Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 866: Chapter 479: Gathering (Part 2)

He just needed to lower his alchemy skills to an intermediate level, which was somewhat difficult to control.

Just one of the three Demon Cores was enough to complete Wang Fan’s commission.

With Li Shiming’s level of skill, full pills were inevitable, and with the help of the ‘Hundred One-point Pill Technique,’ he could refine six third-grade Spirit Pills from one Demon Core.

According to the alchemist’s cut, even with three full Demon Cores, Wang Fan would only receive six third-grade Spirit Pills, which did not pressure him at all.

The three Demon Cores in the jade box were all from Late Stage Demons, and only such cores could be refined into third-grade Spirit Pills for late-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Wang Fan entrusted all three Late Stage Demon Cores to Li Shiming at once, a trust that even surprised Li Shiming.

Wang Fan, however, had his own considerations; although three Late Stage Demon Cores were indeed precious, forming a good relationship with an Alchemy Master was equally important.

He still remembered what Li Shiming had said to him at the time, having a great assurance of full pills, which demonstrated Li Shiming’s confidence in his alchemy skills.

That kind of ingrained pride is impossible to hide, a confidence developed only through long-term success.

“What is the alchemy payment here at Wuqing Mountain?” Li Shiming thought for a moment and asked.

He truly couldn’t fathom the alchemy payment here; back on the Beishu Continent, he always bartered with Spiritual Objects.

“There is no Alchemy Master at Wuqing Mountain; the nearest one has a waiting list of several years, and the payment is about one hundred top-grade Spirit Stones!” Wang Fan replied without any concealment.

This matter simply couldn’t be hidden; if Li Shiming stayed a little longer, he would hear about it.

What he didn’t say was that the Alchemy Master was adamant about receiving Spirit Stones, and whether or not the third-grade Spirit Pills were successfully refined, the one hundred top-grade Spirit Stones wouldn’t decrease by a single one.

The key issue was that the success rate of that Alchemy Master was only sixty percent, leading many cultivators who sought pills to end up with nothing.

Originally, Golden Core Stage payments should be made with mid-grade Spirit Stones, but late-stage Golden Core cultivators were close to the Nascent Soul Stage, and while their power hadn’t caught up to the Nascent Soul Stage, they kept up in terms of payment.

“My payment is also one hundred top-grade Spirit Stones. Come to my cave residence for the Spirit Pills in three days!” Li Shiming thought for a moment and replied.

He didn’t plan to lower the price; it was his peers who raised the price, and his skill was only higher; not increasing the price was already quite ethical.

“Here are three hundred top-grade Spirit Stones!” Wang Fan, without any intention to haggle, obediently took out three hundred top-grade Spirit Stones and placed them in front of Li Shiming, saying.

Li Shiming smiled as he collected the top-grade Spirit Stones and glanced at Yu An.

Yu An understood his meaning; at this rate of acquiring top-grade Spirit Stones, they could soon purchase that fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Treasure Tripod.

The late-stage Golden Core cultivators present were not in a hurry to discuss alchemy with Li Shiming.

They were observing, watching the results of Wang Fan’s test; only if Li Shiming’s alchemy skills were indeed ample would they make their move.

This gathering thus ended, with each late-stage Golden Core cultivator exchanging contact information with Li Shiming before departing.

After returning to his cave residence, Li Shiming immediately placed a Late Stage Demon Core into the lab space.

Luckily, by purchasing the alchemy heritage of the Dongqi Continent, he allowed his natal treasure IBMz15 to analyze the Demon Core based on the records in the alchemy heritage.

Soon, he found the corresponding elixir recipe by combining the analysis results with the alchemy heritage.

Next comes the alchemy. The Red Sun Spirit Fire was ignited in the Five Elements Nine Revolutions Furnace, observing the conditions within the pill furnace with a control precision of 10 nanometers.

Under the scorching of the Red Sun Spirit Fire, the Demon Core gradually liquefied, but the process wasn’t complete; impurities within the liquid Demon Core still needed to be eliminated.

This process was the most prone to error but was also the simplest for Li Shiming.

Under the observation of 10 nanometers, no impurity could escape his scrutiny.

A series of auxiliary Spiritual Medicines were added, and the liquid Demon Core began purifying.

