"What are your requests? Please speak frankly, Patriarch!" Lan Hua said with a smile.
Duanmu Wudi said, "The formula for the Divine Transformation Pill must also remain within the aristocratic family and must not be divulged!"
Lan Hua thought to herself, "Just as I thought."
He had long anticipated that Duanmu Wudi would make such a request, which was why he hadn't mentioned it beforehand, in order to give himself more leverage in the negotiations.
"What's more important than the pill formula than the Nascent Soul Pill? Isn't the patriarch's request a bit outrageous?"
Lan Hua said in a deep voice, "Have you ever heard of any elixir seller who also sells the formula for the pill?"
"This prescription comes at a different price. I won't do business at a loss!"
Lan Hua shook her head, looking very determined.
Duanmu Wudi said, "In that case, my family has plenty of rare iron and gold essence. I can help you upgrade your spirit bow to the highest grade. What do you think?"
Lan Hua snorted, "The three families' martial arts competition hasn't even started yet, and the family head already thinks I'll definitely win this competition and get my spirit bow back?"
Duanmu Wudi smiled, realizing he had forgotten about this matter in his haste.
"So, what would you like to do, young friend?"
Lan Hua smiled and said, "It's fine to leave the pill formula. I haven't thought of any additional conditions yet. Consider it a favor that the aristocratic families owe me!"
If I remember to do so in the future, I would appreciate it if the head of the family could repay this favor. What do you think, head of the family?
Duanmu Wudi frowned slightly. If he accepted the pill formula, he would owe Lan Hua a favor, and who knew what kind of problems he would face in the future.
However, if the formula is preserved, then the Divine Transformation Pill will be exclusively owned by the Duanmu family.
It's not impossible that the aristocratic families will flourish under his leadership and become the number one power in the Half-Heaven Realm.
Duanmu Wudi lowered his head and eyes, secretly communicating with the two elders to seek their opinions.
The two elders exchanged a glance, and finally nodded slightly to the family head, indicating their agreement with Lan Hua's conditions.
"Very well, I will grant your request, young friend. Our family owes you a favor, and as long as it does not violate morality, our family will do everything in our power to help!"
Duanmu Wudi stood up and said solemnly.
"Very well, as usual, let's agree on the three rules!"
The two exchanged a palm strike, thus completing the transaction.
Lan Hua was secretly delighted. He had only found a tattered alchemy book in the family's library, but it had unexpectedly made him a fortune.
Although he didn't have the ability to get something for nothing, Lan Hua truly didn't spend a single penny in this transaction.
"Brilliant! Brother Hua is truly brilliant!" Baxia thought to himself.
Duanmu Wudi said, "Let's make this clear first: the premise of these transactions is that your pill formula is effective!"
"Of course!"
After saying this, he summoned a brush and ink and wrote down the formula for the Divine Transformation Pill on the paper.
Duanmu Wudi and the two elders glanced at the pill formula and immediately frowned.
Seeing this, Duanmu Zhi Qiu also glanced at them and said, "Grandpa, these medicinal herbs are not cheap!"
Duanmu Wudi snorted, "It's not just not cheap, it's practically uncommon."
The gall of a thousand-year-old dragon is relatively easy to obtain, and while the thousand-year-old ice lotus is rare, it can be picked from Tongtian Peak. It's the heart of the tear-stained mermaid that's quite difficult to acquire!
Duanmu Chong said in a deep voice, "Yes, the Tear Mermaids belong to the Mermaid race and can only exist in the River of Separation."
That River of Separation is a highly dangerous place in the Half-Heaven Realm; the Heart of the Tearful Mermaid is not easy to obtain!
"Tongtian Peak, Geshi River, what are these places?"
Lan Hua was completely bewildered, never expecting so many unheard-of place names to suddenly appear.
Duanmu Wudi said, "Although the River of Separation is an ominous place, it should not pose much of a threat to my Duanmu family."
"As long as we can catch her off guard and assassinate her, we can still obtain her Heart!"
Duanmu Chong nodded. "In that case, I will take the Heart of the Tearful Mermaid!"
