Chapter 98 Exchanging Foundation Establishment Pills
The grey-feathered sand goose descended slowly, letting out a haughty cry.
Upon hearing the sound, Huang Feihu instructed a disciple beside him and went out to greet the sound.
"Senior brother, you're here. The courtyard is a bit messy, let's go inside to talk."
"I'll just take a look around first."
Ji An walked into the courtyard, carefully examined the quantity and quality of the talisman paper, and nodded in satisfaction.
The experienced craftsmen were slightly better than him, and their talisman paper had a higher proportion of medium-grade quality.
Huang Feihu chuckled:
"The quality of the talisman herbs is excellent, and the skills of the senior brothers are also superb. Everyone said that this was the easiest talisman-making experience they had ever had."
"Hehe, even if you plant another ten acres of talisman grass, senior brother, we can manage."
Ji An chuckled and said:
"Let's talk inside another time when we have a chance."
He needs to work hard to improve his cultivation level now, but he can consider planting hundreds of acres of talisman grass after he reaches the Foundation Establishment stage.
With his expertise in cultivation techniques, the profit from talisman herbs may not be high, but with Huang Feihu's cooperation, it wouldn't require much mana or time.
The two entered the house, and Huang Feihu reported on the harvest of talisman herbs and the success rate of the talisman paper, excitedly saying:
"Based on this calculation, once the talismans are sold, the amount of spirit stones that Senior Brother will receive will be the envy of many."
"That's great, Fei Hu, you've worked hard. I'll treat you to drinks later."
Ji An smiled gently. He had calculated before that there would be a net profit of about 150 spirit stones in two months.
“I’ve already spoken to Senior Brother Wei. He’ll be coming to you every two months to buy talisman paper. You two can work together then.”
A month later, the sect issued information about mandatory missions.
Within a few days, the prices of Five Elements spiritual items in various markets of Xizhou and Qingyun Immortal City began to soar.
That day, Ji An received a message from his master via a talisman sword and called his senior sister to come to the cave on the mountaintop together.
Upon entering the cave, the two bowed respectfully.
"Greetings, Master."
Ge Ying nodded slightly, pointing to two magical artifacts and a storage bag on the table:
"The sect has negotiated with the Qingzhushan Market. After a thorough investigation, we also discovered three other unsolved cases related to that robber cultivator."
You have received a bounty of four hundred spirit stones for killing this Foundation Establishment cultivator.
However, that weapon-refining shop was rented by the other party. The sect took some of the weapon-refining materials they seized, and decided to reward each of you with an additional 2000 contribution points. Remember to collect them from the Enforcement Hall.
With both spirit stones and contribution points coming in, the two were overjoyed.
Ji An cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Master. If it weren't for your help, we wouldn't have been able to obtain so many benefits."
“It’s nothing,” Ge Ying waved her hand and asked:
Have you been reading the "Compendium of Materia Medica" carefully lately?
“Every day I set aside half an hour to study, and now I have memorized the medicinal properties and cultivation methods of more than a hundred kinds of spiritual plants suitable for Qi Refining stage cultivators.”
Ji An said that because of the nourishment of spiritual energy, cultivators have excellent memory and can learn objective knowledge very easily.
"After you've memorized all the cultivation methods for first-tier spiritual herbs, remember to come find me."
Furthermore, since you have grasped the essence of the Thick Earth Technique, starting this month, the contribution points you earn from managing the herb garden will double.
"Thank you for your kindness, Master," Ji An's smile widened. He now earns 400 contribution points every month by managing the herb garden.
"You deserve it. The Thick Earth Technique, which comprehends the essence of the Dharma, can improve the grade of the spiritual field more quickly and can significantly increase the speed at which first-grade spiritual herbs accumulate medicinal age."
By the way, the prices of Five Elements spiritual items have risen quite a bit recently, but don't sell off your existing stock.
Other forces have been secretly fueling the price increase; the price of spiritual items can still rise. Let's wait a few more months and see.
"I understand."
Ji An laughed and said that all he had stockpiled were the essence of the five elements. These spiritual items belong to the category of bulk commodities because the output and usage are both large. A 30% increase is simply crazy.
If the contribution points increase further, he might be able to accumulate enough to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills this year. He's so happy he could laugh in his sleep right now.
Ge Ying turned her gaze to the other side and asked:
"Lingyu, how's your spiritual training going lately?"
Li Lingyu nodded heavily and smiled:
"I can clearly feel that the training has been more effective after the battle with the Foundation Establishment cultivator."
"Battles of life and death can stimulate a cultivator's potential. It's normal to have this effect the first time you experience such a battle. The effect will be much less the second time you experience such a battle."
Ge Ying gave the two guidance on their cultivation, and after they had no further questions, she waved her hand and said:
"You may step down. I need to rest for a while before continuing to refine pills."
The sect is currently making active preparations for the upcoming demon calamity, so her alchemy tasks are quite demanding.
"This disciple takes his leave."
After the two bid farewell and left the cave, Li Lingyu said:
“Junior brother, now that we’ve retrieved the magic artifact, let’s get Senior Brother Zhang to appraise it. It’s time for him to return the spirit stones he promised.”
“Okay,” Ji An agreed, and the two flew together to Red Copper Mountain.
After finding Zhang Yuanshan, he estimated the value of the Yellow Flag magic weapon to be around 300 spirit stones.
"The technique is a bit crude and wastes materials. If I were to refine it, I could probably increase the value of the magic weapon by fifty spirit stones."
Ji An gained a deeper understanding of the power of the sect's weapon-refining heritage, and sighed in his heart that knowledge is indeed wealth.
