Overthrow the Cultivation Civilization

Chapter 154 The Relationship between Alchemist Level and Spirit Stones

"I don't practice medicine, I don't make pills."

Zang Jin Shao Kang choked up and muttered these words with longing in his heart, then stroked his beard again.

Her eyes were fixed on his face, and those admiring eyes reflected a sharp light, which made Wang Qiye's eyes dry and he couldn't help but close his eyes.

"Every doctor will first enter the mortal world, wash away his immortal body, and then enter the mountain top, first return to the true self, and then return to the original state. If it fails, it's fine. If it succeeds, it will shake the entire alchemy world.

By the end of the story, Zang Jinshao had already used vibrato. Something that could shake the mood of an old monster like him should not be underestimated.

Wang Qiye also felt emotional. Every school of medicine has its own reasons for its longevity. This medical school is no different from the ascetic school of Lingyin Temple. To be honest, Wang Qiye can't give up everything now. "Yu Miaolan is still waiting for me to hug her and drink wine!"

"Practicing medicine can't save the world of immortal cultivation!"

Wang Qiye shouted out. He didn’t know why, he just wanted to shout. After shouting, he felt dizzy and much more comfortable.

Many eyes were fixed on the man who was supporting his upper body with one hand, with veins bulging on his arm and even his face looking a little hideous.

"Practicing medicine cannot save the world of cultivation, because too few people can return from the mortal world!"

Zang Jinshao looked at the man lying on the stone with great admiration. He thought he was a little arrogant at first.

"Take Master Yin Binye, who just returned from the mortal world in the last thousand years, for example. He only sees one cultivator every 100 years. The cultivators who make appointments with him have already lined up for years, and there are still people making appointments. Some cultivators died before they could be treated by Master Yin.

After listening to Elder Zang’s explanation, the disciples withdrew their shocked gazes and could only sigh that Wang Qiye was so lucky that he could guess this right.

"Hahaha, it turns out that what I'm cultivating is not immortality, but a disease, hahaha——"

A disciple from Lingxi Valley suddenly laughed crazily. He stood up unsteadily, turned around, and then ran in the performance field. He found a gap from somewhere and ran away laughing.

Everyone just looked at him indifferently, and Zang Jinshao also sighed in his heart, this cultivation is nothing but a disease. If he goes crazy now, he will have to enter the reincarnation. When he enters the Nascent Soul stage, he will be out of humanity and will not enter the five elements. After death, he will really turn into a handful of yellow earth and disappear from this world.

"That's it for today."

Although there was still some time, Zang Jinshao was already tired and didn't want to continue talking.

"Farewell, Elder Zang."

All the disciples stood up together, respectfully saw Zang Jinshao off the stone platform, and left.

"Let's go eat. Finish it early and go to bed early."

The corners of Wang Qiye's mouth changed, and he was not affected at all by the crazy man just now.

"Wang Qiye, Senior Brother Kuang Li has gone crazy, don't you have any ideas at all?"

Pig Intestine hung his head. This usually carefree man now looked very worried. It was obvious that he was greatly affected by what he had just experienced.

"What a joke! Does a lion need to consider the feelings of a sheep? It doesn't matter if I die early or late, I choose to be chopped to death by others."

"Then I wish you to be hacked to death by someone soon!"

Ye Lingxi glared at the heartless beast, cursed him, and felt much better.

"Let's go, I'm hungry too."

Nangong Yu quickly followed.

After these two people made a fuss, the heavy stone in everyone's heart was finally removed, and Pig Intestine raised its head again and smiled foolishly.

"Wait for me……"

……

After lunch, Wang Qiye lay on the big rock again and slept very soundly. Even the midday sun was quite considerate, removing its shade and gently caressing his body.

"Meet Elder Han!"

A Jindan elder stepped onto the stone platform, and all the disciples quickly stood up and saluted.

"Disciples, please don't be polite."

Han Weidang waved his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down.

"Thank you, Elder Han."

All the Qingzhu Peak disciples then sat down on the ground again, except for one person.

"Dear disciples, today we will talk about the relationship between the level of alchemists and spirit stones."

Han Wei Dang smiled amiably and tried to make his words more soothing. Apparently, he had also heard that a disciple went crazy in the morning because he couldn't bear the pressure.

"As we all know, alchemists are divided into three levels: high, medium and low. However, does anyone know why this is the case?"

Han Wei Dang looked towards the audience, hoping to liven up the learning atmosphere.

"Your Excellency Elder Han, I know."

The man who stood up was a young master Jin, surrounded by two beautiful female cultivators. This man was none other than Ji Ouyi, the son of the Lord of Xiluo Territory.

"But it doesn't matter."

Han Wei Dang gave an encouraging look.

"This is a comprehensive assessment by both the person who placed the order and the Alchemy Hall. I often go to buy Huiling Pills and Yuanqi Powder, so I know a little about it."

"This disciple is right. Please sit down."

Han Wei Dang nodded at him with satisfaction.

