Immortal Realm’s Smuggling Kingpin

Chapter 19: Fake Medicine Factory (Part 1)

Translator: Atlas Studios

Editor: Atlas Studios

Ling Xiaose’s mysterious cousin did not appear. Instead, he sent Ling Xiaose with 100 Superior Immortal Jade to retrieve the jade pendant. Du Lengning was busy, and Luo Qian was left alone. He was not in a good mood recently and didn’t descend to the Human Realm. He simply nestled in his cave and began to experiment on Luo’s stewed rice for lazy people.

The three ingredients he had seemed a little miserable. Luo Qian bought another five to six ingredients from the grain shop on Mountain Ning Yao and tried to mix a few of them together. In his first attempt, he mixed Yuying Rice and Azure Sea Millet in equal portions and poured them into the rice cooker. The rice cooker gurgled while cooking and crackled with a blue arc. Luo Qian closed his eyes and started to meditate.

What’s wrong with Tribulation Immortals? Tribulation Immortals can survive in this Immortal Realm on their own!

He spent quite a long time in the Immortal Realm. Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Luo Qian had just completed two weeks’ worth of transportations, and the green light on the rice cooker was already on. He rubbed his palms and opened the rice cooker expectantly. The white steam dissipated. He couldn’t help but frown. There was only a pool of dark-green juice in the rice cooker; there was no elixir at all.

He shook his head, cleaned the rice cooker, replaced the Immortal Jade in the power generation box, and mixed Yunying Rice grains and Phoenix Eye Millet together. But, he failed again.

Luo Qian was not discouraged. Although failure was frustrating, as long as he succeeded once, the rewards would be huge. Luo Qian was a little annoyed after doing it a few times, not because he lost confidence, but because of the electric rice cooker. Each experiment took three days, which was too slow.

He thought for a while, then left the cave and went straight to Silk Cliff.

“Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao!” He stood outside and shouted a few times. Many traps were placed around Xiao Xiangzi’s workshop. He didn’t want to barge in and be blasted into charcoal.

“Hey, isn’t this Brother Luo? Please come in.” Seeing that his biggest customer was here, Xiao Xiangzi suddenly became enthusiastic. Luo Qian walked into the yard and said, “Brother Xiao, may I ask if they are any formations that can conceal all the things within them without leaving any traces?”

Xiao Xiangzi: “Of course. There are quite a few of them. For example…”

Seeing that he was about to start a long explanation, Luo Qian quickly stopped him and said, “That is why I’m here today. Can you please refine such a flag array set for me? It should be powered by Immortal Jades, nothing else. Can it be done?”

“No problem,” replied Xiao Xiangzi confidently. “It’s nothing difficult. Come and collect it in three days. I’ll only charge you 55,000 Standard Immortal Jade.”

“Okay.”

After waiting for three days, Luo Qian got the set flag array from Xiao Xiangzi, and Xiao Xiangzi received five Supreme Immortal Jade from Luo Qian. A flag array set with seven types of flags—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple. Each of the different colored flags was arranged in a row, a total of seven rows. All 49 flags were inserted in a palm-sized jade box. Delicate and exquisite, it lingered with immortal aura.

Luo Qian happily took the ‘Seven Planets Desert Sky Formation’ and returned to his Fushan cave. He randomly dropped it in his warehouse, and the flags inserted themselves into the ground in a patchwork manner. A hazy mist rose, and Luo Qian could no longer sense the mortal aura of the mortal items. “Hahaha…” Luo Qian burst into laughter, placed the jade box aside, and danced happily. “Old Luo, go go!”

Luo Qian inhaled deeply, then frowned. He didn’t disappear from the Immortal Realm as he had expected. “Damn, that problem is here again!” Luo Qian cursed loudly. He really didn’t know what was wrong with his body. Reluctantly, Luo Qian sat down cross-legged and began meditating ‘diligently’ again.

This time, he took three whole days and barely filled up the hole. Luo Qian shook his head and wondered how troublesome it would be when this problem reappeared.

Although a Tribulation Immortal’s cultivation had mediocre effects, it didn’t mean they couldn’t absorb Immortal air. On the contrary, Tribulation Immortals could absorb Immortal air very quickly, even faster than ordinary Xuan Immortals and Spiritual Immortals. Their absorption speed was no worse than Perfected Immortals. However, they leaked out Immortal air at the same speed they absorbed it. Immortal air could not settle well in Tribulation Immortals’ bodies. No matter how much Immortal air they absorbed, the same amount leaked out of their bodies. It was like breathing.

Without Immortal air in the body, it was natural that they would not be able to improve their cultivation.

Luo Qian absorbed a large amount of Immortal air during his three days of cultivation. Regardless of what Immortal type one was, the ratio of Immortal air absorbed during cultivation and Immortal air settled in the body would not exceed 20:1. Generally, 30:1 was good. However, all the Immortal air that Luo Qian absorbed went to the hole, none settled!

Hence, in those three days, the amount of Immortal air that filled the hole was horrifying.

Bang!

