"Do you require money, elder?" A look of consternation crossed the burly man's face.

If the other party was merely a common man, who dared to talk to him like this, he would certainly slap him across the face.

Although he was unsure of the specific realm of the other party, he detected a spiritual aura that radiated from him. Self-proclaimed as "this seat," it made it difficult for him to harbor much resistance, he truly must handle everything carefully.

"Vulgar, you are insulting my dignity!" Luo Ming's face looked indignant, "I cultivated in Shuang Ji Sect for a decade, how can I bother about mere wealth?"

So it was a powerful person connected to the Shuang Ji Sect!

The burly man was shocked. Originally, he assumed that the other party was just an ordinary ascetic, he did not expect him to have cultivated in the Shuang Ji Sect for over a decade.

You should know that every sect is located in a place abundant with spiritual energy. However, they would hardly let outsiders enter, after all, outsiders hold different intentions; anyone would understand this principle.

The fact that the Shuang Ji Sect allowed him to cultivate within their sect, means this elder is truly inscrutable.

But if that's the case, why is he dressed like a beggar?

The burly man felt like crying.

"It turns out to be an elder with a profound relationship with the Shuang Ji Sect." The burly man's expression changed again, as if thinking of something, he cautiously inquired, "I am Duan Jia Hao from the nearby Duan Family Village. May I ask, elder, did you study alchemy within the Shuang Ji Sect?"

"Hmm? How do you know about this?" Luo Ming was somewhat curious.

"So it really is the elder." The burly man claiming to be Duan Jia Hao suddenly knelt down, tears streaming down his face, "The elixir left by the elder saved my Duan Family Village from being ravaged by epidemic, such great virtue! I dared to offend the elder, I truly deserve to die ten thousand deaths."

Every few years Duan Family Village would suffer from flooding, resulting in great casualties each time. The major cause - the plague.

However, relocating wasn't a possibility for the ancestral home, it left the villagers living in constant fear.

A few years ago, a dedicated ascetic passed by during a flood. Hindered by the sight of suffering, he left behind a bottle of spirit pills. Since then, the whole village has been healthy and free from plague. However, when the villagers wanted to express their gratitude, they found that he had already departed.

After inquiring, the villagers vaguely realized, this alchemist seemed to have come from the direction of the Bipolar Sect.

Considering the myriad of signs, the resemblance between Luo Ming's figure and the ascetic’s, both identifying themselves as 'this seat', wearing ragged clothes, indecipherable faces, carefree about property, and they arrived from the Bipolar Sect.

Duan Jia Hao had almost confirmed that Luo Ming was that elder.

"I am not the same person as him." Luo Ming’s face turned red after hearing Duan Jia Hao's account.

Was he that virtuous? Was he that unmoved by fame and fortune?

"The younger generation knows that the elder would not admit, people like you who regard fame and fortune as dust, denial is normal."

Showing such an attitude to a benefactor earlier was against the nature's conduct, he really was a piece of work.

"Ahem...." Luo Ming didn’t expect such powerful conjectures from the other party,

But who would blame him for his thick skin, he quickly bounced back to his normal state.

"Do you realize how precious the chances for enlightenment are? Although you laud me as such, I still have to charge the fee I deserve. A person could never recover from entering the devil's path.” Although the other party praised him, but the money that he should be asking for should be asked for.

The elder was truly extraordinary to be able to recover from entering the devil's path!

Duan Jia Hao's eyes widened, “It's all my fault, originally I wanted to compensate the elder a bit of money, but I feared it would sully the eyes of the elder...”

Duan Jia Hao said with a sincere look on his face.

"......"

"Darn, why didn't you mention earlier that you are willing to lose money? Who said I didn't want money?

"Although I, the esteemed one, am reluctant to accept it from within, yet by the sound of it, not accepting will put me in a tight spot. How about this, just give a random four or five hundred gold coins. Don't give too many, or I'll freak out."

Four or five hundred gold coins!

Duan Jiahao was a little stunned. What a joke! He said he didn't want money, but now he was asking for four to five hundred gold coins.

"Elder, I don't have that much money either. I only have forty-five gold coins on me,” Duan Jiahao expressed, his face full of sorrow.

"Dang, what kind of act is this poor guy playing? Just a while ago, you were acting all haughty. I assumed you were a rich second-generation kid."

Luo Ming comfortably forgot the fact that he couldn't produce even one gold coin himself.

