Eternal Life by Daily Divination

The ninth trial involved refining an extremely difficult Tier Three Middle Grade Dharma Pill.

Had it been any other Alchemist, even a Tier Three Top Grade one, they would have struggled to succeed on the first attempt.

Although Qi Yao wasn’t a Pill Master, she had met many and often observed the alchemy process.

She judged that the difficulty of refining this Dharma Pill was already on par with that of an ordinary Tier Three Top Grade Elixir.

Yet Li Chang’an still succeeded on his first try, his expression relaxed the entire time, as if he felt no pressure whatsoever.

How could she not be astonished?

”Daoist Li, are you perhaps a Tier Three Top Grade Alchemist?”

”You misunderstand, Daoist Qi. My Alchemy Skill is only at Tier Three Middle Grade; I haven’t received the inheritance for any higher levels.”

Li Chang’an smiled and dropped the pill into the opening, offering no further explanation.

With a soft click, the Underground Palace trembled, and the mechanisms and traps ahead parted once more.

This time, what appeared before them wasn’t a passageway, but a narrow, secret chamber.

The chamber’s furnishings were spartan, containing only a jade table and a few cyan lamps.

The skeletal remains of the senior sat cross-legged behind the jade table, his storage pouch resting upon it.

Li Chang’an directed his puppet to step forward and bow deeply.

”Thank you, Senior, for leaving this inheritance.”

He used his Puppet Body to retrieve the Storage Pouch, discovering it had no restrictions and could be opened directly.

Inside the Storage Pouch were some relatively rare Tier Three alchemy materials.

In addition to those, there were two jade scrolls.

With a flash of light in his hand, Li Chang’an produced the two jade scrolls.

He extended two wisps of his Divine Sense, one into each jade scroll, to examine their contents.

The first jade scroll contained the Tier Three Top Grade alchemy inheritance!

At the end of the inheritance were over a dozen extremely precious Ancient Pill Formulas, most of which had been lost to the modern Cultivation Immortality Realm.

”Blood Weight Pill!”

Li Chang’an’s eyes brightened. He had found the purpose of his journey.

The pill formula for the Blood Weight Pill was right there.

In addition, Li Chang’an spotted another familiar elixir.

”Purple Spirit Pill!”

This pill could help an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator break through to the Middle Stage, and its effects were quite remarkable.

But its pill formula was held by the Purple Mist Sect; no one else in the entire Southern Domain knew how to refine it.

Li Chang’an never imagined he would have the good fortune to obtain the pill formula for this elixir.

He took a closer look.

’The treasures required to refine this Purple Spirit Pill would cost, at most, ten thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones all together.’

’What’s more, these treasures are all fairly common and not difficult to find.’

’But the sale price of a single Purple Spirit Pill, by a conservative estimate, is over one hundred fifty thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones...’

Back when the Zi Xi Saintess had bestowed this pill upon Li Chang’an, many Golden Core Masters had sent him sound transmissions, wanting to buy it from him.

The prices they offered were astonishing.

One Golden Core Master from the Dan Valley Xiao Family had offered a price of one hundred fifty thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones and indicated that the price was negotiable.

’The Alchemy Dao is truly a source of immense profit. This is a great opportunity to get rich.’

Li Chang’an could faintly see a path paved with Spirit Stones opening up before him.

Breaking through the Golden Core Stage is as difficult as ascending to the heavens. The vast majority of Golden Core Masters, even those who successfully condense a True Pill, remain trapped in the Early Stage of Golden Core for their entire lives.

For a single chance at a breakthrough, they would willingly part with countless treasures.

Of course, Li Chang’an wouldn’t dare compete for business with the Purple Mist Sect.

This kind of pill could only be sold secretly, under the table.

’I don’t necessarily have to sell them in the Southern Domain. There are plenty of Cultivators throughout the Zhao Country’s Cultivation Realm who are stuck in the Early Stage of Golden Core.’

Li Chang’an thought for a moment and felt the idea was feasible.

Coincidentally, Luo Qiantong’s information network was already established, so he could ask for his help in spreading the word about selling Purple Spirit Pills.

It was a bit risky, but worth a try.

Li Chang’an was in dire need of Spirit Stones.

Although he had gained much, his Path of Body Refining and the Evergreen Vine were two bottomless pits that devoured resources, impossible to ever fully satisfy.

He now had just over two hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones left in his Storage Pouch.

’Besides the Purple Spirit Pill, these other pills are also promising. The Earth Cloud Yellow Sand Pill, the Seven-Colored Dream Mist Pill... they all have unique effects, and ordinary Golden Core Masters have almost no way to purchase them.’

Li Chang’an pondered this seriously.

The Evergreen Vine’s growth was slowing down.

He had originally worried that even by the time he reached the Golden Core Peak, he still wouldn’t be able to upgrade his Spiritual Root to a Celestial Spirit Root.

Now, by using these rare pills to earn resources, the Evergreen Vine’s growth rate was sure to increase significantly.

’After I get back, I need to raise my Alchemy Skill to Tier Three Top Grade as soon as possible.’

Li Chang’an made up his mind.

He duplicated the contents of the jade scroll and tossed the copy to Qi Yao.

The two of them had already agreed to split the gains from this venture equally.

Although Li Chang’an had passed all the trials in the Underground Palace on his own, Qi Yao and her group had provided the clues and the location.

”Daoist Li, what’s in the second Jade Scroll?”

Qi Yao’s eyes sparkled with curiosity as she gazed at the other jade scroll.

Li Chang’an answered, ”It’s a message left by the senior.”

Without hesitation, he made a copy of that jade scroll as well.

The contents of the jade scroll were brief.

The senior had left behind his life story.

He had been a Loose Cultivator with a passion for alchemy. Unfortunately, his talent for the Alchemy Dao was abysmal. Despite traveling far and wide to study under various masters, his Alchemy Skill had barely reached Tier Two.

He had thought he would never achieve great heights in the Alchemy Dao in his lifetime.

But one day, by a stroke of luck, he obtained a Memory Stone.

Within that Memory Stone, he witnessed a scene of a senior named Master Dancheng instructing his disciple, answering questions and clearing up his confusion.

Although he was dazed as he listened and only half-understood most of what was said, his Alchemy Skill improved significantly.

From then on, he spent the rest of his life searching the vast Cultivation Immortality Realm, seeking any trace left behind by Senior Master Dancheng.