Chapter 15 - Chapter 15 Pure Elixir (2/2)

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“Now you know.”

“So this is what a Pure Elixir is.” After marveling, Lin Jing continued to ask:

“Elder Yu, you said the chance of a Pure Elixir appearing is very low, but just how low is it?”

“Let me put it this way,” said Elder Yu, “once, a very famous Pill Master tried to refine a Pure Elixir. He refined a hundred elixir furnaces in a row.”

“All of them were his specialty elixirs, and each furnace produced at least two Supreme Elixirs.”

“But, in the end, only one Pure Elixir appeared.”

“Ah…?”

That low.

Then he remembered the attribute on the Alchemy Room panel, the one that increases the chance of a Pure Elixir appearing by 10%.

That rate would absolutely outclass that Pill Master.

Elder Yu continued, “Of course, Pure Elixirs depend entirely on luck, and there’s no pattern to them, so there’s no need to deliberately pursue them.”

“Some people get one in just over a dozen furnaces, while others might not see a single Pure Elixir even after several hundred furnaces.”

“So, you can’t force the appearance of a Pure Elixir.”

After listening, Lin Jing continued to inquire, “Elder Yu, Yuebaolou should have Pure Elixirs for sale, right?”

“Of course.” Elder Yu was quite confident.

“And I have refined a Pure Elixir myself.”

“Elder Yu, you…”

Lin Jing looked at the Elder Yu before him and bowed respectfully.

“Forgive my short-sightedness, it turns out Elder Yu is actually an Alchemy Master.”

Elder Yu waved his hand dismissively: “Master is too strong a word, I just refined a lot, and the quality of my elixirs has some assurance. Over time, it’s normal to produce Pure Elixirs.”

“Young man, you must know, even among Pure Elixirs, the value can differ immensely.”

“For example, the elixirs I frequently refine are those that increase cultivation or heal injuries and restore spiritual power. These, even if Pure, don’t command an outrageous price.”

“Basically, they’re just twenty or thirty times the price of a regular Supreme Elixir.”

“But…”

At this point, Elder Yu paused, then spoke with a hint of longing:

“If one were to refine elixirs for breakthroughs in cultivation stages or extending lifespan, then the value would be completely different.”

“Especially the Pure Elixirs for extending lifespan. They’re not limited by other elixirs of the same kind, and no matter how many you consume, their effects don’t diminish.”

“Such Pure Elixirs, whenever they appear, incite countless people to compete fiercely, causing a storm of bloodshed.”

Lin Jing’s eyes immediately lit up, and his heart began to race.

“With my own Alchemy Room, if I refine lifespan extension elixirs myself and the appearance rate of Pure Elixirs is increased, doesn’t that mean I could potentially extend my life indefinitely through consuming Pure Elixirs, achieving immortality?”

“And as the System Space grows, the Spiritual Energy will surely be denser. By then, transplanting Spirit Plants for Lifespan Extension Pills would be even better, right?”

With this thought, Lin Jing became even more excited.

After that, Lin Jing discussed some more questions with Elder Yu before leaving Yuebaolou.

He had gained much from this visit.

……

Over the next month, Lin Jing didn’t refine pills as frantically as on the first day, instead reducing the number of times he practiced alchemy daily.

Yet, even when following Elder Yu’s instructions to the letter, his success rate was still not high.

In his view, this must be due to his own lack of a pill recipe book.

But since recipe books were too expensive and he couldn’t afford them, he was left to fumble his way through and try to improve his success rate.

One day, Lin Jing went to Yuebaolou again, buying more materials for refining Fasting Pills.

On his way back, Lin Jing pondered over future arrangements.

Suddenly, a commotion up ahead disrupted his thoughts.

“Whose little girl is this?”

“Why is she all alone here? How pitiful.”