Chapter 52: A mission involving running to four different locations and collecting thousands of pills in a single day...
Song Yin took out her ordinary, low-grade furnace and began to process the spiritual herbs and refine pills according to the pill formula.
On the other side, after Cheng Xian met up with his uncle, his uncle introduced him to Dan Hua Jun. Only then did Cheng Xian learn that the Foundation Establishment Pill he had taken was refined by Dan Hua Jun.
When Dan Huajun learned that Cheng Xian had taken the Foundation Establishment Pill, he secretly lamented the loss. He had initially thought the Cheng family patriarch had requested the pill for a child with mediocre talent, but it turned out to be given to someone with only a single spiritual root. Even if the Foundation Establishment Pill was of a high grade, he wasn't entirely confident that it would propel Cheng Xian to great heights in the future.
Of course, he wouldn't say such a thing out loud.
Xu Yi initially considered presenting the formula for the extraordinary pill to Dan Hua Jun, but not wanting too many people to know about it, she suppressed her intention and pinned her hopes on Song Yin. After inquiring, she learned that Song Yin was the top performer in the Foundation Establishment group of this year's Alchemist Conference and had even refined a third-grade pill beyond her own level, which reassured her considerably. Xu Yi thought to herself that the Xu family still lacked alchemists; it was difficult to recruit them from outside the family. It would be best to cultivate an alchemist within the family itself.
Because he needed to retrieve the Illusionary Heart Demon Pill from the Immortal Firmament Sect, Xu Yi followed Cheng Xian to the Immortal Firmament Sect again.
A few days later.
Inside the alchemy room on Danque Peak, Song Yin put the refined Three-Turn Illusionary Heart Demon Pill into a bottle.
The purchased spiritual herbs were eventually refined into five bottles. One bottle was given to Xu Yi, two bottles were kept for himself, and the remaining two bottles were given to Shi Heming.
The recipes for the pills were recorded in the Pill Recipe Collection on Danque Peak and were not submitted to the sect.
Finally, the two met at a restaurant in Xianxiao City.
Only Xu Yi met with Song Yin; Cheng Xian was not present.
After Song Yin found the person and sat down, she pushed the medicine bottle to Xu Yi.
"There are ten pills in total, all of them are third-level Illusionary Heart Demon Pills. My current ability is only up to the third level."
Xu Yi accepted the pill bottle with delight. She scanned it with her divine sense and confirmed that it was indeed as Song Yin had said. She happily put the pill bottle away and gave Song Yin a storage bag containing one hundred top-grade spirit stones.
"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Song. The extra cost is for the spiritual herbs. I know that some of the herbs are quite rare and in high demand, requiring advance ordering. I didn't expect you to be able to resolve this in advance. You are truly amazing!"
Xu Yi stopped mid-sentence and smiled sheepishly, "I wonder if Fellow Daoist Song could share the secret to refining this pill? I know that for alchemists, having a formula doesn't guarantee the success of the pill. This request may be presumptuous, but I can offer extra money!"
One hundred top-grade spirit stones—Xu Yi truly lived up to her reputation as a young lady from a family of cultivators; her generosity far exceeded her expectations.
Song Yin: "Let me tell you about the processing and detailed dosage of the spiritual herbs. There are a few herbs in the formula that don't have their dosages specified. I had to try many times to find the right amount. I've also benefited from your help in obtaining the new formula. I'll return the revised formula to you."
Xu Yi stood up and cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Song!"
Song Yin: "There's no need for that." She didn't know what Xu Yi wanted to do with the pill, nor did she want to know. She was just an alchemist and didn't pry into unnecessary matters.
Song Yin explained the dosage of the spiritual herbs to Xu Yi, who then recorded it again.
After bidding farewell to Xu Yi, Song Yin returned to her sect and made a detour to Tianqiao Peak to visit Xia Xining.
Xia Xining pulled Song Yin to her own courtyard, then took out ten alchemy furnaces and pushed them in front of Song Yin.
Xia Xining said happily, "Thanks to you for introducing me to business, I've made a fortune again. You alchemists are really too rich. I'll give you these ten furnaces for free as a token of my gratitude."
"Then I'll shamelessly accept it."
Xia Xining: "Hurry up and accept it, no need to be so polite with your sister. I have something else to tell you, see if you have time."
Song Yin: "What is it?"
