Chapter 12: May I Treat Them as Jelly Beans?

"Tempering Pill, second rank, lower tier, 5 gold coins."

"Tempering Pill, second rank, middle tier, 7 gold coins."

"Tempering Pill, second rank, upper tier, 12 gold coins."

Pills are classified from ranks 1 to 9, and then subdivided into six levels according to their potency: waste tier, lower tier, middle tier, upper tier, supreme tier, and perfect tier.

Among them, upper tier is already a rare find, supreme appears once in a blue moon, and perfect quality pills emerge once in several years.

"The best one is the upper tier, 12 gold coins, equivalent to half a house's worth."

Su Lang's eyes widened with awe, "But it's just money; spend it all, and it will come back again!"

"Give me five upper-tier Tempering Pills!"

Su Lang said, as he handed the small booklet back to the attendant.

However, his words fell on the ears of the surrounding crowd, causing an immediate stir.

"What? Did I hear that wrong? This fellow wants 5 upper-tier Tempering Pills?"

"This young man, asking for 5 upper-tier Tempering Pills right off the bat; is he joking?"

"That's a pill worth 60 gold coins! Can this guy really afford it?"

"Does he not know what gold coins are?"

"…"

The crowd's gaze towards Su Lang was like looking at a silly roe deer.

"Are you sure you want 5 upper-tier Tempering Pills?" the attendant asked with disbelief.

If an experienced martial artist had asked for this, there would be no surprise. But the person in front of him had no spiritual fluctuation and was not a formal martial artist. His cheap clothing and lack of armor made it clear he was a beginner or intermediate at most. Could he really afford 60 gold coins?

"60 gold coins a lot? A bunch of paupers."

Su Lang glanced contemptuously at the crowd, took 60 gold coins from his system, and handed them to the attendant.

"My God, he really took out 60 gold coins!"

"Such a wealthy guy, even during the Body Tempering stage, he can afford so much money."

"We were wrong; this fellow must be a rich young master!"

"Tsk tsk, a whole 60 gold coins, and he didn't even blink!"

"…"

The onlookers, who were despised by Su Lang, were so shocked that their jaws dropped.

"Here are the pills you requested; I apologize for my earlier doubt," the attendant handed the pills to Su Lang, smiling apologetically.

"Mhm, this attitude is much better than that old witch's," Su Lang revealed a satisfied smile, then popped a pill into his mouth and headed towards the exit.

This action once again aroused astonishment among the crowd.

"This guy! He just casually ate it? Such an expensive pill should be consumed after proper preparations like bathing and incense, right?"

"Yes, and he just walked away! He's not cultivating to absorb the pill?"

"Not absorbing the pill, isn't that letting the medicinal power dissipate?"

"My heavens, is this guy a monster?"

"Why do I feel like he's a madman?"

"…"

Almost everyone was dumbstruck, staring at Su Lang's retreating figure.

At that moment, Su Lang turned back with a smile, "Can't I treat them like jelly beans?"

"Splutter!"

A weak early-stage Body Tempering practitioner in the corner shivered and spat out blood.

The rest were left speechless, wide-eyed, and tongue-tied.

In reality, would Su Lang really treat the hard-earned pills like jelly beans?

However, no matter his posture—whether walking, sleeping, eating, or even looking at beautiful women—his one-key cultivation function was always helping him automatically cultivate.

So, the medicinal power naturally absorbed itself!

"This cultivation speed is indeed fierce!"

Walking on the road, Su Lang felt spiritual energy whooshing into his body.

Within his mysterious space, a small white figure was rapidly engulfed by gold.

"System, how long will it take for me to break through to the quasi-martial artist stage?" Su Lang asked.

"Host, you only need 10 hours to break through to the quasi-martial artist stage!"

"More than double the speed? And these five pills just happen to last 10 hours."

Su Lang nodded in satisfaction, "It seems these 60 gold coins were not wasted!"

The Tempering Pills' effect was good, but Su Lang hadn't considered relying on them forever to maintain this doubled state.

That would be too expensive, costing 144 gold coins a day!

The cost of seven days could be used to upgrade the system's function, providing a permanent doubling of cultivation speed. The choice was clear.

"Now that the cultivation level is ready to break through, it's time to look at the map!"

Su Lang took out the map and spread it out, immediately seeing numerous interlocking areas and various markings.