Chapter 239: What Are You Pretending To Be?

Translator: yikaii Editor: yikaii

“Give me two bottles of insect repellent, the most expensive ones.”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou arrived at the Land of Gold Commerce Association’s Demon Suppression Pass branch to purchase the necessary supplies.

Demon Suppression Pass is one of the major cities on the frontier, where a massive amount of items related to demon beasts are sold daily and transported to various parts of the central continent, meeting the needs of people of different cultivation levels, with a staggering flow of spirit stones.

Insect repellent is a local specialty of the borderland, a specially formulated spirit liquid designed to fend off the relentless mosquitoes of the dense forests. When applied to the body, it emits a special scent that only mosquitoes can detect, causing them to stay away from cultivators.

This way, you won’t have to worry about leeches crawling on you.

“Do you have a large stock of insect repellent?” Meng Jingzhou suddenly thought of a question.

The attendant was slightly taken aback, not understanding what Meng Jingzhou meant, and politely asked, “How much insect repellent would you like, sir?”

“Enough to drive all the mosquitoes out of the dense forest, probably.”

Even the well-trained attendant couldn’t help but twitch his mouth: “I’m sorry, sir, the quantity of insect repellent you’re asking for is too large. Even if we emptied the main warehouse, it might not be enough to meet your needs.”

Everyone applies insect repellent to their bodies, but you want to sprinkle it in the forest; no amount of insect repellent would be sufficient.

Meng Jingzhou pursed his lips, somewhat dissatisfied with the commerce association’s slogan: “And you say as long as we have money, you can meet all the customer’s needs? Forget it, if you don’t have it, you don’t have it.”

The environment of the dense forest is harsh, with even mosquitoes having the strength of the first level of Qi Refining. It is almost impossible for Qi Refining stage cultivators to survive in the dense forest.

However, on the other hand, if a Qi Refining stage cultivator can survive in the dense forest, they are destined to achieve great things in the future.

In fact, many famous great cultivators in history chose to train themselves in the dense forest during their Qi Refining stage, honing their skills and laying a solid foundation for the long-term conditioning of their bodies due to heavy moisture.

“Also, give me two bottles of the best dehumidifying pills.”

“And antidote pills.”

“I heard that some demonic beasts have aphrodisiac properties. I’d like to get a solution for aphrodisiacs… No, no, I’m not asking for directions to a brothel! I mean two bottles of the antidote for the aphrodisiac” (TL Note: A cliche trope in cultivation novels is a cold, jade beauty type accidentally gets bitten by a poisonous snake which has aphrodisiac properties and she will die if she doesn’t have sex with a man causing the main character to be forced to do it with her. It’s a really disgusting trope in my opinion and the author is making fun of it by preparing in advance and having an antidote in case this kind of situation happens to our main characters.)

“Poison… your poison quality here is not good. Fortunately, I came prepared, here’s a list of herbs with quantities and weights. Follow this, we’ll make it ourselves.”

Lu Yang was worried about the quality of the poisons from the Land of Gold Commerce Association; they were too subpar. Even the people from Dao Seeking Sect could make better quality ones casually.

“Would you like the latest edition of the ‘Dense Forest Guide’? It records most of the demon beasts found in the dense forest and the dangers you might encounter.”

“Good stuff, give me one.”

“Do you need a tent? It might be necessary for camping in the wild. It’s a hot-selling item in our association. Buying a tent comes with a free bottle of Golden Core stage demon beast urine. Sprinkling it around while sleeping can effectively drive away low-level demon beasts.”

“It might also attract higher-level demon beasts, not safe, no need.”

“Directional teleportation talisman? What is it used for?” Lu Yang noticed a talisman, its high price making him secretly click his tongue.

In contrast, the Ten Bull Strength Pills seemed very cheap.

“Sir, you have a good eye. This is a life-saving item. If you encounter a life-threatening crisis in the dense forest, just activate this teleportation talisman, and it will teleport you back to the town. Even if a Nascent Soul stage demon clan member attacks, it cannot interrupt the teleportation process!”

