"Master Li, thank you for your hard work!" Wang Fan walked forward and greeted with a smile.
His eyes were looking at the jade bottle in Li Shiming's hand. It was obvious that his mind was not on the communication, but on the third-grade elixir.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, this is the refined elixir!" Li Shiming smiled and handed over the jade bottle in his hand.
Wang Fan couldn't wait to open the jade bottle. After seeing the six third-grade intermediate elixirs inside, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"Master Li, this is a great trick. I'm really lucky!" He clasped his fists in thanks.
The other several late Jindan cultivators understood from Wang Fan's expression that Li Shiming must be very good at refining elixirs, which was why Wang Fan was so excited.
They felt a little regretful that they had not asked Li Shiming to make the elixir together with Wang Fan before. Now that Wang Fan had made the elixir first, they thought the reward for making the elixir would probably increase.
There is no need for Li Shiming to say that the price should be raised, they will all take the initiative to ask for a price increase.
No cultivator would think of gaining any extra benefits from the alchemy master. They would take the initiative to pay corresponding rewards based on the alchemy master's level.
Once you anger the master alchemist, the consequences will be extremely troublesome.
"I'm tired and need to rest for a while. I won't open the furnace for the time being!" Li Shiming nodded slightly to the Jindan cultivators and prepared to return to the cave.
"Master Li, there will be an auction in two months. Do you need to attend?" Yu An asked hurriedly when he saw that he was about to return to the cave.
"I will participate!" Li Shiming heard about the auction and wanted to see it for himself, so he nodded.
After Li Shiming returned to the cave, these late Jindan cultivators asked Wang Fan about the situation of the third-grade elixir in the jade bottle.
When they heard that there were six third-grade intermediate elixirs in the jade bottle, they could not hide the envy on their faces.
The level of alchemy masters among casual practitioners is usually not very high, let alone making full pills and intermediate quality pills. Even if they want to succeed, there is no guarantee.
Of course, they were extremely excited that there was a master alchemist around them who could make full pills and refine intermediate elixirs.
If Li Shiming had not said that he wanted to rest, they were afraid that contacting Li Shiming now would make him angry, and they all wanted to contact Li Shiming immediately about the alchemy.
At the same time, they were also recalculating the reward for Li Shiming's alchemy. This level of alchemy certainly could not be the same as that of the alchemy master with a 60% success rate. That would be an insult to Master Li.
Yu An left Li Shiming's cave and did not go to Baodan Pavilion, but flew towards the top of the mountain.
Outside a cave on the top of the mountain, he cast a spell, and the formation of the cave opened, allowing him to enter.
"Hello, father!" Yu An bowed and greeted the ancestor Yu Songquan.
Only a very small number of cultivators in Wuqing Mountain knew about Yu An's identity. The cultivators outside only knew that he and Ancestor Yu were both from the Yu family.
"Yu An, your cultivation is improving a bit too slowly!" Patriarch Yu glanced at Yu An and said in a deep voice.
Yu An's expression turned bitter. He knew it would be like this. His father had high expectations for him and hoped that he could become a Nascent Soul cultivator.
However, the cultivation in the late Jindan stage is extremely slow. Due to the lack of cultivation resources, the cultivation speed of independent cultivators cannot be compared with that of the late Jindan cultivators in large sects.
"Father, I came here just for this matter. A master alchemist moved into Wuqing Mountain and made three furnaces of elixirs for Wang Fan. All of them are of full quality and have reached the intermediate level!" He quickly changed the subject.
"What is the background of this alchemy master? How can he be so skilled?" Patriarch Yu was also stunned and asked.
"I've never heard of him before, but seeing that he is very young, I suspect he was trained by some sect. I don't know why he became a wandering cultivator!" Yu An replied, shaking his head.
He also investigated Li Shiming's background during this period, but he could not find any information about Li Shiming before.
Based on Li Shiming's alchemy level, it is impossible that he is a true casual cultivator, because it is difficult for a casual alchemy master to have such a high level of alchemy.
Casual alchemy masters usually force themselves to practice a lot to improve their skills, especially long-term practice on several kinds of alchemy recipes, before they can be recognized as alchemy masters.
Individual alchemy masters lack the inheritance of alchemy. This kind of alchemy inheritance cannot be learned by reading classics, but also requires hands-on instruction from a master. Only sects have such inheritance and accumulation from generation to generation.
"In that case, you should go out of your way to bring him to Wuqing Mountain, and agree to any conditions as long as they are not too excessive!" Patriarch Yu thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.
"I contacted him, but he didn't agree!" Yu An then recounted the conversation between him and Li Shiming at Baodan Pavilion.
