Reincarnated As Villain: System That Beat Other Systems

"Elder Qin"

I call the elderly while walking through the bustling city street.

"Yes, young master?" I can hear him in my mind. "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"How good is your sense?"

"I might not be the best, but with my cultivation stage, I can say for sure no one in this city can hide from me."

"Great! Can you go and expand your Divine Sense to the forest on our east?"

I can feel him nod and stay silent for a second before saying.

"What kind of thing do you want me to search for, young master?"

"Search for a place devoid of Heavenly Energy."

I can feel him nod his head. With Elder Qin searching for the area I needed to go to, I decided to visit the place called Alchemist Merchant Hall. This is where the majority of people in this city buy their pills. It is also owned by the Xu Clan.

When I entered the building, the staff inside immediately walked toward me, ignoring the other customers, and bowed to me. I can hear one of the customers look at me with a sneer and say,

"Who is this brat to make the staff ignore me?! Do they not know who I am?! I am the third son of the Patriarch of the Li family! I will tell my father to destroy this place!"

I look at him for a second and see Elder Qin with his aura flare up. I can see the bastard cower in fear at Elder Qin's presence.

"Should I kill him, Young Master?"

"No. We are here not to cause any problems. However, they need to be punished."

I look at the manager of the store and say.

"Ban him and his entire family from buying anything from us."

"Y-Yes, young master!"

I look at the bastard and say.

"The Li Family is banned from buying anything from the store under Xu Clan's banner. I demand an apology from your father if your family wants to buy from us once again."

"J-Just, who do you think you are to forbid us from buying something from the Xu Clan?!"

"My name is Xu Chen, the heir to the Xu Family."

And that shut him up. Before he can say something, I look at the manager and say.

"Can we go to your office? I need a few ingredients."

"Of course, young master. Please follow me."

We go to the third floor of the building and enter the biggest room.

"What can I do for you, Young Master? Anything you need, I can give it to you."

"Nothing too big, manager. I need a dozen Fire Lotus Petals, one Spiritual Core of Martial Master Beast, and one hundred years of Red Blood Ginseng."

He looked at me with curious eyes before looking at the servant behind him. The servant nods and prepares my order.

"Can I ask the reason for these ingredients, young master?"

"Do you want me to show you? I need a high-grade furnace to do this."

"You can use our Golden Dragon Furnace. It is the highest-grade furnace we have."

"That will do."

While waiting for Elder Qin to be done with his search, I want to create a pill that will help me temper my body. This recipe I stole from the protagonist is something I need to increase my chance of survival.

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After a few minutes of preparation, I arrive in front of the massive furnace and smile a little.

"Here you go, young master. Please use it as much as you want."

"Then, don't mind if I do."

I use my Heavenly Energy to move all ingredients into the furnace and activate it. A golden flame appears from underneath the furnace, and I can feel an intense Elemental Energy coming from the flame.

I feed it my Heavenly Energy, and I can feel it accept my energy eagerly. The flame is willing to listen to me as I feed it. This is the reason why wood-type spiritual roots are considered perfect for making pills. We can control the Elemental Energy a furnace releases by feeding it with our Heavenly Energy. Wood-type is the one that increases the flame by a lot and increases the quality of the pill.

I control the flame and carefully extract the effect I want from each ingredient. I carefully separate them and then condense them. This is another reason why Wood-type is a great type to be a Pill Master. Compared to the other elements, we can easily separate the effect from the ingredients and condense it into pills.

After a few minutes, white smoke comes out of the furnace, and I carefully pick up the ten pills I produce.

"What kind of pills are those, young master?"

"They are called Jade Body pills, Elder Qin. These pills will increase the quality of the bone marrow, bone, and skin of the one consuming them. It lets them fight a cultivator on par with the one above their stage. It gives the effect like when someone reaches the Body Tempering 6th level."

"Really?"

"Yes."

I look at the manager and say.

"Do you have someone who is willing to test the pills? Someone who is at Body Tempering 1st level."

"We have a servant with that level, yes. I shall bring her here."

While the manager calls for the servant, Elder Qin looks at me and says,

"How do you know this recipe, young master? I know you are starting on your pill-making journey, but I never thought you were able to make this new pill."

"It is from my experiment, Elder Qin. It has yet to be tested on humans, but I already tested it on the rabbit I captured."

And I am not lying. The first part is a lie, but the second part is not. I once tested it on a Horned Rabbit, a Body Tempering 1st-level beast, and it managed to release a kick equal to the 2nd level of the Body Tempering stage.

"Truly? Then I am eager to see the result of this pill."

After waiting for a couple of minutes, the manager returned with a familiar-looking girl with him.

"This girl is Ye Yue, our newest servant."

Ye Yue! I know her! She is the woman that stays with me in the canon timeline until the end. She even gives her life to me when the protagonist decides to kill me for good. She is Xu Chen's bed warmer and right-hand woman in the canon timeline.

And I want her to stay with me once again. What? A loyal person is always welcome. I just need to make sure she is not as antagonistic as in the canon timeline.

I walk toward her and give her one of the pills.

"Here you go. The reason why the manager called you here is to test the pill I just made. Don't worry. I am confident with my pill-making skill."

"Of course, young master. You are the one-in-a-million-years genius, after all."

Without hesitation, she takes the pill and pops it inside her mouth. I can feel her entire body change. She got taller, and her skin was now healthier than before. I can see her look at her body in amazement.

"Hit me in the hand, little girl."

Elder Qin says with a stern voice, and I can see Ye Yue snap from her thoughts. She nods her head and throws a punch at the hand in front of her. I can feel the punch, and I know that my pill is working.

"Not bad. You have the strength of a 2nd level of Body Tempering cultivator."

Elder Qin then looks at me and says,

"Can you continue to consume the pills?"

"Sadly, no. However, the effect will carry on to the next level. That means she will get the strength of a 3rd level of Body Tempering once she reaches the 2nd level of Body Tempering."

Elder Qin looks at me and says.

"Not bad. These are good pills. Go ahead. Eat it, and let me feel your punch, young master."

I nod and eat the pill. I eat the pill and feel my body get warm. I can feel a rush of energy getting through my body and quickly absorb it. After a few seconds, I can feel my body getting stronger. I release a sigh and look at Elder Qin, who is raising his hand.

I do not hesitate to throw a punch with all my strength. A shockwave appears when my fist hits his palm. Tch. Not even a flinch, huh? As expected from the Old Monster.

"Not bad. As expected of you, young master. Your future is boundless."

"Thank you, Elder Qing. Do you think this pill will sell?"

He rubs his beard for a second before saying.

"I don't think it will sell in this city or even on the continent, young master."

"What about the other continent?"

"That can be done. However, transporting the goods between continents will cost too much."

I grin and say.

"I have an idea. I can tell you about it later. For now, have you found the location I told you about?"

"Yes."

"Good. Take me there."