Feeding Fish
"Alright! It's a deal! Give me the Spirit Soil now." Long Panpan smiled and tossed a Storage Bag to Long Xuan, but what Long Xuan didn't notice was the sly glint in her eyes.
He happened to have Mid-Grade Spirit Soil on him. After putting all the Mid-Grade Spirit Soil into the Storage Bag that Long Panpan threw to him, he looked up and found that she was faster than him and had already quickly packed up the stall.
Long Panpan threw a fish-raising bag full of water at Long Xuan, and then quickly snatched the Storage Bag full of Mid-Grade Spirit Soil from his hand.
"The deal is done. Neither of us should seek recourse later."
With that, she quickly left.
Long Xuan was stunned for a moment. He suddenly realized that something seemed wrong. He immediately opened the fish bag and found that the Golden Dragonfish inside were actually tiny fish only the thickness of a finger. He was so angry that his nose twisted.
Long Panpan just said she wanted to eat Golden Dragonfish for lunch. He subconsciously thought that Golden Dragonfish was very big, and at the very least, it would be enough for a whole plate.
The fish she ordered was a tiny little fish, barely as thick as a finger. It was so small it wouldn't even be enough for the sauce, let alone fill a tooth gap. Was she sure she wanted to eat this for lunch? Even if she was on a diet, this was no way she should be doing it!
He had been hunting geese all day, only to have his eyes pecked by one; he had been careless.
Fortunately, she didn't go too far; there were five Golden Dragonfish in the fish bag, not two. Five Golden Dragonfish will reproduce faster.
After buying the fish fry, he went on to buy lambs and calves, and of course, he also wanted to buy more of the larger ones.
As for the varieties, of course, the main priority is to choose the ones that taste the best.
He needed a large quantity, and for that he purchased countless Beast-Taming Bag.
But he quickly handed this arduous task over to his clone and ran back to the mountain peak. The Golden Dragonfish was difficult to raise, and he was afraid that if he delayed too long, the golden Golden Dragonfish fish would die. He urgently needed to go back and put the Golden Dragonfish into the Spirit Spring.
Upon returning to the Spirit Spring, Long Xuan immediately opened the fish-keeping bag and poured all the finger-thick Golden Dragonfish into the Spirit Spring, splashing water everywhere.
As soon as the Golden Dragonfish entered the Spirit Spring, its previously listless appearance instantly became energetic, and it swam happily around in the Spirit Spring, full of vitality.
They seem very happy with their new home, even more so than their old one.
Long Xuan was taken aback. It seemed that he was no longer needed. The Golden Dragonfish could live as long as it was put into the Spirit Spring, so there was no need for him to study the method of raising Golden Dragonfish.
All he needs to do is to quickly develop fish food that can accelerate the growth of Golden Dragonfish, allowing them to grow fat as fast as possible so that he can enjoy plump and delicious Golden Dragonfish next year.
The flesh of the Golden Dragonfish resembled the legendary dragon meat, and he couldn't wait to taste it.
Long Xuan quickly went to his insect-breeding room, filled a bag with Spirit Insect, and then returned to the Spirit Spring.
His own Medicine Garden was vast, producing countless Spirit Insect, all of which were raised in the insect room. He selected some Spirit Insect that were not particularly valuable to feed his fish.
We haven't been able to develop a fish food yet, but we assume fish definitely eat insects, so we'll use low-value Spirit Insect as a temporary solution.
He squatted by the Spirit Spring and threw one insect after another into Spirit Spring. The sharp-eyed Golden Dragonfish immediately swam over excitedly, frantically snatching the Spirit Insect that fell into the water.
Water splashed everywhere, making continuous splashing sounds, creating chaos in the water.
Long Xuan watched with great interest. He could have simply poured all the Spirit Insect from the Insect-Rearing Pouch into the water, but he insisted on throwing them one by one, watching the fish fight over each Spirit Insect. This was the joy of feeding fish, a pleasure that was hard to describe to outsiders.
Just as he was enjoying feeding the fish, the Insect-Rearing Pouch suddenly moved. He took out a letter from the Insect-Rearing Pouch, glanced at it, and showed a slight look of surprise. The house built by the Old Long Thatch Gu could actually connect to the Pyramid Hut?
Although the Pyramid Hut that his own Thatch Gu had built before wasn't made with the most expensive materials, its level was still far superior to that of a dilapidated thatched hut.
He put away the letter and finally threw all the Spirit Insect in the Insect-Rearing Pouch into the water with a sense of satisfaction.
Now no one had to fight over it anymore. The five Golden Dragonfish looked excited and frantically chased after the Spirit Insect that fell into the water, just like eating at a buffet, each of them eating until they were stuffed.
Since they had such good appetites, it seemed they wouldn't die living in the Spirit Spring. Long Xuan felt relieved and left the Spirit Spring, heading towards Old Long's Red Jade Peak.
After finding the conspicuous dilapidated thatched hut on Red Jade Peak, he went inside. There was no need to knock, because there was no door at all.
Long Xuan couldn't even imagine how much debt he owed. Even with the earning speed of Third-Grade Alchemist, he still hadn't paid off his debts, and the Thatch Gu was going to suffer along with him.
Thinking of the Thatch Gu, Long Xuan hurriedly looked at the Thatch Gu in the thatched hut. He saw that a house made of a third-grade waste pill had appeared in the hut at some point, and the Thatch Gu was inside, with half of its head sticking out and looking out.
Unexpectedly, Old Long has such a creative mind; he actually thought of using a third-grade waste pill to build a house for the Thatch Gu, which can be considered making use of waste.
