Qi Recovery Pill

At that moment, Xiao Jie was speaking with a steward inside the Mittel Auction House.

"Young Master Xiao Jie, we happen to have the medicinal cauldron you require. While it is not a high-grade cauldron, it perfectly meets your requirements and is among the finest of its class. I'll fetch it for you immediately."

Xiao Jie nodded, thinking, This time, anyone perceptive enough will surely guess that I intend to learn alchemy by coming to the Mittel Auction House to buy a medicinal cauldron. I have no intention of hiding it, either. I already plan to study at Jia Nan Academy, so exposing it early does not matter. Jia Nan Academy will come to Wutan City to recruit students in half a year. Only by entering Jia Nan Academy can I grow quickly without worry. Although the Xiao Clan is relatively safe for now, that is only because Wutan City's factions are evenly matched. The strongest expert in the Xiao Clan is merely at the Da Dou Shi level. If some powerful faction becomes wary of my talent, the Xiao Clan's strength will be nowhere near enough to protect me.

That was why Xiao Jie had so openly revealed his talent as an alchemist, while fabricating a nonexistent master to ensure his safety over the next half year.

As for the Xiao Clan's preferential allocation of resources, Xiao Jie did not care for it. The Simulator was the best resource. Hadn't Xiao Jie already acquired more than three million gold coins? He lacked neither combat techniques, cultivation methods, nor medicinal herbs. The Xiao Clan's little bit of money was of little use to him, but it could make the clan pay more attention to him, serving as another layer of protection. After all, Xiao Jie was still only a minor Dou Zhe who did not even know any combat techniques.

Before long, the auction house steward brought out a medicinal cauldron. It had three legs, two handles, and two openings, with a rather impressive appearance. It was considered an exceptional item among second-tier medicinal cauldrons and was more than sufficient for Xiao Jie at his current stage.

"Young Master Xiao Jie, please have a look. This is the finest second-tier medicinal cauldron we have. What do you think?"

"Not bad. This cauldron can indeed be called a fine piece, and it suits me perfectly."

"Haha, as long as Young Master Xiao Jie likes it. This cauldron costs only one hundred thousand gold coins. I'll make the decision to give you a ten percent discount, so ninety thousand gold coins will do. What do you think?"

"Fine. Gold coins are not a problem. Take it."

After handing his card to the steward, Xiao Jie accepted the medicinal cauldron and stored it in his Storage Ring. Before long, the steward returned the gold card to him.

"Now that I have what I came for, I will not disturb you further in your business. Farewell."

With that, Xiao Jie turned and left.

"Young Master Xiao Jie, if you successfully refine pills, you may sell them through our auction house! We guarantee you a fair price!"

Watching Xiao Jie's figure grow more distant, the steward called out.

After returning home, Xiao Jie found that the clan had already moved him into a better residence because of his talent. It was spacious and quite suitable for refining medicine.

After taking out the medicinal cauldron and herbs, Xiao Jie planned to refine a first-tier pill, the Qi Recovery Pill. First-tier pill formulas such as the Qi Recovery Pill were no secret, so they were easy to purchase. Over the past two years, Xiao Jie had already mastered every detail of alchemy. All he lacked was practical experience.

He began refining pills, channeling his fire-attributed Dou Qi into the medicinal cauldron to ignite it, then adding the herbs one batch at a time for extraction, purification, and pill formation.

Before he knew it, half a day had passed, and Xiao Jie was refining the last batch of Qi Recovery Pills indoors.

Before long, the pills finally formed. After placing them into bottles, Xiao Jie let out a long breath. Of the ten portions of Qi Recovery Pill ingredients, he had ruined four when he first began. The mistakes had all occurred during pill formation: either he had failed to handle conflicting medicinal properties properly, failed to control the heat, or rushed the pill-forming process and caused failure.

However, the result was good. After several failures, he had become more cautious, and his control over the flames had grown more precise.

That's enough for today. I'll rest and recover my Dou Qi first. Tomorrow, I'll refine Rejuvenation Pills. They are slightly more difficult to refine than Qi Recovery Pills.

With that thought, he stored the six bottles of Qi Recovery Pills before him in his Storage Ring and returned to his room to continue meditating and cultivating. In this world, cultivation could replace sleep, as both merely restored his spiritual strength.