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Chapter 322 - 286: Surprise

Chapter 322: Chapter 286: Surprise

Sensing the treasure.

This was one of the functions of the Mid-level Magical Artifact, the Ghostly Gourd.

In some sense, the Ghostly Gourd’s classification as a Mid-level Magical Artifact was largely due to this function, despite its general attack power.

Hmm?

Soon, with the help of the Ghostly Gourd, Ye Fan sensed two dense streams of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy and swept his gaze over them like a flash of lightning.

What appeared in Ye Fan’s view was a flower and a ginseng.

The flower had five petals, each of a different color: gold, green, blue, red, and yellow.

Miraculously, despite not growing in soil or soaked in water, the flower was not wilted. Instead, the colors of the five petals were extremely vibrant!

And the ginseng, unlike ordinary ginseng, was glowing red all over, shimmering with a red light that, at first glance, appeared like a flame.

"It’s actually a Five-Colored Flower and Fire Spirit Ginseng!"

Ye Fan’s eyes widened as he stared, akin to a parched man beholding an exquisitely beautiful woman bathing and changing clothes, his eyes gleaming with desire.

As the disciple of Chu Xuanji, Ye Fan had fully inherited Chu Xuanji’s mantle, including medical and pharmaceutical skills.

Unlike mundane pharmaceutical methods, Chu Xuanji taught Ye Fan alchemy, which precisely involved using Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures as ingredients and employing magic to manipulate flames within a Medicine Furnace to concoct medicines.

Under such circumstances, Ye Fan had been learning alchemy from a young age and was as familiar with Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures as the back of his hand.

At this moment, the Five-Colored Flower and Fire Spirit Ginseng before him could be said to be the cream of the crop among Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!

More precisely, these two items had transcended the category of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures—they were known as ’Plant Essences’ in the Cultivation World!

The so-called ’Plant Essences’ are actually precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that have transformed under the nurturing of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.

They possess incredibly precious essences of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi!

Heaven and Earth Essence.

This is something cultivators dream of obtaining!

Once a cultivator consumes a Plant Essence and absorbs the essence of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi within, that essence will directly transform into Essence of Power!

That’s right...

It’s Essence of Power!!

You see, when Ye Fan needed to perform empowerment on Pan Jueming to boost his strength, he had used a bit of his Essence of Power and took nearly a month to recover.

And that was when he was using the Ghostly Gourd to activate the Nine Star Gathering Spirit Array!

If it were an ordinary martial artist, relying solely on meditation cultivation, it would take at least a year!

Had Ye Fan possessed a Plant Essence at that time, not only could he have instantly recovered the spent Essence of Power, but he could have also enhanced his strength just like he absorbed the pure yang energy essence from the Taiyin Xuan Sword!

All of this is enough to prove how precious the Plant Essences are!

Just like high-level magical artifacts, cultivation techniques, or martial skills, they are treasures of inestimable value, almost impossible to buy with money!

"Sister... sister, where did you get these Plant Essences?" After who knows how long, Ye Fan came back to his senses from his shock and looked at Chu Ji with a puzzled face.

"The Xiangshan Group owns an herbal medicine company under its umbrella, not only purchasing ordinary herbs daily but also has a specialized herbal gathering team. These two Plant Essences were obtained by that team from Changbai Mountain and the Southwest respectively," Chu Ji explained calmly, though she secretly sighed inwardly: Master must have gone through a lot of trouble to obtain these two Plant Essences, right?

"No way?"

Ye Fan was somewhat astonished. As far as he knew, the amount of Plant Essences in the world was extremely rare, and they often grew on cliffs or in hidden places. They were difficult for ordinary people to discover, and even if discovered, they were hard to harvest due to the restricted conditions.

"Just lucky, I guess," Chu Ji said evasively, feeling somewhat guilty.

"It’s not just good luck, it’s unbelievably good luck!"

Ye Fan couldn’t help but laugh and cry. He was well aware that many martial artists and even mercenaries from the other Five Great Alliances had traveled around the world and still found it hard to gather a single Plant Essence.

"Don’t just get excited, see if the other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are of any use," perhaps afraid of being exposed by a jest, Chu Ji quickly changed the subject.

"Hmm."

Ye Fan nodded and then his gaze swiftly swept toward the other items in the warehouse.

Clover, Gold and Silver Flower, hundreds of vines...

"Hmm~"

Despite the shock from the two Plant Essences, Ye Fan was still greatly surprised by the other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the warehouse.

Though not as precious as the Plant Essences, these were extremely rare to encounter and were excellent materials for alchemy.

Besides, in the corner of the warehouse, there was a pile of Essence Stones, one of which was even half a meter long!

You should know that Duanmu, who was a Magician just like the others and an Early Innate Mage, treasured even a fingernail-sized Essence Stone as a prized possession...

"Do you think these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures can be used for alchemy? If so, you should make some Elixir Pills during these two days and take them to the auction. You might be able to exchange them for something, and even if you can’t exchange them, they could be sold at an extraordinarily high price."

Although Chu Ji knew that the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, personally collected by Chu Xuanji, were definitely of high quality, she still harbored some anticipation, hoping that Ye Fan would use them to concoct Elixir Pills!

