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Chapter 320: Second Rank Mentalist
Chapter 320: Second Rank Mentalist
When Jiang Cheng attempted to refine the second batch of pills, he tried reducing the amount of herbs by one portion, as his alchemy skill had reached the Great Success Stage. With nine portions of herbs, refining ten Supreme Spirit Pills should not be a difficult task.
This was crucial for a specific reason.
It was related to whether he could secretly stash away some pills later on.
Psychic Energy could be concealed; for instance, after advancing to the Third Rank, he could hide his advancement and claim to still be at the Second Rank. However, the quantity of herbs received was always recorded, so there was no room for deception, even if he bought them.
Therefore, he could only think of a way to reduce the herbs.
An hour later, the pills were ready.
Inside the alchemy furnace, there were ten Supreme Spirit Pills.
Jiang Cheng nodded to himself.
This was the best he could do with his current skill level.
By saving one portion of herbs, he could effectively gain an extra batch of pills for every ten batches refined.
For these ten batches, he didn't plan to do anything underhanded. He would hand them all over, as he was an honest man. The extra batch would be his, which was reasonable.
Don't underestimate the value of just one batch of Supreme Spirit Pills; it was worth ten thousand yuan! Whether in his previous life or this one, reality had taught him a lesson: without money, one was truly helpless.
Pills were a necessity, but cultivation techniques, weapons, and artifacts also required money. He had to start preparing from now on.
After a couple of days, when his experience bar increased a bit more, he might be able to refine a batch of Supreme Spirit Pills with only eight portions of herbs. This way, for every ten batches, he could gain two extra batches. During the time before his alchemy skill reached Perfection, he could earn a substantial amount of money.
Of course, selling these extra pills to the black market wasn't an ideal choice. Firstly, the black market's acquisition price was very low, only offering thirty percent of the market price. However, if he sold them outside, he could earn the full market price. The difference might not be significant for lower-grade pills, but for higher-grade ones, the gap would be considerable.
Therefore, finding a suitable channel was a challenging task.
For the moment, Jiang Cheng didn't have a better solution, so he could only take things one step at a time.
Time soon passed, and it was evening.
Jiang Cheng dialed a new number on his phone.
In the afternoon, Yang Chun had given him the contact information of the Ninth Rank Essence Warrior. He asked Jiang Cheng to make contact before he left.
Soon, a tall middle-aged man arrived. Compared to Wan Jianfeng, his attitude was not particularly warm, nor could it be considered cold. He merely nodded at Jiang Cheng and sent him to his doorstep before leaving.
Jiang Cheng could guess the reason.
This man was probably responsible for the safety of a Sixth Rank Alchemist, and even though Gu Changkong had spoken highly of him, it couldn't change the fact that Jiang Cheng was only a Third Rank Alchemist. The man's lukewarm attitude was to be expected.
There was also another reason: the man must be aware of the risks involved in protecting Jiang Cheng, even though he was a Ninth Rank Essence Warrior. If the Dawn Society sent another Ninth Rank Essence Warrior next time, the risk would still be significant.
After arriving home, Jiang Cheng chatted with his family for a while. During this time, Yang Chun also arrived and joined the conversation. It was evident that he was very skilled in socializing.
After chatting for a few times, the elderly Chen Sao and the others had their suspicions about him greatly reduced.
Before leaving, Yang Chun handed over two bottles of Supreme Awakening Spirit Pills to Jiang Cheng, then left with a satisfied smile.
He had also received news that Jiang Cheng had refined and turned in sixty Supreme Spirit Pills today.
Half an hour later, everyone in the room was exhausted and retired to rest. Jiang Cheng returned to the room and took out the Lotus Meditation Diagram.
First, he consumed most of his psychic energy, and then took a Supreme Awakening Pill. As expected, immediately after consuming it, he felt his psychic energy rapidly recovering. Judging by the speed, in just over a minute, his psychic energy would be fully replenished!
In just half an hour, his psychic energy could be restored more than 20 times!
"As expected, it's indeed comparable to a Fourth Rank pill, and the recovery effect is powerful."
Jiang Cheng exclaimed in admiration.
He took a few more pills, daring not to swallow them all at once; otherwise, in just four or five seconds, he could fully restore his psychic energy once again.
Even with the assistance of the meditation diagram, his psychic energy consumption rate wasn't this fast.
Time passed slowly, and twenty Supreme Awakening Pills were all consumed by Jiang Cheng.
The experience points of the Lotus Meditation Technique on the panel were also increasing rapidly. Finally, as the last bit of experience was added, Jiang Cheng felt a sudden surge of psychic energy in his mind, as if it would burst his head.
A moment later, Jiang Cheng finally adapted to the surge.
A smile appeared on his face.
It had taken him around two months to finally advance from a First-Level Mentalist to the Second Rank.
In fact, with sufficient resources, this process could be completed in just one or two hours.
However, accumulating these resources was truly challenging.
After a brief rest, Jiang Cheng closed his eyes and meditated on the lotus once more. The next moment, the Perfection Chapter was unlocked, and the required experience points increased by 1.5 times, slightly more than he had imagined.
He had thought that elevating the Lotus Meditation Technique from Mastery to Perfection would require around 40 million worth of Basic Spirit Nourishing Pills, but now it was closer to 50 million.
"Fortunately, if I can cultivate the Spirit Nourishing Technique to Perfection, obtaining 50 million worth of Supreme Spirit Nourishing Pills shouldn't be too difficult..."
An idea flashed through Jiang Cheng's mind.
Perhaps he could continue to request an advance from Gu Changkong?
After all, if the other party genuinely agreed, they must be prepared to invest several hundred million. With an additional 50 million on top of the original budget, it didn't seem like an impossible task?
"I'll give it a try. If it doesn't work out, I'll take it slow."
A smile appeared on Jiang Cheng's lips.
Joining the Black Market indeed seemed like a wise choice.
Had he initially chosen to join the Resistance Army, his progress might not have been this rapid.
"I'll use the remaining time to refine Primal Energy. With my psychic energy fully restored, I can absorb more Primal Energy tonight."
As a First-Level Mentalist, he could absorb 30,000 Primal Energy Dots each time he actively absorbed.
Now, as a Second Rank Mentalist, he could absorb 60,000. Calculating two absorptions per day, he could absorb 120,000 in total, just a few thousand points less than what he could absorb through acupoints daily.
If he didn't have to cultivate pills and could focus solely on cultivation, he could become a First-Level Force Master in a little over a month.
Of course, this scenario was unrealistic given the current situation. Not only was Yang Chun watching him, but Gu Changkong was also paying close attention, both anticipating him to refine enough pills to repay his debt.
"That's right."
Jiang Cheng suddenly remembered something and picked up the phone he had placed aside.
With his meditation technique breakthrough, he also needed to make a call to someone.
(End of Chapter)
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