Ji Ouyi was in high spirits. He bowed to both sides before he was willing to sit down, which made the two female practitioners beside him starry-eyed.

"Take the second-grade Huiling Pills, which contain ten pills in a bottle, as an example. A low-grade Huiling Pill can restore 10/1 of a Foundation Establishment cultivator's spiritual power, and the price of a bottle is 50 spiritual stones. A medium-grade Huiling Pill can restore 10/2 of spiritual power, and the price of a bottle is 100 spiritual stones. A high-grade Huiling Pill can restore 10/4 of spiritual power, and the price of a bottle is 200 spiritual stones. A top-grade Huiling Pill can restore 10/6 of spiritual power, and the price is 500 spiritual stones."

"Many of you here should know this. Disciples who don't take pills often don't know that taking the same pill in a short period of time will have no effect. The same pill needs to be taken 10 minutes apart to be effective. So this is why the higher the level of the pill, the more expensive it is, because the higher the level, the better the effect."

Seeing that the disciples below were listening intently, Ji Ouyi smiled confidently and continued preaching.

"A bottle contains 10 pills, which is a test of an alchemist's refining level. Let's take the second-level Huiling Pill as an example. The cost of refining a set of herbs for Huiling Pills is 45 spirit stones. After 10 days, a full pill is Huiling Pills. If he refines low-grade Huiling Pills, it is just enough to break even. Counting his loss of days, he still loses money. If he refines medium-grade Huiling Pills, he can make a profit. If he refines high-grade Huiling Pills, he can naturally make a lot of money."

"After hearing this, do you think that being an alchemist is easy? Actually, you are totally wrong!"

Ji Ouyi roared and glanced at the people below the stage.

"No matter what happens when you forge iron, as long as you persevere, you will not fail. But there is a certain chance of failure in a furnace of pills. A furnace of pills can contain a maximum of 10 pills. If this furnace of pills can produce 100 low-grade Huiling Pills, you can still break even. If it only produces 80 low-grade Huiling Pills, you can only accept the loss. If the furnace explodes, my mentality will collapse and I will suffer heavy losses."

"An alchemist refines a certain type of elixir for a long time. With a certain amount of experience, he can naturally improve his proficiency and make money from this elixir. However, an alchemist can only refine a second-level elixir and will never be able to refine a third-level elixir in his lifetime. If he wants to refine a third-level elixir, he needs to constantly try to refine new second-level elixirs and accumulate experience in refining new elixirs. Failures in the early stages are inevitable, and these need to be filled with the spirit stones earned before, paving a successful experience for refining new elixirs."

"This should have been a virtuous cycle, but the problem is that people in the Qi Refining stage basically don't take elixirs. They can travel the world with just a talisman and a magic weapon, which results in a lack of market for first-grade elixirs that are just the work of alchemists. Everyone is rushing to make first-grade elixirs, the Soul Feeding Pills, which are used to feed spirit pets and monsters. However, the Soul Feeding Pills are the easiest to make among all first-grade elixirs. The production is too large, and the supply exceeds the demand. They can only be sold at half price, and they are all losing money to gain publicity."

"Only when they reach the foundation-building stage do cultivators have extra money to buy second-level elixirs. Therefore, alchemists have no choice but to practice with second-level elixirs. This results in a high starting point, and not many people can withstand the blow of too many failures, so they are forced to change careers. Some people are unconvinced and insist on trying the best-selling and unskilled second-level elixirs, the Bigu Pill. However, they don't know that the Bigu Pill is the most difficult to refine among all second-level elixirs, and is as difficult as the foundation-building pill. In the end, they also end up losing everything."

"So I advise everyone to be cautious when entering the industry. Alchemy may seem glamorous and profitable on the surface, but the next batch of alchemy may be like the days before liberation."

"According to my authoritative statistics, 20% of alchemists earn 80% of the profits in this industry. The remaining 50% of alchemists can barely make ends meet. The last 30% of alchemists are either bankrupt or struggling on the road to bankruptcy."

"Hiss, Senior Sister Yan, is it too late for me to turn back now?"

Wang Qiye sucked in a breath of cold air. No wonder there were lucky alchemists. This line of work depended entirely on proficiency. Without proficiency the risk was too high.

"Junior Brother Wang, what are you afraid of? I am your senior sister who is that 20%. If you follow me, I will guarantee you good food and good drinks. Many people have begged to learn from me, but I haven't agreed yet. How can you back down before you even start?"

Yan Mengwan had managed to trick him with great difficulty, so how could she let him back out so easily?

"That's right, Junior Brother Wang. If you learn from the 20% of people, you can still make a profit no matter what."

Ye Lingxi also interjected and quickly followed suit.

"Senior Sister Yan, I was just joking. Look how scared you are. How could I, Wang Qiye, be someone who backs down so easily?"

"It's at least pleasing to the eyes to learn from this Foundation Building Sanhua. It won't be easy to change to another industry. I still have some spirit stones, so I can just do it casually." Thinking of this, Wang Qiye felt relieved.