235: Winning by lying down is the best

Gu Qing retracted his gaze, his heart as still as water, and opened the jade bottle for everyone to see.

A pure aura of divine origin, mixed with a rich medicinal fragrance, burst forth.

“It’s really a high-grade Shen Yuan Dan...”

“And there are nine, a full batch.”

Even though the geniuses present had numerous treasures, deep pockets, and viewed immortal crystals as trash,

seeing nine high-grade Shen Yuan Dan, they still couldn't remain calm and completely restless.

After all, Shen Yuan Dan is a divine pill that strengthens the origin of the divine path and the origin of life; who would dislike their own foundation being too strong?

They had taken Shen Yuan Dan before, but those were only mid-to-low grade; they had never even seen a high-grade one.

It was truly rare for Immortal Pill Masters to exist in the world, and asking them to refine pills was even harder than ascending to heaven.

Putting everything else aside, the remuneration for a Pill Master's alchemy could not be settled with immortal crystals, but with favors, equivalent treasures, or by helping the Immortal Pill Master with tasks.

In short, unless absolutely necessary, no one would seek out a Pill Master for alchemy.

It was more cost-effective to directly purchase the immortal pills they sold.

However, now, a living, breathing Immortal Pill Master was right before their eyes.

One could imagine how excited they were.

“Senior Sister.”

After everyone had seen enough, Gu Qing casually tossed it to Zhi Meng, then sat down and drank his tea, his expression indifferent, looking like he was admiring his own aloofness.

Zhi Meng calmly caught it, as if she wasn't holding a Shen Yuan Dan, but an ordinary item.

However, her heart was not as calm as her surface suggested.

This was a Shen Yuan Dan, which even those in the Divine Fire Realm could take, and with even better effects, capable of rapidly increasing cultivation and strengthening one's origin.

What pleased her most was that Gu Qing had advanced to Intermediate Immortal Alchemist, meaning he was not far from refining top-grade pills.

There were too many opportunities for profit here.

Perhaps she could inquire about time marrow.

“This...”

Seeing Zhi Meng's accustomed demeanor, she must have received many of Gu Qing's divine pills, right?

Perhaps all of Gu Qing's divine pills were with Zhi Meng.

Thinking of this, everyone's gaze towards Zhi Meng instantly changed.

Long Jue glanced at Gu Qing with a gloomy expression.

If it was just a single Shen Yuan Guo (Divine Origin Fruit), he wouldn't have cared much.

But nine high-grade Shen Yuan Dan, he needed them too much; if all nine were given to him, his strength and foundation would definitely advance further.

Yet, Gu Qing didn't give him even one, which was truly hateful.

Long Jue's heart was bleeding, but he forced a smile and asked Zhi Meng, “Junior Sister, you are also a Pill Master, aren't you?”

“I have no talent for alchemy.” Zhi Meng replied vaguely, then paused and smiled. “My Junior Brother possesses unparalleled alchemy talent, with the potential of a Grandmaster and even an Immortal King.”

“Junior Sister is absolutely right, Dan Shi Gu is unparalleled, unprecedented and unrepeatable...” Everyone echoed without hesitation.

It was evident that Zhi Meng's words were not false.

Gu Qing looked very young, and to be able to refine high-grade Shen Yuan Dan at such a young age, his alchemy talent and cultivation aptitude were absolutely rare in all ages.

Moreover, they finally realized, belatedly, that Gu Qing's alchemy speed was too fast.

Generally, a Intermediate Immortal Alchemist takes about a month to refine a batch, and the better the alchemy skill, the faster the speed.

Only a high-level Immortal Pill Master could refine a batch of mid-level immortal pills within a few days.

They didn't believe Gu Qing was a high-level Immortal Pill Master.

But Gu Qing's alchemy skills were definitely more profound than what they had seen.

Given time, perhaps Gu Qing could truly become a Grandmaster.

As for breaking through to Immortal King, they just smiled and said nothing.

If Immortal Kings were that easy to break through, then the Immortal Realm would be full of them.

After all, the Immortal Realm never lacked geniuses and evildoers, nor did it lack opportunities and inheritances.

Of course, none of this was important.

