Chapter 340: The Perfection of Calming Spirit Pills
Chapter 340: The Perfection of Calming Spirit Pills
October 31st, 2024
Time flew by, and several days had passed in the blink of an eye.
Without any external disturbances, Jiang Cheng devoted himself entirely to alchemy.
However, things didn't turn out exactly as he had imagined.
Aside from Bing Li's lingering resentment, Tian Lan, who had lost an arm during the failed mission the other day, had also recovered from his injuries and approached Jin Xinpeng to request another assassination attempt on Jiang Cheng.
Tian Lan had Jiang Cheng's aura imprinted in his mind, and even if the latter changed his appearance, he wouldn't be able to escape his perception unless he could alter his aura.
Tian Lan wanted to obtain a top-grade talisman to directly destroy Jiang Cheng's treasures and then kill him, but Jin Xinpeng refused and warned him against taking independent action. Tian Lan felt helpless but had no choice but to comply.
That day, Jiang Cheng called Gu Changkong and Yang Chun to inform them that he had achieved perfection in his alchemy skills and that his supply of herbs was almost depleted.
Although Gu Changkong had told him a few days ago that if he ran out of herbs, he could just ask Yang Chun without needing to call him, Jiang Cheng still felt it was necessary to inform them.
Gu Changkong and Yang Chun were curious about Jiang Cheng's current alchemy proficiency, even though they didn't express it verbally.
Jiang Cheng also wanted to take this opportunity to discuss another matter with Gu Changkong.
Soon after the call, the two of them arrived at Jiang Cheng's alchemy chamber.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Jiang Cheng placed two sets of herbs into the alchemy furnace.
Gu Changkong and Yang Chun stood by, feeling a mix of anticipation and anxiety.
They had great confidence in Jiang Cheng's abilities, and his performance with the Spirit Nourishing Pills was proof of that.
However, the Calming Spirit Pills were second-rank elixirs.
Currently, no one in their circle had achieved perfection in crafting these pills, and only two people had reached the level of mastery, both of them were the only sixth-rank alchemists in the black market.
The fifth and fourth-rank alchemists were even less likely to achieve such results.
Time passed.
Two hours later, a strange sound emanated from the alchemy furnace.
"It's done," Jiang Cheng said with a smile, withdrawing his psychic energy from the furnace.
Gu Changkong and Yang Chun suddenly snapped out of their thoughts and exchanged glances.
Inside the furnace, there were ten pills in total, five of which were advanced-grade, and the remaining five were intermediate-quality.
There was no doubt that Jiang Cheng's alchemy skills had reached the level of perfection.
"Jiang Cheng, you truly are a genius," Yang Chun exclaimed, filled with both surprise and delight.
This batch of pills could fetch a market price of 250,000 yuan.
The cost of the two sets of herbs was only 100,000 yuan, and the actual cost of one set was around 40,000 yuan.
Jiang Cheng's profit for one batch was 170,000 yuan, and if he made six batches a day, he could earn nearly 1 million yuan.
In a month, his profit would be 30 million yuan, equivalent to the earnings of two or three fifth or sixth-rank alchemists. If the latter used three sets of herbs, they might produce even more advanced-grade pills and make more money!
Gu Changkong nodded in agreement.
However, his ambitions went beyond this.
"Jiang Cheng, what would be the quality of the pills if you used ten sets of herbs in one batch?"
"Let's give it a try and find out," Jiang Cheng replied.
"Then let's do it," Gu Changkong agreed.
"Okay."
Jiang Cheng cleaned the alchemy furnace and added ten sets of herbs.
This time, the process was much quicker, taking only about one and a half hours for the pills to be ready.
Ten completed elixirs, all of them Supreme Tranquilizing Pills.
Yang Chun's eyes bulged wide.
Ten! Ten Supreme Tranquilizing Pills!
Gu Changkong was also shocked beyond words.
The cost of ten portions of herbs was just five million yuan.
Ten Supreme Tranquilizing Pills? Their market price was one million each!
This batch alone had earned him a profit of five million! At five batches a day, that was a daily profit of twenty-five million, and in a month, it would be seven hundred and fifty million!
Not to mention, Jiang Cheng could also use this opportunity to continuously accumulate experience and strive for the Perfect Realm.
If he truly succeeded, the profits would be even more astonishing!
"Brother Jiang, no matter how much herbs you need, I can supply them. Old Yang, if others don't have enough herbs, it's fine. We must prioritize supplying Brother Jiang first."
He turned and spoke to Yang Chun earnestly.
"Director, rest assured. I will definitely prioritize supplying Little Brother Jiang with herbs."
Yang Chun hurriedly replied.
If possible, he would have loved to hand over all the herbs for the Calming Spirit Pills to Jiang Cheng for refinement, as only in his hands could the profits be maximized.
Jiang Cheng's gaze, however, fell on the panel in front of him.
The progress bar had increased by just over 0.3%.
This was more or less what he had expected.
After refining around three hundred batches of Supreme Tranquilizing Pills, this alchemy skill would reach perfection.
"Brother Jiang."
Gu Changkong's voice echoed in the alchemy chamber.
Jiang Cheng lifted his head and looked at him.
"Brother Jiang, you just need to focus on alchemy. Don't worry about the herbs. However, there's one more thing I need to clarify beforehand. You, Brother Jiang, still owe us over one hundred million. This includes the cost of herbs and the Supreme Spirit Awakening Pills you took in advance. So, if you want to earn profits from alchemy, you must repay this debt first."
Gu Changkong's face carried a smile, and his tone was polite.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng smiled slightly, "Of course. But, Brother Gu, can we discuss something else?"
At this, Gu Changkong and Yang Chun exchanged a glance.
They didn't need to guess to know what Jiang Cheng meant by 'discuss'.
"Do you want to borrow more elixirs in advance?"
Gu Changkong asked with a smile.
"Yes."
Jiang Cheng smiled and nodded.
"The five hundred million worth of elixirs I borrowed last time are almost used up, but I'm still quite far from becoming a Third Rank Mind Master. Refining Second Rank Tranquilizing Pills consumes even more psychic energy, especially when the amount of herbs is reduced. So, I want to borrow another one hundred million worth of elixirs from you, Brother Gu, to quickly break through to the Third Rank."
Hearing these words, even Gu Changkong took a sharp breath.
Even as the young master of the Gu family, when he broke through to the Third Rank, he didn't have such a large amount of resources to quickly boost his psychic energy. It had taken him years of hard work.
As for Jiang Cheng...
Yang Chun, standing by, didn't know what to say. He simply averted his gaze, looking indifferent, as if it had nothing to do with him.
After all, he couldn't make the decision.
The atmosphere in the room quieted down.
Jiang Cheng still wore a smile.
As the saying goes, if there's a fruit, hit it twice with the stick.
After a moment, Gu Changkong finally spoke.
"Lending you another one hundred million worth of elixirs isn't impossible, but it won't be the same as last time. This time, I have a small request."
(End of Chapter)
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