My Scales Can Make Equivalent Exchange
Chapter 474 - 426: Love Poison

Chapter 474: Chapter 426: Love Poison

Chip: Love Poison Pill

Grade: Second-grade (Accompanies toxin increase)

Status: Lurking

Value: 350

Introduction: A special type of toxin that progresses in rank according to the amount of toxin accumulated.

Note: This is a special emotional toxin. It won’t have fatal effects, but those who are poisoned must restrain their feelings. Otherwise, they will feel palpitation. When the toxin strengthens, it will infect the soul, causing soul-devouring pain, even far more than Soul-extracting and Body-refining. But for those who have completely become indifferent, even if the toxin penetrates deep into the soul, there would be no effect at all.

A small dosage can allow those who have feelings for each other to feel a palpitation sensation. Therefore, in small quantities, it acts as a love medicine, while in large quantities, it turns into a love poison. The quantity for ’small’ and ’large’ will change along with the cultivation.

Because of its special characteristics, Alchemists above the second grade can make it. There is no essential difference between second-grade love poison pills and third-grade ones, it’s just a process of increasing the amount of toxin. The fourth-grade has a qualitative change because it penetrates deep into the soul. But theoretically, a large quantity of third-grade love poison pills could also achieve the same effect.

’Hmm? Does this mean...if I restrain my feelings, I can accumulate it indefinitely? Isn’t it more suitable for cultivation than the Bewildering God Pill?’

’Normally, when I need value while refining pills, I can swallow them all at once, so that a large amount of toxin can accumulate and cause a great leap in value?’

Wang Zijia smacked his lips twice as he pondered.

"How do you feel, Young Master? Do you feel anything when you look at me, such as palpitation, heartache, and so on?" Bai Qian, with her bright eyes, asked while Wang Zijia was deep in thought.

Wang Zijia rolled his eyes and shot Bai Qian a displeased look. He patted her on the head and said, "What nonsense are you thinking about all day? You are such a precocious kid!"

After saying this, in front of Bai Qian’s dumbstruck gaze, Wang Zijia swallowed all the remaining nine pills from the small jade bottle.

"Young Master! Taking one pill does indeed enhance one’s romantic mood, but ingesting more turns it into poison! And the deeper the poison, the harder it is to cure, beyond medical solutions!"

Bai Qian exclaimed again, but it was too late. Anxiously, she said, "I only prepared one antidote for this poison. I don’t know if eating so many at once could clear the whole lot."

Chip: Love Poison

Grade: Second-grade(Accompanies toxin increase)

Status: Lurking

Value: 4650

Introduction: ....

A value of three hundred and fifty each and over four thousand for ten.

As expected, as the toxins accumulate, like other mixed drugs, the estimated value is not purely additive!

Although Wang Zijia knew that the increase in value wouldn’t continue at such an inflated rate, as long as it exceeded the ratio of three or four of the value per magic money, this poison would be worth more than Bewildering God Pill!

With a whiff of surprise, he looked at Bai Qian and said, "How much does this pill cost in magic money?"

"It’s a bit expensive, around three hundred and fifty, it is the cost price amongst alchemists. If I’m to refine it, the cost could be reduced to around three hundred magic money." Bai Qian replied.

Wang Zijia’s eyes gleamed, and said, "Are the materials for this elixir common? I mean, can the Sect procure it on a large scale?"

"Yes, they can. The main materials for these poison pills are even more common than those of Bewildering God Pill. This love poison pill also has a significant market within the Sect."

Bai Qian paused, her face flushed as she continued, "If you take a small dose, it is a very good special medicine. Engendering increased heartbeat, coupled with panic and palpitation, it’s easy to lose oneself to passion."

"But if you take too much too soon, the effect changes. It hurts a little, and you have to take an antidote. So generally, they are sold in sets of eleven pills."

"You little devil!" Wang Zijia glared at Bai Qian.

"I’m already sixteen!" Bai Qian complained, "I’m not a child anymore!"

Wang Zijia didn’t delve any further into this topic, but said, "Get a batch of it tomorrow, I want to try an experiment."

If the value ratio could really accumulate to more than four to one, it might be worth a switch.

"A batch?" Bai Qian wondered.

"Hmm, let’s try with one or two thousand pills!" Wang Zijia replied.

Bai Qian gawked in astonishment and subconsciously repeated, "One...One or two thousand pills? It’s really going to hurt then, and it will become a poison! Young Master, you..."

"Slap!"

Wang Zijia reached out again, and slapped her on the head heavily, saying, "You’re such a little rascal, stop messing around with those medical sisters from the Alchemy Hall!"

"That hurts!" Bai Qian covered her head, frowning.

"Good that it hurts! All day long..." Wang Zijia gave her a glance, took the jade gourds, and turned to leave.

"Remember to get it tomorrow, don’t forget. Also get a little Spirit Poison." From outside the door, Wang Zijia’s voice came.

"Got it!" Bai Qian replied, holding her head.

In the room, after Wang Zijia disappeared, Bai Qian found herself in a sudden low mood for some unknown reason.

She stared blankly at the now empty crimson small gourd in front of her and the antidote pill in her hand that Wang Zijia didn’t eat, a faint sadness filled her eyes.

It was as if some kind of inner burden or dream broke into pieces before it could even start!

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After returning to the cultivation room, Wang Zijia tried out each of the remaining exotic poison pills one by one.

I must admit, the poison found by Bai Qian according to his request was quite good.

