Chapter 108: Recycling of Inferior Pills
After Li Yu left Lingyun Peak, all the other peaks of Dandao soon received the news of his promotion to the second-grade alchemist.
Zhufeng does not value a second-grade alchemist, but if this second-grade alchemist is Li Yu, the situation is different. He can refine top-grade second-level pills before he has even built his foundation. Once he has built his foundation, he will probably be able to refine super-grade and top-notch pills immediately.
The vast majority of third-grade alchemists are unable to produce the top-grade Tongmai Pill.
The quantity and quality of pills delivered to the sect every month determines the share of materials obtained in the next month. This is very important to every peak. Therefore, after Li Yu officially became a second-grade alchemist, all the peaks of the alchemy sect invited him.
In the past two days, there has been a constant stream of people coming to the villa, and Li Yu has done nothing but meet guests.
There were a total of thirty-six third-grade alchemists in Kunlun. After Zhao Guangxuan's death, there were only thirty-five left. These thirty-five peaks, without exception, issued a formal invitation to Li Yu.
In addition, six fourth-grade alchemists also sent people to Ziyun Peak.
The conditions they offered to Li Yu were also quite generous. They promised him that after he joined, he would be required to refine at least three furnaces of Tongmai Pills every month. If Li Yu agreed to join, they would also give him two Tuomai Pills at one time and give his Taoist partner ten Tongmai Pills. This was full of sincerity.
However, Li Yu did not accept their invitation immediately.
His unified response to the outside world was that he would now focus all his energy on building his foundation, and would only consider this matter after he had built his foundation.
After officially becoming a second-grade alchemist, he rarely went out, but practiced diligently at home. After all, he practiced five spiritual veins. Others only needed to compress the magic power of one spiritual vein, but he had to compress five. There was no elixir that could do this process, and he had to rely on himself for everything.
Time flies and another half month has passed.
Today is the day he and Xu Yitian agreed to deliver the purple gold.
Li Yu came to Zijin Cave Heaven again, and two figures had been waiting at the old place.
It was somewhat beyond Li Yu's expectations that this month, Xu Yi and Tian Qi actually collected 300 kilograms of purple gold, which means that there are more demon disciples going to the Purple Gold Cave to mine this month than last month.
After delivering the elixirs they needed, Xu Yi asked Li Yu again, "Fellow Daoist Li, do you have any second-level Qi-recovering elixirs?"
Li Yu is now a second-grade alchemist. The second-grade Qi-restoring pill is not a very precious pill and can be easily refined. Li Yu nodded and said, "Yes, there is, but the price will definitely be a bit higher..."
Xu Yi was delighted when he heard this and said, "Can I use five Jade Spirit Fruits to exchange for five second-level Qi-restoring Pills?"
Li Yu was stunned: "You have Jade Spirit Fruit?"
Theoretically, one ripe Jade Spirit Fruit can be used to refine three Tongmai Pills, which can be exchanged for one Huiqi Pill. For Li Yu, this is undoubtedly a huge profitable business.
Xu Yi nodded and said, "I got a few of them by chance in a secret place."
He took out five Jade Spirit Fruits, and Li Yu immediately took out five second-level Qi-recovering pills and gave them to him.
Xu Yi's face was filled with joy, as if he had taken great advantage of Li Yu. In fact, the Jade Spirit Fruit was of no use to him, and he wouldn't get anything good in exchange for it even if he handed it over to the sect. But it was different for Li Yu. The second-level Recovery Pill was extremely rare in the Soul Refining Sect, and it was difficult for him to get it with his status.
Tian Qi looked at it with envy and asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, if I have any spiritual medicine, can I also exchange it for high-level elixirs from you?"
After the demon disciples obtain spiritual herbs and medicines, they usually choose to hand them over to the sect in exchange for some resources. There are not many people in the sect who can refine these spiritual herbs, so most of them will be handed over to the righteous sect for refining. Those righteous sects are even more evil than the demon disciples, and they only give them one pill for every ten materials.
If he handed it over to Li Yu directly, there would be one less layer of exploitation in the middle, which would be much more cost-effective than handing it over to the sect.
For Li Yu, the more high-level spiritual medicines, the better. He said to the two of them, "If you have any high-level spiritual herbs or spiritual medicines, you can give them to me. I can exchange them for the second-level Qi-recovering pills or the second-level Yuan-preserving pills..."
