Chapter 232 - 214: Contribution Points +8800

Chapter 232: Chapter 214: Contribution Points +8800

Although they had already accepted that Chen Yue was a prodigy, acceptance was one thing. Witnessing him do something like this firsthand still sent a powerful shock through them.

’Three Nourishing Spirit Pills from a single furnace?’

The first time he refined Nourishing Spirit Pills, he produced two. The second time, he went straight to three.

Moreover, judging by Chen Yue’s calm expression, it was as if all of this was only natural.

Compared to achievements in the Martial Dao, these Dan Peak disciples were far more focused on the Alchemy Dao. They, more than anyone, understood just how absurd the talent for the Alchemy Dao Chen Yue was now displaying truly was.

Yao Jin stood to one side, his gaze fixed on Chen Yue as if he were looking at a god.

In the past, Yao Jin had heard of prodigies appearing here and there. While he would marvel at the news, it always felt too distant from his own life, amounting to little more than a passing sigh of admiration.

But now, a prodigy was right in front of him. What’s more, it had been Yao Jin himself who had familiarized Chen Yue with the sect since he first joined.

Having such a genius right beside him made the impact feel intensely real and profoundly shocking. He even felt a little dazed.

Chen Yue looked at the three round, plump Nourishing Spirit Pills on the Jade Plate, a satisfied smile in his eyes.

He didn’t rush to put the elixirs away. Instead, he studied them carefully for a moment before placing the three Nourishing Spirit Pills into a Jade Bottle. Then, he cleaned the Pill Furnace once more and began his third attempt.

With the experience from the first two attempts, Chen Yue found the third refinement even more effortless.

Every step, every part of the process, flowed as smoothly as water. He even began to experiment with bolder adjustments to the finer details, exploring the possibility of further increasing his yield.

In less than half an hour, the third batch was complete.

By the time Chen Yue opened the Pill Furnace and removed the elixirs, the disciples in the Hundred Herbs Pavilion had grown somewhat numb to the spectacle.

Three pills again.

No surprises, no mistakes.

Chen Yue put away the Nourishing Spirit Pills and, carrying the Jade Bottle, walked over to the exchange counter.

The On-Duty Disciple saw Chen Yue approach and quickly stood up. When he saw the eight high-quality Nourishing Spirit Pills inside the Jade Bottle, he froze on the spot.

The On-Duty Disciple looked at Chen Yue, his voice laced with incredulous respect. "Senior Brother Chen, one Nourishing Spirit Pill is worth fifteen Contribution Points. Eight pills would be one hundred and twenty Contribution Points. Are you exchanging all of them?"

Chen Yue nodded.

The On-Duty Disciple said no more and deftly processed the exchange for Chen Yue.

After deducting the twenty-four Contribution Points he had spent on three sets of ingredients for the Nourishing Spirit Pills, Chen Yue’s net profit for the last hour and a half was ninety-six Contribution Points.

Chen Yue currently needed to consume fifteen Nourishing Spirit Pill Yang Pills and three Bone Marrow Cleansing and Body Refining Pills per day. Exchanging for these elixirs cost ninety-nine Contribution Points.

Combined with the other resources he consumed to enhance his Talent, his daily cultivation costs were astronomical.

But now, if Chen Yue were to perform alchemy on four batches of Nourishing Spirit Pills per day, at his current success rate, he could not only completely cover his own cultivation needs but also have a surplus.

However, this would only cover his cultivation needs below the Innate Realm. Once he broke through to the Innate Realm, things would change.

After reaching the Innate Realm, ordinary elixirs like the Nourishing Spirit Pill Yang Pill and the Bone Marrow Cleansing and Body Refining Pill would provide a minuscule benefit to his cultivation.

This was because an Innate Realm expert’s Inner Strength had already been converted into Primordial Power. Ordinary elixirs still refined Inner Strength, and while that Inner Strength could be converted into Primordial Power via a Cultivation Technique, the conversion efficiency was extremely low.

As far as Chen Yue knew, there were three main ways for an Innate Realm expert to advance their cultivation.

The first and most basic method was to absorb Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. The concentration of this energy directly determined the efficiency of one’s cultivation.

The Panshi Sect had built its True Inheritance Peak deep within the mountain range precisely because the concentration of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi there was far higher than in the Outer and Inner Sects.

Even so, cultivating by solely absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi was still a very slow process.

The second was to consume Qi Yuan Pills. This was a type of elixir that the major sects could still mass-produce, as it contained Spirit Grass infused with Primordial Qi, among other precious medicinal ingredients.

Qi Yuan Pills were far more effective than simply absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, but they were also incredibly expensive.

The daily cultivation of most Innate Realm experts consisted of refining Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi in conjunction with Qi Yuan Pills. But even then, the efficiency wasn’t particularly high.

The third and fastest method was to refine a true Innate Spiritual Object.

Innate Spiritual Objects contained the purest form of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi. A single, high-quality Innate Spiritual Object was enough to allow an Innate Realm expert’s cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds in a short period.

Furthermore, Innate Spiritual Objects could also be used as ingredients for alchemy.

In other words, Alchemy Skill was still useful in the Innate Realm. The awkward part, however, was that Innate Spiritual Objects were extremely difficult to obtain, with each one being priceless.

If the alchemy failed, the Innate Spiritual Object would be completely destroyed—a devastating loss. In contrast, directly consuming and refining it, while less efficient, at least carried no risk of failure.

「One month later.」

Chen Yue would be ready to break through to the Innate Realm.

At that point, he would need to start thinking about Qi Yuan Pills.

Exchanging for a single Qi Yuan Pill cost one hundred Contribution Points, and exchanging for the medicinal ingredients required to refine them also cost one hundred Contribution Points. Furthermore, one could only make one such exchange per month.

Only after proving one’s ability to successfully refine Qi Yuan Pills would this limit be lifted. The cost for the ingredients would also be reduced from one hundred to fifty Contribution Points.