Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 203 Imperial Jade Dew Pill

After swallowing a drop of the true dew, Liu Gu shivered violently, his eyes almost rolling back, turning him into a classic dead fish eye.

Seeing this, Fang Jingxuan frowned, wondering if the Extreme Yin Moon Essence Dew needed to be diluted first.

After only a few breaths, Liu Gu recovered and felt an extremely comfortable sensation in his soul.

Fang Jingxuan was still worried, so he extended his divine sense and scanned Liu Gu's body little by little. With Liu Gu's cooperation, Fang Jingxuan could roughly feel that this drop of Moon Essence Dew was slowly but steadily promoting the growth of Liu Gu's physical body. Along with this, Liu Gu's cultivation level was also constantly increasing.

Fang Jingxuan guarded Liu Gu for an hour. After Liu Gu emerged from this state, Fang Jingxuan checked on him again and found that Liu Gu's cultivation had improved significantly compared to an hour ago.

If calculated based on the current natural cultivation time of Liu Gu, this single drop of Moon Dew Elixir alone has saved Liu Gu a year of arduous cultivation time.

After calculating the conversion ratio, Fang Jingxuan took a deep breath. If things continued this way, Liu Gu would only need about ten drops of Moon Essence Dew to advance to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage of a spirit beast.

If this true liquid is so effective on the six bones, what about on oneself?
Fang Jingxuan couldn't help but have this thought, but after hesitating for a long time, he still suppressed his desire and gave up.

I had tried it before, and ordinary Moon Essence Dew had little effect on my cultivation; it was not as effective as ordinary cultivation pills.

Even if it's refined Moon Essence Elixir, does it really have miraculous effects on me?

There are now two drops left, and each drop is worth thirty high-grade spirit stones. Fang Jingxuan doesn't want to waste them like this.

Let's wait until we have more money to spare before trying. Right now, we should focus on nurturing Liu Gu. Once Liu Gu successfully advances, my combat power will definitely increase dramatically. Then it will be Tuo Yuan, and finally myself.

With this in mind, Fang Jingxuan ignored Tuoyuan's pitiful expression and put away the remaining Moon Essence Dew.

After observing Liu Gu's condition again, Fang Jingxuan decided to feed it the second drop three days later, to let it recover first.

Afterwards, Fang Jingxuan put the six bones into his spirit-controlling bag, took out his fellow practitioners and arranged them, and began his cultivation.

Ten days later, Liu Gu had consumed the remaining two drops of Moon Essence Dew, and his cultivation level increased by three years.

A month later, Wang Xuan sent three drops of Moon Essence Dew again. On the same day, an "Imperial Jade Dew Pill" appeared in an auction house in Qifu City and was auctioned off for a high price of one hundred high-grade spirit stones.

This pill can instantly increase the cultivation level of a Qi Refining stage spirit pet by thirty years.

It can also increase the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment stage spirit pets by seven to eight years, and even has an effect on Golden Core stage spirit pets, with a specific increase of about one year.

Compared to the cultivation pills taken by human cultivators, a second-grade high-quality pill can at most reduce the time spent on arduous cultivation by five or six days.

Therefore, this elixir, which takes years to produce, was sought after by many cultivators who kept spirit pets as soon as it appeared. Many people began to inquire about who could refine such a spiritual elixir.

However, because the auction house has powerful backing, no one knows that the "Emperor's Jade Dew Pill," which is currently very popular in Qifu City, was refined by this unassuming middle-aged cultivator with a goatee.

"Fellow Daoist Fang, you must have heard about the 'Imperial Jade Dew Pill' in this city. You guessed right, this pill is the one I researched."

I used only one drop of research, and the second time I successfully refined it.

In my early years, in order to study alchemy, I collected many ancient alchemy formulas, one of which was this "Imperial Jade Dew Pill Formula." However, due to the lack of the key spiritual ingredient, Moon Essence Dew, it became a useless formula. I never expected that the good deed I casually made back then would actually repay me now. Fellow Daoist Fang, I was right about you.

At this moment, Wang Xuan was in high spirits. He told Fang Jingxuan some inside information, clearly intending to confide in him.

As Fang Jingxuan listened to Wang Xuan's words, he couldn't help but sigh at how wondrous the cause and effect in this world truly are.

