Mortal Alchemy

I'm afraid it would take several generations for a family to barely support a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

And even with enough resources, whether or not one can achieve Foundation Establishment is still a question.

Foundation Establishment is difficult, more difficult than ascending to the heavens.

"I need to go buy some medicinal herbs from Senior Sister Hua Die again and refine more Spirit Sense Pills."

A month later, Chen Ping's cultivation broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, and the resources on his body were exhausted. He had to go to the market.

Leaving the alchemy room, all alchemy disciples had to turn in their tasks.

After receiving two more spirit stones, Chen Ping had four spirit stones and forty spirit sand on him.

Instead of going to the market immediately, he went to the Spiritual Food Hall to eat, where he happened to meet Xu Fengshan.

Chen Ping asked, "Senior Brother Xu, refining Yuan Qi Pills is more profitable than Essence Qi Pills, so why doesn't the Mu family let us refine Yuan Qi Pills?"

Xu Fengshan said with a smile, "Junior Brother Chen, everyone knows that Yuan Qi Pills, which can directly improve cultivation, are good things."

"The medicinal materials for first-order top-grade pills like Yuan Qi Pills are controlled by the four major sects, used to restrain and control various families."

"Each family may have the pill formulas for first-order pills, but they don't have the materials."

Chen Ping nodded and said, "Oh, I see."

Then he should give up refining Yuan Qi Pills and choose to refine Spirit Sense Pills to sell instead.

After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Ping left the Mu family and hurried to White Sand Market.

Arriving at Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Chen Ping found the old man who sold Yuan Qi Pills:

"Elder Guo, do you buy pills here?"

Chen Ping used the Thousand Faces Talisman to change his appearance and aura. Unless a Foundation Establishment cultivator was present, his true identity could not be recognized.

And when he used the Qi Observation Technique, he could see that Elder Guo's cultivation was at the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

Elder Guo looked at Chen Ping with a smile and said, "Of course we buy pills. Myriad Treasures Pavilion is a platform for both buying and selling."

Chen Ping took out a bottle of Spirit Sense Pills: "Elder Guo, please take a look. What price will your Myriad Treasures Pavilion buy these pills for?"

Elder Guo took the pills, and just by opening the bottle and smelling the aroma, he pulled Chen Ping's wrist and led him to a separate room in the back:

"Fellow Daoist, I can decide the price of these Spirit Sense Pills. I'll buy them for eighty spirit stones per bottle."

"Eighty spirit stones a bottle, and you sell them for one hundred spirit stones, that's a fifth of the profit." Chen Ping shook his head and refused:

"Ninety spirit stones a bottle is the only way."

His heart was pounding. Even at eighty spirit stones a bottle, Chen Ping would make a huge profit. He had never held so many spirit stones before. It was his first time doing such a big business, and he was very nervous.

However, he used the Thousand Faces Talisman, so there were no emotional fluctuations visible on the surface.

Elder Guo said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist, the quality of your Spirit Sense Pills is low-grade, with a lot of pill toxins. Even if Myriad Treasures Pavilion buys them, we will only sell them for ninety."

"This…"

With one sentence, Chen Ping was speechless. The quality of the Spirit Sense Pills he refined was indeed not good enough, because he was not very skilled and could not refine them with 100% success.

Chen Ping said lightly, "But with one turn, you make ten percent profit. Anyway, ninety spirit stones, I might as well set up a stall to sell them."

"Selling to your Myriad Treasures Pavilion, the minimum is eighteen spirit stones. If it's lower than this price, I'll set up a stall."

Elder Guo pondered for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Alright, if it weren't for someone trying to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage recently and buying a large number of Spirit Sense Pills, we wouldn't be able to accept Fellow Daoist's price."

"Good," Chen Ping said.

Elder Guo counted out eighty-five spirit stones and gave them to Chen Ping.