Chapter 40: Alchemy Competition
When Li Yu heard the news about the purchase restriction of Tongmai Dan, he actually didn't feel much.
After all, he just got a windfall by chance, and it's not every month that there is a legacy from a Foundation Establishment Elder waiting for him to inherit. By helping Elder Han to make pills, at most he can earn three Tongmai Pills every month.
He emotionally supported this rule of the sect.
This move narrows the resource gap between ordinary disciples and the second generation of immortals, can rally people's hearts, and is beneficial to the long-term development of the sect. It can be seen that those who make the rules in the sect will still consider ordinary disciples.
He bought thirty Tongmai Pills before this rule was implemented, so he can buy three more this month.
Soon, Li Yu came to Zixiao Peak again.
Li Yu's appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Nowadays, he is considered to be well-known among the low-level disciples of Kunlun Sect.
"Look, look, he is Li Yu!"
"The man who bought thirty Tongmai Pills at once!"
"He's so handsome, no wonder Junior Sister Jiang likes him..."
"Speaking of which, we should thank him. If it weren't for him, most of the Tongmai Pills every month would have been bought by the elders and disciples."
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It seemed that everyone thought that he had so many spirit coins because he was supported by Jiang Li.
Li Yu had no good explanation for this. On the contrary, it was a good thing for him. Since others had such a preconceived opinion, it would not be strange no matter how fast his cultivation improved.
In Danxin Pavilion, there is only one counter selling Tongmai Dan.
It happened to be Junior Sister Xu who was on duty today. Li Yu first gave her a bottle of beauty pills as a thank you for her last reminder. He chatted with her for a while, and then said, "Junior Sister, please give me three Tongmai Pills."
The girl happily accepted the pill and said sweetly, "The sect has rules. Can you please show me your identity jade token, Senior Brother Li?"
On the counter, there was a half-foot square jade box with a groove on it, which just matched the size of the jade identity card. Junior Sister Xu inserted Li Yu's jade identity card into the groove. Li Yu saw a flash of light on the jade box, and his jade identity card was returned to him.
Li Yu was no longer surprised by all kinds of strange and bizarre things in the world of immortal cultivation. This jade box should have an exquisite formation that could record the information of the identity jade card, and it also had a background storage function, which made him marvel.
Li Yu knew a little about elixirs, but he knew nothing about formations.
The girl handed him three jade bottles and said, "Brother Li's identity has been recorded. You need to wait until the first day of next month to buy again. Also, these three pills need to be taken here. There shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Anyway, these things were bought for himself, so Li Yu nodded and said, "No problem."
He immediately opened the pill bottle and swallowed three pills one by one. The disciple behind him who had been saving spirit coins for a long time and waiting to buy a Tongmai Pill looked envious.
With these three Tongmai Pills, the number of acupuncture points opened in Li Yu's body reached sixty, which was exactly twelve for each spiritual vein, no more and no less.
After returning to Danding Peak, Li Yu first gave the fifteen bottles of low-level pills he had refined to Deacon Han.
In a hall, Han Tiancheng looked at Li Yu with an incredible look on his face.
It was not because of the elixir he refined, but because of his cultivation. Li Yu was wearing the Kunlun disciple uniform that blocked spiritual consciousness. Han Tiancheng could not see his specific cultivation level, but he could vaguely feel that Li Yu was much stronger than he was a few days ago.
He had also heard about Li Yu's deeds. Even as an elder in the foundation-building stage, he couldn't help but envy him: "You are so lucky. At this rate, you may be able to build a foundation in a few years, and you will have better development in the way of alchemy..."
Being able to have such a relationship with the sect’s genius, his future achievements will not be too low.
If someone had taken care of me like this back then, I would have already stepped onto the path to golden elixir by now.
When Li Yu was about to go back, Han Tiancheng remembered something and asked, "By the way, Li Yu, are you interested in participating in the Dan Dao Apprentice Competition? With your talent, you should be able to achieve good results."