"Stupid! You are using the Fire Phoenix Cauldron to threaten a master alchemist. What are you thinking?" Patriarch Yu patted the handle of the chair in annoyance.
He quickly realized that the Fire Phoenix Cauldron seemed to be a fourth-grade alchemy furnace. If this alchemy master needed a fourth-grade alchemy furnace, it meant that the alchemy master was able to refine a fourth-grade elixir.
"You go and give the Fire Phoenix Cauldron to..." When he said this, he realized that he didn't know the alchemy master's name yet, so he asked, "What's the alchemy master's name?"
"His name is Li Shizhen!" Yu An replied.
"You give the Fire Phoenix Cauldron to Li Shizhen. I also have a fourth-grade demon pill here. Send them together. Say that the Fire Phoenix Cauldron is a gift from Wuqingshan to him, and that the fourth-grade demon pill is for asking him to help me refine a furnace of fourth-grade elixirs. As for the reward..." Patriarch Yu paused for a moment here, thinking about what kind of reward he should pay.
In fact, giving away the Fire Phoenix Tripod was already a huge price to pay, as could be seen from Yu An's heartbroken expression.
But Patriarch Yu saw further. The fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron was just a dead object. It was just a decoration in the Baodan Pavilion. But if it was given to Master Li, it would greatly help to establish the friendship between Wuqing Mountain and him.
Even if it is impossible to bring Master Li to Wuqing Mountain, as long as Master Li is in Wuqing Mountain, he can bring huge benefits to Wuqing Mountain.
If we wait until Master Li's reputation spreads before trying to win him over, it will probably be too late.
There are many forces like Wuqingshan, and even some medium-sized sects will extend an olive branch to Master Li. If you don't establish friendship now, will you regret it later?
That fourth-grade demon pill is to test Master Li's ability in refining fourth-grade elixirs. If Master Li's ability in refining fourth-grade elixirs is up to standard, then the cost of a fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron is not enough, and Wuqingshan will have to continue to increase its investment in Master Li.
Another point is that Patriarch Yu also has a demand for fourth-grade elixirs. The cost of refining the fourth-grade resources he obtained into fourth-grade elixirs is very high, and every exchange is equivalent to cutting flesh.
When a Yuanying-stage ancestor of a casual cultivator asks a master alchemist to refine a fourth-grade elixir, the reward is more than just a small amount. Under normal circumstances, two fourth-grade demon pills can be exchanged for one fourth-grade primary elixir.
Even so, Patriarch Yu had to accept it with a pinch of his nose, otherwise he would be forced to take the fourth-grade demon pill directly!
"Let's consider this Qingling Fruit as the reward for refining the elixir!" said Patriarch Yu as he took out a jade box.
"Isn't it a bit too much to give out the Qingling Fruit when we don't even know Master Li's ability to refine fourth-grade elixirs?" Yu An asked reluctantly.
"How could I give birth to such a short-sighted son like you? Master Li wants to buy the Fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron. He must be confident that he can refine a fourth-grade elixir. No matter how good he is at refining a fourth-grade elixir, he is worthy of our winning over!" Patriarch Yu almost couldn't help but slap his son, he said angrily.
Yu An's reluctance was not without reason. The "Qing" in Wuqing Mountain refers to a fourth-grade Qingling tree, which can produce ten fourth-grade Qingling fruits every fifty years.
And it is impossible for Wu Qingshan to use all of the ten Qingling Fruits by himself. Half of them need to be handed over to the Wanshou Sect.
They were able to occupy the sacred mountain Wuqing Mountain for a long time because they were protected by the Wanshou Sect. Although the Wanshou Sect did almost nothing and just let them use the name, they needed to occupy half of the fourth-grade Qingling Fruit.
Wuqing Mountain had no choice but to hand it over. If the Qingling Tree was not extremely difficult to grow, the Wanshou Sect might have come on their own.
"I understand!" Yu An didn't dare to say anything more and bowed in response.
After walking out of Patriarch Yu's cave, he let out a long sigh. He knew that his vision was not as good as his father's, but he still found it hard to accept giving away two treasures at once.
Although he had some thoughts about it, he still went to Baodan Pavilion first and took out the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron.
He used the token to send a message to Li Shiming. After waiting for a while for Li Shiming to reply, he went to Li Shiming's cave.
Li Shiming was also a little curious. After he explained that he wanted to rest, why did Yu An come over and even mentioned something important to him that he had to say in person?
Thinking of Yu An's background as the ancestor Yu from Wuqing Mountain, he agreed to meet.
