Chapter 457
Chapter 457
Xiao Jinting came out with his Golden Bee Queen. He had planned to stay in seclusion for twenty years. To his disappointment, the spiritual stones that he prepared had been almost used up.
The consumption of spiritual stones in the Nascent Soul stage was much higher than Golden Core, so Xiao Jinting had to come out of his seclusion earlier to earn more spiritual stones.
Xu Lingfeng gave Xiao Jinting a long searching look, which sent chills down Xiao Jinting’s spine. Xiao Jinting felt there was criticism in Xu Lingfeng’s eyes.
Xu Lingfeng thought to himself, “There’s nothing special about Xiao Jinting. Why do my grandsons think highly of him? They think he’s much superior to me.”
He asked, “Didn’t you plan to stay in seclusion for twenty years? Why do you come out so early?”
Xiao Jinting sighed and spread his hands. “I’m out of spiritual stones.”
He felt depressed. After he got the spiritual stones from Ice Palace, he had not been worried about spiritual stones for a long time. He now found he was poor.
The Golden Bee Queen’s advancement to Nascent Soul had used up his remaining spiritual stones, and it took quite some spiritual stones to ripen the Heaven Thunder Wood.
Xu Lingfeng rejoiced inwardly, thinking, “Xiao Jinting is only a poor man.”
“What’s so good about him? My grandsons think highly of him because he is their father.”
Xu Lingfeng took out a ring and said casually, “There are fifty thousand upper-grade spiritual stones in the ring. Take it.”
Although he looked indifferent, Xu Lingfeng felt heartache. Fifty thousand upper-grade spiritual stones were a huge sum for him.
Xiao Jinting was taken aback, saying, “Father, it’s very kind of you.”
Xu Lingfeng said indifferently, “We are family. Don’t mention it.”
Xiao Jinting said, “But it’s not enough.”
Xu Lingfeng was surprised. Not enough? What was Xiao Jinting up to?
Xiao Jinting smiled apologetically and said, “Father, are you surprised?”
Xu Lingfeng snorted coldly and said, “Not at all. I’m not those inexperienced Golden Core and Establishment Foundation cultivators. You can’t surprise me. You’ve underestimated me.”
Xiao Jinting asked, “Father, where did you get so many spiritual stones?”
Xu Lingfeng said proudly, “I’m the famous weapon refinery master in the Green Continent, and I charge high for the weapons I refine.”
Xiao Jinting said admiringly, “Oh, I see. Father, you are awesome.”
Xu Lingfeng waved his hand and said, “How many spiritual stones do you need?”
Afraid to shock Xu Lingfeng, Xiao Jinting didn’t tell him the truth. Fifty thousand upper-grade spiritual stones were nothing to him. He needed at least five hundred thousand. He said tactfully, “I need a lot of spiritual stones, so I’m thinking of opening a drug store and earning spiritual stones.”
Xu Lingfeng said suspiciously, “Opening a drug store?”
Xiao Jinting nodded and said, “Yes.”
Xu Lingfeng had taken the pills from Xu Muan before, but he didn’t suspect Xiao Jinting made them.
Xiao Jinting was too young to make pills. He advanced to Nascent Soul at such a young age, and Xu Lingfeng thought he should concentrate on his cultivation. Alchemy would consume his energy.
Every alchemist had to go through countless failures, and many of them put off their cultivation because they were distracted by the alchemy. Therefore, very few alchemists could make it to Nascent Soul.
Alchemists with high cultivation levels were rare.
Xu Lingfeng said, “Do you think you can do it? It’s easy to suffer a great loss if you refine pills.”
Although alchemists were well respected, it was dangerous to be one of them.
Some Nascent Souls even killed the alchemists who failed to make the pills for them.
Failures were inevitable for alchemists. The Nascent Souls could not bear with it when the spiritual herbs that they took pains to obtain were ruined by the alchemists.
Pills were not easy to make, so many Nascent Souls chose to take the spiritual herbs without refining them into pills. Although the effects were not as good as pills, they didn’t have to take the risk of pill failure.
Xiao Jinting smiled and said, “Father, I’m a good alchemist. I can make a living on it. I can make the pills and sell them in your weapon refinery shop.”
Xu Lingfeng nodded and said, “No problem. But I have to tell you that my shop is high-end, and my customers are Nascent Souls. If your pills are not good enough, I won’t help you sell them.”
Xiao Jinting smiled and said, “Father, don’t worry.”
Xu Lingfeng got annoyed by the smile. “Young man, don’t be arrogant.”
Xiao Jinting said humbly, “Father, you are right.”
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