Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 581 There will be at least five or six hundred furnaces.
Ji An took the jade slip, glanced through its contents, and nodded with satisfaction.

The prescription is very detailed, explaining how to process various medicinal herbs, as well as the problems that may be encountered during the alchemy process and how to deal with them.

For him, simply following the instructions was enough to complete the refining process.

He stored the jade slip in the Void Stone, then took out the jade slip containing the Fire Essence Pill recipe and handed it over:
"Fellow Daoist, please take a look."

Master Feiyun took the jade slip and placed it on his forehead, pondering whether the medicinal properties of the various spiritual herbs in the prescription were reasonable.

After a while, she took the jade slip down and smiled gently:
"How did you come up with the idea of ​​using pine nuts as the main ingredient, fellow Daoist?"

In the Central Continent, various pine nuts are mainly used to brew pine nut wine, a fragrant and mellow spirit.

A glint of reminiscence flashed in Ji An's eyes as he began to recount:

"When we were in Xizhou, the sect planted a lot of Crimson Cloud Pines. The pine nuts harvested were mainly used to replace fire-elemental spiritual items for Foundation Establishment disciples to refine. The remaining pine nuts were roasted or used to brew wine."

Because there were many Crimson Cloud Pines, a large number of pine nuts were piled up in the sect's warehouse. In order to make the best use of them, the sect entrusted a senior sister to use them as the main material to refine pills that could help Foundation Establishment cultivators improve their cultivation.

My senior sister's research has been quite successful, and the pine nuts that had been piling up in the warehouse have finally found a use.

"Inspired by this, I thought of using pine nuts to refine pills. In addition, when I left Xizhou, the sect gave me a large number of third-grade pine nuts, which provided the material basis for creating the pill formula."

Actually, using pine nuts as the main ingredient to refine elixirs was a last resort, because there were no other better options.

After listening to his story, Master Feiyun said:
"It's truly not easy," Master Feiyun sighed, and continued:

"I will request headquarters to transfer resources from other regions to refine the Fire Essence Pill. Your earnings will be settled every six months, so just sit back and wait for them to arrive."

Ji An wasn't particularly impressed with the other person's optimism, and asked with a smile:
"How many batches of pill materials do you think you can gather?"

Master Feiyun's voice was calm and serene:
"There will be at least five or six hundred batches. I will inform my friends to take on the refining task in six months."

Ji An's eyes widened suddenly. "Ready at any time."

If this is true, it means the other person has a lot of power behind them and is well-connected. He likes to be friends with such cultivators.

A moment later, he took his leave, and Master Feiyun rose to see him off.

As Ji An stepped out of the certification association's gate, he cupped his hands in greeting and said:

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to see me off. I'll invite you to drink and chat another day."

Master Feiyun declined his invitation to have a drink, probably because he was being somewhat reserved.

"Okay, let's get together another day."

Ji An strode away, and after going a little further, he rode on a cloud, sighing inwardly:
"It's still more profitable to be a platform operator!"

Contribution points are an intangible thing, like game currency in his previous life, yet they can influence countless craftsmen.

This is something you can't envy. The existing order has already been established, and even if he breaks through to the Nascent Soul level in the future, he will not be able to interfere with the Certification Association.

Ji An flew to the Cloud Sea Pharmacy and landed there. He took out a blank jade slip and copied the medicinal herbs from the prescription.

He stepped into the pharmacy and handed the jade slip to the approaching steward:

“Buy medicinal herb seeds, enough for one hundred batches.”

High-grade pills are made from expensive materials. To avoid too much loss due to failed refining, each batch of medicinal materials is usually used to produce two pills.

The higher the grade of the pill, the more spiritual energy is consumed during its refining. If too many pills are made, even more spiritual energy is consumed, making it easy to lose control.

Ji An felt that with one hundred batches of pills, at least one hundred and twenty or thirty pills could be produced, which should be enough.

If things go well, you can produce 150 to 160 pills, with a considerable surplus.

Looking back now, it shouldn't have been that difficult for a sect to obtain a Golden Core level pill formula at a cost.

However, having the pill formula alone is not enough; you also need an alchemist. If the alchemist is not at the Golden Core level, the failure rate is simply unbearable for the sect.

Even with an alchemist, you're still helpless without spiritual herbs. High-grade spiritual herbs are expensive, and sellers will calculate the price of the pills made from them.

The steward took the jade slip, placed it on his forehead, and nodded sharply:
"Senior, please come with me to the VIP room and wait a moment while I go to the warehouse to retrieve the spirit seeds."

The transaction volume of selling seeds isn't large, but it depends on what kind of seeds they are. They're all third-tier spirit plant seeds. With such a large quantity, you can earn at least ten high-grade spirit stones.

Ji An followed the steward to the VIP room, sipping the spiritual tea served by the maid, and waited quietly.

A moment later, the butler strode in carrying a red wooden tray and said apologetically:
"Senior, high-grade spiritual seeds are quite rare. Purple Cloud Tree seeds are currently in short supply, and there are only enough spiritual seeds for thirty batches of Jade Spirit Mushroom. Other spiritual seeds can only be gathered for sixty batches."

The spirit seed has a vigorous life force; as long as it is planted in suitable soil, its survival rate is extremely high.

When selling high-level spiritual seeds, the pharmacy requires that the following be added: "When planted in suitable soil, the survival rate is extremely high."

Because many high-level spiritual plants have special requirements for soil environment, they cannot be grown simply by having a high-grade spiritual field.

