Purchase elixirs, prepare to refine elixirs
Suddenly, the door opened, and a graceful figure walked into the room. Upon seeing the wild scene before her, her face instantly flushed red.
"Sister... Brother Chen... you... you two!"
Shen Ling covered her small face with her hands, but kept peeking at the two through her fingers.
Just then, a large hand suddenly reached out, pulled her into an embrace, and whispered in her ear: "Together."
The tingling sensation in her ear instantly made Shen Ling's entire body go soft.
At this moment, a small hand reached towards Shen Ling's chest.
"Little Sister, I'll help you undo it."
...The next day, Chen Yuan came to the Spiritual Plant Garden to purchase Fifth-Rank Spiritual Plants, preparing to refine some Fifth-Rank Medicinal Pills.
The Spiritual Plant Garden ranks at the bottom of the entire Inner Sect. Most of the Disciples there are female, responsible for cultivating High Grade Spiritual Plants for the Sect.
Both the Spiritual Plant Garden Elder and the Alchemy Pavilion Elder are Sixth-Rank Alchemists, enjoying great renown throughout the entire Barren Region.
Entering the Spiritual Plant Garden, Chen Yuan walked straight to the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, which sold Spiritual Plants.
Spirit Treasure Pavilion,
The one who received Chen Yuan was a female Disciple. From her System panel, he learned that her name was Xing Man, with a charm of 80.
Xing Man was the Senior Sister of the Spiritual Plant Garden, and her Realm was at the Middle Stage Nascent Soul.
She wore a light green Daoist robe, had a tear mole between her brows, red lips and white teeth, and a melodious voice.
Although her charm was only 80, it would definitely be considered a campus belle on Blue Star.
At the counter, Xing Man softly asked, "Senior Brother, what rank of Spiritual Plant would you like to buy?"
"Fifth-Rank," Chen Yuan replied indifferently.
Xing Man's eyes immediately showed a hint of surprise; Fifth-Rank Spiritual Plants were not cheap.
"Senior Brother, may I ask what you are buying these Spiritual Plants for?" Xing Man asked as a matter of routine.
"Alchemy," Chen Yuan replied.
Xing Man's surprise grew even stronger. In the entire Alchemy Pavilion, there were only seven Fifth-Rank Alchemists, and inviting them to act even once was not cheap.
Afterward, she led Chen Yuan to the fifth floor of the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.
The layout of the fifth floor was simple: Spiritual Plants were neatly arranged in display cabinets carefully set up with glass covers.
Formations were embedded within the cabinets to ensure that no Spiritual Plant would lose its medicinal potency.
Chen Yuan purchased three Spiritual Plants: Spirit Void Grass, Purple Star Flower, and Heavenly Heart Orchid, to refine the Fifth-Rank Medicinal Pill, the spirit transformation pill.
Logically, with Chen Yuan's Nascent Soul cultivation, he would only need Fourth-Rank Medicinal Pills like the qingming pill.
However, his Dantian was nine inches high, like a black hole, so he could only find another way to obtain High Grade Medicinal Pills.
Chen Yuan bought nine stalks each of Spirit Void Grass, Purple Star Flower, and Heavenly Heart Orchid, spending a total of 2700 High-Grade Spirit Stones.
One stalk cost 100 High-Grade Spirit Stones, so three stalks cost 300.
Outside, the spirit transformation pill sold for 500 High-Grade Spirit Stones.
However, within the Sect, it sold for 5000 High-Grade Spirit Stones, so most people chose to exchange it for 50 contribution points. But contribution points were not easy to acquire, requiring many Sect missions.
The reason Chen Yuan planned to perform Alchemy was related to his upcoming plan.
Not only that, Chen Yuan also bought medicinal ingredients for the Rebirth Pill, Soul Nurturing Pill, and Acupoint Opening Pill, preparing to refine them all together. Including the previous 2700, he spent a total of 7000 High-Grade Spirit Stones.
Xing Man was almost overwhelmed by the pleasant surprise. It happened to be her shift today, and she never expected to encounter such a generous Disciple.
She could earn a lot of commission, and her Spirit Stones would definitely be enough for a while.
Afterward, Chen Yuan spent another 100 High-Grade Spirit Stones to purchase more than a dozen portions of Fourth-Rank Medicinal Pills, preparing to refine qingming pills to give to Lin Xue and Keke.
