Chapter 171
Chapter 171: Thunder Sealing Pill
Shi Jia carried the hundred swords to Wang Jie’s shop.
Wang Jie glanced at the entire collection of swords and instructed Shi Jia to sever them all right there. Without hesitation, Shi Jia complied.
Wang Jie then stepped into the field and casually picked up one of the broken swords, using it to perform the Rainbow Drinking Sword Style to reset the card.
As the card was reset, Shi Jia immediately felt a wave of relief wash over him. His restlessness disappeared, and he stared in astonishment at Wang Jie. “Master, I… I’m fine now.”
Wang Jie gave a simple grunt. “This is only a temporary resolution. If the cause from your previous life runs too deep, you may face problems again in the future. You can come to me when that happens.”
His words were a precaution, in case Shi Jia sought trouble again. Wang Jie wasn’t entirely sure if Shi Jia had come with the intention of causing trouble, but after he solved the issue, Shi Jia seemed to have backed off.
Leaving the broken swords behind in the shop, Shi Jia departed, no longer daring to make trouble. What if trouble arose again in the future?
“Why not cause him trouble?” Ji Zheng questioned.
Shi Jia coldly glared at him. “He’s a true master with great skill. I advise you not to have any ill intentions.”
“Are you threatening me?” Ji Zheng sneered.
“I’m not threatening you. If you ever run into trouble, you’ll understand how powerful he really is,” Shi Jia said, his voice calm. He had once wondered if his troubles were caused by Wang Jie, but now he couldn’t fathom how Wang Jie had solved them. If he didn’t even understand how Wang Jie dealt with him, why bother over it?
Ji Zheng watched Shi Jia leave, utterly confused. He had no idea what had happened. He didn’t know about Shi Jia’s troubles or the sense of ease he felt after Wang Jie solved them. Nor did he understand the wariness that now surrounded Wang Jie. His gaze shifted, and he quickly reported the matter to Master Bian.
Master Bian placed his personal terminal down in silence. “The cause from a previous life? Could it be related to the legendary, most mysterious Star Dao?”
Ji Zheng retreated quietly, and for now, the thoughts of dealing with Wang Jie through tools, formations, or pills faded.
This person was too strange.
Wang Jie’s theory of “fate-bound individuals” had spread through the Four Path Marketplace. The explanation was open to interpretation, but the key was whether people would believe it or not. Yi Hao, Xiao Jian Mu, and Shi Jia all recognized it. These weren’t ordinary people, and their influence could sway many.
As a result, Wang Jie’s shop was increasingly regarded with caution.
However, his pill business still struggled. The prices were just too high.
Gao Chi visited every few days, hoping to buy Gravity Starstones, but he was always refused.
Wang Jie also continued purchasing pills. He experimented and, after half a month, was thrilled to discover a pill called the Explosive Star Pill. It could merge with both the Fierce Sun Star Force and Gravity Star Force, elevating the quality of the pill.
This discovery excited him greatly.
The Explosive Star Pill was a pill from the Wandering Star Realm. After consumption, it allowed the star force in one’s bones and blood to boil, boosting destructive power. Each pill sold for one million starstones.
As the grade of the pill increased, each increase in the fragrance level could add 10,000 combat power. The price would also increase by another million starstones.
A million starstones seemed like a lot, but in many cases, a difference of 10,000 combat power could be the difference between life and death.
Just like Wang Jie, who had the confidence to defeat a nine-ten thousand combat power Full Star Realm cultivator during the Ten Seal period, but lacked the confidence to deal with a hundred-thousand combat power Wandering Star Realm cultivator.
The difference of just one or two thousand combat power could alter one’s entire life.
Cultivators who bought the Explosive Star Pill would always aim to get the best within their acceptable range.
Wang Jie knew this, and as such, he bought up all the Explosive Star Pills in the Four Path Marketplace, totaling three hundred pills. Among them, the first fragrance grade was the most abundant, with 120 pills. The second fragrance had 80, and the third and fourth fragrance levels grew progressively rarer. The fifth fragrance level, being the rarest, only had 20 pills, a mere fraction of the first fragrance.
“Why are there so few fifth fragrance Explosive Star Pills?”
Du Xian rolled her eyes. “The fifth fragrance is known as a rare gem. Not just anyone can refine it. Our shop’s fifth fragrance pills come from the headquarters. As for the fifth fragrance pills customers buy outside, they probably come from the Alchemy Heavenly Master of Black White Heaven.”
Wang Jie was surprised. “Alchemy Heavenly Master?”
Du Xian nodded. “Her name is Bai Ye. Do you want to buy information about her? It won’t be cheap.”
“I don’t want to buy. I don’t deserve to know.” Wang Jie shook his head.
Du Xian chuckled. “Customer is too modest.”
Wang Jie’s acquaintance, Master Luan, was merely an Alchemy Grandmaster, with a highly respected status in the Frost Radiance Sect. Even the sect master had to speak politely to him. An Alchemy Heavenly Master, on the other hand, was unimaginable in terms of their status.
“By the way, why did you buy so many Explosive Star Pills? You’ve nearly wiped out the market,” Du Xian asked curiously.
“I’ll sell them to you,” Wang Jie said.
Du Xian stared at him in confusion, unsure if she had heard him right.
