The Demon Slayer Martial Saint Begins with Insect Refining

Chapter 336 Cooperation
While a third-tier alchemist holds a prestigious position, there are still quite a few of them.

However, starting from the fourth-tier alchemist, that is already the cornerstone of a major power.

The value of fourth-tier pills lies not only in their ability to more reliably cultivate talent for one's own forces, but also in their potential to pave the way for reaching the Golden Body Realm.

With enough fourth-grade pills to lay the foundation, the difficulty is much less compared to those martial artists who break through to the Golden Body Realm on their own.

Even among the various forces in this royal city, there are probably no more than twenty fourth-level alchemists, and they may not all be permanently stationed in the royal city.

Qu Qinglan knew that the third-grade top-quality pill was a sure thing, but even more important than that was how to build a good relationship with Su Yan.

"I am willing to offer one Mountain-Shaking Dragon Spirit Crystal as payment for your assistance. Apart from that, I only want one Azure Wood Spirit Pill from the alchemy I have obtained. Any other pills will belong to you."

Qu Qinglan paused slightly, then said with certainty, "In addition to your personal compensation, within my authority, as a fourth-level alchemist cooperating with my Lancang Medicine Pavilion, you will have priority to purchase three top-grade fourth-level spiritual herbs each year. Lancang Medicine Pavilion will also help you find the spiritual herbs you seek free of charge. All purchased medicinal materials will be given a 7.5% discount."

A 75% discount is already a very high percentage. You should know that the price of a third-tier spiritual herb on the market ranges from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. With this discount, you can save at least several thousand, or even tens of thousands, of spirit stones.

It can only be said that Lancang Medicine Pavilion is rich and powerful, and Qu Qinglan in front of her is really decisive. This is probably all the bargaining chips she has.

Su Yan did not readily agree, but instead looked at Qu Qinglan and asked, "What do I need to give in order to cooperate as an alchemist?"

"Every year, we will help Lancang Medicine Pavilion refine one batch of fourth-grade pills. The pill formula will be provided by Lancang Medicine Pavilion, and all the medicinal materials will be prepared. The pills produced will belong to Lancang Medicine Pavilion."

"In addition, there needs to be a second-grade or third-grade pill consigned to Lancang Medicine Pavilion for sale. The Medicine Pavilion will only take half of the normal consignment commission. If the medicinal materials are provided by the Medicine Pavilion, then it will only take 4.5% of the commission."

Su Yan looked surprised: "Your Medicine Pavilion really has capable people. No wonder it can open branches all over the Dali Dynasty."

There are only two obligations. The fourth-tier pills guarantee the high-end pill refining needs. Whether it is to win over martial artists, cultivate the Medicine Pavilion's own martial artists, or make friends with powerful figures, this is an indispensable part.

The second obligation, though seemingly a duty, actually yields little benefit; in fact, it benefits the alchemist.

Not every alchemist has the channels to distribute and sell their pills, let alone have a continuous supply of raw materials for alchemy.

As long as they rely on the Medicine Pavilion, the continuous stream of profits will lead to a deeper bond.

Moreover, aside from the pills stipulated in the obligation, it is likely that if any pills were to come up later, the Medicine Pavilion would be willing to provide them.

Qu Qinglan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist is exceptionally talented. At such a young age, you are already a Danqiao martial artist who has crossed borders, and you are even a fourth-level alchemist. Given time, you can achieve the Golden Body, and it is not impossible for you to become a fifth-level alchemist. Although my Medicine Pavilion is not as powerful as the Longevity Pavilion and the Great Evolution Dao Sect, they are definitely no match for us in terms of medicinal materials."

Seeing her confidence, Su Yan wasn't entirely convinced. Some rare and precious treasures couldn't be protected without strength.

No matter how strong the Medicine Pavilion is, if it encounters a treasure of the Martial Saint level or the Land Immortal level, it will probably be difficult for it to stay.

"What do fellow Taoists think?"

"Not enough"

Upon hearing this, Qu Qinglan immediately showed a look of astonishment.

"The supply of medicinal herbs to Donghuang Prefecture must be cut off by now."

Su Yan revealed a confident smile, and Qu Qinglan's expression changed slightly, but she quickly smiled again: "Fellow Daoist, do you want to reach a cooperation agreement with us on behalf of the Beast King Sect?"

Huang Xiangzong had close ties with Lancang Medicine Pavilion, and they had many dealings in the trade of spiritual herbs and wild beast materials.