In this world, the Magicians capable of concocting medicines are few and far between. Thus, although Elixir Pills are not as precious as martial skills, Cultivation Techniques, Magic Artifacts, or Plant Essence, they are still something that cultivators dream of obtaining.

And some powerful Elixir Pills are considered priceless, not purchasable with money but requiring exchanges with other treasures.

"It is possible."

Ye Fan’s proficiency in medicine had long surpassed that of Chu Xuanji. With just one glance, he not only knew that the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in front of him could be used for alchemy but also that they could be used to concoct Intermediate and even High-level Elixir.

"Oh?" Chu Ji was delighted and asked further, "What level of Elixir Pills can be concocted?"

"Both Intermediate and High-level are possible," Ye Fan honestly replied.

"Are you sure you can concoct High-level Elixir Pills?"

Chu Ji was shocked. Like martial skills and Magic Artifacts, Elixir Pills were also categorized into Primary, Intermediate, and High-level.

Among them, High-level Elixir Pills were extremely difficult to concoct, and the materials were incredibly hard to find, their preciousness comparable to a Mid-level Magic Artifact!

"If that Five-Colored Flower is used for alchemy, a High-level Elixir called ’Returning Essence Pill’ can be concocted."

Ye Fan nodded and said, "Moreover, if I use my Life-bound Essence Blood as the main ingredient, combined with some other materials, I can concoct a High-level Elixir called ’Nirvana Pill’."

"Uhm..."

Chu Ji was stunned. Although she couldn’t concoct Elixir Pills herself, she knew them like the back of her hand due to Chu Xuanji’s influence—the two Elixir Pills mentioned by Ye Fan were the most needed and the most precious in the Martial Arts World!

The Returning Essence Pill, as its name suggests, once consumed by a cultivator, can replenish a vast amount of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi and instantly transform the Elixir’s Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi into Power.

This means that if a Martial Artist were to excessively deplete their Power during a life-or-death battle, they could completely swallow a Returning Essence Pill to replenish their Power and continue maintaining their combat effectiveness!

Comparatively, the Nirvana Pill is even more precious!

It is used for healing injuries.

As long as the body hasn’t sustained fatal damage or the Consciousness isn’t impaired, recovery can be achieved through the Nirvana Pill, and the healing speed is extremely fast!

"Do you mean that if we don’t use the Five-Colored Flower and Life-bound Essence Blood, we can only concoct Intermediate Elixir Pills at most?" Chu Ji realized something after her shock.

"Yes. The Returning Essence Pill is equivalent to a weakened version of Plant Essence, but it is absorbed faster than Plant Essence. If it is concocted only by absorbing Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi through a Formation, its efficacy is far less than that mixed with Plant Essence, and it can only be considered an Intermediate Elixir," Ye Fan nodded in confirmation.

"As for the Nirvana Pill, it’s an enhanced version of the Primary Elixir ’Golden Healing Pill,’ which requires the addition of Yang Qi Essence that has rapid healing capabilities."

"I see."

Chu Ji had a sudden realization. Ye Fan, with his Extremely Yang Body, contained Yang Qi Essence in his Life-bound Essence Blood.

And although Life-bound Essence Blood was extremely important to Ye Fan, it could be transformed and restored through the Essence of Power.

"By the way, Senior Sister, the materials you provided are just right for concocting Returning Essence Pill and Nirvana Pill. Isn’t that too coincidental? Did the old man give you a list of materials, and you specifically purchased them?"

Ye Fan curiously asked. Although these Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures could be purchased with money, Chu Ji couldn’t concoct Elixir Pills and wouldn’t have been able to collect just the right materials for these two Elixir Pills.

"Um... Master did give me a list of materials, some of which I bought at other auctions, and a few others were collected by that medicine picking team."

Chu Ji was weaving lies, but her heart was filled with emotion: no wonder Master rushed back to Yanjing before the auction, he really was considerate!

"I see..."

Due to his absolute trust in Chu Ji, Ye Fan had no doubts.

"My dear, the surprise came too quickly. I was worried earlier that we had nothing to exchange for the treasures at this auction, but it seems now that this problem no longer exists."

After her sentimental reflection, Chu Ji spoke excitedly, "With the Returning Essence Pill and Nirvana Pill you will concoct, we will reap greatly from this auction!"

"Because there is only one Five-Colored Flower, at most six Returning Essence Pills can be concocted. As for the Nirvana Pills... If I am willing to bleed enough, with the existing materials, at least twenty can be concocted!"

Ye Fan could not help but smile, as in each Elixir, the main material accounted for the highest proportion, and his Life-bound Essence Blood was the best primary ingredient for the Nirvana Pill.

"Six Returning Essence Pills, twenty Nirvana Pills, that’s more than enough to exchange for High-level Magical Artifacts!"

Initially excited, Chu Ji’s eyes revealed a touch of envy, "No wonder Master was willing to let your progress in the Martial Arts Realm be slow, he wanted you to spend time and effort learning alchemy—a skilled Alchemist is literally a money printing machine."

"If the old guy hadn’t taught me medicine and alchemy back then, I’d be done for," Ye Fan said with a bitter smile.

"Just show off!" Although she said this, Chu Ji was well aware of the implications of ’done for’ that Ye Fan mentioned.

This secret was known only to her and Chu Xuanji.

This was also why Chu Xuanji never dared to mention ’hero’ in front of Ye Fan!

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