When Tian Qi heard about the second-level Baoyuan Pill, his breathing became rapid.
The first-level Baoyuan Pill refined by Li Yu was so bad, so shouldn’t the second-level Baoyuan Pill be able to take off immediately?
He said impatiently: "I will go back and collect spiritual medicine for Fellow Daoist Li."
Xu Yi also said: "I will go back and ask others."
Thinking of something, Li Yu looked at the two and said, "Although the sect does not prohibit disciples of the righteous path from trading privately with the demonic path, if it gets out, there will be some trouble. Please remember not to tell others about our transaction."
The two men immediately swore to Li Yu that they would never disclose the details of the transaction. After all, they could also make huge profits from this transaction, and if the business failed, it would not benefit anyone.
In addition, Li Yu said to the two: "Although Kunlun and your sects have transactions on weekdays, I am a disciple of Kunlun. I hope you will not use the elixirs I sell to you to deal with Kunlun disciples. If I hear about similar things, our transaction will end here..."
Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions immediately became serious.
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Li. I will warn those guys."
"Whoever dares to attack Kunlun disciples, I will not let them go!"
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After the two of them made some assurances, Li Yu soon returned to Kunlun with three hundred kilograms of purple gold, and asked them to continue collecting purple gold.
Of course, the more Foundation Building Pills the better. Even if you don’t need them yourself, you can sell them in exchange for other resources.
This kind of realm-breaking elixir is hard currency in the world of immortal cultivation.
The three foundation-building pills were nothing to Kunlun. Apart from the fact that the deacon disciple suspected that Li Yu had found a purple gold mine, it did not cause any other disturbance.
However, the Soul Refining Sect thousands of miles away, the deacon who was responsible for recruiting purple gold disciples, was puzzled.
It has been two months. During these two months, the amount of purple gold handed in by the sect's low-level disciples has dropped drastically. It can't even be described as being cut in half, but rather a cut to the ankle.
After investigation, he found out that most of the purple gold had been taken away by Senior Brother Xu.
According to those disciples, one pound of purple gold can be exchanged for a top-grade Qi-recovering pill from Senior Brother Xu, but can only be exchanged for a mid-grade one from the sect. Any normal person would know what to choose.
The deacon disciple couldn't figure out where Senior Brother Xu got so many top-grade Qi-recovering pills. Could it be that he got hold of a secret cave of some alchemist?
However, he did not dare to inquire too much about the affairs of the core disciples.
Although Senior Brother Xu's status is not as high as those of the sect's Nascent Soul ancestors, it is still unattainable for ordinary disciples like them.
If the elders above asked him, he would tell the truth.
Anyway, Senior Brother Xu is close to building his foundation, and he can't afford to offend even the elders above him.
Kunlun Cave Heaven, Ziyun Peak.
Li Yu had just finished a practice.
To achieve the ultimate effect of dual cultivation, it is not enough to rely on two people alone, and it also requires the assistance of some elixirs.
The "Liang Yi Jing" is not only a method of dual cultivation, it also records a recipe for a pill that assists in dual cultivation, called the Liang Yi Pill. This pill is similar to the Hui Qi Pill, and has no fixed grade. The more precious the materials used and the older the pill is, the higher the grade of the pill will be. It can be a first-grade pill, or a second-grade, third-grade, or even a fifth-grade pill.
To the disciples of Hehuan Sect, this is a hurdle that they cannot overcome. Without the elixir, the effect of their dual cultivation will be greatly reduced. Moreover, the human body has its limits. Without the Baoyuan Pill, they cannot even survive the Foundation Establishment Period.
But it is not a problem at all for Li Yu. He can eat the top-grade Baoyuan Pills and Liangyi Pills as meals.
After both of them took the elixir, the effect of dual cultivation was greatly improved. Of course, Li Yu had now reached a bottleneck in his cultivation. The main beneficiary was Zhou Zixuan. With her own talent, plus the bonus of dual cultivation, her actual cultivation speed was no slower than that of most core disciples.
In Li Yu's arms, Zhou Zixuan drew circles on his chest and whispered, "When you go out, there's only Ling'er and I at home. It's too lonely on weekdays. Do you want to marry another Taoist partner? Since Junior Sister Jiang has expressed her feelings, why not..."
Li Yu patted her perky part and said, "What are you thinking about..."
