Black Journey to the West: The Imposter Star Lord

Chapter 61: A Real Girl

Seeing Wu Peng's confidence, Cao Xing became even more curious about his plans. However, looking at the remaining Corruption Elixir, Cao Xing felt it was a pity to sell it at such a low price.

So Cao Xing spent five taels of silver to post a bolded bullet comment.

[Shocking! 10,000 jin of "Rou Ling Gao" (a type of traditional Chinese medicine) was sold out, with less than 20 jin remaining. The shop owner is offering it away in a lucky draw!]

"Are you sure you can do this?"

Looking at the message posted by Cao Xing, Wu Peng was completely confused.

Cao Xing patted Wu Peng on the shoulder: "Don't worry, no one knows marketing better than me."

Sure enough, as soon as the news was released, people came up to inquire. Cao Xing set up a box at his stall, where people could buy a token for one tael of silver and put it in the box. At the end of the incense fair, tokens would be randomly drawn, and those who drew the token would receive 20 catties of Corruption Elixir for free.

To prevent any shady dealings, Cao Xing spent an extra 20 taels of silver to manage the entire process and eliminate any possibility of cheating.

After setting up the full-time consignment, Cao Xing left the stall with Wu Peng.

On the way, Wu Peng was still muttering to himself, thinking that Cao Xing was going to lose money. 20 catties of Corruption Ointment, even at 15 taels per catty, would be 300 taels of silver. Add the hosting fee and the barrage fee, and if only a few people participated, he would lose a lot of money.

Cao Xing saw through Wu Peng's little scheme and said, "In business, there are gains and losses. I'm just taking a gamble; if I lose, it's on me."

"No way! As your senior, how can I let you suffer a loss? Even if we lose, it's between us brothers." Wu Peng raised his head, adopting an attitude of going to great lengths to accompany him.

This is what Cao Xing likes about Wu Peng. No matter if he was testing drugs or getting beaten up, he was desperately trying to climb up the ladder, even cutting off his own bird with one stroke. But even at this point, Wu Peng did not lose his bottom line as a human being.

The two strolled through the streets, where they heard vendors hawking their wares.

As Wu Peng walked, he cursed, "It's so corrupt, so incredibly corrupt. I really didn't know until I left the house. They really treat us like animals inside."

No wonder he was so annoyed. When they passed by the stall earlier, they saw someone selling Spirit Essence Pills. When they looked at the prices, wow, ordinary Spirit Essence Pills only cost 20 taels each, while high-grade Spirit Essence Pills only cost 45 taels each.

The price here is significantly different from the one mentioned above.

When Wu Peng saw the prices of these pills, he wondered if he was seeing things.

In fact, Cao Xing was quite open-minded about it. After learning the truth about the loan agreement from Gu Su, Cao Xing roughly understood that most of the disciples in the Upper Temple were probably just consumables.

How can you get a loan if I don't raise the price for you? How can I increase my immortal luck if you don't get a loan?

"What do you think? Should we buy pills with the money and resell them? Even if it's only fifty taels per pill, we'll still make a killing," Wu Peng asked Cao Xing.

Cao Xing rolled his eyes: "If you dare to sell it, someone will send you to meet the King of Hell the next day."

Wu Peng waved his hand: "Haha, I was just kidding."

However, despite this, it didn't stop the two from buying some pills, since they were really cheap. If Cao Xing couldn't use them, Bixia could use them instead.

The further they went, the more lively it became. "This way!" Wu Peng suddenly quickened his pace and pulled Cao Xing to squeeze in.

Once the two of them squeezed out of the crowd, Cao Xing looked up and saw a huge, three-story building in front of him, resplendent in gold, with large red lanterns hanging high on the lintel.

At the same time, a colorful bullet screen popped up in front of Cao Xing: ["The Twelve Beauties Dual Cultivation Challenge: No registration fee required, open to both men and women, win big prizes by completing the challenge."]

A dual cultivation conference?

