Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 156 2nd Tiger Elephant Pill

After a brief negotiation, she acquired the two spirit ores.

She currently has five thousand spirit stones on her.

Besides the debts owed to Tuozhige, he also received a reward from the sect for his outstanding performance in the Immortal Cultivation Conference.

It's a pity that Zhu Wuyao didn't participate in the flag capture battle, otherwise the number of spirit stones could have been even higher.

While in the Star-Picking Tower, you can use contribution points to exchange for the resources needed for cultivation, but if you want spirit stones, you can't just coast through each day.

As soon as Zhu Wuyao stepped out of Tuozhige, he saw several pedestrians carrying storybooks.

"Three Generations Umbrella"?

Zhu Wuyao hesitated for a moment, then went against the flow of people carrying books and searched for Mohen Bookstore.

She remembered that Gu Lang had said he would also come to Zhongling City.

If I could meet Gu Lang, I could give him the manuscript I've been writing these past few days, saving me the trouble of concealing my identity and searching for another Ink Trace Bookstore.

As soon as Zhu Wuyao arrived at the entrance of the bookstore, he saw a group of people arguing noisily. Standing in front of them was Gu Lang.

He looked extremely flustered, and there seemed to be a hint of anger on his face.

Zhu Wuyao narrowed his eyes, sensing that something was amiss.

Although Gu Lang often refers to himself as a young hero, he is ultimately a businessman, so how could he possibly get angry at his customers?

Moreover, these people might all be her readers, perhaps they have suffered some unfair treatment and are demanding an explanation.

Zhu Wuyao immediately stepped forward to see what was going on.

"Your Mohen Bookstore praises Mr. Wuyu, fine, but why are you so perfunctory towards Youdaoshi's storybooks?"

"As the saying goes, 'The Immortal of the Mortal World' and 'The Three-Life Umbrella' are both better than the stories of that speechless scoundrel. Just because the shopkeeper is biased, he did such a thing?"

"Boycott? Speechless!"

"Could it be that Wuyu secretly bribed him and colluded with the shopkeeper?"

???

Zhu Wuyao looked slightly bewildered.

What's going on here?

Gu Langzheng repeatedly bowed and apologized:

"That manager is no longer here. It was our Mohen Bookstore's mistake in hiring the wrong person."

"As the saying goes, the storybooks just arrived these days. Because the manager embezzled money and there was too much time, he couldn't finish them in time, which is why the storybooks are so poorly made. It was definitely not something that Ink Trace Bookstore did on purpose..."

It took Zhu Wuyao a long time to understand what was going on.

It turns out that the "Three Generations Umbrella" of Zhongling City was printed crudely and carelessly piled up to the side.

It's almost good enough to be used as a table leg pad.

If it weren't for a customer who casually bought it to complete a set, and then flipped through it out of boredom and was amazed by its quality, immediately recommending it to their friends, none of the readers who had been eagerly awaiting this new storybook would have known that it had already been released.

Upon hearing this news, everyone rushed to Ink Trace Bookstore.

The storybook by Mr. Silent was placed in the most conspicuous place, printed with care, and every part of it showed style and taste.

The storybooks, however, were hastily piled up to the side, dusty and inconspicuous.

It's so bad that it doesn't even make you want to flip through it.

Such a comparison is bound to make people feel uncomfortable.

At first, only one or two people who didn't like the place said a few words, but then the shopkeeper started mocking the customers, saying things like, "You get what you're entitled to."

This has provoked public outrage.

Zhu Wuyao was puzzled. Although one cannot expect all the managers of Mohen Bookstore to be of high quality, this was, after all, Zhongling City.

Those in charge should be chosen carefully.

How could such a thing as fawning over the powerful and belittling the weak happen?

Gu Lang's explanation sounded reasonable: the shopkeeper had embezzled too much money, so when the new book suddenly arrived, he didn't have enough money to print it.

But upon closer examination, it still seems quite unreasonable.

The person in charge of the Ink Trace Bookstore in Beixuan City is a cultivator. How come he has started to covet even worldly money when he came to Zhongling City?

She said she hadn't heard anything about the storybook these past few days.

Zhu Wuyao had discussed with Manager Li that all the Mohen Bookstores should put their storybooks on the shelves on the same day.

Logically speaking, the "Three Generations Umbrella" should have already been on sale when she arrived in Zhongling City, but during the battle, she didn't hear a single person discussing it.

So that's what happened.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our Ink Trace Bookstore will certainly give a satisfactory explanation to Youdaoshi and all our readers..."

Zhu Wuyao listened from the side and felt that the solution and follow-up measures were reasonable, and the readers' emotions calmed down.

Otherwise, she would have to step forward and say something.

Only after everyone had left did Zhu Wuyao successfully meet with Gu Lang.

As soon as he sat down, Gu Lang slammed his hand on the table, clearly very angry.

Zhu Wuyao, holding a cup of tea, asked:

"What's going on?"

"Is the shopkeeper here disliking Youdao, or is he greedy for money?"

Gu Lang had a terrible headache and said:

"Actually, both are true. You know, for ordinary people, three to five hundred taels of silver can be exchanged for a spirit stone."

Zhu Wuyao took a sip of tea and waited for Gu Lang to continue.

“Miss Zhu, you probably don’t know, but Tuozhige is going to hold an auction soon.”

Believe it or not, she actually knew about this.

Gu Lang continued:

"The shopkeeper here has taken a fancy to the formula for the Two Elements Tiger and Elephant Pill. It is said that once this pill is made, one pill can increase the strength of two elephants."

"Hmm? That doesn't sound too surprising. The shopkeeper here hasn't broken through the Qi Refining stage?"

Hearing Zhu Wuyao's question, Gu Lang waved his hand, indicating that she had misunderstood, and continued:

"No, no, I've heard that this pill can be used indefinitely, but there's one rare and precious ingredient inside that's hard to find."

Upon hearing the words "infinite stacking," Zhu Wuyao paused in his action of putting down his teacup.

She didn't believe there were any pills in the world that could be taken repeatedly without losing their potency, such as those methods that prolong life; taking more was useless.

Otherwise, it would have been monopolized by major sects long ago, allowing the strongest individuals to have their lives extended indefinitely.

But this rumor... is very tempting.

Since it's mentioned as infinitely stackable, even if it can't be taken repeatedly indefinitely, it indicates an extremely high upper limit.

A few hundred or a thousand is possible.

In this way, relying solely on body training, the power of a single punch can shatter mountains and split the earth.

This is much more practical than Taoist magic, and it's not afraid of various formations and secret realms that restrict spiritual energy.

Although she always wanted to be a sword cultivator, the most basic principle of a sword cultivator is to be strong enough.

However, if this elixir is practical and the body tempering is strong enough, Zhu Wuyao wouldn't mind slightly shifting his affections.

"Are the spiritual herbs needed for this elixir difficult to find?"

"Fortunately, I can probably find two, but the number is really not much."

Gu Lang could only find two trees, which is not just a few, it's practically rare.

But the news had arrived, indicating that this pill might be destined for him. Undeterred, Zhu Wuyao asked:

"Approximately how many spirit stones would this pill formula cost?"

"I'd estimate between eight and ten thousand? Let me continue telling you just how arrogant this shopkeeper is..."

Zhu Wuyao was heartbroken.

She felt that not only was the shopkeeper arrogant, but the price of the pill formula was also excessively outrageous.

After being angry for a while, Zhu Wuyao felt somewhat relieved.

Although she couldn't afford it, something so expensive and impossible to disprove must be a scam!