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Chapter 349: The Difficulty of Elixir Recipes
Chapter 349: The Difficulty of Elixir Recipes
In the spirit fields, the last four Zangyuancao plants had fully matured, and Lu Xuan carefully harvested them one by one.
Harvest a Grade 3 Zangyuancao and receive a Grade 3 Zhujidan (Foundation-Establishing Pill)
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Harvest a Grade 3 Zangyuancao and receive a Grade 3 Zhujidan recipe.]
Harvest a Grade 3 Zangyuancao and receive a Grade 3 treasure, the Nalingcaozhu (Spirit Absorbing Grass Pearl)
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The four orbs of light revealed their rewards, which appeared in Lu Xuan's hands or mind.
With this, all the Zangyuancao plants entrusted to him by the Dan Dian (Pills Palace)
had fully matured.
All twenty Zangyuancao plants had survived, a 100% success rate. Among them, thirteen were of ordinary quality, six were of good quality, and to his surprise, one was of excellent quality.
Lu Xuan speculated that this might be the result of his meticulous care during the early and late stages of the spirit plant's growth.
From the twenty orbs of light, he obtained twelve Grade 3 Zhujidan pills, five Zhujidan recipe packs, and three Grade 3 Nalingcaozhu pearls.
The five Zhujidan recipe packs elevated his pill-refining skills to a proficient level, equivalent to the experience gained by other ordinary alchemists over several decades.
As for the three Nalingcao pearls, he fed one to the Cao puppet and kept the other two. He planned to use the spirit pearls to replenish the wood spirit qi in his Dantian (Energy Core)
once the existing Greenwood Primal Qi was depleted.
"It will still take a significant amount of time for the Wuxing Guo (Five Elements Fruit)
to mature. Thankfully, with these twenty Zangyuancao plants, I can just barely fulfill my obligation to the Dan Dian."
When he had been teaching external disciples about spirit plant cultivation, an alchemist who had been teaching a concurrent class took an interest in his spirit plant skills. She then commissioned him to cultivate Zangyuancao and Wuxing Guo for the Dan Dian, with the palace providing the spirit seeds.
Lu Xuan gladly accepted the offer, as he would not only receive the spirit seeds for free but also be able to keep the rewards from the orbs of light.
He took out a transmission talisman and contacted Guan Wan, an alchemist from the Dan Dian. They agreed on a time and place to meet.
After confirming the arrangements, Lu Xuan rode his Feng Juan (Wind Falcon)
to the Dan Dian, estimating his arrival time.
"Lu Shidi (Brother Lu)
, you're here," a woman in a yellow robe and at the mid-Zhuji (Foundation Establishment)
stage greeted him quietly at the main entrance. The moment she saw Lu Xuan, she floated over to him and spoke in a gentle tone.
"It's been a while, Guan Shejie (Sister Guan)
. Your beauty remains unchanged," Lu Xuan replied with a smile and a polite bow.
The two of them entered the Dan Dian together.
Guided by Guan Wan, Lu Xuan stepped into a room that exuded a rustic and elegant charm.
Incense of unknown origin filled the room with a rich aroma, and at the center stood a massive and peculiar pill cauldron.
"Sister Guan, here are the twenty Zangyuancao plants that you previously commissioned me to cultivate. Please have a look," Lu Xuan said as he retrieved all the Zangyuancao plants from his storage bag, causing them to float in front of Guan Wan.
Guan Wan's spiritual sense swept over the plants, and she immediately understood their condition.
"All twenty Zangyuancao plants have matured, and their quality seems quite good as well. Brother Lu, you must have worked hard during this period," she said softly, picking up one of the plants and examining it closely.
"Good quality Zangyuancao. Brother Lu, you truly are one of the top spirit plant cultivators in the sect," Guan Wan praised.
"Eh? There's even one of excellent quality!" She exclaimed in surprise, her mouth slightly agape.
As someone who was qualified to teach external disciples about pill refining, Guan Wan naturally held a high position in the field of alchemy. She also understood the difficulty of obtaining a Grade 3 spirit plant of excellent quality.
