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Chapter 439: Planting Spiritual Herbs, Collecting Elixir Recipes
Chapter 439: Planting Spiritual Herbs, Collecting Elixir Recipes
Lu Chen's temper flared up as he saw the mischievous look on the Demon Ghost Vine, and he kicked it away.
"Get lost!"
Even his spiritual pet's discovery of the simulated Miracle Immortal Peach's pink miasma, with its sultry sounds, caused Lu Chen's thick-skinned self to feel a twinge of embarrassment.
The Demon Ghost Vine had grown accustomed to lingering near the Miracle Immortal Peach tree, listening to the daily serenade from the peach grove. Upon hearing the familiar sounds, it drew closer, only to stumble upon Lu Chen's current predicament.
With a thought, Lu Chen caused the transparent treasure pearl to slowly emerge from his throat and be stored back into the Gluttonous Insect Pouch.
A fifth-grade treasure, if not properly refined, might attract the attention of his sect members or Pill Masters (also known as Alchemists or Elixir Masters)
. For now, he chose to remain low-key.
After some brief experimentation with the Mirage Sound Pearl, Lu Chen retrieved the section of the Illusory Sound Bamboo.
When stimulated by spiritual energy, the numerous fissures along the Illusory Sound Bamboo's root system simultaneously opened, releasing a tidal wave of chaotic and bizarre sounds.
Having been planted near the Miracle Immortal Peach, the bamboo had been exposed to the sultry sounds during its growth phase, naturally imbibing that tone. With slight control, it could emit those sounds of pleasure, incredibly alluring and subtly corrupting one's mind.
Additionally, Lu Chen had often stimulated the spiritual plants with the thunderous sword sounds of the Thunder Sound Sword, which he had obtained from the Sword Pool.
The Illusory Sound Bamboo had perfectly mimicked these sounds as well. The alternating tones were distinct: one was fierce and overpowering, righteous and unwavering, seemingly intent on purging all evil from the world; the other was a pleasure-inducing melody, pulling one into a sea of desire, slowly eroding their will.
"Now that I have the Mirage Sound Pearl, a fifth-grade treasure with greater power, there's no need to hold onto this bamboo. I can look for an opportunity to sell it."
"However, even though it's not inherently sinister, its growth has been influenced by the Miracle Immortal Peach. It's best to sell it outside the sect or exchange it for other treasures."
Lu Chen made a mental note.
"Also, I've already used up all the free spiritual herbs I got from the Elixir Hall, and I've gone through quite a bit of my previously accumulated resources. Luckily, I've refined a substantial number of pills, which I can trade for spirit stones."
He planned to head to the Elixir Hall to exchange the ever-increasing number of pills in his possession for spirit stones or sword techniques.
As the Heavenly Unity Pills and Cloud Spirit Pills had a nearly 100% success rate, he intended to only submit about 30% of these pills and temporarily hold onto the rest to avoid revealing his freakish pill-concocting abilities to the Alchemy Hall's pill masters.
Upon arriving at the Elixir Hall, he was greeted by the gentle female disciple, Guan Wan, who was waiting at the entrance.
"Sister Guan, sorry to have kept you waiting."
Lu Chen quickly approached Guan Wan.
"It's no trouble. I just came out as well. I heard you were coming to submit some pills, so I came to guide you through the process to avoid any inconveniences."
Guan Wan explained softly.
All the spiritual plants entrusted to Lu Chen by the Elixir Hall had matured successfully, and quite a few were of exceptional quality. This caused Guan Wan to hold Lu Chen in high esteem. Knowing that he was coming, she made sure to be there to welcome him.
The two entered a spacious hall, bustling with pill masters. An Alchemy Hall administrator was busy counting and inspecting the quality of the pills, various fragrant pill scents filling Lu Chen's nostrils.
Guan Wan led Lu Chen to a clear-faced female cultivator.
"Sister Liang, I've brought a junior brother to submit some pills in exchange for spirit stones."
Guan Wan greeted the woman with a smile and gestured to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen promptly took out several small white jade bottles that he had prepared beforehand.
The clear-faced female cultivator, Liang, offered Lu Chen a gentle smile and took the bottles. She coated her palms with a thin layer of spiritual energy and carefully removed the pills, scrutinizing their quality.
"Brother Lu, what level of quality have you achieved with those pills?"
"You already have a 30% success rate?" Guan Wan asked in astonishment.
"I didn't expect that, aside from your exceptional talent with spiritual plants, you would also excel in pill concoction."
"In less than three months, you've mastered the refinement methods for three first and second-grade pills, and you even have a 30% success rate. Even in the Pill Hall, such talent would be considered outstanding."
As they spoke, the clear-faced female cultivator had finished counting the pills.
"All the pills are of standard quality. According to the Pill Hall's pricing, the total is 3,400 spirit stones. Please verify, Senior Brother."
Lu Chen and Guan Wan's conversation wasn't particularly discreet, and the female cultivator overheard everything as she inspected the pills. Learning that Lu Chen had mastered three low-grade pill formulas in a short time, she glanced at him a few times with added interest.
Lu Chen took the spirit stones and marveled at the profitability of pills.
Although most of the materials and spirit herbs had been obtained from the Pill Hall without cost, even including the value of the spirit herbs, he estimated that he would make a profit of around 1,000 to 2,000 spirit stones.
This was considering that Lu Chen had only displayed around 30% of his pill-concocting abilities; if he had shown his full capabilities, the results would have been even more astonishing.
"No, it should be said that the truly lucrative profits are reserved for those pill masters with extremely high skill levels. Ordinary pill masters may not even recoup their investment."
Lu Chen was even more grateful for the existence of the light group and the wealth of pill formula experience it provided. Without it, he would have been like most ordinary pill masters in the cultivation world, toiling away and exchanging precious spirit herbs for batch after batch of pill slag.
"The Cultivation Origin Pill and Cloud Spirit Pill are only first and second-grade pills. If we're talking about higher-grade and rarer pills like the Foundation Establishment Pill, then the profits would be comparable to outright robbing someone of their spirit stones."
A smile curved Lu Chen's lips as a single thought took root in his mind.
Plant spirit herbs that store essence, collect pill formulas from the light group!
Just as he was thinking this, Guan Wan suddenly turned around and spoke softly.
"Senior Brother Lu, there are a few pill masters in the Pill Hall who are exchanging pill concoction insights. Although they might not reveal their most guarded secrets, there are still valuable tips and lessons to be learned from their successes and failures."
"Would you be willing to join me, Junior Brother, and exchange some pill concoction experiences?"
Having witnessed Lu Chen's exceptional talent for pill concoction, Guan Wan's enthusiasm toward him grew even stronger. She was even willing to bring him, an ordinary pill master, into the circle of core pill masters.
"Can someone at my level of pill concoction really participate in a pill exchange conference?" Lu Chen asked in surprise.
"With me as your guide, it won't be a problem. Moreover, Senior Brother Lu, you've cultivated so many high-quality spirit herbs for the Pill Hall. If those pill masters knew about this, they would be scrambling to curry favor with you." Guan Wan said with a smile.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Sister. I'll just go and listen, hoping to pick up some basics of pill concoction." Lu Chen readily agreed, though his thoughts were elsewhere.
The core pill masters had a lot of influence within the Pill Hall, and getting to know them would undoubtedly make obtaining the Canging Cao spirit herb seeds much easier.
Moreover, each pill master had specific requirements for spirit herbs, and he might be able to obtain some rare spirit herb seeds from them or even be privately commissioned to cultivate high-grade spirit herbs.
(End of Chapter)
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