“Sounds good, give me five!” Meng Jingzhou spent money lavishly. He always bought whatever he liked without ever looking at the price.

The attendant’s face lit up with joy upon hearing this, becoming more enthusiastic. The commission from just five directional teleportation talismans was enough to cover his monthly salary.

These two are indeed wealthy patrons. It looks like he can earn a substantial commission today.

These two rich young masters, who appeared out of nowhere, must be from some large family or disciples from a great sect here for training, visiting for the first time.

The attendant, thinking of this, kindly reminded them, “Gentlemen, the frontier is different from your place, it’s essential to keep a low profile here. It’s not just the demon beasts that are dangerous, but the people too. Every day, people go missing in the dense forest, especially recently. More people have disappeared, and though it’s said to be the work of demon beasts, everyone knows it’s not always the beasts’ doing.”

He estimated that these two customers would be training here for a while and would inevitably continue dealing with them. Naturally, such big clients needed to be catered to in every possible way.

“Although the Guardian has set the 【Rule】 in this city, 【No One is Allowed to Steal, Rob, or Plunder.】 This rule only applies within the Demon Suppression Pass. Once you leave the town and enter the dense forest, the rules no longer apply.”

This is the benefit of having a Unity Stage cultivator; they can set rules in the city they oversee, ensuring order to the greatest extent.

If it weren’t for the rarity of Unity Stage cultivators, the Great Xia Dynasty would have liked to have one in every city.

“Please, gentlemen, step into the VIP room.”

The attendant bowed slightly, making a gesture of invitation, which Lu Yang declined. “No need. My brother and I are both in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and the world is peaceful now. Who would dare rob us?”

Seeing this, the attendant couldn’t persuade them further and continued to serve them.

“What kind of healing pills do you have?”

“Golden Wound Pills, taking one can quickly heal injuries; Hemostasis Pills, if you encounter a severe bleeding situation, taking this pill can quickly stop the bleeding; Qi Recovery Pills, can maximize the speed of restoring spiritual power; and the Buddha Country Merit Creation series White Bone Pills, which can bring the dead back to life…”

“Give us two bottles of each.”

“Do you have any protective Spiritual Treasures? Two of each.”

After they finished their purchases and checked to ensure nothing was missing, they said, “Let’s check out.”

“You are VIPs of this association, so you can get a 10% discount on future purchases.”

Meng Jingzhou didn’t say anything, he just took out a black token with the word “Meng” written on it.

The attendant saw the token, his pupils shrank suddenly, and his hands began to tremble.

In the first lesson of his training before starting work, he learned to identify the special tokens of the association, which represented different identities, such as the royal family or the Meng family, all of which required utmost respect and could not be offended.

He had been working here for over ten years and had seen members of the Meng family before, but those were from the collateral branches. This token had the word “Meng” on it. This meant the holder was from the main branch, potentially having the right to control part of the Meng family’s power in the future.

This was a major background, an absolutely significant background.

It was laughable that he even mentioned a 10% discount; they probably didn’t even care about such a small discount.

“Keep it quiet,” Meng Jingzhou said, his tone flat, but he was secretly overjoyed.

Yes, yes, this was the reaction he wanted.

Lu Yang glanced at Meng Jingzhou disdainfully.

What are you pretending to be?

The Dao Seeking Sect also had such tokens, but only the Eldest Senior Sister and elders were qualified to use them.

The attendant took the token, verified its authenticity, and quickly checked out, adding a bunch of small gifts.

“Do you have a storage ring? I can put everything in for you.”

Lu Yang casually took out the identity jade token of the Dao Seeking Sect, with the words “Lu Yang” written on it.

Seeing the jade token, the attendant’s heart tightened again.

A disciple of the Dao Seeking Sect, this was an identity that could make waves in the cultivation world.

He had guessed that these two were from a big family or a major sect, but he hadn’t imagined it would be this big.

“Keep it quiet,” Lu Yang said, his tone flat, but he was secretly overjoyed.

Finally, it’s my turn.

Meng Jingzhou glanced at Lu Yang disdainfully. What are you pretending to be? The two took their items and headed to the dense forest.

(End of the chapter)