Many alchemists in the Dan Dian personally cultivated the spirit herbs needed for their pill recipes. However, as their focus was on cultivation and alchemy, they often didn't devote much attention to spirit plant cultivation.
Consequently, they often ended up with inferior-quality spirit plants, and even a slight mishap could lead to the plants withering and dying.
Achieving a 100% survival rate was challenging, and using inferior-quality spirit plants in alchemy would further decrease the success rate of pill refinement.
If they entrusted the spirit plant cultivation to other sect members, the survival rate improved significantly. However, being Grade 3 spirit plants, they were inherently difficult to cultivate, and most of the mature plants were of ordinary quality, with only occasional good or inferior quality plants.
"There will be additional rewards for high-quality plants. Twenty Sword Pills for each good-quality plant and an extra ten Sword Pills for an excellent-quality one."
"For all twenty Zangyuancao plants, you will receive a total of two hundred and eighty Sword Pills. Please count them, Brother Lu."
As she spoke, a small pile of Sword Pills floated towards Lu Xuan.
"The count is correct," Lu Xuan confirmed after scanning them with his spiritual sense.
Guan Wan smiled warmly as she watched Lu Xuan put away the Sword Pills.
Although she had given out a more substantial reward than before for these twenty Zangyuancao plants, she was more than happy to do so.
After all, the higher number of Sword Pills represented higher-quality plants, which were extremely valuable to alchemists.
Lu Xuan accepted the Sword Pills with satisfaction.
The two hundred and eighty Sword Pills were worth as much as a fourth-grade spirit seed, making his efforts in cultivating the plants well worth it.
Not to mention the additional Foundation-Establishing Pills, pill recipe packs, and Spirit Absorbing Grass Pearls he had obtained from the orbs of light.
He had truly gained a lot from this collaboration with the Pills Palace.
"Brother Lu, are you willing to continue this collaboration with the Pills Palace?" Guan Wan asked tentatively as she put away the Zangyuancao plants.
"Of course!" Lu Xuan replied without hesitation.
"I'm a simple man. I enjoy spending time with flora and fauna, beasts, birds, insects, and fish."
"If you asked me to explore some secret realm or hunt down a demonic beast, I might hesitate, but when it comes to cultivating spirit plants, I'm all for it."
Lu Xuan continued to cultivate his image as an ordinary spirit herbologist.
"Good. Based on your excellent results this time, I will request that the Pills Palace elders provide you with more varieties of spirit plants to cultivate," Guan Wan said.
"However, we will need to coordinate with the Agricultural Hall for the spirit seeds, and they will be delivered to your residence soon."
"Thank you, Sister Guan," Lu Xuan said sincerely.
"By the way, Sister Guan, will the new spirit seeds also be for cultivating ingredients for Foundation-Establishing Pills?"
"Yes, the demand for Foundation-Establishing Pills is high, and their refinement is challenging. So, the demand for corresponding high-grade spirit plants is also greater."
"If the formula for refining the related spirit herbs were to be leaked, wouldn't it lead to other cultivators figuring out the formula for the Foundation-Establishing Pill?"
"It's not that simple," Guan Wan said, a hint of pride flashing across her face.
"Many cultivators, families, and small sects in the world know the ingredients needed to refine the Foundation-Establishing Pill, but they are unable to refine it."
"The first hurdle is the inability to cultivate the corresponding spirit herbs in a quantifiable manner. After all, several of the ingredients are third-grade spirit plants, which are not easy to cultivate."
"There are also various other obstacles, and the most critical one is not knowing the specific pill formula."
"This includes the processing of the spirit herbs, the amount to be used, the primary and secondary ingredients, control of the pill fire, and the timing of extracting the pills."
"The pill formula is the most challenging aspect for other cultivators who want to refine the Foundation-Establishing Pill."
Guan Wan's expression turned solemn as she spoke.
Lu Xuan nodded in agreement, but his thoughts were elsewhere.
"Is the pill formula that difficult? Isn't it just a matter of cultivating the spirit plants and obtaining the formula from the orbs of light?"
(End of Chapter)
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