Chapter 20 Success

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After purchasing the Spirit Seeds, Li Zhirui headed towards his family's store. He looked from outside and noticed that business was quite good, as there were cultivators in the store at all times. Seeing that his two elders were busy attending to customers, Li Zhirui decided not to disturb them and quietly left. What Li Zhirui didn't expect was that upon his return to Da Rong Island, a pleasant surprise was waiting for him. Previously, Li Shiqing had promised Li Zhirui the Water Method Pill Recipe, and he had already sent someone to the Marketplace to purchase it. Moreover, he bought five pill recipes at once, along with the corresponding fifty batches of Spiritual Medicine. "Thank you, Grandfather Clan Leader!" Li Zhirui said with a happy face. Li Shiqing shook his head and said, "This is what you deserve." "I hope that after you learn it, you'll record your insights and then submit them to the Scripture Pavilion," Li Shiqing continued after seeing that Li Zhirui's expression remained unchanged, "In the future, half of the Contribution Value paid by our clan members for each reading will be given to you." "Alright, once I've learned it, I'll send my insights to the Scripture Pavilion," Li Zhirui agreed readily. Although he had made contributions, it wasn't without reward, and besides, as a member of the family, Li Zhirui would also benefit more as the family became wealthier and stronger. Moreover, the Water Refinement Method was not easy to master. "Hmm, then you can go back now." Li Zhirui bowed and then turned and left.@@@@ Back at his small courtyard, Li Zhirui did not rush to look at the pill recipes. Instead, he entered his space, preparing to plant the Spirit Seeds he'd acquired and also to use Spirit Stones to force-grow those fourteen types of second-tier Spiritual Medicine. Li Zhirui chose the Gold-edged Flower with the shortest maturity time. As each Spirit Stone was buried into the ground, the Gold-edged Flower rapidly sprouted from the Spirit Seed, grew up, produced buds, and finally bloomed completely! A tier-two Spiritual Medicine plant, from Spirit Seed to maturity, took only a brief quarter of an hour, but this was achieved at the cost of more than one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones. "A Gold-edged Flower is worth one hundred and forty Spirit Stones on the market, and forcibly growing it like this, I'm still losing a dozen or so Spirit Stones," muttered Li Zhirui. He had previously forced the growth of tier-one Spiritual Medicine and knew that cultivating tier-two Spiritual Medicine would definitely result in a loss of some Spirit Stones, but he hadn't expected it to be as much as a dozen or so. "Ah, I'll just grow them slowly." After all, he was not in a hurry now, nor did he need second-tier Spiritual Medicine immediately. It was enough to force-grow one plant of each kind and expand the scale gradually. But while examining the Pill Recipe, Li Zhirui encountered a dilemma; refining the Qinghe Pill required one more spell than the Jade Spirit Pill and the Spirit-Replenishing Pill. "Nurturing Pill Skill?" Li Zhirui frowned deeply. He had never heard of this spell, and while its literal meaning was easy to grasp, he had no idea how to practically apply it. Li Zhirui safely put away the Pill Recipe and got up, heading towards the Alchemy Room. He wanted to ask Li Shihe if he knew about the method. "I have heard of this method. It is said that Spirit Pills refined using this method have one or two points higher efficacy than ordinary Spirit Pills. However, you also know the past situation of our family; we simply couldn't gather such precious Methods," Li Shihe said at last, his face full of helplessness and regret. "This..." After getting an answer from Li Shihe, Li Zhirui frowned. He hadn't expected the Nurturing Pill Skill to have such benefits, but at the same time, he also realized the preciousness of the method. Not to mention how expensive it could be, it was still a question if it was even for sale in the marketplace. "You're thinking about refining the Qinghe Pill, aren't you?" As the Pill-refining Elder of the family, Li Shihe knew Li Zhirui's thoughts as soon as he heard them, but all he could do was advise, "You should try refining the other Spirit Pills first." "Yes, I know." What else could Li Zhirui do but agree? He didn't yet possess the ability to deduce a Pill Recipe on his own. This situation couldn't be blamed on the clan members who bought the Pill Recipes. After all, when purchasing, it was not possible to see the entire content of the Pill Recipe. If someone slightly meddled and hid this matter, from where would you know it? After returning to his courtyard, Li Zhirui seriously examined the other four Pill Recipes and was relieved not to encounter a similar issue. "I'll start with the Blood Pill." Like the Spirit-Replenishing Pill, this pill was also very popular and easy to sell. Perhaps because he had experience in refining Jade Spirit Pills and Spirit-Replenishing Pills, it only took Li Zhirui a few days to fully understand the Blood Pill Recipe and memorize all the processes. On the early morning of the fifth day, Li Zhirui got up early, cleared his mind of various distractions, and started cleaning the Alchemy Furnace, then filled it with Spirit Water. "Blood Deer Antler, White Ginseng..." He took out the five types of Spiritual Medicine needed to refine the Blood Pill, began to extract their essence, and then injected it into the Spirit Water. His fingers flew, casting the Alchemy spells one by one, and the originally distinct essences began to merge with one another. Li Zhirui maintained a calm demeanor, perfectly timing each step, carefully completing them all. Half an hour later, a fragrance of pills wafted from the Alchemy Furnace. Li Zhirui's expression remained unchanged as he slowly withdrew the spells, then reached out to collect the Spirit Pills. "Five pills completed!" A bright smile appeared on Li Zhirui's face; not only had he succeeded in refining the Blood Pill on his first attempt, but the yield was also considerable! However, Li Zhirui was also aware that his success was due not only to his months of refining hundreds to thousands of pills, but also to the relatively low difficulty of the Blood Pill.

Chapter 20 Success

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