On the way back, Zhang Yuan thought and thought, but couldn't come up with any good way to make money.
"Are you suggesting we refine a pot of Foundation Establishment Pills and sell them?"
Zhang Yuan muttered to himself.
At this moment, members of the Golden Classics Reading Group were discussing alchemy.
Zhang Yuan was scrolling through his chat history while walking.
Nanling Qingquan: Have you successfully refined the Foundation Establishment Pill yet?
Tangtang: No, it exploded every time I tried to refine it, but thankfully no one was hurt. Refining pills is so difficult!
Uncle Nanshan: Me too! I spent tens of thousands of yuan on medicinal herbs, and I still couldn't refine it successfully on the first try!
Lezai: It's too difficult, I've given up.
Bu Er: Alchemy is a highly skilled craft; even the slightest difference can lead to failure. That's why alchemists are extremely rare in the cultivation world.
However, with more practice, there is still hope of mastering it!
Tangtang: I've given up!
Nanshan Big Tree: Me too!!
Fuji: Has anyone mastered it?
The group was silent for a while.
Suddenly someone appeared.
The sea of knowledge is boundless: I think I've succeeded in refining it!
Nanshan Big Tree: What??
Tangtang: Really?
Nanling Qingquan: Do you have any photos? Let me see them and broaden my horizons!
Zhang Yuan posted a photo of the Foundation Establishment Pill he had refined last time. It was black with a hint of gold and looked rather ugly.
"Is this the Foundation Establishment Pill? Why is it different from what I imagined?"
"Ha ha!"
Nanling Qingquan sent a smirking emoji.
Bu Er: The sea of knowledge is boundless. Your Foundation Establishment Pill looks very special, black with gold undertones. Could it be a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill?
The sea of learning is boundless: I don't know, I ate one and it directly helped me open up an acupoint!
The Foundation Building Pill refined by Zhang Yuan actually opened up two major acupoints, Yaoyangguan and Dazhui, after he took it. However, because it involved secrets such as the inheritance of the Zhengyang Immortal, Zhang Yuan only said in the group that one acupoint had been opened.
However, this still shocked the group members!
To open up an acupoint by consuming a Foundation Establishment Pill is something every cultivator dreams of!
Many cultivators, especially those with mediocre talent, often spend several years cultivating before they can open up a single acupoint!
The group members were all filled with envy.
Bu Er: Ordinary Foundation Establishment Pills can only help temper the body. It takes about three to five pills to open one acupoint. But Xue Hai Wu Ya can open one acupoint directly with one Foundation Establishment Pill. That must be a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill!
At that moment, on the other end of the phone, a young man was looking at the photo of the Foundation Establishment Pill in the group chat with disbelief.
He is a disciple of the Dan Sect, and his online name is Bu Er.
Bu Er has been learning alchemy from his master for several years, and he can only refine ordinary Foundation Establishment Pills. How come this group member named "Boundless Learning" can directly refine high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills?!
Fuji was not only shocked, but also confused!
The reason why Zhang Yuan's pill is considered to be a superior Foundation Establishment Pill is because it is almost identical to the Foundation Establishment Pill that his master, Bu Er, once refined. Both are black with gold in them, and the gold in the black of that Foundation Establishment Pill is even more obvious than the one his master refined!
In addition, taking one Foundation Building Pill will open up an acupoint!
This is something that only top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills can achieve.
What exactly is this "boundless sea of learning" thing?
How could a superior Foundation Establishment Pill be refined?
Bu Er remembered that he had posted the recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill in the group more than a month ago. There shouldn't be anyone in the group who knew how to refine pills!
Zhang Yuan felt secretly pleased as he looked at the envious expressions of his fellow group members!
"So I'm the only one who succeeded in refining it!"
"It seems I do indeed have a talent for alchemy!"
\"hey-hey!\"
Bu Er: The sea of knowledge is boundless. Can you tell me how you refined a superior Foundation Establishment Pill?
Tangtang: Yeah! I've tried making it so many times and failed every time!
Nanling Spring: Curiosity +1
...
The sea of learning is boundless: I also followed the method you provided to refine it, but I had read an ancient book before that contained some records about refining Foundation Establishment Pills, so I combined that with my refining process. I failed several times before I finally succeeded!
