White Cloud Sect's Outer Sect Spirit Herb Workshop.

If you were to talk about the most lucrative, most desirable, most comfortable, and least populated workshop, it would undoubtedly be the Spirit Herb Workshop.

In the Spirit Herb Workshop, often a single disciple could oversee a vast herb garden, herb plots, and spiritual root herbs.

These herbs have varying growth cycles. The shortest takes at least half a year to mature, making the task of overseeing them extremely worry-free.

Moreover, since they manage the herbs themselves, sneaking a few herbs is a simple task. Whether exchanged for spirit stones, magical treasures, or various secret spell techniques, it's all very convenient and effortless!

Additionally, to ensure the best growth of the herbs, the entire Spirit Herb Workshop is built atop some of the best spirit veins of the White Cloud Sect, with spiritual qi more than double that of the outside.

Imagine the benefits of cultivating here!

Thus, the Spirit Herb Workshop is the most coveted place for outer sect disciples.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Herb Workshop rarely recruits new members. Only when a disciple reaches Foundation Establishment and moves to the inner sect do they recruit again.

Even when they do recruit, it's mostly for disciples to handle sales at the counters.

There are only a few dozen people truly managing the herb gardens.

As Yu Xian made his way there, he clearly felt the increased concentration of spiritual qi, feeling a twinge of envy.

But envy aside, Yu Xian had no other emotions. With the help of his precious jade, the mining area was the most suitable place for him.

Few disciples came to the Spirit Herb Workshop to buy herbs, as those who could refine elixirs were rare.

Thus, the grand hall of the Spirit Herb Workshop was quite deserted, with only a few female disciples standing idly at the counters, yawning and waiting for their shift to end so they could cultivate.

Yu Xian's arrival naturally caught the attention of these female disciples, who all looked over.

Suddenly being scrutinized by several pretty women in their twenties, Yu Xian felt a bit uncomfortable.

Yet he still stepped forward to the nearest female disciple and respectfully said, "Senior Sister, I'd like to buy some herbs for alchemy."

As he spoke, he handed over the alchemy formula for the Minor Spirit Pill.

"Oh? You're so young, and you want to practice alchemy? The herbs for alchemy are quite expensive. I suggest you focus on cultivating while you're young and learn alchemy when you're older," the woman said with a teasing smile, noting Yu Xian's youthful appearance of about fifteen or sixteen.

"Yes, little brother, don't think too much about other things. Cultivating is the right path," the other women at the counters laughed, finding joy in teasing a young lad of fifteen or sixteen.

Yu Xian shook his head and looked at the woman seriously, "Please, Senior Sister, give me a specific price."

"Oh, the little kid likes to argue," the woman chuckled, covering her mouth, and nodded, "Alright, let me see and give you a price to dissuade you."

She picked up the alchemy formula, glanced at it, and laughed, "Minor Spirit Pill, I'm familiar with this. No need to look further, it's twenty-one types of spiritual herbs per set, and one set costs twenty spirit stones."

"Little brother, it's twenty spirit stones per set," the woman teased, "I told you it's expensive, didn't believe me? Go on, alchemy isn't something you can get into right now, listen to me and be good."

"Hahaha..."

The other women laughed even harder.

But Yu Xian remained silent and didn't leave, calmly watching them laugh until they felt awkward and gradually stopped.

The woman in front of him frowned, shook her head, and said, "Fine, it's no fun. You really want to buy, right? How many do you want?"

Yu Xian calmly replied, "I want a hundred sets."

"Oh, a hundred sets... huh?"

The woman nodded reflexively, then froze.

The other women, who had been mocking, also heard Yu Xian's words, and their mocking smiles vanished.

The hall fell into an unusual silence as they stared at Yu Xian.

"Little brother, are you here to mess with us?" the woman in front of Yu Xian exhaled slowly, suppressing her anger, and said, "I don't have time to play with you. Come back when you're older and learn to tease women!"

"Hmph, he's bold for his age."

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"If it were someone else, we'd have beaten him up!"

"I bet those guys from the Alchemy Workshop sent him here because they're interested in Sister Lü."

The other women started chattering, rolling their eyes at Yu Xian.

Yu Xian could only sigh helplessly, "Senior Sister, I'm not messing with you. I really want a hundred sets of herbs for refining Minor Spirit Pills."

He didn't want to argue further with this Sister Lü, so he took out a storage pouch and placed it on the counter, "Two thousand spirit stones, please check, and prepare the herbs quickly."

Sister Lü was stunned again.

The women who had been rolling their eyes and chatting stopped talking, staring incredulously at the storage pouch.

This young man... really wants to buy herbs?

And... a hundred sets!?

It's known that the Alchemy Workshop only requires five hundred sets of Minor Spirit Pill herbs each month for disciples to practice with!

He's asking for a fifth of the Alchemy Workshop's monthly supply!?

The woman, who looked about twenty-one or twenty-two, suspiciously looked at Yu Xian, then took the storage pouch and used her spiritual qi to look inside.

"Ah!"

A gasp echoed through the grand hall of the Spirit Herb Workshop.

Sister Lü was frozen in place, her hand holding the storage pouch trembling.

Seventeen mid-grade spirit stones lay inside, shining brightly!

