Chapter 809: Greed

Han Yan answered without hesitation:

“Of course, it’s to hone my alchemy skills, but I haven’t figured out how to do it yet. Please advise me, Senior Brother.”

Alchemists can gain more pills for cultivation. Actually, what the sect lacks the most right now are High-tier Spirit Farmers. Ever since the Agricultural Hall was established, she has felt very tangibly the assistance a strong Spirit Farmer can provide to the Pill Cauldron Pavilion.

The quality of Spirit Medicine will improve somewhat, and the growth cycle will be shortened.

As the Spiritual Vein continuously enhances and the Agricultural Hall steadily grows stronger, the days of the sect’s alchemists are much more fortunate than those in her past.

Ji An pondered and said:

“I suppose, Junior Sister, you know the situation here. The first step is to go to the Certification Association for an assessment; obtaining the Tier Three Alchemist certification will allow you to receive tasks from the association. Additionally, I often receive tasks for refining Gold Core Pill, so I can share a few batches with you for practice.”

“That will have to do. It’s not easy to gather materials for refining a batch of Tier Three Pill. Without a reputation, no cultivators would seek you out for refining. Senior Brother, you’ve been operating in the Immortal City for sixty years, you should have many cultivators bringing materials to you seeking pills, right?”

“My social circle is rather narrow, and since I can receive the refining tasks for Tier Three Pills directly from the Certification Association, I haven’t really expanded my network. Currently, only a few familiar friends request my help, mainly refining Gold Core Pill and a certain injury medicine for treating Cold Poison.”

“That’s already quite good. I have even fewer opportunities to refine Tier Three Pills in the sect.”

While speaking, Han Yan took out several brocade boxes from the Grotto Void Stone:

“They are gifts from Senior Brother Sect Leader, who asked me to deliver them to you. They represent a tenth of Red Flame Peak’s yield. Additionally, for your help in refining so many Fire Element Pills, we brought some Tier Three Fire-elemental Spiritual Objects as your reward. Senior Brother Yuxiao mentioned that all your contributions should be reciprocated for longer-lasting relations.”

She conveyed through transmission:

“It’s now confirmed, the exhausted Spiritual Vein beneath Red Flame Peak is Tier Four. We’ve discovered Tier Four Fire-elemental Spiritual Objects!”

Ji An could hear the joy in the transmitted voice.

He was also delighted and said:

“That’s wonderful, we are starting to resemble a Nascent Soul Sect. As long as we acquire an inheritance technique that directly points to the Nascent Soul Great Dao and elevate the sect’s Spiritual Vein to Tier Four, the Nascent Soul inheritance will be solidified.”

Han Yan’s eyes were bright, “I don’t know if I will witness that day, Sect Leader wants to send people into the Five Elements Sect relics, since the majority of our disciples practice the Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture.”

Golden Core Cultivators have a lifespan of a thousand years, and she is over four hundred years old now. If she can take the Tier Three Lifespan Extension Pill, she still has more than six hundred years to live.

This period quite possibly will allow her to witness the sect enhancing its Spiritual Vein to Tier Four. Adequate resources can save time in elevating the Spiritual Vein.

If that’s the case, we only need to see if the sect can obtain the inheritance technique.

Ji An said solemnly, “I also plan to enter the Five Elements Sect relics, I’m actively preparing now, planning to stay in the Immortal City for thirty more years before heading to Wanhua Mountain Range.”

Now that Han Yan has reached the Central Continent, within a few days he will go to Golden Puppet Pavilion, commissioning them to refine a Tier Three Top-Grade Puppet.

“Senior Brother can wait for fellow sect members to gather. I estimate the Sect Leader will send Senior Brother Li Haoran. Senior Brother Li is currently a Third-Layer Golden Core Cultivator, actively seeking a breakthrough to Mid-stage Golden Core. When the time comes, the two of you entering the relics can look after each other.”

Ji An nodded slightly, “The relics are dangerous; if Junior Brother Li can break through to Mid-stage Golden Core, we two can go together. If not, I advise against entering. I have accumulated many trump cards; I can handle the dangers of the relics alone.”

Li Haoran, although a Sword Cultivator, plays a limited role if his cultivation is insufficient. Solo action allows him more freedom.

Han Yan was silent; she could sense the confidence in Ji An’s tone, understanding he must have something to rely on. She was pondering what exactly was giving him such assurance.

Ji An didn’t want to continue the topic, so he said:

“Junior Sister wants more opportunities to refine Tier Three Pills; merely waiting for association tasks seems too passive. I have a suggestion, why don’t we run a Pill Medicine Shop together, acquiring Spirit Medicine and selling pills to accumulate materials? After two years, once we’ve built up a reputation, I’ll auction off two Gold Core Pills, which should quickly build our name. More cultivators will come forward with materials seeking pill refinement. The sect gives me Tier Three Spirit Fruit, which can be used as the main ingredient, only needing to exchange for Pill Formulas at the Certification Association.”

As long as we can acquire Spirit Medicine, the High-tier Spirit Fruit in my hands can gradually be sold off, for no one truly knows what I’ve acquired.”

Han Yan brushed away the hair scattered on her forehead, “Operating a shop is not easy; there must be enough pills initially, or it’s hard to build a reputation. Moreover, the largest proportion of Spirit Medicine source for each pill shop must necessarily come from collaborations with Spiritual Farmer powers. Many pill shops are established by various powers, so it’s challenging to secure support from Spirit Farmers.”

In the wild, there’s not much Spirit Medicine waiting for cultivators to harvest; the foundation of the Cultivation Realm’s prosperity is enough Spirit Plants grown on a large scale by cultivators.

Ji An understood the truth in her words, but he had his own considerations.

“Let’s give it a try; at most, we lose some shop rental. I’ll provide the Spirit Stone, and Junior Sister can handle the operations. You’ll receive compensation from each transaction, what do you think?”

Han Yan smiled and revealed her pearly teeth, “According to Senior Brother’s proposal, I surely have to agree.”

No risk and still able to gain, without affecting her opportunities for Tier Three Pill refinement through other channels — she’d be foolish not to agree.