Foundation Establishment Pill Materials

"Miss Yu, long time no see." Su Yu looked at Yu Ke'er, a hint of surprise in his eyes. She was about the same age as him, yet her Qi Refining cultivation had already reached the eighth layer of the Qi Refining Realm. On top of that, she was a high-grade Rank 1 Beast Tamer.

This young lady of the Black Rock Mountain Yu Family truly lived up to the name of a Beast Taming Clan.

Yu Ke'er wrinkled her nose and sized Su Yu up for a moment. "You're actually a high-grade Rank 1 alchemist too?"

Su Yu's reputation as an alchemy prodigy had gained a little renown in the market, so it was only natural that Yu Ke'er knew about it.

Still, Yu Ke'er found it hard to believe. How could Su Yu, with such poor cultivation, possibly be a high-grade Rank 1 alchemist?

Su Yu smiled. "Did Miss Yu come to see me for something?"

Seeing Su Yu change the subject, Yu Ke'er gave a soft snort. "I want Spirit Bewildering Liquid—ten bottles. But your price is too high. You'll have to give me a discount."

Ten bottles of Spirit Bewildering Liquid? Su Yu's expression tightened. What did the Yu Family need so much Spirit Bewildering Liquid for?

After considering it for a moment.

Su Yu gave Yu Ke'er a twenty percent discount: one hundred and sixty Low-grade Spirit Stones per bottle. She had previously given him an Auction Token for the Cloud Mountain Market Auction, and the Su Family had used it to win a Foundation Establishment Pill.

The Fifth Elder had broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage because of it. He had to repay that debt of favor.

"Do the other pills get a twenty percent discount too?" A sly glint flashed through Yu Ke'er's eyes as she took out a list and handed it to Su Yu. "These are the pills our Yu Family needs. How many can you provide?"

Su Yu took the list and glanced over it, only to be startled.

With such a quantity, the Alchemy Pavilion would probably need a full year of work to fulfill it.

Su Yu looked at Yu Ke'er in astonishment. "Miss Yu, does your family really need this many pills?"

Yu Ke'er hesitated briefly. She looked back at the pedestrians coming and going outside the Alchemy Pavilion, then chose to transmit her voice. "A great many Demonic Cultivators and Bandit Cultivators have appeared recently. Two cultivation families have already been wiped out because of them."

"That Blood Saber Daoist of the Demon Path, the one who seized the Incomplete Supreme Artifact last time, has recently appeared in Eight Demon Ridge."

"I heard he even openly called out the Cloud Sword Sect, demanding that they hand over his inheritance. Otherwise, he'll make the Cloud Sword Sect regret it."

Hiss!

That news was truly explosive.

Eight Demon Ridge!?

A chill ran down Su Yu's back, and cold sweat broke out as lingering fear filled his heart.

Fortunately!

Fortunately, he had not investigated what secrets Eight Demon Ridge held.

Otherwise, Blood Saber Daoist would not be looking for the Cloud Sword Sect now, but for Su Yu—or rather, the Su Family!

With the Su Family's current strength, they could not stop Blood Saber Daoist.

Yu Ke'er blinked. Seeing that Su Yu's formerly calm and unruffled expression had finally changed, and that there was even a trace of fear in his eyes, she nodded in satisfaction. Putting on airs in front of me, huh, little brat.

Now you know fear, don't you?

Yu Ke'er patted Su Yu on the shoulder. "Don't be afraid. Big Sis has got your back."

"You'll be safe enough staying in the market."

"Take a look at those pills. If you can make them, we'll leave the whole order to you."

Su Yu's expression immediately turned strange. He hurriedly took a few steps back and looked at this girl pretending to be his big sister. "The quantity is too large, so an twenty percent discount is impossible. How about ten percent? Consider it repayment for the favor of the Auction Token."

"A favor?"

Yu Ke'er froze for a moment. Looking at Su Yu's serious face, she blinked, then nodded with a beaming smile. "Not bad, not bad. Then ten percent it is."

Su Yu added, "It will probably take a year to complete the entire delivery."

Yu Ke'er nodded. "That's fine. Deliver them once a month. I'll be staying in the market from now on, so you can bring Big Sis the pills then."