He took out a flying sword and handed it to the other party:
"Senior brother, let's consign this high-grade magic artifact to you."
After inspecting the quality of the magical artifact, Zhang Yuanshan looked troubled and said with a wry smile:
“Generally speaking, cultivators who use high-grade magic weapons are early Foundation Establishment cultivators. This fire-attribute flying sword is of average quality, and the cultivators in the sect probably wouldn’t even look at it. It’s a waste of the Crimson Fire Crystal added to the magic weapon.”
"Let's leave it with my senior brother for now and see. If it still can't be sold in two years, we'll come back to pick it up."
Li Lingyu said that she and her junior brother were ordered by their master to stay in the sect, and they didn't even have the opportunity to go out and sell their wares.
"Okay, but don't get your hopes up too high."
Zhang Yuanshan agreed and instructed his servants to bring up the repaired magical artifact, then took out a pile of spirit stones:
"The magic artifact is severely damaged. The price for repairing it is fifty spirit stones. This is the spirit stone I owe you, junior brother."
One year later, in the General Affairs Hall.
The disciple on duty placed Ji An's identity jade token on the spirit plate, then checked the amount of Five Elements Essence he had submitted, and said:
"Senior brother, you are at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and the amount you handed in was just right. You have completed this year's mandatory task and received 500 contribution points."
"Thank you," Ji An nodded slightly and asked:
How many contribution points do I have now?
"More than 7,600 contribution points."
Ji An took out 27 mid-grade spirit stones from his storage bag, placed them on the table, and said calmly:
"Could you please help me exchange this for contribution points, junior brother?"
In the past six months, he sold off all the Five Elements Spirit Essence he had left. What started as a capital of three thousand spirit stones ended up being more than four thousand two hundred spirit stones. The nearly 50% profit made him a fortune.
He will return all the spirit stones he borrowed from his master. Now that he has exchanged them for Foundation Establishment Pills, he still has more than nine hundred spirit stones left, which can be described as being very wealthy.
The disciple on duty swallowed subconsciously as he looked at the mid-grade spirit stone radiating spiritual energy. He quickly put the spirit stone away, manipulated it on the spirit plate for a moment, and then handed it out with both hands, holding the jade token.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother Ji! Your contribution points are now 61,725. Senior Uncle Tian is upstairs."
What can a disciple at the ninth level of Qi Refining do with a large number of contribution points? They can exchange them for Foundation Establishment Pills, of course.
If they meet again in a few years, he might have to bow and address the other person as his senior uncle.
Congratulations!
Ji An took the jade pendant, stepped upstairs, and saw the plump and fair-skinned Tian Qingbai.
Similar to the last time we met, the other person was drinking tea from a small purple clay teapot.
"Uncle Tian, I am Ji An from the Ningcui Cliff lineage. I would like to trouble you to help me exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills."
After introducing himself, Ji An placed his jade token in front of the other person.
"Ji An? I remember you!"
Tian Qingbai remembered the name, looked Ji An up and down carefully, and finally matched the name with the person.
The reason he remembered it was because before he could send the list of disciples who had received spirit stones to his senior brothers, he received a report from Ningbi Cliff, and only then did he learn that this disciple named 'Ji An' had been accepted as a disciple by Senior Sister Ge.
He picked up the jade tablet, deducted 60,000 contribution points from the spirit plate, then took out several jade slips and placed them on his forehead, saying:
"Yes, I have entered the information."
You can collect it when the sect refines the Foundation Establishment Pill next time, which means you will have to wait another eight years, and come in the middle of midsummer.
"Tsk tsk, in eight years I'll be calling him Junior Brother Ji."
In sects, apart from the master-disciple relationship, seniority is always determined by cultivation level.
"Thank you for your kind words, Uncle."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Ji An took his leave.
Tian Qingbai watched him leave, his eyes gleaming.
Eight years later, the other party will only be thirty-two years old. If he successfully establishes his foundation, his future will still be bright. Will this guy hold a grudge against me for taking his spirit stones?
He shook his head, thinking to himself:
"It's just a few spirit stones. We can fix it once he successfully establishes his foundation."
While Ji An was exchanging Foundation Establishment Pills, Li Lingyu was waiting outside her cave at the top of Ningcui Cliff.
The gate opened, revealing the passageway. She took a deep breath and stepped inside.
"Greetings, Master."
A few days ago, she felt that if she continued to train, her spiritual sense would hardly make any progress, so she came to her master to tell him what she wanted to do.
Today, her master has already refined the Foundation Establishment Pill and notified her to come and collect it.
Ge Ying nodded slightly and took out a white jade bottle:
"There is a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill inside. You can take it and use it."
Your natural aptitude is close to top-grade; with the aid of high-quality elixirs, your chances of successfully establishing your foundation increase by another ten percent.
The pills refined by alchemists can be divided into three types: those with insufficient medicinal properties and excessive toxicity are called waste pills, and such pills are generally discarded directly.
Those with sufficient medicinal properties and low toxicity are considered normal pills, known as genuine products, and these are the pills that mainly circulate in the market.
If the right time and conditions are met, alchemists can refine pills with naturally occurring pill patterns. Such pills are considered high-quality, with more potent medicinal properties and extremely low toxicity.
"Master's kindness is beyond repayment."
The Foundation Establishment Pills she obtained from the sect were only genuine; the superior Foundation Establishment Pills that could significantly increase the success rate were not available to her.
Li Lingyu choked up a little. She knew that among her master's many disciples, she had the lowest aptitude. Her spiritual sense strength was average and not outstanding. She often worried that she would not be able to establish her foundation with a single Foundation Establishment Pill. A high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill could greatly boost her confidence.
(End of this chapter)
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