Joint Refining
Fang Yu originally planned to wait ten days or half a month after leaving the secret realm before exploring it again through the ' Void Penetration '.
But he never expected that True Person Jade Liquid would value him so much, directly passing on the ' Third-Tier Dao of Alchemy ' to him and asking him to assist her in refining a large number of Foundation Establishment Pill.
Such an opportunity would naturally be impossible for a disciple who is single-mindedly devoted to the Dao of Alchemy to refuse.
Although he was still working for free, his ' Third-Tier Dao of Alchemy ' alone was enough to recoup his investment, not to mention that True Person Jade Liquid allowed him to participate in the refining of Foundation Establishment Pill.
This means that as long as he performs at a normal level during the refining process, he will have the opportunity to enter the core circle of True Person Jade Liquid.
Although True Person Jade Liquid's cultivation level is only ' Foundation Establishment Middle Stage ', his status within the sect is no less than that of the Golden Core True Disciple due to his Third-Tier Dao of Alchemy alchemy. Entering his circle means having an opportunity to frequently come into contact with Golden Core True Disciple.
This was exactly what Fang Yu needed, so he spent the rest of his time with True Person Jade Liquid.
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The enormous Alchemy Chamber contained one large and nine small Pill Furnace.
Apart from the main furnace in the center, which was personally overseen by True Person Jade Liquid, the other smaller furnaces were overseen by Fang Yu, several of True Person Jade Liquid's disciples, and a few other Dao of Alchemy disciples who, like him, had been appreciated by True Person Jade Liquid.
Yes, he wasn't the only Dao of Alchemy disciple who served True Person Jade Liquid for free; in fact, some others had clearly been with him for much longer, and he was probably the youngest among them.
Their deputies were responsible for processing various auxiliary materials, which was the most time-consuming and demanding part, requiring the most patience.
If the number of Foundation Establishment Pill to be refined is small, True Person Jade Liquid can do it all by himself. But if he has to refine dozens of batches in a row, the workload will be huge. Even Third-Tier Alchemist would not be able to handle it alone.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a loud roar rang out, the lid of the main furnace opened, and four pills flew out. Fang Yu glanced at them and nodded in approval.
All four Foundation Establishment Pill are genuine.
This is already the thirty-sixth batch he has refined, and he is still able to maintain a 100% success rate. This shows that True Person Jade Liquid must have unique skills in refining Foundation Establishment Pill, and it is no wonder that the sect would entrust him with refining such a large number of Foundation Establishment Pill.
"Next batch!"
With a flick of his Jade Liquid, the elixir flew into his sleeve, his voice tinged with weariness.
As time went by, batch after batch of pills were refined. However, as time went by, True Person Jade Liquid's success rate also declined significantly. Originally, each batch produced four 'genuine' Foundation Establishment Pill, but occasionally one inferior pill appeared. Later, only three genuine pills were produced per batch, with one being wasted.
However, until the last batch was completed, it maintained a 100% success rate, with no batches exploding; the only difference was the number of genuine products.
"Call..."
After Jade Liquid collected the last batch of pills, he let out a deep breath and glanced at everyone:
"Thank you all for your hard work in this alchemy session. This is your reward!"
Jade Liquid spoke, he flicked his sleeve, and beams of light flew toward the crowd.
Fang Yu reached out and took the jade bottle, which appeared in his palm. He opened the bottle and found a 'low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill ' inside.
Thank you...
Before he could even speak, others had already expressed their gratitude, and Fang Yu echoed their sentiments, feeling quite pleased with himself.
Although it is a 'low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill ', it is still quite valuable, and it can even be said that it cannot be bought even with Spirit Stone.
If this pill were auctioned in the market of "Ascension Immortal City" outside the mountain gate, it would surely fetch an astronomical price.
True Person Jade Liquid's reward in this way is far better than giving Spirit Stone.
After expressing their gratitude, everyone took their leave and went home.
Fang Yu left the Alchemy Chamber, took out his flying boat, and had just taken off when a streak of light caught up from behind, "Junior Brother Jiang..."
Upon hearing this, Fang Yu looked at the person who had caught up and smiled, "Did Senior Brother Liu Feng call me for something?"
The newcomer was an outer disciple like him, equally obsessed with Dao of Alchemy, but with a higher cultivation level, having already reached the Qi Refining Great Perfection.
Liu Feng looked at Fang Yu and said, "Junior Brother Jiang, I have a favor to ask. I wonder if you could sell me that inferior Foundation Establishment Pill you have?"
"This!" Fang Yu's smile vanished, replaced by a troubled expression.
Liu Feng immediately said, "Senior brother, I have already reached the Qi Refining Great Perfection. Although I have obtained a low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, I am not confident that I can successfully Foundation Establishment. Therefore, I would like to buy the one you have. I will definitely make sure to give you enough contribution points. Please grant my request. If I am fortunate enough to Foundation Establishment, I will surely repay you in the future."
"This..." Fang Yu hesitated and said, "To be honest, Senior Brother, I have already Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and I am not far from the Great Perfection. I also really need this Foundation Establishment Pill."
Liu Feng immediately said, "Junior Brother, don't you already qualify to exchange for a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill? How can this inferior one compare to the genuine one? Besides, if Foundation Establishment Pill Brother can't use this Foundation Establishment Pill immediately, keeping it around will only cause trouble. There are too many outer disciples who want to Foundation Establishment; some will inevitably take risks and scheme. Although Junior Brother is focused on refining pills, you must have heard about this before. Therefore, why not just sell this pill to me directly..."
Just then, another streak of light flew over, "Junior Brother Jiang, I am willing to go out..."
A voice transmission through Divine Sense reached Fang Yu's ears, providing a price.
"Zhou Qiang, are you trying to rob me?" Liu Feng suddenly turned to look at the newly arrived Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivator.
"Hehe!" Zhou Qiang appeared, completely ignoring Liu Feng and looking at Fang Yu instead, "Junior Brother Jiang, are you satisfied with these contribution points?"
Fang Yu glanced at Zhou Qiang, then at Liu Feng, and said with difficulty, "Senior brothers, please don't make things difficult for your junior brother. How about this, senior brothers, you both make your bids publicly, and the highest bidder wins."
"Okay!" Liu Feng nodded immediately and then quoted a price, and Zhou Qiang followed with another price.
The two of them went back and forth, quickly more than doubling the price of this inferior Foundation Establishment Pill, almost reaching the price of a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill. Then, after Liu Feng made another offer, Zhou Qiang stopped competing.
"Hmph!" Zhou Qiang snorted coldly, glanced at Liu Feng and then at Fang Yu, before turning and leaving.
Liu Feng's expression wasn't good either. He reluctantly transferred a large number of contribution points to Fang Yu, then left with the 'inferior Foundation Establishment Pill '.
"Damn it, I've offended both of them!"
Fang Yu glanced at the large number of contribution points credited to his disciple token and shook his head helplessly.
The allure of Foundation Establishment is simply too great. Even a single 'inferior Foundation Establishment Pill ' can cause trouble, and this is still within the Immortal Sect. If one were outside the Immortal Sect, it would probably be more like robbery than buying it.
"Now that the Foundation Establishment Pill has been sold, there shouldn't be any further trouble!"
Fang Yu murmured something and steered the flying boat towards the cave abode.
Having completed the task of assisting True Person Jade Liquid in refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, I can now properly explore the ' Azure Lotus Secret Realm '.