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Chapter 88: Azure Mystic Pill
Late at night, Yang Jiuli stopped suppressing his cultivation and broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.
After more than five years, I have reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.
That's incredibly fast!
Yang Jiuli just celebrated his 29th birthday a few months ago.
Lifespan: 29/128
The following day, Yang Jiuli flew away from Jinyun Island on his sword.
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Lijia Yunmeng Lake covers a large area.
The Li family also has nearly a thousand Qi-refining cultivators.
Therefore, the Li family also had a small trading market, where low-grade goods were traded by the clansmen.
After all, it is extremely inconvenient for low-level cultivators to trade in the markets outside.
The journey to the market was long, and it was easy to be robbed on the round trip.
That's why Yang Jiuli hasn't left the house in the past few years.
In addition, you have to pay taxes if you open a shop or set up a stall to sell goods in a market.
Because the Li family trades in the market, there are fewer taxes because it's all family members.
The trading market was located on a small island called Golden Sunflower Island in the outer lake.
The eldest grandson of the Li family is getting married.
The monks from the Li family are given a three-day holiday.
Golden Sunflower Island.
Yunfang Street.
Normally, the shops on Yunfang Street are deserted.
Today was quite lively, with many cultivators from the Li family strolling around.
Some people put their discarded magical artifacts up for sale, exchanging them for spirit stones so they can buy better ones.
Some people also come here to sell the spiritual items they have acquired by chance.
Yang Jiuli rode his sword and landed in front of the archway at the street corner.
He looked ahead.
The street in front is paved with bluestone bricks, and it is clean and tidy.
The street is 600 meters long, with shops on both sides.
Most of them are talisman shops, medicine shops, and magical artifact shops...
And some shops selling all sorts of items related to cultivation.
On the street in front of the shop, there were cultivators setting up stalls, selling some mid-grade talismans and medicinal powders they had refined themselves.
Some people have also placed oddly shaped stones.
In the early stages of cultivating the "Heavenly Fiend Body Refining Technique," one needs to refine their muscles and bones with medicinal stones.
Yang Jiuli scanned the area with his divine sense, glanced at the items on the stalls, and then withdrew his attention.
There was clearly nothing he needed there.
At this moment, Yang Jiuli's goal is to cultivate the medicinal stones for the later stage of the first level of the "Heavenly Fiend Body Refining Technique".
As for the malevolent energy...
This kind of thing is rarely seen.
Yang's father searched many places before finding a pool of cold evil energy, and only then was he able to condense the true cold evil energy.
"Sir, what do you need? Although our shop is small, it has everything you need!"
At this moment, in front of a shop, a beautiful middle-aged woman with a four-story building and a charming demeanor was beckoning customers to the street.
However, many people glanced at the shop name and then turned and left.
Yang Jiuli looked over.
However, the store's name was "Sisi Fairy House Department Store".
Xianjia Department Store...
It's just a general store with very few high-quality items, so not many people go there.
Yang Jiuli stroked his chin thoughtfully before walking over.
"Young man, my shop has everything you could want in the immortal realm: pills, talismans, spiritual plant seeds... What would you like?" Li Sisi, who had just failed to attract customers, immediately swayed her serpentine waist and went to greet Yang Jiuli.
She smiled radiantly as she sized up Yang Jiuli. Seeing that the young man was unfamiliar, she assumed he was a cultivator from another race.
They immediately became even more enthusiastic.
These foreign cultivators are not highly skilled, and if they have any needs, they will mostly come to Yunfang Street to buy what they need, resulting in a high transaction volume.
"Do you have these four spiritual items at home: Silver Star Stone, Purple Gold Sand, Stone Skin Fruit, and Red Jade Ginseng?" Yang Jiuli asked.
"Silver Star Stone... Purple Gold Sand, Stone Skin Fruit, Crimson Jade Ginseng..." Upon hearing these names, Li Sisi frowned and then said, "I have sold Silver Star Stone before... As for Purple Gold Sand, Stone Skin Fruit, and Crimson Jade Ginseng, my family does not have them. However, if you are in a hurry, I can try to find them for you. I will have news within ten days at the latest. You only need to pay five low-grade spirit stones as a deposit."