Currently, Chen Yuan had over 40 million High-Grade Spirit Stones returned by the System, and 1300 that had not triggered a return.
Therefore, more than half of the Medicinal Pills refined from the Fifth-Rank Spiritual Plants he purchased, if given away, would not trigger a return.
qingming pills could, because the 100 High-Grade Spirit Stones worth of medicinal ingredients were all from those 1300 High-Grade Spirit Stones.
The reason for doing this was simple: the Sixth-Rank and Seventh-Rank Medicinal Pills returned from giving away Fifth-Rank Medicinal Pills were too potent.
Chen Yuan would at least need to Breakthrough to Soul Transformation before he could consume Sixth-Rank Medicinal Pills.
Therefore, giving qingming pills was the most reasonable choice.
Moreover, the damned System was unreliable; it would most likely only trigger a hundredfold return, and returning Sixth-Rank Medicinal Pills would be just right.
Chen Yuan left the Spiritual Plant Garden and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards the Alchemy Pavilion.
The Alchemy Pavilion was located on Danqing Peak, grand in scale, though still inferior to the five Direct Disciple peaks.
Upon entering the Alchemy Pavilion, an Inner Sect Disciple at the counter came forward to inquire.
"Senior Brother, are you buying Medicinal Pills or performing Alchemy? If it's Alchemy, we have professional Alchemists here for you to choose from."
Chen Yuan waved his hand, "No need, just open a High Grade Pill Refining Room for me. I want to perform Alchemy myself."
Although the Disciple was internally surprised, he didn't ask further and immediately led Chen Yuan to the third floor.
The Pill Furnace in the High Grade Pill Refining Room was Earth Rank, and renting it for a day required 5 contribution points.
After Chen Yuan paid the contribution points, he walked straight into the Pill Refining Room.
Just as he took out the medicinal ingredients, he saw the counter Disciple leading a woman into the room.
Chen Yuan was instantly dumbfounded, "No, does your Alchemy Pavilion also offer special services?"
The counter Disciple's face darkened, and he explained, "Senior Brother, you've misunderstood. Our Alchemy Pavilion conducts legitimate business; we don't force good people into prostitution!"
The female Disciple felt offended and looked displeased, but because Chen Yuan was a Direct Disciple, her displeasure was quickly hidden.
[Name: Bai Siying.
Gender: Female.
Affection: -3.
Charm: 93.
Realm: Ninth Level Golden Core.]
Chen Yuan nodded, "Since it's not a special service, then please leave! I don't need anyone watching here."
Hearing this, Bai Siying's delicate eyebrows slightly raised, and her favorability towards Chen Yuan dropped another three points.
The counter Disciple quickly explained:
"Senior Brother, this is our Alchemy Pavilion's Senior Sister Bai Siying. She is a Fourth-Rank Alchemist and has inherited our Revered Master's Direct Disciple teachings."
He then continued to explain:
"Our Alchemy Pavilion has a rule: if an Alchemist is not certified by the Alchemy Pavilion, when refining Medicinal Pills in our Pill Refining Room, one of our Disciples needs to be present to guide and observe."
Chen Yuan shook his head, "I don't need it!"
The counter Disciple's face showed a hint of difficulty, "Senior Brother, this is our Alchemy Pavilion's rule."
Chen Yuan didn't want to make things difficult for him, so he slowly said, "Alright then!"
Hearing this, the counter Disciple breathed a sigh of relief and quickly exited the Pill Refining Room.
"Junior Sister Bai, you're not needed here. You can go sit in therest area (Rest Area)," Chen Yuan said indifferently.
Bai Siying's delicate eyebrows furrowed tightly, "Senior Brother, supervising you is my duty. If you damage the Pill Furnace, I'll also be held responsible."
When she lowered her head, she happened to see the Fifth-Rank medicinal ingredients on the ground. Her eyes widened in shock, and she exclaimed in surprise:
"Senior Brother, you're going to refine Fifth-Rank Medicinal Pills?"
"Otherwise?" Chen Yuan retorted. Weren't these all Fifth-Rank Medicinal Pills on the ground?
"No way! What rank of Alchemist are you to dare refine Fifth-Rank Medicinal Pills? If the Pill Furnace breaks, I'll have to compensate too!" Bai Siying spoke somewhat agitatedly.
There were only seven Fifth-Rank Alchemists in the entire Sect, and when they refined Medicinal Pills, they still needed their Revered Master's careful guidance. How dared this Senior Brother do it?