Luo Qian appeared in the Human Realm and returned to his stronghold in City X. The first thing he had to do was buy rice cookers. After rushing into a home appliance store, Luo Qian bought 20 rice cookers with the most advanced technology, which also had pressure cooker functions. The rice cookers were not small in size, and Luo Qian didn’t bother carrying them back himself. So he let the store deliver them. He returned to his stronghold and waited. It was impossible for him to bring everything back to the Immortal Realm at once. Otherwise, he would be caught by the Imperial Guards once he appeared in the Immortal Realm. He would have to make a few trips to bring the goods back in batches.

In his stronghold, Luo Qian sat on the S-shaped recliner, closed his eyes, and rested. On the small table beside him was a cup of steaming hot tea. The aroma of the tea lingered, and Luo Qian’s eyelids became heavy. The drowsy feeling was pleasant.

Just at this moment, someone disturbed his silence.

Knock knock knock…

Somebody knocked on the door several times, and Luo Qian was annoyed. The auntie who collected the utility bill was really stingy. She caught up with him as soon as he returned.

Luo Qian had an angry look on his face as he opened the door. Then, he suddenly froze. “Why are you here?”

Pei Sefei felt slightly dejected to see Luo Qian’s upset expression. Does he hate me so much? Pei Sefei thought that she should be quite attractive to men. It might not be a lot—no. It was not a little. At least in the 22 years of her life, no less than one row of men fell for her, but she had to meet Luo Qian.

If she knew Luo Qian’s true identity, she wouldn’t have so many unnecessary thoughts. However, she didn’t know anything about him. Pei Sefei, whose self-esteem was slightly hurt, suddenly felt the desire to earn his liking. At the same time, she was also curious about Luo Qian. This man spent millions to help her, then pretended not to know her. Why did he do such a thing?

Pei Sefei only thought of one possible explanation—after seeing her in person, he was disappointed. Hence, he refused to admit to it.

Since she last met him, this possible explanation made her feel uncomfortable. She stubbornly thought: What’s so great about you? I’m such a beauty, yet you’re not satisfied?

Because of her special identity, Pei Sefei had always been wary of the men around her since she was a child. If Luo Qian pounced on her like a housefly, she would definitely smack him to death. But when Luo Qian saw her, it seemed as if he couldn’t wait to get rid of her. She was very unconvinced by his attitude.

Her Uncle Liu did some investigation. This person had no background information. Hence, he couldn’t find anything at all! There was no property deed. Luo Qian paid the owner, and the owner gave him the key. He had since lived there without going through any transfer procedures. He was like someone who appeared out of the cracks of a rock.

Pei Sefei was well aware of what Uncle Liu was capable of, but even he couldn’t find anything on Luo Qian. This made Pei Sefei more curious about him.

Curiosity killed the cat. Pei Sefei didn’t know that under the effect of this dangerous element, coupled with her dissatisfaction, she subconsciously approached Luo Qian little by little.

“Humph. Why? Are you upset to see me?” Dissatisfied, Pei Sefei pursed her mouth and said, “So many people queue up just to see me, but I couldn’t care less about them.”

Luo Qian smiled bitterly. “I don’t mean that. It’s just that… Well, I really don’t know how those votes were sent from this address. Maybe someone stole my address.”

Pei Sefei looked at Luo Qian’s arm that once again seemed to be ‘intentionally or unintentionally’ blocking her. She raised her hand to push it away and walked into Luo Qian’s stronghold.

Luo Qian was helpless. She had entered uninvited; what could he have done?

“No taste,” said Pei Sefei disdainfully when she saw Luo Qian’s ‘humble abode.’ She unreservedly occupied Luo Qian’s favorite S-shaped recliner, lifted her head, and said, “I’ll work for you.”

Luo Qian was taken aback. “What?”

Pei Sefei smiled slyly. “I don’t think I told you that I found your place through the address on the ballot paper?”

Luo Qian’s heart skipped a beat. It’s over; I let the cat out of the bag.

Pei Sefei stood up, put her hands on her back, and skipped to Luo Qian’s front. Pleased, she said, “How about it? I caught you this time, right? Haha, let me guess…” She furrowed her delicate brows and squinted her eyes like a detective. After ‘careful consideration,’ she said, “You were asked by someone to do the job, right? You got paid to help me, that’s why you helped me this time, right?”

Luo Qian let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this girl was ‘smart’ and thought of a good explanation for him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t know how to explain it to her. Looking at the triumphant Pei Sefei, Luo Qian smiled. “Yes, you guessed it right. You’re so smart.”

Luo Qian’s praise was very effective toward Pei Sefei. She put her hands behind her back, like an old pedant. She lowered her head, hooked her hands behind her back, and walked around the house. “Of course. Why, don’t you feel honored to have an outstanding talent like me join you?”

Luo Qian laughed out loud, and Pei Sefei got annoyed. She tugged at his sleeves and said, “Hey, don’t laugh! I’m being very serious.”

Luo Qian thought about it; he really should find an agent in the Human Realm. In that case, he wouldn’t need to show his face and could avoid a lot of dangers at the same time. Hence, he nodded. “Okay, but I can’t pay you much. How about 5,000 yuan a month?”

Pei Sefei stretched out a little hand and patted him. “No problem, it’s a deal.”