"Master Li, thank you for your hard work!" Wang Fan stepped forward and greeted with a smile.
His eyes were looking at the jade bottle in Li Shiming's hand. It was obvious that his mind was not on communication, but on the third-grade elixir.
"Wang Daoyou, this is the refined elixir!" Li Shiming smiled, handed over the jade bottle in his hand and said.
Wang Fan couldn't wait to open the jade bottle. After seeing six third-grade intermediate elixirs inside, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"Master Li's good tricks, I have earned it!" He repeatedly clasped his fists and thanked him.
From the look on Wang Fan's expression, the remaining late-stage Golden Elixir cultivators understood that Li Shiming must be very good at refining spiritual elixirs, which was why Wang Fan was so excited.
They regretted that they did not ask Li Shiming to make alchemy together with Wang Fan before. Now that Wang Fan is in front of them, the remuneration for making alchemy will probably increase.
There is no need for Li Shiming to say a price increase, they will take the initiative to ask for a price increase.
No monk will think about getting any extra benefits from the alchemy master. They will take the initiative to pay corresponding rewards according to the level of the alchemy master.
Once you offend the alchemy master, the consequences will be extremely troublesome.
"I'm tired and need to rest for a while. I won't turn on the furnace for the time being!" Li Shiming nodded slightly to all the golden elixir monks and prepared to return to the cave.
"Master Li, there will be an auction in two months. I wonder if Master needs to attend?" Seeing that he was going back to the cave, Yu An asked quickly.
"I will participate!" Li Shiming heard about the auction and wanted to see it, so he nodded.
After Li Shiming returned to the cave, these late-stage Jindan monks asked Wang Fan about the status of the third-grade elixir in the jade bottle.
When they heard that there were six third-grade intermediate elixirs in the jade bottle, they couldn't hide the envy on their faces.
The level of alchemy masters in casual cultivation is usually not very high, let alone full elixirs and intermediate quality. Even if they want to succeed, there is no guarantee.
At this time, there was an alchemy master who could fill up the elixir and refine the intermediate elixir. Of course, they were extremely excited.
If Li Shiming hadn't said he wanted to rest, they were afraid that contacting Li Shiming now would make Li Shiming angry, so they all wanted to contact Li Shiming immediately about making alchemy.
At the same time, they are also recalculating the reward for Li Shiming's alchemy. Of course, this level of alchemy cannot be the same as that of the alchemy master with a 60% success rate. It is an insult to Master Li.
Yu An left Li Shiming's cave, instead of going to Baodan Pavilion, he flew towards the top of the mountain.
Outside a cave on the top of the mountain, he cast a spell, and the cave's formation opened up for him to enter.
"I've met my father!" Yu An bowed and saluted Patriarch Yu Songquan in greeting.
Only a handful of monks in Wuqing Mountain knew about Yu An's identity. The outside monks only knew that he and Ancestor Yu were both from the Yu family.
"Yu An, your cultivation is a little slow to improve!" Ancestor Yu glanced at Yu An and said in a deep voice.
Yu An looked bitter. He knew it would be like this. His father had high expectations for him and hoped that he could become a Nascent Soul monk.
However, the cultivation of Jindan in the later stage is so slow. Due to the problem of cultivation resources, the cultivation speed of casual cultivators cannot be compared with that of the late Jindan monks of the big sects.
"Father, this is exactly why I came here. An alchemy master came to live in Wu Qingshan and refined three furnaces of elixirs for Wang Fan. All of them are full of elixirs and the quality has reached the intermediate level!" He quickly changed the topic and said.
"Where did this alchemy master come from, and he was so good at it?" Ancestor Yu was also startled and asked.
"I have never heard of him before, but seeing that he is extremely young, I suspect that he was trained by some sect and became a casual cultivator for some reason!" Yu An shook his head and replied.
As for Li Shiming's background, he also conducted investigations during this period, but could not find any previous information about Li Shiming.
According to Li Shiming's alchemy level, it is impossible for him to be a true casual cultivator, because it is difficult for a casual alchemy master to have such a high level of alchemy.
Masters of alchemy in casual cultivation generally use a lot of practice to improve their own skills, especially long-term practice of several kinds of elixirs, before they can be recognized as masters of alchemy.
The casual alchemy master lacks the inheritance of alchemy. This kind of alchemy inheritance cannot be just by reading the classics. It also requires the hand-by-hand inheritance of the master. Only sects can have such inheritance and accumulation from generation to generation.
"In this case, you will come forward and spend the price to drag him into Wuqing Mountain. If you have any conditions, as long as they are not too excessive, you will agree to him!" Patriarch Yu thought for a while and said in a deep voice.
