Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 1060 - 969 Ye Qingli’s Kindness (Asking for Monthly Pass)

Chapter 1060: 969 Ye Qingli’s Kindness (Asking for Monthly Pass)

"Thanks to Taoist Friend Ye’s guidance, I can successfully refine three out of ten batches of pills, sometimes even four, with a maximum of twenty-three Jade Rhinoceros Pills per batch,"

Shen Long said.

Of course, this was not entirely true; for a Loose Immortal, this was already quite impressive.

Both Ye Qingli and Ye Qingyu’s eyes simultaneously flashed with surprise. Shen Long was self-taught and did not have many materials to practice with in great quantities.

"Taoist Friend Shen, if you don’t mind, we will provide the materials. For every ten batches of materials, you give us sixty Immortal Pills, how about that?"

Ye Qingli said.

From a cost perspective, this was a losing proposition, but Ye Qingli was looking further ahead.

Shen Long was self-taught, and he had already achieved a success rate of more than 30%. This showed that his Alchemy skills were not low.

With the increase in the number of times Shen Long refined pills, the success rate would definitely increase; otherwise, he would not have achieved a 30% success rate.

Going from zero to one is the hardest, and Shen Long had already reached three, which is why Ye Qingli was willing to lend a hand.

The Ye Family owned several Immortal Medicine Gardens, planting many elixirs commonly used by True Immortal Cultivators. With this in mind, the loss was actually not significant.

"Ten batches of materials for sixty Immortal Pills? No, that’s too much of a loss for you, and my Alchemy skills are not that high; I can’t manage that much."

Shen Long said with a troubled expression.

He didn’t claim his Alchemy skills were high because he didn’t want the Ye Family to recruit him as an Alchemist. He could sell the Jade Rhinoceros Pills he refined in his own shop and gradually accumulate Immortal Yuan Stones.

"Let’s be frank, Taoist Friend Shen, your Alchemy skills are not low. We’ve known each other for many years, and as a friend, it’s nothing for me to help you. This amount of Immortal Yuan Stones is negligible to me,"

Ye Qingli said earnestly.

He saw the potential in Shen Long and was willing to make a loss proactively.

Tianyue Sect’s True Immortal beginners in pill refining don’t progress as fast as Shen Long; after all, Shen Long’s situation is clear.

"Alright! Then thank you, Taoist Friend Ye. I won’t lie to you, we are indeed living very tightly now, and it’s not easy. Your action relieves our urgent need. As a friend, I can’t take advantage of you either. Ten batches of materials are worth three hundred Immortal Yuan Stones. At the very least, I must give you one hundred and fifty Jade Rhinoceros Pills. We’ll note down any loss as a debt I owe you, and when my finances are better, I will surely repay you,"

Shen Long spoke slowly.

Hearing this, Ye Qingli and Ye Qingyu looked at him with respect. Truthfully, they didn’t care about those Immortal Yuan Stones, but they were very satisfied with Shen Long’s attitude. He was someone worth forming a deep relationship with.

"Good, it’s a deal,"

Ye Qingli agreed.

"Cousin, what were you just talking to Yun Qing about?"

Ye Qingyu asked curiously.

"Our sect is hosting a major auction event. Master Uncle Liu and others are in charge of the auction, and our Seventh Great-Uncle secured us a job acquiring materials. Forces friendly with the Liu Family sent people over with some common materials for Yun Qing to appraise. He was complaining to me about it,"

Ye Qingli recounted truthfully.

"Sister Liu and the others are too much! Acquiring materials is already a carefree task, with little chance for achievement, and yet they still behave like this,"

Ye Qingyu said with a frown.

"It’s not necessarily Sister Liu and others who instigated it. Perhaps those True Immortal Cultivators wanted to show off, and that’s why they did it. According to procedure, if someone goes to Yun Qing, he has to appraise and make an offer,"

Ye Qingli said slowly, as if he remembered something, and added: "It’s fine this way, consider it training. Without even this patience, he wouldn’t get any good jobs."

Shen Long spoke with Ye Qingli about Alchemy techniques, and Ye Qingli provided patient instruction.

An hour later, Shen Long took his leave.

After leaving Qingyun Garden, Shen Long started strolling the streets.

