24: Chapter 24 Selling Elixirs (Part 1)

The Middle Courtyard of the Alchemist Hall was much larger than the front courtyard, and each Alchemist's Pill Refining Room was also larger.

The Medicinal Pills refined here were mainly provided for Middle Stage Qi Refining Cultivators, so there were certain requirements for both quantity and quality.

Because of this, it was not as noisy as the front courtyard; one could see pine and cypress trees standing tall all around, with greenery everywhere, giving people a very calming feeling.

Upon entering the courtyard, several divine senses quickly probed over, but realizing it was only a Qi Refining Level 5 Cultivator, they quickly dispersed.

At this moment, a delicate-looking pill attendant, around twelve or thirteen years old, walked up quickly with a respectful attitude.

"Are you Alchemist Chen? My Revered Master is currently out, so please follow me."

Before long, the pill attendant quickly led Chen Fan to a Pill Refining Room. On the door hung the characters "Ding Wu," and what was even more surprising was that there was a layer of Formation Restriction.

"Alchemist Chen, this will be your Pill Refining Room from now on. Before my Revered Master left, he instructed that for the next few months, you should first refine spirit gathering pills and Bingqing Pills."

As he spoke, he took out a Jade Slip and a Formation token.

On the Jade Slip, the requirements for the quantity of Medicinal Pills to be refined, the success rate, and matters needing attention were clearly written.

"Alchemist Chen, after the Medicinal Pills are refined, they must be handed in as soon as possible every day. A Cultivator will come to inspect them at that time."

After saying this, he bowed and slowly walked away.

Chen Fan nodded slightly, took out the token, and tapped it lightly on the Formation light screen. A Void Realm entrance slowly appeared.

The area of the Pill Refining Room was three times larger than before. Inside, besides several large shelves, there were three high-quality Pill Furnaces.

"Not bad."

Chen Fan was very satisfied with the new Pill Formula and immediately went to collect the Spiritual Plants needed for refining Medicinal Pills.

The biggest benefit of refining Medicinal Pills here was the Formation Restriction, which could prevent other Cultivators from probing.

He was already proficient in refining spirit gathering pills and Bingqing Pills. After refining several batches in a row, he quickly completed the assigned task with a one hundred percent success rate.

This meant that some of the Medicinal Pills became extra income.

Having finished refining with ease, the remaining time could be used for Cultivate.

A day passed quickly, and just as the pill attendant had said, at the You hour, a Cultivator appeared outside the Pill Refining Room.

The person who came was a thin, withered old man with a cultivation level of 8th Layer of Qi Refining.

The wrinkles on his face were crisscrossed, and his eyes were slightly narrowed, giving people an indescribably unfathomable feeling.

After carefully checking, he nodded slightly: "Not bad, the Impurities are very few, and the quality is even better than required. You are worthy of being a Cultivator personally assessed by Deacon Qin."

"This Junior was just lucky." Chen Fan said respectfully, bowing in salute.

"Nowadays, there are very few Cultivators as humble as you. This old man is named Guest Alchemist Xu Daoran; you can call me Uncle Xu in the future. I just wonder how you improved the refining method; could you tell me a little bit about it?"

"About that... This Junior was just lucky." Chen Fan did not want to attract attention.

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to say more, Guest Alchemist Xu Daoran frowned slightly and unconsciously let out a cold snort.

Following this, he waved his long sleeve and collected the Medicinal Pill into his Storage Pouch.

Seeing this, Chen Fan was speechless, an expression of astonishment appearing on his face. He had not expected that this would also offend someone.

"Forget it, I'll just take it one step at a time!"

Chen Fan shook his head slightly and headed towards the Zilin Bamboo Lodge.

For the next few days, apart from refining Medicinal Pills, he spent his time on Cultivate, which was quite comfortable.

However, it was quite a pity that he did not encounter his acquaintances Qin Lingxi and Qin Shubai.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, a month passed. His Alchemy skills improved rapidly, and he could occasionally refine six-pattern Medicinal Pills.