"I contacted him, but he didn't agree!" Yu An then recounted the communication process between him and Li Shiming at Baodan Pavilion.
"Confused, you used the Fire Phoenix Tripod to blackmail a master alchemist. What do you think?" Patriarch Yu patted the handle of the chair angrily.
He quickly realized that the Fire Phoenix Cauldron was a fourth-grade alchemy furnace, and if the alchemy master needed a fourth-grade alchemy furnace, it meant that the alchemy master was able to refine fourth-grade elixirs.
"Go and give the Fire Phoenix Cauldron to..." When he said this, he realized that he still didn't know the name of the alchemy master, and then asked: "What is the name of the alchemy master?"
"My name is Li Shizhen!" Yu An replied.
"You gave the Fire Phoenix Cauldron to Li Shizhen. In addition, I also have a fourth-grade demon pill here. Send it together. Just say that the Fire Phoenix Cauldron was a gift from Wu Qingshan, and the fourth-grade demon pill was asked to help me.
The reward for refining a furnace of fourth-grade elixir..." Ancestor Yu paused for a moment as he said this, thinking about what kind of reward he would need to pay.
In fact, giving away the Fire Phoenix Cauldron is already a huge price, as can be seen from Yu An's heartbroken look.
But Ancestor Yu saw further. The fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Baoding was just a dead object. It was placed in the Baodan Pavilion as a decoration, but when it was delivered to Master Li, it could greatly establish Wu Qingshan's friendship with him.
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Even if Master Li cannot be dragged into Wuqing Mountain, as long as Master Li is in Wuqing Mountain, he can bring huge benefits to Wuqing Mountain.
If we wait for Master Li's reputation to spread before trying to win over him, I'm afraid it will be too late.
There are many forces like Wu Qingshan, and even some medium-sized sects will extend an olive branch to Master Li. If we don't establish friendship now, will we regret it later?
The fourth-grade demon elixir was to test Master Li’s level of refining the fourth-grade elixir. If Master Li’s level of refining the fourth-grade elixir passed, then the price of a fourth-grade fire phoenix treasure tripod would not be enough. Wu Qingshan would also
We must continue to increase investment in Master Li.
Another point is that Patriarch Yu also has a need for fourth-grade elixirs. If he wants to refine the fourth-grade resources into fourth-grade elixirs, the cost is very high. Every exchange is equivalent to cutting off flesh.
The ancestor of the Rogue Cultivator Yuanying asked the alchemy master to refine the fourth-grade elixir. It was not just a small reward. Under normal circumstances, two fourth-grade demon pills could be exchanged for one fourth-grade elementary elixir.
Even so, Ancestor Yu had to hold his nose to recognize it, otherwise he would not be able to take the fourth-grade demon pill directly!
"Let's take this Qingling Fruit as a reward for making alchemy!" Ancestor Yu said as he pulled out a jade box.
"Isn't it too much to take out the Qingling Fruit without knowing Master Li's ability to refine fourth-grade elixirs?" Yu An asked with some reluctance.
"Why did I give birth to a short-sighted son like you? Master Li wants to buy the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron. He is sure to refine the fourth-grade elixir. No matter how good he is at refining the fourth-grade elixir,
He is worthy of our win over!" Patriarch Yu almost couldn't help but give his son a break, he said angrily.
Yu'an's reluctance is not without reason. The word "Qing" in Wuqing Mountain refers to a fourth-grade Qingling tree that can only produce ten fourth-grade Qingling fruits every fifty years.
Of the ten Qingling Fruits, Wu Qingshan could not use them all for himself, and half of them needed to be handed over to the Ten Thousand Beast Sect.
They were able to occupy the spiritual mountain of Wuqing Mountain for a long time, but they were protected by the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Although the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect didn't have to do anything and just let them use a name, they still needed to occupy half of the fourth-grade Qingling Fruit.
Wu Qingshan had to hand it over. If the planting of the Qingling Tree hadn't been extremely troublesome, maybe the Ten Thousand Beast Sect would have come by themselves.
"I understand!" Yu An did not dare to say anything more and bowed in response.
Walking out of Ancestor Yu's cave, he let out a long sigh. He knew that his vision was not as good as his father's, but he still couldn't accept the gift of two treasures at once.
He wanted to go back to his thoughts, but he went to Baodan Pavilion first and got the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Baoding.
He used the token to send a message to Li Shiming, and after waiting for a moment for Li Shiming to reply, he headed towards Li Shiming's cave.
Li Shiming was also a little curious. After he explained that he wanted to rest, why did Yu An come over again, and still mentioned to him important things that must be said in person.