"Although I, the esteemed one, view money as dirt, I don't want to put you in a spot. Forty-five will do."

Demanding a sky-high price, then settling for a floor-low one – anyway, forty-five gold coins weren't a small sum either.

"The Elder is truly considerate, but… but…"

"But what?" Luo Ming’s figure jolted.

Kid, don't try to go the extra yard here.

"This is the money to save lives. My younger sister has a serious illness. These forty-five gold coins are meant to buy a Return Yuan Pill. Doctor Zhang said that if I can't buy it, my sister will... However, if the Elder has one pill here..." Hopes filled Duan Jiahao's eyes.

After all, the other party was a pill-maker.

Ssshhh…”

This is proving to be a difficult situation.

He is only an apprentice alchemist and due to the previous lack of spiritual energy, he has never personally concocted a batch of elixir in his life. Where is he supposed to get a Revival Pill from?

A single Revival Pill costs forty gold coins, which implies that even if this mighty man were to compensate him, he doesn't plan on spending more than five gold coins.

So, his injury is actually worth this little?

Luo Ming had a gloomy expression on his face.

But wait, he remembers that he has a system. Maybe it could provide a solution. If it turns out to be similar to last time, costing only one gold coin, wouldn't that be delightful?

"System, I need to deal with the sister's severe illness."

Boom!

In his sea of consciousness, two packages suddenly appeared beneath the four golden characters "Across Three Lifetimes".

Item grade: 1

The ordinary package requires 1 credit point,

The advanced package requires 50 credit points.

Current credit points: 0

"Damn, the system is quite up-to-date, why didn't it provide a hint at the beginning?" Luo Ming remembered that this hint only appeared when he touched the package previously. But now, they showed up right away, it's clear that the system is constantly changing with his exploration.

However, since the packages appeared, it confirmed that the man’s sister was indeed seriously ill.

He had just told the system to cure Duan Jiahao's little sister's serious illness. If the other party was able to trick him, this parcel shouldn't have appeared at first place.

"A small punishment as a major warning, five will do then."

First, get the gold coins in hand, then convert them into points.

Duan Jiahao was moved.

What a senior! Always looking out for him. The moment he mentioned that he only had 45 gold coins, the senior immediately reduced the penalty to only five.

The senior wasn't after the money, he just wanted him to learn his lesson and stop being rash. Such kindness indeed.

Apparently, this senior also knew that the Returning Yuan Pill costs 40 gold coins.

He had offended a sky-traveling expert, and he originally thought he would be extorted to the fullest. But he ended up being penalized only five gold coins - a situation Duan Jiahao couldn't even dare dream about just moments ago.

This senior truly regards money as dirt!

While thinking, with eyes full of reverence, Duan Jiahao quickly took out five gold coins and handed them to Luo Ming.

"Exchange for 1 point."

If the other party still had 40 gold coins, and 1 point, which equals to 1 gold coin could solve the problem, wouldn't he still earn 39 more? Under circumstances not going against his conscience, the money that needs to be made must still be earned.

"Exchange successful, current points: 1. Please select parcel."

"A regular parcel."

As soon as his words landed, a parcel slightly bigger than a thumb appeared in Luo Ming's hand immediately.

Seeing this scene, Duan Jiahao couldn't help but be taken aback.

He wasn't surprised about this sudden appearance of a thing, after all, it's not strange for someone like him, who is a Sky-controlling strongman, to have a storage ring which is a high-end good.

What puzzled him was, wasn't everything resolved already? What was this senior intending to do?

"This is…" Luo Ming who was about to say the words 'Huī Yuán Pill' paused after opening the parcel, utterly stunned.

What the heck, what was this? Wasn't this supposed to be a Huī Yuán Pill? What a deceitful system, giving me a grain of rice for a gold coin?

Judging by the size, Luo Ming was certain this was indeed a Huī Yuán Pill. However, after opening it, he realized he was still too naive.

The thumb-sized box was empty, if not for the grain of rice lying in the corner, he would've thought the system gave him an empty box.

"Could it be that the senior wishes to gift this junior a Huī Yuán Pill?"

It was awkward, the atmosphere on the scene was extremely awkward momentarily. However, Luo Ming's face had already been trained in his former life, naturally, he was out of the ordinary: "How would this low-grade elixir be on me? I just wanted to see if the rice I brought today would be enough to eat."

