Immortality and Cultivation: I Have Too Many Talents

Chapter 401 Cold Jade Alchemist (Seeking Subscriptions)

Cold Jade Peak.

In a blessed land.

Shen Xuan explained the Jingji Dan improvement plan.

After Shen Xuan finished speaking.

Master Hanyu said, "I understand."

"Shen Xuan, you want to improve the Pure Foundation Pill formula. The auxiliary ingredients are settled, and one of the three main ingredients has been determined. All you need to do is find the other two suitable main ingredients and determine their quantities to complete the process, right?"

"Yes, Master. This disciple is confident of success, but..."

Shen Xuan looked troubled: "However, refining the Foundation Purification Pill is quite complicated. My cultivation is insufficient, and it will take a long time to experiment with it. If..."

Master Hanyu looked displeased: "Shen Xuan, it's just the two of us, master and disciple, here. Please speak freely."

"If Master could lend a hand, things would be much easier."

How do you want me to help you?

"As for the other two main ingredients, Fellow Daoist Li and I carefully selected more than ten kinds of alternative medicinal materials. We only need to experiment repeatedly to find the most suitable ones and determine the appropriate proportions."

Master Hanyu looked at Shen Xuan with a puzzled expression.

She is a True Immortal.

His specialty in cultivation techniques is making ice talismans.

I have never practiced alchemy.

"Disciple can use the water method to refine elixirs and experiment with each step. The water method of refining elixirs has ten steps, namely, dissolving, rinsing, sealing, boiling, simmering, nourishing, brewing, adding, pouring, and soaking."

Shen Xuan briefly explained the principles of water-based alchemy.

The four steps of boiling, simmering, aging, and brewing take a considerable amount of time.

The Pure Foundation Pill is a second-tier top-grade spiritual pill.

It originally required a month to refine.

After Shen Xuan improved the elixir formula.

The quality of the new version of Jingji Dan has dropped drastically, and its efficacy is estimated to be only one-fifth of the original.

Its quality has also dropped to mid-grade second tier.

Nevertheless, it still takes ten days to refine.

"With Master's help, the four steps of boiling, simmering, nourishing, and brewing can be accelerated, and we can conduct an experiment every three days."

"A new formula for the Pure Foundation Pill can be developed within a year."

If Shen Xuan were to conduct the experiment.

It will take at least three to five years.

Monks value their time.

Shen Xuan was unwilling to spend all his time and energy on improving the pill formula.

Master Hanyu remained silent.

Shen Xuan dared not make a sound to disturb him.

After a long time.

Master Hanyu asked, "Shen Xuan, is refining pills with water difficult?"

Shen Xuan's eyes lit up.

There is a play!

"Reporting to Master. For others, it is extremely difficult."

"If it were Master, it would be as easy as turning one's hand."

"Oh, why is that?"

Shen Xuan explained patiently.

The difficulty in refining elixirs using water lies in the inheritance of tradition and the application of spiritual power.

Each of the ten steps has its own secret techniques, and no step can be done incorrectly.

Otherwise, all previous efforts will be in vain.

Moreover, water-based alchemy is highly dependent on the alchemist's cultivation level.

Whether the spiritual energy is pure and whether it can be precisely controlled directly affects the effectiveness of the following steps.

Especially the last three steps of dotting, pouring, and soaking are where the alchemist uses their own spiritual power to cause the medicinal solution to change, cool it with water, and condense into elixir.

"If we let our disciples conduct the experiments step by step, it would not only waste medicinal materials but also time."

"If Master is willing to lend a hand, Fellow Daoist Li and I will assist you, and within a year we will surely succeed in improving the Pure Foundation Pill formula!"

Shen Xuan made a solemn vow.

This is not boasting.

The progress display includes Master Hanyu's ice magic, Li Ruyi's alchemy inheritance, and the mysterious jade talisman.

If this still doesn't allow for a successful improvement of the Jingji Dan formula.

That's absolutely outrageous!

As a third-tier ice magic cultivator, if Han Yu Zhenren were willing to cultivate water magic alchemy...

Getting started is very easy.

With just a little time and effort, one can become a second-tier alchemist.
However, after a cultivator condenses their inner core, they will generally choose the cultivation technique that best suits them.

Master Hanyu chose to create ice-attribute talismans.

Tier 3 ice runes have a high success rate, great power, and are expensive.

If you choose the path of alchemy.

Master Hanyu may not necessarily become a third-level alchemist.

Second-tier elixirs are practically useless to True Person Hanyu.

