’s a visualization diagram?”

Lu Ba's pupils suddenly contracted, and he smiled awkwardly, "That's the key to breaking through the realm of true intention. It's naturally difficult to take out such a thing. However, if it's a martial art or a horizontal training method, there are still ways to get it."

While saying this, he was actually thinking in his heart: 'Is he just mentioning it casually, or has he already reached the Yang Yuan realm and is just missing a trigger?'

Su Yan shook his head: "Martial arts are not necessary. How many recipes for pills like the Blood Strengthening Pill do you have? Take them out and let me see."

His words were exactly what Lu Ba wanted. He chuckled and said, "I do have some. I have the recipes for first-grade Jade Skin Powder, Body Tempering Pills, and Bone Forging Pills. If you want them, I'll sell them to you for five hundred taels of silver per recipe."

These prescriptions are not common ones like the Blood Strengthening Pills. Anyone with a little knowledge of pharmacology can make them based on the blood of wild beasts.

Although the strength of the medicine varies, the finished product can indeed be produced.

However, the above prescriptions are obviously less circulated, and are only sold in a few major stores such as Baicaotang, Xiaoshanhui, and Linjia.

First, most of the medicinal materials needed are controlled by these few families, and second, the people who can refine them are also from these families.

"You want me to make pills again and make money from me. You Bafangxing are really calculating."

Lu Ba's thoughts were exposed, and he laughed dryly: "How can that be? Discount, discount, one prescription is four hundred taels. We definitely want to cooperate with Brother Feng in the future, but after all, the prescription is not mainland stuff."

"Three hundred taels, and the refined goods will be supplied to you first."

"make a deal."

The three prescriptions cost a total of nine hundred taels of silver. Except for the Jade Skin Powder which is used by warriors in the Skin Refining Realm, it is not useful for Su Yan's realm.

The remaining Body Tempering Pills and Bone Strengthening Pills are just right for him to use.

"Primordial snake venom stem, viper venom gland, blood essence, bone-forging grass, and earth-blood vine."

Su Yan ordered a lot of medicinal herbs in one breath, mixed them with the herbs from the Poison Dragon Powder, and added some precious plants.

Lu Ba didn't know how to refine medicine, he only knew that many of them were the medicinal ingredients for refining bone-strengthening pills and body-tempering pills.

He calculated the details and said, "The total is 2,240 taels. I'll round off the amount and make it 2,200 taels. This means that Bafangxing still needs to give Brother Feng 1,630 taels."

"I also want to buy some news."

Su Yan raised his eyes slightly, and then said: "I am looking for clues about insect-like wild beasts. The more precious and the higher the rank, the better."

"Insects?"

Lu Ba frowned slightly: "Can snakes be considered as worms this long?"

Su Yan shook his head slightly.

The Fierce Insect Cauldron is named after the ferocious insect, but what exactly is an insect? There is no definition.

If we follow the theory of the five insects, there are different versions such as feathered insects, hairy insects, beetles, scaly insects, and naked insects. Then humans are just the head of the naked insects.

However, from the current perspective, what he controls is only a type of insect below the beetle. But to be honest, it is not certain whether this Evil Insect Cauldron is defined in this way.

All I can say is that if the insect master's level continues to rise, there may be new changes, including the inclusion of these snake-like insects.

But for now, the insects he can refine are still relatively pure insects.

"That's not easy to find."

Lu Ba looked a bit distressed. It's not that there are no insects among the wild beasts, but compared to ordinary wild beasts, insects are indeed more difficult to find.

"I'll have someone keep an eye on it, if you need."

"If you can capture a wild insect beast alive, I will buy it for a large sum of money. You can spread the news."

There will always be insects and wild beasts in the vast and desolate mountains.

"That's easy. Although wild insect beasts are hard to find, capturing and controlling them is relatively easy. As long as you're willing to spend money, there's a way."

The two completed the transaction, Su Yan took the gold from Lu Ba, and then left the room.

In the room, Lu Ba took off his mask, stroking his mustache, and pondered, "Where did this random cultivator come from to actually possess such alchemy skills? This is good. While Pang Tianfeng is going crazy and disrupting the medicinal material supply lines of Xiaoshanhui and Baicaotang, I can grab some market share for Bafangxing."

At nightfall the next day, the two men delivered the items in a barren mountain outside Tiger God Mountain as agreed. Su Yan delivered the young red pangolin, and Lu Ba delivered all kinds of medicinal herbs.

Although the transaction price was not low, neither party had any intention of setting up any hidden tricks.

The transaction was completed and everyone left one after another.

Su Yan put part of the goods into the insect world space, held the rest in his hand, and quickly walked into the forest.

He circled Tiger God Mountain several times before returning to his base.

Su Yan took off his black robe and looked at the supplies in front of him, thinking: "Blood Strengthening Pills, Bone Tempering Pills, Body Tempering Pills, Poison Dragon Powder, even if I take drugs, I can reach the Yuan Realm. But I still have to find a way to wash the money and exchange it for some visible resources."

(End of this chapter)