Cultivation is just so scientific!

Chapter 882: Chapter 487: Alchemy

“I’ll wait at Wuqing Mountain for ten days!” Ancestor Zhang Kai said in a deep voice as he left.

Li Shiming stored the Fourth Grade Spiritual Medicine in the chamber space and pondered before beginning alchemy.

Such a rare opportunity to interact with the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, he did not want to miss.

If he could gain the protection of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, his safety would greatly increase, and even acquiring resources to advance to the Nascent Soul stage would be easier.

Thus, during his alchemy, he reduced several mistakes, enhancing the quality of the Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pill to Mid-level Fourth Grade Spirit Pills.

Actually, by the seventh day, he had successfully refined the Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pills, producing six of them.

The Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pills were too little value to him; refining such detoxification pills was a loss for him.

When would he ever encounter such Fourth Grade Poison, precisely because this type of Fourth Grade Poison is rare, the Ten Thousand Beast Sect did not have any spare Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pills.

Not to mention, having four Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pills at once, it would be difficult to find buyers even if he decided to sell them.

After waiting for another three days, he placed two Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pills into a jade bottle, held it in his hand, and walked out of the cave.

Ancestor Zhang Kai was outside, accompanied by Ancestor Yu, who was visibly excited upon seeing the jade bottle in Li Shiming’s hand.

Had it not been for the lack of time, he wouldn’t have risked trying out Li Shiming’s side.

Seeing Li Shiming holding the jade bottle, he knew he had gambled correctly.

“Master Li, how did it go?” Ancestor Zhang Kai asked.

“Thankfully, I did not fail!” Li Shiming said, handing over the jade bottle.

Ancestor Zhang Kai’s eyes gleamed upon seeing the two Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pills inside the jade bottle, not just because he saw hope for detoxification, but also because he gained a deeper understanding of Li Shiming’s alchemy skills.

These Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pills, even the sect’s three most skilled alchemy masters would at best produce Mid-level Fourth Grade Quality.

The sect’s alchemy masters have very few opportunities to practice making Detoxification Spirit Pills, but at least within the sect’s alchemical heritage there are experiences from predecessors to reference, whereas for Li Shiming, this was a completely unfamiliar elixir recipe.

“Master Li, I’ll take the spirit pills first, I’ll send over the payment later!” Ancestor Zhang Kai said with an apologetic expression.

“I understand detoxification is important!” Li Shiming replied with a smile.

He didn’t believe the Nascent Soul Ancestors of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect would renege on the deal, it was just a matter of time.

Ancestor Zhang Kai nodded to Li Shiming, said something to Ancestor Yu, and then swiftly flew away.

After flying a distance, he then took out a Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pill from the jade bottle and ingested it.

In fact, he had been poisoned, but used a secret technique to suppress it.

Staying at Wuqing Mountain for ten days was just to avoid triggering the poison early by moving around too much.

Once a Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pill entered his stomach, a black aura was expelled from his skin’s surface; he sensed his body and Nascent Soul, finding that the poison had been neutralized.

He let out a long breath, looked in the direction of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, and then proceeded there.

After returning to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, while exchanging connections for resources to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, a spell summoned him over.

“Master Jiang Hong, you have emerged!” Ancestor Zhang Kai sniffed the alchemical fragrance and paid respects to the Nascent Soul Early Stage alchemy master, Jiang Hong, in front of him.

His relationship with Master Jiang Hong was quite good; the first thought upon being poisoned was to find Master Jiang Hong. However, after leaving messages with no response, he decided to seek out Li Shiming.

“The research on spiritual medicine achieved some results this time, so I didn’t see your message. But judging by your condition, your poison has been detoxified?” Master Jiang Hong remarked upon checking Ancestor Zhang Kai’s situation.

“Thank you for your concern, my luck was good; I sought out a Loose Cultivator Alchemy Master who crafted the Detoxification Spirit Pill for me!” Ancestor Zhang Kai replied, showing the jade bottle.

“In that situation, you dared to let a Loose Cultivator Alchemy Master take action. It seems the master’s skill is quite impressive. Are there any leftovers in the jade bottle? Let me have a look!” Master Jiang Hong was curious, reaching out.