Yu An entered Li Shiming's cave and met Li Shiming in the hall.
Li Shiming took out the third-grade spiritual tea to entertain them. This third-grade spiritual tea was certainly not the third-grade spiritual tea he roasted.
The third-grade spiritual tea he roasted was so special that if he really took it out, his identity would be impossible to conceal.
Unless he has a more powerful backer than Tianwen Sect and Tianxing Trading Company, it is impossible for him to reveal his identity at this time.
Fortunately, the cultivators he killed were all wealthy, so it was not difficult for him to take out other third-grade spiritual teas.
"Master Li, I came here to give you this!" Yu An had a smile on his face. He would not show any reluctance when giving a gift. As a businessman, although he was a little petty, he would do his best for things that could not be changed.
When he placed the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Tripod in front of Li Shiming, Li Shiming's eyes narrowed slightly. Li Shiming had never expected that Yu An would actually send him the Fire Phoenix Tripod.
You should know that he is still saving high-quality spirit stones just to buy this fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron.
He seldom wanted to obtain a spiritual object at all costs, but the Fourth-Rank Fire Phoenix Cauldron was one of the few spiritual objects that excited him.
"What's this, Fellow Daoist Yu?" Li Shiming didn't know why Yu An suddenly sent the Fourth-Rank Fire Phoenix Cauldron to him. He really didn't want to join Wuqing Mountain.
"I told Elder Yu Songquan about your situation. He scolded me for not knowing how to do things and asked me to send the Fire Phoenix Cauldron over. His only request was that Master Li live in Wuqing Mountain for a long time!" Yu An said with a wry smile.
"Fellow Daoist Yu, first of all, I must say that if there is an opportunity to join a top sect, I will leave Wuqing Mountain!" Li Shiming expressed his thoughts in advance.
"If that's the case, then let's just treat this Fire Phoenix Cauldron as a good relationship with Master Li!" Yu An said with a smile.
He acted extremely magnanimous at this moment, and this magnanimity was not fake. The main reason was that Li Shiming's suggestion of joining a top sect was simply impossible in his opinion.
Although Li Shiming is a master of alchemy, it is not so easy to join the top sects. Top sects rarely allow cultivators to join halfway, and they are basically trained from a young age.
Of course, it is not impossible, but the possibility is too low.
The larger the sect, the stricter the rules. It is impossible to break the rules just for the sake of the alchemy master.
"Then I'll accept it!" Li Shiming heard Yu An say this, smiled and reached out to take the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Tripod.
To him, there is not much difference between the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron now and after some time.
Five thousand high-grade spirit stones sounded like a lot. In fact, as long as he made a name for himself, he could accumulate the amount in a few years at most. If everything went well, he could even accumulate the amount in a few months.
"Master Li, this is a fourth-grade demon pill. I would like to ask you to help me start the furnace to refine it. This Qingling fruit is the reward for refining the pill!" Yu An took out two jade boxes and placed them in front of Li Shiming and said.
There was a flash of surprise in Li Shiming's eyes. After coming to Wuqing Mountain, he had been trying to get in touch with the cultivators in Wuqing Mountain. In addition to wanting to get in touch with the immortal cultivation world of Dongqi Continent, there was another reason.
To be honest, refining elixirs for a late Jindan cultivator has minimal effect on him. Apart from accumulating some high-quality spirit stones, it doesn't have much use.
As for the third-grade high-level elixirs, he no longer needs them. Only his clone Li Yuanba still needs some. That's because the third-grade high-level elixirs of the Dongqi Continent are a completely new variety compared to the third-grade elixirs of the Beishu Continent, and they have some promoting effect on Li Yuanba's cultivation.
With the third-grade elixirs he already has in his hands, Li Yuanba can continue to practice to the level of a great elder, not to mention that the Mountain and River Universe Fan is still continuously producing third-grade elixirs.
The reason why he took the initiative to contact the late Jindan cultivators was to get in touch with the Yuanying ancestor. Only by accepting the Yuanying ancestor's alchemy task could he gain greater benefits.
"It will take a long time to start the furnace and refine the fourth-grade elixir. I still need to familiarize myself with the Fire Phoenix Cauldron, so Fellow Daoist Yu, please come back in twenty days!" Li Shiming said as he put away the two jade boxes.
"Then I will come back in twenty days!" Yu An was happy to see that Li Shiming had taken over the task of refining the fourth-grade elixir. He finally completed the task assigned by his father.
Li Shiming was very satisfied with Yu An's initiative to contact for refining the fourth-grade elixir, so he politely sent Yu An out of the cave.