Several of them had the potential of a Spirit Poison Pill. Whether used alone or mixed with other toxins, they should achieve or exceed the cost-performance return of Bewildering God Pill.

However, Love Poison Pill was definitely the most unique amongst them!

Hopefully, it would achieve the expected profitability!

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His thoughts trailing off, Wang Zijia put away his wandering thoughts and took out two apprenticeship gifts.

He carefully opened them.

There were two fourth-grade treasures, one was a special tortoise shell given by Shi Wanquan, a life-saving one-time utensil that operated on luck, similar to Wang Zijia’s jade talisman.

Of course, it had to be much more precious.

Utensil: Spirit Fortune Tortoise Shell

Level: Fourth Grade

Category: One-time-use fortune magic treasure

Method: Wearable (Automatic activation)

Description: When the Bloodlight Disaster appears, this utensil will automatically activate.

Wang Zijia looked at the turtle shell with sparkling Spirit Eyes for a moment, he felt it was not bad, Shi Wanquan had clearly put in some effort.

Upon opening another jade box, the gift Gu Yuebai had given was much more casual, and indeed much more generous. It was a bottle of fourth-grade Spirit Pill, which enhanced cultivation.

If it were under normal circumstances, it would indeed be what Wang Zijia needed the most since his period of cultivation was too short.

However, Wang Zijia’s situation wasn’t normal, to him, the pill wasn’t cost-effective enough. It was better to sell it or bestow it upon his subordinates.

After checking these two gifts, Wang Zijia consumed all the Bewildering God Pills he had refined in the last ten days.

"Value + 210,000!"

Dao cultivation: 500 years (26.19 million / 40 million)

After handling these matters, Wang Zijia checked the time, it was almost eight or nine o’clock.

He activated his identity card and entered the Immortal God Illusion.

"Xuan Yan Divine Monarch should be the most talented divine monarch of the last generation, right?"

"Not really, in Xuan Yan Divine Monarch’s generation, which is the generation before the last one, Fox Gang Divine Monarch crossed the Five Nine Thunder Tribulation, though he fell halfway through the Five Nine stage but still reached Five Nine."

"Eh, Fox Gang Divine Monarch?"

"He has been crossing the tribulation for more than twenty years and is very mysterious. He hardly had any popularity before becoming a god monarch and wasn’t one of the ten Dao Children of the previous generation."

"However, that might be true, but after becoming an Infant God, there are no distinctions in grade among Infant Gods, and different Thunder Tribulations don’t necessarily mean anything."

"At least it represents the potential acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao!"

"Xuan Yan Divine Monarch’s popularity is still the greatest, after all, he’s one of the ten Dao Children, doesn’t that also represent a kind of potential recognition?"

"..."

Upon entering the Immortal God Illusion, Wang Zijia indeed heard a lot of discussions about Shi Xinyu.

Wang Zijia habitually strolled around the market and spent some time in the circle. After failing to gain anything, he went to the Ghost Market again.

Because of the transactions of the previous day, Wang Zijia changed his alias yet again.

He transformed into a strong man, completely retiring his previous old Taoist image.

After drifting through dozens of circles, big and small, Wang Zijia went back to sleep late at night.

...

Early the next day, Wang Zijia got up, practiced his punches, and had breakfast, each of them left for work.

ShiftOriginally, today was supposed to be the last day of ten consecutive days of class, and should have been just a final wrap-up.

However, due to the Thunder Tribulation incident, Wang Zijia had only taught half of his lessons yesterday.

Therefore, Wang Zijia had a packed schedule for the whole day today.

By the time he systematically finished all the courses as planned, it was already evening.

A lot of disciples made significant gains, and the fame of Wang Zijia’s talent in teaching became even more resounding.

In the evening, Bai Qian brought 1,000 doses of the second-grade Love Poison Pill to Wang Zijia. Other than Bai Qian having connections in the Alchemist circle, it also showed that there was indeed a sizeable market for this pill.

It cost Wang Zijia a total of 375,000 magic money, an average of 375 magic money per pill. After all, it was bought on a large scale, and it was impossible to get it at cost price as one would when trading pills between a few alchemists.

...

After dinner, in the cultivation room.

Wang Zijia took a deep breath, began to consume the pills one by one while keeping an eye on the status of the Love Poison at all times.

With each pill swallowed, Wang Zijia could clearly feel an odd force infusing from his body into his emotions, eventually extending into his soul and mind.

Aside from that, there didn’t seem to be any more changes.

At the beginning, for every 500 pills, each additional pill increased the cost-effectiveness of the value point.

Around six or seven hundred pills, the cost-effectiveness reached its peak.

After that, the increase in cost-effectiveness for accumulating toxins became very slow.

What does this mean?

For example, the cost of a pill is 300 magic money, and the added value is 350, so the return on value points and magic money is about 1.17.

After consuming another pill, the cost becomes 600 magic money, but the value points aren’t 700, but 780. In other words, accumulating toxins increased the rate of return.

After the third pill, the value points became 1200, the rate of return is rapidly increasing.

Until the five or six hundred pills, the rate of growth reached its peak, after that it still increased, but the increase slowed down.

When Wang Zijia had swallowed a thousand pills in one gulp, the Love Poison had penetrated deep into his soul. Without special methods, it was very likely to stay with him for a lifetime.

Chip: Love Poison

Level: Fourth Grade

Status: Dormant

Value: 1.35 million

Description: ...