CHAPTER 46: CHAPTER 46: THE MISTY FOREST

According to Wyatt Barnes’s previous estimates.

With five pounds of Blood Lingzhi from fifty years ago, he and Keer only needed two months to make use of the ’Blood Spirit Body Refining Liquid’.

However, now that Christina Lee was also using it, no one was deliberately conserving it, and the speed at which they consumed the Blood Spirit Body Refining Liquid increased significantly.

Within one month, all five pounds of Blood Lingzhi had been used up.

Of course, their full commitment yielded great returns.

Apart from his defensive martial art, the Grand Displacement, reaching a small level of accomplishment, Keer and Christina Lee also broke through to the minor level of accomplishment in their defensive martial art, Flower Transfer, and Wood Attachment.

Once they started applying their defensive martial techniques now.

Even if those of the same cultivation level were to display martial techniques of the high-rank profound level at a minor accomplishment realm, high-rank attack martial techniques of the grand accomplishment realm, or even lower-rank martial techniques in the perfect realm, they would find it hard to inflict any damage on them.

Of course, everything was based on the premise that the opponent was unarmed.

If the opponent had a weapon, it would be a different story.

After another trip to the trading market and buying eight pounds of Blood Lingzhi, Wyatt almost spent all his USD, leaving only a few thousands left.

He had over 130,000 USD originally.

It was given to him by the Lee Family of Qingfeng Town, kind of as payment for his Leihuo Pill recipe and the intermediate Profound Level body movement martial art Gale Step.

After buying Blood Lingzhi twice, he had almost spent all his money.

"I haven’t broken through to the Condensed Pill Realm yet, and I’m already running low on money. It’s time to think about how to make some money."

Upon returning home and with Keer’s help in refining the Blood Lingzhi into Blood Spirit Body Refining Liquid, Wyatt began to think.

In the memory of the Wheel Martial Emperor, any pill recipe is of extraordinary value.

It can be sold for a lot of money with ease.

However, he didn’t want to do that.

The more common pill recipes wouldn’t sell for much.

On the other hand, almost extinct pill recipes on Cloud Skies Continent might fetch a high price, but such wealth would definitely attract unwanted attention.

He wasn’t strong enough to handle it right now.

He knew his own limits.

"That’s it."

After thinking for a while, Wyatt made a decision.

There were many pharmacies at the trading market in Aurora City, where almost all of them sold some medicine, but only a few sold pill medicine.

After all, only alchemists of certain grades could refine pill medicine.

As for other medicines, anyone could mix them as long as they had the recipe.

Wyatt took Keer and headed to the pharmacy where he had bought Blood Lingzhi twice.

"Honored guest, is there anything else you need?"

The manager greeted him warmly, looking radiant.

As far as he was concerned, the young man standing before him was a big spender. In just one short month, he had bought thirteen pounds of fifty-year-old Blood Lingzhi from him.

Excluding the cost of goods, he made at least 20,000 USD from him.

"Manager, I’m not here to buy herbs this time. I want to consign some medicine to you."

Wyatt stated his purpose.

He planned to sell the finished product of ’Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid’.

Although Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid was not nearly as good as the ’Seven Treasures Body Refining Liquid’ he was using.

The medicinal effectiveness of one portion of Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid was only a tenth of a Body Tempering Pill.

But the most important point is that the Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid is easier to absorb than the Body Tempering Pill!

A typical martial artist in the Body Tempering Realm would need ten days to absorb the medicinal properties of a Body Tempering Pill, even with the assistance of a Leihuo Pill.

However, to fully absorb a portion of Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid, it only takes half a day if assisted by a Leihuo Pill.

In other words, using Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid for cultivation assistance allows martial artists in the Body Tempering Realm to double their cultivation speed compared to using Body Tempering Pills.

"Guest ... are you joking?"

Upon hearing about the benefits of Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid, the manager was stunned.

To him, this seemed too absurd.

If it were as the guest said, wouldn’t Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid completely replace the market for Body Tempering Pills?

"Manager, if you’re not interested, I can find another shop."

Wyatt gave a slight smile, showing an attitude of not forcing him.

After hesitating for a while, the manager took a look at the emblem of the Lee Family on Wyatt’s clothes and finally made up his mind, "Guest, I’ll take ten from you first for selling, and see how it goes, alright?"

"Certainly."

Wyatt nodded, taking out ten portions of Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid and hand it over to the manager.

"Guest, how much should we sell each for?"

The manager asked.

"How much is the current market price for a Body Tempering Pill?"

Wyatt asked.

"Body Tempering Pill, the current market price is a hundred USD. The main reason is that the herbs needed are rather precious, which would probably cost eighty USD."

The manager replied.

"One hundred USD for a Body Tempering Pill? Manager, these ten portions of Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid, I’m thinking of selling them for a hundred and ten USD each. You get a ten USD cut from each sale, how does that sound?"

Wyatt’s eyes flashed as he set the price.

"A hundred and ten USD?!"

The manager’s pupils contracted.

After all, a portion of Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid only had a tenth of the effectiveness of a Body Tempering Pill.

Keer was also shocked since she knew the value of the herbs required for Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid.

The cost of the herbs required for one portion of Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid was less than one USD.

It was practically making a fortune!

"Manager, help me sell the Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid. My only requirement is not to let anyone know that I’m the one asking you to sell it."

After giving the manager a deep look, Wyatt left with Keer.