"Thank you for your trouble, Second Elder. As for the Thousand-Year Ice Lotus, let a few guest elders from the aristocratic families retrieve it; it shouldn't be a problem!" Duanmu Wudi said.
Back at her residence, Lan Hua was in a great mood.
"Brother Hua, are you really capable of refining the Divine Transformation Pill?" Baxia asked with some concern.
"Who knows? Let's give it a try. Anyway, whether the deal goes through or not, we won't lose anything!"
The Duanmu family was bustling with activity for the next ten days.
Numerous experts came and went. In preparation for refining the Divine Transformation Pill, the aristocratic family specially found a quiet room in a secluded courtyard to serve as their alchemy room.
In just ten days, the Duanmu family had gathered all the spiritual herbs needed to refine the Divine Transformation Pill.
Moreover, there are two portions of the Heart of the Tearful Shark, which shows how efficient it is.
However, according to Lan Hua's inquiry into Duanmu Zhi Qiu, Elder Duanmu Chong immediately went into seclusion after retrieving the Heart of the Tearful Shark.
Although the specific reason was not mentioned, anyone who isn't a fool could guess that Duanmu Chong had suffered a serious injury.
Inside the alchemy room, Lan Hua followed the instructions of the pill formula and added the spiritual herbs one by one. There were a total of twenty-five kinds, more than the Breakthrough Pill.
The twenty-five kinds of spiritual herbs need to be put into the alchemy furnace in three batches and refined for sixteen days to form a pill.
Within a few days, an alluring aroma of elixirs wafted from the alchemy furnace, intoxicating all who tasted it.
For the rest of the time, Lan Hua stayed in the alchemy room.
Aside from frantically cultivating his techniques, he would enter the realm of consciousness and undertake bounty missions.
After all, the talisman pen that Lan Hua had her eye on wasn't cheap, and those bounty missions weren't easy either.
On the sixteenth, the alchemy room welcomed heavyweight figures from the aristocratic families: the family head, elders, clan elders, nine guest ministers, and core disciples.
Lan Hua saw Duanmu Chong, who hadn't appeared for a long time, and the latter seemed to be alright.
Even before entering the alchemy room, everyone could smell the rich aroma of the pills.
Some scions of prominent families even exaggeratedly believed that the entire family was enveloped by this fragrance of elixir.
Duanmu Zhi Qiu asked, "Brother Lan, has the Divine Transformation Pill truly been refined?"
Lan Hua, who had been meditating on the ground, stood up with a smile. Although she appeared calm and composed, her heart was in turmoil.
"I've never eaten it, how would I know if it's really been successfully made?"
He slapped the large belly of the alchemy furnace with his palm, and the furnace lid flew up and landed in the corner of the wall.
The rich fragrance of elixir wafted over once more, causing even powerful figures like Duanmu Wudi to stir.
Inside the alchemy furnace were ten golden pills, containing powerful spiritual energy and medicinal properties.
Lan Hua breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't know how effective it would be, she was certain that all ten pills were of superior quality.
"Patriarch, the Nascent Soul Pills have been successfully refined, and they are all top-grade!"
Duanmu Wudi picked up two Nascent Soul Pills, examined them for a long time, and nodded repeatedly, saying:
"Very good. Zhi Xue, Zhi Ye, here are the pills. You're going into seclusion tonight to break through to your next cultivation level!"
Two young disciples stepped forward. They were nearly thirty years old and were Duanmu Zhixue and Duanmu Zhiye, both cousins of Duanmu Zhiqiu.
The two were already peak Danxia Realm experts, but they had never been able to break through.
"Thank you for the reward, Patriarch. This disciple obeys!"
Duanmu Zhixue and Duanmu Zhiye were overjoyed. They carefully accepted the Transformation Pill and hurriedly returned to their rooms to begin their seclusion.
Lan Hua had anticipated this scene long ago.
Although the elixir has been refined, it still needs to be tested. The Duanmu family is large and has no shortage of young disciples who need to break through their cultivation levels, so there is no shortage of people to test the elixir.
Duanmu Wudi laughed and said, "Young friend, our deal will only be considered complete once Zhixue and Zhiye successfully break through to their respective realms!"
Lan Hua nodded with a smile, "That's only right!"
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