The Luckiest Dumb Doctor-Chapter 609 - : The Spirit-Infusing Furnace_1

Chapter 609: Chapter 609: The Spirit-Infusing Furnace_1

Greg Jensen looked at Greg Jensen and said, “Is this your friend?”

Laughing somewhat unnaturally, Old Yellow Six replied, “Yes, my friend, Little Xu.”

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“Welcome, please have a seat,” said Hall Master Gong with a smile.

Greg Jensen nodded as a greeting and then found an empty spot to sit down with Old Yellow Six.

Looking at the time, Hall Master Gong clapped his hands and said with a smile, “It’s about time, let’s begin.

Those who are looking to buy, please speak up first; friends who wish to sell, please wait a moment.”

A chubby man was the first to speak up, “Looking to buy elixirs that can increase True Qi, price is negotiable.”

“Looking to buy elixirs that can increase True Qi, price is negotiable.”

“Looking to buy elixirs that can increase True Qi…”

Greg Jensen was somewhat baffled; after a round of requests, it turned out everyone was looking for elixirs. Were elixirs really that popular?

Old Yellow Six explained in a low voice, “Nowadays, spiritual medicines are scarce, and the output of elixirs is very limited. The elixirs concocted by the Danxia Sect never even make it to the market, so elixirs are always in hot demand.”

Greg Jensen silently nodded.

Turning to Old Yellow Six, Hall Master Gong asked with a smile, “Old Yellow, what are you looking to buy this time?”

Old Yellow Six chuckled and said, “Paying a hefty sum for a pill furnace, no ornamentals, you know what I mean.”

Swish!

No sooner had the words been spoken than everyone turned to look at Old Yellow Six, but their gazes quickly shifted to Greg Jensen.

A myriad of eyes lit up, resembling ruffians who had laid eyes on a pretty girl, as if they couldn’t wait to devour Greg Jensen whole.

Even Hall Master Gong looked at Greg Jensen in surprise and asked, “Are you an alchemist?”

“Yes, I’m looking to buy a pill furnace,” Greg Jensen admitted candidly, feeling there was nothing to hide. Since elixirs were in demand, he might as well leverage his status as an alchemist to gain some advantage.

Upon hearing his words, Hall Master Gong burst into laughter, “Haha, Alchemist Xu, what a pleasure to meet you.”

Greg Jensen replied with a smile, “I’ll be counting on Hall Master Gong to look after me.”

“Of course, of course,” Hall Master Gong said with a chuckle, “Need a pill furnace, right? Does anyone seated here have one to offer?”

Everyone exchanged glances, but no one spoke.

Items such as amulets and other magic artifacts were already rare in this era, let alone a pill furnace, which was inherently scarce to begin with.

Although he had anticipated this, Greg Jensen couldn’t help feeling a bit disappointed.

Without a pill furnace, he would not be able to concoct Foundation Building Pills, and his cultivation level would remain stagnant.

After over a month of Qi Refinement, Greg Jensen was nearing the pinnacle of the ninth level of Qi Refinement, making the Foundation Building Pill an urgent necessity.

Hall Master Gong, who seemed refined but laughed heartily, saw that nobody responded and immediately patted his chest, promising, “Alchemist Xu needn’t worry. I’ll take care of the pill furnace for you.”

“Oh?”

A glimmer of hope showed in Greg Jensen’s eyes as he asked, “Hall Master Gong, do you have a pill furnace?”

Hall Master Gong replied heartily, “If I couldn’t even find a pill furnace, there would be no point in running this market any longer.”

Greg Jensen smiled, “Then I’ll trouble Hall Master Gong.”

“No trouble at all. Shall we go inside to talk about it?”

“Certainly.”

Greg Jensen nodded to Old Yellow Six, who then stood up and followed their footsteps.

The two followed Hall Master Gong to an office on the second floor.

“Please wait a moment here while I arrange for someone to bring the pill furnace,” said Hall Master Gong.

“Thank you for the trouble,” Greg Jensen replied.

