Shen Wuyang followed Shi Xuan's method with some skepticism, picking out the worst materials, processing them one by one, and finally setting the furnace on fire. When the color inside changed, he made a hand seal to form the pill and stored it away!
When the alchemy furnace was opened, Shen Wuyang was surprised to find that there were indeed two pills inside. Although these two pills looked very shabby, with a rough and uneven surface and some unfiltered grass stalks, and the color was indescribable, they were not exactly the same as the Rejuvenation Pills he usually saw and ate, and had absolutely no relation to them.
It's probably only good enough to be fed to the sect's spirit pigs.
But these are indeed two pills!
Shen Wuyang was overjoyed. He held the two pills in his hands and examined them closely. Regardless of the appearance of the pills, this was the first time he had achieved success in alchemy!
He couldn't understand why he had failed so many times using the carefully selected materials and the methods recorded in the alchemy manual, while the incredibly simple method that Shi Xuan casually taught him could succeed immediately. She even omitted many of the essential steps required by the book!
This is truly amazing.
Shi Xuan explained, "Choosing the raw materials with the lowest spiritual power allows for a higher margin of error during the refining process. This method can only produce pills, but don't expect any quality from them."
Quality doesn't matter!
"I'll refine another batch!" Shen Wuyang was afraid that the success of this pill was just a coincidence, and he couldn't wait to try it again.
The second batch of pills was successfully produced, and there was even one more pill than the first time!
Shen Wuyang's eyes lit up. What had been a major headache for him had become so simple because of a single furnace explosion! His luck was just too good today!
Thinking this, he took out a bag of spirit stones from his storage ring and handed it to Shi Xuan, saying, "This is the reward for teaching me alchemy and compensation for the damage I caused you earlier. It's a total of seven hundred high-grade spirit stones. Fellow Daoist, please don't think it's too little."
Lu Wenxing didn't understand the world of the super-rich. If they could give seven hundred high-grade spirit stones for such a small matter, wouldn't his junior sister be making a fortune just by offering crash courses in alchemy?
Shi Xuan was once a Nascent Soul stage alchemist and a wealthy man. Although he is now poor, there is a difference between taking spirit stones from the sect leader and accepting spirit stones from others, as there is a distinction between close and distant relationships.
So Shi Xuan smiled and refused, saying, "My second senior brother was just joking with you two, don't take it seriously. I was just teaching you alchemy as a side activity, don't worry about it."
Look at the disciples of the Sword Sect, and then look at the Divine Cauldron Sect. The difference is obvious. Shen Wuyang felt even more strongly that the Lianfeng Sword Sect was the righteous one.
"If you two fellow Daoists from the Sword Sect do not mind, would you be willing to become friends with my brother and me?" Shen Wuyang asked sincerely.
Lu Wenxing immediately replied, "Great! Now that we're friends, when the six sects enter the Silver Frost Secret Realm together, please take good care of my junior sister inside."
"Of course!" He continued pushing his spirit stone pouch, saying, "There's no need for formalities between friends. You absolutely must accept these spirit stones! Otherwise, you're looking down on your brother!"
Shi Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth. This was going to escalate to a whole new level.
"How about this," Shi Xuan pushed the spirit stones back and said, "we won't accept the spirit stones. Now I need to customize a pill launcher. Brother Shen, why don't you help me with this?"
"Oh?" Shen Wuyang became interested. He was just worried that he didn't have anything new to do with weapon crafting.
Shi Xuan told him his idea and even drew him a rough sketch.
Shen Wuyang nodded repeatedly, "Great idea! This is such an interesting thing. Once it's made, I'll give you an extra three hundred spirit stones!"
...I've only ever heard of paying spirit stones to have something made, never of someone complaining about spirit stones after it's been made...
"By the way," he added, "your alchemy skills are so excellent, do you sell any pills? The pills I often use are all bought from the Divine Cauldron Sect, their quality is average and their attitude is arrogant."
Upon hearing that he had previously purchased pills from the Divine Cauldron Sect, Shi Xuan immediately became interested. "I have pills! Anything you can name, I can refine for you! High quality, low price, and plenty to go around!"
Shen Wuyang's eyes lit up: "I am currently only at the Foundation Establishment stage, and the three types of pills I commonly use are the Spirit Restoration Pill, the Stasis Clearing Pill, and the Qi Replenishing Pill."
Without saying a word, Shi Xuan took out three porcelain bottles and handed them to him, saying readily, "Friendly price, one hundred mid-grade spirit stones each."
The porcelain bottle was just the kind of ordinary bottle sold in the market for storing pills, nothing special. However, after opening it and pouring out a pill, Shen Wuyang was surprised. It was the same pill she had taken on the day she participated in the competition—a top-grade, flawless pill!
I looked at them one by one, and they were all top-grade flawless pills!
At this moment, even Shen Wuji, who had been grinning foolishly in the background, came over to examine them closely. Sure enough, they were thirty genuine, top-grade flawless pills!
That's incredibly generous! What did she just say? How many spirit stones did she say per pill? Did she misspoke? They pay 150 mid-grade spirit stones per pill for high-grade ones at the Divine Cauldron Sect, and this flawless top-grade one is only 100?
Shen Wuyang still thought he had misheard, so he asked again, "Fellow Daoist, how many spirit stones did you say each pill cost?"
"One hundred, a mid-grade spirit stone, one, my friend." Shi Xuan held up an index finger and waved it in front of him.
"How can you sell things like this!" Shen Wuyang said sternly. "My brother and I are here to sincerely make friends with you two! We're not here to take advantage of you under the guise of friendship! Selling such a top-quality, flawless pill for only one hundred mid-grade spirit stones is an insult to our friends!"
Shen Wuji also said, "The Divine Cauldron Sect sold us these kinds of pills before. The top-grade ones cost 150 mid-grade spirit stones. When we could buy them depended on their mood."
Shi Xuan laughed and said, "Then we don't need to look for them anymore. Let's exchange communication jades later. Just tell me if you need anything. As for the pills, you can take them whenever you want, and as many as you want!"
"Good! My friend is indeed generous!" Shen Wuyang said boldly, "But the price is up to me. This flawless pill must be sold to me for one high-grade spirit stone! Haha, with this flawless one, I no longer care about the high-grade pills from the Divine Cauldron Sect. Eating too many of them can easily leave behind pill poison."
A top-grade elixir was no match for his smug expression.
It takes a thousand mid-grade spirit stones to exchange for one high-grade spirit stone, yet this guy directly increased Shi Xuan's price tenfold.
Shi Xuan shook his head, reluctantly accepting his "forced sale," and happily reached a long-term supply agreement.
Therefore, this alchemy furnace that fell from the sky perfectly fulfilled its mission: Shen Wuyang learned the simplified alchemy method, Shi Xuan customized the pill launcher, the two brothers consumed top-quality, flawless pills, and Shi Xuan found a high-priced and stable sales channel...
It can be said that everyone was happy.
Shen Wuyang cupped his hands in greeting to Shi Xuan and said, "I believe Fellow Daoist Shi will surely win the second round of the Alchemy Competition. My brother and I will be leaving now to find Li Gou Dan of the Divine Cauldron Sect and settle our bet!"
If Li Gou Dan heard this, he would definitely shout in his defense: My name is Li Ge Dan! Not Li Gou Dan!
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