How should they establish a connection with Gu Qing and have him refine a few batches of immortal pills for them?

Long Jue looked at Zhi Meng, his heart burning with desire; if he took Zhi Meng as a concubine, would he still worry about Gu Qing not refining pills for him?

However, he had some doubts: were the two really fellow disciples?

Perhaps Zhi Meng had enticed this Junior Brother with her beauty from somewhere?

Shi Jingqiong also had similar doubts.

After all, what power would be willing to let an alchemy master with such boundless prospects as Gu Qing roam freely?

If anything unexpected happened, what power could bear the consequences?

Anyway, if it were them, they would definitely enshrine Gu Qing and dispatch powerful experts to protect him twenty-four hours a day without interruption.

As for adventuring in secret realms, don't even think about it.

“Everyone, these Shen Yuan Dan are not of much use to me; I wonder if any fellow Daoists are interested?” Zhi Meng placed the jade bottle on the table and spoke calmly.

Everyone “...”

The maids “...”

You are truly damned.

Saying such words, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?

The Shen Yuan Dan that they longed for but could not obtain, in Zhi Meng's mouth, became useless trash.

Jealousy.

Everyone was furiously jealous of Zhi Meng.

If only they had such a Junior Brother.

Shi Jingqiong smiled sweetly on the surface, but inwardly, she was secretly jealous, thinking, “Damn it, you, a dodder flower clinging to Dan Shi Gu, what right do you have to be arrogant? Truly shameless, bah.”

Zhi Meng didn't care what others thought. She traded nine Shen Yuan Dan for two Shen Yuan Guo (Divine Origin Fruit) and seven map coordinates.

Leaving a message that if they wanted Gu Qing to refine pills, they only needed to find her, she then left with Gu Qing.

Watching the two leave, everyone's eyes flickered.

Zhi Meng wanted so many treasures and map coordinates, one could guess without asking that it was definitely for treasure hunting.

Their suspicions grew stronger: Gu Qing was an arrogant genius who had been lured out by Zhi Meng.

The two's behavior was simply too strange; who would take an alchemy master on an adventure?

Thinking this, everyone, with their own ulterior motives, did not voice their thoughts.

They planned to enter the Soul Crossing Sea Starfield and investigate further... “Disciple, guess what news I've gathered?”

“Let's see.”

Back in the cave dwelling, Zhi Meng looked excited. She took out a jade slip, organized the news and map coordinates, and made a copy for Gu Qing.

Gu Qing swept his divine sense over it, his face showing delight.

“Master is truly amazing.”

This information was absolutely confidential and priceless.

One must know that many secret realms are fraught with danger, and such large secret realms without a map would only lead to aimless wandering like a headless fly.

With map coordinates, not only is safety guaranteed, but treasures can also be precisely located.

However, coordinate information doesn't just appear out of thin air; it's the result of countless cultivators risking their lives to discover it.

Zhi Meng shook her head, “Where? If you weren't a Intermediate Immortal Alchemist and I didn't have some talent, I wouldn't even have the qualifications to talk to them, let alone trade.” She was well aware that her smooth acquisition of information was largely due to Gu Qing's identity as an alchemist.

“However, these geniuses have powerful backgrounds and are not fools. They probably already guessed a hint of the truth, but they have ulterior motives and find it inconvenient to ask.”

“Master is right.”

Gu Qing nodded thoughtfully and smiled, “It doesn't matter if they guess; no matter what methods they use, I have no fear.”

Upon hearing this, Zhi Meng hummed in agreement, looking at the handsome and peerless Gu Qing, her joy evident.

“My disciple has grown up and can protect me now,” Zhi Meng said with emotion.

Watching Gu Qing grow up little by little, Zhi Meng experienced the joy of raising a child.

“Master, you go out first; I'm going to refine pills.”

Blasted by Zhi Meng's close-up beauty, Gu Qing couldn't take it anymore.

Although his heart was as still as water and he could endure what ordinary people couldn't, that didn't mean he wanted to endure it.

Nine days passed in a flash, and Gu Qing refined two batches of top-grade Shen Yuan Dan, giving nine to Zhi Meng.

“Master, take these to improve your cultivation. If you don't hurry up and improve, I'll surpass you.”

