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Chapter 943 -: The Past Karma Comes Knocking

Chapter 943: Chapter: The Past Karma Comes Knocking

The person was wearing a Taoist robe, probably just came out from the alchemy room, or it could be due to being pickled in the fragrance of elixirs from years of alchemy.

Their whole body was engulfed in a rich elixir fragrance, and although there was a trace of a smile on their face, their expression still seemed somewhat old-fashioned and stiff.

"Suppressing Spirit Pavilion’s Wang Zijia has seen Martial Uncle Li Quandao!" Wang Zijia came back to his senses, approached the pavilion, and greeted Li Quandao with a bow.

Li Quandao, Taiching Palace’s Pill Medicine Pavilion Master and a super alchemist, was recognized as a giant in the Alchemy Dao within the entire Shen Hong, a representative figure among alchemists.

Furthermore, he was a gatherer of the Supreme Fruit Position!

But perhaps due to a mismatch in his understanding of the Fruit Position or possibly some injury sustained in his early years, for reasons unknown, he had been stagnant at the Peak Stage Profound Immortal for more than five hundred thousand years.

"Wang Fellow Daoist, as an Ancient Cultivator like you, don’t make jokes at my expense. I really can’t bear the title of Martial Uncle you’ve bestowed upon me. Let’s just address each other as Fellow Daoists, following the customs of your Ancient Department!"

Li Quandao, who was outside the pavilion, stopped in his tracks and said so.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zijia readily agreed, "In that case, I have seen Fellow Daoist Li!"

Only then did Li Quandao, while walking into the pavilion, say, "I’ve recently been refining a particularly crucial batch of elixirs, which I’m somewhat uneasy about, so I can’t easily leave. My apologies for making you wait, Fellow Daoist."

"It is I who have abruptly visited, and should be seen as presumptuous," Wang Zijia replied.

As the two spoke, they returned to the pavilion and sat down, each pouring themselves a cup of tea.

"Wang Fellow Daoist, there’s no need for such courtesy, we’re both disciples of Taiching. We should not grow distant," Li Quandao replied.

"..."

The two sipped their tea, making small talk about various topics.

Though Li Quandao possessed the cultivation of a Profound Immortal and was of advanced age, he seemed like a capable person and was often the type to receive flattery, not accustomed to engaging in idle chatter.

Therefore, their conversation was somewhat awkward.

A moment later, Li Quandao got straight to the point, "Fellow Daoist Wang, have you come to seek me out with the intention to refine some kind of elixir?"

Seeing his straightforward attitude, it’s likely that if he had not known Wang Zijia’s identity, the earlier small talk would not have taken place and he would have cut straight to the chase.

Wang Zijia paused for a moment, set down his teacup, and said, "Your insight is sharp, Fellow Daoist. Indeed, I’ve come to seek your assistance with some alchemy matters."

"Such minor matters, Fellow Daoist, you needn’t have come yourself. Just sending a message from a disciple in the sect would suffice. As long as it’s not a Three-Ranked Saint Pill, even a Rank Nine Immortal Pill is no trouble at all," Li Quandao replied.

"The elixirs I wish to refine are not Immortal Pills," Wang Zijia shook his head and continued, "Of course, they’re neither saint-grade. I’m seeking your help to refine some lower-grade pills, whether they be second or third grades, or fifth or sixth grades would do as well."

Li Quandao paused for a moment, frowning at Wang Zijia, "Second or third grades? You’re not joking, are you, Fellow Daoist? Do you realize, to qualify for our region, one must at least be a fourth-grade alchemist and also possess sufficient talent?"

"You personally come seeking me, making such a big fuss, just for me to refine such things for you?"

Wang Zijia hesitated, then explained, "You misunderstand, Fellow Daoist Li. I am not asking you to personally take on the alchemy. What I mean is, I wish for the disciples under the Pill Institute to refine pills for me."

"For such matters, you could have simply notified my Pavilion, no need to make the trip yourself. After all, you are a Pavilion Master and also from that region of the Ancient Department. No matter how arrogant the disciples might be, they wouldn’t dare to cause embarrassment for someone from your region!" Li Quandao said, frowning.

To them, this truly was a trifling matter.

Moreover, because the Ancient Department was centered around slumbering ancient cultivators, even though many weren’t that different from contemporary cultivators, whenever they encountered a big shot, they would be super big shots.

As such, not to mention the Pill Pavilion, the entire Taiching Palace treated them specially.

They might not be overly obsequious or fawning, but barring brainless actions, no one would want to offend them without good reason.

Wang Zijia smiled and added, "My point is, I might utilize a considerable number of disciples, yes, possibly tens of millions in terms of the amount of Spirit Essence."

Finally taking the matter seriously, Li Quandao asked, "That scale? And what about the time frame?"

"Naturally, the sooner the better, if we could complete it in one or half a year. Moreover, this large scale of demand might not be a one-time thing, it might even happen regularly," Wang Zijia explained.

Having heard this, Li Quandao grasped the scope, looking dumbstruck, "You intend to issue baseline alchemy tasks for all alchemists under Taiching Palace and its affiliated Pill Pavilions, and on such a scale?"

To churn out tens of millions of lower-grade pills worth of Spirit Essence in just a few months or half a year would certainly require an effort on all fronts.

Wang Zijia nodded, "That’s why I have come to you personally!"

"You want to mass-produce basic cultivation pills to greatly develop your Spirit Suppressing Realm?"

"This may be difficult to accomplish. A small quantity wouldn’t be a problem, but once the amount is large, there are too many issues. It’s not about the production; rather, the demand for such items is already high. If you take a large portion of it, it would impact the entire market, causing fluctuations among the lower-tier cultivators across Shen Hong," Li Quandao explained while shaking his head.

"Fellow Daoist, you might not be aware, but fluctuations in basic pills that cost one or two magic money might not matter to us, yet for the largest demographic of low-level cultivators in Shen Hong, it could lead to significant problems if we’re not careful," Li Quandao said.

Wang Zijia flipped his hand, and a light screen appeared, displaying information for dozens of different pills.