Truly a noble character, dedicated to severe cultivation and disliking enjoyment. This senior only had this bit of rice for a meal, no wonder he's a Sky-controlling expert.

Duan Jiahao couldn't help but feel another burst of inexplicable excitement.

"Darn it, what kind of rubbish system is this? Isn't this just a money pit?" Luo Ming cursed away in the sea of his consciousness.

But hardly had he uttered a word, when his expression suddenly changed to become a bit peculiar.

Because at the place where he had placed the parcel just earlier, a few lines of words appeared.

"Duan Ziyao, a native of Duan's village in Kai Lu city, was born with a cold Yin constitution. At the age of three, she was bitten by a Bamboo Void worm and remains affected by its residual poison. By ten, the Yin poison began to spread and green sweat appeared under her armpit. At seven, her Taiyi, Liangmen, and Tianshu acupuncture points were blocked, leading to a gradual weakening of her body. By fifteen, she could not get out of bed... If the Resurrection Pill is used to prolong her life, the residual poison can be temporarily suppressed, but she undoubtedly will expire within five days. Using Zi Fu rice and kneading it into a pill with the basic Eight-Handed Alchemy Technique can fully heal her."

The Eight-Handed Alchemy Technique is a fundamental method for crafting medicine. However, the description in the Sea of Consciousness seems a bit different.

Hissss...

It's getting more and more advanced, it even comes with an instruction manual!

"Senior, I have urgent matters to attend to. May I take my leave now? Time is of the essence, I need to buy medicine to save a life."

"Hold on," Luo Ming suddenly commanded: "You can't buy this Resurrection Pill."

"What do you mean, senior?" Duan Jiahao's face darkened considerably.

Did he guess wrong? Despite his desperate financial situation, was this senior still demanding tribute?

If that's the case, he would have to fight a desperate battle, even if it meant trying to shake a giant tree with a tiny ant!

"Is your sister named Duan Ziyao?"

"How do you know that, senior?"

It seems he was right, Luo Ming was certain of it.

The Resurrection Pill wasn't a life-saving medicine at all, it was a life-taking medicine! He couldn't just let it happen, since he knew about it now, he would never let this Duan Ziyao be killed by this quackery.

"When she was three years old, was she bitten by a Bamboo Void worm? At ten, did she start producing green sweat under her armpits?"

"How do you even know all this, senior!"

Duan Jiahao was shocked.

Wasn't this the senior who shuns world affairs and focuses solely on cultivation? How did he know his younger sister's name? Moreover, he even knew that she was bitten by the Bamboo Void parasite when she was three, and from the age of ten, she had green fluid discharge from under her arms.

Aside from Duan Ziyao herself, the only person who knew about these matters was Duan Jiahao. As for the green sweat, because it was something embarrassing, even Duan Jiahao only came to know about it recently.

His sister had explicitly told him that she hadn't informed anyone else other than him.

So, how did this senior come to know?

"It's not important how I came to know about this. What matters is that her constitution is Yin cold, and the poison of Bamboo Void parasite has accumulated in her body for more than ten years. If you treat it with the Return Pill, it will undoubtedly be fatal," he said.

"Oh, what should we do!" Upon hearing Luo Ming's words, Duan Jiahao started to panic.

Seeing how the other party knew so much, it couldn't possibly be baseless speculation. Moreover, Duan Jiahao, who was very concerned for his sister at the moment, had his mind completely blank.

"This Zifu Rice can save her life." Luo Ming dangled the box in front of Duan Jiahao's eyes, exhibiting an air of a mystic.

"But... Doctor Zhang said it has to be the Return Pill. Also, if I go back like this, I am afraid that my family will criticize me," Duan Jiahao voiced his doubts.

"Tell him to leave, a quack doctor could cause harm to people." Luo Ming, filled with courage, said, "I can accompany you, and if it doesn't work, you can buy the medicine later, right?"

Hehe, if it works, the remaining 40 gold coins will be mine. Making money while saving lives, how delightful.

Upon hearing this, Duan Jiahao's eyes immediately lit up.

However, is the senior telling the truth? Doctor Zhang is a well-known expert, how could he make such a huge mistake?

After thinking about it, Duan Jiahao realized that this virtuous senior before him seemed to have no reason to harm him, and he clenched his fist, made up his mind.

Oh, to hell with it, if it doesn't work, he can come back and buy the medicine.