"Oh!" Upon hearing this, Yang Jiuli's eyes flickered.
These four types of spiritual items for body refinement are also rare.
Very few people need it, so it's not surprising that no one does.
Yang Jiuli hadn't held out much hope to begin with.
However, Yang Jiuli was delighted to hear that the proprietress had been found.
"The four spiritual items you requested are extremely rare. Even in Yunfang Street, it would be difficult to gather them all. It is only because my family sells cultivation-related goods that we have the means to collect them. If it were any other family, they certainly would not be able to give you news within ten days!" Li Sisi said.
"Alright, here are five low-grade spirit stones... I want ten portions of this stuff..." Yang Jiuli took out five low-grade spirit stones.
After both parties signed the contract, Yang Jiuli left the shop.
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Two days later, Yang Jiuli, Liu Yuelong, and Huang Cheng flew to the alchemy room on Little Flame Island.
They have now all become mid-grade first-tier alchemists.
Although Huang Cheng barely succeeded in forming the pill, he has at least taken that step.
Despite lacking natural talent, he worked exceptionally hard, spending most of his time studying alchemy.
For this purpose, he also spent thirty-five low-grade spirit stones to buy a first-grade mid-level alchemy furnace.
The Alchemy Hall.
The second-floor, mid-grade alchemy learning room for first-order alchemy.
Li Yourong waited early.
However, today, there was a slightly overweight man with a mountain-like presence in the alchemy room.
It was Xu Huaiyi, a second-tier alchemist guest of the Li family.
Xu Huaiyi is now over 117 years old, but he still looks radiant and exudes an aura of authority without being angry.
"This is a Foundation Establishment cultivator..." Yang Jiuli was slightly surprised as he entered the alchemy room.
Liu Yuelong and Huang Cheng both remained silent, trembling with fear.
The oppressive aura emanating from the Foundation Establishment cultivator made them afraid to even breathe.
"Hehe, this is Xu Huaiyi, a guest elder of my Li family, a second-level alchemist!" Li Yourong introduced with a smile.
"Greetings, Elder Xu!" Yang Jiuli and the other two bowed in greeting.
"No need for formalities!" Xu Huaiyi gestured with a friendly expression, indicating that everyone should refrain from such formalities.
Yang Jiuli and the others straightened up.
"Today, Elder Xu will personally guide you in alchemy," Li Yourong said.
"Personal guidance from a second-tier alchemist?" Upon hearing this, Liu Yuelong was overjoyed. "That's wonderful! This is an opportunity that only the direct descendants of aristocratic families have!" He was excited and couldn't wait to start learning alchemy.
"Could it be..." Yang Jiuli pondered.
"A second-tier alchemist..." Huang Cheng asked expectantly.
"Thank you, Elder Xu..." At the same time, the three exchanged glances and bowed to Xu Huaiyi.
Xu Huaiyi squinted, a smile playing on his lips, and nodded slightly.
The three immediately went to their alchemy altars.
On the alchemy platform, jade boxes were already placed one by one.
It contains various medicinal herbs.
This is the elixir we will learn about today.
"These medicinal herbs..." Yang Jiuli's heart stirred slightly upon seeing the herbs labeled on the jade box.
"Today, I will teach you how to refine a first-grade superior elixir, the 'Azure Mystic Pill'!" Xu Huaiyi stroked his beard and laughed.
"As expected, it's the 'Azure Mystic Pill,' a key pill that the Li family has been focusing on developing!" Yang Jiuli murmured.
The Li family recruited promising young talents specifically to refine this elixir.
"But this prescription seems a bit off!" Yang Jiuli glanced at the jade box in front of him.
"Roasted Yuanzhi... Snake Scale Fruit... I don't remember these two ingredients being included in the 'Azure Mystic Pill' formula!"
Yang Jiuli obtained many elixir formulas in his previous life.
As a third-tier alchemist himself, he naturally knew the formula and refining method of the "Azure Mystic Pill".
"I understand... It's not that the formula is wrong, but that the original Crimson Mystic Ganoderma has been replaced with Roasted Essence Ganoderma... and the Flood Dragon Essence Fruit has been replaced with the Snake Scale Fruit... They seem to have similar effects, but the medicinal efficacy is completely different... It's just that the cost has been reduced."
