Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1523 - 949: Luo Cheng Pays a Visit

"If you can refine a top-grade Demon Essence Pill, I can help you get Forget River Dew!" Zhongli Xiayi said with a faint smile.

Yang Zhenshan was completely speechless.

He wanted to refine a top-grade Demon Essence Pill, but he simply couldn’t!

With his current alchemy skills, refining a top-grade Demon Essence Pill wasn’t difficult. As long as he had a high-grade Demon Core, he had a forty percent chance of refining it into a high-grade Demon Essence Pill.

As for a top-grade Demon Essence Pill, he shouldn’t be able to refine it in a short time.

Zhongli Xiayi took a sip of tea and said, "It’s not like you want the Forget River Dew, is it?"

"Hm, it’s Hidden Sword Mountain that wants it!" Yang Zhenshan replied.

There was nothing to hide about this.

"What benefits did they offer you?"

"Two third-order Demon Cores!" Yang Zhenshan added.

Zhongli Xiayi shook her head, "Not enough. Demon Cores are just Demon Cores. If you want Jie Dan Spirit Objects, you must exchange for them with Jie Dan Spirit Objects, even third-order Demon Cores won’t do!"

"Perhaps you could try refining a top-grade Demon Essence Pill with third-order Demon Cores!"

She offered a very good suggestion, but Yang Zhenshan thought the suggestion was somewhat nonsensical.

The value of third-order Demon Cores isn’t much different from Jie Dan Spirit Objects.

One third-order Demon Core can be exchanged for ten second-rank top-grade Demon Cores; if one is wasted during refinement, Yang Zhenshan would suffer a great loss.

Even though he is currently wealthy, he’s not so extravagant as to practice with third-order Demon Cores.

"Forget it, I think my alchemy level still needs improvement!" Yang Zhenshan shook his head.

Zhongli Xiayi showed a hint of disappointment in her eyes, but she still nodded and said, "For an alchemist, collecting Jie Dan Spirit Objects is much easier; as long as you can refine the corresponding elixir, you can get enough Jie Dan Spirit Objects!"

"Therefore, you should now focus on improving your cultivation and alchemy, not on those chaotic things."

She was optimistic about Yang Zhenshan and eagerly hoped he could refine a top-grade Demon Essence Pill or other elixirs useful for Core Formation, but she also understood that with Yang Zhenshan’s current cultivation and alchemical skills, he couldn’t achieve what she expected.

"I understand, but improving alchemy is not something that happens overnight!" Yang Zhenshan’s eyes slightly lowered as he spoke.

Refining a top-grade Demon Essence Pill was undoubtedly a very important matter for him.

However, if he could truly refine a Demon Essence Pill, he wouldn’t expose it.

Any Jie Dan Spirit Object could bring about many troubles, and an alchemist capable of refining a top-grade Demon Essence Pill would be deeply entrenched in the center of troubles.

Therefore, regarding Zhongli Xiayi’s expectations, Yang Zhenshan could only turn a blind eye.

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After returning to his courtyard from Zhongli Xiayi’s, Yang Zhenshan made a simple plan for his upcoming time at the Ten Thousand Treasures Store.

Training definitely couldn’t be delayed. He had just broken through the late-stage Foundation Establishment and still needed a long time to accumulate cultivation.

The refinement of the Green Wood Purple Lightning Sword was a must, but that wasn’t difficult for him. After some time, he would exchange some third-rank Spiritual Materials from the treasure vault of the Ten Thousand Treasures Store, then hand them over to Yang Jizhen for refinement.

Lastly, collect Jie Dan Spirit Objects to prepare for future Core Formation.

However, before that, refining a top-grade Demon Essence Pill had become the top priority.

Without a top-grade Demon Essence Pill, he wouldn’t even qualify to exchange for Jie Dan Spirit Objects.

To avoid trouble, he could refrain from collecting Jie Dan Spirit Objects in White Cloud Immortal City and go elsewhere, but no matter where he went, he needed something to exchange for Jie Dan Spirit Objects.

"Top-grade Demon Essence Pill, Tongming Pill, Thunder Tribulation Pill, Forget River Dew, Vitality Spring! All of these are elixir-type Jie Dan Spirit Objects! I can attempt to refine them all!"

Yang Zhenshan felt there was no need to be stuck only on the top-grade Demon Essence Pill, given that high-grade Demon Cores weren’t easily obtained.

Previously, he had exchanged quite a few Demon Cores from Cangyu Mountain, but over the years, the Demon Cores stored by Cangyu Mountain were probably not many.

Especially high-grade Demon Cores, Que Lingfei was becoming more and more stingy with them.

"Tongming Pill and Thunder Tribulation Pill are third-tier elixirs and not easy to refine."

"Forget River Dew requires Forget River Mandala, which has extremely harsh growth requirements and is scarce!"

"Lastly, the Vitality Spring!"

Yang Zhenshan sat in the Quiet Chamber, stroking his beard as he fell into contemplation.

The Vitality Spring is not an actual spring but an elixir refined using Liquid Alchemy Skills, whose greatest efficacy lies in possessing tremendous vitality, able to quickly restore Primordial Qi and heal injuries.

The first three stages of the Body Tempering Thunder Tribulation under the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation inflict great damage on the body. After overcoming the first three Thunder Tribulations, one must also undergo the subsequent six Thunder Tribulations, so a powerful restorative Spiritual Object is needed to restore the body to peak state.

Thus, the Vitality Spring is classified among the Jie Dan Spirit Objects.

The Vitality Spring is not a conventional elixir; it’s essentially the liquefaction of vitality. In simple terms, it involves extracting vitality from a large amount of spirit medicine and spiritual fruit, then compressing and condensing it into the Vitality Spring.

Refining the Vitality Spring has two challenges: First, it requires a large amount of spirit medicine and spiritual fruit, which is daunting in quantity, possibly needing a million spirit fruits. Of course, if the grade of the spirit fruit is relatively high or the spirit fruit contains concentrated vitality, the required amount would be much less.

But regardless, refining the Vitality Spring isn’t something an ordinary force can accomplish; it requires strong financial resources and heritage to support it.

The second challenge is compression and condensation, which is a problem for alchemists. Compressing the immense vitality into a single drop of water, just imagining it reveals the difficulty.