Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

Chapter 128 Three Hundred and Forty Thousand Spirit Stones (Part Two)

Jiang Yun spent over 20,000 spirit stones to purchase a pair of second-tier high-grade communication magic items.

This pair of communication artifacts consists of two parts, a mother and a child, similar in style to jade pendants. The people of Qianduan Pavilion call them the Mother-Child Communication Jade.

The two can communicate with each other at any time, with a maximum transmission range of up to two thousand miles, making them more effective than ordinary communication talismans.

Jiang Yun returned to the shop with the communication artifact, handed one of the jade pendants to Chi Kehuan, and gave her important instructions.

"From today onwards, you will be on duty in the shop. If a customer comes in to buy pills, sell them to them at the specified price."

"A brother and sister will come in a few days. If they come, please send me a message immediately."

"Furthermore, if anyone comes to refine elixirs or exchange treasures, they must notify me immediately."

"Yes, ma'am." Chi Kehuan accepted the communication artifact and carefully put it away.

Then she asked, "Senior, it seems there aren't many pills left in the shop?"

Jiang Yun looked around and found that there were only two Wanling Pills on display in the entire shop.

As for the premium Foundation Building Pills, they were placed in a storage bag.

However, selling pills is just a side business of this alchemy shop; the important thing is to undertake the refining of third-tier pills and to collect and exchange various treasures.

It doesn't really matter how many pills are openly sold.

"These are three high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills. Each person is limited to one, and the price is 45,000 spirit stones."

"If anyone wants more Foundation Establishment Pills, let me know using a communication magic item."

Jiang Yun took out three high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills and displayed them openly.

In this way, the shop still openly displays two Panacea and three premium Foundation Establishment Pills.

"I—I understand."

Upon hearing that these were three Foundation Establishment Pills, and high-quality ones at that, Chi Kehuan's breathing became rapid.

Her current cultivation level is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, so Foundation Establishment Pills are an enormous temptation for her, not to mention high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills.

Jiang Yun took in Chi Kehuan's expression, but remained calm and pretended not to notice.

He suddenly remembered that Chi Kehuan used to be a member of the Qi family.

The Qi family is a Core Formation cultivation family in Seven Star Workshop, and it can be considered a large family in Seven Star Workshop. Perhaps Chi Kehuan has some information channels.

Therefore, Jiang Yun added, "Keep an eye on the auction news. If a large-scale auction is held in the Immortal City, send me a message immediately."

"Yes, ma'am." Chi Kehuan quickly bowed and accepted the order.

After explaining everything, Jiang Yun left the shop and returned to his cave.

Several days later, Jiang Yun closed the cave door, activated all the protective arrays, went to the alchemy room, and took out the third-tier Xuanqing alchemy furnace.

"Begin refining the Thousand-Refined Jade Bone Pill."

"With the Golden Core True Fire and a third-tier pill furnace, the time required to refine a low-grade third-tier pill should be shortened again."

Since breaking through to the Golden Core stage, Jiang Yun has not yet refined any third-tier pills.

Now that my cultivation has reached the Golden Core stage and I've replaced my pill furnace with a third-tier one, my pill-refining efficiency will definitely improve, and the time spent refining pills will inevitably be shortened.

With this in mind, Jiang Yun took out a batch of medicinal materials for the Thousand-Refined Jade Bone Pill, arranged them in the order of refining the essence of the medicinal materials, and officially started refining the pill.

"receive!"

Ten days later, Jiang Yun made a pill-collecting incantation, and three Thousand-Refined Jade Bone Pills flew into his hand.

The scalding hot pills fell into his hands, signaling the completion of this batch of Thousand-Refined Jade Bone Pills.

"Golden Core cultivation and Golden Core True Fire, plus a third-tier pill furnace."

"Nowadays, it only takes ten days to refine a batch of low-grade third-rank pills."

"If one obtains a third-tier alchemy inheritance and changes the alchemy techniques and methods, the refining time will be shortened again."

Upon breaking through to the Golden Core stage, using Golden Core True Fire and a third-tier alchemy furnace greatly improves alchemy efficiency.

Jiang Yun simply didn't expect the efficiency to increase so much. In the past, it would take several months to refine a third-order pill, but now it only takes ten days to refine it successfully.

Moreover, the alchemy techniques and methods he uses now all originate from the Myriad Spirits Elixir Manual.

The Myriad Spirits Pill Manual is only a second-tier high-grade pill-making inheritance, not a third-tier pill-making inheritance.

The third-tier alchemy lineage's alchemy techniques and methods are all of the third tier.

Whether it's refining the essence of medicinal herbs or condensing and collecting pills, the efficiency is much higher than that of the second-tier alchemy inheritance.

If one can master the third-tier alchemy inheritance, then the efficiency of alchemy will be improved again.

At that time, it will probably only take six or seven days to refine a batch of third-grade low-level pills.

"Third-Order Alchemy Inheritance —"

Jiang Yun muttered something to himself, then shook his head and began refining the second batch of Thousand-Refined Jade Bone Pills.

Alchemy knows no time.

Three months have passed without us even realizing it.