Thinking that Yu An had the background of Patriarch Yu of Wuqing Mountain, he agreed to meet.
Yu An entered Li Shiming's cave and met Li Shiming in the hall.
Li Shiming brought out the third-grade spiritual tea as a treat. Of course, this third-grade spiritual tea was not the third-grade spiritual tea he had made.
The three-grade spiritual tea he made was so special that if he really wanted to take it out, his identity would not be concealed.
Unless he has a more powerful backer than Tianwen Sect and Tianxing Trading Company, it is impossible for him to reveal his identity at this time.
Fortunately, the monks he killed were all wealthy, so it was not difficult to come up with other third-grade spiritual teas.
"Master Li, I came here to give you this!" Yu An had a smile on his face. He would not show any reluctance when giving gifts. As a businessman, although he is a bit petty, there are things he cannot change.
He will do his best.
When he placed the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Tripod in front of Li Shiming, Li Shiming's eyes narrowed slightly. Li Shiming never expected that Yu An actually sent the Fire Phoenix Tripod over.
You must know that he is still saving high-grade spiritual stones just to buy this fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron.
He rarely has a desire to acquire a certain spiritual object, but the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron is one of the rare spiritual objects that makes his heart move.
"Fellow Daoist Yu, what is this?" Li Shiming didn't know the reason why Yu An suddenly sent the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Baoding over. He really didn't want to join Wu Qingshan.
"I told Patriarch Yu Songquan about your situation. Patriarch scolded me for not knowing how to do things and asked me to send the Fire Phoenix Cauldron over. The only request is that I hope Master Li will live in Wuqing Mountain for a long time!" Yu An said with a bitter smile.
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"Fellow Daoist Yu, I must first say that if I have the opportunity to join a top sect, I will leave Wuqing Mountain!" Li Shiming expressed his thoughts in advance.
"If that's the case, this Fire Phoenix Cauldron should have a good relationship with Master Li!" Yu An said with a smile.
He acted extremely grandly at this time. This grandeur was not just fake. The main reason was that Li Shiming said that joining a top sect was impossible in his opinion.
Although Li Shiming is a master of alchemy, it is not easy for top sects to join. Top sects rarely allow monks to join halfway, and they are basically trained since childhood.
Of course, it's not impossible, but the possibility is too low.
The larger the sect, the stricter the rules. It is impossible to break the rules just for the sake of being an alchemy master.
"Then I'll accept it!" Li Shiming heard what Yu An said and smiled and reached out to take the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron.
For him, there is not much difference between the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron now and what he will get after a period of time.
Five thousand high-grade spiritual stones sounds like a lot. In fact, as long as he builds a reputation, he can accumulate five thousand high-grade spiritual stones in a few years at most. If everything goes well, he can even accumulate five thousand high-grade spiritual stones in a few months.
"Master Li, this is a fourth-grade demon elixir. I would like to ask the master to help refine it. This Qingling Fruit is the reward for refining the elixir!" Yu An then took out two more jade boxes and placed them in front of Li Shiming and said.
Surprise flashed through Li Shiming's eyes. After he came to Wuqing Mountain, he had been trying to get in touch with the monks in Wuqing Mountain. In addition to getting in touch with the world of immortal cultivation in the Eastern Qi Continent, there was another reason.
To be honest, refining elixirs for late-stage Jindan cultivators has very little effect on him. Apart from accumulating some high-grade spiritual stones, it does not have much effect.
As for the third-grade high-grade elixir, he no longer needs it. Only his clone Li Yuanba still needs some. That is because the third-grade high-grade elixir in the Eastern Qi Continent is a completely new variety compared to the third-grade elixir in the Beishu Continent, which has somewhat promoted Li Yuanba's cultivation.
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With the third-grade elixir he already had in his hand, Li Yuanba could cultivate to the level of the Great Elder, not to mention that the Shanhe Qiankun Fan was still producing third-grade elixirs.
The reason why he took the initiative to contact the late Jindan cultivators was to get in touch with the Yuanying Ancestor. Only by accepting the elixir refining task from the Yuanying Ancestor could he obtain greater benefits.
"It takes a long time to open the furnace to refine the fourth-grade elixir. I still need to familiarize myself with the Fire Phoenix Cauldron, so fellow Daoist Yu should come back in twenty days!" Li Shiming put away the two jade boxes and said.
"Then I'll come back in twenty days!" Seeing that Li Shiming had taken over the task of refining the fourth-grade elixir, Yu An felt happy because he had finally completed the task assigned by his father.
Li Shiming was very satisfied with Yu An's initiative to contact him to refine the fourth-grade elixir, so he politely sent Yu An outside the cave.