Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 1059 - 968 Refining Immortal Pills

Chapter 1059: 968 Refining Immortal Pills

Compared to the elixir masters of Tianyue Sect, this alchemy room is quite simple, but Shen Long doesn’t care.

He is only pretending to be poor, not actually poor.

Once he consolidates his identity as an elixir master, he can boldly purchase various resources.

Generally speaking, an elixir master’s success rate in refining Immortal Pills should reach thirty percent, but for an elixir master of Tianyue Sect, the success rate must reach fifty percent.

Shen Long has refined Jade Rhinoceros Pills five times so far, succeeding twice; he plans to practice extensively to improve his success rate.

On the market, a single Jade Rhinoceros Pill sells for two Immortal Yuan Stones, a bottle for twenty, and materials for refining Jade Rhinoceros Pills cost thirty Immortal Yuan Stones, with a maximum of forty-eight pills producible in a single batch.

Shen Long sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, closing his eyes for deep breathing.

A quarter of an hour later, he opened his eyes and said, "Shen Sen, come in!"

"Yes, master."

The voice of Shen Sen responded.

It wasn’t long before he walked in, holding a Green Storage Bracelet in his hand, and handed it to Shen Long.

With a sweep of his Divine Sense, Shen Long nodded, signaled for Shen Sen to leave, and the door to the Alchemy Room closed.

With a flick of his sleeve, the Green Lotus Cauldron flew out and landed on the ground.

He opened his mouth to release Qinglian True Flame at the bottom of the Green Lotus Cauldron, threw the Jade Rhinoceros Grass and other materials inside, and then capped the cauldron.

A year later, the room was filled with a dense medicinal fragrance.

With a change of his spell, Shen Long withdrew the Qinglian True Flame, lifted the lid of the cauldron, stepped forward, and with a glance, he could see eighteen snow-white pills, their surfaces devoid of any pill patterns.

Immortal Pills are not categorized by rank, only Dao Pills are, and the medicinal effects of Dao Pills are much stronger than ordinary elixirs, with Dao Pills divided into nine ranks—the lowest being first grade, and the highest being ninth grade.

The higher the rank of the Dao Pill, the stronger the medicinal effect.

Shen Long nodded, collected the eighteen Jade Rhinoceros Pills, and continued with the refining.

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In Qingmei Garden, a burly golden-robed elderly man, Liu Yuqian, and Liu Yang sat in a Green Stone Pavilion, discussing something.

"We are in charge of this auction, and it must be carried out splendidly. Yuqian, you and Master Nephew Liu are responsible for the promotion, to attract more High Rank Cultivators to attend the auction," instructed the golden-robed elder.

The Liu Family fought for the right to host this auction and it must shine brightly.

"Yes, Uncle Sixin (Master Uncle Liu)," Liu Yuqian and Liu Yang answered in unison.

"You may reveal some of the finale auction items; don’t disclose them all, keep some in reserve," Sixin advised.

"Don’t worry, Uncle Sixin, we have a plan," Liu Yuqian said confidently, patting her chest.

"Senior Brother Ye and the others are in charge of acquiring resources, they won’t be able to procure anything good, will they?" Liu Yang voiced his concern.

"Who would sell good items in advance? If it were me, I would only auction them when my Immortal Yuan Stones were insufficient. By that time, the achievement will be ours," Liu Yuqian replied indifferently.

"You can’t speak so lightly. You must promote vigorously, letting those bidders know that they can get higher prices if they auction good items at the auction, or they can sell them directly to you individually," Sixin instructed.

"Yes, Uncle Sixin (Master Uncle Liu)," Liu Yuqian and Liu Yang promptly agreed.

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Fifty years have passed, within Myriad Beasts Tower.

In one of the Alchemy Rooms of Myriad Beasts Hall.

Shen Long was sitting cross-legged on his meditation cushion, staring intently at the Green Lotus Cauldron that had a clump of green flames at its base, with a dense medicinal scent permeating the room.

After a while, Shen Long flicked his sleeve, retracting the green flames and opened the cauldron lid to take a look inside.

In the cauldron, there were forty-eight purple pills, the size of longan fruits, crystal clear and flickering with a faint Immortal Light, these were First Rank Immortal Pills, Purple Zhi Pills.

"Forty-eight again, not bad," Shen Long muttered to himself with a pleased expression.

To refine a batch of First Rank Immortal Pills, he now took a year’s time, and after refining hundreds of batches, his success rate had reached sixty percent, producing forty-eight Immortal Pills each batch.

"Calculating the time, more than fifty years have passed in the outside world, it’s about time for the auction to be held," Shen Long mused, as he collected the forty-eight Purple Zhi Pills and the Green Lotus Cauldron, exiting the Myriad Beasts Tower.

He walked out of the Alchemy Room and came outside, where he saw Chu Buyu sitting on a chair, holding a red Messaging Plate in her hand.

