The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 1587: Chapter 1685: Patching Sky Pill

Upon hearing this, Cheng Jinhai had a trace of hesitation on his face. Indeed, he had come here with a favor to ask, thus he brought a box of delicacies from Tang Capital with him.

Although Fang Lin was young, he was someone who has lived two lives. How could he not guess the purpose of Cheng Jinhai’s visit this time?

Seeing Cheng Jinhai hesitating, Fang Lin patted his belly and said with a smile, “Eating people’s food is the way to shorten their tongues, just speak frankly if you have something to ask.”

Cheng Jinhai then spoke up, “Master Fang, to be honest, I am quite old, yet I am still stuck at the Ninth Layer of Spirit Source and cannot make any further progress. I have thought of many methods over the years, but none have been effective. These past years, I have felt that if I cannot breakthrough to the Longevity Realm, I fear that within ten years I will close my eyes for good. So, Master Fang, you see…”

At this point, Cheng Jinhai did not continue, but instead looked at Fang Lin with hopeful eyes.

Fang Lin nodded, “Are you seeking a pill to extend your life, or one to breakthrough in cultivation?”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Jinhai immediately became excited, but still tried to restrain the excitement in his heart.

“I am seeking pills for a breakthrough in cultivation, and I hope Master Fang can bestow me with one or two,” Cheng Jinhai said with clasped hands.

Fang Lin uttered an acknowledgment and glanced at Cheng Jinhai.

“For breaking through from the Ninth Layer of Spirit Source to the Longevity Realm, what’s more important is the martial artist himself, pills can only serve as a supplement. I will give you a Patching Sky Pill; it should be of considerable help,” Fang Lin said, placing a cyan pill on the stone table in front of him.

Upon hearing it was a Patching Sky Pill, Cheng Jinhai’s joy was even more evident on his face. He thanked Fang Lin repeatedly, and almost got down on his knees to bow to him.

Although Cheng Jinhai was not a Pill Refiner, having sought out pills all these years, he knew many pills’ names and their efficacy.

The Patching Sky Pill is one of the most sought-after pills by Spirit Source martial artists facing a breakthrough, and the term “Patching Sky” signifies the pill’s role in mending inborn deficiencies, allowing martial artists to step into the Longevity Realm more smoothly.

The Patching Sky Pill, although available in the Alchemy Tao World, is exceedingly expensive. For example, one Patching Sky Pill at the Thousand Gold Pavilion is priced high enough to cause any Spirit Source expert worry.

The Patching Sky Pill is so expensive because it is a sixth-grade pill, and moreover, it is of a high-quality sixth-grade, close to the seventh grade.

A sixth-grade pill, even a Master of Pill cannot refine it. Only those Alchemy Grandmasters who have stepped into the Six Cauldrons Realm possess the ability to refine such a pill.

And such Alchemy Grandmasters are now very rare in the Alchemy Tao World of the Nine Countries. Taking the Pill Alliance for example, the openly recognized Alchemy Grandmasters can probably be counted on two hands.

Moreover, these Alchemy Grandmasters generally do not refine pills too frequently anymore. At their level, they are more engaged in researching deeper and more ancient Alchemy Tao.

If one wishes to obtain a Patching Sky Pill, aside from seeking out those few Alchemy Grandmasters, one’s only other option would be to buy it from the Thousand Gold Pavilion at a high price.

But even the Thousand Gold Pavilion only treasures two or three Patching Sky Pills. There used to be five or six, but recently a crisis in the Qing Nation caused two Patching Sky Pills to be bought by the royal family for an immense sum.

Cheng Jinhai is no Crown Prince of the Qing Nation, and his Heng Long Mountain cannot compete with the wealth and power of the Qing royal family. So to buy a Patching Sky Pill from the Thousand Gold Pavilion was mere wishful thinking; he might not even get one even if he gifted Heng Long Mountain to the Pavilion.

Cheng Jinhai never imagined that Fang Lin would directly give him a Patching Sky Pill.

“Master Fang, this Patching Sky Pill is too precious!” Cheng Jinhai’s hands shook slightly as he took the Patching Sky Pill from the stone table, his voice betraying his emotions.

Fang Lin curled his lip slightly, “What? Do you think it’s too precious to accept?”

“Dare not, dare not.”

“If you dare not, then give it back to me.”

“Dare, dare, dare! How could I not accept something given by Master Fang!”

Cheng Jinhai expressed boundless gratitude, solemnly putting the Patching Sky Pill into his pouch, his face always wearing a look of joy.

Joking aside, this was a Patching Sky Pill, something Cheng Jinhai never even dreamed of obtaining.

However, upon further thought, this Patching Sky Pill was, after all, a superior sixth-grade pill. Could it be that Master Fang, who said he’d give it away so readily, had already stepped into the Six Cauldrons Realm? Become a Grandmaster of the Alchemy Tao?

Thinking of this, Cheng Jinhai couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder. How old could Master Fang be? Surely not even thirty years old, yet he has already become a Grandmaster of the Alchemy Tao? This was indeed a bit too astonishing.

In the past, those so-called prodigies of the Alchemy Tao weren’t even close to becoming Masters of Pill by the age of thirty.

Although Cheng Jinhai was not certain whether Fang Lin had truly become a Grandmaster of the Alchemy Tao, the Patching Sky Pill was indeed genuine. Cheng Jinhai might not know pill refining, but he had the eye for it; he could clearly distinguish between a real and fake Patching Sky Pill.

“Although the Patching Sky Pill is excellent, I see that you still have a hidden injury within your body. Before you wish to step into the Minor Longevity Realm, you should resolve this hidden injury first,” Fang Lin said casually.

Cheng Jinhai was startled, then his expression turned complex. Fang Lin was right; Cheng Jinhai indeed had a hidden injury within his body.

This injury dated back to the time when Cheng Jinhai first stepped into the Spirit Source Realm. When faced with a powerful enemy, he had to fight hastily. Although he managed to slay the opponent, he also left himself with a hidden injury.

It should be known that at that time, Cheng Jinhai had just entered the Spirit Source Realm, with an unstable foundation and a superficial realm, and he went through a battle of life and death, the hidden injury never fully healed, which affected Cheng Jinhai’s current breakthrough.

“Thank you for the reminder, Master Fang,” Cheng Jinhai said respectfully, aware that if he wanted to break through to the Minor Longevity Realm, the issue of the hidden injury must be resolved first.

Fang Lin waved his hand: “Alright, having accepted my pill, you should also do something for me.”

Upon hearing this, Cheng Jinhai quickly replied, “Please tell me, Master Fang. If it is within my capabilities, I will certainly do my best to accomplish it for Master Fang.”

Fang Lin smiled: “It’s nothing big; just help me guard the outside for a day or two. I expect quite a few people will come to disturb me.”

Once Cheng Jinhai heard this, he immediately understood Fang Lin’s intention, silently uttered a yes, then retreated outside the courtyard. He stood there like a door deity.

And sure enough, it wasn’t long before someone came to visit Fang Lin, and they were not just anyone; it was several elders from the Wu Family.

“Master Fang is resting and will not receive visitors,” Cheng Jinhai said with a stern face.

Normally, Cheng Jinhai would have to fawn and nod when encountering these elders from the Wu Family, but now, with Fang Lin’s support, he himself also toughened up, showing no deference to these elders of the Wu Family.

Upon hearing this, the Wu Family elders were somewhat dissatisfied, but they dared not cause a disturbance and could only leave.

Outside the posthouse, a sloppy old man approached from afar, with every step appearing as if he covered a great distance. Yet, everyone else on the road seemed not to see him, as if they were completely blind to the presence of this messy old man.

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