"What are you thinking about? Foundation Establishment Pills are so rare that one pill can be sold at a sky-high price of fifty or sixty thousand spirit stones at an auction. The spiritual herbs needed for refining them are often thousand-year-old. Where can you get a large amount of Foundation Establishment Pills..." Gu Shan smiled and shook his head.
"Then the foundation-building opportunity you mentioned doesn't mean I can build it by myself... No, no, no... I haven't lived enough. If I build my foundation by myself, the success rate is still too low..." Chen Changsheng shook his head.
"Of course not. Didn't I say before that the second leader is a second-level alchemist? Do you know what kind of elixir he demonstrated in front of us that day?" Gu Shan asked.
"What kind of medicine?"
Although Chen Changsheng had already guessed it in his heart, he still cooperated with Gu Shan...
"Foundation Building Pill!" Gu Shan slowly uttered three words.
"Foundation Building Pill? Is it really a Foundation Building Pill?"
"The second leader really refined a furnace of foundation-building pills?" Chen Changsheng asked in surprise.
He had also refined the Foundation Establishment Pill...
The process is just too sad...
Basically, those three thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were wasted...
"Of course, and one furnace produced seven foundation-building pills!" Gu Shan nodded heavily.
"What? Seven? How is that possible?"
"I heard that during the entire process of refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, at least three pills can be successfully made, and at most five... seven... This is equivalent to an ordinary alchemy master who can successfully refine two batches!"
This time, Chen Changsheng was truly shocked...
This alchemy technique...
A bit strong!
It's not impossible for Chen Changsheng to refine seven pills in one furnace, but that can basically only be achieved with first-level pills. For second-level pills, even if he was refining the purest rhubarb pill, he could only make six pills at most, and in most cases, he would only make four or five pills...
The number of pills produced in a furnace is a great test of the alchemist's level, and it can also greatly save spiritual medicine!
Each step needs to be done to near perfection, and the loss of medicinal properties must be minimized during the alchemy process, so that there will be more pills when they are ready.
Of course, these are things that only alchemy masters would pursue. For ordinary alchemists, it is good enough if they can succeed in refining them. Whether it is three or five pills, it is something to be happy about.
"So, those alchemists just now all wanted to get guidance from the second leader!" Gu Shan said with a smile.
"Such alchemy skills are truly amazing. The second leader's alchemy skills are probably not as simple as the ordinary second-level ones..." Chen Changsheng said.
"That's unclear. We've only seen him refine the elixir once, so a glimpse of the whole picture tells us that the Second Alliance Leader's alchemy skills must be very impressive!"
"Also, do you know how the three leaders of our alliance appeared?" Gu Shan said.
"Could it be... that this is the foundation-building pill refined by the second alliance leader..." Chen Changsheng said.
"That's right!"
"After the second leader succeeded in refining the foundation-building pill, he gave one of the foundation-building pills to Gu Yunqi, the head of my Gu family, on the spot. The head's strength had already reached the peak of Qi training, but he had never found the opportunity to build the foundation. After obtaining the foundation-building pill, he also made a concerted effort and directly broke through to the foundation-building realm, and then became the third leader of the Seventy-two Islands Alliance!" Gu Shan said proudly.
It is indeed a matter of pride to have a master of foundation building in the family, especially in the land of Longhu.
Generally speaking, if someone in a family successfully advances to the foundation-building stage, they will often hold a grand banquet and invite guests to celebrate!
Why did the second leader choose the Gu family instead of other families?
Is it because other families have not reached the peak of Qi training?
Of course not!
In the Seventy-two Islands Alliance, there are at least five or six people who are at the peak of Qi training and under the age of sixty, and are qualified to take the Foundation Establishment Pill!
But the Gu family was already one of the strongest families in the Seventy-Two Islands Alliance, and they were highly conscious and actively moving towards becoming the leader of the alliance, so they received this reward...
As a result, the Seventy-Two Islands Alliance, originally a loose alliance, was firmly controlled by the Grand Leader and the Second Leader...
There is no way. The three alliance leaders were trained by others, and the other island masters also want the foundation-building pill. With the strength of the first and second alliance leaders, who would dare to disobey?
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Gu. With a foundation-building master in charge, our family can prosper for another hundred and fifty years!" Chen Changsheng said with a bow.
Yes, one hundred and fifty years!
The life span of a person who has established the foundation is about two hundred years. Generally, those who have successfully established the foundation live before the age of sixty. If they cannot advance to the stage of forming a pill in the future, they can basically live for about one hundred and forty to fifty years. Therefore, when a person who has established the foundation appears in a family, others will congratulate him in this way!
"It's indeed a great joy. That's why, Xiaoye, I want to remind you to perform well and strive to gain the appreciation of the second alliance leader. He still has the Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand!" Gu Shan said with a smile.
"I understand. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Gu, for the reminder!" Chen Changsheng bowed.
He didn't care about the Second Alliance Leader's Foundation Establishment Pill, but he was very interested in the Second Alliance Leader's alchemy skills...
I wonder what kind of last wish quest will appear if I kill that second leader, and if there's a chance I can complete it...
If Gu Shan knew that after he informed Chen Changsheng of the Second Alliance Leader's alchemy skills, the first thought that came to Chen Changsheng's mind was to kill him in order to unlock the Last Wish quest, I wonder what his expression would be...
"Haha, you're welcome. I'm very optimistic about you. Keep up the good work!"
"Oh, by the way, the Second Alliance Leader comes to our place approximately once a year. The last time he came was half a year ago. You still have half a year to prepare. You must perform well in front of the Second Alliance Leader!"
"Foundation-building pills and the like may seem a bit far-fetched, but it would be great to get guidance from the Second Alliance Leader on alchemy techniques!" said Gu Shan.
"Half a year? Okay, I get it. I will prepare well!" Chen Changsheng nodded.
"Alright then, nothing else to do. I'll be leaving now. Remember to complete the tasks assigned by the alliance!" Gu Shan smiled, and walked out of the hall with his hands behind his back...
Haha, another silly boy...
I could definitely offer some pointers on alchemy techniques. After all, the higher your alchemy skills, the more benefits you'll gain from the alliance...
As for the Foundation Establishment Pill?
It's just talk. A foundation-building pill can be worth fifty or sixty thousand spirit stones at an auction. Can I give it to you just like that?
You are really imaginative...
Their Gu family paid a hefty price for that foundation-building pill!
Chen Changsheng, who was inside the hall, naturally had no idea that the Daoist Gu, whom he thought was quite kind to him, was actually plotting against him and making false promises...
However, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
He didn't really come here to learn alchemy, but for Luo Li's daughter...
It's a pity that after joining the Seventy-Two Islands Alliance for so long, I still haven't heard any news about Luo Qing...
However, Chen Changsheng was not in a hurry. He had been kidnapped for over ten years. If something was going to happen, it would have happened a long time ago. It didn't make any difference if it happened sooner or later...
For some reason, the various formations arranged in the Seventy-Two Islands Alliance headquarters left Chen Changsheng somewhat puzzled...
Or rather, it's not confusion, it's familiarity that can't be more familiar...