The night Jiang Chen and Meng Qingxue returned to Lingyun Martial Academy, Meng Qingxue's Supreme Yin Destiny Body suddenly flared up, leaving her unconscious.
Early the next morning, Jiang Chen rushed to the Baodan Pavilion to find Tang Sheng, intending to gather the necessary materials to refine the Ancient Profound Yang Pill.
"Brother Jiang Chen," Tang Sheng said with a helpless smile, "of the ingredients you listed, the Mystic Wind Essence Stone and Dragon Blood Ginseng are too rare. Our Baodan Pavilion doesn't have them."
He continued, "The only place that might have them is the Moonscar Chamber of Commerce. I can send someone there to check."
"No need," Jiang Chen waved dismissively. "I'll go myself."
He had the Supreme Gold Order from the Moonscar Chamber of Commerce. Obtaining two medicinal ingredients would be a simple task.
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Leaving the Baodan Pavilion, Jiang Chen navigated through several streets before arriving at the grand, magnificently decorated building of the Moonscar Chamber of Commerce. The large, elegant characters of its name shone prominently above the entrance.
As he walked in, a beautiful attendant approached him with a professional smile. "Welcome, sir. How may I assist you?"
Jiang Chen nodded. "Do you have Mystic Wind Essence Stone and Dragon Blood Ginseng?"
"Please wait a moment," the attendant replied. She retrieved a list and began searching.
After a few minutes, she looked up and smiled. "You're in luck, sir. We have one Mystic Wind Essence Stone and one Dragon Blood Ginseng in stock."
"Perfect. Please bring them to me," Jiang Chen said without hesitation.
Suddenly, a cold voice cut through the air from behind him.
"Hold on! I want that Mystic Wind Essence Stone and Dragon Blood Ginseng!"
Jiang Chen frowned and turned around. A familiar figure approached—it was a white-robed young man he recognized instantly: Bai Zixuan.
"Bai Zixuan, what do you mean by this?" Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed, his tone icy.
Bai Zixuan smirked, his eyes filled with hostility. "Nothing much. I want those materials too. Is that a problem?"
The animosity between them was palpable. Bai Zixuan had once been hailed as a prodigy in Lingyun Martial Academy and had even received personal guidance from Yan Qingxuan. But everything had changed because of Jiang Chen. After their conflict in Qingxuan Residence, Bai Zixuan had been expelled by Yan Qingxuan, his reputation shattered.
For someone as proud as Bai Zixuan, this was an unforgivable humiliation. Seeing Jiang Chen now, he couldn't resist seizing the opportunity to strike back.
"What can you do if you want them?" Jiang Chen's voice was cold and firm. "At the Moonscar Chamber of Commerce, it's first come, first served. I was here first, and I've already claimed the Mystic Wind Essence Stone and Dragon Blood Ginseng."
He stepped closer, his eyes sharp. "My things are not something you can grab just because you want to."
Bai Zixuan's face darkened.
Jiang Chen's voice echoed through the hall. "If you don't want to be thrown out again, like last time in Qingxuan Residence, I suggest you leave while you still can."
The tension in the hall was palpable, the air thick with unspoken threats. All eyes turned to the two young men, sensing that a confrontation was inevitable.