Cao Xing turned to Wu Peng and asked, "The way to make money you're talking about, it can't be this, can it?"

In fact, Cao Xing is not against dual cultivation. He has his own methods for enduring battles, and dual cultivation can also improve his cultivation level. It is even very beneficial to his internal organs and meridians. All of this was verified in the last Rakshasa Thousand Maidens Painting.

only……

"Didn't you cut it?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Peng narrowed his eyelids, let out a long breath, and then, under Cao Xing's shocked gaze, tore off the bandages on his face: "I haven't had a chance to tell you yet, but the Hundred Poisons Body Shaping Pill that the Grand Elder of the Alchemy Pavilion had me try last time changed my appearance. Now... I'm practically a woman!"

As the gauze on his face was removed, a handsome face appeared before Cao Xing. There was no trace of the rough, cunning miner he once was.

The face that was revealed was utterly eerie!

Her skin was like the finest white jade, bathed in moonlight, so delicate that you could see the pale blue veins underneath.

Her eyes were almond-shaped, with a natural blush trailing at the corners, exuding a captivating languidness and allure.

Cao Xing glanced at him and felt his hair stand on end. He almost pointed at Wu Peng and shouted, "What kind of monster is this, daring to impersonate my brother?"

Seeing Cao Xing's shocked expression, Wu Peng rolled his eyes at him: "How was it? Pretty good, right? Don't say I didn't take care of you, brother. After we make some money this time, I'll let you try it too."

Cao Xing's head was buzzing when he heard this. He thought to himself, "Damn it, I spoke too soon. This guy's moral compass has long been thrown into the ditch."

He quickly said, "Stop! I treat you like a brother, don't treat me like a pervert."

"Besides, look at what you're saying, I'm a proper woman now." Wu Peng finished speaking and touched his chest: "I'm just a little thin, but I'll gain some weight later."

After secretly confirming with Bixia several times that this guy hadn't been possessed, Cao Xing walked over to Wu Peng and asked, "What exactly happened to you??"

Wu Peng rolled his eyes at Cao Xing and whispered to him, "It's still the side effect of that Hundred Poisons Body Shaping Pill. Do you think I wanted this? But it's already changed. It's still better than being a eunuch. Besides, although I have a female body, I have the heart of a man. I don't have a fetal palace, so the Yin-Yang replenishment method is useless to me. Isn't this the innate Holy Body that allows me to break through barriers?"

As he finished speaking, Wu Peng couldn't help but feel a little smug. In fact, he had been quite troubled when he came here.

But after arriving here, they discovered that this dual cultivation gathering of the Twelve Beauties of Xiliang was practically prepared for them.

"Okay, then you participate, I won't." Cao Xing patted Wu Peng on the shoulder. "Good luck, senior sister!"

"Huh?? You're not participating??" Wu Peng was taken aback. "Aren't you very good at dual cultivation?"

"No, no, no, the conversion ceremony is just a facade. Deep down, I'm still a very conservative man." Cao Xing waved his hands repeatedly. He didn't want to compete with Wu Peng on the same stage. What if they ended up having a head-to-head battle? Should he go or not?

This greatly disappointed Wu Peng: "I thought we brothers could join forces and work together like swords in their sheaths. Oh well, just watch my performance later. If I win, I'll treat you to a big meal."

After saying that, Wu Peng quickly walked into the registration area.

Watching Wu Peng's dashing figure disappear into the distance, Cao Xing was genuinely worried. He didn't mean to mock Wu Peng, but...

This is insane! In this world, people are turning themselves into monsters just for the sake of cultivating immortality.

I wonder if I will gradually abandon my principles and become like this in order to cultivate immortality?

No, I have the Netherworld Enlightenment Technique. As long as there are corpses, I'm not afraid of not having resources. With resources, I can open the Heavenly Compass and continuously obtain various cultivation techniques, supernatural powers, and even magic treasures.

Yeah! It's so nice to have a cheat code.