"Husband, have you finished alchemy? Taoist Friend Ye just contacted me to ask about your situation, I told him you were still making pills,"

Chu Buyu said with a smile.

"Wife, these Immortal Pills are for you. First sell the Jade Rhinoceros Pills to acquire Immortal Materials for refining Immortal Artifacts; do not sell the Golden Hao Pills and Purple Zhi Pills for now."

Shen Long took out a Green Storage Bracelet and handed it to Chu Buyu.

Putting the Jade Rhinoceros Pills up for sale in the store would solidify Shen Long’s identity as an Immortal Pill Master.

Chu Buyu nodded and said, "There are quite a few good items at this auction, I heard they will be selling First Grade Dao Pills that aid in understanding Laws, and the price won’t be low."

"I’ll first visit Taoist Friend Ye’s residence to sell some Jade Rhinoceros Pills to him; you set up the rest in the store for sale to let others know I am an Immortal Pill Master,"

Shen Long said.

After chatting for a while, Shen Long left Qingpeng Pavilion and arrived at the entrance of Qingyun Garden. Just as he was about to contact Ye Qingli, a familiar female voice rang out, "Taoist Friend Shen, long time no see."

Shen Long turned his head to look behind him and saw Ye Qingyu walking towards him.

"Fairy Ye, long time no see."

Shen Long greeted her with a slight smile.

"Taoist Friend Shen, you’re here to see my cousin, right? I’m looking for him too; let’s go in together!"

Ye Qingyu said warmly as she walked with Shen Long into Qingyun Garden.

Ye Qingli was sitting in a Green Stone Pavilion, holding a Green Command Plate that flickered with light.

"Oh, Cousin Qingyu, Taoist Friend Shen, you’ve arrived,"

Ye Qingli lightly exclaimed, greeting them and inviting them to sit down.

"Yun Qing, be patient, after all, this is your duty,"

Ye Qingli spoke to the Green Command Plate.

"Uncle Qingli, these people are just here to cause trouble, bringing all sorts of trash materials for me to appraise, wasting my time; Sister Liu is too mean,"

A dissatisfied female voice came from the Green Command Plate.

"Alright, stop complaining. Let’s leave it at that for now, I have other matters to attend to,"

After saying this, Ye Qingli put away the Command Plate.

"Taoist Friend Shen, have you finished your alchemy? How did it go, did you manage to refine any Immortal Pills?"

Ye Qingli asked warmly.

"Thanks to Taoist Friend Ye’s advice, Shen has managed to produce some Jade Rhinoceros Pills, and I’m planning to sell them to your Xuandan Pavilion. Please check the goods."

Shen Long took out ten porcelain bottles of different colors and handed them to Ye Qingli.

"This many?"

Ye Qingli was somewhat surprised.

In his view, it would have been impressive if Shen Long could have produced a few bottles of Jade Rhinoceros Pills, given that buying Immortal Materials requires Immortal Yuan Stones, which Shen Long did not have many of.

"Thanks to your guidance, I was able to avoid many detours, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to produce so many Jade Rhinoceros Pills. Have a look at the goods. There are one hundred Jade Rhinoceros Pills in total, for one hundred and ninety Immortal Yuan Stones. What do you think?"

At the end of his speech, Shen Long’s face showed a look of anticipation.

From his expression, it was clear he was in need of Immortal Yuan Stones.

"We’re friends, make it two hundred Immortal Yuan Stones! In the end, we won’t lose out,"

Ye Qingli said with a smile.

Now that Shen Long could produce Jade Rhinoceros Pills, his efficiency in earning Immortal Yuan Stones would increase; Ye Qingli saw no need to quibble over this small number of stones and chose to do a favor.

"No, you also have costs for hiring help, one hundred and ninety Immortal Yuan Stones,"

Shen Long insisted earnestly.

"If you talk like this, Taosit Friend Shen, you’re treating me like an outsider. Charging for a small favor of selling some Jade Rhinoceros Pills for a friend, how could I face others if word got out? If you regard me as your friend, just accept these two hundred Immortal Yuan Stones,"

Ye Qingli spoke seriously, and took out a Golden Storage Bracelet to hand to Shen Long.

"Taoist Friend Shen, just take it! It’s no big deal to help out a friend, there’s no need for formalities between us,"

Ye Qingyu chimed in.

"Alright then! Thank you very much."

Shen Long expressed his thanks and accepted the Storage Bracelet.

He then remembered something and said, "Right, the auction is about to begin, Taoist Friend Ye, I heard that there are Dao Pills for sale that assist in understanding Laws. How many are there and what’s the price?"

"There are twenty First Grade Dao Pills, mostly of the Five Elements Law, but the Special Laws are more expensive. The Immortal Yuan Stones you have may not be sufficient. By the way, what is your success rate when refining the Jade Rhinoceros Pills? How many can you produce in a single batch?"

Ye Qingli inquired.