Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Gaining Insights from Alchemy, First Time Refining the Wealthy Lady’ s Joy Pill!
Translator: 549690339
[Lu Yuanwu took you back, and as you looked at his calm visage, you realized the shocking scene you just witnessed was perhaps a daily occurrence.]
[You knew what you could do was limited, just more of making Fasting Pills to assists these soldiers in battle.]
[You threw yourself into the production of Fasting Pills, and your skill in making them improved significantly.]
[Half a year later, you could make eighty Fasting Pills a day.]
[In the fourteenth year, one day, Lu Yuanwu came to you, telling you it was time to leave Demon-Subduing Pass.]
[You had an epiphany, you opened your mouth to speak, yet no words came out.]
[You followed a small group of professionals and withdrew from Demon-Subduing Pass, aware that its fall was imminent and the invasion of the Foreign Race into the real world was only a matter of time.]
[You returned to Kyoto, continuing to delve into the study of alchemy with diligence.]
[You attempted to make Foundation Establishment Pills and, unsurprisingly, you failed, but you did not give up.]
[In the fifteenth year, one day, after countless failures, you finally made a successful Foundation Establishment Pill.]
[You were ecstatic, carefully swallowing the Foundation Establishment Pill.]
[Your blood and qi surged wildly, every vein, every organ, every inch of your skin was in pain… boom, you exploded on the spot.]
[You died!]
[Simulation ended!]
[You can choose two from the following rewards: Good Fortune Aplenty
(Talent), Foundation Establishment Great Perfection (Cultivation Level), Superficial Understanding of Li Fire Alchemy (Insight)]
[Good Fortune Aplenty]: Green talent, priced at 10,000 energy points.
[Foundation Establishment Great Perfection]: Cultivation level, priced at 11,000 energy points.
[Superficial Understanding of Li Fire Alchemy]: Novice level alchemy experience, contains insights into making Fasting Pills (Mahayana Level), Nourishing Face Pills (Mahayana Level), Qi Gathering Powder (Junior Level), Foundation Establishment Pills (Novice Level), priced at 130k energy points.
Su Xing was dumbfounded for a long time before he fully recovered from the simulation. He finally understood what Demon-Subduing Pass signified, and why after fifteen years that colossal beast would descend upon the real world, destroying the Human Race.
In truth, the colossal beast had always been there, just kept at bay outside Demon-Subduing Pass. Once the pass fell, those colossal beasts would descend upon reality, destroying everything.
Su Xing took a deep breath and muttered:
“It’s good there’s still fifteen years left, there’s still time… Damn it, if in fifteen years, and hundreds of simulations, I still can’t save the world, I might as well be a blockhead!”
However, Su Xing soon realized the cause of his own death and complained: “Crap, dying from one’s own elixirs, that’s a first for an alchemist!”
Su Xing felt a bit helpless. He didn’t understand why the Pill he made caused his body to explode. Perhaps he didn’t control the medicinal properties correctly?
“But the simulator shows that my Foundation Establishment Pill is already at novice level. It must be that I didn’t control the medicinal properties correctly, right?”
Su Xing reckoned that at least at Junior Level, the pills he made would prevent him from exploding and dying.
Adjusting his mindset, Su Xing started to ponder over the rewards from this simulation.
Without a doubt, he had to take the alchemy knowledge back with him, and the remaining two choices were between cultivation level and the Good Fortune Aplenty talent.
After some hesitation, Su Xing chose the Good Fortune Aplenty talent, after all, it could increase his success rate when making superb elixirs, which indirectly meant increasing his means of earning energy.
With enough energy, bringing back cultivation level would be a breeze for Su Xing.
Besides, Su Xing was now safe inside Kyoto’s job college, so there wouldn’t be any danger. His current cultivation level at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection was sufficient.
“I choose the talent Good Fortune Aplenty and Li Fire Alchemy!” At the same time, a prompt sounded in Su Xing’s mind.
[Ding, you have chosen to take the green talent “Good Fortune Aplenty,” remaining energy points: 139,200.]
[Ding, you have chosen to take a superficial grasp of Li Fire Alchemy, remaining energy points: 9,200.]
As the notification sound faded, Su Xing felt his mind suddenly flooded with countless pieces of knowledge and images.
