Chapter 456: After Modification: Chapter 455 Finally Arrived
"What kind of spirit pill does Master Zhangg intend to refine?"
Bai Ziyue asked directly without any pleasantries.
"Dust Stabilizing Pill," Master Zhangg responded.
"Dust Stabilizing Pill is merely a second-grade spirit pill..."
Bai Ziyue frowned.
It’s not that he looked down on second-grade spirit pills.
It’s just that when others requested him for alchemy, it was mostly for third-grade spirit pills. At the very least, it would be among the rarest of second-grade spirit pills, such as the Barrier-Breaking Pill and the Enlightenment Pill, which are relatively valuable and mostly profitable.
This Dust Stabilizing Pill was just an ordinary pill for enhancing cultivation, without any outstanding features. The value of spirit pills refined from a single batch of materials wasn’t high either, which made it seem rather strange to specifically request him to refine it.
"I know," Master Zhangg nodded lightly, then spoke in a rather casual tone, "However, the total number of spirit pills our Yellow Wind Valley requires is ten thousand pieces."
Seeing Bai Ziyue remain silent, assuming the other was impressed, he felt smug and couldn’t help but continue, "Furthermore, we will later have another batch of at least thirty thousand various spirit pills valued over a hundred million low-grade spirit stones, to be refined by Master Kunlun.
I know Master Kunlun’s pill success rate is very high, and there is almost no possibility of failure in refining second-grade spirit pills. Moreover, every batch of materials yields more pills than the average alchemist."
Nevertheless, we still cooperate with Master Kunlun, adhering to the full amount of materials, and a seventy percent pill success rate."
In other words, the excess would all be your profit."
"The only requirement is just one thing,
you shall announce today that you will join our Yellow Wind Valley and become the chief alchemist of our Yellow Wind Valley, responsible for the alchemy matters."
Master Zhangg fixed his gaze on Bai Ziyue, with a confident look on his face.
Handling spirit pills worth over a hundred million low-grade spirit stones, with a profit of at least twenty million low-grade spirit stones, along with the fact that Yellow Wind Valley was not a weak sect, made the status of chief alchemist very high as well; he didn’t believe Bai Ziyue would not be tempted.
Even he himself was very envious.
However, this condition was put forward by the valley master of Yellow Wind Valley, his senior brother, and he dared not defy it, so he presented it without reservation.
"Thank you, Master Zhangg, for your regard, but I don’t wish to spend too much time in endless alchemy, so... my apologies."
Bai Ziyue simply shook his head.
A stable alchemy environment, plenty of alchemy resources to accumulate, and generous spirit stone rewards... For an average third-grade alchemist, it was indeed considered generous.
It was enough to entice many alchemists.
But he wasn’t an ordinary alchemist.
He revealed his alchemy prowess not to achieve something in the Alchemy Dao but for other reasons.
The recruitment he awaited was not from Yellow Wind Valley, but rather from Qingxu Sect, one of the Cloud-piercing Four Sects.
In terms of strength and foundation, Yellow Wind Valley lagged far behind Qingxu Sect, and the cultivation technique reserves inside the Scripture Pavilion couldn’t support him in creating subsequent Divine Realm Techniques for the Primordial Daoist Method.
As for the spirit stone profits, to him, it was something trivial, readily available, and naturally, he didn’t regard it highly, and it couldn’t move him either.
"Refusal?"
Master Zhangg’s face changed, incredulously asking, "Why refuse? Aren’t our terms favorable enough?"
"Apologies," Bai Ziyue just cupped his hands.
Master Zhangg’s face turned completely cold, showing obvious displeasure, "Fine, fine, it seems my Yellow Wind Valley can’t match up to Master Kunlun’s standards, we’ll see."
With that, Zhangg Jiuyi turned and strode away.
*In his heart, he became more furious: "Only at the early stage of the Divine Realm, a mere stroke of luck made him a third-grade alchemist and he is already so arrogant, looking down on my Yellow Wind Valley?*
*Doesn’t he know that in this world, strength is ultimately respected? Without backing, no matter how high one’s status and position, or how exquisite their alchemy skills, when they meet a cultivator of higher cultivation and stronger power, they are still as weak as chicks, easily killed with a flick.*
*I’d like to see how many more days you can survive?"*
Qiu Dashang, seeing Master Zhangg leave angrily, couldn’t help but express some concern, "Yellow Wind Valley, despite being a third-class sect in the entire Cloud-piercing Mountain Range, has produced a Golden Core Realm True Monarch. In its heyday, it even rose to second-class.
As for Master Zhangg, I have heard some rumors about him, and they are not good; he holds grudges easily.
Your refusal this time might provoke his resentment, and trouble might ensue."
"No worries!"
Bai Ziyue waved his hand.
*Having just arrived here, he displayed his alchemy skills, always behaving kindly, but this did not mean he was a character weak and easy to bully.*
*Back in the Desolate Ancient Realm, he was called a ruthless Kunlun.*
*That was a name earned through sheer force.*
*If truly provoked, he wouldn’t be courteous either.*
*Not to mention, countless people had asked him for alchemy, and though they might not act on his behalf, just strengthening the momentum was not something a typical force dared to provoke.*
*An alchemist, especially one like him whose alchemy prowess exceeded third-grade, naturally could befriend the strong.*
Meanwhile, Master Zhangg’s face was gloomy, his heart filled with resentment. Just as he reached the entrance of his cave, he saw a group of people heading straight towards him.
