The fourth-grade pills were considered relatively 'noble' resources in the black market.
Due to the massive purchases by large families and the astonishing handling fees charged by the Treasure Pill Pavilion, the pills have become not only extremely expensive but also difficult to acquire—classic 'high price, no supply'.
Thus, whenever a fourth-grade pill appeared in the black market, it immediately sparked a frenzy, provided the price was reasonable. Some warriors would even end up fighting to the death over a single fourth-grade pill!
What's more, with the beast tide approaching, every warrior in the black market was now desperate for pills.
Even the lowest-grade first-grade pills, with a markup of 50%, would be snatched up instantly without a single one left!
Under such circumstances, Su Xiaobai not only brought out a large number of fourth-grade pills, but each one was of perfect quality. How could this not drive the warriors into a frenzy?
"Line up, no need to rush!" Su Xiaobai was unusually calm.
He wasn't worried about these warriors attempting to seize the pills by force. The black market had clear rules: any warrior who robs a stall would be executed on the spot without exception!
The black market operates with its own rules.
After paying the exorbitant stall fees, the market guarantees full protection. If anyone could rob freely, how would the black market sustain itself? For more chapters visit novelꞁire.net
However, fights or robberies during trades between independent warriors are beyond the black market's jurisdiction. Without paying, why would the black market protect you?
Therefore, Su Xiaobai calmly let the warriors bid high prices one by one.
"I bid 30 million for this 'Breaking Shackles Pill'!"
"Perfect-quality Breaking Shackles Pill, and you only bid 30 million? I'll bid 35 million!"
"Stop fighting! I'll take it all for 40 million!"
The warriors quarreled fiercely over these perfect-quality pills. Not only did the prices keep soaring, but they were also on the verge of drawing weapons to fight!
The beast tide was imminent.
The only way to improve their survival chances was by increasing their strength!
The Breaking Shackles Pill could help warriors at the Martial Master level break through or assist advanced warriors in advancing to beginner Martial Masters.
A single perfect-quality Breaking Shackles Pill could increase the breakthrough success rate by 20%. This was a matter of life and death—how could they not fight desperately over it?
Su Xiaobai was content to watch them argue.
After all, he was the one profiting in the end.
All he had to do was wait leisurely for them to bid.
The highest bidder wins!
After a full three hours, all the pills were sold out.
Yet many warriors lingered at the stall, unwilling to leave.
"Master, do you have any more pills? Please sell me one!"
"Master, do you have any stock left? I'll buy whatever grade you have!"
"Master, will you come back tomorrow?"
The warriors kept asking.
In their eyes, Su Xiaobai had already become a master alchemist. To be able to produce so many perfect-quality pills, his alchemy skills must be of a very high level. They treated him with utmost respect.
"Tomorrow's matters will be discussed tomorrow." Su Xiaobai replied indifferently.
The warriors sighed in disappointment, shook their heads, and reluctantly left.
"This profit is insane!"
Su Xiaobai couldn't help but feel ecstatic inside!
Indeed, there's no such thing as the "perfect price," only the "perfect timing"!
These fourth-grade perfect-quality pills, if sold at the Treasure Pill Pavilion, could fetch a good price. However, he would face a hefty 15% handling fee and the risk of attracting unwanted attention.
But in the black market, things were different.
Especially with the looming beast tide, even common pills had become rare commodities. It was akin to people hoarding salt and food during a disaster—they'd spend whatever it took to protect themselves!
This time, Su Xiaobai made a fortune beyond his wildest dreams—52 billion!
The total sale of all the fourth-grade pills amounted to an astronomical 52 billion!
It was his highest profit ever, reaching a staggering record.
Even he felt it was surreal and hard to believe.
After all, the cost of those fourth-grade pills was at most 50 million… but they yielded over a hundredfold return!
"Upgrade, upgrade immediately!"
What to do with the money?
"System, upgrade my one click-cultivation feature!"
Without hesitation, Su Xiaobai initiated the first one click-cultivation upgrade.
"Deducting 8.192 billion, one click-cultivation space upgraded to level 13. Space-time flow rate increased from 4,096x to 8,192x!"
"Deducting 16.384 billion, one click-cultivation space upgraded to level 14. Space-time flow rate increased from 8,192x to 16,384x!"
He spent over 24 billion in one go, directly upgrading one click-cultivation to level 14. The space-time flow rate now reached an astonishing 16,384x.
This meant one day of one click-cultivation equaled 44 years for others!
And one click-practice was equivalent to over 20 years of non-stop effort per day.
In essence, for every day Su Xiaobai spent cultivating, it was as if others had spent decades of hard work. The magnitude of this advantage was unimaginable!
"One week… only one week left!"
"In one week, both Immovable King Sutra and Unified Law Codex will reach the beginner level!"
Su Xiaobai's eyes glimmered with excitement.
He could hardly wait to see how much the minor achievements in these techniques would enhance his abilities!
An advanced Martial General?
At that point, he could crush them effortlessly!
Even a Martial Commander would only be able to last a couple of moves against him!
"24 billion spent, 28 billion left!"
"Next, upgrade one click- auto hunting!"
The reason he prioritized one click-combat over one click-cultivation was simple: it was the core of his entire profit chain!
Every alchemy recipe required rare beast materials, the higher the grade, the better. Purchasing them would only make him a sitting duck for extortion!
Moreover, Xiao Bai Long's evolution required a massive amount of beast meat.
Lastly, to deal with the Lin family, the more shadows he could summon, the better!
Thus, one click-auto hunting was the most cost-effective upgrade besides one click-cultivation—there was no competition!