He and Jiang Li had expressed their feelings to each other, but they were still only at the stage of kissing and hugging.
There's nothing wrong with kissing and hugging, but if he dares to do anything to Jiang Li, Master Xuan Zhen will definitely kill him.
There is no doubt about this.
Zhou Zixuan was silent for a moment, then continued: "What about Sister Pan'er from Emei? She really likes you. I can see that..."
Li Yu looked at her in surprise and asked, "Didn't you say before that the happiest thing is for two people to grow old together? What happened today?"
Zhou Zixuan blushed. She had felt that way before, but this was a different time.
Now she feels that sometimes it would be better to have someone to help her share the burden...
She blushed and said to Li Yu: "I think... it's better to have a lively home. At least there is someone to talk to."
Li Yu said: "Think it over, there is not one but three people from Emei..."
He had heard a little about the three Zhao sisters from Senior Sister Bai. The three sisters were very talented, but they practiced a single spiritual vein. It seemed that they did not qualify for the treatment of core disciples of a large sect, but Emei's arrangements for them were different from those for other core disciples.
The disadvantage of a single spiritual vein is that the individual's strength is insufficient and the magic power is not as profound as that of multiple spiritual veins.
However, the cultivation speed of a single spiritual vein cannot be matched by multiple spiritual veins.
Practicing one spiritual vein naturally saves time than practicing multiple spiritual veins, and can build the foundation and form the elixir in a short period of time. The three sisters are triplets, and they are naturally connected in mind. They have been practicing certain soul secrets since childhood, and their cooperation is tacit.
The three sisters have one wood spiritual vein, one water spiritual vein, and one fire spiritual vein. Nothing can be seen in the Qi Refining Stage, but after building the foundation, they can cooperate to cast wind and lightning spells. Their strength is only stronger than those of the three spiritual veins in the Foundation Building Stage.
In order to develop their tacit understanding, they have been inseparable since childhood and have done everything together. Li Yu has never seen them separate, and they will not separate easily.
To become a Taoist partner with one of them means to become a Taoist partner with all three of them at the same time.
Of course, not everyone is qualified for such a good thing.
Not only does one need to have talents that match theirs, but if one wants to become a Taoist partner with them, one must also join the Emei sect.
Zhou Zixuan said indifferently: "As long as they are willing, I have no objection. I like them very much..."
Li Yu said unhappily: "Even if you are willing, Emei will not. Let's talk about this later. Hurry up and get up to make the elixir with me..."
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Li Yu exchanged five second-level Qi-restoring pills for five Jade Spirit Fruits from Xu Yi. He then spent some time collecting other auxiliary materials for the Tongmai Pill, but had not yet started refining it.
The spiritual liquid extracted from a ripe jade spirit fruit can theoretically be used to refine three Tongmai Pills.
However, the alchemy process cannot be perfect, and 99% of alchemists cannot refine three pills. A second-grade alchemist is considered qualified if he can produce one medium-quality pill. A third-grade alchemist, if in good condition, can refine two pills.
After all, it was a precious Jade Spirit Fruit. Li Yu did not try to show off this time. When he refined each batch of pills, he gave the control of his body to the pill furnace inside his body.
The alchemy level of this furnace is much better than his. After three days, Li Yu obtained fifteen top-grade Tongmai Pills.
Although it was only top grade, the materials in each furnace were fully utilized without any waste. Three pills were produced each time the furnace was opened. Li Yu certainly could not do this if he did it himself.
Li Yu used the power of the alchemy furnace to upgrade the grades of these pills one by one, making them super-quality in order to reduce the poison content in the pills.
Li Yu no longer had any use for these fifteen Tongmai Pills, so he gave them all to Zhou Zixuan.
With the fifteen pills refined by Li Yu, plus the ten pills she received as a reward for being the first on the trial list, and her own practice, she has opened up fifty-two acupoints in her Wood Spiritual Vein. She only needs twenty more to complete her Qi refining and prepare for foundation building.
With a Taoist companion who is a second-grade alchemist, building a foundation is so simple.
What surprised Li Yu was that a month later, when he came to the Purple Gold Cave Heaven again, he not only received 400 kilograms of purple gold from Xu Yi and Tian Qi, but also 11 Jade Spirit Fruits.
