Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 580 Obtaining the Elixir Recipe

Ji An put away the jade slip, walked to the side of the lightning-attracting grass, and looked at the thriving plant with a smile on his lips.

At the top of the plant, seeds resembling wormwood sprout, which will soon be used to plant new spiritual herbs.

The lightning-attracting grass can absorb the free matter released by lightning. Ji An often practices lightning magic nearby because he believes it promotes the growth of spiritual plants.

He now feels extremely fortunate to possess a small world; such an opportunity is rare in the entire cultivation world, essentially giving him a mobile base.

Those major sects should have similar small worlds passed down through generations, but they belong to the sect after all, while the gourd world belongs entirely to him.

In addition, with the Gathering Yuan Tree, a spiritual tree of heaven and earth, planted within him, even the sect's small world might not be as promising as his.

As more and more high-level spiritual plants appear in the small world, they can fully support his high-speed cultivation mode.

Once he obtains the pill formula, his growth rate will be no less than that of the core disciples of major sects who bear the inheritance of the Nascent Soul stage, and may even surpass it.

He returned to the Juyuan Tree, lay down on the chair, and quickly fell asleep.

As night falls, the immortal city is ablaze with light, only returning to tranquility after midnight when it blends into the night.

Inside the certification association, Master Feiyun scraped off a small amount of Fire Essence Pill powder, dipped his finger in it, placed it on the tip of his nose, and began to circulate his secret technique.

Her family had been practicing alchemy for generations and had developed a special nasal technique that allowed them to identify the ingredients in elixirs.

Of course, only the medicinal ingredients used in larger quantities can be identified.

"I can actually distinguish the smell of pine nuts, and it's the strongest one. It seems that the main ingredient is pine nuts, the unique aroma of Red Cloud Pine nuts."

She muttered to herself that there weren't many pills with pine nuts as the main ingredient, and high-level pills were even rarer.

Since very few Crimson Cloud Pines can grow to the third tier or higher, planting them is not cost-effective. It's better to plant medicinal herbs or other tree species with more potential.

Master Feiyun continued to use his secret technique to identify the medicinal ingredients: "Silver Soul Flower and Returning Origin Grass."

A joyful smile appeared on her face as she identified the four main medicinal herbs. They were all relatively common spiritual plants, but the requirements for their age were quite high.

She found a blank jade slip and wrote down the names of the medicinal herbs.

She stepped out of the room and went to the next room, where she handed the Fire Essence Pill to the cultivator waiting outside.
"I'm sorry to have troubled you, Master Qinghua, to wait so long. This is a pill that needs to be tested for its effects. You need to compare its potency and the amount of toxicity. The benchmark pill is the Lingxi Cuiyuan Pill."

Qinghua Zhenren is a Golden Core Stage 2 cultivator, and is a cultivator specially trained by the association to test the medicinal properties.

Their cultivation methods are very special; they are extremely sensitive to elixirs and can discern many subtle details.

"You flatter me, sir. This is my duty. Why should I wait any longer?"

The female cultivator answered with a smile, holding the pill in her delicate hand, the red pill making her fingers appear even whiter and more translucent.

Their cultivation methods are not suited for fighting, and their magical power is not profound, but they are very good at maintaining their bodies, having effects similar to taking beauty pills.

For many female cultivators, this alone makes the cultivation method worthy of their admiration.

She parted her lips slightly, swallowed the pill, and then sat cross-legged on the white futon, beginning to circulate her cultivation technique.

Master Feiyun did not leave; she wanted to stay and observe the other party's reaction to see if there were any other abnormalities, which was an important part of the assessment.

Several hours later, Master Qinghua opened his eyes and said softly:
"The pills are effective, but I feel there is room for improvement."

This pill has about 45% of the effect of a regular quality Spirit Rhinoceros Refining Pill, but its toxicity is only 30% of that of a Spirit Rhinoceros Refining Pill.

The downside is that the medicinal properties of the pills are somewhat strong, which will increase the burden on the immortal meridians and cause a slight feeling of restlessness when circulating the cultivation technique.

If this flaw could be resolved, it would be perfect.

She offered a fair assessment based on her own personal experience.

Master Feiyun smiled and nodded. She also observed that the other person's skin would turn red when he was practicing, but it was nothing serious.

"Thank you for the test. If this type of pill appeared on the market, would you be willing to buy it?"

"Of course I'm willing. I can't compare to you. The lack of elixirs during my cultivation has caused me a lot of trouble."

Master Feiyun smiled and said, "Let's get down to business. You know what I mean. If this kind of pill is priced at 30% to 40% of the Spirit Rhinoceros Essence Refining Pill, would you be willing to buy it frequently?"

