New mission

In the training room, Lin Wan leaned out again, frowning slightly.

Although she was in meditation just now, Cultivator's ears and eyes were sharp, and the whispers in the courtyard were still vaguely heard in her ears.

She pushed open the door and saw Zhang Ying standing alone in the courtyard, facing the next door, with a look that seemed to have lingering excitement, and she couldn't help but feel wary.

"Zhang Ying, what's going on?"

Lin Wan lowered his voice, walked to Zhang Ying's side, and scanned the small courtyard next door shrouded in the dim light of the formation with sharp eyes.

"I seem to hear you talking to someone."

She specially emphasized the word "who", obviously full of doubts about the neighbor who had just moved in and lived in seclusion but could reveal the fragrance of pure medicine.

Pill Transaction? She was afraid that her sister, who was simple-minded and sometimes overly optimistic, would be seduced by others with sweet words or some benefits and fall into a trap.

Seeing that Zhang Ying couldn't hide it, and knowing that Lin Wan would be confused if he cared, he simply said, "I had a few words with senior Alchemist next door."

"I did him a small favor a few days ago, and I'll make it clear today."

She deliberately blurred the content, not wanting to break her promise to Su Bai.

Lin Wan heard this, not only was he not relieved, but his expression became more serious.

She took Zhang Ying's arm and led her slightly away from the courtyard wall. She lowered her voice and said almost angrily, "Be careful! Don't think that with the name of 'Alchemist', you are some kind of Orthodox Dao character!"

"There are so many dragons and snakes in this city, and there are so many wolves in all kinds of clothes! When dealing with strangers Cultivator, especially those whose cultivation is far beyond you and me, and whose background is unknown, you must always keep your distance and be careful!"

She looked at Zhang Ying's round face that didn't seem to care about it, and emphasized her tone. "Accidentally, I was tricked into signing a spiritual contract like a life-selling contract, or under some trick, I was restrained and sold into Slave. At that time, my life and death, my honor and disgrace will all be decided by others!"

Lin Wan had a flash of fear in his eyes, obviously he had seen or heard about similar tragedies.

"In Heavenly Star City, it is indeed rare to see people killing people and grabbing treasures on the surface. City Guard Army is not a decoration."

"But don't forget, Heavenly Star Alliance itself recognizes and protects the Cultivator Slave system! Those big Lineages, big shops, and even some dark forces, some use legal and legal but despicable and dirty methods to eat people till their bones are left! It is sometimes more dangerous than a straight-up robbery! Remember, remember!"

Zhang Ying opened his mouth and felt the strength of Lin Wan's grip on his arm and the deep concern in his words. Warmth flowed through his heart, but there was also a hint of helplessness.

She thought of Su Bai's plain but distant warning, and knew that it was not appropriate to elaborate on it at this moment, let alone the trust and trust that Su Bai gave so easily, so as not to create unnecessary details.

In the end, she just patted the back of Lin Wan's hand gently and nodded seriously. "Sister Lin, I will remember what you said. I will pay attention to it, don't worry."

Lin Wan looked at her expression carefully and felt a little relieved to see that her eyes were clear and not obsessed or fearful.

But doubts have not been completely eliminated.

She sighed and let go of her hand, "As long as you know what you're doing, just practice. Time is precious." After that, she took another deep look at the courtyard next door, turned back to the house, and continued practicing against the clock.

Zhang Ying was left alone in the courtyard, and the night breeze brought a bit of coolness. She breathed out gently and sat back on the bamboo chair again. State of Mind was no longer as excited as before, but a little more heavy with Lin Wan's reminder.

She was not ignorant of the rules and undercurrents of Heavenly Star City, but in the face of today's huge profits, she was shocked by Su Bai's otherworldly magnanimity and astonishing alchemy success rate, and she temporarily ignored the risks behind it.

Lin Wan's warning was like a basin of cold water, sobering up her feverish mind.

"But... that senior feels different."

Zhang Ying thought silently.

The indifference with which he casually tossed out nearly a thousand bottles of Pill, the carefreeness with which he paid little attention to the price difference of more than a hundred Spirit Stone, and the straightforwardness with which he made it clear that he did not like to be bothered...