Li Yu learned from them that the Soul Refining Sect and the Joyous Union Sect were not good at refining pills. Although the sect also had second-grade alchemists, the success rate was extremely poor. Ten materials might not be enough to refine a Tongmai Pill. Even if they did, there would only be one pill pattern, or at most two. After taking the pill, it would take one or two months to refine the pill poison. Therefore, the Jade Spirit Fruits found by the disciples of the Demonic Path would generally not be handed in.
Hearing that the Jade Spirit Fruit could be exchanged for the Second-Level Recovery Pill from them, some disciples from the two sects who had the Jade Spirit Fruit in their hands immediately came to them.
Li Yu felt a little sorry for these demonic guys. They really had never seen anything good...
Of course, this is also the result of the monopoly of alchemy. Even in Kunlun, one Jade Spirit Fruit can only be exchanged for one or two second-level Qi Recovery Pills. Although their value is far more than two Qi Recovery Pills, they can only be used in the hands of alchemists of the second rank or above.
In Li Yu's hands, eleven Jade Spirit Fruits turned into thirty-three Tongmai Pills in just four days.
Zhou Zixuan took twenty pills, and her cultivation level immediately rose to the ninth level of Qi Refining. Li Yu already had twelve Foundation Establishment Pills in his hands. As long as his luck was not too bad, it would be enough for the two of them to establish their foundation .
The remaining Tongmai Pills naturally belonged to Ling'er.
However, the number of spiritual veins and acupoints in its body is nine more than that of humans. This number of Tongmai Pills is obviously not enough. One day, Li Yu suddenly had an idea and thought of something.
Tongmai Pill is a second-grade pill, and is extremely helpful for spiritual practice. It is considered the most precious second-grade pill, and the materials cannot be wasted easily. The people in the sect who refine Tongmai Pill are generally third-grade alchemists, or the best among second-grade alchemists. Their success rate in refining Tongmai Pill is higher.
But no matter how high the success rate is, there will always be failures. Even though the materials for Tongmai Pill are precious, alchemists still need to be trained. If they are not allowed to practice, they will never be able to make it. This kind of consumption and waste is unavoidable.
Waste pills are waste pills to others, but Li Yu himself has the ability to turn waste into treasure.
Thinking of this, Li Yu immediately came to Lingyun Peak.
Wang Hua, the third-rank alchemist who was in charge of all matters at Lingyun Peak, was in charge. After listening to Li Yu's explanation, he asked in surprise, "What do you want those waste pills and those inferior pills with only one danwen for? You are an alchemist, so you must know that those pills contain too much dan poison and are not suitable for consumption at all."
Li Yu explained: "I have a spiritual pet at home. I thought that although it is a low-quality elixir, it still has a 10% to 20% chance of breakthrough. I can give it to the spiritual pet, which will definitely be faster than it practicing on its own."
Wang Hua didn't think much about it and said, "Okay, there are no waste pills here. The waste pills made by alchemists are usually dealt with on the spot. We do have low-quality pills, but they were sold to the demons at a low price in the past. Since you want them, I will let them leave them to you in the future."
The demon disciples are really committing sins, Li Yu complained in his heart, then he bowed to Wang Hua and said, "Thank you, Elder Wang."
Wang Hua waved his hand and said, "Why are you being so polite? They are just some useless pills. In recent years, even the demon sects don't want them anymore. It is said that some disciples took too much and were poisoned to death. You should be careful too..."
Li Yu said: "Don't worry, my pet is very tough and won't get hurt by the food."
Thinking of something, Li Yu asked again: "Do you have any waste or low-grade Tuomai Pills? If so, I'll take them too. I can exchange them for other second-level pills."
If there is a used Tuomai Pill, he will have a source of pills for his future foundation building.
Wang Hua shook his head and said, "The spiritual power contained in the third-level elixir is incomparable to that of the second-level elixir. When we refine it, either the elixir is successful or it is destroyed. There are very few waste elixirs. Even if there are, we can grind them up and sprinkle them in the medicine field to ripen the spiritual medicine. As for the inferior elixir, the inferior third-level elixir has too much poison, and it is not cost-effective to take it. It is usually used to fertilize the field..."
Since there was no Tuomai Pill left, Li Yu had no choice but to give up.
He took away more than twenty discarded Tongmai Pills with only one danwen on them from Lingyun Peak at one time. After he purified them one by one, they all became mid-grade pills.
In the past two days, the elders of Emei came to Kunlun to discuss matters. Zhao Pan'er and her two sisters also came and stayed in Li Yu's villa.
