I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 66: Is there still a chance to break the deadlock?

The "Healing Elixir" from Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop is a second-grade spiritual medicine.

It was Master Mu who improved the "Healing Water" formula, enhancing its therapeutic efficacy, and thus obtained this miraculous medicine.

Originally, Qingfeng Baoxing sold healing medicine for three spirit stones a bottle, while their healing spirit water was the same price but had stronger medicinal effects. Moreover, Jinhuang Baoxing was actually more wealthy than Qingfeng Baoxing. Therefore, Feng Wuxin made Jinhuang Baoxing a fortune by selling the healing spirit water.

But now, Qingfeng Baoxing's new healing elixir is definitely more marketable than the wound-healing water. Firstly, it's available in large quantities at a low price. Qingfeng Baoxing can easily sell these in bulk. Undoubtedly, Jinhuang Baoxing will suffer heavy losses, having its main source of profit taken away, and may even face bankruptcy. Qingfeng Baoxing has been quiet for ten days, actually waiting to make a stunning debut.

“Master Mu, since you can tell what kind of medicinal materials are used in this Qingling Liquid, please think of some ways to improve the healing medicines that my Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop is currently selling, so that we can at least reduce the cost.”

Feng Wuxin said that this was also the reason why she had asked Master Mu to come here.

Master Mu has been cooperating with Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop for over a year.

Feng Wuxin tried her best to satisfy his every need, because the recipe for the Healing Spirit Water had always been in the hands of Master Mu. Of course, this was understandable; such a unique recipe was a secret treasure of the alchemist and would never be easily shown to others.

Master Mu nodded in understanding, but Aunt Yuan noticed the wavering look on his face.

"...You can't do it, can you?"

Aunt Yuan spoke so bluntly, leaving no room for negotiation, directly hitting Master Mu's sore spot.

Master Mu's face immediately turned red. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Steward Yuan misunderstood. I meant that this matter needs to be considered carefully."

Feng Wuxin looked at his attitude as if she had already guessed it.

“Master Mu, if you cannot do it, just say so. My Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop will not make things difficult for you.”

Feng Wuxin's words surprised Master Mu.

"Sigh...that's right, I really have no choice."

The moment he saw the bottle of Azure Spirit Liquid, he knew that no matter who the alchemist from the Azure Wind Treasure Shop was, he was far inferior to them.

Using four of the lowest-grade medicinal herbs, a spiritual liquid of near-grade three quality was refined, almost completely extracting the medicinal power from all the herbs and leaving no residue...

What kind of extraordinary talent and skill would a pharmacist and physician possess to achieve such a miracle? How powerful would their mental strength be?

Master Mu knew that his talent was mediocre and that he had wasted decades of his life. Now he was only a second-grade alchemist and physician. It was not easy to break through to the third grade. And if he could break through to the third grade, he had no chance of reaching the fourth grade, which was known as the "dividing chasm".

He's not young, and he knows that some things can't be changed by effort.

"Yeah……"

Feng Wuxin sighed, her hand gripping the jade bottle tightening.

If even Master Mu has run out of ideas, then the Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop... I'm afraid there's no way to break this deadlock.

She was really upset, but if the situation was beyond repair, then it might be time to cut her losses. For example, she could quickly sell off all the healing potions in her inventory, terminate her cooperation with Master Mu, and shift her business focus elsewhere in the future.

Feng Wuxin's brows furrowed even deeper as she looked out the window, her gaze distant. Unpleasant memories flashed through her mind, and she suddenly felt that her idea of ​​gradually rebuilding her power and fighting her way back to her family was far too unrealistic.

Even within this Cloud Spirit City, she couldn't make the Golden Phoenix Treasure Shop become powerful.

But just then, Xiaoyu suddenly said—

"Master Mu cannot resolve this predicament, but... perhaps someone can."

These words were like a timely rain after a long drought, making Feng Wuxin's eyes light up.

"Who?"

Xiaoyu didn't answer, but instead took out the jade bottle that Gu Heng had given her. It contained a light blue spiritual liquid, which was a concentrated spiritual liquid diluted in a large basin of water.

To be honest, when Xiaoyu learned that Qingfeng Baoxing could produce a hundred bottles of Qingling Liquid in one alchemy session, she couldn't help but feel a little desperate.

Because this Master Mu can only refine ten bottles of healing spirit water at a time.

There is an astonishing difference in quantity alone.

Not to mention the even more astonishing difference in cost.

But this despair turned into shock when she saw the large iron pot of concentrated spiritual liquid that Gu Heng had refined.

As the saying goes, "There's always someone better than you," and Gu Heng is that better one.

She did a quick estimate, and that large pot of concentrated spiritual liquid, diluted with water in this ratio, would amount to... four thousand bottles! And four thousand bottles of healing medicine with a potency even stronger than Qingling Liquid and Healing Spiritual Water!

"I don't know much about alchemy, so I would like to ask Master Mu to take a look and tell me which is better, this spirit liquid or that green spirit liquid."

Xiaoyu respectfully presented the jade bottle with both hands.

Master Mu took the jade bottle, but this time, he didn't even need to smell it. He looked up at Xiao Yu with a solemn expression and said, "This Azure Spirit Liquid... is far inferior to this Blue Spirit Liquid!"

Feng Wuxin was also extremely surprised. She took the jade bottle, and after a long while, she grabbed Xiaoyu's shoulders, her voice filled with suppressed excitement: "Xiaoyu, where did you get this?"

"Gu Family Medical Clinic in the south of the city."

"Gu's Medical Clinic? What's going on here?"

Feng Wuxin hurriedly pressed for more information.

She had never heard of any Gu Family Medical Clinic, and the area south of Yunling City was mostly inhabited by ordinary people, with some scattered small forces, making it a mixed bag. She hadn't paid much attention to it at all.

Judging from Xiaoyu's appearance, she had clearly encountered a lot of trouble tonight.

Feng Wuxin absolutely did not want to sleep unless she asked questions one by one.

"Miss, it's like this, Xiao Mu and I infiltrated Qingfeng Treasure Shop, but they discovered us, and Shang Xiong also sent assassins to take our lives..."

Xiaoyu recounted the story in detail.

As Feng Wuxin listened, her fingers clenched and her brows furrowed.

But when she heard that the owner of the Gu family medical clinic, Young Master Gu, had saved them and even demonstrated his medicine-making skills by diluting spiritual liquid with water, Feng Wuxin didn't react much. It was Master Mu who changed his expression first.

"Wait, you mean this bottle of spirit liquid is actually just a small bottle made by diluting a drop of concentrated spirit liquid with a large basin of water?"

Xiaoyu nodded.

Master Mu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

After a drop of spiritual liquid is diluted with water, the water becomes almost as good as a grade three spiritual medicine!

This sounds even more bizarre and unpredictable than the refining of the Azure Spirit Liquid! He was very skeptical of the truth of this matter, but Feng Wuxin did not doubt anything, because Xiaoyu would not deceive her.

Feng Wuxin was even more curious about the background of the owner of the Gu family medical clinic.