In Zhishen Valley, in a loft where elixirs were stored, in the lobby on the first floor, Qin Ran was sitting aside with a calm expression, holding a cup of tea in his hand and blowing the tea leaves gently.
The tea was sent by Elder Sun, and it contained the same poison as the hangover soup he had had that morning. He drank it with great pleasure.
Elder Sun was standing there, puffing his beard and glaring, looking extremely angry.
But I don’t know why he was angry. Was he angry that his disciples made a mistake? Was he angry that he neglected the important guest from Daojian Sect? Was he angry that Qin Ran dared to say that there was something wrong with the elixir? Was he angry that the mission was not completed this time?
So it can be said that those who understand will understand.
Elder Sun has already made arrangements and asked people to replace the problematic pills and medicinal materials.
He calculated in his mind that the average market price of a low-quality Ju Yuan Dan was between 70 and 90 low-grade spirit stones, while a qualified low-grade Ju Yuan Dan was between 110 and 120 low-grade spirit stones, a mid-grade Ju Yuan Dan was around 300, and a high-grade Ju Yuan Dan was over 500.
Originally, he could sell a large number of inferior Juyuan Pills to Daojianmen, but now he has to exchange all these inferior Juyuan Pills for low-grade, medium-grade or even high-grade Juyuan Pills.
Therefore, after calculating this transaction, he lost hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.
Elder Sun’s heart was bleeding! While he pretended to be angry, he could no longer hide his murderous intent when he occasionally glanced at Qin Ran.
It didn't take long. Perhaps Elder Sun had made some preparations. His disciples brought new elixirs and spiritual medicines. Qin Ran carefully checked them one by one and finally confirmed that they were correct.
Facing Elder Sun's smiling face, he smiled shyly and said, "I'm sorry to make you laugh. This is the first time I do this kind of thing, so I may offend you. I hope you can forgive me."
He even sighed in a fake tone, "Alas! I'm afraid I'll make a mistake."
Elder Sun replied, "Of course I should. Being an elder is for the sake of the disciples. It's not easy. Elder Qin, you are quite responsible!"
"No, no!" Qin Ran said politely.
He took out a temporary Qiankun bag, calculated a little, and took out some. He handed the entire Qiankun bag to Elder Sun and said, "The spirit stones are all here. Elder, please count and see if the number is correct."
Elder Sun took the spirit stone and said, "Don't I trust you, Elder Qin? Where do I need to look?"
Then he spent a lot of time carefully counting the spirit stones in the Qiankun bag, and took out the account book to calculate carefully before confirming that everything was correct.
“The elder is serious about his work, which is admirable!” He smiled at Qin Ran.
Qin Ran exchanged a few pleasantries with him, then took out the spirit stones he had just shared and said, "We have come to a holy place for alchemy like Zhishen Valley. As an alchemist, it would be unreasonable for me to leave without taking some of Zhishen Valley's specialties - spiritual medicines and medicinal materials."
He explained to Elder Sun earnestly, "I have recently been researching pills for strengthening the body, repairing aptitude, and caring for spirit pets. I need some medicinal materials, and I hope Elder Sun will sell me some."
"Elder, are you researching the recipe for the elixir?" Elder Sun exclaimed in amazement, but in his heart he thought, he is really ignorant and fearless, he dared to mess with the elixir with only half a bottle of water, he is really not far from death, he said to Qin Ran, "The medicinal materials required for the elixirs you made are extremely precious, they may not be available in the valley."
“That’s fine…” Qin Ran said with a smile. How could there be no magical herbs in Zhishen Valley? You must be kidding! But he would not expose her. He only said, “The medicinal herbs I need are not too expensive. They are just 500-year-old magical ginseng, 100-year-old ganoderma lucidum, jade dew fairy grass, golden leaf peach…”
Qin Ran listed a long list of names, and finally said to Elder Sun, "Elder, please sell me some. I'll keep them as souvenirs."
Elder Sun said it was a small matter and arranged for a disciple to go down and prepare for Qin Ran.
Then, Elder Sun took Qin Ran and Feng Feiyan out of the pavilion and looked around the valley.
Naturally, he did not show Qin Ran the spiritual medicine breeding base and the alchemy training place in the valley. He just walked slowly from the center of the valley to the outside, which was equivalent to seeing him off.
This meant that once his disciples brought the elixir Qin Ran needed, he could just leave.
As they walked, they came to the small square they passed yesterday, where the disciples demonstrated the alchemy process outdoors. Qin Ran didn't expect that there would be the same thing today.
He asked Elder Sun: "Do alchemy exchanges like this happen every day?"
"The sect does not forbid the exchange of alchemy skills..." Elder Sun said with a smile, "In fact, the recipe is there, but only a few can make the pills. There are thousands of disciples in Zhishen Valley, but only a hundred or so can make the pills in the end."
"What a desirable place for alchemy!" Qin Ran exclaimed sincerely.
Elder Sun looked at him, suppressed the murderous intent in his heart, and invited him again: "Elder Qin is such a genius in alchemy. If he can join Zhishen Valley, he will definitely become a master of his generation."
“Haha…” Qin Ran shook his head and refused with a smile, “Thank you for your praise, Elder. But Daojian Sect raised me and guided me on the path of cultivation. They have treated me well. How can I let them down?”
Who could have thought that Qin Ran would say such sincere words in the enemy camp.
"The elder is a grateful person..."
As the two of them were talking, they unknowingly approached the disciple from Zhishen Valley who was refining the elixir.
Today's alchemist used the fire method to make an elixir, and what he made was an ordinary foundation-building elixir.
But he was seen controlling his own flame, starting the public alchemy furnace in the square, skillfully pouring the prepared medicinal materials into the furnace, and then covering the furnace and concentrating on controlling the flame...
"Your basic skills are very good!" Qin Ran praised.
"Just an ordinary disciple." Elder Sun said modestly.
At this time, some people in the crowd were discussing: "He must be the direct disciple of the inner sect elder. His pace of alchemy is close to Taoism..."
Qin Ran and Elder Sun were speechless for a moment.
The disciple was nourishing the elixir when suddenly, Qin Ran felt a sharp gaze. He raised his head hastily and looked in the direction of the gaze. He saw two sword-marked clouds passing through the sky.
That was a kendo master flying by with a sword.
Qin Ran's heart sank, and he looked in the direction of Jian Henyun. Deep in the Zhishen Valley, he saw two familiar figures, one black and one red, disappearing among the shadows of the trees.
"Boundless Sword Sect!!!" He had a good memory, and he recognized the person just by seeing two silhouettes. The man in black had once argued with him over the Dao Fruit after the death of the Devouring Demon Willow.
"What are the people from the Infinite Sword Sect doing in Zhishen Valley at this time?"
Perhaps because he saw Qin Ran had discovered the people from the Infinite Sword Sect, Elder Sun smiled and said, “The people from the Infinite Sword Sect came to learn and exchange ideas, and also to buy elixirs.”
Although there are many alchemists in Zhishen Valley, is it possible for the two major sects to purchase elixirs on the same day?
Qin Ran knew what was going on.
He nodded to Elder Sun and said, "So that's how it is. ...Those two people are old friends of mine."
After watching the disciples making the elixir, the group continued to walk out. Not long after, Elder Sun’s disciples brought the elixir and medicinal materials that Qin Ran needed.
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