“Okay, you just need to refine these few batches of immortal pills into mid-to-high grade.” Zhi Meng took out a storage ring and put it into Gu Qing's hand.

She hurried off to cultivate with the Shen Yuan Dan, a sense of urgency rising in her heart.

Gu Qing glanced at it: two batches of Shen Yuan Dan, five batches of Heavenly Soul Pill.

Heavenly Soul Pill is one of the more difficult mid-level immortal pills to refine, primarily used to cleanse and strengthen the divine soul.

The importance of the divine soul to cultivators is self-evident.

Gu Qing might not care for ordinary divine pills, but he greatly valued Heavenly Soul Pill as it could enhance his divine soul.

“Truly a wealthy person,” Gu Qing thought with delight.

The Tian Hun Guo (Celestial Soul Fruit) used to refine Heavenly Soul Pill is even rarer than Shen Yuan Guo (Divine Origin Fruit), and its price is several times higher.

Moreover, it's not available on the market at all, only possibly appearing at some large auctions.

“Confiscate two batches as remuneration, and for the remaining three batches, refine them all into mid-to-high grade and distribute them equally.”

As soon as he thought of it, Gu Qing silently deduced it once, then refined three batches of Heavenly Soul Pill simultaneously.

It also took nine days to refine eighteen high-grade and nine mid-grade pills.

Although he didn't really want to refine such high-quality Heavenly Soul Pill for Long Jue and the others,

his identity as a Pill Master was his golden signboard. Only by refining pills of better quality would people be willing to entrust him with extremely precious immortal pills, allowing him to profit from it.

If his signboard was ruined, who would seek him out for alchemy in the future?

Go collect immortal spiritual herbs himself?

Better not. Treasures like Tian Hun Guo (Celestial Soul Fruit) are extremely rare, their preciousness enough to cause Profound God Realm experts to fight fiercely.

He'd rather just sit back and enjoy the benefits, waiting for others to deliver treasures to his door; lying down to win is the most satisfying.

Gu Qing then spent another nine days refining the Shen Yuan Dan.

Next, he refined the ten batches of immortal pills for the Heaven Treasure Business Building.

This time, all of them were refined into high-grade pills.

After all, the Heaven Treasure Business Building was his current backer; it seemed to not help much, but relying on it allowed him to leverage its influence to do many things.

He refined seven batches for the Heaven Treasure Business Building, and the remaining three batches were his, all refined into top-grade pills.

Gu Qing took out his communication jade: “Sister Yu, have you finished deducing the formula for the Burial Divine Pill?”

Jiang Yu: “Who are you? Don't try to get close to me. Sister advises you to be cautious in your words and actions. At such a young age, you should be down-to-earth and not engage in deceitful activities.”

Gu Qing: “Bomb/bomb/bomb/bomb/bomb/bomb...”

Jiang Yu watched the series of bombs projected, exploding like fireworks, and couldn't help but chuckle.

Jiang Yu: “You only contact Sister Yu when you need something. You are heartless, you are cold, Little Fairies pointing fingers jpg.”

Jiang Yu: “I am not your sister, I am your mother. Little Fairies with hands on hips cursing jpg.”

Jiang Yu: “You always read my messages but don't reply. Are you still your mother's Great Filial Son? Little Fairies looking eagerly jpg.”

She had also learned to generate emojis with a single thought now.

Gu Qing looked at the emojis before him and couldn't help but feel a headache, but... it was time to show his true skills.

After Gu Qing coaxed her for a long time, Jiang Yu finally sent him the Burial Divine Pill formula.

Gu Qing continued to ask, “Sister Yu, is there a way to avoid the pill tribulation?”

Refining a Divine Pill with Pill Veins incurs a lightning tribulation.

Moreover, refining one batch of Divine Pill with Pill Veins takes at least forty-nine days.

Gu Qing found it too troublesome, which is why he hadn't refined it until now.

Now that he had free time, he could try to refine it.

It's just that transcending the tribulation was too much of a pain.

The terrifying lightning tribulation is determined by the grade of the immortal pill; one careless mistake could lead to the destruction of the pill and the death of the refiner.

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