As he is now, Shen Xuan wouldn't even glance at first-tier spiritual pills like the Peiyuan Pill and the Huanglong Pill.

However, the Pure Foundation Pill is a special elixir.

It can eliminate impurities in the foundation and improve its quality.

If it can be refined on a large scale, it will be cost-effective and very attractive to Foundation Establishment cultivators who are trying to break through to Core Formation.

In particular, Shen Xuan plans to reduce costs, lower prices, and improve cost-effectiveness.

As a result, the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators willing to purchase will increase significantly.

In short, the market for Xin Jing Ji Dan is enormous, and the profits are extremely high.

This opened up a new and abundant source of wealth for Hanyu Peak.

Its significance is no less than that of refining elixirs in a giant furnace.

Master Hanyu pondered for a moment and asked, "Is refining pills with water really not difficult?"

“Master, I guarantee with my personal disciple status that it will be a piece of cake for you.”

"Then, shall I give it a try?"

"You absolutely have to try it!"

Shen Xuan said decisively, "As the old saying goes, 'What you learn from books is never enough; you must put it into practice to truly understand.'"

"Whether it is difficult or easy, Master will know once he tries it."

……

The most original recipe for the Pure Foundation Pill requires 300,000 spirit stones for one batch of medicinal herbs.

Moreover, all the main and auxiliary materials are rare and precious spiritual plants, and are quite valuable.

After Li Ruyi's improvements.

The value of medicinal materials has declined.

Shen Xuan was still not satisfied.

too expensive.

The cost of one serving of medicinal herbs is 160,000 to 170,000 spirit stones.

It did not meet his requirement of low-cost alchemy.

According to Shen Xuan's plan.

The efficacy of the medicine only needs to be maintained at more than one-fifth of the original Jingji Dan.

Costs need to be reduced significantly.

The lower the better.

The amount of medicinal materials should be reduced to at least one-tenth of the original amount.

That's how you can make huge profits.

One of the three main ingredients, the Red Jade Fruit, is not cheap.

A dose of 300-year-old Crimson Jade Fruit medicinal material requires 3,000 spirit stones.

But this is already the most suitable one.

Red Jade Fruit has the effect of absorbing impurities from the spiritual sea, and there is no cheaper alternative medicine available.

Shen Xuan roughly calculated that the other auxiliary materials would cost about five thousand spirit stones per serving.

The remaining two main ingredients need to be inexpensive, have good medicinal effects, and have a high success rate in producing pills.

Its main selling point is its cost-effectiveness.

It takes multiple trials to find the most suitable combination.

In Shen Xuan's plan.

The cost of one batch of Foundation Purification Pills must be kept below 15,000 spirit stones.

A single Foundation Purification Pill costs at least 15,000 spirit stones.

Based on a success rate of 40%, the profit is only twice that of the original product.

This is truly a rare and conscientious merchant. You should know that the commonly used elixir formulas have all been tested countless times by high-level alchemists, and all the main and auxiliary ingredients are the optimal solution.

This experimental process requires a great deal of time and manpower, as well as countless medicinal materials.

Some alchemical formulas require decades or even centuries of work by high-level alchemists to successfully improve upon.

Shen Xuan even managed to persuade Master Hanyu to help.

In addition, Li Ruyi's third-level alchemist skills and successful improvement experience.

It also has the experience display function of his mysterious jade talisman.

By combining these three factors, the main ingredients are determined, and the configuration of medicinal materials is optimized, so as to maintain the efficacy of the purified medicinal materials as much as possible while significantly reducing costs.

Only then did Shen Xuan dare to boast that the improvements would be successful within a year.

……

In the days that followed, the Jingjidan improvement plan progressed smoothly as expected.

Lead actor: Han Yu Zhenren.

Technical guidance: Li Ruyi.

Executive Director: Shen Xuan.

Alchemist's Assistant: Liu Bingyu.

External Liaison and Coordination: Lü Zhengying.

Under Shen Xuan's strategic planning, the five-person core team worked together, each fulfilling their responsibilities, and steadily made progress in an orderly manner.

As he expected, Master Hanyu quickly mastered the art of water-based alchemy and soon became proficient.

He privately inquired with Li Ruyi.

This confirms that Master Hanyu possesses remarkable talent in water-based alchemy.

Master Hanyu's control over spiritual power has reached a level of consummate skill.

He was an ice magic cultivator, and his spiritual power was extremely effective when used in water magic alchemy.

Master Hanyu spends one hour each day on experiments with the Pure Foundation Pill.

