Longevity: My Talents Are a Bit Abundant-Chapter 400: Cold Jade Pill Master

Cold Jade Peak.

In the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land.

Shen Xuan explained the improvement plan for the Purifying Foundation Pill.

After Shen Xuan finished speaking.

True Master Cold Jade said, "I understand."

"Shen Xuan, you want to improve the Purifying Foundation Pill formula. The auxiliary materials are set, and one of the three main ingredients is confirmed, just need to find the other two suitable main ingredients and determine their quantities, then it’s done. Right?"

"Yes, Master. I am confident of success, but..."

Shen Xuan showed a troubled expression: "However, the refining of the Purifying Foundation Pill is rather complicated. My Dao practice is insufficient, conducting experiments will take a lot of time, if..."

True Master Cold Jade looked displeased: "Shen Xuan, it’s just the two of us here, speak freely."

"If Master could lend a hand, it would ease the process greatly."

"How do you want me to assist?"

"The other two main ingredients, I and Fellow Daoist Li have carefully selected, choosing over a dozen alternative herbs, just need repeated experiments to find the most suitable ones and confirm the ratios."

True Master Cold Jade looked at Shen Xuan with puzzlement.

She is a True Pill True Master.

The cultivation techniques she is adept at are making ice talismans.

Never practiced the Alchemy Dao.

"I can use Water Technique Refining to experiment one by one. Water Technique Refining has ten steps: dissolve, rinse, seal, boil, simmer, nurture, brew, point, pour, soak."

Shen Xuan simply explained the principles of Water Technique Refining.

Among them, boil, simmer, nurture, and brew are time-consuming steps.

The Purifying Foundation Pill is a Tier Two Top-Grade Spirit Pill.

Originally, it requires a month of refining time.

After Shen Xuan improved the formula.

The new Purifying Foundation Pill’s quality sharply declined, estimated efficacy is only one-fifth of the original.

The quality also dropped to Tier Two Middle Grade.

Despite this, it still requires ten days to refine.

"If Master can help speed up the boil, simmer, nurture, and brew steps, it can be tested once every three days."

"Within a year, a new Purifying Foundation Pill formula can be developed."

If Shen Xuan were to conduct experiments.

It would take at least three to five years.

Cultivators’ time is precious.

Shen Xuan is unwilling to spend all his time and energy on improving the pill formula.

True Master Cold Jade fell silent.

Shen Xuan did not dare to interrupt.

After a long while.

True Master Cold Jade asked: "Shen Xuan, is Water Technique Refining really difficult?"

Shen Xuan’s eyes brightened.

There’s hope!

"To others, it’s exceedingly difficult."

"But for Master, it would be a piece of cake."

"Oh, why is that?"

Shen Xuan patiently explained.

Water Technique Refining difficulties lie in inheritance and spiritual power.

All ten steps have secret techniques, and every step is crucial.

Otherwise, all efforts will be wasted.

Moreover, Water Technique Refining heavily relies on the pill master’s realm cultivation.

Whether the spiritual power is pure and can be precisely controlled directly affects the effectiveness of the latter steps.

Especially the last three steps: point, pour, soak; are the pill master’s use of their own spiritual power to induce change in the spirit medicine solution, cool it with water, and condense it into a pill.

"If I were to conduct experiments, following procedure, it’s not only wasting herbs but also time."

"If Master is willing to help, with Fellow Daoist Li and me assisting, the improvement of the Purifying Foundation Pill formula will surely succeed within a year!"

Shen Xuan vowed resolutely.

This is not boastful.

Master Cold Jade’s ice spiritual power, Li Ruyi’s alchemy inheritance, and the progress shown by the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

If this still cannot improve the Purifying Foundation Pill formula.

Then there’s literally no justice!

True Master Cold Jade, being a Tier Three Ice Cultivator, if willing to practice Water Technique Alchemy.

Entry level is very easy.

Just a bit of time and effort, and she can achieve Tier Two Pill Master status,

However, after cultivators condense their Inner Core, they usually choose the cultivation technique most compatible with them.

True Master Cold Jade chose making ice attribute talismans.

Tier Three ice talismans, with high success rates, great power, and expensive price.

If choosing the Alchemy Dao.

True Master Cold Jade might not achieve Tier Three Pill Master status.

Tier Two Spirit Pills are practically useless to her.

Just like Shen Xuan now wouldn’t give a second glance to Essence Nourishing Pills, Yellow Dragon Pills, or Tier One Spirit Pills.

