Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 639 Amendment Agreement
Ji An looked around and said:
"Qingqiu and Qingshuang are looking after the shop, so you don't need to stay in the lobby to keep watch. Just come out to greet any Golden Core cultivators who come to the shop."

Li Qingqiu and Li Qingshuang are siblings of Guanghan Zhenren. Both are cultivators at the second level of the Chaoyuan stage and are quite old.

Although he hadn't asked their age, Ji An could sense how many years they had left to live—around two hundred years.

If given the right opportunity, they should be able to reach the threshold of Golden Core True Person, but judging from the current situation, the family has no hope that the two of them can be promoted to Golden Core True Person.

They both seem to lack that ambitious and enterprising spirit.

Ji An learned that the various forces in the Central Continent would focus on the speed at which cultivators advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage when training them.

Given the same qualifications, those who can be quickly promoted to the Chaoyuan stage will be given special attention and training.

In Nascent Soul sects, cultivators with Heavenly Qualification will not cultivate anything unrelated to improving their cultivation level; they will not learn any spells or immortal cultivation techniques, with only a few sects being exceptions.

Once they reach the Golden Core level, these Heavenly Grade cultivators will begin to learn cultivation techniques; whether or not they cultivate immortality arts is a personal choice.

Most Nascent Soul cultivators have never been exposed to the various arts of cultivation before breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

This has created a very interesting phenomenon: those at higher levels don't know much about the true situation of those at the lower levels.

Han Yan nodded, her face beaming with a smile:

"I'm meditating and cultivating openly and honestly. I hope my senior brother won't deduct my salary as the manager."

Ji An smiled and said:
"I'm giving you this authority. Junior sister, go meditate in the quiet room, or you can refine pills. I'll stay in the shop today, and I'll stay here for two days every month from now on."

He didn't want to stay in the shop because it would interfere with his cultivation.

"Okay," Han Yan agreed and went upstairs to the second floor. With her senior brother here to look after her, she could take the pills and cultivate with peace of mind.

Ji An said to Li Qingqiu and the other person:
"When I'm in the shop, you can ask me any questions you have about alchemy."

After the shop closes at night, I can guide you in refining a batch of pills. This opportunity will occur once a month, so please prepare the necessary medicinal materials in advance.

The two siblings bowed in unison, saying, "Thank you, Master."

They were only second-tier, three-star alchemists. They gave up their comfortable lives in their families to come here, just to receive guidance!

Ji An nodded. "The guidance will begin next month."

Heron Mountain.

The Moon Goddess landed in the mountaintop cave, took out a Fire Essence Pill, and swallowed it with a gentle sip.

This elixir has only been around for a few decades, but it is deeply loved by cultivators in the early stages of the Golden Core realm.

Today, after the opening of the Crimson Flame Pavilion, she presented a congratulatory gift, purchasing four of each type of elixir sold in the shop.

The purpose was to assess the alchemist's abilities. If all the pills were effective enough, she decided to increase the investment and expand the cooperation further ahead of schedule.

I had contact with the manager of Qinglian Baoge a few days ago. The manager requested that the settlement period be extended for another two years, which was the main reason that prompted her to make this decision.

She'd had enough of this exploitative family, so if she found a better option, she wanted to get closer to them as soon as possible.

Guanghan Zhenren glanced at the water clock and noted the time. Then he activated his cultivation technique to begin refining the pill. The spiritual energy was quickly extracted and circulated along a specific route within the immortal veins.

Once the elixir was fully refined, she opened her eyes and looked at the dripping water clock, her eyes sparkling with delight.

Previously, it would take her two hours to refine the Fire Essence Pill, but today it took her two and a half hours. She felt that the spiritual energy was more abundant when refining the pill.

"How did they manage to increase the efficacy by at least 30%? Did they improve the formula?"

Guanghan Zhenren's gaze was deep and focused. She felt that she had discovered a treasure. When she bought the pills, she had some complaints about the price being 10% higher than the market price, but now that discomfort was completely gone.

She hurriedly left the cave and went to the council hall to summon all the family elders.

Once everyone had arrived, she took out the Vermilion Bird Flame Grass Pill, the Azure Treasure Light Pill, and the Jade Flower Pill, and handed them to the appropriate people.

"There is an assessment that requires your assistance. We need to take these pills, refine them, and compare them with similar pills we have taken before to see if the effects are different."

"Ancestor, where did this elixir come from?"

"An alchemist has rented our shop in the Immortal City, and the pills are refined in the new shop."

I took a Fire Essence Pill, and the effect was quite good. I'd like to know if all pills are like this.

The Immortal of the Moon Palace explained again, then waved his hand and said:

"You will refine yourselves in this hall. I want to know the result as soon as possible."

She understood perfectly what it meant if the effects of all types of pills were significantly improved.

The cultivators who received the pills sat down cross-legged, while the other cultivators left the main hall and waited outside for the results.

More than an hour later, the cultivators came out of the main hall one after another to report the news.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, I took the Vermilion Bird Flame Grass Pill, and the amount of fire elemental energy I obtained was three to four hundred more than before. The magical power I gained from refining the pill was also about 30% more than usual."

"Reporting to the Ancestor, I took the Bihua Pill, and the effect was the same."