All the signs suggest that he is more like an expert who is really obsessed with Dao of Alchemy and is too lazy to pay attention to mundane matters rather than a deliberate deceiver.

Of course, knowing people but not knowing their hearts, Lin Wan is right to be cautious.

She secretly made up her mind not only to seize this rare opportunity, but also to remain vigilant and cautious at all times.

Not long after, from the direction of the small courtyard next door, the familiar fragrance of medicine came faintly along with the fluctuations of the formation.

Zhang Ying's nose twitched slightly and he carefully distinguished it. "Well, the aroma this time... is much thicker, with a hint of dryness and a bit of mellowness. It is indeed very different from the gentle and gentle fragrance of Essence Replenishing Pill before."

"Is this Yellow Dragon Pill?" As she was savoring it carefully, she suddenly smelled a very faint burnt smell mixed with the medicinal aroma, which quickly dissipated.

"Huh? Why does it smell like burning... Did senior fail to make the alchemy?" she

I was slightly shocked, and felt a little more realistic about the difficulty of refining alchemy.

Even such a powerful senior would fail when trying the new Pill for the first time.

Inside Quiet Chamber, Su Bai is condensing a stream of clear water, carefully washing away the remaining charred traces on the inner wall of Alchemy Furnace.

Wherever the water flows, it makes a hissing sound, taking away the remnants of failure and also taking away fifty pieces of Low-grade Spirit Stone.

"Yellow Dragon Pill is indeed much more difficult."

He shook his head slightly, looked at the Pill Furnace liner that had returned to smoothness, and summarized the lesson he had just learned.

"Dragon Whisker Vine's heat transformation node is a little earlier than expected, and the hedging reaction after adding cold tobacco is also three points stronger."

"I was a little too hasty. I didn't expect that it would burn directly the first time."

Fifty Spirit Stone's medicinal materials turned into fly ash, which made him feel a little pity even though his net worth was still good.

In the way of alchemy, every step is a accumulation of Spirit Stone. This statement is true.

"Next, we need to be more careful. We need to verify what Jade Slip said with the actual reactions of the medicinal materials one by one. We can't just stick to the words."

He was not discouraged. [Candle Heart Reflecting Fire] gave him not only a high success rate, but also a unique sensitivity to the interaction between flames and medicinal properties.

If you fail once, the experience gained is more profound than simply succeeding.

After a short breath adjustment, Su Bai started the furnace again.

Time flies by with concentration.

For more than seven hours, equivalent to a whole day's hard work for a mortal, Su Bai was completely immersed in Dao of Alchemy's exploration.

He worked hard and tried three copies of Yellow Dragon Pill Ingredients in succession.

The result was still unsatisfactory - all three furnaces failed.

On the eve of the elixir condensation in the first furnace, the liquid collapsed due to Spiritual Power vibration.

The second batch of pills yielded more than ten pills, but they were dark in color, had many pits in the pill body, and had a lot of impurities. I am afraid that none of the ten pills had any efficacy, and were no different from useless pills.

In the third furnace, the heat was a little too fast in the final Nourishing stage, which caused the elixir energy to leak out, resulting in only a few finished products of poor quality.

But there was not much frustration in Su Bai's eyes.

Three failures, with different processes, gave him a clearer grasp of several key bottlenecks in Yellow Dragon Pill refining - such as the fusion balance point of the various main medicinal properties, the fine-tuning of the Spiritual Power field in the furnace when condensing the elixir, and the ultimate stability of the Nourishing heat.

The layer of window paper is already so thin that it is transparent.

"Yellow Dragon Pill is much more complicated and time-consuming than Essence Replenishing Pill."

Su Bai silently calculated, "It takes more than two hours to refine one furnace."

"Three servings in a row today are quite taxing on the mind." He continued to control Alchemy Fire and Divine Sense's senses at high intensity. Even though he was Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he still felt a little tired.

"From now on, you will be limited to refining two servings per day, and proceed step by step, which is more conducive to understanding and recovery."

Continuous fire control for more than two hours is indeed a huge burden for Qi Refining Stage Cultivator. It often requires taking pills to recover in the middle, or multiple people taking turns.

