Shen Lian sat cross-legged beside the alchemy furnace, observing the changes of the herbs in the furnace with his spiritual mind. After the herbs were melted into powder by the furnace fire, he immediately cast a spell.

The quality of the elixir depends on how much impurities are removed during the refining process and the degree of integration of various herbs.

As time went by, the medicinal powders melted together in the furnace began to turn into a slurry, emitting green and black light.

“Sizzle—”

Shen Lian took advantage of this opportunity to cast a series of spells, controlling the temperature of the furnace while beginning to condense the elixir and purify the concentration of the medicinal power.

The elixir liquid continued to change inside the elixir furnace, and wisps of black gas emerged from the furnace mouth.

This process took less than half a day. A ball of blue-black liquid medicine was rolling in the furnace, and Shen Lian also began the final process of condensing the pill.

Under the cover of divine consciousness, the elixir was separated by a special method and turned into twenty-one liquid clumps of similar size, which began to solidify.

"Come out."

When the pill was formed, Shen Lian immersed the spiritual power of his hands into the alchemy furnace and performed the alchemy furnace opening method. The lid of the alchemy furnace flew up with hot steam and spiritual light.

Inside the alchemy furnace, there was steam rising, a bright green light, and the fragrance of medicine was everywhere.

He reached out his big hand into the alchemy furnace, and twenty-one pills that were still emitting heat fell into Shen Lian's hand.

Looking at the crystal-clear pill in his hand, Shen Lian nodded.

"Fifteen top-grade and six mid-grade."

The quality of elixirs can be roughly divided into four types: low, medium, high, and Dao elixir. Below the low quality, there is another level of inferior quality.

Inferior-quality elixirs can be used, but their effects are not as good as those of normal-quality elixirs, and the elixir is more toxic. Taking too much of it will affect your cultivation.

As for Dao Dan, it is a pill with Dao patterns on the pill, similar to the spiritual restrictions inside a magic weapon, and is the external manifestation of the Dao of heaven and earth.

The quantity and quality of a furnace of pills made by an alchemist is related to the quantity and grade of the herbs put into it.

During the refining process, the alchemist will allocate the amount of liquid medicine to each pill based on the amount of liquid medicine melted out.

During the distribution process, if more herbal essence is left in a certain portion of the medicine, the quality of the pill will naturally be better, otherwise it will be worse.

The Soul Feeding Pill refined by Shen was only a mid-grade first-grade pill, but he was able to directly refine a top-grade pill, which was considered quite amazing.

In addition to the inheritance of alchemy, his powerful spiritual power also played a big role. It was extremely easy for him to divide the elixir liquid and condense the pill.

Of course, it is also possible that he was originally a genius in alchemy, but his attributes were hidden in the past.

Shen Lian was very satisfied that he could refine high-quality pills in one go. As for pills of Daodan quality, he would have them in the future.

The price of the Soul-Feeding Pill is the same as that of the Yellow Bud Pill, and is sold in the market for five spirit stones each.

But most of those sold in the market are of inferior quality. There are only three inferior quality ones mixed in a bottle, and the sellers are considered to be conscientious.

Medium-quality elixirs are rarely circulated among casual cultivators, and as for top-quality elixirs, there is no need to even think about them.

In the eyes of the sect and the family, being able to eat low-quality elixirs is already a blessing for a casual cultivator. What else is there to be dissatisfied about? Do they really think they can become immortals?

The price of high-quality elixirs will be 20% to 30% more expensive, and may even be higher depending on market demand.

Most of them appear at auctions or in some large shops with a long history, and the trading partners are all wealthy people.

The price of some rare elixirs may increase several times.

Shen Lian did a simple calculation and concluded that if fifteen top-quality Soul-Feeding Pills were sold to a larger shop, they should be able to be sold for seven low-grade spirit stones, while mid-grade ones could be sold for five spirit stones.

Twenty-one Spirit-Feeding Pills, total price is one hundred and thirty-five spirit stones.

The total cost of refining these herbs for the Soul-Feeding Pill was about thirty spirit stones, and it took half a day in total.

In the same amount of time, he can draw four to five first-grade top-quality talismans.

By this calculation, refining a first-grade mid-quality elixir is more profitable than drawing a first-grade high-quality talisman.

"In the future, you can select commonly used elixirs such as Huangya Dan, Huiyuan Dan, Pozhan Dan, etc. as the shipment categories."

"These elixirs commonly used in the Qi training stage are in great demand, and are also essential elixirs for alchemists to refine."

"For now, the quality of the goods to be shipped will be set at medium quality, mixed with the lower quality goods, and the high-quality goods will be sold or not depending on the situation. They can't be too conspicuous."

Soon, Shen Lian had a clear plan in his mind.

The raw materials for widely circulated elixirs are also easy to obtain. Dozens of elixirs can be produced in one furnace, so it is entirely possible to sell them in large quantities.

Of course, the high-quality products are for personal use. You wouldn't take them out to show off in the market.

One or two is fine, but if they come out one at a time, it's too eye-catching.

As for other rare multi-purpose elixirs, it is relatively difficult to collect the herbs.

Many monks who are in need collect the herbs themselves and then ask the alchemist to help.

