The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 335 Revisiting the Lancang Medicine Pavilion
In fact, Nangong Hongyue and Bai Yun had already made such preparations long before Su Yan made this decision.

Among the Danqiao martial artists, Nangong Hongyue was the leader, followed by Cai Peng, Ding Meng, Wang Cang, Yang Lun, Yang Kun, as well as Danqiao martial artists from various tribes, and young Danqiao martial artists such as Wulike and Ling Yuer.

The former were stationed in Lingnan Prefecture, while the latter were ready to be dispatched by Su Yan at any time.

Although the Sacred Insect Path has no Dharma Aspect Realm warriors, it probably has no fewer than twenty Dan Aperture Realm warriors now.

The more tribes Nangong Hongyue conquers, the more the tribal leaders who submit and the leaders she supports will gradually enter the Danqiao realm.

Naturally, more people can be mobilized.

Since Su Yan went to the capital, the two of them have already selected the people who will be sent to the capital in the future, and even the trade routes have been laid out in Nantianfu City.

"No matter how many Holy Insect Guards there are, they won't number more than three thousand, and if they fill up too quickly, it might arouse suspicion among some people."

Su Yan smiled faintly and turned to go to Lancang Medicine Pavilion.

Zhai Long and his seven teammates performed well; he's a smart guy who chose to side with him early on.

Since all seven of them successfully defended the back mountain and advanced step by step, he naturally had to deliver on his reward.

In addition to the reward, they should also be given a choice.

Inside the Lancang Pharmacy, Qu Qinglan learned from the waiter that Su Yan had arrived, and quickly led him to a private room.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Su, on your great contribution to Tianqing Mountain. I imagine that you will soon rise to prominence."

Qu Qinglan smiled and congratulated Su Yan. Although the matter of Tianqing Mountain was kept secret, it only concerned matters before it happened.

The moment a large number of remnants of the Poison Man Sect and poisonous corpses entered the royal city, this matter was no longer a secret.

Although no one dared to deliberately publicize Su Yan's performance, it was ultimately impossible to hide it from well-informed people, let alone an elder like Qu Qinglan from the Lancang Medicine Pavilion.

"I am merely basking in the glory of my colleagues' contributions. It is Fellow Daoist Qu who knows a great deal about the Tianqing Mountain matter."

Qu Qinglan's expression changed slightly, but she remained calm and said, "To be honest, Tianqing Medicine Valley and Lancang Medicine Pavilion have cooperated a lot, but they don't seem to be the remnants of the Poison Man Sect from back then. I'm afraid that with this disaster, many people in my Lancang Medicine Pavilion will also be lost."

Lancang Medicine Pavilion is a large and powerful organization with countless managers and elders.

Since Tianqing Medicine Valley is a remnant of the Poison Man Sect, if someone were to infiltrate it, many people would likely be dragged into it.

As far as Qu Qinglan knew, two Danqiao Elders had already been taken away by the Demon Suppression Guards.

This woman is probably of high status.

Qu Qinglan's tone was unlike that of an ordinary Danqiao elder.

Even if they have a very good relationship, it's impossible for her to tell an outsider so much about the internal affairs of the Medicine Pavilion, unless she doesn't care.

To a certain extent, the rules of the Medicine Pavilion did not impose much constraint on her.

Qu Qinglan poured Su Yan a cup of warm tea. As the steam rose slightly, she asked Su Yan softly, "Fellow Daoist Su, are you here this time still to search for seeds of spiritual herbs?"

"Not seeking the seeds of miraculous medicines"

Su Yan shook his head, then placed a piece of yellow paper in front of Qu Qinglan: "Prepare one set of each of these medicinal herbs for me."

"Heavenly Heart Grass, Black Jade Blood, Third-Order Beast Marrow..."

Qu Qinglan glanced over and saw three kinds of third-grade high-quality natural treasures, plus the remaining third-grade low-quality and second-grade high-quality spiritual herbs, totaling twenty-seven kinds.

Qu Qinglan's eyes flashed with a sharp light as she probed, "This seems to be a pill formula. Judging from its quality, it is probably no lower than the third-grade high-quality. Fellow Daoist, do you perhaps also know how to refine pills?"

The first time I met Su Yan, he was buying raw materials for the Seed Aperture Pill. Now that Su Yan has such a strong foundation, he must have taken quite a few Seed Aperture Pills.

Now they don't even try to hide it, directly purchasing pills according to a certain formula, which shows that they must have some alchemy skills.