Hall Master Gong nodded and left the room.

Old Yellow Six hesitated, then gave Greg Jensen a meaningful look.

Greg Jensen’s brows furrowed slightly as he took out a palm-sized jade talisman, tossed it casually, and a visible blue light flashed like a bubble, surrounding Greg Jensen and Old Yellow Six within it.

“This is…”

“A soundproof formation, you can say whatever you want now.”

Although Old Huang had already formed a basic understanding of Greg Jensen’s cultivation, at this moment, he still felt that he had underestimated Greg.

In this age where focusing on cultivation was already very difficult, Greg had actually managed to research formations, and he was only in his twenties.

It was quite preposterous!

Swallowing, Old Huang spoke cautiously, saying,

“Senior Xu, most transactions here are done through barter. Have you decided what you will use for the trade?”

“Uh, I haven’t really thought about that yet.”

“Besides barter, the only other means of transaction is with gold. Do you have any on you?”

Greg was somewhat at a loss for words, saying, “A pill furnace might not even be acquired with ten billion, how much gold would that take to exchange for one?”

“Uh…”

Old Huang was somewhat stunned, “Then what do we do? We can’t just freeload, can we?”

After thinking for a bit, Greg replied, “No need to rush, we can settle with elixirs.”

Old Huang slapped his forehead and laughed, saying, “Oh my, I almost forgot, Senior Xu, you are also an alchemist.”

Just then, the sound of footsteps approached and Greg waved his hand, dismissing the soundproof formation.

A moment later, Hall Master Gong walked in, followed by two men carrying a wooden box about half a meter tall.

“Alchemist Xu, please have a look.”

With a smile, Hall Master Gong waved his hand, and the two men took crowbars to pry open the wooden box.

A faint, dark yellow colored bronze pill furnace was revealed before Greg.

He felt a surge of joy and couldn’t help but place his hand upon it.

The touch was cool, with a slight roughness.

At the same time, he could feel a faint flow of spiritual energy within the pill furnace.

Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, he suddenly touched a protruding part.

Greg took a closer look and saw that on the side of the bronze pill furnace, the words “Lingering Furnace” were inscribed in raised lettering.

Lingering Furnace?

A trace of delight appeared in Greg’s mind. He raised his head and smiled, “Hall Master Gong, name your price, please?”

With a smile, Hall Master Gong held up a palm and said, “Five billion.”

Upon hearing this, Greg was taken aback, not because it was too expensive but because it was too cheap.

Judging by the specifications and style of the Lingering Furnace, it must be a product from at least the Han Dynasty.

If it were put up for auction as an antique, it would be worth far more than five billion, to say nothing of the fact that it was also a magic artifact.

Greg had originally budgeted between fifteen to fifty billion, and he wouldn’t have been surprised even if Hall Master Gong had asked for a hundred billion.

After all, pill furnaces in this era were treasures that were hard to come by.

He didn’t expect Hall Master Gong to only ask for five billion, which was so cheap that Greg had some doubts.

“Hall Master Gong, this…are you sure that’s alright?” Greg hesitated.

With a hearty laugh, Hall Master Gong said, “You look young, so I’ll take the liberty of calling you ‘young brother.’

Young Brother Xu, let me tell you the truth, having this item just lying around with us doesn’t do any good. I’d rather pass it on to you as a favor.

Of course, I do have one condition. In the future, elixirs refined by you, Young Brother Xu, try to sell them to me first, how about it?”

“Sure, it’s a deal then.”

Without giving it much thought, as he didn’t find it inconvenient since the Vitality Pills he used like candy were already enough for Hall Master Gong to handle.

At most he’d have to encourage Amelia Simmons to refine more in the future. Compared to that, what mattered to him more was whether he could get his hands on the Lingering Furnace.

“Haha, let’s make the exchange then.”

Hall Master Gong seemed delighted but didn’t forget to remind, “Young Brother Xu, I must remind you.

We can’t do transfers here, only accept goods and gold. Will that be convenient for you?”