And yet, an ancient formula that was discarded back then is now playing such a significant role. These ancient formulas are those passed down from the cultivation era long ago, and their medicinal power is generally much stronger than that of pills made using modern formulas.

However, most of the spiritual materials needed to refine ancient formulas are hard to find, and many have been completely extinct. Even the most skilled cook cannot cook without rice; without spiritual materials, alchemists have no way to make a living.

This has led to the fact that, although the prescriptions are priceless, these ancient formulas have gradually fallen out of favor.

Many pill formulas in the cultivation world today are modified from ancient formulas, only replacing some of the extinct spiritual herbs, medicines, and materials, lowering the age requirements, and thus weakening their medicinal power.

However, many of the main ingredients in ancient prescriptions cannot be replaced, thus rendering them completely useless.

However, Fang Jingxuan has now provided the key materials for refining the "Emperor's Jade Dew Pill," and Wang Xuan also happens to have this ancient formula. Thus, the two combined to produce the spiritual pill that has driven many beast-taming cultivators in the Qifu City crazy.

Fang Jingxuan then understood Wang Xuan's meaning. He was interested in Wang Xuan's ability to provide Moon Dew and wanted to monopolize the production of "Emperor's Jade Dew Pill".

Fang Jingxuan pondered this, wondering how much benefit he could gain if he cooperated with Wang Xuan.

If we don't cooperate with the other party, can we gain more benefits?
After thinking for a moment, Fang Jingxuan realized that, given the current situation, cooperating with Wang Xuan would be more beneficial than harmful.

First, the steps for refining the True Dew are in Wang Xuan's hands. Second, the formula for refining the "Emperor's Jade Dew Pill" is also in his possession. He even has a high degree of cooperation with auction houses to ensure the stable sale of this pill at a high price.

Even so, the most crucial factor in this matter is in one's own hands. Without the supply of Moon Dew, these are all baseless and there is no way to proceed.

Therefore, it is only by controlling one's own means of production that one gains the initiative; whoever controls the key means of production controls the discourse.

"Thank you for watching over me, Master Wang. If it weren't for your generosity back then, and the help of that top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, I wouldn't have been able to establish my foundation so smoothly."

But now, let's talk business. How does the master plan to distribute the profits from the "Imperial Jade Dew Pill"?

Wang Xuan's expression was good upon hearing Fang Jingxuan's compliment, but his expression turned serious when the topic of specific profit distribution came up.

"I think a 50/50 split is reasonable. You just need to provide the raw materials, and I'll take care of everything else. How about that?"

"Is the cost of other auxiliary materials used in refining elixirs also included?"

"This"

Fang Jingxuan immediately retorted that if Wang Xuan were to cause trouble here, he would be at a great disadvantage. For example, if only three taels of cinnabar were needed, but Wang Xuan said that thirty taels were required, Fang Jingxuan himself did not know how to refine pills, so he could only do whatever Wang Xuan said.

Other similar cases involve Wang Xuanxin being more unscrupulous, artificially inflating the cost of alchemy and reporting additional losses, since not every batch of alchemy can be successful.

If, in the end, the alchemy fails and all the investment is lost, Fang Jingxuan might even have to pay out of his own pocket.

Therefore, Fang Jingxuan had to be on guard, and this cooperation model was not the best choice for him.

Unless Fang Jingxuan knows every step of Wang Xuan's refining of the "Emperor's Jade Dew Pill", calculates the cost of all the spiritual materials, and checks the accounts constantly, it will be impossible.

But that's impossible. Such secret alchemy techniques are the foundation of Wang Xuan's reputation. How could he let Fang Jingxuan do such a thing?
Seeing Wang Xuan hesitate, Fang Jingxuan understood, so he smiled and said:
"Let's keep it simple. I'll give you Moon Essence Dew, and you can just give me spirit stones. As for how much you can earn after refining the pills, that's your skill and has nothing to do with me."

Fang Jingxuan directly abandoned all the complicated steps and only calculated the price of each drop of Moon Essence Dew. This may seem less profitable than a profit-sharing partnership, but it is more secure, and he prefers this model.

"Very well, let's leave it at that. So, Fellow Daoist Fang, how many drops of Moon Essence Dew can you provide in a month?"

(End of this chapter)