After five two-hour turns, the liquid Demon Core within the Five Elements Nine Revolutions Furnace had turned into Dan Liquid, emitting the unique aroma of third-grade Spirit Pills from the furnace.

“Divide!” he shouted, activating the ‘Hundred One-point Pill Technique.’

In the pill furnace, alongside the three forming Spirit Pills, appeared the illusory shadows of another three Spirit Pills. These illusory shadows began absorbing the medicinal power within the furnace, along with the Spiritual Energy from the void.

“Eject Pills!” Li Shiming called out as the shadow transforms into entities.

Six third-grade Spirit Pills flew out of the Five Elements Nine Revolutions Furnace, and a jade bottle timely flew over and collected them.

The jade bottle was taken out from the laboratory space by Li Shiming, who poured out a third-grade Spirit Pill for inspection.

This third-grade Spirit Pill wasn’t much different from those refined with Spiritual Medicines, although its medicinal power was somewhat more intense, compared to those refined without Spiritual Medicines.

But this couldn’t be regarded as a drawback since sometimes the intense medicinal power would result in effects exceeding those of peacefully refined third-grade Spirit Pills.

“Refine again!” Li Shiming looked at the third-grade Spirit Pill in his hand and pocketed it again, muttering to himself.

All six of these third-grade Spirit Pills were third-grade advanced Spirit Pills, maintaining his usual high standards, reaching the theoretical pinnacle of third-grade advanced Spirit Pills.

Under a 10-nanometer control, along with the assistance of the natal treasure IBMz15, Li Shiming’s spiritual essence and the mental capabilities of IBMz15’s 190 brains received a considerable boost, contributing to the enhancement of his alchemy process.

Under these conditions, as long as Li Shiming didn’t intend to fail, he was almost incapable of making mistakes; any error, under the 10-nanometer control, would be detected and resolved at the budding stage.

Again, a Demon Core was taken into the lab space’s Five Elements Nine Revolutions Furnace, and this time, he needed no further attention, leaving one brain to handle the alchemy.

The natal treasure IBMz15, having just obtained practical data on refining Demon Core, compared it with simulation data, thus making the simulation data closer to reality.

This time, he intentionally introduced some errors, which IBMz15 had meticulously calculated.

The errors wouldn’t affect the pill formation or the full pills, and the quality couldn’t be too high nor too low.

Five two-hour turns later, following the display of the ‘Hundred One-point Pill Technique,’ six third-grade Spirit Pills flew out of the pill furnace and were collected by the jade bottle.

Li Shiming took the jade bottle in his hand, a smile appearing on his face.

The six third-grade Spirit Pills in the jade bottle were of a quality that barely reached an intermediate level, already a strong alchemy ability, though this was relative to other Alchemy Masters.

He then also refined the last Demon Core and obtained another six third-grade advanced Spirit Pills.

He planned to give these third-grade advanced Spirit Pills to his avatar, Li Yuanba. This new type of third-grade Spirit Pill could provide better efficacy for Li Yuanba’s use, accelerating cultivation speed.

Wang Fan had been waiting outside Li Shiming’s cave residence since that morning, not only him but also Master Wei, Yu An, and all the late-stage Golden Core cultivators present on that day, along with a late-stage Golden Core cultivator who had just returned.

They were all extremely concerned about Li Shiming’s alchemy level, as it related to their future cultivation.

To be honest, obtaining a Late Stage Demon’s Demon Core was indeed difficult, but not impossible.

As long as they teamed up and ventured into the ocean, braving the danger for extended hunts, they would usually have some gains.

But more critical than obtaining a Late Stage Demon’s Demon Core was finding a good Alchemy Master to refine it.

There were very few independent cultivation Alchemy Masters, and those they could enlist were often besieged by numerous requests from other independent cultivators seeking alchemy.

Such Alchemy Masters were extremely busy, and independent cultivation Alchemy Masters generally had weak skill levels, with a failure rate that often daunted seeking independent cultivators.

“Why hasn’t he come out yet?” Master Wei glanced at the sky, speaking impatiently.

Li Shiming’s cave residence stirred as he said it, and he hurriedly fell silent, waiting to avoid being overheard.