HLnovel Chapter 145 Heading to the Alchemy Conference
Chapter 145 Heading to the Alchemy Conference
Ye Xiaobai and the others enjoyed a long-awaited meal at Xiaoyao Restaurant and left happily.
After leaving the Xiaoyao Restaurant, Ye Xiaobai decided to go to the market to look for fifth-grade pill formulas and related spiritual herbs, so he parted ways with the others.
As expected, Ye Xiaobai searched the entire market but found no trace of a fifth-order pill formula. It seemed he would have to continue searching in more distant markets, Ye Xiaobai thought to himself.
It would take about 10 days to fly from Yangdan City, where the Pill Refining Conference was to be held, so Ye Xiaobai decided to go to the nearby markets to continue searching for pill recipes.
The sect wasn't as busy these past few days, so Ye Xiaobai made some preparations, gave some instructions to the sect elders, and then left the White Tiger Sect.
Yangdan City falls under the sphere of influence of the Tai Xuan Sect and is located at the border between the Tai Xuan Sect and the Vermilion Bird Sect, northeast of the White Tiger Sect. After confirming the map, Ye Xiaobai flew to his destination on his sword.
The Tai Xuan Sect is said to be a sect with a history of ten thousand years. Its strength far surpasses that of all other cultivation sects within the Great Jin Kingdom, and it is among the top sects even in the Great Chu Kingdom, where cultivation strength is at its peak.
Normally, alchemy competitions are held at the headquarters of the Alchemist Alliance, but this time it is said that a genius alchemist has emerged from the Liu family of Yangdan City. He became a fifth-grade alchemist at just over seventeen years old, which shocked the entire Yangdan City and even caused a great sensation in the Tai Xuan Sect.
The members of the Alchemist Alliance also strongly invited this promising young alchemist to join the alliance. Such a young fifth-grade alchemist had not appeared in the Great Chu Kingdom for hundreds of years.
Although the Liu family agreed to join the Alchemist Alliance, they demanded that this alchemy conference be held in Yangdan City, which would bring the Liu family a large amount of business.
Originally, Yangdan City was a tripartite balance of power between the Sun, Liu, and Li families, each occupying a territory based on their own strength. However, ever since the Liu family produced a fifth-grade alchemist, the entire situation has undergone a dramatic change.
The Tai Xuan Sect also took great care of the Liu family, since most of the Liu family's cultivators were disciples of the Tai Xuan Sect.
Faced with such a formidable adversary, the Sun and Li families had to re-evaluate their stance. They knew that a fifth-grade alchemist represented endless potential and resources, and rather than continuing to fight and suffering mutual losses, it was better to take the initiative to curry favor and seek protection from the Liu family.
Consequently, both the Sun and Li families humbled themselves and pledged allegiance to the Liu family, quickly adjusting their strategies to regard the Liu family as their new leader.
From then on, a new power structure emerged in Yangdan City, with the Liu family at the forefront. Although the Sun and Li families were unwilling to accept this, they understood that the situation was beyond their control and could only swallow their anger, daring not to challenge the Liu family's authority again.
The young and promising fifth-grade alchemist became the focus of everyone's attention. His name spread throughout the city, and people expected him to create more miracles.
After all, in this dog-eat-dog world, no one wants to provoke a powerful figure with such a bright future.
These were things Ye Xiaobai heard later when he arrived in Yangdan City.
The journey was relatively smooth, and Ye Xiaobai arrived safely in Yangdan City after ten days of flying on his sword.
Only three months remain until the highly anticipated alchemy competition. At this moment, Yangdan City is bustling with activity and teeming with people. The streets and alleys are filled with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares, creating a vibrant and harmonious symphony.
Every shop was packed with customers, and business was booming.
Ye Xiaobai strolled through the bustling streets, his eyes taking in a dazzling array of goods and throngs of people.
He was deeply attracted by the prosperous scene before him, and a strong impulse welled up in his heart—how wonderful it would be to open his own shop here!
This way, he could not only have the advantage of being close to the source and better experience the business opportunities and atmosphere brought by the alchemy conference, but also make friends with heroes from all walks of life and expand his network of contacts. Thinking of this, Ye Xiaobai's eyes shone with excitement, and he was full of expectations for the future.
Realizing he still had important matters to attend to, Ye Xiaobai quickly abandoned his thoughts of opening a shop and focused on finding the pill formula.
After many twists and turns, Ye Xiaobai finally found a good opportunity to settle on a relatively large shop that sells elixirs – the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.
Ye Xiaobai immediately went inside. The aroma of medicinal pills filled the air, but there seemed to be some unusual smell mixed in. Ye Xiaobai didn't pay any attention to it.
Several cultivators were already buying pills in the shop, and the shopkeeper was extremely busy. After finally seeing off a group of customers, he respectfully asked, "Fellow Daoist, what kind of pills would you like to buy?"
"Pills? I don't buy pills! I want to ask if there are any pill formulas for sale here?" Ye Xiaobai stated his purpose for the trip directly.
"A pill formula?" The waiter was immediately shocked upon hearing this. Pill formulas were extremely precious. Not to mention that high-level pill formulas were extremely rare, he didn't have the authority to sell even low-level pill formulas. So he checked first.
"Yes!"
After Ye Xiaobai gave a confirmation, the waiter quickly led Ye Xiaobai to the back room to wait, and then went to call the manager.
A moment later, a middle-aged cultivator with a shiny face followed the waiter to Ye Xiaobai's side. This man was the manager of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion, and he had already reached the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
"Fellow Daoist, I heard you want to buy a pill formula? What kind of pill formula are you looking for?" The shopkeeper asked immediately upon seeing that Ye Xiaobai's cultivation level was not low.
"I wonder if your store has any fifth-grade pill formulas?" Ye Xiaobai asked directly without wasting any words.
"What? A fifth-grade pill formula? Do you think this pill formula is like a fasting pill? They're everywhere!" the shopkeeper mocked, saying that Ye Xiaobai didn't know the market.
"I heard you sell pill formulas here, so I came here to ask. Don't you have any here either?" Ye Xiaobai asked irritably.
"We do have pill formulas for sale here, but they are all third- and fourth-tier formulas, as well as low-tier formulas. You would probably have a hard time finding fifth-tier formulas even if you searched the entire Yangdan City!" The shopkeeper explained the details directly.
Ye Xiaobai was greatly disappointed upon hearing this, not expecting that Yangdan City did not even sell fifth-order pill formulas.
It seems we have no choice but to look for pill formulas elsewhere. Ye Xiaobai was just about to leave the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.
The shopkeeper could tell that the person in front of him was definitely an alchemist, so even though he hadn't sold any pill formulas, he quickly started recommending his own pills.
"Fellow Daoist, don't rush off! You can buy some fourth-grade pills made by the Liu family's master alchemist in our shop. You might even learn a lot about alchemy!" the shopkeeper said enthusiastically, not wanting to miss out on any customer who came into the shop.
"The alchemy master of the Liu family? Is it that young alchemy genius?" Ye Xiaobai asked immediately upon hearing that the alchemy master of the Liu family was Liu family.
"Of course not! That genius is already preparing to break through to the sixth-grade alchemist level! He doesn't usually refine pills for ordinary cultivators. They are refined by other alchemists from the Liu family!" the shopkeeper quickly explained.