However, the Medicinal Pills he handed in were all five-pattern. Even so, it still attracted the renewed attention of Guest Alchemist Xu Daoran.

On this day, changing his previous cold attitude, he said slowly: "Matrilocal son-in-law Chen is truly a rare talent. I did not expect you to be able to successfully complete the assigned tasks of Deacon Qin; this has been rare in the past."

"Rare?" Upon hearing this, Chen Fan's heart skipped a beat. Clearly, he had not controlled the Alchemy rhythm well and had been too flashy.

"Uncle Xu, you flatter me. This Junior's level is just so-so; you think too highly of me."

"Hehe, being too humble is not necessarily a good thing."

After saying this, he waved his long sleeve and slowly collected the Medicinal Pill into his Storage Pouch.

Watching the other party leave, Chen Fan felt an indescribable sense of oppression. He always felt that there was an ulterior motive behind those smiling eyes.

Chen Fan had not expected that by just slightly using the ancient method to remove some of the Impurities, Qin Daoyuan had not paid much attention, but it had aroused this person's interest.

After a month of refining, he had accumulated quite a few high-quality spirit gathering pills and Medicinal Pills.

"It is time to head to Qingyang Market."

As before, after some disguise, he arrived at the Su Family Shop again.

"Fellow Daoist, you've come?" Su Yan smiled, being extremely attentive.

After many transactions, the two were basically familiar with each other, but when she saw that some of the Medicinal Pills were six-pattern, an expression of shock still appeared on her face.

One must know that improving from five-pattern to six-pattern is not easy; for an Alchemist, it means needing to spend a lot of time and energy.

After Deacon Su Changhe confirmed that there were no errors, he nodded repeatedly.

He was very satisfied with this kind of Alchemist who could cooperate long-term.

After handing over nearly eighty Spirit Stones, he said slowly: "Fellow Daoist, your level of refining Medicinal Pills is quite high now. Can you help my shop refine some other Medicinal Pills?"

"What kind of Medicinal Pills? However, I cannot guarantee a one hundred percent success rate." Chen Fan continued to reply in a hoarse voice.

"It is no matter. This time I would like to ask Fellow Daoist to help refine huntian pills. I have ten sets of Materials here; you only need to control the success rate at thirty percent."

Upon hearing this, Chen Fan's expression was calm, but he was extremely cautious in his heart.

The huntian pill was a Medicinal Pill specifically for Late-stage Qi Refining Cultivators; the other party's move was nothing more than testing him.

However, there was such a big bargain; it would be a waste not to take it.

"I can do it, but it will have to wait until next month."

"Good." Deacon Su Changhe's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed.

After Chen Fan left, Su Yan asked in confusion: "This person has only just advanced to Middle Stage Qi Refining; can he really refine this kind of Medicinal Pill?"

"This batch of Medicinal Pills has extremely high purity; I am afraid there is someone else behind him. If he really can refine them, our Su Family absolutely cannot miss this opportunity." Deacon Su Changhe appeared calculating, and a look of anticipation appeared on his face.

Chen Fan left the Su Family Shop and, just like before, only let out a sigh of relief after confirming that no Cultivators were following him.

At the Su Family Shop, just selling a few six-pattern Medicinal Pills had aroused the other party's covetousness, making him feel uneasy.

After circling around the market, he decided to head to the Treasure Pavilion.

The Treasure Pavilion was a famous shop in the cultivation world, distributed across multiple markets and cities, but because the prices were higher, there were not many Cultivators who came here.

Looking from afar, there were several gorgeously dressed female receptionists at the entrance constantly soliciting customers.

However, when Chen Fan walked up, none of the female Cultivators were interested. In their view, for a Qi Refining Level 5 Cultivator, how many Spirit Stones could he possibly have on him?

Just when it was quite awkward, a crisp voice echoed in his ears: "Fellow Daoist, please come in. I wonder what kind of cultivation resources you would like to buy?"

The female Cultivator who came to meet him was very beautiful, with a touch of charm amidst her shyness, without any arrogance, and was instead exceptionally enthusiastic.