Wang Jie gave her a mysterious smile. “You’ll be buying them.”
The vast Four Path Marketplace had only three hundred Explosive Star Pills. While that seemed like a small amount, it had already saturated the market within Zhi Academy, since there weren’t many Wandering Star Realm experts there. However, if it were Black White Heaven, even three thousand pills wouldn’t suffice to meet the demand.
The three hundred Explosive Star Pills cost six hundred fifty million starstones, draining half of his funds. But Wang Jie wasn’t bothered in the slightest.
By increasing the grade and reselling them, he would certainly make a huge profit.
To elevate a single Explosive Star Pill, only a small amount of Star Force was needed. When he had worked with Master Luan in the Frost Radiance Sect, even then, they only infused a small amount of Frost Hua Star Force. Star Force was just a material after all.
This meant that upgrading a single Explosive Star Pill required a small amount of Fierce Sun Star Force or Gravity Star Force, plus the cost of the pill itself.
The cost of upgrading the first fragrance Explosive Star Pill was about 1.05 million starstones. Five thousand starstones were equivalent to five Fierce Sun or Gravity Starstones, priced similarly to Starsea Stones. Elevating its grade directly added 950,000 starstones, making that the profit margin.
The difference between the fourth and fifth fragrance was even greater, with the price jump being three million starstones. This wasn’t just an increase in combat power but reflected the pill’s overall quality.
The fourth fragrance was considered superior, while the fifth fragrance was considered an extraordinary product. An Alchemy Grandmaster could refine the former, but only an Alchemy Heavenly Master could refine the latter.
The masterful skill required from the Heavenly Master, coupled with the two million additional starstones, made the pill worth studying in itself.
As for the pills Wang Jie had bought, excluding the 20 fifth fragrance pills, the remaining Explosive Star Pills would bring him a profit of 300 million starstones.
But the fifth fragrance pills couldn’t be sold, at least not for now.
Because the sixth fragrance Explosive Star Pills were nearly impossible to refine, even for an Alchemy Heavenly Master. If they were released, the commotion would be too great.
Wang Jie could use the reasoning of “Chen Lian” to elevate them to the fifth fragrance Alchemy Dao, but the sixth fragrance was different.
The store would close, and the reason given would be rest.
He needed some time before he could start selling the Explosive Star Pills. Too soon, and it would cause a stir.
After passing through the Nine Form Diagram and disguising himself as Qiu Chou, Wang Jie left without being monitored.
He found a shop that could contact Black White Heaven and patiently queued up. Amid the astonished gazes of the servants there, he reached out to the Zhi Upper Realm.
The servant silently left and served him a cup of tea before departing.
“Senior, I’ve secured a foothold in the Four Path Marketplace…” Wang Jie briefly explained what had transpired, only mentioning that his ability to read people’s fortunes came from information he had purchased, which helped him resolve their difficulties.
Zhi Xing Xue didn’t press the matter about the fortune-telling. Everyone had their secrets. She praised Wang Jie’s careful approach, saying, “As long as you can maintain your standing in the Four Path Marketplace, Zhi Qing’s people will find it hard to deal with you. But remember not to leave easily. Zhi Academy is different from the Lock Path Interval. There are many strong figures there, including many from the Wandering Star Realm.”
“I’ll be careful,” Wang Jie replied. “Also, I sold the Strange Planet to Star Dome Visage.”
“How much did you sell it for?”
Wang Jie gave the price. There was no need to hide this detail.
Zhi Xing Xue sighed. “It’s too low, but close enough. There’s something Du Xian didn’t mention. Once the Strange Planet is sold to Star Dome Visage, even Black White Heaven will tacitly approve, and they won’t cause any trouble. That’s the influence of Star Dome Visage.”
Wang Jie raised an eyebrow. Du Xian had lowered the price because she was worried Black White Heaven might intercept the sale. But it seemed that possibility didn’t exist.
This woman had tricked him again.
“Never mind. You’ve made connections with her and acquired the information you needed. That’s more valuable than selling it at a higher price. Besides, the planet was essentially free to begin with,” Zhi Xing Xue consoled him.
Though Wang Jie wasn’t thrilled about it, he had no choice.
He left the shop, deciding to do some shopping. He felt insecure with so few defensive items.
After passing through the Nine Form Diagram and restoring his original form, he temporarily closed the store. He couldn’t stay hidden forever.
He used Qiu Chou’s identity to contact Zhi Xing Xue, and now it was time to return to his true self.
During his earlier research into pills, two types had stood out as essential to buy.
The first was the Revive Pill, which was far more effective than the Restoration Pill.
He hadn’t bought it before due to the high price, but now, he purchased a hundred pills.
The Revive Pill cost a million starstones per pill, which was exorbitant. A hundred pills cost him over a hundred million starstones, and he cleared out Star Dome Trading’s entire stock of them.
Du Xian couldn’t stop grinning.
Wang Jie also smiled. This woman had tricked him twice before—once with the stellar belt-class starship, and again with the Strange Planet. But he came back to buy from her. Since he had already jumped into the pit, he decided to dig as deep as he could and see who ended up losing in the end.
Next on his list: Thunder Sealing Pill.
“Customer wants to buy Thunder Sealing Pills? These are great items, but it’s not cost-effective to buy too few at once,” Du Xian recommended.