With the auction event approaching, a large number of Immortals poured into the marketplace, making it increasingly lively.

As he passed a crossroad, a kind-looking old man in red robes and a fair young girl in a green dress came towards him.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I heard from your wife that you have been refining Immortal Pills lately, how’s that going? Have you succeeded in making any?"

The red-robed elder spoke with a smile on his face.

"I have managed to make some, but the success rate is not high, Taoist Friend Xu, Fairy Xu, long time no see."

Shen Long said with a smile.

The red-robed elder is named Xu Yan, with a Cultivation at the True Immortal Middle Stage, and has an elementary grasp of the Fire Law. The young girl in the green dress is called Xu Susu, with a Cultivation at the True Immortal Early Stage, also having an elementary grasp of the Fire Law.

Both are Loose Immortals, and the Green Lotus Cauldron was sold to Shen Long by Xu Yan.

"Taoist Friend Shen, you have refined Immortal Pills? What is the success rate?"

Xu Susu exclaimed in surprise, her face full of envy.

As an Alchemist, after ascending to the True Immortal Realm, Xu Yan bought an Alchemy Furnace, Pill Formulas, and Immortal Elixirs for Xu Susu to practice Alchemy.

Regrettably, Xu Susu failed six times in a row and was unable to produce a single Immortal Pill, which led her to give up and sell the Green Lotus Cauldron to recoup her losses.

Shen Long nodded: "Thirty percent, but for now, I can only make Jade Rhinoceros Pills, which are effective in enhancing Immortal Yuan Power. If you want to buy in bulk, I could give you a bit of a discount."

"What? A thirty percent success rate?"

Xu Yan and Xu Susu were dumbstruck.

When they first met Shen Long, he was just an Alchemist, but over thirty thousand years, Shen Long had become an Immortal Pill Alchemist.

Although there’s only a character’s difference between ’Alchemist’ and ’Immortal Pill Alchemist,’ their statuses are worlds apart.

Thirty thousand years is not a long time for True Immortal Cultivators. Shen Long took just over thirty thousand years to progress from an Alchemist to an Immortal Pill Alchemist, which is a significant advancement. If Shen Long were born into a Cultivating Immortal Family or sect, it wouldn’t be surprising, but Shen Long is just a Loose Immortal!

"I owe much to the guidance of Taoist Friend Ye and the others; otherwise, my progress wouldn’t have been as great."

Shen Long modestly said.

This reason made sense, after all, Ye Qingli is an Immortal Pill Alchemist from Tianyue Sect, and his guidance could save Shen Long a lot of detours.

"Even with Taoist Friend Ye’s guidance, your progress, Taoist Friend Shen, is remarkably fast, especially considering you are just a Loose Immortal without an abundant supply of Immortal Yuan Stones to purchase Immortal Elixirs for refining pills."

Xu Susu said with an envious expression.

"With more practice, Fairy Xu could also become an Immortal Pill Alchemist."

Shen Long encouraged.

Xu Susu gave a wry smile and shook her head: "I don’t want to think about that anymore. It’s hard enough for us to save up some Immortal Yuan Stones. If we collect some Immortal Elixirs, please help us refine Immortal Pills, Taoist Friend Shen."

"Sure, feel free to visit Qingpeng Pavilion when you have time."

Shen Long extended the invitation.

After a bit of small talk, Xu Yan and Xu Susu parted ways with Shen Long.

Half an hour later, Shen Long appeared at the entrance of a nine-story green pavilion, with "Green Tea Building" inscribed on the signboard - a teahouse.

He strode inside; the hall was spacious and bright, with no empty seats.

He arrived at the door of a private room on the third floor and knocked on the door.

As the door opened, Shen Lang came out. He is currently at the True Immortal Early Stage.

Shen Lang had practiced in the Ninth Layer of the Myriad Beasts Tower up to the Mahayana Late Stage, successfully transcended the Ninety-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, and ascended to the True Immortal Realm.

Outwardly, Shen Lang and Shen Long are just acquaintances. The outside world is unaware that Shen Lang is Shen Long’s incarnation.

"Taoist Friend Shen, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Please come in."

Shen Lang said enthusiastically, inviting Shen Long in.