Foundation Establishment Realm's profound Law Power and powerful Divine Sense showed their advantages at this moment, allowing Su Bai to focus more on experiencing the alchemy process itself instead of being tired of maintaining it.

From this point of view, Foundation Establishment only started to systematically learn alchemy. Although it is said to be a "late start", it also has its own unique convenience.

"That's it for today."

Su Bai Stop decisively.

Excessive consumption is not beautiful. He took an ordinary Pill, which has a soothing effect, and sat cross-legged to meditate to restore his exhausted mind.

When he was full of energy again, he took out a blue Blue Origin Pill, put it in his mouth, guided its pure medicinal power to circulate along the Cultivation Method route, and started today's unshakable practice.

The pure medicinal power is released, nourishing Meridians, expanding the spiritual sea of Dantian, and strengthening the life Sword Phantasm.

While refining, Su Bai was distracted and thinking, "One Blue Yuan Pill per day is 365 pills per year, which requires 18,250 low-grade spiritual stones. This is only for daily practice, and does not include other resources or more precious pills that may be needed to break through the bottleneck."

Pressure is also motivation.

"If we can stably master the refining of Yellow Dragon Pill and gradually improve the quality, based on market demand and value, the income should be able to cover the consumption of Blue Origin Pill, and there may even be a surplus."

At that time, alchemy can truly become a reliable side job to support his cultivation, not just a means to hide his identity.

After practicing, Su Bai did not rest, but took out the purchased Dao of Alchemy classics and his own Recording Jade Slip.

Looking at the details of several failures today, he read with concentration again, writing notes and sketching deductions from time to time.

The theory is connected with practice, the lessons of failure and the descriptions in the elixir book collide with each other, bursting out new sparks of understanding.

Which steps could be fine-tuned? Which treatment of the herb might bring out its properties more?

He wrote down these ideas one by one and left them for practical verification tomorrow.

In this way, in the regular cycle of refining alchemy, practicing, and studying the Alchemy Sutra, ten days passed by in a blink of an eye.

The season has quietly entered December, and there is a bit of the coldness of late winter in the air.

There is still one bottle of Blue Origin Pill left on Su Bai, which is enough to last for a while.

And those twenty copies of Yellow Dragon Pill Ingredients worth one thousand Spirit Stone have all been transformed into experience and achievements.

[Candle Heart Reflecting Fire]'s Talent once again demonstrated its "heavenly" characteristics.

Starting from the eleventh material, Su Bai and Pill Furnace finally wafted out the mellow and layered medicinal fragrance that belongs to the qualified Yellow Dragon Pill.

Although the elixir yield rate in the first few furnaces was not high, and the quality of Pill only hovered between Lower Grade and Middle Grade, the success itself was a qualitative breakthrough.

Once you cross that threshold, with the blessing of Talent, the subsequent refining will suddenly become smoother.

The probability of failure is greatly reduced, and the rate of elixir success is steadily increased.

When it comes to the last three ingredients, the elixir yield is close to 90%, and the quality of Pill has improved visibly to the naked eye.

At this moment, Su Bai is playing with several Pill bottles of different textures in his hands.

One of them is a red Jade Bottle with a warm color. Stored alone is a Yellow Dragon Pill with a round elixir body, a light golden color, and a hint of Dragon Pattern. The medicinal fragrance is restrained and mellow.

This is the standard Upper Grade Yellow Dragon Pill level on the market, and a bottle (ten tablets) usually sells for about ten yuan Spirit Stone.

Among the remaining ordinary Jade Bottles, there are more than 700 Yellow Dragon Pill pills.

These Pill are of different colors, some are dull in color, some Pill Marks are blurry, some are slightly smaller in size, and the overall quality is uneven. Most of them are Lower Grade or barely Middle Grade. The value is greatly reduced. It is expected that the average price can only be sold for six or seven yuan per bottle of Spirit Stone.

"Twenty pieces of materials cost one thousand Spirit Stone. These Pill... are all estimated at market prices, and can be sold for about seven hundred Spirit Stone."