The cave where Jiang Yun was located was filled with the fragrance of elixirs, and nine jade bottles were placed beside him.

The last batch of Thousand-Refined Jade Bone Pills was successfully refined, and two pills flew out of the furnace and landed in the ninth jade bottle.

Jiang Yun lowered his head and picked up the nine jade bottles to examine them.

"Ten portions of medicinal herbs were used in the furnace ten times. Nine times the refining was successful, and one time it failed."

"The success rate of refining third-grade low-level pills has now reached 90%."

"Nine batches of pills were used to refine twenty-two Thousand-Refined Jade Bone Pills. I wonder if they can advance the physical body."

Jiang Yun did not intend to sell these Thousand-Refined Jade Bone Pills; he intended to use them all to cultivate the Golden Bone Refining Technique and temper his physical body.

If the Golden Bone Refining Technique breaks through to the fourth level and his physical body advances, then the strength of his physical body will be comparable to a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon.

At that time, his physical body will become a magic weapon, allowing him to use his fists to directly confront a third-tier flying sword.

Jiang Yun put away all the pills and entered the cultivation room, preparing to recuperate for several days before starting to consume the Thousand-Refined Jade Bone Pill to cultivate his physical body.

Two days later, he suddenly opened his eyes and took out a jade pendant from his storage bag.

This jade pendant is the very same mother-and-child communication jade.

It is glowing right now, which means that Chi Kehuan is sending him a message.

Jiang Yun held the communication jade in his hand and probed it with his divine sense, and heard Chi Kehuan's voice calling out.

"Senior Zhou, are you there?" Chi Kehuan asked cautiously.

"Yes," Jiang Yun replied.

On the other side, Chi Kehuan quickly received Jiang Yun's reply and hurriedly said, "Senior, the Wen siblings have come to the shop."

"Okay." Jiang Yun got up and left the cave. "I'll be there now."

Zhou's Dan Shop.

After sending a message to Jiang Yun, Chi Kehuan bowed to the Wen siblings and said, "Please wait a moment, Senior Zhou will be here shortly."

Wen Ruyu smiled and said, "Kehuan, you can just call me sister. Calling me 'senior' all the time makes me feel old."

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For the past three months, while Wen Ruyu was looking after her brother's talisman shop, she frequently visited Zhou's alchemy shop.

She and Chi Kehuan have become friends.

"Sister Wen." Chi Kehuan had no choice but to change her address and call Wen Ruyu "Sister Wen."

As for Wen Ruyu's older brother, he is a third-tier talisman master and a Core Formation stage cultivator, so he should be addressed as a senior.

Before long, Jiang Yun arrived and walked through the gate of Zhou's Pill Shop.

"Senior Zhou, you've arrived."

When Wen Ruyu saw Jiang Yun appear, she quickly went to greet him.

"Miss Wen."

Jiang Yun nodded slightly and turned her gaze to another man in the shop.

This man was handsome and composed; he must be Wen Ruyu's older brother.

"Senior Zhou, this is my brother, Wen Changqing," Wen Ruyu introduced.

"Fellow Daoist Wen, I have long admired your name," Jiang Yun said, cupping his hands in greeting.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Zhou," Wen Changqing returned the greeting.

"Fellow Daoist Wen, is your visit here for the three premium Foundation Establishment Pills your sister ordered last time?" Jiang Yun asked, getting straight to the point.

"Indeed, my younger sister has already told me about this."

Wen Changqing nodded, cupped his hands in thanks, and said, "The price offered by Fellow Daoist Zhou for three high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills is very fair, and I am extremely grateful."

"It's alright, we're all neighbors," Jiang Yun said with a smile. "I hope Fellow Daoist Wen can give me a discount when I buy talismans in the future."

"That's natural," Wen Changqing said seriously. "Not only are they cheap, but they're also the highest quality talismans."

"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Wen."

As he spoke, Jiang Yun flicked his sleeve, and three spirit wood boxes containing high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills appeared on the counter.

"These are the three high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills that your sister ordered. I have kept them until now and have never sold them to anyone else."

Wen Changqing looked at the three wooden boxes, thanked them, and prepared to pick them up for inspection.

"Senior Wen, please take a look."

At this moment, Chi Kehuan, who was behind the counter, picked up three wooden boxes and respectfully presented them to Wen Changqing.

Wen Changqing opened the wooden box and examined each item in turn.

After examining it for a while, he exclaimed with emotion, "A single pill pattern... it truly is a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill!"

After speaking, Wen Changqing looked at Jiang Yun and flattered her, saying, "My sister mentioned in her letter that Fellow Daoist Zhou's alchemy skills are superb. Seeing him today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved."

Jiang Yun smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Wen, you flatter me."

At this moment, Wen Ruyu took out a storage bag and handed it to Jiang Yun.

"Senior Zhou, we want all three high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills. Here are 130,000 spirit stones. Please count them."

Jiang Yun took the storage bag and scanned it with his divine sense; the 130,000 spirit stones were exactly as listed.

For the first high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill, he only sold it for 40,000 spirit stones, considering it was his first business deal and that Wen Ruyu was his neighbor.

