Chapter 221: A Newcomer to the Dao of Alchemy (1/2)
Chapter 221: A Newcomer to the Dao of Alchemy
Ti Hao still resided in District One Valley One However, he was no longer located next to the stream On one of the mountains that formed the valley, a narrow path wound up to the peak, where there was an Ireen, stone door Standing there, one could see the entirety of the valley below The spiritual energy was much thicker, and within the mountain itself was a vein of fire
This was the I Hao after he was raised to master alchemist
Only master alchemists could live in the upper reaches of the mountains There, separated from the apprentice alchees they had earned as master alchemists For example, they could seek apprentice alcheht compensation, they could acquire various pill formulas and even medicinal plants from the Sect
The only demand placed upon master alchemists was that they meet the monthly quota of medicinal pills
In order to receive less common medicinal plants and pill forreater quantity of medicinal pills The more they provided, thea e in trade with other ned to ie and familiarity with alchemy, and to increase the quality of the medicinal pills produced
On this particular day, a roaring sound filled Meng Hao’s I sealed, the sound still echoed out far and wide Down in the valley, the apprentice alche Hao’s Immortal’s Cave, unable to contain their ad Hao beca sound could be heard frequently
Inside, Meng Hao was covered with filth and grih that he watched the pill furnace in front of hi his sleeve to collect up the bits of the broken pill furnace, and the re He frowned as he sat there on the stone platfor pills is not easy,” he said “The slightest lack of control of the earthly fire can ruin the pill and stress the pill furnace to the point of destruction In the past two months, I’ve already blown up forty seven pill furnaces…” The sleeve of his long, black goas e representing his status as a h In the past two or three days I’ve only exploded one” He looked at the seven or eight pill bottles lined up next to him, and his eyes shi+ned contentedly The pills inside these bottles were the accumulation of his two months of practice They were only useful for the Qi Condensation stage, but the feeling ofvery happy
“Concocting pills is definitely not easy, and is clearly connected to latent talent What’s evenpills is expensive! No wonder there aren’t very hed emotionally He hadn’t felt this way back when he was an apprentice alchemist When he had worked with Li Tao, he had only seen the respect given by outsiders, as well as Li Tao’s profits when he concocted pills for Inner Sect disciples
After becoh, he realized that behind every truly successful alchemist existed a mountain of spent Spirit Stones That was the only way to achieve true success Of course, latent talent was also necessary; with only ordinary latent talent, the Spirit Stones necessary to succeed as a master alchemist could fund a small Sect
“A pill furnace costs twenty thousand spirit stones… and that’s for the lowest level pill furnace provided by the Sect And I’ve destroyed forty seven…” When Meng Hao thought of this, and the fact that he had to pay for all the pill furnaces, his heart ached
“Pill furnaces are only one aspect,” he thought “Concocting pills requires le pill requires a combination of dozens of ether, it’s not cheap That’s not the worst, though… What’s really killing me is… my success rate is only one in ten…” He took a deep breath as he thought of the whole situation “The more expensive the her quality the pill… the hed emotionally
“However, now that I’m a master alchemist, there are also a lot of perks For exa to produce a white medallion
It felt cold in his hands, and seemed to be made of jade… and yet not A pill furnace was carved on one side, along with calligraphy that read “Blacklist”
“Pill Blacklist!” Meng Hao looked at the coht This wasn’t the first time he had taken out the medallion to look at Every ti of veneration for the position of master alcheiven to all master alchemists by the Sect Only one was distributed per alchemist, and could be used twice It was the ultimate expression of the respect deh to strike fear into the heart of any member of the Violet Qi Division
One of the h position compared to the Violet Qi Division was because of the Pill Blacklist The thought of being added to the Pill Blacklist would cause most Cultivators to feel an intense terror
There was only one purpose to the Pill Blacklist Any Violet Qi Division disciple whose name was added to the list, would be refused service by all master alchemists for a time period of one hundred years
This had been a Sect rule for countless ages, and a power possessed solely by the East Pill Division This arrangement caused master alchemists to command incredible respect within the Violet Fate Sect
Because of this, feould dare to offend a master alchemist To offend onethem all
The rule had existed since ancient times, and in the past one thousand years, had not been exercised by verythat time, the list had never exceeded a few hundred people Considering there were nearly ten thousand disciples within the Inner Sect, that wasn’t a very large nu the Pill Blacklist made it that e, its effectiveness vanished
The names of everyone on the one hundred years Pill Blacklist were branded onto theHao earned the right to use the power of the medallion, but of course, was also required to respect the arrangement Currently, there were thirteen people who had been Pill Blacklisted; for one hundred years, noHao included, would concoct pills for these thirteen people
He looked at the Pill Blacklist er, then put it away After a ht, he retrieved a jade slip and branded it with sonited it; in the blink of an eye, it disappeared
Not much time passed before he heard a voice froer, and the door to the Iirl entered who appeared to be about eighteen or nineteen years old As soon as she entered the I on the odor of the exploded pill furnace
“Alche a bit confused yesterday I ondering why so many days had passed since you asked me for a replacement furnace…” She produced a brand new pill furnace fro Hao with a sirl’s nae of daily affairs for h, but according to the rumors, one of her Clan members was a Violet Furnace Lord Further personality Therefore,to her Over time, she came to take care of whatever the variousthe past twoHao on forty six different occasions Today would be the forty seventh