Su Bai quickly calculated in his mind, "This is my first time learning, and I will lose three hundred Spirit Stone."

However, there was not much disappointment on his face, but a trace of satisfaction.

"This is already a very small loss. For ordinary Pill-Refining Apprentice, if you want to master Yellow Dragon Pill, it is normal to consume hundreds of materials and lose thousands of Spirit Stone."

"The difference is more than ten times, [Candle Heart Reflecting Fire] deserves a lot of credit."

More importantly, after tempering these twenty materials, he already understood the complete refining process, key nodes, common problems and solutions of Yellow Dragon Pill.

"From now on, refining Yellow Dragon Pill is a business that is sure to make a profit. Next, we only need to continue to be proficient, strive for excellence, and gradually improve the quality to the limit at the current stage."

Pushing the door open and walking out of the quiet room, the cool air in the courtyard is refreshing.

Almost at the same time, the long-awaited figure from the courtyard next door jumped out.

"Senior, you are out of seclusion! Congratulations on your success in refining alchemy!"

The figure of Zhang Ying crossed the low wall lightly and came to Su Bai, with a round face filled with sincere joy.

In the past few days, from the initial burnt smell to the increasingly rich and pure fragrance of Yellow Dragon Pill, she had already guessed that Su Bai must have overcome the difficulty.

She was amazed at the height and rapid progress of her neighbor Talent, and she was even more delighted with the "money path" she was about to make.

Su Bai nodded slightly in response to her congratulations.

Without any extra pleasantries, he directly threw an ordinary Storage Bag to Zhang Ying.

"This is my first attempt at refining Yellow Dragon Pill. The quality varies. The hundred pills in the red elixir bottle can be sold at the market price of ten Spirit Stone."

"The rest are of lower quality, so we can reduce the price as appropriate." The words are concise and concise, and the explanation is clear.

Zhang Ying caught Storage Bag with both hands, Divine Sense probed slightly, and immediately had an idea in his mind.

She nodded vigorously, with a serious expression. "Senior, don't worry, I understand, good or bad, I will find a way to sell them and bring Spirit Stone back as soon as possible."

She naturally knows that for a rising Alchemist, it is crucial to withdraw funds quickly and invest in the next round of practice and improvement.

She consciously took on the responsibility of being a "dealer".

"Go." Su Bai waved his hand.

Zhang Ying said no more, turned around and used Movement Method, swept out of the alley lightly, and headed in the direction of Stall Street in a familiar way.

For her, this is a familiar journey.

Su Bai saves the hassle of setting up a stall to sell in person, and can devote more time to practicing and studying Dao of Alchemy.

In Heavenly Star City Alchemy Street, and Alchemist which does not have its own store, retail stalls are the main sales channel.

Sell Pill to shops in bulk?

Not to mention those stores themselves have a stable supply of Alchemist, can they afford this sporadic output?

Alchemy Street's personal style and reputation alone make it difficult for shops to acquire Pill of unknown origin.

Old customers have unique preferences for the smell, efficacy and even Pill Marks produced by the trusted Alchemist. Once there is an odor or inconsistent effects, the consequences of damaged reputation and loss of customers will be fatal in the fiercely competitive Alchemy Street.

"For now, let's hone our skills in this mode and accumulate capital and reputation."

Su Bai looked at the direction where Zhang Ying disappeared, making plans in his mind.

"After you become proficient in skills, can stably produce high-quality Pill, and gain a certain reputation, it will not be too late to consider renting a shop. Right now, low-key accumulation is the best strategy."

Just as he was about to turn around and go back to the house, he suddenly felt an extremely slight but unignorable warm feeling in his chest.

Su Bai paused, reached into his arms, and took out the Azure Fish-shaped Jade Talisman that was worn close to his body.

At this moment, an extremely weak hazy halo appeared on the surface of the warm jade, and a line of concise and cold small words appeared quietly like a shadow emerging from the bottom of the water:

[Hai Jiu]

Kill target: Demon Star City Moon Wolf Tribe Crown Prince.(Late Core Formation Stage, Direct Descendant of Moon Wolf Bloodline)

Mission reward: 40,000 Low-grade Spirit Stone.

Task duration: six months.