Xia Xining: "We are all disciples from the mortal realm. I want to go back to the mortal realm. Do you want to go back too?"
Song Yin: "So that's what it is. Shi Heming and I originally agreed to go back after I finished attending the Alchemist Conference, but he had to prepare for the Talisman Master Conference. In the end, we decided to wait until he finished the Talisman Master Conference before returning to the mortal realm. If you're not in a hurry, we can go back together in a few years."
“Then I’ll choose to go back to the mortal realm with you, so I’ll have some company.”
"no problem."
So the duo who returned to the mortal realm became a trio.
After leaving Tianqiao Peak, Song Yin went to Wendao Peak to deliver pills to Shi Heming and also mentioned that Xia Xining had returned to the mortal realm.
Shi Heming had no objection after learning about it. After accepting the three-turn Illusionary Heart Demon Pill from Song Yin, he also gave Song Yin a large number of second-tier talismans.
Song Yin's space was already filled with many talismans drawn by Shi Heming. She said, "Why don't you try a third-order talisman? I won the Alchemist Conference by refining a third-grade pill despite only having a Foundation Establishment cultivation level."
"To be honest, I have tried, but I have failed every time." Shi Heming's tone was dejected, unable to figure out what went wrong.
Song Yin suggested, "There should be a talisman-drawing manual at the Dao Asking Peak, right? Read it a few more times before trying it. Anyway, there's still time. One hour a day is enough to try it."
"good."
After delivering the medicine, Song Yin got up and left.
Shi Heming instinctively tried to persuade him to stay longer: "Won't you stay a little longer?"
Song Yin pointed to a pile of blank talisman papers on the table: "But if you want to practice, I don't want to disturb you."
Shi Heming's gaze fell on the table. "Then... I'll come see you again in a few days?"
Song Yin: "Of course, I can either refine pills at Danque Peak or practice swordsmanship at Wujian Peak. We can contact each other via the communication stone then."
"good."
As Song Yin stepped out the door, she turned around and ran into her senior brother, Zhu Jing, who was also a student of Shi Heming.
Zhu Jing is the eldest disciple personally taught by Daowen Peak. He has dual spiritual roots of wood and earth. In Song Yin's opinion, Zhu Jing is a very kind person.
Zhu Jingjian, recognizing them as acquaintances, chuckled and said, "Junior Sister Song Yin, you're here to see Xiao He again? Are you leaving? Would you like to come sit with me? Master was just mentioning you, saying that it's been a long time since he's seen you and the Dao Asking Peak has become quite deserted."
Just as Shi Heming frequently visited Danque Peak to see Song Yin, Song Yin would also visit Daowu Peak to see Shi Heming whenever she had time. People who knew the two of them, whether they were peers or elders, all knew that they had entered the sect together, grown up together, and had a very good relationship.
Song Yin: "I wish you well, Senior Brother. I won't stay any longer this time; I need to go back and focus on my cultivation. Please give my regards to Elder Yuan and tell him that I will visit him next time."
Disturbing someone's cultivation is unacceptable, so Zhu Jin could only say, "Alright, I'll definitely pass on your message."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhu. Goodbye, Senior Brother."
This time, Song Yin flew directly to Wujian Peak on her sword.
When I arrived, Shen Yuzhu was instructing the inner disciples on Wujian Peak.
While the disciples practiced their swordsmanship, Shen Yuzhu observed from above. If any disciple's move went wrong, he would go down and personally demonstrate the movement until that disciple's move was correct.
Shen Yuzhu was a very meticulous and responsible person. All the inner disciples who received his guidance praised and respected him.
Seeing that he was busy, Song Yin planned to slip away and go directly to Elder Wen, but the sharp-eyed Shen Yuzhu spotted her.
Shen Yuzhu: "Junior Sister."
Song Yin had no choice but to fly downwards, then sheathed her spirit sword. "Senior brother, are you busy? Will this bother you?"
Shen Yuzhu: "No. You and Elder Qi have been gone for a month. My master and I miss you very much. My master was saying that you didn't even come to see her after you returned to the sect. You'd better be careful when you go."
"I just got a new pill formula and I'm in a hurry to refine the pills. I'll go find Elder Wen right now, and you can stay here and continue to guide the senior brothers and sisters." Hearing this, Song Yin couldn't continue chatting and had to hurry up to find her master's wife.