The other two premium Foundation Establishment Pills cost the normal price of 45,000 spirit stones.

The three high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills sold to the Wen siblings this time cost exactly 130,000 spirit stones.

Seeing that Jiang Yun had accepted the spirit stones, Wen Changqing waved his hand and pocketed the three high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills.

After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, how many Foundation Establishment Pills does your shop have left? My Wen family will take them all."

"Oh?" Jiang Yun countered, "I wonder how many Foundation Establishment Pills the Wen family wants?"

"The more the better, of course," Wen Changqing replied with a smile.

Jiang Yun quickly realized that Wen Changqing was testing him and immediately became vigilant.

Of course, a large cultivation family like the Wen family might really need a lot of Foundation Establishment Pills.

Wen Changqing's question may have had no other intention.

However, one should always be wary of others. Jiang Yun shook his head and said, "The quantity of high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills is limited, and the medicinal materials used to refine Foundation Establishment Pills are extremely rare. I'm afraid we don't have that many Foundation Establishment Pills to offer."

Wen Changqing nodded, pondered for a moment, then bowed and said frankly, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, to be honest, my Wen family is currently at a crucial stage of growth."

"We urgently need a large number of Foundation Establishment Pills to nurture the next generation and strengthen the backbone of the family."

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Zhou could supply the Wen family with Foundation Establishment Pills on a long-term basis?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Ruyu and Wen Changqing stood together and bowed deeply to Jiang Yun, awaiting his reply.

Jiang Yun understood that the Wen family wanted a stable source of Foundation Establishment Pills to rapidly strengthen their family's power.

He asked, "How many Foundation Establishment Pills does the Wen family want?"

"One hundred pills!" Wen Changqing stared intently at Jiang Yun, his expression grave. "One hundred Foundation Establishment Pills, two sold to my Wen family every year, that'll be exactly one hundred in fifty years. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Zhou can manage that?"

"As for the price, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please name your price. The Wen family will never take advantage of you."

As soon as he finished speaking, both Wen Ruyu and Chi Kehuan looked at Jiang Yun.

One hundred Foundation Establishment Pills is no small number.

One ordinary Foundation Establishment Pill costs 35,000 spirit stones, so one hundred pills would cost 3.5 million spirit stones!

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun pondered the matter.

Providing the Wen family with two Foundation Building Pills every year for fifty years is equivalent to establishing a long-term partnership with them.

"One hundred Foundation Establishment Pills, refined over fifty years, only require one batch of Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients each year."

"This amount is just right; it won't attract anyone's attention."

"Wen Changqing knows when to advance and retreat, which dispelled my concerns. It seems he genuinely wants to cooperate."

After a moment's thought, Jiang Yun said seriously, "Fellow Daoist Wen, one hundred Foundation Establishment Pills over fifty years is naturally not a problem."

"In addition, I have a batch of medicinal materials for Foundation Establishment Pills that have not yet been refined into pills. In fact, I can sell three Foundation Establishment Pills to the Wen family every year."

Upon hearing this, all three were greatly surprised.

Chi Kehuan, in particular, showed a hint of excitement on her face.

She is already an alchemy apprentice at Zhou's Pill Shop. If she performs well in the future, she might be rewarded with a Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Thank you very much, Senior Zhou!" Wen Ruyu quickly expressed her gratitude.

Jiang Yun provides three of the one hundred Foundation Building Pills to the Wen family each year.

Within thirty years, the Wen family's power will increase rapidly.

Wen Changqing was quite excited and bowed, saying, "I thank Fellow Daoist Zhou on behalf of the Wen family for the three Foundation Establishment Pills every year."

Jiang Yun waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "However, Fellow Daoist Wen must keep this a secret, otherwise the cooperation may be terminated at any time."

"I understand, and I will never reveal the source of the Foundation Establishment Pill to outsiders," Wen Changqing solemnly promised.

"Hmm." Jiang Yun nodded, looked around, and said to Chi Kehuan, "All the Foundation Establishment Pills have been sold to the Wen family. From now on, Zhou's Pill Shop will not sell Foundation Establishment Pills, only high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills for exchanging for treasures."

Wen Changqing smiled but remained silent upon hearing this.

He knew perfectly well that one hundred Foundation Establishment Pills were far from Jiang Yun's limit.

If he hadn't proposed a fifty-year timeframe, Jiang Yun might not have cooperated with the Wen family for safety reasons.

In that case, the Wen family would not be able to buy a hundred Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Senior Zhou, how many spirit stones does each Foundation Establishment Pill cost?" Wen Ruyu asked with a smile.

"Thirty-four thousand spirit stones, with premium Foundation Establishment Pills extra. How about that?"

To show his sincerity, Jiang Yun reduced the price of each Foundation Establishment Pill by one thousand spirit stones.

He could earn 3.4 million spirit stones from these 100 Foundation Establishment Pills.

In addition, high-quality Foundation Establishment Pills will definitely be produced during the alchemy process.

This high-quality Foundation Building Pill is also a huge source of income.

The spirit stones that can be earned from this business deal with the Wen siblings will ultimately be far more than 3.4 million spirit stones.