First Immortal of Destiny

Chapter 135: Exorcism Source Pill

After a period of hard training, Shen Mo's proficiency in several newly acquired spiritual pills improved rapidly.

[Alchemy: Second Grade (2535/3000)]

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[Qi-Combining Pill: Peak (MAX)]

[Soul-Nourishing Pill: Peak (MAX)]

[Suppressing-Demon Pill: Proficient (105/5000)]

[Great Nurturing Pill: Entering the Room (800/1000)]

[Dragon Power Pill: Entering the Room (784/1000)]

[Refreshing Rain Pill: Entering the Room (766/1000)]

[Exorcism Source Pill: Unfamiliar (10/100)]

Especially in controlling the Netherfire, his alchemy skills became more proficient, which to some extent increased the success rate of pill refinement.

Shen Mo also attempted to refine the Exorcism Source Pill a few times.

But without exception, all attempts failed!

He planned to continue improving his alchemy skills before attempting to refine these third-grade spiritual pills.

However, at the moment, Shen Mo had to leave his cave and head to Jiyun Town.

He had exhausted all the materials needed for pill refinement.

He needed to sell the refined pills first, obtain spirit stones, and then purchase a batch of spiritual medicinal materials before he could continue his alchemy endeavors!

This time, Shen Mo specifically brought the Spirit-Hiding Rat, which he kept in a spirit pet pouch.

Concealing his identity, he set up his pill stall and took out the pre-prepared sign from his Qiankun Bag.

[Selling Suppressing-Demon Pills, Great Nurturing Pills, Dragon Power Pills, Refreshing Rain Pills.]

[No bargaining, rude behavior will be scolded!]

Since the Qi-Combining Pill and Soul-Nourishing Pill had reached the peak level, his proficiency was already maxed out.

Refining more of them would only have a minimal impact on his alchemy skills.

It could be said that the cost-effectiveness was very low!

Therefore, this time Shen Mo did not refine many of these two types of pills to sell.

He had prepared some in his Qiankun Bag for future use.

From now on, whenever he could refine a pill, Shen Mo would keep some, so as not to end up like before, being surrounded by the Little Heaven Demon and only having the Qi-Returning Pill left.

Second-grade spiritual pills were relatively expensive, and cultivators in the early stages of the Gathering Qi Realm could hardly afford them.

Only in the middle and later stages, when they had developed resistance to low-grade and first-grade pills, would they spend more spirit stones to buy second-grade pills.

There were also some wealthy second-generation disciples who were afraid of accumulating pill toxins from consuming too many pills.

They would choose higher-grade pills with stronger effects but in smaller quantities.

In short, these four types of pills were guaranteed to sell.

But the market determined that they would sell slower than first-grade pills!

Shen Mo was not in a hurry.

He constantly instructed the little guy in the spirit pet pouch with his divine sense.

"When you come out later, don't provoke anyone stronger than me!"

"For those much stronger than me, don't even think about it, or else you might lose your life."

"From the second stage of Gathering Qi to the seventh stage, got it?"

"If you're discovered and the treasure you've obtained is lost, there might be restrictions in place that can lock onto the treasure's location."

"Safety is the most important. Don't rely on your innate Divine Ability to take anything and everything! If you provoke a strong cultivator in the Spirit Sea Realm, I won't be able to withstand a single slap from them."

Shen Mo was curious about how powerful the little guy's (hidden) Divine Ability was.

At the same time, he worried that the Spirit-Hiding Rat might act too recklessly and provoke an enemy he couldn't handle.

"Master, don't worry! I remember everything."

The Spirit-Hiding Rat seemed eager to move.

It wasn't that its temperament had changed, but rather that Shen Mo had tempted it with roasted python and dragon meat.

The flesh of a thousand-year python, a peak second-rank monster, contained a huge amount of demonic essence, which was extremely beneficial to lower-rank monsters!

Not to mention that the Spirit-Hiding Rat's ancient bloodline had surged, allowing it to strengthen itself by devouring the flesh of monsters.

It could be said that its gluttonous nature was fully satisfied!

How can I refuse the roasted python and crocodile meat?

"Swoosh!"

Shen Mo lightly tapped his spirit pet bag.