However, the Purifying Foundation Pill is a special spirit pill.

It can remove Dao Foundation impurities and enhance Dao Foundation quality.

If it can be refined on a large scale, with high cost-effectiveness, it’s greatly attractive to Foundation Establishment cultivators aiming for Core Formation.

Especially since Shen Xuan plans to reduce costs, reduce prices, and increase cost-effectiveness.

In this way, cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage who are willing to purchase will greatly increase.

In short, the new Purifying Foundation Pill has a huge market, with very high profits.

Opening up a new source of wealth for Cold Jade Peak.

Its significance is comparable to Giant Furnace Refining.

True Master Cold Jade pondered and asked, "Is Water Technique Refining really not difficult?"

"Master, I vouch with my direct disciple status that to you, it’s a piece of cake."

"Then, shall I try?"

"You must try!"

Shen Xuan affirmed decisively: "As the saying goes, learning from books is always superficial, knowing truth requires practice."

"Whether it’s hard or easy, Master will know by trying."

...

The most original formula of the Purifying Foundation Pill requires thirty thousand Spirit Stones for a batch of herbs.

Moreover, all main and auxiliary ingredients are rare Spirit Plants, of high value.

After Li Ruyi improved it.

The value of herbs somewhat decreased.

Shen Xuan was still not satisfied.

Too expensive.

The cost of herbs remains at sixteen or seventeen thousand Spirit Stones.

Doesn’t meet his demand for low-cost pill refining.

According to Shen Xuan’s vision.

The efficacy only needs to maintain more than one-fifth of the original Purifying Foundation Pill.

The cost has to greatly decrease.

The lower the better.

At least reduce it to below one-tenth of the original herb cost.

Only then is there prospect for high profit.

One of the three major ingredients, Red Jade Fruit, is not cheap.

A batch of three-hundred-year-old Red Jade Fruit herb needs three thousand Spirit Stones.

But this is the most suitable.

Red Jade Fruit has the effect of absorbing Linghai impurities, can’t find a cheaper alternative medicine.

Other various auxiliary materials, Shen Xuan roughly calculated, a batch costs about five thousand Spirit Stones.

The remaining two main ingredients need to be cheap, effective, and high pill success rate.

The key focus is on cost-effectiveness.

Need multiple experiments to find the most reasonable combination.

In Shen Xuan’s plan.

One batch of Purifying Foundation Pills should have a cost controlled under fifteen thousand Spirit Stones.

One Purifying Foundation Pill should sell for at least fifteen thousand Spirit Stones.

With a pill success rate of forty percent, there’s only double profit.

This is truly a rare, conscientious merchant.

It’s important to know that the universal Spirit Pill formulas have all been extensively experimented on by high-tier Pill Masters, with endless trials ensuring the optimal combination of materials.

This experimental process requires a vast amount of time and manpower, along with countless medicinal ingredients.

Some pill formulas take decades or even centuries of improvement under high-tier Pill Masters before they succeed.

Shen Xuan even managed to invite True Master Cold Jade.

Alongside Li Ruyi’s Tier Three Pill Master expertise and successful improvement experiences.

And his Mysterious Jade Talisman’s experience display function.

With these three combined, they confirmed the main ingredients, optimized the medicinal configuration, significantly reducing costs while maximizing the quality enhancement effects of the Purifying Foundation Pill.

Only then did Shen Xuan dare boast about a successful improvement within a year.

...

In the days that followed, the Purifying Foundation Pill improvement plan progressed smoothly as expected.

Lead actor: True Master Cold Jade.

Technical advisor: Li Ruyi.

Executive director: Shen Xuan.

Pill Master assistant: Liu Bingyu.

External coordinator: Lv Zhengying.

Under Shen Xuan’s strategic planning, the five-member core team each took on their roles, methodically advancing step by step.

As anticipated, True Master Cold Jade quickly grasped the Water Technique Alchemy Dao, soon becoming proficient.

Privately consulted with Li Ruyi.

Confirmed that True Master Cold Jade possesses remarkable Water Technique Alchemy Dao talent.

True Master Cold Jade’s control over spiritual power has reached a refined level.

Additionally, as an Ice Cultivator, their spiritual power utilized in Water Technique Refining yields excellent results.

True Master Cold Jade spends an hour daily on Purifying Foundation Pill experiments.

Main effort is focused on steps before and after opening and sealing the furnace.

For the intermediate boiling, simmering, nurturing, and brewing steps, Liu Bingyu and Li Ruyi assist.

