HLnovel Chapter 39 The best elixir
Chapter 39 The best elixir
Just as the entire White Tiger Sect was worried about the future of the sect, the Grand Elder Bai Xiaotian and the Sect Master Han Chuanming convened a high-level meeting of the White Tiger Sect to refute the rumors, proving that Bai Xiaotian was not injured and was in good health, and prohibiting the spread of the rumors.
However, some people still didn't believe it, speculating that Bai Xiaotian was just faking it and was actually seriously injured, only doing it to intimidate other sects. As the sect vigorously cracked down on the rumors, everyone gradually came to believe that the Grand Elder was not injured.
However, the conflicts at the border between the Qingyun Sect and the border not only did not subside, but intensified, with frequent bloodshed among the disciples stationed there. Both sides felt that war was imminent, a feeling even Ye Xiaobai could clearly sense.
A first-grade alchemist used to be required to submit 100 bottles of first-tier pills per month, but now that number has increased to 180 bottles per month. Although this doesn't add much pressure to Ye Xiaobai, he and his fellow disciples are all complaining that alchemists spend all their time refining pills and have no time for cultivation. If their cultivation level is low, it will be even more difficult to face the huge crisis that is about to unfold.
After accumulating enough sect contribution points over a period of time, Ye Xiaobai finally managed to save up 10,000. He went to exchange them for Foundation Establishment Pills, but they were all gone. He could only exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe for now. He could only hope that he would have the opportunity to collect some materials for refining the Foundation Establishment Pills.
Ye Xiaobai first went to the market to inquire, only to find that most of the materials for Foundation Establishment Pills had increased in price, making it impossible for him to buy all the materials. After all, the entire White Tiger Sect was short of materials, so how could a first-grade alchemist like him possibly gather them all? The good news was that, with the recent continuous improvement of Ye Xiaobai's alchemy skills, he finally succeeded in refining a second-tier pill—the Detoxification Pill.
However, he cannot be certified as a second-grade alchemist yet, as certification requires refining five types of second-grade pills. Ye Xiaobai can currently only refine one type of second-grade pill.
Ye Xiaobai also first mastered the art of refining antidote pills until he could refine high-grade antidote pills before he began refining other second-tier pills.
Without Foundation Establishment Pills, Ye Xiaobai's cultivation level would be difficult to improve beyond the tenth level of Qi Refining. He could only continuously improve his alchemy skills.
One day, as Ye Xiaobai was delivering the pills he needed for the month to the alchemy room, he heard about a major event on the way.
The conflict between the Qingyun Sect and the Baihu Sect on the border has resulted in casualties, but the exact number of dead on both sides is unknown.
Upon hearing this news, Ye Xiaobai was greatly surprised. It seemed that the two sects were truly on the verge of war. Ye Xiaobai himself only had the cultivation level of the tenth level of Qi Refining, and his ability to protect himself was limited. He couldn't help but worry about his future.
After handing over the pills, Ye Xiaobai decided to buy more protective talismans and magical artifacts just in case. He immediately ran to the market and began frantically buying talismans and magical artifacts to save his life.
Although his mid-grade magic weapon flying sword broke last time and he has replaced it with a new one, Ye Xiaobai still feels unsafe and thinks he needs to buy a few more as backups.
Upon arriving at the market, Ye Xiaobai discovered that everything there had become ridiculously expensive. He didn't care anymore and plunged headlong into the market's largest weapon shop—Lingbao Pavilion.
Upon entering the house, one could see many people buying magical artifacts, which were usually sold on the first floor. When the waiter heard that Ye Xiaobai wanted to buy a top-grade magical artifact, he immediately and enthusiastically led Ye Xiaobai to the second floor.
Ye Xiaobai could smell the faint fragrance of pear blossoms while he was still going up the stairs, which was completely different from the smell of sweat that filled the room on the first floor.
Upon reaching the second floor, I saw a middle-aged woman dressed in a white robe sitting on a round chair, playing with a needle-shaped ritual implement in her hand.
Upon seeing this, the waiter immediately said respectfully, "Madam Liu, a fellow Daoist wishes to purchase a top-grade magic artifact."
"I understand, you may leave!" The young woman gestured for the waiter to leave.
Upon hearing this, the waiter quickly went downstairs.