"Ten portions of Six Treasures Body Refining Liquid, the effectiveness is equivalent to a Body Tempering Pill, requiring 1,100 USD ... same effectiveness as a Body Tempering Pill but eleven times the price."

Watching the young man and the young girl walk off into the distance, the manager had a complicated look in his eyes.

After Wyatt Barnes and Keer left the pharmacy, they didn’t return to the Lee Family residence.

Instead, they bought two horses and set off towards the outskirts of Aurora City.

Their destination.

The Forbidden Forest!

Leaving through the North City gate, the boy and girl rode off on their horses.

"Young Master, you set the price for the Six-Treasure Body Tempering Liquid so high, will people buy it?"

On the way, the girl asked curiously.

"Keer, let me ask you, if you had 100,000 USD on hand, would you buy a Body Tempering Pill or Six-Treasure Body Tempering Liquid for yourself?"

Wyatt did not directly answer the girl’s question, but instead posed this question.

"Six-Treasure Body Tempering Liquid!"

The girl almost immediately gave her answer without much thought.

Although the price of Six-Treasure Body Tempering Liquid is ten times that of the Body Tempering Pill, the rate at which the medicinal effects are absorbed far exceeds that of the Body Tempering Pill.

Using the Six-Treasure Body Tempering Liquid to aid in training, the speed of cultivation is double that of using Body Tempering Pills!

The girl then understood.

However, she still had a doubt.

"Young Master, by setting the price of the Six-Treasure Body Tempering Liquid so high, I’m afraid not many people can afford it, right?"

The girl asked again.

"I know."

Wyatt nodded.

"Hmm?"

The girl became even more confused.

"Keer, think about it. If I set the price of Six-Treasure Body Tempering Liquid lower than Body Tempering Pills, would anyone still buy Body Tempering Pills? Not to mention the ripple effects in the market caused by this, followed by a string of negative effects."

"Even I don’t have that much time to produce Six-Treasure Body Tempering Liquid... So, we only cater to the high-end market. For those who are not willing to buy Six-Treasure Body Tempering Liquid, let them continue to buy Body Tempering Pills."

Wyatt explained.

"Young Master, you are really smart."

The girl finally understood.

"Keer, once we enter the Forbidden Forest, no matter what happens, you must not leave my line of sight."

Wyatt’s face became serious.

"Yes."

The girl quickly nodded.

After about three hours of galloping, Wyatt finally saw the Forbidden Forest.

The Forbidden Forest is a primal forest located north of Aurora City, resting in the central region of three cities including Aurora City itself.

Usually, many martial artists from these three cities would venture into this primal forest to hunt wild beasts and Fierce Beasts.

On the periphery of the Forbidden Forest, there are usually only some relatively fierce wild beasts.

Proceeding further in, one could encounter even stronger Fierce Beasts.

Fierce Beasts are not the same as wild beasts. For some reasons, they have begun to demonize and mutate, becoming incredibly powerful.

The weaker Fierce Beasts could easily match martial artists in the Condensed Pill Realm, while the stronger ones could even rival those in the Original Pill Realm.

Only martial artists in the Body Tempering Realm could wander around the outer perimeter, hunting some wild beasts.

Wyatt came to the Forbidden Forest for two reasons.

Firstly, to make money!

Secondly, to train Keer!

In the Forbidden Forest, some formidable wild beasts have valuable fur and parts on their bodies.

Take hunting a mature rhino, for instance.

Their thick skins can be sold to weapon shops to forge armors and other protective equipment.

And the rhino’s whip is a man’s great supplement, it can be sold to the pharmacy.

Put together, both can be sold for more than 300 USD.

Moreover, a mature rhino is not even the most fierce or valuable beast on the outer perimeter of the Forbidden Forest...

Wyatt’s targets are powerful predators like tigers, leopards, or wolves, which rank at the top of the food chain. Only hunting these beasts can earn a large amount of money and provide training for Keer.

Although Keer already possesses the cultivation of the eighth level of the Body Tempering Realm and had sparred with him many times, she has never experienced a life-and-death fight.

In Wyatt’s view, a martial artist, if they want to become powerful, must go through trials of blood and fire.

Just like the Weapon King in his previous life!

In his previous life, he knew many Weapon Kings, each of them had walked out of gunfire and a sea of blood.

Perhaps, their strength might not compare to Keer’s current state.

But if a life-and-death duel were to occur, the ones to die would certainly not be them.

For Wyatt, in this world, apart from his mother Christina Lee, Keer was the one closest to him.

He hoped Keer could gain the strength to protect herself.

He can’t always stay by her side.

After arranging the horses outside the Forbidden Forest, Wyatt led the girl into the Forbidden Forest.

Spirit Snake Body Technique!

Wyatt took the lead.

Floating Slight Steps!

The girl closely followed.

After more than a month of training, the girl’s body technique has attained the Beginner Realm, not far from the Minor Success Realm.

Soon, Wyatt and the girl encountered their prey.

A group of mature wild wolves.

There were ten in total.

The strength of a mature wild wolf is comparable to a level-six martial artist in the Body Tempering Realm.

Of course, the most terrifying thing about them is their sharp teeth.

A level-six Body Tempering Realm martial artist, if not careful, could get their throat bitten by it. Even with powerful defensive martial techniques, the chance of survival would be slim.