However, this sudden outbreak of the Poison Man Sect remnants has obviously involved many sects in the Eastern Wilderness Prefecture, to the point that some supplies have been affected.

Su Yan's sudden mention of this must mean he has the idea of ​​squeezing out market share.

"It's not just the Beast King Sect, but also the Sacred Insect Path."

A glint flashed in Qu Qinglan's eyes. The Sacred Insect Path was his faction?!
Su Yan is known as the Insect King, and his skill in controlling insects is unparalleled in the world.

Many people are speculating that he must be a natural-born warrior of some kind of ancient alien insect.

Qu Qinglan, the master of the Sacred Insect Dao in Lingnan Prefecture, had also heard of those unique insect pills; their effects were indeed remarkable, and the Lancang Medicine Pavilion's branch had already submitted a request to make contact. Now, their paths had crossed.

"I will report this to the Beast King Sect, and Elder Faxiang will personally discuss it with your sect. As for the Sacred Insect Path, what are your thoughts on cooperation?"

"Essence and Medicinal Herbs"

"The Sacred Insect Dao Association will entrust a batch of specially made second-tier and first-tier pills to Lancang Medicine Pavilion for management. I will have someone discuss the profits in detail. The same applies to the medicinal materials."

"exclusive?"

"There are only two: the Sacred Insect Path and the Lancang Medicine Pavilion."

Qu Qinglan smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you're asking Lancang Medicine Pavilion to hitch a ride on the Sacred Insect Path."

Su Yan wanted to leverage the power of the Lancang Medicine Pavilion to gradually expand the Sacred Insect Path.

He remained noncommittal, saying, "The Sacred Insect Path focuses on insect pills, so it won't affect you. In fact, it's more advantageous for you."

Qu Qinglan remained silent for a long time before saying, "Okay."

Lancang Pharmacy may not be afraid, but this approach still carries inherent risks.

However, from Qu Qinglan's perspective, if she agreed, Su Yan, the alchemist, would essentially be bound to her.

Compared to the other elders, their interests were more deeply intertwined.

"Then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Su to prepare this dose of medicine."

After Qu Qinglan agreed, she felt much relieved. The competition within the Lancang Medicine Pavilion was fierce, and there was more than one elder like her at the Danqiao Realm. If she could not improve her strength, she might very well lose in the competition.

At that time, she would probably be transferred to a remote prefecture or even the territory of a barbarian country, which Qu Qinglan would not be willing to accept.

Su Yan took the pill formula and the materials for refining the pills. Qu Qinglan said, "Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment. I will go and prepare the medicinal herbs for you."

Qu Qinglan got up and left, personally helping Su Yan gather spiritual herbs. Some of the spiritual herbs Su Yan needed were not cheap.

"Nurturing her Wood Spirit physique and activating special acupoints... she wants to activate her innate martial body."

Su Yan only glanced at the pill formula before he could roughly deduce its effects.

He looked thoughtful. Although Qu Qinglan's cooperation was somewhat sudden, it was good news for the Sacred Insect Path.

Insect pills will have more stable sales channels. First-tier Insect Blood Pills, Blood Essence Pills, Blood Bone Pills, second-tier Five Insect Pills, Blood Essence Condensing Pills, Insect Bone Tendon Refining Pills, and third-tier Condensing Aperture Insect Essence Pills are all made from the essence extracted by Blood Bees and Fiend Bees. As long as the Divine Fiend Locust exists, the main ingredients will not be lacking.

This is a continuous source of wealth.

In addition, Lancang Medicine Pavilion can provide more medicinal materials to the Sacred Insect Path, which will also enable the Sacred Insect Path to develop more comprehensively.

For Su Yan personally, the Lancang Medicine Pavilion was a huge resource library, containing all the pill formulas and medicinal herbs he needed.

Although the Beast King Sect is not bad, fourth-order pill formulas are already very rare, and fifth-order ones are not available at all.

Even with Su Yan's exquisite alchemy skills, it would be difficult to deduce the formulas completely from scratch; Su Yan needs more formulas.

Moreover, the transformation of ferocious insects requires molting materials, and if Lancang Medicine Pavilion helps to find them, the efficiency will be much faster.

"First, refine a batch of Sacred Insect Source Pills to subdue Zhai Long and the others. Qu Qinglan's Azure Wood Spirit Pills are a good match for the Spring and Autumn Withering Insects, so it seems worth a try."

It's just a natural martial physique. One of the core abilities of Su Yan's bloodline gift is to grant him a natural martial physique, and make him even stronger.

(End of this chapter)