Its design is equally exquisite and unique, like a carefully polished work of art.

Although I don't know what material it's made of, holding it in my palm gives a warm feeling. On a freezing day, when the snow is melting, holding it in your hand is even more comforting and soothing.

“Puff puff puff~”

At the same time, as her female companion beside her was also drawn by this exclamation, Brian Carter quickly strode over from behind, stood next to Lucy Harris, and looked down at the small bottle, a trace of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

Spiritual energy fluctuation!

There was a spiritual energy fluctuation on this little bottle, and the fluctuation was much richer than the spiritual energy in the surrounding environment.

And after just one glance, Brian Carter quickly recognized it—it was a pill bottle used by cultivators to store elixirs, because he could already smell the fragrance of the pills.

How could this be?

This Lucy Harris was just walking down the street, so how did a cultivator’s pill bottle suddenly fall from the sky, and there are actually pills inside?

This thing couldn't have appeared out of thin air. Could it be that there are cultivators fighting in the sky? Brian Carter quickly looked up at the sky, but it was pitch black above; after all, the streetlights on either side couldn't possibly illuminate the endless night sky.

He couldn't see anything, and a trace of doubt appeared in Brian Carter's eyes.

Were there really cultivators fighting overhead just now?

But even if there was a fight, these pill bottles are usually kept in storage rings. How could one just fall out? Could it be that someone’s storage ring was shattered during the fight, causing its contents to scatter?

“Snatch it! Grab it!”

As he pondered, that strange thought in his mind surged again. This time, although the thought wasn’t forcibly controlling Brian Carter, it was still tempting him, and the frequency and intensity of the temptation suddenly spiked, making the emotions Brian Carter had just suppressed flare up again—he was excited, elated, and even his body trembled a little. He almost lost control and made a move.

And the temptation had shifted from “kill” to “snatch”!

This left Brian Carter dumbfounded. Previously, the temptation and compulsion had always conveyed that once he arrived, killing her would bring benefits. But now, it was to snatch?

He did see that this Lucy Harris had just picked up a cultivator’s elixir bottle while walking down the street. Elixirs are extremely precious; in his previous life, even after cultivating to the level of a true person, Brian Carter had only rarely come into contact with elixirs.

But the fragrance of this pill gave him a sense of familiarity. After a moment’s thought, Brian Carter was overjoyed. “It’s a Fenghua Pill, an elixir that can enhance the cultivation of a cultivator in the Spirit Gathering stage. A single Fenghua Pill is worth months of painstaking cultivation for a cultivator—and that’s within the Spirit Domain, where it’s most effective. If I take one now, I might reach the peak of the early stage in no time. This is truly a great opportunity.”

If he were to cultivate step by step, with the current level of spiritual energy in the world, Brian Carter knew it would probably take him another three or four years to reach the early-stage peak. But with a treasure like the Fenghua Pill, his progress would be astonishingly fast.

He was so excited he could hardly contain himself.

Elixirs are indeed precious—not because the Spirit Domain lacks the spiritual herbs needed to make them, but because alchemy is difficult. If you come from a major sect, it’s not much of a worry, but if you’re a rogue cultivator, where would you learn alchemy?

Without alchemy skills, you can only buy elixirs. But most of the elixirs a rogue cultivator can afford are inferior, with little effect and outrageously expensive. In his previous life, Brian Carter risked his life to hunt a few demon beasts, came back battered and bruised, and could only afford some very ordinary elixirs.

That’s the fate of a rogue cultivator.

Of course, if you’re strong enough to kill and rob, you might make a small fortune. But those who can be killed by an ordinary rogue cultivator are usually not that wealthy either. As for a Fenghua Pill, which boosts cultivation, in his previous life he only ever bought one, and it pained him for a long time. The memory was so deep that he recognized the scent immediately.

But the woman in front of him actually picked up a bottle? Kill her and take it?

“Eh, you…”

Just as Brian Carter's heart was racing and he was so excited he could barely control himself, Lucy Harris, who was squatting on the ground, suddenly looked up in surprise and glanced at Brian Carter.

Only then did Brian Carter snap out of it, hurriedly shifting his gaze away from her face and turning to leave.

He was too excited. The moment he sensed the spiritual energy fluctuation, he rushed over and must have startled her.

As he walked away, he could only smile wryly, because the urge in his heart was almost overflowing.

And he knew that now, it wasn’t just the temptation of that thought making him want to act, but that bottle of Fenghua Pills was truly making him restless. Killing might be out of the question, but just snatching the treasure? Robbery?? That would be so much easier.

But he didn’t want his parents to see him become a robber! Robbing someone on the street…

“Pfft, he’s blushing… How funny, such a handsome guy, and he actually gets shy and blushes. Lucy, you’re really charming.”

“Oh, shut up! Say that again and I’ll stop talking to you. Pfft~”

……

Brian Carter strode away, his body trembling slightly as he walked, but behind him came a burst of giggles.

The laughter left Brian Carter helpless. They had clearly misunderstood, and misunderstood badly.

Chapter 8: You Really Made a Profit

“This bottle is really beautiful, let me see.”

“Mm.”