She sped along and landed in front of Elder Wen's courtyard. The gate was wide open, and she stepped straight in.
"Elder Wen, Master's wife, I'm back!"
Stepping into the courtyard, Song Yin turned around instantly—
Ah! My eyes!
Qi Zibo: "Ahem, didn't you go to Xianxiao City?"
Wen Zhiling and Qi Zibo distanced themselves, constantly adjusting their sleeves to stand upright. The fact that a child had seen them kissing made even the two, both over a thousand years old, blush.
People tend to be very busy when they're in an awkward situation, and this perfectly describes the two people in front of us.
Song Yin: "Ahem, I'd better go back to Danque Peak first, you guys continue."
Qi Zibo: "Ahem, don't go back to Danque Peak yet. Go to the main peak. You won first place in the Foundation Establishment group at the Alchemist Conference, and the sect leader will reward you."
Song Yin quickly stepped onto her sword and fled the scene, leaving behind a single sentence in the air: "Understood."
Good heavens! Don't you guys even know to close the door before getting intimate?
The two elders were also unaware that Song Yin would suddenly barge in, since others would not come here easily, and even if they did, they would stop at the door first.
The two elders exchanged glances and tacitly decided to let the matter drop.
Song Yin flew smoothly to the main peak on her spirit sword. After explaining her purpose to the disciple outside the gate, the disciple went in to ask the sect leader for permission, and then came out to tell Song Yin that the sect leader allowed her to go in.
"Disciple Song Yin greets Sect Master."
Sect Leader Yan looked up from a pile of documents, put down her jade pen, and let Song Yin sit down by herself.
"You won first place in the Foundation Establishment group at this Alchemist Conference, and the sect has specially prepared spirit stones and other cultivation resources as a reward."
With a wave of his hand, Sect Master Yan brought a storage bag, a pill bottle, and a vermilion fruit to Song Yin's eyes.
Sect Master Yan: "Ten thousand high-grade spirit stones, three fourth-grade sword-repairing pills, and one Vermilion Fruit. I hope you can continue to bring glory to the sect."
Another windfall of money for a wife fell from the sky. Song Yin composed herself and stood up: "Thank you, Sect Master."
Sect Master Yan: "The other disciples who achieved good rankings have already received their rewards, but you came back and immediately plunged into the alchemy room to refine pills. However, I heard from your master that you refined a third-grade pill, which is beyond your level?"
Song Yin: "Yes, Sect Master, I can now refine third-grade pills."
Sect Master Yan: "You can refine most grade three pills?"
"No, I can only refine a few grade three pills." Song Yin had a backup plan. Once she mastered pill refining, she could refine all of them. As long as she mastered one grade three pill, she could naturally refine the others. It was just a matter of whether she wanted to or not.
"Being able to refine pills beyond one's level is already very good; the rest can be done slowly."
With another wave of his hand, the leader of the Yan clan sent a folded document flying into Song Yin's hand.
"These are the pills that your Danque Peak will refine for the sect. Danque Peak will start with third-grade pills for the sect. Your master said that you will be in charge of refining third-grade pills, and he will continue to be in charge of the other higher-grade pills."
These pills are ultimately used on the sect's disciples, consumed as rewards or for other purposes. The Immortal Cloud Sect has a large number of disciples, resulting in a high demand for these pills.
Because there were too many pills, both Danque Peak and Lingdan Peak could have their disciples refine them. Unfortunately, Danque Peak didn't keep any other inner disciples, so Qi Zibo had to refine the large number of pills himself. Now that Song Yin was involved, Qi Zibo immediately assigned the task of refining third-grade pills to her.
Sect Master Yan continued, "The spiritual herbs are provided by the sect. The loss of spiritual herbs cannot exceed a certain range of the number of pills handed in. If the loss exceeds a certain range, you will need to make up the excess with spiritual stones."
Song Yin opened the folded document, which contained over a thousand different grade-three pills. Her hands trembled slightly as she read it.
She had to refine thousands of them over several days without any payment.
You, Qi Zibo, didn't even tell your apprentice beforehand!
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Author's Note: Song Yin: Running around all day and inexplicably getting a task involving a thousand grade-three pills, I'm just going to betray my sect :)
Qi Zibo: You're the future peak master, this is all you should do. The capable should do more, keep it up! [noob emoji]
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[Empty bowl]
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