These were the persistent efforts in alchemy Su Xing had made day and night in the simulation; as this knowledge entered his mind, his understanding of alchemy skyrocketed.
Moments later, Su Xing felt as if he had truly handcrafted countless elixirs and had mastered the three hundred and sixty formulas of Li Fire Alchemy.
Of course, he could actually produce only those four types of elixirs.
Looking at the mere 9,200 points of energy left in the simulator, Su Xing rubbed his temples and muttered,
“Next up, I still need to make money!”
And what’s the fastest way to make money? For Su Xing at the moment, there was no doubt that it was the production of the low-level version of the “Rich Lady’s Joy Pill”!
After all, the Fasting Pill was not suitable for sale yet, as it could easily draw attention.
The Nourishing Face Pill was different, though; it could make money without attracting too much attention.
What’s more, the ingredients for the low-level Nourishing Face Pills were all purchasable.
Ginseng, peach kernels, Szechuan lovage root, raw rehmannia root, and angelica, among others, were common medicinal herbs found in herbal shops.
Once Su Xing had set his goal, he immediately sprung into action, taking the remaining five hundred thousand with him for a trip to the herbal shops in Kyoto.
By evening, Su Xing returned to his dormitory, taking advantage of his roommate’s absence to enter the portable Spirit Field Blessed Land.
Su Xing took out his shabby alchemy furnace and placed it on the open ground in front of the thatched cottage.
“These herbs should be enough for five or six furnaces, right?”
Su Xing estimated and then precisely divided the purchased herbs into six portions as if he had practiced it countless times.
Afterward, Su Xing began the alchemy process. The order in which each herb was added was crucial; even a delay of two or three seconds could result in failure.
Su Xing first dropped the main ingredient, ginseng, into the alchemy furnace, then began to utilize Li Fire Alchemy.
Blistering flames appeared in the palm of Su Xing’s hand. He controlled the Li Fire that undulated beneath the furnace, regulating the flames.
At a certain moment, gifted with a burst of inspiration, Su Xing added another ingredient into the mix.
After adding the ingredients, Su Xing continued to control the Li Fire, occasionally extinguishing the flames to control the temperature inside the alchemy furnace.
Two hours later, Su Xing successfully produced the first batch of low-level Nourishing Face Pills.
The two hours of alchemy were a great test of concentration. Not only were the order and timing of the herbs crucial, but controlling the Li Fire was also exceedingly important.
Sometimes it demanded a high flame, sometimes a medium one, and at other times a low flame; maintaining a balanced temperature inside the alchemy furnace was essential.
When the alchemy was complete, Su Xing couldn’t wait to open the furnace and check whether the Nourishing Face Pills were successfully crafted.
As expected, inside the alchemy furnace were eight or nine perfectly round and lustrous Nourishing Face Pills, with one or two slightly flawed ones.
“Ten Nourishing Face Pills per batch, having eight or nine successful ones isn’t too bad…’
Su Xing nodded in satisfaction.
At the same time, he looked at the shabby Pill Furnace with amazement; after all, his Li Fire could melt even metal and stone, yet this unremarkable alchemy furnace was unscathed.
“It seems this alchemy furnace is also a treasure!”
With a joyful expression, Su Xing rested for a while before continuing with alchemy.
Over the following week, Su Xing would produce one furnace of Nourishing
Face Pills and one of Fasting Pills each day.
After seven days, Su Xing had accrued as many as fifty low-level Nourishing Face Pills, even including three exceptional ones that could maintain a youthful appearance for three months.
Calculating in his mind, Su Xing murmured,
“Fifty-three Rich Lady’s Joy Pills, easily worth fifty-three million!”
While Su Xing was feeling joyous, a message from Jin Congxue popped up on his phone.
“I’m at the entrance of Kyoto Polytechnic, how about we meet? Weren’t you going to give me the Spirit Rice?”
Su Xing realized that Jin Congxue was in Kyoto for some business, and it was the perfect opportunity to sell the Rich Lady’s Joy Pills to Jin Congxue!
So Su Xing quickly replied,
“Where are you? I’ll be right there! In addition to Spirit Rice, I have some good stuff for you!”