Alchemist
In the blink of an eye, another three years have passed.
Congratulations, Junior Brother Jiang, on your advancement to Second-Tier Alchemist!
"Thank you for your help, Senior Brother Qin. I look forward to your continued support in the future!"
"That's for sure!"
Fang Yu and a senior brother in charge of assessing Second-Tier Alchemist walked out of the Alchemy Chamber while talking. They chatted for a while before parting ways.
"Finally, I've rightfully advanced to Second-Tier Alchemist! Now I can start accepting second-tier pill refining missions!"
Three years ago, Sun Qiao'er deliberately blocked his advancement. After three years of hard training, he has not only improved his cultivation to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer Peak, but also passed the qualification exam for Second-Tier Alchemist. In a few more years, when he advances to the Qi Refining Late Stage, he can become an outer disciple.
Lost in thought, he arrived at his own courtyard. Just as he was about to enter, he heard some noise. Turning his head, he saw ' Sun Qiao'er ' across the way escorting a male cultivator with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face out the door.
Fang Yu glanced at the red lantern hanging in front of the other party's courtyard gate, chuckled, and returned to his own courtyard.
After Sun Qiao'er was afflicted by his "White Bone Contemplation" Divine Ability, no matter how ugly a man appeared to her, he would suddenly become handsome and charming, unable to resist the urge to seduce him.
After three years, she had become a well-known female cultivator, so she simply stopped practicing alchemy and spent her days welcoming and seeing off clients.
He engaged in intimate relations with male cultivators who came seeking his fame, sometimes not only refusing to accept Spirit Stone but even paying them out of his Spirit Stone.
This meant that his courtyard was almost always occupied, and as for his original dao companion, he had long since broken off with her.
Fang Yu sat down at the tea table in the courtyard, brewed a pot of tea, and drank it while checking the tasks inside the gate.
The tasks he could usually see were mostly low-level tasks involving processing herbs and refining first-tier pills, and the number of them was usually not large.
However, now that I've been promoted to Second-Tier Alchemist, the number of pill-refining tasks I can accept has greatly increased.
Not only were there many more second-tier pill refining tasks, but there were also a large number of first-tier pill refining tasks. Fang Yu glanced at them and saw many long-term first-tier pill refining tasks.
Many of these pills were first-tier pills he had been refining over the years. Looking at the contribution points from these pills, he secretly calculated them in his mind.
"Jade Liquid off the price difference from me!"
Previously, most of the first-tier pill refining tasks he received from True Person Jade Liquid were subcontracting tasks. True Person Jade Liquid would take the tasks from his disciples and then subcontract them to low-level Alchemist like him, earning a large profit from the difference.
This is quite normal. Being able to receive a mission and obtain a large amount of corresponding spiritual materials is a skill in itself. He should not only not resent the other party for using him as free labor, but should also thank them for giving him the opportunity to practice. Otherwise, on his own, where would he find so many spiritual materials to practice with and improve his Dao of Alchemy skills?
He has now been promoted to Alchemist and can bypass the Jade Liquid to directly accept missions from his sect. However, he still needs to purchase the necessary spiritual materials himself. Without a stable source of spiritual materials, he still cannot earn a large number of contribution points.
At the very least, one must reach the Foundation Establishment before being able to build a stable supply channel for first-tier spiritual materials, and only then can one, like True Person Jade Liquid, subcontract the refining of first-tier spiritual pills on a large scale.
Therefore, this free labor still needs to continue.
Fang Yu sighed, glanced at the tasks for refining several second-tier pills, took out a communication talisman, imprinted the 'good news' of his advancement to Second-Tier Alchemist and his intention to refine second-tier pills on it, and sent it to the other party.
This persona still needs to be established, and he needs to continue to use True Person Jade Liquid's channels to obtain a continuous supply of second-tier spiritual materials, so that his subsequent advancement to Third-Tier Alchemist will become a matter of course.
After all, most Alchemist in this sect have gone through this process. Only when they advance to the Third-Tier Alchemist level or reach the Foundation Establishment can this situation improve, and all of this takes time to endure.
Several months later.
On this day, Fang Yu was refining a batch of second-tier spirit pills that he had subcontracted from True Person Jade Liquid when he sensed a visitor and opened the courtyard gate's protective barrier.
Zhang Zhonghu entered the courtyard, his aura as Qi Refining Ninth Layer Great Perfection unmistakable. The pressure made Fang Yu's breathing slightly difficult, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "You've actually Qi Refining Great Perfection!"
"Hahaha!" Zhang Zhonghu strode over to the tea table and sat down, his gaze sweeping over Fang Yu. "I heard you advanced to the Second-Tier Alchemist just two days ago after you emerged from seclusion, so I came here specifically to congratulate you!"
As he spoke, he took out a booklet and handed it over, "This is a second-tier Dao of Alchemy notebook that I found in a cave abode while I was on a mission. It should be of some help to you."
Fang Yu took the notebook, flipped through a few pages, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. "This notebook actually records three Pill Formula, as well as detailed alchemy records. It can be called a second-tier Dao of Alchemy inheritance. You are willing to give me such a precious inheritance."
"If I don't give it to you, who else would I give it to!" Zhang Zhonghu laughed. "Among the cultivators I know, you're the only one who follows the Dao of Alchemy. In the future, I'll be counting on you to help me refine some precious elixirs!"
"Refining pills is naturally no problem!" Fang Yu immediately nodded in agreement, but then added, "However, you have a Nascent Soul master, so you can have as many pills as you want. There's no need for me to refine them."
"How could that be!" Zhang Zhonghu picked up his teacup, took a slow sip, and said, "Master is such a person, how could I disturb him in every way? The pills needed for daily cultivation still need to be obtained from you. By the way, can you refine Foundation Establishment Pill?"
"Foundation Establishment Pill!" Fang Yu exclaimed in surprise, "You're about to Foundation Establishment?"
Zhang Zhonghu nodded and said, "That's right. I've already reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer Great Perfection. Next, I need to achieve Foundation Establishment. Although I've already exchanged for a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill from within the sect, you know I only have Low-Grade Spirit Root. One pill isn't enough for me, so I was hoping to get a few more. I just came out of seclusion and heard that you've advanced to the Second-Tier Alchemist, so naturally I came to find you."
"This..." Fang Yu hesitated, "The Foundation Establishment Pill is too precious. Although I have memorized the Pill Formula perfectly and have no problem handling the auxiliary materials, the main ingredient, the Gold Jade Lingzhi, is too precious and I have never processed it before. I am not sure if I can succeed. This Foundation Establishment Pill is too important. Why don't you ask another Alchemist to help?"
"Why would I need anyone else!" Zhang Zhonghu immediately raised his hand, and a set of materials for Foundation Establishment Pill appeared.
"Although this Gold Jade Lingzhi is precious, it's nothing to me. You can confidently and boldly refine it. As long as you can produce one genuine Foundation Establishment Pill, that's enough. Even if you fail, it doesn't matter. I'll just find other experienced Alchemist. If you can produce a few more, the extras are yours."
"Ah..." Fang Yu's expression turned excited upon hearing this. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, then I'll give it a try!"