"I took the Canglan Baoguang Pill, but the effect wasn't as good as they said. I gained about a hundred more strands of water-elemental energy than before, and my mana increased by about 10%."

All the reporters beamed with joy; even a ten percent improvement was a significant boost. Master Guanghan had already ruled out the option of modifying the pill formulas; no matter how powerful the opponent was, it was impossible for them to modify so many formulas.

She glanced at everyone and asked:

What do you think caused this result?

The crowd fell silent for a moment, and the claim that the elixir was of higher quality was also untenable.

A moment later, a voice whispered:
"Every few years, the auction house in the Immortal City auctions Golden Core pills, which are said to be made by alchemists who possess the spiritual fire of heaven and earth. However, the identity of the alchemists has never been determined, and everyone is just guessing."

According to the records, the common effect of the Heavenly Spirit Fire is to enhance the efficacy of elixirs. Do you think the alchemist who took over our shop is the one who collaborates with the auction house?

Someone else countered, "Since the Heavenly Spirit Fire can generally enhance the effects of pills, why is the Canglan Treasure Light Pill's improvement not obvious? Does the Heavenly Spirit Fire not treat everyone equally?"

"The spiritual fire of heaven and earth divides yin and yang. The Canglan Baoguang Pill is a water-elemental spiritual pill, while the other two are fire-elemental and wood-elemental spiritual pills."

I remember the auction house saying that the alchemist they were working with possessed the Azure Lotus Burning Heart Flame, which is a type of yang fire. If used to refine water-based elixirs, it would not only be useless but also harmful.

This hypothesis explains why the Azure Treasure Light Pill is less effective than the other two, because the alchemist uses their own alchemical fire.

The Immortal of the Moon Palace nodded, agreeing with the analysis.

"Everyone, please return to the main hall for the meeting. Let's discuss this. Qinghe, go and invite Ancestor Guangping here."

As dusk falls on the mountains, the number of pedestrians on the streets gradually decreases.

Ji An saw that the orange-red light was projected onto the wall of the building opposite, creating a unique aesthetic.

Suddenly a shadow descended from the sky and flashed into the shop lobby, followed immediately by another shadow that landed and flashed into the shop.

Li Qingqiu and Li Qingshuang strode forward, cupped their hands, and said:
"Greetings to the two venerable ancestors."

"No gift."

Ji An stood up and said with a smile:

"Fellow Daoist, why are you back again? Is there something wrong with the pills in our shop?"

The Immortal of the Moon Palace, with a solemn expression, replied in a deep voice:
“There is indeed a problem.”

She paused for a moment, then smiled broadly, "Compared to similar pills we've purchased, your shop's effects are far superior."

He turned to the side and pointed to the thin-faced cultivator beside him, "Let me introduce you. This is my third brother, Master Guangping."

Ji An cupped his hands and solemnly said:
"I am Xuanqing Zhenren, greetings."

After exchanging greetings and pleasantries, the two sides moved to the living room to talk.

Master Guangping didn't beat around the bush and said directly:

"My sister has tested the effects of the pills from your shop. Let's have an open and honest discussion."

Our Li family is willing to strengthen cooperation with fellow Daoists, and hopes that when you sell elixirs, you will give priority to our family.

Furthermore, our original agreement required us to settle payment three months after providing the elixir, but we can now amend the agreement to extend that period to two years.

He didn't make any excessive demands because he knew that if an alchemist was skilled enough, people would be too busy trying to curry favor with them.

If the quality of the pills is good enough, this shop will never have to worry about selling its pills in the future. Pills are a scarce resource, and high-quality pills are even more so.

Ji An nodded in agreement, "I am very happy that you are willing to make concessions. In the future, unless it is a pill customized by someone else, it is no problem to prioritize trading with you. However, pills cannot be bought on credit with spirit stones."

Guanghan Zhenren said, "Of course we won't extend credit; we know the rules."

I have a question for you. Do you accept commissions to refine Golden Core pills?

Ji An nodded affirmatively, "I accept any commission except for refining the Water Elemental Elixir, but the price for asking me to do it is higher than that of other alchemists."

The Guanghan Real Person and his sister exchanged a glance, their eyes brimming with smiles.

Ji An added:
"By the way, what exactly do you mean by strengthening cooperation, fellow Daoist?"

"Each cycle, we can reliably provide twenty batches of materials for Vermilion Bird Flame Grass Pill and Jade Flower Pill, and five batches of materials for Azure Treasure Light Pill, with each batch producing five pills."

Every thirty years, we can reliably provide twenty batches of materials for the Lingxi Quenching Pill, with each batch yielding three pills. The first batch will be available in ten years.

In addition, we also cultivate the materials for Huoyuan Dan, but the first batch of medicinal materials will take about sixty or seventy years to mature.

We can provide materials for twenty batches every thirty years, with each batch yielding five pills.

Master Guangping offered all the sincerity he could muster. Making this decision meant breaking ties with the shops he had previously worked with, but he saw it as an opportunity.

This was also agreed upon by the family members. Zhongzhou is very prosperous, but the social hierarchy among various forces is severely rigid.

Many things seem wonderful, but invisible shackles bind smaller forces, making them merely appendages of larger forces and sources of raw materials, with countless difficulties in breaking through.

He must seize any opportunity presented to him, and this is also the wish of the Li family's top management.

(End of this chapter)