CHAPTER 378: CHAPTER 378: THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE MASTER

"Bro, what’s going on?" Hu Sanqian hurriedly asked.

"Earlier, I went to the Old Dan King to buy some elixirs. Shopkeeper Wang was extremely aloof. When he heard I wanted to buy elixirs, he wouldn’t sell even one pill. I had no face there, so Tiger Brother, you don’t need to care about my face." Chen Guan said calmly.

After hearing this, Hu Sanqian turned to look at Shopkeeper Wang.

Shopkeeper Wang’s face turned somewhat pale, and he quickly said, "Misunderstanding... all a misunderstanding... I didn’t know this person was a friend of Lord Tiger..."

"No... he’s not my friend... he’s my brother... a newly sworn brother from a different father and mother..." Hu Sanqian, being a clever person, took a swig of wine and continued, "You can leave. From now on, the ginseng from the Old Dan King, find your own source. From today onwards, not a single root of Tiger Sect’s ginseng will be sold to the Old Dan King."

"Lord Tiger..." Shopkeeper Wang’s face was ashen as he urgently tried to say something.

"Don’t make me repeat myself, otherwise, it won’t just be the Tiger Sect’s ginseng, but the entire Changbai Mountain Secret Realm and Black City where you won’t be able to buy a single root of ginseng." Hu Sanqian said coldly.

Shopkeeper Wang dared not speak further, glared fiercely at Chen Guan, and left Lord Tiger’s courtyard in a daze.

"Tiger Brother, thank you; sorry to have disrupted your business. Whatever amount the Old Dan King buys your ginseng for, I’ll take it. We’ll add fifty percent to the price he offered." Chen Guan said.

"When you say this, you’re looking down on your elder brother here. On this piece of land in Changbai Mountain, I won’t boast but I can confirm that I keep my word about how this ginseng is sold and at what price. Rest assured, as long as I, your elder brother, want to sell, there are many people willing to buy, and I don’t need that Old Dan King."

Hu Sanqian boasted, "Without the Old Dan King, I’ll sell my ginseng as I please, and without my ginseng, the Old Dan King is no longer any Old Dan King."

Chen Guan didn’t expect Hu Sanqian to have such influence and thought to himself, "This Tiger Sect Grandmaster truly has some skills, I underestimated him."

"Bro, you want to buy Qi Replenishing Pills, right? Let me introduce someone to you. The elixirs he concocts are unmatched by Old Dan King. Don’t get me started; the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures he uses for alchemy are all supplied by your elder brother, and they’re truly quality stuff." Hu Sanqian introduced Chen Guan to an alchemist who sells elixirs and instructed Chen Guan to mention Tiger Lord’s name when buying, saying he sent him to purchase the medicine; otherwise, the alchemist wouldn’t sell to outsiders.

This time, Chen Guan was truly delighted and drank more and more joyfully.

Hu Sanqian, riding on the alcohol, also taught Chen Guan the Tiger-Tiger Wind Generating Fist. Not wanting to dampen the mood, Chen Guan learned the fist technique.

That night, Chen Guan stayed at Hu Sanqian’s courtyard and left with Fu Tianji the next day to find the alchemist.

The alchemist lived in a nearby city, and after Chen Guan found him and mentioned Hu Sanqian’s name, plus the letter from Hu Sanqian, the alchemist finally brought out the real top-grade goods for Chen Guan to see.

Chen Guan tried the medicine and found this alchemist truly extraordinary; the elixir’s effect was much better than what he had previously purchased, and the price was significantly cheaper.

Chen Guan bought over twenty million worth of various top elixirs in one go; this was with the alchemist having no stock left. Otherwise, Chen Guan would have turned all his money into elixirs.

The alchemist, seeing Chen Guan valued the medicine over money and only cared about quality, didn’t hesitate to make friends with Chen Guan, saying he’d contact him again when he concocted more excellent elixirs.

Chen Guan gladly agreed, as he was worried about where to buy medicine.

Before leaving the Changbai Mountain Secret Realm, Chen Guan went to see Hu Sanqian again to thank him for introducing such a good alchemist.

Hu Sanqian also gave some medicinal wine to Chen Guan, each jar soaked with Heavenly and Earthly Treasures aged thousands of years, totaling over a dozen jars.

Besides, Hu Sanqian also gave Chen Guan a secret manual, asking him to learn it when he had time; all Tiger Sect techniques.

Hu Sanqian’s generosity made Chen Guan feel a bit out of place. He was used to conflict with others and hadn’t encountered such a person for a long time.

For someone who had only met him twice to treat him so kindly, this Tiger Sect Grandmaster truly was unique. No wonder he could train a hundred thousand disciples.

Chen Guan didn’t say much more. Words of thanks and emotion held no real value. Tiger Lord was someone worth making friends with, and he would have a chance to return the favor in the future.

After leaving the Changbai Mountain Secret Realm, Chen Guan sent Duan Shulin a message, informing him he was leaving first and hoped to meet again.

He had originally thought Duan Shulin wouldn’t come out to see him, but just as he was about to leave Black City, he saw Duan Shulin carrying large bags, followed by Duan Hualong, also laden with bags, panting as they hurried over.

"Shulin, what’s going on with you two brothers?" Chen Guan asked, somewhat surprised, looking at the two brothers.

"These are local specialties for you, take them." Duan Shulin said without wasting a word, directly stuffing the items in his hands and those in Duan Hualong’s hands into Chen Guan’s arms.

"How did your family let you out?" Chen Guan asked with a smile.

"I heard you’re friends with Lord Tiger and had him cut off the Old Dan King’s supply of wild ginseng, so the family elders were afraid you’d whisper to Lord Tiger and let me out." Duan Shulin, not hiding anything, spilled the beans about the family elders’ schemes and then asked, "When did you become friends with someone like Lord Tiger?"

"We met by chance, probably fate." Chen Guan replied, somewhat surprised, and asked, "Does Lord Tiger have that much influence here that even your Duan Family must give him face?"

"More than you know. Over seventy percent of the Heavenly and Earthly Treasures and various medicinal herbs in the Changbai Mountain Secret Realm, whether wild or cultivated, are managed by the Tiger Sect people, with up to ninety percent of the wild ginseng under their control. In Changbai Mountain, Lord Tiger is the one true lord." Duan Shulin said, giving a thumbs up.

After returning to the Qilin Corps, Chen Guan locked himself in a room and instructed the guards not to let anyone disturb him.

He summoned Yan Zhi, Warring States, and Paperman to guard him, then immersed his consciousness into Yellow Mud Island, retrieving the pot of Grand Luo Dream Butterfly.

Chen Guan once again used Spiritual Power to activate the Grand Luo Dream Butterfly, each flower turning into a butterfly that fluttered around him.

Chen Guan extended his finger, carefully touching one of the butterflies glowing with a purple hue.

The butterfly seemed to understand his intention and voluntarily landed on his finger.

The next second, Chen Guan felt a wave of drowsiness wash over him. The butterfly before his eyes transformed into purple bubbles, floating and swirling around him.

Soon, Chen Guan felt dizzy, and fell onto the bed, falling asleep.