Chapter 11 - Chapter 11 The Spirit Stones just earned are gone again (2/2)
Then, she led Lin Jing to the second floor and directed him to a counter.
“Elder Yu, this Immortal wishes to purchase a Pill Furnace and Alchemy Ingredients.”
After conveying the message to Elder Yu behind the counter, the maidservant promptly left.
“May I ask, what kind of Pill Furnace would you like?” Elder Yu asked.
“I have recently learned the Alchemy Technique and wish to try Alchemy on my own. I wonder if Elder Yu has any Pill Furnace to recommend?”
“The entrance to the art of Alchemy is not easy, especially for beginners, the failure rate is extremely high, and it’s particularly easy to cause an explosion in the furnace.”
“Therefore…”
“When beginners choose a Pill Furnace, they should prioritize quality and durability. Use this furnace for initial practice, and diligently work on mastering the Controlling Fire Technique daily.”
“Although at first, due to the qualities of the furnace, it might be difficult to control the temperature, once you are completely proficient, there will be no further issues.”
“At that time, if you switch to another Pill Furnace, the success rate of crafting Elixir Medicine will significantly increase.”
Having said that,
Elder Yu turned around, took down a cyan Pill Furnace from the display shelf behind him, and placed it in front of Lin Jing.
“This Three-legged Copper Furnace is an extremely rare six-refinement furnace, with the body naturally radiating a treasure light and is extremely durable. Even if it explodes multiple times, it will remain intact, making it especially suitable for beginners to practice.”
“Additionally, it’s reasonably priced, only costing one hundred and twenty Lower Grade Spirit Stones.”
Lin Jing picked up the Three-legged Copper Furnace and examined it closely. He could see a faint glow emanating from the body of the furnace, indeed as Elder Yu had described, with a natural treasure light.
“One hundred and twenty Lower Grade Spirit Stones for a six-refinement furnace is indeed a fair price.”
During the past few days while Lin Jing was strolling around Fang Market, he had gathered quite a bit of information, including about this Pill Furnace.
Generally, the cheaper Pill Furnaces would cost around fifty Lower Grade Spirit Stones, but those furnaces were of abysmal quality; a slight mishap could cause an explosion and sometimes even harm the person doing Alchemy.
On the other hand, the good ones could cost upwards of a thousand Spirit Stones, which Lin Jing could not afford at the moment, but this Three-legged Copper Furnace was just right.
Right there and then, Lin Jing made up his mind.
“I’ll take this copper furnace.”
“Elder Yu, may I know the price of the ingredients to craft the Fasting Pill here?”
“Also, I would like to purchase some elixir recipes.”
Many Alchemists, when they first start learning the art of Alchemy, begin by crafting the Fasting Pill.
There’s no special reason, other than the fact that the ingredients required to craft the Fasting Pill are fairly common and quite cheap.
Lin Jing was no exception; he planned to start learning from the Fasting Pill.
“Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment.”
After speaking, Elder Yu took out a booklet from under the counter and handed it to Lin Jing.
“Seeing that Fellow Daoist might need a lot of items, here’s the price list. Please take a look.”
“Whatever you want, just let me know.”
Lin Jing nodded, took the booklet, and started to flip through it.
“Energy Gathering Pill recipe (First Rank): 10 Lower Grade Spirit Stones.”
“Energy Restoration Elixir recipe (First Rank): 10 Lower Grade Spirit Stones.”
“Fasting Pill recipe (First Rank): 5 Lower Grade Spirit Stones.”
“Poison Avoidance Elixir recipe (First Rank): 5 Lower Grade Spirit Stones.”
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“Energy Gathering Pill ingredients, 1 Lower Grade Spirit Stone per portion; Energy Restoration Elixir ingredients, 1 Lower Grade Spirit Stone per portion; Fasting Pill ingredients, 1 Lower Grade Spirit Stone for 5 portions…”
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Subsequently, he bought several First Rank elixir recipes and one hundred portions of Fasting Pill ingredients.
For ingredients like those for Energy Gathering Pills, Energy Restoration Elixirs, and Blood Coagulation Pills, he requested ten portions of each, planning to practice with them when he returned.
Soon, he had finished his purchases.
This trip directly cost him over two hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones.
The Spirit Stones he had just earned were gone again…