Ji An tapped his fingers lightly on the coffee table, producing a rhythmic sound. "Purple Cloud Fruit and Jade Spirit Mushroom are the main ingredients for elixirs. These two spiritual plants are scarce. How am I supposed to refine elixirs in the future? When will I be able to obtain these two spiritual seeds?"

He only has one Purple Cloud Tree, and even if it bears fruit, it will be decades later, perhaps a hundred years later.

The medicinal age of Huang Yuzhi needs to reach 1,500 years to be effective, and it would probably take 300 years to grow it in the small world.

The spirit seeds that are not available at Yunhai Pharmacy are probably hard to find in other shops as well.

The deacon scratched his head. "I don't know."

Ji An narrowed his eyes slightly and asked:
Do you sell purple cloud fruit?

The steward shook his head. "A mature Purple Cloud Fruit is at least a mid-grade third-tier spiritual fruit. These kinds of spiritual fruits are always given to alchemists in the medicine shop to refine pills, and are not sold outside."

"If there is a source of purple cloud fruit, why are the seeds so scarce?"

“The seeds can be made into high-quality beauty mud,” the deacon replied, “Selling products is certainly better than selling materials.”

"I want to buy several seeds of Purple Cloud Tree and Jade Lingzhi at a high price. How long will it take to receive the goods?"

"I don't know, but I can inquire about it."

Ji An nodded slightly, pointing to the spirit seeds on the tray:

"How much?"

"Seven high-grade spirit stones," the steward thought, not expecting the warehouse to be short of stock, otherwise they could have traded more than a dozen high-grade spirit stones.

Ji An began to check the number and vitality of the spirit seeds. "Go ask them. I'll check the spirit seeds."

The butler left the room but quickly returned, smiling apologetically:
"Senior, the shopkeeper said it's uncertain when the spirit seeds will be available. Right now, all the forces are preparing for the upcoming True Demon Tribulation, and most of the spirit seeds have already been pre-sold."

"If you had arrived a few days later, this batch of spirit seeds would have been taken away."

Ji An looked helpless. He shook his head and sighed. After counting the number of spirit seeds and paying the spirit stones, he left.

He browsed through the large shops along the street and bought some more spirit seeds, but he still couldn't find any Purple Cloud Tree seeds.

At this moment, he felt that he should send Qingfeng Zhenren another can of tea in a few years, not for any other reason than that the tree species the other party gave him was a truly rare item.

Ji An returned to Black Stone Mountain, entered the gourd world, and began planting the spiritual seeds he had obtained that day.

The Jade Lingzhi and three other spiritual herbs are earth-elemental spiritual plants, planted on the outermost edge of the yellow earth, with space reserved for high-level spiritual trees in the inner circle.

He unleashed the Earth Vein Ascension Technique and the Azure Dragon Water Moon Technique in succession. The Azure Dragon transformed from the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner and the Azure Dragon conjured by the spell simultaneously emitted a high-pitched dragon roar, filled with the vigorous growth of the magic intent.

The yellow halo on the ground and the blue halo falling from the sky complemented each other, and as the glistening raindrops fell, the nourishment of the earth element and the moisture of the water element blended together.

The spiritual plant takes root and sprouts, and the jade lingzhi unfolds its pale yellow body. When its medicinal age reaches 1,500 years, it will turn into a pure and flawless jade white.

Ji An planted other spirit seeds, and because the spirit fields were insufficient, he also cut down some jade mulberry trees.

He discovered that as long as the spiritual plants were planted in soil corresponding to the five elements, they would grow vigorously, which made him very interested in the soil here.

He knew very well that many high-level spiritual plants needed to grow in specific soil environments, but the small world broke this rule, and he never made any targeted modifications to the spiritual fields.

Whether it's due to the special nature of the small world itself, the effect of the Gathering Yuan Tree, or the transformation of the small world by the stone turtle, whatever the reason, he has now gained tremendous benefits.

After planting, Ji An returned to his recliner to rest, quietly watching the puppet capture the spirit-devouring insects.

The puppet he bought had only average intelligence and could only perform the simplest tasks. He wondered if he should go to the Golden Puppet Pavilion to customize a high-level puppet.

When he arrived in Zhongzhou on a merchant ship, he had a pleasant conversation with True Person Xuanmu and learned that high-level puppets required soul stones as their central core.

He obtained several soul stones while traveling in the far north. He originally intended to refine them into pills to enhance his spiritual power. However, now that he has the Night Tree and his cultivation has reached the Golden Core level, he no longer needs soul stones to refine pills.

Ji An's thoughts quickly wandered, and he realized that in another year, Yunhai Auction House would be holding a large-scale auction.

As is customary, he would collaborate with the auction house to refine Golden Core pills, and some cultivators would choose to break through to the Immortal City after purchasing the pills.

He was looking forward to harvesting another batch of Daoist essences.

In recent years, he has obtained about two hundred points of various Daoist essences, all of which he used to cultivate the Gathering Yuan Tree. He doesn't know when he will be able to cultivate the spirit tree to the middle grade of the third rank.

Ji An gradually came to his senses. He rode a cloud to the white earth to check on the growth of the Vajra Bodhi fruit.

After his Immovable King Technique rapidly advanced to the Marrow Cleansing level, the rate of improvement immediately slowed down, and he urgently needed external assistance.

The most important ingredient in the medicinal mud is the Vajra Bodhi fruit. Other spiritual medicines have already been purchased, and he is waiting for the spiritual fruit to ripen.

Neither the Bodhi tree nor the Vajra Bodhi tree are widely planted in the cultivation world, making them relatively rare.

Therefore, it is rare to buy Rudraksha seeds in major stores, and high-grade Rudraksha seeds are even rarer.

(End of this chapter)