"Yes, I will," Master Qinghua nodded without hesitation.

She paused, then tentatively asked:

"Is this a new elixir formula developed by the person in charge?"

The person in charge enjoys studying various elixirs and is keen to find substitutes for the precious medicinal materials in the elixirs.

The other party's research has yielded many results, and they have improved several pill formulas, but in the past they only worked on first- and second-tier pills.

Master Feiyun gently shook his head. "The test is over. Fellow Daoist, go back and rest."

The next day at dawn, Ji An woke up from his sleep, took a walk for a while, and then sat down cross-legged to begin his cultivation.

Half an hour later, he left the small world and flew to the Cloud Sea Immortal City.

When he landed in front of the certification association, he saw Master Feiyun stepping out and couldn't help but feel a little pleased:
"Did you come here especially to welcome me, fellow Daoist?"

If so, it means that his prescription has been approved by the other party.

The other party is the person in charge of the alchemist section of the certification association in Yunhai Immortal City. As long as she approves, selling the pill formula will not be a problem.

Master Feiyun smiled and nodded, then transmitted his voice:

"After testing, I believe your pill formula has great potential. This is not a suitable place to talk. Please come with me."

The two walked side by side, quickly crossing the hall and arriving at Master Feiyun's room.

"Fellow Taoist, please sit down."

Ji An sat down and got straight to the point:
"I wonder what the association's acquisition model is. Is it a direct buyout of the Dan formula, or is there a deeper level of cooperation?"

Buying out the formula directly is a one-off deal; he gains a resource outright. Deeper cooperation, on the other hand, is the way to benefit in the long run.

From a long-term perspective, long-term benefits can bring greater gains, but he currently needs to obtain the formula for the Purple Cloud Jade Mushroom Pill as soon as possible. If he has no other choice, he can only reluctantly choose a one-off deal.

"Of course, we want a deeper level of cooperation. Buying out the pill formula would harm your interests and the development of the association."

Master Feiyun's eyes curved like crescent moons at night:
"Fellow Daoist should have faith in the courage of the Nascent Soul True Monarchs. Even if you don't believe in their courage, you should believe in the simple truth that 'the more prosperous the lower class is, the more comfortable the upper class will be.'"

One of the purposes of establishing the association is to promote the cultivation world, so that more people can do things and the True Lords can have more time to cultivate.

Submitting pill formulas can yield greater benefits and also inspire alchemists to create more formulas.

Ji An nodded slightly. A pyramid has no apex without a base; the principle is simple, but there are always short-sighted people who cannot see it. "Fellow Daoist, could you tell me about the association's conditions?"

"According to the regulations, after the association obtains the formula, the Yunhai Xiancheng branch will have ten years of exclusive control over it."

During this period, only our branch can operate it. The Danfang formula is not handed over to other branches; only a copy is sent back to headquarters for filing.

For every Fire Essence Pill successfully sold, the fellow cultivator will receive half a percent of the profit, plus ten contribution points.

Ten years later, all branch associations will be able to refine this pill. Fellow Daoists will receive one percent of the profits, plus one contribution point for each pill.

Her voice became excited, with a hint of seduction:

"Just think about it, there are dozens of large branch associations and hundreds of small branch associations in the entire Central Continent. At that time, the income they will receive each year will probably be the envy of even a late-stage Golden Core cultivator."

From now on, your Daoist title will be included in the recipes for Fire Essence Pills. True Person Xuanqing is destined to leave a significant mark on the history of alchemy in the cultivation world.

If a suitable elixir formula could be created, alchemists would no longer have to worry about cultivation resources.

In her view, the spiritual plants required for the pill formula do not require special growing environments, which allows the spiritual herbs to be cultivated on a large scale.

The number of Tier 3 Red Cloud Pine trees was not large because the benefits after planting were not significant. Now, this situation has changed, and the number of Red Cloud Pine trees planted will increase rapidly.

Even the most ordinary third-tier spiritual veins, or even second-tier top-grade spiritual veins, can cultivate third-tier Crimson Cloud Pines. The vast cultivation world can cultivate a large number of spiritual pines in just a hundred years.

At that time, life will be much easier for cultivators in the early stages of the Golden Core realm.

Master Feiyun sighed inwardly. Creating pill formulas was not unusual; countless pill formulas had existed in the cultivation world throughout history. What was difficult was creating a pill formula that could be widely adopted.

A very real problem is facing cultivators: if a pill has excellent medicinal effects but the materials are hard to find or cultivate, it will greatly affect the enthusiasm of alchemists.

The alchemists only open the furnace to refine alchemy once every few decades, leaving them with nothing but the northwest wind!