When an alchemist opens the furnace, he needs to pay a furnace run fee. If the alchemy is successful, he keeps the excess materials for himself. There is also an additional alchemy fee, and the alchemist is not responsible if the alchemy is not successful.

It is simply the best profession in the world of immortal cultivation.

As long as an alchemist has a good reputation, there will be a constant stream of people coming to him to ask for elixirs, which is like spiritual stones falling from the sky.

But Shen Lian didn't want to gain a good reputation for himself, he made pills to earn spirit stones, to improve his realm without making pills, and he didn't want to become the ancestor of alchemy.

…

"Come, eldest son, try the Soul-Feeding Pill."

“Hiss—”

Dahei's mouth was pried open, a Soul-Feeding Pill was forced into it, and then his big ** shook his head out of inertia.

In the past, Dahei had only taken the Huangya Pill, and the effect was not bad, but humans and monsters are different. The Soul-Feeding Pill, which is specially developed for spirit beasts, is more suitable for spirit beasts to absorb and refine.

Sure enough, after the Soul-Feeding Pill entered his stomach, the evil spirit on Dahei's body quickly emerged from the gaps in his scales.

Shen Lian was not stingy either, and continued to refine a few batches of Soul-Nourishing Pills.

From now on, his spirit beasts will eat elixirs.

…

One month later.

"Come, try this barrier-breaking pill that I just refined."

“Hiss—”

Looking at the pill with green light in Shen Lian's hand, Dahei grabbed the ground with his legs and retreated, with hesitation flashing in his bulging black eyes.

I can’t eat anymore.

I really can’t eat anymore.

His mouth was filled with the taste of the Spirit-Eating Pill.

The evil spirit coming out from the gaps between the scales is the undigested Soul-Feeding Pill.

Dahei retreated tremblingly and turned his head to look at the other black-horned demon ants beside him.

The other members of the same tribe around it were the same as it. They had plenty of pills during this period and had to swallow the pill powder to eat.

Of course, the effect of the medicine is remarkable, and the number of our fellows who have been promoted to the middle stage of the first stage has reached more than twenty.

"Why are you running? There are so many monsters out there who don't even know what elixirs taste like."

"The demonic power in you has already been condensed to the extreme. After taking the Barrier Breaking Pill, you will become a black-horned demon ant in the late stage of Qi training."

Watching Dahei retreating, Shen Lian cursed with a smile.

In the past, he had provided the Black Horned Demon Ant with a wide range of cultivation resources, but because of his bloodline, Dahei's advancement to the seventh level of Qi training was still stuck.

Since one's own bloodline is unreliable, one can only rely on external forces.

"Come here and eat the Barrier Breaking Pill."

Shen Lian stretched out his hand, ready to help Dahei take the pill.

“…Master…Master…”

At this moment, a wave of divine thought suddenly popped up.

"Um."

Shen Lian was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately.

Dahei can talk now!

“Hiss—”

Seeing the timidity in Dahei's small eyes, Shen Lian was immediately furious.

Is he so scary? He even scared the ant kid so much that he started speaking with his telepathy in advance?

The bloodline of the black-horned demon ant is much inferior to that of ordinary birds and beasts, and it is more difficult to improve its intelligence accordingly.

Shen Lian also plans to buy some spiritual objects during this period to help Dahei further develop his spiritual intelligence.

Now, Dahei has realized it in advance.

I was still scared by him.

"……Owner…"

Looking at Dahei who was standing there with his head down and looking pitiful, Shen Lian grabbed it, brought it to his side and gently patted its two big horns.

"Alas... now that I have embarked on the path to immortality, there is no possibility of retreating..."

After comforting him, Shen Lian still stuffed the Barrier Breaking Pill into Dahei's mouth.

Dahei's intelligence is currently at most that of a five or six-year-old child. He doesn't have much idea about spiritual practice and just muddles through each day.

Some descendants of great demons who have blood inheritance will have their spirits awakened from birth, and thus quickly embark on the path of cultivation.

Little demons like Dahei, who have almost no bloodline inherited from their ancestors, either obtain the corresponding method of cultivation by chance.

Or you can just try your luck and see if you can activate the dormant blood power in your body during the breakthrough process and inherit the cultivation method from the source of your blood.

“Crack—”

The huge medicinal power of the Breaking Barrier Pill entered his body, and Dahei cracked again as expected, releasing rich demonic power.

Shen Lian paid close attention to Dahei's changes with his mind, and crushed the elixir for healing injuries and applied it on Dahei's body.

The demonic energy emanating from Dahei was mixed with the medicinal power of the Soul-Feeding Pill that had not been completely refined, which showed that Dahei's efficiency in refining the pill was not high.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Dahei. Its bloodline and talent are predetermined. If it wants to break this confinement, it will require an unimaginable price.

If this happened to Dahei, he would crack almost every time he broke through the levels.

Every time the monster's body and flesh split apart, it is like receiving a baptism.

“Hiss—”

With Shen Lian's help, he used his spiritual power to smooth out the impact of the medicine. The chaotic demonic power in Dahei's body gradually calmed down and began to operate regularly in his body.

His Qi also broke through from the sixth level to the seventh level.

However, the evil spirit in Dahei's body did not subside. Instead, a strange blood-red color grew out of his body and wrapped his entire head.

As the bloody aura appeared, the other black-horned demon ants in the cave trembled and crawled down in fear.

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