Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword
Chapter 553 - 532: Excessively Numerous (4/5)

Chapter 553: Chapter 532: Excessively Numerous (4/5)

Zhou Heng knew what she was thinking, but he didn’t explain himself, just chuckled and said, "How was the quality of that Green Brilliance Pill just now?"

Although Yang Lanxin was angry, since she had acknowledged this man as her husband, how could she bear to scold him harshly? Besides, it was normal for Zhou Heng, who had just risen to the Immortal Realm, not to understand the situation.

She would have to work hard to teach him more; otherwise, if Zhou Heng became the Family Head of the Yang family, he might ruin the family business in just a few days.

Upon hearing Zhou Heng’s words, she was slightly startled. After thinking it over, she couldn’t help but show a trace of amazement and said, "Although I haven’t restored my Spiritual Power and the sensation isn’t very clear, that Green Brilliance Pill is definitely top-notch, worth at least five or even six days of arduous cultivation for me!"

A normal, qualified Green Brilliance Pill could only match the cultivation effort of two to three days for a Moonlight Sovereign, sometimes even less, but this pill could actually match five to six days, which was somewhat exaggerated!

Yang Lanxin had not paid much attention at first, having consumed Green Brilliance Pills during her Moonlight King period and not considering them a big deal. But now that she thought about it, she was somewhat astonished.

What astonished her was not the quality of this Green Brilliance Pill, but the Pharmacist who had concocted it!

Being able to concoct a Green Brilliance Pill meant at least a Three Stars Pharmacist, and with such high quality, possibly Four Stars or even Five Stars! If the Yang family could secure such a pharmacist, they could rise to prominence instantly!

But she immediately chuckled bitterly. Forget a Three Stars pharmacist, even a One Star pharmacist was barely within the Yang family’s reach, and their family fortune was simply not enough for a pharmacist’s expenditures.

The cost of cultivating a pharmacist is huge, but so is sustaining one!

The Yang family was just a powerful clan in Xihai City; where would they get such a foundation?

If even a One Star pharmacist was like this, what about Three Stars, Four Stars, Five Stars pharmacists? Even if she found such an Expert, no matter the humble words or generous gifts she offered to bring them to the Yang family, could the Yang family afford to keep them?

Zhou Heng chuckled again and took out another Green Brilliance Pill, handing it to her, "My dear, here’s another pill!"

Yang Lanxin quickly shook her head and said, "After taking a Green Brilliance Pill, there would be remnants that hinder the absorption of its power. I must wait a full day and night to expel these remnants from my body before I can continue taking another!"

"Oh—" Zhou Heng made a joke, sheepishly putting the Green Brilliance Pill away.

"You, you have another Green Brilliance Pill?" Yang Lanxin suddenly realized, vigorously flipping over and sitting up, her alluring eyes full of surprise.

With the quality of this Green Brilliance Pill, it could definitely fetch a good price at the auction house, not only recouping the cost but also turning a profit!

What a pity that she had consumed one pill earlier; otherwise, the profit would be even greater!

This jerk, does he know how many Immortal Stones he fed her in one go? How much better it would have been for her to have those stones to count one by one!

Zhou Heng scooped her up with one hand, laying Yang Lanxin down on the bed and pressed on top of her, smiling, "Let’s make a deal. One Green Brilliance Pill for a kiss from you, how about that?"

Yang Lanxin snorted. Did this guy think a Green Brilliance Pill was something you could just pick up off the streets? Alright, she’d take the bet; what was there to be afraid of? But she immediately said, "This one doesn’t count!"

"Fine!" Zhou Heng handed the pill in his hand to Yang Lanxin, "Hold onto this, keep an eye on it, and later don’t say I cheated!"

"Hmm, as if you could produce a third pill—"

Yang Lanxin abruptly stopped talking, for she suddenly saw another pill in Zhou Heng’s hand, identical in color and scent to the one she held.

Three, three pills?

Yang Lanxin didn’t know how many Immortal Stones Zhou Heng originally had, but she knew how much she had. According to the normal market price, she could afford about one and a half Green Brilliance Pills; buying two would definitely be a bargain, especially considering the superb quality of these pills!

Three pills would mean a huge profit, even for standard Green Brilliance Pills!

After all this, Zhou Heng hadn’t made a losing deal but, in fact, had made a huge profit?

"Still, still more?" Yang Lanxin incredulously guessed, Zhou Heng’s assured demeanor seemed to confirm it.

"You bet, now a kiss," Zhou Heng pointed to his lips.

"Petty victor!" Yang Lanxin gritted her teeth.

"Hmm?"

"A kiss then!" Although she hadn’t kissed Zhou Heng before, and Yang Lanxin’s reluctance was just about losing her virginity to Zhou Heng before marriage, kissing wouldn’t result in pregnancy! But seeing Zhou Heng’s mischievous grin, she couldn’t help but blush and said, "Close your eyes!"

Zhou Heng sighed, feeling a lack of accomplishment from the wager won. He closed his eyes.

Two tender lips touched his briefly, but as soon as they did, Yang Lanxin tried to pull away. However, Zhou Heng wouldn’t let her escape with just a peck and quickly wrapped his arms around her, returning the kiss fervently.

