The Path of Survivor begins with obtaining titles - Chapter 122

Chapter 122: Chapter 94: Harvesting Spirit Grass, Planning for Alchemy_2

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During this year, he had also studied in detail the Way of Pill Refining, which required the use of equipment such as an Alchemy Furnace to increase success rate and retain the properties of the medicinal herbs.

Rumors also spoke of a Void Pill Refining Method, however, this refining technique was exceptionally profound. One’s cultivation levels and alchemy skills needed to reach a certain Realm before one could learn to use it. More importantly, this secret alchemy technique did not seem to exist in the Heng Yuan World.

If one’s Pill Refining skills were very advanced, they could refine pills in an iron pot. The reason why there are Alchemy Furnaces is to better improve the success rate and quality of the pills.

As for the price of an Alchemy Furnace, it was extraordinarily beautiful. A Pill Refining Spiritual Furnace of the same grade as a flying sword spirit artifact cost several times more than the sword. The Pill Refining Spiritual Furnace had a Pill Fire Formation etched onto it. Once a Spirit Stone is inserted, flames were automatically kindled, aiding in alchemy.

Of course, there were cheaper Magic Pill Refining Furnaces. However, one had to burn Spirit Wood to act as Pill Fire, and the price was several times that of similar magic artifacts.

Lin Yi had previously bought the best defensive Magic Artifact, which is a Top-Grade Robe of Mage, worth three thousand spirit artifacts. If he wanted to buy a top-grade pill refining magic tool, it would cost five to six thousand spirit stones to start. He could buy an ordinary Flying Sword for that price.

This was only the initial investment. Following, a lot of resources were needed to support the Introduction of the Divine Shadow Method, to improve the proficiency of alchemy skills. It really was not something the average cultivator could learn.

Of course, in the Outer Sect Qing Yun Xian Clty and Inner Sect Heavenly Cloud Immortal City, there were also Pill Refining Workshops. One could rent a place here for pill refining. It even came equipped with Earth Fire, which made refining pills even more convenient than doing it oneself.

As such, many cultivators who could not afford great Alchemy Furnaces would come here to rent. Prices varied according to the grade of the Pill Furnace and the Grade of the Earth Fire.

Lin Yi was planning to spend several thousand spirit stones to first buy a Mid-grade Pill Refining Magic Furnace. In this way, he could freely decide when to learn pill refining.

After achieving the Alchemy title, he would then consider going to Immortal City to refine pills, or buy a higher-grade Alchemy Furnace.

He confirmed the subsequent plans. First, he would complete the Introduction of the Divine Shadow Method, then buy an Alchemy Furnace to study alchemy.

During this time, he would also try to take on several tasks. If he really couldn’t achieve the title he imagined, he would temporarily give up and focus on cultivation, striving to establish his foundation as soon as possible.

Looking at the three kinds of Spirit Grass that could be harvested from the medicinal field, Lin Yi decided to harvest them first and go to Pill Hall to check the purchase price.

Unlike the harvest of Spirit Rice, Spirit Grass needed to be harvested along with its roots. This could maintain the quality as it kept the medicinal properties intact and prevented them from leaking out.

Now, as a cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, he naturally didn’t need to depend on his golden finger and brute force like when he first harvested Spirit Rice.

At this time, he slowly circulated his Spiritual Power, controlling the intensity as he used the Earth-Shaking Technique. The ground of the medicinal field trembled, stirring up dust and exposing the Spirit Grass that had roots deeply rooted in the soil.

Lin Yi then used the Object Manipulation Spell to collect these Spirit Grass according to their categories and put them into the Storage Bag. Throughout the process, he sat steadily on the chair in front of the medicinal field, without moving a muscle.

Next, he drove the Flying Boat toward the Golden Sword Peak.

After ascending into the sky, Lin Yi looked through the transparent protective shield of the Inner Sect, took a glance at the distant mountain peaks. By now, the Dan God Secret Realm had been fully opened and was emitting a rosy light, ready for treasure hunting after the complete expansion of the entrance.

The Secret Realm Competition of the Liu Yun Sect had also ended a month ago. It was held in Tian Yun Xian City at that time, and he had taken some time to watch. Most of the participants were disciples at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer from different peaks. Every fight was more intense than the last.

The Golden Sword Peak also sent three disciples at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

Among them were two, who were apprentices of Gold Sword Zen Ren with Supreme-grade Spirit Roots. Although they had not yet established their foundation and could not control swords yet, they were still able to release Sword Qi using the Magic Treasure Sword.

This caused Lin Yi to sigh. They were all at the Qi Refining Ninth Layer but these people were simply humanoid monsters. His main aim should be to ensure stability and dominate his opponents in terms of Cultivation. It didn’t matter if they disliked him establishing foundation while they were still refining Qi, they couldn’t do anything about it.

And the result, unsurprisingly, was that the Golden Sword Peak, which had the stronger force, won the first place and obtained four spots.

Since his cultivation levels have already reached the ninth layer, his external cultivation realm has reached the Sixth Layer, which made him worried for a while. However, Yuan Qing didn’t look for him afterward, which made him completely relieved.