Zhang Yuan said in the group, but did not explain in detail how to refine it.
The inheritance of the Immortal of Zhengyang was his secret, and Zhang Yuan did not want to tell anyone else, let alone strangers in the group.
This sea of knowledge is truly boundless and impressive!
After reading Zhang Yuan's reply, Fuji became even more certain of his guess.
Because the method for refining Foundation Establishment Pills was very precious, Zhang Yuan didn't mention it in the group, so the others were too embarrassed to ask further.
The Foundation Establishment Pill refining method that Bu Er previously announced in the group could only produce ordinary Foundation Establishment Pills, which were not as precious as the method for refining medium to high-grade Foundation Establishment Pills.
Moreover, he also withheld some key details about refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, as these were sect secrets!
After chatting with his group members for a while and garnering their envy and admiration, Zhang Yuan logged off to practice his skills.
...
On the weekend, Zhang Yuan got up early and went to the back mountain to practice his skills. When he returned to the dormitory after finishing his practice, his three roommates were still sleepy and yawning as they got out of bed one after another!
What a decadent college life!
Zhang Yuan has been refining Foundation Establishment Pills these past two days, so he's been looking for an opportunity to wait for his roommates to leave.
He dawdled in the dormitory, washed his clothes, and then sat at the table to read for a while before finally waiting for his roommates to leave.
Zhang Yuan mysteriously closed the dormitory door, then took out an iron pot and an induction cooker from the wardrobe, as well as a tightly wrapped bag of Foundation Establishment Pill refining materials that were left over from last time!
Relying solely on martial arts training is too slow; you still need to take drugs!
Luckily, there are still some medicinal herbs left in the dormitory, so I can refine the Foundation Establishment Pill again.
After plugging in the induction cooker, Zhang Yuan, having gained experience in alchemy once before, began refining pills with practiced ease.
Alchemy should be a high-level and sophisticated thing. He had a bronze cauldron for alchemy left by the Immortal Zhengyang in his Qiankun bag, but Zhang Yuan's cultivation level was too low to use it or even summon it.
Therefore, the only option is to continue using the same method: an induction cooker and an iron pot for refining.
...
It took about an hour and ten minutes to complete the second Foundation Establishment Pill.
In the iron pot, there was a lump of black paste with a hint of pale gold, exuding a rich spiritual energy. Zhang Yuan took it out and kneaded it into two pieces.
The last Foundation Establishment Pill was too large, almost causing Zhang Yuan to explode and die, so this time Zhang Yuan divided the Foundation Establishment Pill into two smaller ones.
Zhang Yuansheng placed two Foundation Building Pills, each the size of a glass bead, in a bowl and put them away.
Because he had just finished refining pills, the dormitory was filled with a strong smell of herbs. Zhang Yuan quickly opened the sliding door to the balcony to let the smell dissipate, and then quickly cleaned up the mess.
Wash the pot and clean up the residue.
Zhang Yuan had only washed half of the pot when his roommate, who had just finished lunch, returned and was banging on the door, calling for him to open it.
"They're here! They're here!"
Zhang Yuan quickly washed the pot and ran to open the door.
"Zhang Yuan, why did you lock the door!"
Zhu Gan, Fei Bo, and Xie Feng entered the dormitory one after another. They smelled a herbal scent in the dormitory and looked at Zhang Yuan with curiosity and confusion, questioning him.
"Tell me quickly, what were you doing in the dorm?"
"Are you brewing Chinese medicine again?"
Xie Feng asked suspiciously.
Zhang Yuan gave an awkward smile.
No!
Then he walked to the bedside, covered a blue and white porcelain bowl on the table with his hand, and mysteriously left the dormitory.
He was humming a tune as he walked.
He seems to be in a very good mood!
"Hey, where are you going?"
"You still haven't told us what you're doing in the dorm!"
Fei Bo watched Zhang Yuan's departing figure, still unwilling to give up, and asked again with the look of a curious child.
He sniffed around the dormitory!
Why does this smell so refreshing?!
How strange, it even smells a little nice!
Zhang Yuan ignored his roommates and said without turning his head, "I'm going to the cafeteria for lunch!"
The three roommates were left in the dormitory, staring at each other blankly.
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