Her goal was to create this kind of pill formula, but she didn't expect that a cultivator from the Western Continent would beat her to it.

Ji An gave a polite smile. "That sounds wonderful."

It sounds good, but in the next ten years he may gain seemingly substantial benefits. However, how many Fire Essence Pills can the association actually refine?

He didn't haggle over this issue, but instead asked what he cared about most:
"If I use the future profits from the pill formula as collateral, can I obtain the pill formula for the Purple Cloud Jade Mushroom Pill now?"

A great calamity is about to begin, and he must seize every available resource to improve himself, as the improvement of his cultivation level will bring him more security.

If he couldn't get the recipe now, he would rather sell the Fire Essence Pill recipe now and exchange it for contribution points.

Although this approach is just as foolish as killing the hen that lays the golden eggs to get them, it saves time.

Master Feiyun pondered for a moment and said:
There are no regulations that allow or prohibit doing this.

In the Cloud Sea Immortal City, I can make half the decisions. I will discuss with the other two True Immortals to secure this opportunity for you, fellow Daoist.

However, one point needs to be clarified: withdrawing funds in advance is like taking out a loan, and you will need to pay more contribution points in the future.

Only in this way can I be confident of persuading the other two.

She is indeed in charge, but the association is not a place where she has absolute power.

However, this was just a formality. She had a good relationship with the other two real people, and the resolution would definitely be passed, so there was no need to tell them this.

Ji An bowed and said:

"Thank you for your help, fellow Daoist. Consider this a favor I owe you."

Could you please tell me when we can expect the results?

"Fellow Daoist is still preoccupied with the pill formula," Master Feiyun said after a moment's thought.
"Alright, I'll discuss this with the other True Immortals today. Fellow Daoist, come again at the end of the You hour this afternoon, and I'll explain the results to you."

She couldn't quite understand why the other person was so obsessed with the pill formula, because obtaining the formula and actually refining it were worlds apart.

She only gets the chance to refine two batches of Purple Cloud Mushroom Pills every four or five years, and this is only possible with the support of her family and association.

The growth cycle of high-grade spiritual herbs is too long. They are planted in spiritual fields of level three or above, and with the help of high-level spiritual farmers, it takes at least three or four hundred years to accumulate enough medicinal age.

Zhongzhou has many established and stable forces that have accumulated strength over generations to maintain the status quo.

In fact, setting aside the impact on the earth's veins, the True Demon Tribulation may not be a bad thing. A large number of cultivators are destined to die in battle, and the dead will make room for the survivors to live in a wider space.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the cultivation world of the East Sea should be the most prosperous region. Every few hundred years, small conflicts erupt between the sea beast race and the human race, and every few thousand years, major conflicts break out.

In this way, the power structure of the cultivation world will be reshuffled, with corrupt forces being swept out and more vibrant forces gaining greater room to survive.

"Alright, here is a can of third-grade low-level Cloud Peak Silver Jade Tea. I'll give it to you to try."

As Ji An spoke, he took out a fist-sized blue porcelain jar and placed it on the table. Giving away third-grade mid-level spiritual tea was too expensive and not suitable, otherwise it would arouse the other party's greed, which would be very disadvantageous to him.

Master Feiyun covered his mouth and chuckled, "I can't accept rewards without merit, so I have no choice but to work hard."

At the end of the You hour (5-7 PM), Ji An returned to the certification association as agreed.

Led by a maid, he entered Master Feiyun's room and saw that the other party was all smiles. He knew in his heart that he had won this battle.

The two took their seats as host and guest, and Master Feiyun jokingly said:
"I should have looked embarrassed just now, haha."

Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission, and the other True Immortals have also agreed to make things much easier for you, fellow Daoist.

She spoke much more casually, as if she were an old friend she had known for many years.

Ji An smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you've worked hard. Let's go to Dingxiang Pavilion for a few drinks later."

Master Feiyun waved his hand, "Don't thank me yet. There's a price to pay. You'll need to pay 20% of the exchange price in contribution points."

In other words, fellow Daoist needs to pay 360,000 contribution points, to be paid off in ten years.

In addition, exchanging the pill recipe requires two hundred high-grade spirit stones, which must be paid in person before you can take the recipe away.

"no problem!"

As Ji An spoke, he took out enough spirit stones and placed them on the table, then took out his alchemist jade token and handed it over:
"I've accumulated 120,000 contribution points over the years, which is enough to settle this year's contribution points."

It's like buying something on installment; the merchant always has to make a little extra profit.

Master Feiyun counted the number of spirit stones, deducted 36,000 contribution points from the jade tablet on the spirit plate, and finally handed over the jade slip and jade tablet that were emitting a red spiritual light.

"The prescription is ready."

(End of this chapter)