Waste pills are of little use to humans, but they are rich in energy, making them a good choice for insects to use as building materials.
However, using third-grade waste pills as building materials, it can only be considered a medium-grade building material, barely placing it in the middle range among the houses of the Thatch Gu Lineage. This clan is really too weak right now.
Upon noticing Long Xuan's entrance, Old Long turned to him and said, "I've already explained why I'm looking for you in my letter. The Lineage has entrusted me with refining a Grade Three Profound Dragon Pill."
"The Profound Dragon Pill is extremely difficult to refine, and you have a keen sense for controlling the heat, so I need your assistance."
Long Xuan showed no surprise. He already knew that the Lineage was going to cultivate a second Gu King, and it was highly likely that Old Long would be the one to refine the Realm-Breaking Pill.
To be honest, Old Long a genius at alchemy, just not a peerless genius. He is capable of challenging the Profound Dragon Pill, but since it's his first time, he's inexperienced and will inevitably consume a massive amount of materials.
However, the Lineage must have been mentally prepared to waste a large amount of materials, as there were countless grade-three spirit medicine piled up in the room at this moment.
"How confident are you?" Long Xuan asked.
"It's hard to say. Alchemy depends entirely on how many materials you have. As long as you have enough materials, you'll be able to refine it sooner or later. It all depends on how many resources your Lineage is willing to invest," Old Long said after a moment of contemplation.
"Time is of the essence, let's refine the pills first. The first attempt will definitely fail, so don't put any pressure on yourself; focus on gaining experience."
As he spoke, Old Long took out a huge Pill Furnace and placed it on the ground, while simultaneously throwing a Pill Formula at Long Xuan.
Long Xuan caught it with lightning speed and quickly glanced at the Pill Formula.
The Profound Dragon Pill requires a full 1,200 portions of materials; needless to say, refining the Profound Dragon Pill will be extremely time-consuming.
This is normal, though. This is a rare Third-Grade Pill Formula, belonging to high-level spiritual pills. How could it be refined in such a short time?
The higher the grade of the elixir, the longer it takes to refine; this is a natural law.
However, the yield of pills is somewhat illogical. With so many materials put into the furnace, only one pill is produced. Isn't that far too few?
It's important to know that alchemy can also produce waste pills, which is why there's the concept of the pill yield rate.
If only one spirit pill is produced, it is highly likely to be a waste pill, which is no different from failing to refine a pill, thus indirectly increasing the failure rate of refining the Profound Dragon Pill.
Long Xuan couldn't help but frown and ask, "So many spirit medicine were put into the furnace, yet only one spiritual pill was produced. Doesn't that violate the law of conservation of mass?"
After glancing at him, Old Long said, "Where did you hear such a thing? The law of conservation of mass? I've never heard of it in all these years. According to this, how could the Giantification Technique not exist?"
"You must understand that alchemy is the process of removing impurities and extracting the essence. The essence is already very little, and to refine high-grade elixirs, you need to extract the very essence of the essence. Most of the essence will be burned away, so naturally, very little of the very essence remains."
"It's already good enough to condense it into one spirit pill, how many more do you want? Do you want to produce hundreds of them in one batch, enough to create hundreds of Gu King for the Lineage?"
Upon hearing this, Long Xuan seemed to understand something and finally grasped the reasoning behind it. In other words, future tenth-grade spirit pills might require tens of thousands of materials, but only a few pills could be produced. It made sense, absolutely reasonable.
He then looked at the description of the Profound Dragon Pill in the Pill Formula and found that the Profound Dragon Pill only had a 10% breakthrough rate. If a Gu cultivator of the Long Family bloodline consumed the Profound Dragon Pill, the breakthrough rate would be 20%.
However, even a 20% breakthrough rate is far too low, isn't it?
He still remembered that Spirit-Ascending Grass raw also had a 20% chance of breaking through, but in Old Long's opinion, it was not enough to enable the Ten Extremity Physique to break through.
The current breakthrough rate for the Profound Dragon Pill is also only 20%, which means that once he becomes a peak Gu cultivator in the Spiritual Sea Stage, the Profound Dragon Pill will most likely be useless to him.
He was initially excited when Old Long sent him a message asking him to assist in refining the Profound Dragon Pill, thinking he could get a very powerful Pill Formula for free.
It seems he got nothing for nothing; the Profound Dragon Pill was useless to him. After becoming a peak Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivator, he will most likely have to create his own Realm-Breaking Pill Formula with a higher success rate. It seems he is going to go further and further down the path of self-creation.
After briefly reviewing the recipe for the Xuanlong Pill, he began assisting Elder Long in refining it.
He was very interested in participating in the refining of Third-Grade Spirit Pill. He wanted to learn about the process of refining high-grade spirit pills in advance, which would help him accumulate experience and make it easier for him to reach the threshold of Third-Grade Alchemist.
Not long after, a loud boom came from the Pill Furnace, the sound of which was deafening. A large amount of black smoke instantly flew out of the Pill Furnace, and an old man and a young man coughed incessantly in the smoke.
The Thatch Gu quickly closed the doors and windows to keep the black smoke out.
"What happened? Where exactly did things go wrong?"
"Ahem! I don't know? Maybe your hands were shaking! Didn't you say that you'd definitely fail the first time you tried to refine pills, and that you shouldn't be nervous?"
Clearly, Old Long had no experience in refining the Profound Dragon Pill and was figuring it out on his own, so Long Xuan could only learn so much from him.