Su Yu: "..."

She kept calling herself Big Sis, but judging by Yu Ke'er's life aura, she should actually be nearly a year younger than him.

This girl just liked being the big sister!

After discussing the matter with Su Yu, Yu Ke'er left behind a deposit of three thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones before turning and leaving.

Because of what Yu Ke'er had said, Su Yu began paying attention to the changes in the market afterward. Besides pills, Talismans, formations, artifacts, and other goods had all begun selling well. Pills and Talismans in particular were the most sought-after, selling out completely.

The Su Family's Alchemy Pavilion kept only a small portion of its pills for regular sales. All the rest, including the Spirit Bewildering Liquid, had been bought up by the Yu Family.

The Yu Family's order from the Su Family Alchemy Pavilion was worth nearly ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones!

After deducting costs, the Su Family would make at least four thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones in profit.

Blood Saber Daoist's threat against the Cloud Sword Sect caused a huge uproar. Cultivators throughout the market were discussing it heatedly.

At the same time, the appearance of those Bandit Cultivators and the Demon Path had put many cultivators and cultivation families on edge.

That was the true reason pills, Talismans, formations, and the like had sold out.

"A mere Demon Path cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage shouldn't pose much of a problem for the Cloud Sword Sect." Once Su Yu noticed the commotion outside, he resolved not to leave the house.

However, because of the Demon Path and the Bandit Cultivators, the prices of Talismans outside had already soared.

Seeing those changing prices made Su Yu itch with temptation. As his cultivation grew higher—especially after his Body Refining Technique reached the seventh layer—the resources he needed for cultivation had nearly multiplied severalfold.

He had a great demand for Monster Beast Essence Blood, and only essence blood from late-stage, peak Rank 1 demonic beasts could satisfy him.

If this continued, he estimated that he would need Rank 2 demonic beast essence blood in the future.

The threat brought by this wave of Demon Path cultivators and Bandit Cultivators might be an opportunity for him to accumulate cultivation resources.

Thus, after his daily cultivation, aside from refining pills for the Yu Family, Su Yu spent all his remaining free time drawing Talismans.

He drew both mid-grade Rank 1 and High-grade Rank 1 Talismans.

Rather than selling them in the Alchemy Pavilion, he quietly sold them to other merchants and supplied them with stock.

Aside from a small number of Su Family members, no one else knew that he was a High-grade Rank 1 Talisman Master. Nor did he intend to reveal it.

In the blink of an eye, several more months passed.

The Cloud Mountain Market Auction was held once more. This auction drew even more cultivators, and Yu Ke'er even sent someone over with an Auction Token. However, neither Su Yu nor Su Yun chose to attend.

After all, at the previous auction, Blood Saber Daoist had started a fierce fight there, seized what he wanted, and still come and gone as freely as he pleased.

The two of them were a little... well, cautious. Absolutely not afraid of death.

Thus, Su Jingbang, who had come to the market to transport spirit herbs, went in their place with several Su Family cultivators who had never attended an auction before.

Su Yu did not attend the auction, but he secretly sent ten premium High-grade Rank 1 Talismans, the 'Fire Dragon Talisman,' to be auctioned.

It was a new High-grade Rank 1 Talisman he had recently comprehended, modeled after the ancient Fire Dragon Talisman.

It was extremely powerful. Though its speed and armor-piercing ability could not compare to the Fire Cloud Arrow Talisman, the Fire Dragon Talisman possessed greater power and more violent force. Overall, the two were not far apart, each with its own strengths.

Those ten premium High-grade Rank 1 Fire Dragon Talismans actually sold at the auction for the high price of one thousand one hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones!

That was a full thirty to forty percent higher than before!

Su Jingbang and the others also gained quite a lot from the auction. They actually secured two core spirit-herb ingredients needed to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill for the family.

Although they spent nearly two thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones for them, an inflated price by no small margin, it was still worth it for a small family like the Su Family.

For even a sliver of hope at Foundation Establishment, the Su Family was willing to spend that money.

After all, aside from the auction route, it would be extremely difficult for them to gather Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients. It would take time, thought, and effort, and they still might not be able to collect them all.