Chapter 103 - Chapter 103: Chapter 103 Expensive Elixir Medicine (2/2)

Lin Jing reached out to take the Spirit Stones and then handed over the pill.

“Fellow Daoist Liu, the pill is now yours.”

Liu Yiyuan took the elixir medicine, examined it, and then put it away.

“Brother Liu, now that you’ve got the elixir, there might be some matters at home. How about we take our leave now?” the red-robed youth said to Liu

Yiyuan.

“That works.” Liu Yiyuan nodded.

The two then bid farewell to Lin Jing.

Just as they were about to leave, the red-robed youth addressed Lin Jing again:

“Dao friend, if your Elixir Valley can concoct the Pure Accumulation Pill, please do send word to me.”

“I would be eternally grateful.”

After speaking, the two of them left together.

Before long, Lin Jing also packed up and left the black market.

The next day, Lin Jing arrived at Yuebaolou and went straight to Elder Yu.

“Elder Yu…” Lin Jing came over and greeted Elder Yu directly.

“Lin lad, you normally stay busy with alchemy; why are you here today?” Elder Yu said with a smile.

“Isn’t it just because I’ve been cooped up refining elixirs day in, day out and felt a bit stifled? I came out to relax a little and decided to drop by to see you,” Lin Jing said, then passed a bottle of Qinghua Zhu to him.

“Elder Yu, you haven’t visited my place for a while. Could it be that the meals I prepare don’t suit your palate?” Lin Jing teased. Elder Yu took the Qinghua Zhu and teased back:

“You rascal…”

“Who dares to say your cooking doesn’t suit their taste? It’s nearly on a par with the head chef at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion. I’ve just been tied up here at the counter.”

Lin Jing looked at Elder Yu with curiosity:

“Elder Yu, as a Third Rank Alchemist, you don’t need to be stuck here at the counter; it’s something you could entrust to others.”

“Why are you here every day?”

“Perhaps it’s just a habit…” Elder Yu replied, gazing into the distance.

“My cultivation has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, and I can’t progress any further. With my aptitude, breaking through to the Golden Core Staze is likely a lost cause, unless I manaze to get mv hands on a Cultivation True Elixir, and then I might stand a chance to fight for it.”

“As for the Alchemy Dao, I have also reached a bottleneck. Moreover, there are very few Third Rank elixir medicines. Sometimes it takes one to two years, or as many as four to five years, to get a chance to concoct one.”

“Since I cannot improve, rather than spending time alone at home, it’s better to be here, watching people come and go every day, and I might even gain new insights. ”

“So that’s the case…” Lin Jing suddenly understood.

Then, Lin Jing scanned the counter and saw that it only displayed some First and Second Rank spirit grasses.

Lin Jing asked Elder Yu:

“Elder Yu, doesn’t Yuebaolou have any Third Rank spirit grasses for elixir medicines?”

“Of course, we have Third Rank spirit grasses. What’s that got to do with you?” Elder Yu asked, puzzled.

Lin Jing continued, “Then why did you just say that it takes so long to concoct Third Rank elixirs?”

Elder Yu gave Lin Jing a disdainful look and explained, “Third Rank elixir medicines, do you think they are like those First and Second Rank elixirs?”

“Just gathering the alchemy ingredients for a Third Rank elixir takes a very long time. ”

“Do you know why in Fang Market, Elder Master Li of the Li Family is the only Fourth Grade Pill Master?” Elder Yu asked.

Lin Jing shook his head, then said, “I don’t know; please enlighten me, Elder

Elder Yu began to explain:

“It’s because Third Rank spirit plants are hard to find. Ordinary Third Rank Alchemists often can’t concoct a furnace for several years. Without sufficient experience, how can they advance to Fourth Grade?”

“And Elder Master Li, he had been at the Third Rank Alchemist level for a full two hundred years before he was promoted to Fourth Grade.”

“How much does Yuebaolou have in terms of Third Rank spirit plants? Are they expensive?” Lin Jing continued to inquire.

Elder Yu stated candidly:

“Yuebaolou does not have a large stock of Third Rank spirit plants, and most of them are auxiliary materials for alchemy..”