The leader, appearing middle-aged, was slightly plump with an aura that was elusive, carrying a faint sense of otherworldliness.
Beside him, there were an old man and a young cultivator, both dressed in Daoist robes. The old man seemed extremely aged, even slightly stooped but exuded an astonishing sharpness, quite intimidating. The young man appeared to be in his prime, with handsome features and star-like eyes, full of charisma.
Master Zhangg was startled upon seeing them, immediately recognizing that the three in front of him were from the Qingxu Sect, one of the Cloud-piercing Four Sects.
The leader among them was none other than Master Fushui, the most powerful and influential person in Blood Peak City, second only to True Monarch Lingjiu.
Accompanying him were two others: the elder Jin Ting Elder, from the same tribe as Master Fushui. Despite his frail appearance, he carried the Seven-Star Divine Order and was not considered weak among late-stage Divine Realm cultivators.
The young one was Master Fushui’s disciple, with an extraordinary background. He was from Yunling Land and was no less prestigious than the Xu family’s young master from Yellow Wind Valley. His own cultivation had reached the Peak of the Enlightenment Realm, with hopes of advancing to the Divine Realm before thirty-five, showcasing remarkable potential.
Quickly stepping forward, he bowed respectfully and said, "Zhangg Jiuyi from Yellow Wind Valley, greetings to Master Fushui, Jin Ting Elder, and True Transmission Xu Ming."
"Hmm."
Master Fushui slightly nodded, then passed by without any intention of stopping.
Jin Ting Elder and Xu Ming followed closely behind, showing no interest in acknowledging him either.
Master Zhangg dared not show anger and quickly moved aside, just in time to hear Jin Ting Elder speaking, "Actually, today I just received some news about the Kunlun Daoist. Someone heard about Xuu Jin’s incident and wanted to use me to pass the message to my brother.
At that time, he brought out an Enlightenment Pill bought from the Kunlun Pavilion for me to verify, and I was shocked.
Both you and I know the difficulty of refining an Enlightenment Pill. Can you guess what grade the pill was? It directly reached the upper limit of Second-grade Spiritual Pills, a Second-grade Super Tier level.
This grade of Enlightenment Pill, besides True Monarch Dan Chen, our Fourth-grade Initial Stage Alchemist, who else in the Qingxu Sect could refine it?
Don’t be fooled by the fact that True Monarch Dan Jun is a Middle-Tier Third-Grade Alchemist, almost predetermined to be the next master of the Pill Treasure Hall. When compared to the Kunlun Daoist, his spiritual pills are not even worthy of carrying his shoes.
It’s just that our Qingxu Sect lacks stronger alchemists to take over; otherwise, when would it be his turn to become the Pill Treasure Hall Master?
On this note, I have to commend Xu Ming for discovering this Alchemy Master before me. Whether Junior Brother Xuu Jin can survive, it will depend entirely on the means of this Kunlun Daoist."
"I was simply in the right place at the right time and heard someone mention it, so I made a special trip to the Kunlun Pavilion, nothing more."
Xu Ming quickly said humbly.
"Xu Ming truly has a heart.
As for the Kunlun Daoist’s abilities, I am absolutely convinced.
The Vitality Creation Pill that Xu Ming brought was already given to Junior Brother Xuu Jin. I must say, the effects are excellent.
Although it still could not completely eradicate the poisonous miasma from Junior Brother Xuu Jin’s body, it restored his vitality, extending his life by ten days.
This time, even if the Kunlun Daoist doesn’t help, I have enough time to obtain spiritual pills through other channels.
However, when we face the Kunlun Daoist shortly, we must maintain the proper demeanor, not showing the slightest disrespect, understand?"
Master Fushui also praised Xu Ming, feeling quite elated.
The appearance of Bai Ziyue alleviated the pressure in his heart, providing him with a strategy to deal with the situation, preventing him from having to face the difficult and domineering True Monarch Dan Jun.
Thinking of True Monarch Dan Jun, his eyes slightly narrowed, and his expression turned somewhat grim as he looked forward to meeting the mysterious Kunlun Daoist with a growing sense of anticipation.
"Understood!"
"Got it!"
Jin Ting Elder and Xu Ming immediately replied.
"By the way, I heard the Kunlun Daoist is a loose cultivator. I wonder if he has any plans to settle down, in case..."
...
Master Zhangg stood in place, overhearing their conversation, feeling extremely shocked.
*"They came for the Kunlun Daoist too?"*
*"Is his alchemy skill stronger than True Monarch Dan Jun’s?"*
*"From Master Fushui’s tone, it seems he’s considering recruiting him into the Qingxu Sect?"*
...
Master Zhangg’s thoughts surged like a storm, quickly extinguishing any previous ideas he had, not daring to entertain thoughts of revenge, and hurriedly left.
...
"Jin Fushui, Jin Ting, Xu Ming from Qingxu Sect requests to meet the Kunlun Daoist."
Just as Bai Ziyue was about to continue refining a batch of spiritual pills, a voice immediately transmitted through the array outside the cave.
"Senior, it’s from the Qingxu Sect..."
"Jin Fushui? Master Fushui? He is a top figure in the Divine Realm, the most formidable presence in Blood Peak City, second only to True Monarch Lingjiu."
Qiu Dashang was momentarily stunned upon hearing this and was instantly astonished.
"They have finally come."
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Bai Ziyue’s mouth.
What he had been planning for so long was precisely to draw the attention of the Qingxu Sect.
Master Fushui’s status was high enough to recommend him to enter the Qingxu Sect.