Legend of the Asura Emperor

Upon arriving at the entrance of the Soul Master Guild, Jun Han stepped inside.

The Tower of Soul Masters has seven floors. The first floor is half a medicinal herb market and half a place for Soul Master apprentices to learn. It is bustling with people coming and going.

The pill that Jun Han is going to refine this time is the fifth-grade pill, the Five Elements Nascent Soul Pill, and most of the medicinal materials required are relatively common.

However, the most important fifth-tier medicinal herbs may not be available here.

After wandering around the medicinal herb market of the Soul Mage Guild for a while, Jun Han spotted one of the medicinal herbs he needed for alchemy: the fourth-tier Snake Orchid, and it was of good quality.

The medicine vendor was a man who looked to be in his thirties, with a shrewd expression. In front of his stall were two young girls who seemed very interested in the snake orchid.

The man immediately began his sales pitch: "Ladies! You have excellent taste! I bought this snake orchid from the Sky Eagle Demon Hunting Team! It comes from the Gale Mountain Range, has superior spiritual energy, and is excellent in both medicinal properties! In the entire medicinal herb market, only I have it, and it's only 27,000 gold coins a plant!"

Gold coins are the most common basic currency in the Cangyun Realm, besides Yuan Crystals.

Just one gold coin is enough for an average family to live comfortably for a year.

A total of over 20,000 gold coins, based on an exchange rate of 10,000 to 1, is roughly equivalent to two low-grade elemental crystals!

Such a price is a sum that the Prince of Tianchuan's mansion cannot afford to ignore.

The man spoke with great enthusiasm, managing to raise the price of a snake orchid to 27,000 gold coins.

Although fourth-tier medicinal herbs are precious, they are not fourth-tier pills after all. Generally speaking, they can only be sold for 24,000 gold coins, which is the maximum price.

This person is clearly ripping off customers!

The two girls nodded in satisfaction: "The quality of this snake orchid is indeed excellent, we'll buy it!"

Seeing that the deal was done, the man smiled and said, "Ladies, you are indeed generous! I'll wrap you up right now!"

"and many more!"

Just as the man was about to wrap the flowers up, Jun Han's voice rang out.

This immediately drew the attention of the two girls who were selling medicine, and only then did Jun Han get a clear look at their faces.

The two girls were wearing the same style of light blue dress, but one looked gentle and refined, while the other looked somewhat naive and arrogant.

Seeing that the man and the two girls were all looking at him, Jun Han's lips curled up slightly, and he pointed at the snake orchid, saying, "Your lousy flower? You dare to buy it for 27,000 gold coins? I think you're crazy for money!"

Do you know that the snake orchid has a very short flowering period? If it cannot be used as medicine within three days after being picked, it will become an ordinary weed or wildflower. I see that your snake orchid has already lost its medicinal properties. Even if you give it away for free, no one will want it.

"Ladies, you've been tricked! If you don't believe me, surround that snake orchid with your Yuan energy, and you'll see."

Upon hearing Jun Han's words, the medicine seller's expression changed drastically, and he threatened, "Where did this brat come from? Don't talk nonsense and get yourself killed! I, Zhang San, sell medicine with a well-known conscience! How could I possibly cheat my customers?"

"Yeah! Are you out of your mind?! As a senior soul master apprentice, I can tell that the medicinal properties and spiritual energy of this snake orchid are extremely potent. How could it possibly be faster than the medicinal properties?" the arrogant girl said directly.

Jun Han didn't waste any words. He directly unleashed a burst of Yuan Power, enveloping the snake orchid. In an instant, the snake orchid, which had just looked lush and vibrant, quickly withered and turned yellow, resembling a weed, devoid of any spiritual energy: "Seeing is believing!"

Seeing the snake orchid transformed like this, the two who had just doubted Jun Han's lies immediately glared fiercely at Zhang San: "Well, you Zhang San, how dare you deceive the two of us! Do you know who we are?"

Zhang San immediately knelt down in fright, clearly knowing the two girls' origins: "Ladies, I didn't know either! It's all those guys from the Sky Eagle Demon Hunting Team's fault for selling me weapons!"

If I had known, I wouldn't have dared to deceive you two ladies! Please forgive me, ladies!

The gentle young woman said, "Forget it! We haven't lost anything anyway, but if we find out again that you dare to rip off customers here and ruin the reputation of the Soul Mage Guild, I will have my master kick you out of the herbal medicine market!"

Zhang San trembled and nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, Miss, I will never dare to do it again!"

As he said this, Zhang San glared fiercely at Jun Han. If it weren't for Jun Han, he would have already made a fortune and run away.

"Hey! You there, how did you figure out the snake orchid was about to expire? I didn't even notice." The arrogant girl asked Jun Han directly.

Jun Han shrugged and said calmly, "Just guessing."

The arrogant girl wanted to say something more, but was stopped by the gentle girl beside her: "Alright! Since this person can tell that the snake orchid is expired, he must have his own methods. You still have to take the first-level soul mage test later, so preparing for the test is the important thing now."

“That’s true! Let’s go then.” After a brief exchange, the two women left.

Jun Han walked up to Zhang San with a smile. Looking at Zhang San, who was practically wanting to kill him, Jun Han said calmly, "Mr. Zhang, are you still selling your snake orchid?"

"Hey kid, are you deliberately trying to pick a fight?" Zhang San said with a displeased look when he saw Jun Han expose him and even ask if the expired snake orchid was still for sale.

Jun Han laughed and said, "I did this to save you! You've been in the Soul Mage Guild for so long, don't you know how terrifying Soul Mages are?"

If they find out later that you lied to them, they will hunt you down to the ends of the earth!

I just exposed you, which saved your life, so don't be ungrateful.

Hearing Jun Han's words, Zhang San's heart trembled. In his mind, soul masters were all a bunch of madmen. Now, thinking back on what he had just done, he broke out in a cold sweat and felt regretful: "Alas! It's all my fault for being blinded by greed!"

How could I have such a risky idea! If you hadn't stopped me in time, I probably would have done something really stupid!

Zhang San, who had just been harboring resentment towards Jun Han, slapped his forehead and began to regret his actions.

"That's more like it! It's never too late to pull back from the brink! Alright, let's get down to business. Since you can't sell your snake orchids anyway, why don't you just sell them to me cheaply?" Jun Han said with a smile.

Zhang San simply wrapped up the three snake orchids and presented them to Jun Han, saying, "Young brother, I, Zhang San, have no way to repay your great kindness, how could I dare to ask for money? These three broken flowers are yours for the taking."

Accepting the snake orchid from Zhang San, Jun Han laughed loudly, "Then I shall accept your kind offer. Thank you very much, Brother Zhang San!"

"No need to thank me! From now on, you're my brother, Zhang San. If you need any medicinal herbs, just come to me, and I'll give you the best price," Zhang San patted his chest and promised.

Jun Han laughed a few more times, then took the snake orchid and left the stall.

Although Jun Han's face remained expressionless, he secretly chuckled to himself, "Haha! I must say, I'm quite clever. With just a little trickery, I obtained three top-quality snake orchids! How satisfying!"

If Zhang San knew, these three snake orchids were not only not expired, but were also top-quality fourth-tier snake orchids.

It's only because Jun Han secretly tampered with the medicinal herbs when testing their spiritual energy that they appeared withered and expired. They'd probably be so angry that they'd fight Jun Han to the death!