After a moment of intimacy, Yang Lanxin, with eyes as seductive as water, playfully punched Zhou Heng in the chest, "You jerk, satisfied now?"

"Barely passes!"

"Barely passes?" Yang Lanxin suddenly became annoyed, yet her curiosity now outweighed everything else. She asked, "How many Green Brilliance Pills did you actually get?"

"We agreed, one pill for one kiss, so just keep waiting!" Zhou Heng laughed heartily as he took out the fourth Green Brilliance Pill.

Yang Lanxin had anticipated this, but she couldn’t help being shocked when Zhou Heng actually produced the fourth Green Brilliance Pill—it represented thousands of Lower Grade Immortal Stones!

Immortal Stones are consumables, reportedly most of the Immortal Stones circulating in the market come from above, from the Immortal City. As for how the Immortal Cities above obtain the Immortal Stones... The people below are not privileged to know.

There’s another way to directly obtain Immortal Stones, which is to mine them from the floating continents in the Starry Sky.

Typically, power structures acquire Immortal Stones through mining metals and cultivating Spirit Grass for trade. Like the Yang family, their annual income is roughly forty thousand Lower Grade Immortal Stones, which is the gross income. After deducting the "salaries" given to their subordinates, almost only twenty thousand are left.

Divided among the three brothers, Yang Tiehu can take half, but that’s only ten thousand.

This time, Yang Lanxin brought out two thousand Lower Grade Immortal Stones, a not inconsiderable wealth, yet Zhou Heng casually produced four Green Brilliance Pills. Even if each pill is valued at a thousand Immortal Stones in the market, it’s a huge profit!

"Kiss me!"

Zhou Heng took out another Green Brilliance Pill.

"Kiss me!"

Zhou Heng took out another Green Brilliance Pill.

...

Yang Lanxin didn’t know how many times she had kissed Zhou Heng. She was no longer focused on counting, but rather stunned by the Green Brilliance Pills scattered all over the bed.

There were at least hundreds of pills!

Was she a fool? Clearly not!

If there were only a few Green Brilliance Pills, maybe Zhou Heng was incredibly lucky to have bought them, but hundreds... That was completely impossible!

"You... You didn’t rob a pharmacist, did you?" Yang Lanxin’s lips were somewhat swollen from kissing; she rolled her eyes suspiciously at Zhou Heng.

"Pfft, why don’t you try robbing one to see!" Zhou Heng said disdainfully.

Indeed, how many pharmacists are there in this world? Moreover, crafting a Green Brilliance Pill requires at least a Three Stars Pharmacist! What are the chances of encountering a Three Stars Pharmacist here? Besides, if they really encountered a Three Stars Pharmacist, such a high-level pharmacist would definitely be protected by experts. Although Zhou Heng was extraordinary, he only possessed the Battle Power of the Moonlight Sovereign. Trying to rob a Three Stars Pharmacist would more likely end in death.

So how did these Green Brilliance Pills come about? They surely couldn’t have been picked up off the street, could they?

"You pig-headed girl!" Zhou Heng flicked her smooth forehead lightly with his finger, "Your husband here, a naturally gifted genius, proficient and knowledgeable in all secret arts, for me, mastering the Alchemy Technique is nothing."

"You, you mean you crafted these Green Brilliance Pills yourself?" This time, Yang Lanxin was genuinely astonished.

"Of course!" Zhou Heng unapologetically took full credit for the accomplishments of the Fire Divine Furnace.

—After all, the Fire Divine Furnace was now his treasure; was that not essentially the same as him crafting them personally?

"I don’t believe it!" Yang Lanxin shook her head repeatedly.

"Then tell me, how did these Green Brilliance Pills come about?"

"How did they come about?" Yang Lanxin repeated subconsciously; she couldn’t possibly figure it out. Hundreds of pills!

"You seductive woman, at first, you thought I was making a losing deal, and now you look down on your great man, not believing your man could do alchemy. Today, I must assert my authority as a husband!" Zhou Heng pinned Yang Lanxin down on the bed, scooped up his hand, and spanked her plump buttocks several times.

"Have you learned your lesson?" he said, very much the macho man.

Yang Lanxin’s face was flushed red; being spanked like this was something she had never experienced before. It made her feel both embarrassed and annoyed, yet also scared. Pouting her sexy red lips, she said, "I understand now!"

You big jerk, just you wait. Once I regain my cultivation level, I’ll show you why flowers are so red!

"Now let’s talk business!" Zhou Heng didn’t want to continue the teasing, otherwise, he really might not be able to stop himself from devouring Yang Lanxin.

"What business?" Yang Lanxin was still somewhat dazed.

"Although we’ve temporarily escaped the Mo Family’s pursuit, Miss Mo surely won’t let us off easily. I bet she will station people at the exits while continuing to hunt for us!" Zhou Heng said seriously.

"Correct!" Facing a matter of life and death, Yang Lanxin immediately snapped back to attention; she would have done the same in their position.

"First, we’ll restore your cultivation level, then we’ll figure out a way to sneak onto someone’s star ship to get away, and from there, fly to Xihai City!"

"Hmm!"

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