After returning from the Snow Bamboo Forest, Ye Xiruo brewed a barrel of spiritual wine with snow bamboo leaves and spiritual water, and put it in her spatial storage. She was preparing to go into seclusion to continue refining pills when Elder Lianqing unexpectedly arrived.
Elder Lianqing seemed much younger than before. Saintess Peak truly lived up to its reputation as a place that produces beauties. Her face was delicate and cute yet dignified, instantly reminding Ye Xiruo of the word "loli." However, this was a tough, muscular woman. If anyone dared to provoke her, they would surely suffer a terrible death.
"Elder Lianqing, what brings you here?"
Ye Xiruo smiled sincerely. With Elder Lianqing's name on her, she had no trouble selling her Youth Preservation Pills.
Elder Lianqing was a little embarrassed and caught off guard: "I was asked by someone to come and ask how many top-grade youth-preserving pills you still have."
"The Youth Preservation Pill is very difficult to refine. With my current skill level, I simply cannot refine a high-grade one. As for the top-grade one, that's just stock. To be honest, I can't refine it."
"I see! So that means there aren't any left?"
Ye Xiruo touched her nose. Why did Elder Lianqing's words sound somewhat gloating? Just think, if there was only one copy of the Supreme Youth-Preserving Pill, Elder Lianqing would be the object of everyone's envy and jealousy.
Yes, there are.
"How many?" Elder Lianqing's eyes lit up. To be honest, she was also skeptical about the top-grade anti-aging pills that Su Shaxuan had brought. As a Nascent Soul cultivator, her appearance hadn't changed in hundreds of years, so what difference would it make if she ate an anti-aging pill? She ate it anyway, and found that her appearance had actually become younger, as if time had reversed to her most beautiful age of twenty.
Such a drastic change in her appearance naturally couldn't be hidden from the other elders who were close to her. They all wanted to stare a hole in her face, constantly asking her what kind of miraculous medicine she had taken to greatly increase her power and even make her look like a child again.
Left with no other choice, Elder Lianqing had to reveal the truth about the Youth-Preserving Pill. The other elders were even more outraged. How could she secretly use such a wonderful thing without sharing? They had known each other for hundreds of years! Hmph! ╭(╯^╰)╮
Elder Lianqing was also wronged. Ye Xiruo gave her only one pill, not ten, and she had already eaten them. Where was she supposed to get more?
The situation was similar at Lianchi's place. The two of them had become like rats crossing the street these past two days. They could only stay in the cultivation room to cultivate at night. Their cave dwellings had been occupied by that group of elders, who were just waiting to ambush them, torture them, and extract confessions.
These past two days have been incredibly difficult for the two of them. To be reasonable? There are only two of them, two mouths; they simply can't possibly persuade so many people. And a fight? They'd probably be ganged up on or fought to the death. That's right, those elders, for the sake of beauty, have abandoned all camaraderie.
In the end, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Ye Xiruo for help.
"Not many, only a few dozen." Ye Xiruo took a step back; Elder Lianqing's expression was truly terrifying.
"That's wonderful! How many spirit stones is one?"
"Five hundred high-grade spirit stones." After thinking for a moment, Ye Xiruo quoted a price that was neither very high nor very low.
"Only five hundred? Isn't that a bit too little? This is a top-grade pill, a top-grade pill without any poison at all," Elder Lianqing couldn't help but say.
"Isn't this a discounted price because of the elder's influence?"
“It works so well. They’ve all seen the effects of this pill. The price is too low. You don’t need to consider me. Let me tell you a secret, they’re all very rich. Don’t worry about saving spirit stones for them.”
"Uh..." What has Elder Lianqing gone through these past two days? How did she become so corrupted? She's definitely sabotaging her teammates.
"Then let's have six hundred and sixty-six high-grade spirit stones each, that's an auspicious number."
"Okay, it's settled then."
"When do you need it? I'm thinking we should get a better jade vase, something more upscale."
"Don't rush. I'll go collect the spirit stones. Pay first, then collect the pills. First come, first served. Sorry, there aren't any left for those who arrive later."
Ye Xiruo covered her mouth and chuckled. She had a feeling that Elder Lianqing would definitely be ganged up on. That face of hers was just too infuriating.
"There are a few Rejuvenation Pills here. Please keep an eye out for them. If any elder needs them, please contact me personally."
"I will definitely deliver the message." Elder Lianqing vanished like a gust of wind. Only after she left did Ye Xiruo notice the food box on the ground; she had been so busy that she had forgotten about the important matter.
Today's dishes were quite plentiful, including shredded pork with mushrooms, Kung Pao chicken, braised beef with potatoes, braised shrimp, and fish with pickled cabbage. After the meal, Ye Xi felt refreshed and sore all over.
The Youth-Preserving Pill has already gained traction among the elders, and it seems its sales are poised to be phenomenal. With the elders setting a good example, how could the disciples resist? The thought of soon realizing their dream of sleeping on spirit stones filled Ye Xiruo with immense excitement.
However, now is not the time to be happy. The most urgent task is to refine the Youth Preservation Pill; otherwise, everything else will be in vain.
Perhaps spurred by the good news brought by Elder Lianqing, or perhaps because the food was so delicious, Ye Xiruo succeeded in refining pills for the first time.
Of course, this success is relative to the previous disastrous failure. In fact, it only retained 60% of the potency of the low-grade youth-preserving pill, but at least it was a success!
Looking at the flat, off-white pill in her hand, Ye Xiruo smiled broadly, then solemnly put the deformed pill away. This was definitely one of the most important moments in history, and she had to preserve it carefully.
With this successful start from the first pill, Ye Xiruo's success rate skyrocketed, as if she had a cheat code. She went from three failures to one success, then two failures to one success, and finally eight successes followed by two failures.
Although all the anti-aging pills she has refined so far are of low grade, their medicinal properties far surpass those of ordinary low-grade anti-aging pills, and they can provide an effect of about fifteen years. Of course, this needs time to prove.
For the next three days, Ye Xiruo was refining the Youth Preservation Pill. By the second day, she could guarantee a 100% success rate, but still no mid-grade Youth Preservation Pill appeared.
On the second day, several mid-grade pills appeared in a few batches, and the probability of mid-grade pills appearing gradually increased as she continued refining. However, by the third day, no high-grade pills had appeared, and she didn't know why. She could only ask the system after it regained consciousness.
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