"Senior Sister? If you've confirmed, please prepare a hundred sets of herbs for refining Minor Spirit Pills," Yu Xian reminded, growing tired of their dawdling.

Compared to buying and selling at the Weapon Forging Workshop or buying elixirs at the Alchemy Workshop, this was far less efficient.

"Ah? Okay, okay! Junior Brother, please wait!" Sister Lü snapped out of her daze, tightly clutching the storage pouch, and quickly ran towards the inner hall.

Beyond the inner hall of the Spirit Herb Workshop lay the herb garden spanning dozens of miles.

Sister Lü hurriedly went to report and gather the herbs.

The other women were left dumbfounded.

So... this kid really had that many spirit stones to buy a hundred sets of herbs!?

That's two thousand spirit stones!

A windfall! How did it land on that girl's head?

She'd get at least six hundred spirit stones as a benefit!

"Junior Brother, are you really buying?" a slightly older woman, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, beckoned to Yu Xian, "Why not buy from me? I'll give you nineteen spirit stones per set!"

Her words left the other two women stunned, then thoughtful.

Yu Xian looked at the woman.

She smiled, showing a hint of allure, and softly said, "If you think it's too expensive, we can negotiate. How about eighteen spirit stones per set? Just cancel your order and buy from me, and I'll give you eighteen spirit stones per set!"

"Alright," Yu Xian nodded.

The woman's eyes lit up with joy, her cheeks blushing!

Even selling at eighteen spirit stones per set, she'd still earn four hundred spirit stones!

As long as this young man canceled his order and bought from her!

Gathering herbs took time, especially since Yu Xian wanted a hundred sets.

So, after a stick of incense's time, Sister Lü returned, her face flushed with excitement, sweat beading on her forehead.

"Junior Brother! Junior Brother, I've prepared a hundred sets of herbs for refining Minor Spirit Pills! Take a look!" Sister Lü eagerly presented the storage pouch to Yu Xian.

But Yu Xian didn't take it. Instead, he calmly said, "I want to cancel the order."

"What? What did you say?" Sister Lü's excited smile froze, her voice rising, "Cancel? You need a reason to cancel! You can't just cancel for no reason! Are you messing with me?"

Yu Xian pointed to the secretly delighted woman, "She offered me eighteen spirit stones per set. Clearly, your price was too high, so I want to cancel and buy from her."

The woman was stunned, not expecting Yu Xian to sell her out like that.

"Zhang Quluo!" Sister Lü turned to Zhang Quluo, her eyes filled with anger, "What you're doing is too much! Have you no shame?"

"I have no shame?" Zhang Quluo's face flushed, shouting, "You were selling at twenty spirit stones per set to the junior brother, which was too high! You're taking advantage of his youth! Lü Chunchun, you're the shameless one!"

"You're just, you're just, you're just despicable!" Lü Chunchun was furious, almost losing her mind.

Selling herbs was always about gauging the customer, and price fluctuations were normal.

But who would reveal the inside story and engage in malicious competition like Zhang Quluo?

"You're the despicable one! Little tramp, always seducing others. Why else would so many senior and junior brothers from the Alchemy Workshop prefer buying herbs from you? Isn't it because you're flirtatious? Who knows what kind of deals you make in secret!"

Zhang Quluo had torn off the mask, hurling insults without restraint.

Lü Chunchun was so angry her face turned pale, her lips trembling, unable to retort, her beautiful face contorting.

Having silenced Lü Chunchun, Zhang Quluo sneered triumphantly, then turned to Yu Xian with a smile, "Junior Brother, come, I'll give you eighteen spirit stones per set."

Yu Xian had been watching calmly, and hearing Zhang Quluo's words, he looked at Lü Chunchun and said, "Please return my spirit stones."

Lü Chunchun bit her lip, her eyes reddening, and suddenly shouted, "I'll give you seventeen, no, sixteen spirit stones per set! Just buy from me!"

Her words left Zhang Quluo's triumphant expression frozen.

She'd rather not profit herself than let Zhang Quluo profit...

"Alright," Yu Xian's lips curled slightly, nodding.

Seeing Yu Xian agree, Zhang Quluo panicked. It was now a matter of pride, and earning spirit stones was secondary.

So she hurriedly shouted, "Junior Brother! I'll give you fifteen spirit stones per set!"

"Zhang Quluo! You're a complete scoundrel!" Lü Chunchun yelled, tears streaming down her face, biting her lip and looking at Yu Xian, sobbing, "I'll give you fifteen spirit stones too... You can't cancel... You can't..."

These herbs had already been harvested, and if returned, she'd have to sell them herself... How long would it take to sell all these herbs!?

"No need, sixteen is fine," Yu Xian shook his head, "In business, you have to let others earn a bit. You can't be too ruthless."

With that, Yu Xian took the storage pouch, glancing inside to see a hundred sets of herbs for the Minor Spirit Pill neatly arranged.

"Really!?" Lü Chunchun's face lit up with excitement, wiping her tears and quickly taking out four mid-grade spirit stones, "Thank you, Junior Brother. Here are four mid-grade spirit stones returned to you. If you need more herbs, just come to me."

"Will do," Yu Xian nodded, accepting the four mid-grade spirit stones, and turned to leave.