This clandestine transaction, apart from Ya Fei and Xiao Yan, was probably only known to Yao Lao, the temporary tool person.
However, about half a month after leaving the Xiao family, and after confirming that suspicion would not be diverted to Xiao Yan, Ya Fei finally officially sold those sixteen bottles of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid in two batches.
One batch of eight bottles, two batches totaling sixteen bottles. In just half a month, the sixteen bottles of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid stirred up a huge wave throughout Wutan City.
Anyone with a brain could guess that to be able to provide such a quantity of second-grade medicinal pills, a second-grade alchemist at least must have quietly infiltrated Wutan City.
However, no matter how they searched, they couldn't find where this hidden alchemist was, and could only let Ya Fei auction off those bottles of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid at prices that made everyone envious.
The sixteen bottles of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid were auctioned for a terrifying total price of six hundred and eighty thousand gold coins. This involved overt and covert struggles among the three major families, as well as various scrambles by other merchant families in Wutan City.
In short, on a cool night in the second month of autumn, Ya Fei and Xiao Yan sat opposite each other, her beautiful eyes filled with undisguisable pleasant surprise.
"A net profit of six hundred thousand gold coins, are you really going to split it half and half with me?"
The jade cup in her hand clinked. Ya Fei gently swallowed a small sip of wine, her beautiful face tinged with an alluring blush.
The sixteen bottles of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid had yielded a total net profit of a full six hundred thousand gold coins. Splitting half of that would be a full three hundred thousand gold coins.
This sum of money was comparable to almost the entire liquid capital of any one of the three major families in Wutan City.
"Since I said it, I naturally won't deceive you."
A smile played on Xiao Yan's lips, his pair of eyes still looking at Ya Fei gently.
Being stared at by this gaze, and under the slight intoxication of the fine wine, Ya Fei's heart skipped a beat fiercely. Then, she suppressed the sense of guilt in her mind.
"He's still just a child."
Her beautiful eyes stared at Xiao Yan as she said softly: "To so easily obtain three hundred thousand gold coins, it truly feels somewhat dreamlike. Sometimes I can't help but suspect, do you, fellow, have some other purpose?"
"Other purpose?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn't help but chuckle in amusement.
"I just hope you can live a little more easily. Of course, if you can't resist this young master's charm in the future, that's your own business."
Towards Xiao Yan's teasing, Ya Fei seemed to have already gotten used to it. Her gaze swept over Xiao Yan's tender little face, and she covered her mouth, chuckling softly: "It's still the same old saying, let's talk when your hair has fully grown."
"Hehe."
Towards Ya Fei's teasing, Xiao Yan just smiled expressionlessly.
"When this young master's hair has fully grown, you'll be in for a world of trouble!"
"Next, what do you plan to do?"
Ya Fei put down her wine cup, her gaze fixed intently on Xiao Yan.
"Refine another batch of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid."
Xiao Yan stared at Ya Fei's expectant eyes and said淡淡的 (dàndàn de - faintly/lightly): "Don't be so expectant. The one behind me isn't a donkey from a production team. He can't just refine these low-grade medicinal pills for us two day and night. Before the New Year, it will probably be around twenty bottles of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid."
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, there was no dissatisfaction in Ya Fei's eyes. Instead, there was a bit more peace of mind.
However, a white light flashed from the black ring on Xiao Yan's hand, and a certain old man who was being used as a donkey let out dissatisfied grunts.
In ordinary collaborations, alchemists usually took eighty to ninety percent of the profits. For Ya Fei to be able to get half of Xiao Yan's profits was simply incredible.
If such terrifyingly high profits continued to pour in endlessly, she would instead feel somewhat uneasy. Twenty bottles of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid would still allow her to get a very large sum of money. At the very least, Xiao Yan alone could allow her to easily stand out in the family assessment.
"In addition to this, you also need to prepare two more sets of medicinal ingredients for Qi Gathering Powder for me."
As he was about to leave, Xiao Yan casually tossed down a small slip of paper. On it were the various medicinal ingredients for Qi Gathering Powder. Then, he left lightly, leaving Ya Fei sitting there in a daze.
"Qi Gathering Powder, that's a fourth-grade medicinal pill. Even Pill King Gu He doesn't have absolute certainty of successfully refining it, right?"
Looking in the direction Xiao Yan left, a wry smile couldn't help but appear on Ya Fei's red lips.
"I won't really fall into this little fellow's hands in the future, will I?"
Half a month later, Ya Fei, under the pretext of visiting, came to the Xiao family again and secretly gave Xiao Yan a storage ring and several jade cards with a total of three hundred thousand gold coins deposited in batches.
Thus, Xiao Yan's first pot of gold after his rebirth was finally truly in place.
In addition, the storage ring contained all kinds of medicinal herb raw materials. All the expenses for these were almost entirely paid for by Ya Fei alone.
Just the cost of this storage ring plus the various medicinal herbs exceeded two hundred thousand gold coins. It could be said that Ya Fei had already returned most of the profits from the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid auction to Xiao Yan.
Towards her actions, apart from giving this woman a wry, glaring look, Xiao Yan had no other choice.
"Never mind, what I'll give you in the future won't be lacking this little bit anyway."
Looking at Ya Fei's alluring departing figure, Xiao Yan felt a slight itch in his heart. But very quickly, he once again immersed himself in arduous cultivation day after day.
When the temperature between heaven and earth gradually decreased, and many people with lower cultivation levels put on clothes to prepare for the cold, Xiao Yan, after successfully absorbing a full four bottles of Foundation Establishment Divine Liquid, finally successfully advanced to the ninth Duan of Dou Qi.
From the third Duan of Dou Qi after rebirth to the ninth Duan of Dou Qi, this time, Xiao Yan only used less than five months.
This terrifying speed was more than twice as fast as in his previous life.
Moreover, this was under the condition that Xiao Yan deliberately polished his foundation and compressed his Dou Qi to be incredibly solid.
The cold wind of early winter carried a bit of biting chill, blowing the dry fallen leaves on the back mountain of the Xiao family into a chaotic dance. Xiao Yan stood bare-chested, his muscles clearly defined, standing fearlessly in the cold wind.
Beside him, Yao Lao floated lightly into view, his old face showing a hint of dissatisfaction.
"During this time, this old man has been tricked by you, little fellow, into refining a full forty-odd bottles of Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid, as well as two Qi Gathering Pills and one Small Earth Spirit Pill. However, your Dou Qi is already close to breaking through now, right? You said you would give this old man a surprise after breaking through to Dou Zhe."
Yao Lao played with a Qi Gathering Powder in his hand, as if he might stuff it into Xiao Yan's mouth at any moment.
Although he had seen Xiao Yan's amazing feats every day for the past half year, Yao Lao still held a little suspicion and some anticipation regarding the surprise Xiao Yan had mentioned.
"Hehe, for me, Xiao Yan, to break through to Dou Zhe, how could it be so easy? Teacher, you should first take out your Heavy Xuan Ruler and play with it."
Towards Yao Lao's reminder, Xiao Yan just smiled and shook his head, instead urging Yao Lao to take out the Heavy Xuan Ruler.
"You little rascal."
After carefully circling Xiao Yan once, Yao Lao casually waved his hand. A huge black ruler, slightly taller than Xiao Yan, descended from the sky and slammed straight into the ground in front of Xiao Yan.
Looking at this huge black ruler in front of him, which was almost bigger than his own body, Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with reminiscence.
"Old friend, long time no see."
(End of this chapter)