"What kind of magical artifacts would you like to buy, fellow Daoist?" Madam Liu asked, rising to her feet.
"A flying sword would be best!" After all, Ye Xiaobai's main cultivation was the Tai Xu Wu Ji Sword Technique.
"That's such a coincidence! My shop recently acquired a top-grade magic weapon-level flying sword—the Flying Crimson Flame Sword! It comes with a fire attribute damage bonus, and the power of a full-force strike after use is comparable to that of an ordinary spiritual weapon!" Madam Liu introduced happily.
"Comparable to a spiritual weapon? How many spirit stones would that cost?" Ye Xiaobai was a little surprised; this top-grade flying sword was indeed powerful.
"Only 3500 spirit stones."
"How much? 3500 spirit stones! That's so expensive!" Ye Xiaobai was also shocked by the price of the flying sword.
"There's nothing we can do. The surrounding environment has become unsafe lately, which has increased our transportation costs significantly, so it's a little more expensive," Madam Liu explained.
"That's still a bit expensive!" Ye Xiaobai pretended to hesitate, but in his heart he decided to take the flying sword.
"Alright then, since this fellow Daoist seems to have a connection with us today, I'll give you a discount of 300 spirit stones. You can take this top-grade flying sword for only 3200 spirit stones!" Madam Liu pretended to be in great pain.
"I'll take the 3000 spirit stones, otherwise forget it!" Ye Xiaobai pretended to leave.
Seeing that Ye Xiaobai was about to leave, Madam Liu quickly blocked his way, her face showing pain. With a gritted tooth, she said, "Alright, deal!"
Three thousand spirit stones was still a bit expensive, but Ye Xiaobai didn't want to waste any more time haggling over the price, as he still needed to buy spirit talismans, spirit herbs, and other items.
After giving the spirit stones, Ye Xiaobai left the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.
After leaving the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, Ye Xiaobai bought some more spirit talismans. In addition to the usual defensive and offensive talismans, he also bought some teleportation talismans so that he could escape far away if he couldn't win a fight.
After buying most of the items, Ye Xiaobai went home.
Ye Xiaobai first practiced refining a new second-tier pill—the Qi-restoring pill. This pill could quickly restore a cultivator's depleted spiritual energy, allowing for sustained combat.
As Ye Xiaobai's alchemy skills improved, he mastered the new second-tier pills much faster, and within a few days he had refined a high-grade Qi-restoring pill.
Next, Ye Xiaobai continued to refine Qi-restoring pills for several days in a row, trying to see if he could refine a top-grade Qi-restoring pill, but he failed every time. Ye Xiaobai felt that he had perfectly refined all the ingredients for the pill, his control of the aroma was flawless, and the impurities were removed very cleanly, but he could only refine a high-grade Qi-restoring pill.
Ye Xiaobai couldn't figure it out either. He asked his other fellow disciples, but they didn't know why either. Besides, top-grade pills are very rare to begin with.
One day, Ye Xiaobai obtained a rare book of pill formulas in the market. Most of the formulas were for first-tier pills, so Ye Xiaobai didn't spend many spirit stones to get it.
While browsing, Ye Xiaobai discovered a magical second-tier pill called the Disguise Pill, which could completely transform him into another person after consumption.
Ye Xiaobai quickly set about refining a disguise pill and succeeded in doing so in no time. He immediately ate one to test its effects, and sure enough, he could transform into a different person after consuming it.
Ye Xiaobai refined the pill for a while longer and produced a high-grade disguise pill, which could extend the disguise duration. Ye Xiaobai, with a try-it-and-see attitude, refined it for a while longer, and unexpectedly, he actually produced a top-grade disguise pill.
Ye Xiaobai was overjoyed to have successfully refined a top-grade pill for the first time. However, he couldn't figure out the difference between refining a top-grade pill and a high-grade pill.
At first, I thought it was a matter of proficiency, but later I realized it wasn't.
Ye Xiaobai tried refining the Blood Recovery Pill again, and as expected, he could only refine high-grade Blood Recovery Pills. It wasn't a matter of skill level; Ye Xiaobai had refined Blood Recovery Pills the most and was the most skilled at it, but he still couldn't refine top-grade Blood Recovery Pills. He could refine a top-grade Disguise Pill in just a few days, and Ye Xiaobai couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.