Shen Xuan monitors and records the entire process.

If True Master Cold Jade achieves good results in refining.

Shen Xuan attempts a re-refinement.

On the Mysterious Jade Talisman.

Golden ancient simple characters flicker and change.

[Purifying Foundation Pill: Entry Level (6/100)]

Shen Xuan screens to determine the optimal formula based on Purifying Foundation Pill skill progress.

...

Three months later.

In the cultivation room.

Shen Xuan finished refining the last tub of Ice Mountain Bear King Essence Blood.

[Smell and Taste: Proficient (18/200)]

[Dao Rhyme: 106628]

[Spirit Root: Water 88/100]

As anticipated.

Tier Two Top-Grade Water Demon Essence Blood does not enhance Water Spirit Root quality.

"To advance to Immortal Spirit Root, one to two portions of Tier Three Water Attribute Demon King Essence Blood are needed."

"This is so difficult for me!"

Shen Xuan mused to himself.

Throughout the Cyan Cloud Sect, not a single complete portion of Tier Three Water Demon Essence Blood can be found.

A Tier Three Demon King is equivalent to a True Pill True Master.

Many Demon Kings boast combat prowess surpassing True Pill True Masters.

Water Attribute Tier Three Demon Kings reside largely deep within the sea.

Such environments are difficult for ordinary True Pill True Masters to contend with.

"The time is still early, better to focus on refining the Purifying Foundation Pill first."

At this point, Shen Xuan’s spiritual power, owing to Devouring All Things, exceeds that of an average Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivator.

Consequently, there are more impurities.

The Purifying Foundation Pill is precisely the spiritual object he urgently requires.

Purchasing is out of the question.

Priced at a staggering ten thousand Spirit Stones per pill.

Medicine God Valley imposes quota sales.

He would not waste money that way.

Moreover, Shen Xuan suspects he is blacklisted by Medicine God Valley.

Even if he wanted to spend Spirit Stones, Medicine God Valley wouldn’t sell to him.

Self-reliance is the key to abundant sustenance.

Shen Xuan would not put his hopes on others.

He checked the Mysterious Jade Talisman once more.

[Purifying Foundation Pill: Entry Level (18/100)]

Experience has not increased much.

Shen Xuan remains unfazed.

He possesses over a hundred thousand Dao Rhyme Points.

He could instantly elevate the Purifying Foundation Pill skill to a mastery stage.

For now, it’s still in the experimental formula stage.

Led by True Master Cold Jade, the core five-member team cooperates seamlessly, moving experiments forward smoothly.

Within just three months, they tested over ten plans.

Three of them proved quite promising.

Although no Purifying Foundation Pill meeting the requirements has yet been refined.

With the continuous enhancement of True Master Cold Jade’s Alchemy Dao skills, refining a new Purifying Foundation Pill is merely a matter of time.

Shen Xuan focuses more on cost-effectiveness.

He uses his sect contribution points, enabling Lv Zhengying to consistently exchange precious corresponding main medicines from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall warehouse.

The next day.

Shen Xuan, as usual.

Arrived at True Master Cold Jade’s Grotto Heaven Blessed Land.

Li Ruyi and Liu Bingyu shared laughter by the Ten Thousand Dragon Profound Water Pill Furnace.

"What are you talking about that’s making you so happy?"

"Alchemist Li says this batch of Spirit Pills might produce an acceptable Purifying Foundation Pill."

"Really? So soon?"

Shen Xuan was amazed.

Merely three months.

The progress was far quicker than anticipated.

"Judging by the medicinal aroma, it likely has the Purifying Foundation effects."

Smelling the scent, Li Ruyi affirmed.

"Wonderful!"

Shen Xuan’s expression brightened.

Such rapid success greatly bolsters the entire team’s morale.

After True Master Cold Jade arrived.

Upon hearing Li Ruyi’s assessment, a hint of joy appeared.

As a True Master, spending so much time on Alchemy Dao.

If there were no results.

Not to mention facing other True Masters within the sect.

It would still be somewhat embarrassing even before the two direct disciples.

Indeed.

This batch of medicinal ingredients led True Master Cold Jade to produce two Spirit Pills.

One was evidently lacking quality, with slight black stains on its surface and mixed medicinal aromas.

The other displayed pure medicinal fragrance, revealing four Dao patterns on its surface, emitting faint spiritual light.

"Seems like it worked."

"But who will test the pill?"