And indeed, that was the case. Foundation Establishment Pills were strategic resources, tightly controlled-how could that reputation be false?
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Cook Zeng's face. "Even our lineage hasn't managed to gather all the main ingredients for this pill."
"We'll still have to ask you to help pool the resources, Brother Lin-"
What he meant was that he wanted to rely on Lin Changheng's exclusive channels as a Pill Master.
After all, Lin Changheng had refined Foundation Establishment Pills before. Some cultivators in urgent need might register with him.
Of course, there was a certain risk to doing so. If word leaked that someone possessed a main ingredient for Foundation Establishment Pills, it could easily draw covetous eyes.
Although the image of Lin Changheng as "a man of exceptional integrity," deliberately promoted by the Cheng father and son of the [Hundred Herbs Shop], had spread far and wide and taken root in people's hearts, no one would do this unless their lifespan was nearing its end and their need was urgent.
Once interests were involved, everything in the cultivation world had to be marked with a question mark.
"Which main ingredients have you gathered?"
Lin Changheng did not answer immediately. After a little thought, he asked this instead.
"We've gathered two: [Seven-star spirit moon grass] and [celestial crystal spirit lotus root]. We're still missing [nine-leaf violet cinnabar fungus]. Also, we've already collected every supplementary ingredient, so the other party won't need to gather those."
Cook Zeng answered directly and briskly.
At this, something stirred in Lin Changheng's mind. They were missing [nine-leaf violet cinnabar fungus]?
He happened to have some, but it was not quite mature enough. It might need another four or five years before it could be used as medicine-
So he asked, "How urgently