A crimson silhouette emerged, it was the impatient Spirit Cache Rat.

It extended its slender claws and gestured towards Shen Mo, then let out two squeaks before disappearing into the crowd.

To prevent being seen, Shen Mo sat down and deliberately covered the spirit pet bag with his sleeve.

This way, when the Spirit Cache Rat returned, it could bring back treasures and directly enter the bag without having to be handed over to Shen Mo.

The morning passed by smoothly.

About half of the elixirs were successfully sold, and the Spirit Cache Rat did not disappoint Shen Mo.

It successively brought back three treasures: a Xuanfrost Blood Lotus required for refining the Soul Nurturing Pill, a medium-grade spirit stone, and a half-pound Awakening Iron.

In terms of value, the medium-grade spirit stone was undoubtedly the highest, worth a hundred low-grade spirit stones!

Shen Mo didn't mind, after all, they were "picked up", what more could he ask for?

Just as he finished rewarding the Spirit Cache Rat, in the afternoon, it caused trouble.

Who knows where it went, it directly stole a Profound Grade medium-grade spiritual weapon from a treasure pavilion, ignoring their protective restrictions.

It instantly alarmed the cultivators in the shop!

Moreover, there were restrictions placed on the weapon.

It almost led the owner of the lost treasure and the town's defenders to Shen Mo.

Scared, Shen Mo repeatedly urged his divine sense, making the Spirit Cache Rat drop the medium-grade spiritual weapon, thus escaping the pursuit of the owner and the defenders.

After the little guy returned in a pitiful state, Shen Mo immediately activated his divine sense and locked the spirit pet bag.

He dared not let the Spirit Cache Rat run around anymore!

"It was so close, almost discovered..."

"If I'm exposed as the mastermind, I might not only lose my life today, but also be skinned!"

"But this little guy's Divine Ability is even more unpredictable than before. When my strength improves, no treasure pavilion will dare to deceive me, I'll let the little guy steal everything from them."

"Something seems off! By then, there won't be any shop owners who are blind enough to provoke me."

As the moon rose above the willow branches, this batch of second-grade elixirs was finally sold out, bringing in a total of eight hundred spirit stones!

After all, these elixirs were just in the initial refining stage.

The success rate and the quality of the elixirs still needed improvement.

If it were the proficient Qi-Combining Pill or Soul Nurturing Pill, with the same investment, the amount of spirit stones obtained would be more than doubled.

Of course, at the moment, Shen Mo urgently needed to improve his alchemy skills.

Having enough spirit stones for circulation and use in the [Martial Arts Tournament] was enough.

After all, there were matters of varying importance, and refining the Drive Evil and Purify Source Pill was the most urgent.

Like this.

While Shen Mo refined four types of elixirs, he improved his alchemy skills.

At the same time, he sold elixirs to obtain spirit stones, in order to continue purchasing spiritual herbs.

Ten days passed by.

Shen Mo finally raised his alchemy skills to a level close to third-grade.

With the materials he had accumulated earlier, Shen Mo quickly raised the proficiency of the Drive Evil and Purify Source Pill from unfamiliar to proficient!

[You attempted to refine the Drive Evil and Purify Source Pill, but failed.]

[You attempted to refine the Drive Evil and Purify Source Pill, during the refining process, you gained a deeper understanding of the pill, deepened your comprehension of the mysteries of alchemy, and your alchemy experience increased by 40, and the proficiency of the Drive Evil and Purify Source Pill increased by 100.]

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[You attempted to refine the Drive Evil and Purify Source Pill, and succeeded! During the refining process, you gained a deeper understanding of the pill, deepened your comprehension of the mysteries of alchemy, and your alchemy experience increased by 200, and the proficiency of the Drive Evil and Purify Source Pill increased by 500.]

"Phew!"

Shen Mo let out a long breath.

"Did I succeed?" A relieved smile appeared on his face.

As the cauldron opened, a round, translucent, and white pill floated up.

Shen Mo reached out and caught it in his palm.

With his alchemy skills approaching third-grade, coupled with the support of the "Ascending Spirit Alchemy Technique" and the Netherworld Fire, this third-grade elixir still didn't reach perfect quality!

It barely reached excellent quality.

(End of this chapter)