Li Yu shook his head and said, "Forget it."
Nowadays, Tongmai Dan can't be bought with money. He plans to take on more ghost-catching missions in his free time, so that he can repair the alchemy furnace and strengthen his soul power at the same time.
Han Tiancheng shook his head and said, "That's a pity. With your attainments in alchemy, if you perform well, you may still be able to enter the top ten . The champion of the competition will be rewarded with 30 Tongmai Pills by the sect. Anyone who can enter the top ten will be rewarded with Tongmai Pills..."
Li Yu paused and said in surprise, "Thirty Tongmai Pills? Is there such a good thing?"
Han Tiancheng smiled and said, "Alchemy is the foundation of Kunlun. Anything related to alchemy will naturally receive generous rewards. The alchemy apprentice competition is held every year. Those who perform well in the competition will not only receive generous rewards, but may also be noticed by a second-grade or even third-grade alchemist and accepted as a disciple. This is a rare opportunity..."
Li Yu was not interested in accepting disciples, the only things on his mind were the thirty Tongmai Pills.
These thirty Tongmai Pills are a one-time reward with no purchase limit. You can get them on the spot, which is much faster than earning spirit coins by completing tasks.
Li Yu quickly asked: "How do I participate in this competition?"
Han Tiancheng said: "The alchemy apprentice competition requires a recommendation from a first-grade alchemist. I have two places here. If you want to participate, I will reserve one place for you."
Li Yu clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Senior Han. I will participate..."
He stayed here for a while longer and asked some more details about the Alchemy Apprentice Competition.
The Kunlun Sect was founded on the art of alchemy. Among the tens of thousands of disciples, there are thousands of alchemy apprentices. The purpose of the sect's annual alchemy apprentice competition is mainly to select those with alchemy talent and focus on their training in the future. Perhaps, the next alchemy master of the Kunlun Sect will be among these people.
The top ten in each year's competition will not only receive generous rewards, but may also be noticed by high-level alchemists and rise rapidly to the top.
Han Tiancheng found that Li Yu seemed to be very interested in this matter, and he said: "You have a good talent for alchemy, but don't be too arrogant. Your opponents in the competition are not these new disciples on Danding Peak. Many of them are disciples of high-level alchemists in the sect. They are all like you. They all have two or three spiritual veins. It is not easy to enter the top ten. Moreover, many of them can refine super-quality elixirs, and some can even occasionally refine top-quality ones..."
Li Yu smiled and said, "I'll do my best..."
Han Tiancheng thought of something and said, "By the way, you need to find an assistant to participate in the Dan Dao Apprentice Competition. The competition has a time limit, and you need someone to help you check the herbs, purify the liquid medicine, and handle some chores. Which of my disciples do you like? I will tell them and let them help you when the time comes."
Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "Thank you, Elder Han, but no need, I already have a candidate."
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Biyun Peak.
Zhou Zixuan looked at Li Yu and asked in surprise, "You want to participate in the alchemy apprentice competition?"
She knew about the Alchemy Apprentice Competition half a month ago. Because a large amount of spiritual herbs and medicines would be required, Biyun Peak started preparing half a month ago.
She was just surprised that Li Yu participated in the competition so early.
As far as she knew, those who were eligible to participate in the alchemy competition were either disciples of high-level alchemists or senior brothers and sisters who had been practicing alchemy for many years and had made some achievements. Li Yu had only learned alchemy for a few months, but he would actually participate this time...
Li Yu glanced at her and said, "Why, you don't believe me?"
Zhou Zixuan said: "No, it's just a little unexpected. I wish you a successful start and good results in the competition."
Li Yu looked at her and said, "I need someone to help purify the spiritual liquid for the competition. Do you want to help me?"
Zhou Zixuan said with a smile without hesitation: "Okay, I'll tell you, I'm very skilled in purifying medicinal liquids. Even Senior Sister Zhang praised me for my talent. I will definitely not drag you down. I'll let you see my skills when the time comes..."