"No wonder the Li family's 'Azure Mystic Pill' only sold for sixty low-grade spirit stones when it was launched."
After a moment's thought, Yang Jiuli suddenly realized what was going on.
A genuine "Azure Mystic Pill" of ordinary quality costs at least 180 low-grade spirit stones on the market.
A slightly better one costs two hundred.
The premium "Azure Mystic Pill" costs nearly three hundred low-grade spirit stones, making it unaffordable for many low-level cultivators.
That's why the Li family's "Azure Mystic Pill," priced at only sixty low-grade spirit stones, was immediately a hit.
In fact, demand exceeded supply, and the price rose to seventy low-grade spirit stones per stone.
"Just by changing the medicinal materials, the chances of successfully refining the pill will be lower!" Yang Jiuli pondered.
Suddenly, his gaze shifted, and he looked at a jade bottle beside him.
It reads: "Hundred Flowers Dew," just three characters.
"Hundred Flower Dew! Is it used to neutralize the medicinal properties and increase the success rate of pill formation? The person who improved this pill formula is quite talented."
After seeing the bottle of Hundred Flowers Dew, Yang Jiuli felt relieved and had no more doubts.
At the same time, he sighed inwardly.
The "Bi Xuan Dan" made from this medicinal material will be less than 20% as effective as the genuine "Bi Xuan Dan".
Most people who bought it were unable to successfully advance to the next level.
Even so, this pill is still highly sought after. It is probably because there are too many cultivators stuck at the bottleneck of the sixth level of Qi Refining, and genuine pills are expensive. Even if there is only a 10% or 20% chance, these people are willing to take the gamble. Maybe they will be the ones who break through.
Thinking of this, Yang Jiuli could only sigh at the hardships faced by cultivators at the bottom.
At this moment, Xu Huaiyi began to explain the characteristics of the Bixuan Pill's ingredients and the refining process.
After refining various medicinal herbs into a medicinal liquid, the Dew of a Hundred Flowers is then introduced into the alchemy furnace to assist in the condensation of the elixir.
Xu Huaiyi explained it in detail.
Liu Yuelong and the others listened attentively.
Yang Jiuli also stared intently, looking very serious.
In fact, he could easily refine this kind of elixir.
Finally, Xu Huaiyi personally demonstrated how to refine a batch of exquisite "Azure Mystic Pills," consisting of six pills.
The elixir was freshly made, and its aroma filled the air.
"Master Xu is truly amazing!" Liu Yuelong exclaimed.
"Six high-quality pills in one batch... This is a second-tier alchemist!" Huang Cheng exclaimed in awe.
"I must become a second-tier alchemist!" Yang Jiuli also pretended to be full of awe and longing.
Seeing this, Li Yourong, who was standing nearby, was quite satisfied.
Unsurprisingly, all three failed their first attempt at refining the "Azure Mystic Pill"!
Of course, Yang Jiuli lost by choice.
Xu Huaiyi did not criticize them harshly, but instead comforted them and told them not to be discouraged.
For the next three days, Xu Huaiyi came to the Pill Hall to guide Yang Jiuli and the other two in refining the "Azure Mystic Pill".
This shows that the Li family clearly regards this elixir as their flagship product and is preparing to make a big splash in the Chu Kingdom's elixir market.
Three days later, Li Yourong was in charge of instructing the three.
However, since the focus was now on teaching the "Azure Mystic Pill," the number of days was changed to three times a month, each time for three days.
In his spare time, Yang Jiuli could come to the Pill Hall to learn alchemy on his own.
Everyone can apply for their own alchemy room.
Huang Cheng and Liu Yuelong both applied for their own alchemy rooms.
They all knew that the "Azure Mystic Pill" was extremely profitable and in high demand.
If you learn how to refine this elixir, you will surely find your way to wealth.
The Li family was generous, preparing a variety of medicinal herbs for everyone to learn from.
In order not to fall behind others, Yang Jiuli had no choice but to apply for a lakeside alchemy room as well.
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