BTTH: Starting from Capturing the Goddess

Wutan City was merely a remote town on the borders of the Jia Ma Empire.

Although the empire's situation was currently in turmoil, the storm had yet to reach this far.

Only the number of refugees and wounded pouring in had suddenly increased.

Chen Mo wasn't a cold-blooded person, but he wasn't the meddling type either. As long as it wasn't something he truly couldn't bear to watch, he usually turned a blind eye.

Of course, that didn't mean he did nothing at all.

He still remembered discussing a potential collaboration with Galebi and Obapa not long ago.

Inside a brightly lit hall, the atmosphere was solemn and quiet.

Lined up neatly on the table at the center were rows of small white jade bottles—at least a hundred of them. A faint medicinal aroma lingered in the air.

Numerous people were seated in the hall, clearly divided into two opposing camps. Judging by their attire, one side belonged to the senior members of the Jia Lie Clan, and the other to the Ao Ba Clan.

At the highest seat in the hall sat a young man dressed in white. He leaned lazily against the chairback, his appearance strikingly handsome.

Sipping tea slowly, the young man glanced over the assembled guests and spoke indifferently, "These are some Rejuvenation Powder and Blood Coagulation Powder I casually refined. Though they're only Tier 1 pills and not particularly valuable, each is of flawless quality. Their restorative effects surpass anything on the market."

Chen Mo cast a glance at Galebi and Obapa, then set down his teacup. "So, I want to entrust your two clans with selling them. What do you think?"

At those words—

Everyone exchanged glances, briefly stunned.

Galebi narrowed his aged eyes and looked at Obapa across the room. Then, he immediately voiced his stance: "It would be the Jia Lie Clan's honor to handle the sales of Master Chen Mo's pills. We welcome it wholeheartedly."

He was clearly trying to claim the entire batch of pills for his own clan.

Obapa, who had long been at odds with Galebi, wasn't about to let that happen. He immediately countered, "The Ao Ba Clan will follow Master Chen Mo's will. However he wants it done, we will do it."

Galebi frowned, shooting a glare at Obapa before turning to Chen Mo and cupping his fists, about to speak again—

But Chen Mo waved him off and said, "I won't concern myself with how you divide them. I have only one condition: the selling price must be half the market rate."

Galebi's expression darkened. "Master Chen Mo, if we sell them at half price, we'll be operating at a loss."

He suddenly felt like Chen Mo was trying to mess with him.

"Don't worry about that," Chen Mo replied calmly. "I'll only charge you the cost of ingredients. All other profit is yours to keep."

Galebi was stunned for a moment, then elation burst across his face. His voice even trembled slightly: "Master Chen Mo, you mean—"

Selling at cost and letting them keep the profits—wasn't this essentially helping both clans rise?

Chen Mo didn't elaborate. After finishing his tea, he stood and began to walk out of the hall.

"Master Chen Mo, allow me to escort you!" Galebi quickly stepped forward to offer.

Chen Mo waved a hand. "No need. Once the pills are sold out, send someone to fetch more from my residence."

With that, he strode away.

There were three reasons behind his actions.

First, to offer affordable medicine to the refugees in Wutan City.

Second, to disgust the Xiao Clan.

And third, to help Ya Fei boost her performance metrics—after all, all the medicinal ingredients used to refine these Tier 1 pills had been purchased from the Miteer Auction House.

Additionally, refining Tier 1 pills hardly took any effort for Chen Mo.

The news of the Dou Practitioner Pill exploded across Wutan City after the Miteer Auction House's aggressive promotion.

It was said that the pill gave a chance to raise one's cultivation by an entire star. Even if it didn't, it could still greatly accelerate training speed.

As news of the pill's effects spread throughout the city, the uproar it caused was nothing short of explosive—arguably the biggest stir Wutan had seen in years.

After all, in a small border town like this, Dou Zhe were relatively common, but most lacked talent.

Some people were already in their forties or fifties and still remained at the 1-star Dou Zhe level.

Now, a single pill that could potentially raise your cultivation by a whole star? Even if you couldn't win it at auction, who wouldn't be excited by the very possibility?

Xiao Clan.

"Yan'er has been gloomy lately—he must have hit a bottleneck in his cultivation. This Dou Practitioner Pill… as his father, I must get one for him no matter what."

In his study, that thought flashed through Xiao Zhan's mind.

Miteer Auction House.

VIP Room.

"Chen Mo, I'll never forget this immense favor," Ya Fei said with joy as she saw him, cupping her fists and bowing deeply.

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Chen Mo raised an eyebrow in surprise as he looked at Ya Fei. "Five-star Dou Zhe? Weren't you just at two-star the other day? How'd you shoot up so fast?"

Could the Foundation Establishment Pill also raise cultivation?

At his words, Ya Fei's charming face flushed slightly as she began to explain.

Apparently—

After taking the Foundation Establishment Pill, her body expelled a large amount of impurities. Her whole being felt lighter, and she could now absorb Dou Qi from the surrounding world much faster during cultivation.

But the real key was this:

Due to her previously poor innate talent, she had ingested a large number of pills over the years. However, her body had been unable to absorb all their medicinal power.

That power had accumulated throughout her body.

Now, with her improved physique, that previously unused medicinal energy had erupted all at once within her.

This sudden release allowed her cultivation to leap from 2-star to 4-star Dou Zhe.

And after taking a Dou Practitioner Pill, she had now advanced to 5-star.

"I see," Chen Mo nodded. "A 21-year-old 5-star Dou Zhe... nothing remarkable, but in the Jia Ma Empire, you're already stronger than 90% of your peers."

As far as Chen Mo knew, the entry requirement for Canaan Academy was to possess eight stages of Dou Qi before the age of eighteen.

Based on her current cultivation level, Ya Fei more than qualified.

Ya Fei blushed lightly and didn't respond.

After all, just a few days ago, she had been considered a talentless waste.

"What rank is your current cultivation method?" Chen Mo asked.

"Low-tier Xuan Rank."

Although her position in the clan wasn't high, she was still a direct descendant, so the clan hadn't held back when it came to providing a decent cultivation method.

"Then switch to this one."

Chen Mo pulled out a technique he had extorted from Xun'er not long ago and handed it to her.

"I remember you have an affinity with the metal element. This is a low-tier Earth Rank technique: Golden Spirit Heart Codex."

Since he hadn't paid for it, he felt no hesitation in giving it away.

Especially since it was for the woman who would be his in the future.

Ya Fei was stunned, her beautiful peach blossom eyes staring at him in disbelief.

She fully understood what an Earth Rank technique represented. It was far more valuable than any technique of the same tier.

Even the Jia Ma Empire's royal family and the Yunlan Sect didn't possess Earth Rank cultivation methods!

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