Li Yu sat on the swing, holding Ling'er in his arms, took out a pill and put it into its mouth.
Zhao Xiner was watching from a distance. At one point, she seemed to have discovered something. She immediately trotted over and asked Li Yu in shock, "Senior Brother Li, what did you give Ling'er? Was it Tongmai Pill?"
Li Yu threw the pill into Ling'er's mouth and said, "Yes..."
After being purified by him, the sect's inferior elixirs have become mid-quality elixirs that can be taken. There will be no problem as long as you don't take too much in a short period of time.
Zhao Xiner moved her lips, but she didn't know what to say...
Kunlun is Kunlun. Even its spirit pets have meridian-opening pills to eat. Some of Emei’s core disciples do not even have such treatment.
Their resources are already top-notch among Emei disciples, but up to now, they are still three acupoints away from completing Qi training, and they have to wait until next month.
Zhao Xiner said enviously, "It's so good to be at Senior Brother Li's house. Even my spirit pet has Tongmai Pills to eat."
Zhou Zixuan joked, "If sister Xin'er wants to become a member of our family, I have no objection..."
Zhao Xiner said with a smile: "Okay, okay, Senior Brother Li, go to Emei and propose marriage as soon as possible. Maybe Master will really agree..."
Of course she was just joking, she was not as naive as her sister.
It is not up to them to decide who to become a Taoist partner with.
It's not just one of them that he's going to marry, but all three. In the past two years, countless young disciples from various sects have come to propose marriage, but all were rejected by the master. Among them are some of the top geniuses from the Tiandao Sect. Although Senior Brother Li is also very good, he is still far from meeting the master's requirements.
Li Yu used the Qi-Viewing Technique to take a quick look and found that Zhao Xiner's spiritual veins had already opened up 69 acupuncture points, and only three acupuncture points were left to complete it. He took out a jade bottle, handed it to her, and said, "These Tongmai Pills are for you."
He and Zhou Zixuan have both completed Qi training, and the extra Tongmai Pills are all Ling'er's, but one cannot take too much at one time, otherwise the poison in the pills will accumulate in a short period of time.
For Li Yu now, Tongmai Dan is no longer a rare thing.
He should be able to collect a few Jade Spirit Fruits from the Soul Refining Sect and the Joyous Union Sect every month, and he can also refine more Tongmai Pills. Coupled with the waste pills recovered from the sects, the number will be even greater. He and Zhou Zixuan have both reached perfection in Qi Refining, so they have so many Tongmai Pills that they can't use them all up.
Although he planned to exchange them for Tuomai Pills in the future, he wouldn't mind having ten or eight of them.
It just happened to help them fill up the last few acupoints, and it made their sweet calls of "Senior Brother Li" worthwhile.
Zhao Xiner didn't expect Li Yu to be so generous. After a moment of silence, she quickly said, "No, no, no, I can't accept this."
Li Yu waved his hand and said, "Why are you being so polite? Share these Tongmai Pills among you. The sooner you build your foundation, the sooner you will have the strength to protect yourself. Next time you encounter any danger, you won't need me to save you."
He stuffed the jade bottle into Zhao Xiner's hand, and without waiting for her to refuse, he put Ling'er down and walked towards the alchemy room.
Last time, Xu Yi and Tian Qi collected nearly 400 purple golds. The pills he prepared were not enough, so he had to refine some more quickly.
In the front yard, Zhao Pan'er said to Zhao Xin'er, "How could you accept such a valuable thing from Senior Brother Li? Go and return it to Senior Brother Li quickly. Do you understand the etiquette?..."
A dozen Tongmai Pills are not a small number, and their master cannot give them so many every month.
Zhao Xiner disagreed with her and said, "You don't know etiquette. When someone gives you something, you shouldn't refuse it first. This will disappoint the other person. If you think this gift is expensive, you can choose an expensive gift next time to give it back. Sometimes, being overly polite will only make you look distant..."
Zhao Pan'er said angrily: "You still have a point?"
Zhao Xiner said: "Although you were born a little earlier than me, it doesn't mean that everything you say is right. If you don't believe me, ask my second sister. Second sister, do you think I am right?"
Zhao Pan'er said unhappily, "Do you think Lian'er is as ignorant as you?"
Zhao Lian'er stood behind her and said weakly, "I think Xin'er is right..."