This was a matter of life and death, should the alchemy have failed, and finding another Fourth Grade Spiritual Medicine capable of crafting a Detoxification Spirit Pill would have been too late.

Loose Cultivator Alchemy Masters, in Master Jiang Hong’s view, were generally of poor standard.

Ancestor Zhang Kai handed the jade bottle over to Master Jiang Hong, feeling uncertain about Li Shiming’s alchemy skills, wondering if it was just a fortunate burst, given that Master Jiang Hong was an expert.

Master Jiang Hong took out the Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pill and was taken aback by its quality.

Loose Cultivator Alchemy Masters capable of crafting Mid-level Fourth Grade Spirit Pills were not unheard of, but for this kind of single-chance life-saving spirit pill, failing to have assurance would mean becoming sworn enemies with Ancestor Zhang Kai.

If alchemy were to fail, it would lead to a furious Ancestor Zhang Kai executing him on the spot.

“Hmm!” As he examined the Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pill, he made another discovery.

“Is there a problem with the spirit pill?” Ancestor Zhang Kai asked, stunned by his expression.

Having consumed the Mid-level Fourth Grade Detoxification Spirit Pill himself, the effect was excellent; after one pill, the poison was neutralized, leaving no lingering harm.

If it were a Fourth Grade Intermediate Detoxification Spirit Pill, it might have left some lingering harm, potentially causing trouble for his future cultivation.

“This master indeed has remarkable skill, but the spirit pill is peculiar; the mistakes are concentrated as if intentionally arranged, perfectly maintaining the spirit pill’s quality above intermediate!” Master Jiang Hong shook his head.

He didn’t believe any alchemy master could have such skill to control the quality of Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, let alone designate where to make mistakes.

He himself was an alchemy master of high caliber; other cultivators might not see the problem with the spirit pill, but he could see it clearly.

“Do you mean to say, this master concealed his ability?” Ancestor Zhang Kai asked in disbelief.

He thought of Li Shiming’s age; given Li Shiming’s age, whether becoming an alchemy master or cultivating to the Great Elder Realm, either accomplishment would be extremely difficult to achieve.

Yet Li Shiming achieved both; he was a cultivation genius, also an alchemy genius, but to say Li Shiming concealed his ability while crafting Fourth Grade Spirit Pills, was beyond imagination.

“Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense!” Master Jiang Hong was completely intrigued by the pill in his hand.

“That master even used a Third Grade Pill Furnace to brew Fourth Grade Spirit Tea, bringing the spirituality of Fourth Grade Spirit Spring Water and Fourth Grade Spirit Tea to the extreme in the Pill Furnace. That flavor…” Zhang Kai recalled something and explained what had happened.

“What, brewing Fourth Grade Spirit Tea with a Pill Furnace?” Master Jiang Hong asked in astonishment.

Though Fourth Grade Spirit Tea was of high grade, its texture was extremely fragile; one must be exceptionally careful when using spiritual fire, as a careless move could ruin the spirituality of the spirit tea leaves. In any case, given his ability, he couldn’t guarantee success every time.

It seemed simple, but in reality, the control over spiritual fire needed to be at an incredibly precise level.

Without numerous attempts, it’s very difficult to try using a pill furnace to brew Fourth Grade Spirit Tea, but which alchemy master would be bored enough to waste vast amounts of Fourth Grade Spirit Tea Leaves practicing this?

The only possibility was that Li Shiming’s control over spiritual fire was extremely strong, strong enough to have the confidence to casually use spiritual fire to brew Fourth Grade Spirit Tea, achieving the extreme spirituality Zhang Kai mentioned.

“Where is this master?” Master Jiang Hong asked Ancestor Zhang Kai.

“Temporarily residing at Wuqing Mountain!” Ancestor Zhang Kai answered, not knowing the reason.

“Take me to meet this alchemy master; I’m very curious why such a figure would end up in a place like Wuqing Mountain?” Master Jiang Hong waved his hand.

“Well…, I still owe this alchemy master a payment of resources to advance to the Nascent Soul stage; I’ll bring you there after I find it!” Ancestor Zhang Kai said embarrassedly.

“Let’s go now; I’ll cover that payment for you!” Master Jiang Hong said generously.