The main focus should be on the steps before and after opening and sealing the furnace.

The process involves four steps: boiling, simmering, aging, and brewing. Liu Bingyu and Li Ruyi are there to assist them.

Shen Xuan monitored and recorded the entire process.

If it is the Cold Jade Immortal who refines pills with good results.

Shen Xuan refined it again.

On the mysterious jade talisman.

The small, antique-style gold characters flickered and changed.

[Pure Foundation Pill: Introduction (6/100)]

Shen Xuan used the progress of the Pure Foundation Pill skill to select and determine the optimal formula.

……

Three months later.

Inside the practice room.

Shen Xuan finished refining the last batch of Iceberg Bear King's essence blood.

[Smell and smell identification: Proficient (18/200)]

【Daoyun: 106628】

[Spiritual Root: Water 88/100]

As he expected.

Second-tier top-grade water fairy blood cannot improve the quality of water spirit root.

"To upgrade to a Celestial Spirit Root, one or two portions of the essence blood of a third-tier water-attribute demon king are required."

"It's so hard for me!"

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

Throughout the entire Qingyun Sect, not a single complete third-tier water demon blood could be found.

A third-tier demon king is equivalent to a True Core Immortal.

Many demon kings are even stronger than True Core cultivators.

Third-tier water-attribute demon kings mostly live in the deep sea.

In that kind of environment, even ordinary True Core cultivators would find it harder to withstand.

"It's still early, let's get the Foundation Purification Pill out first."

At this moment, the spiritual power within Shen Xuan's body, due to the [Devouring All Things] technique, surpassed that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator.

Correspondingly, there are also many impurities.

The Pure Foundation Pill is exactly the spiritual item he urgently needs.

Buying it is out of the question.

One can cost as much as 100,000 spirit stones.

Medicine Valley is also sold in limited quantities.

He wouldn't waste his money like that.

Moreover, Shen Xuan suspected that he was on Medicine God Valley's blacklist.

Even if I wanted to spend spirit stones, Medicine God Valley wouldn't sell them to me.

Only through self-reliance can we achieve a life of plenty.

Shen Xuan would not place his hopes on others.

Let's take another look at the mysterious jade talisman.

[Pure Foundation Pill: Introduction (18/100)]

The experience gained was not significant.

Shen Xuan was not in a hurry.

He has over 100,000 points of Daoist Rhyme.

You can upgrade your Pure Foundation Pill skill to the Mastery stage at any time.

Currently, it is still in the experimental stage of formulating the elixir.

The five-person core team, led by Master Hanyu, worked together seamlessly, and the experiment proceeded very smoothly.

In just three months, more than ten different solutions were tried.

Three of them are quite valuable.

Although a Pure Foundation Pill that meets the requirements has not yet been refined.

However, with Master Hanyu's improvement in alchemy skills, it's only a matter of time before he refines a new version of the Pure Foundation Pill.

Shen Xuan was more concerned with cost-effectiveness.

To this end, he used his sect contribution points to allow Lü Zhengying to continuously exchange for precious corresponding main medicines from the miscellaneous affairs hall storeroom.

The next day.

Shen Xuan was the same as always.

We arrived at the blessed land of the Immortal Hanyu.

Li Ruyi and Liu Bingyu chatted and laughed in front of the Wanlong Xuanshui alchemy furnace.

"What are you talking about, are you so happy?"

"Master Li said that this batch of elixirs is very likely to produce a qualified Pure Foundation Elixir."

"Really? So fast?"

Shen Xuan was surprised.

It's only been three months.

The progress is much faster than expected.

"Judging from the aroma, it should have the effects of purifying the base."

Li Ruyi sniffed the aroma of the medicine and said affirmatively.

"Great!"

Shen Xuan was overjoyed.

It's so fast that the pill can be formed.

It can greatly boost the morale of the entire team.

After Master Hanyu arrived.

Hearing Li Ruyi's assessment, a look of joy appeared on his face.

As a true master, he has spent so much time on alchemy.

If there is no effect at all.

Not to mention facing the other True Immortals in the sect.

Even in front of his two direct disciples, he felt somewhat embarrassed.

really.

From this batch of medicinal herbs, True Immortal Hanyu condensed two spiritual pills.

One of them was clearly of poor quality, with slight black stains on the surface and a mixed medicinal smell.

The other one, however, had a pure medicinal fragrance, and four Dao patterns were visible on its surface, radiating a faint spiritual light.

"It seems to have worked."

"But who will test the elixir?"

(End of this chapter)