"Third-grade top-quality pill"

Su Yan sensed Qu Qinglan's probing and, curious, asked, "Why are you interested, Fellow Daoist Qu?" A top-grade third-tier item?!
Qu Qinglan looked at Su Yan with disbelief and immediately asked, "Fellow Daoist, you can refine top-grade third-tier pills? What is the quality, and what is the success rate?"

Su Yan narrowed his eyes and asked in return, "This probably has nothing to do with my buying medicinal herbs, does it?"

Qu Qinglan's eyes changed, and she immediately said, "I was being nosy. However, if you are a third-level alchemist, perhaps you can reach a cooperation agreement with our Lancang Medicine Pavilion."

Su Yan revealed a playful expression and calmly said, "Lan Cang Medicine Pavilion is a large and powerful organization, and I imagine it has quite a few third-tier alchemists. Fellow Daoist Qu, are you perhaps joking with me?"

Qu Qinglan shook her head slightly and said, "Lancang Medicine Pavilion does indeed have quite a few third-level alchemists. To be honest, there are at least thirty third-level alchemists in the Medicine Pavilion, but they are all scattered inside and outside the Dali Dynasty."

Lancang Medicine Pavilion not only has its own influence in the Dali Dynasty, but also has branches in the Wu Kingdom, the Man Kingdom, and the Da Dong Zhou Kingdom in order to collect medicinal materials, and also needs alchemists to be stationed there.

Therefore, the number of third-tier alchemists in a region is limited.

Su Yan seemed to be deep in thought, while Qu Qinglan said, "Lancang Medicine Pavilion has the largest sales channel for pills in the Great Li Dynasty, and we have had many alchemists working with us in the past. The discounts that alchemists receive when purchasing rare and precious materials vary depending on the degree of their cooperation with us, with a minimum discount of 10%."

Qu Qinglan's eyes revealed confidence as she spoke.

They could sell the elixirs of the Dali Kingdom to the barbarian kingdoms, and even more importantly, they could send the rare and precious materials of the barbarian kingdoms to the Dali Dynasty.

In the back and forth, the price often more than doubles.

Strategic alliances and complex relationships

Su Yan's pupils narrowed slightly, as if he were seeing the way Lancang Medicine Pavilion survives—a complex web that binds together multiple forces and alchemists.

As long as they can obtain enough benefits from Lancang Medicine Pavilion, these alchemists will spontaneously maintain relationships.

On the other hand, martial artists who need specific elixirs will likely become helpers or allies of the Lancang Medicine Pavilion.

"Good tactic"

Su Yan praised him, but then he changed the subject and asked, "However, Fellow Daoist Qu, you must be asking me this for something else, right?"

Upon hearing this, Qu Qinglan's brows furrowed, but she brushed it off with a smile and said, "There is indeed something I would like to ask for your help with, but I must first confirm your alchemy skills."

"Tell me"

Su Yan didn't answer, he just looked at Qu Qinglan.

Now the initiative is in his hands; it's Qu Qinglan who should be worried.

Qu Qinglan was annoyed, but there was nothing she could do about Su Yan; she simply didn't have a better option at the moment.

"I would like to ask fellow Daoist for help in refining a top-grade third-tier pill—the Azure Wood Spirit Pill. Although this pill is a top-grade third-tier pill, it requires no less than a hundred kinds of herbal spirits, making it quite difficult to refine. Previously, I sought help from Elder Jiang Feng of the Azure Medicine Valley, but now it is impossible."

Su Yan immediately revealed a subtle expression.

Coincidentally, he was the one who killed Elder Jiang Feng.

"It's impossible for the Lancang Medicine Pavilion in the royal city to be without a third-level alchemist."

Su Yan remained calm, but Qu Qinglan said, "There are such things in the pavilion, but this is a private matter for me, and I'm afraid it's inconvenient for the pavilion to take action."

Her eyebrows were slightly lowered, and Su Yan sensed some information from her words. It seemed that things were not entirely harmonious within the Lancang Medicine Pavilion.

Qu Qinglan in front of me is probably on guard against some people.

Su Yan pondered for a moment, then said, "I can refine fourth-grade pills."

A small jade bottle was placed on the table. The bottle was opened, revealing a fourth-grade elixir, the Nine-Turn Jade Purity Golden Pill.

The fragrance of the pills was so strong that Qu Qinglan was completely enveloped in the aroma of fourth-grade pills and was in a daze.

Fourth-tier? He's actually a fourth-tier alchemist?!
(End of this chapter)