Although the Dan God Secret Realm had countless treasures, one had to have one’s life to come out, right? He dare not compare with those humanoid monsters – those other disciples with Supreme-grade Spirit Roots and real disciples of Gold Core Real Person.

However, thanks to the function of the title panel, his cultivation speed was not at all slower than those with supreme-grade spirit roots. His cultivation speed had increased significantly, and with opportunities for enlightenment, breakthroughs became easier.

Arriving at the Golden Sword Peak’s ferry platform, Lin Yi put away his flying boat and headed towards the Pill Hall.

During the year he had been cultivating the medicinal field, Elder Brother Wu from the Pill Hall had visited and found that the spirit grass was growing exceptionally well, which pleased him greatly. He instructed Lin Yi to inform him when the harvest is ready for sale.

Since there is no seasonal limit for the Inner Sect’s farmland, the harvest time is flexible. When he arrived at the gate of the Pill Hall, he noticed many disciples lining up into sell their spirit grass.

Lin Yi thought of what Elder Brother Wu had said during the inspection of the medicinal field. Last year, due to the disturbance caused by evil spirits, some of the disciples from the lower echelons of the Inner Sect, including those who were in charge of looking after the medicinal fields, had also joined the punitive army.

Although the Pill Hall had tried its best to coordinate, there were still a large number of lower-grade medicinal fields left unattended. As a result, the price of Spirit Luster Grass had increased by one to two spirit pearls last year. Thankfully, Lin Yi had joined the Inner Sect right after the punitive army’s triumphant return.

He had just caught up with the batch of Inner Sect disciples who had returned to cultivate medicinal fields.

Although spirit grass could be sold anywhere, the sect’s Pill Hall would always give some consideration and wouldn’t suppress the price as harshly as the external shops. Therefore, many disciples chose to sell at the sect’s Pill Hall.

After thinking it over, Lin Yi stood outside the Pill Hall, activating the sound transmission talisman given by Elder Brother Wu. If he were to queue up, it would probably take an hour or two.

Not long after, a cultivator exuding the fragrance of pills came quickly from inside the Pill Hall. Seeing Lin Yi standing on the open ground nearby, he showed a smile, “Junior Brother Lin, you are here. Come, come in with me.”

The person was Elder Brother Wu of the Pill Hall, whose name was Wu Tian

Zhanz, and whose cultivation had already reached the pinnacle of Qi Refining.

After bringing Lin Yi into the courtyard of the Pill Hall, Wu Tian Zhang looked at him expectantly and asked, “Junior Brother Lin, can I see the spirit grass you have cultivated?”

Without any hesitation, Lin Yi took out about ten stalks of each of the three types of spirit grass and handed them to Wu Tian Zhang.

Upon seeing these spirit grasses, Wu Tian Zhang revealed a surprised look on his face. After using a cleaning technique to clean them and taking a few bites, his eyes brightened.

“The quality of this Spirit Luster Grass is excellent, and so is the Golden Plush

Flower and the Purple Origin Grass. The current purchase price for Spirit

Luster Grass is six spirit pearls, I’ll give you eight spirit pearls… What do you think?”

Wu Tian Zhang offered to increase the prices of the three types of medicinal herbs by about 30%.

“Thank you, Elder Brother Wu. However, I would like to exchange them for some ordinary medicinal materials for refining Gathering Qi Pills. Would that be possible?” Lin Yi thanked him with a bow and made his request.

Based on this price, he could earn hundreds more spirit stones than with ordinary quality. He had cultivated six acres of Spirit Luster Grass, which would normally cost 150 spirit stones per acre, totaling 900 spirit stones.

He had cultivated the other two types of spirit grass in the remaining four acres, both of which were roughly double the price of Spirit Luster Grass, adding another 1200 spirit stones to his tally.

Normally, the total would be 2100 spirit stones at most. But with the 30% increase now, there would be an extra 650 spirit stones.

Upon hearing Lin Yi’s words, Wu Tian Zhang smiled, “It seems you really want to learn alchemy. Alright, I will exchange materials equivalent to half of your spirit stones according to the formula of Gathering Qi Pills. Once you’ve done practicing, come find me in the Pill Hall. It’s better to use fresh spirit grass.”

“Thank you. I will follow Elder Brother Wu’s advice,” Lin Yi thanked him again with a bow.

Soon after, Wu Tian Zhang took all of Lin Yi’s spirit grass to the Pill Hall’s purchase counter. The sight of the spirit grass, which was much larger than normal, caused quite the stir.

After selling the grass, he exchanged it for materials worth half of the equivalent spirit stones, and also took home more than 1300 spirit stones.

“Junior Brother Lin, how do you plan to refine the pills?” Wu Tian Zhang brought Lin Yi to a secluded spot in the Pill Hall and asked.

“To learn alchemy requires constant practice, so I plan to buy a lower-grade pill refining magic artifact first,” Lin Yi did not hide his plans. As learning alchemy was extremely difficult, no one would believe he could succeed within a short period..