Chapter 450, Tier 2 Super Tier Spirit Pill
"One attempt, fifteen pills formed!"
Bai Ziyue slightly nodded, casually casting the Pill Collection Technique. Each Enlightenment Pill seemed to be summoned, swiftly darting out of the flames and being perfectly guided into a spirit pill gourd.
Until the last three Enlightenment Pills, which he kept aside.
This was the agreed-upon payment with Xu Jia, which he naturally had to collect.
"With my current strength as a High-tier Third-Grade Alchemist, I'm indeed much stronger than when I was at Second-grade High-tier.
Not only is the refining process easier, but the original plan to complete the Enlightenment Pills within three days was finished in just three hours. The speed has increased more than tenfold!
Moreover, the quality of this batch of Enlightenment Pills is exceptionally high.
Although there are still some impurities, they are very minimal, only within one to two percent, some are even almost pure, which can be considered as rare treasures.
Generally, Enlightenment Pills that form successfully, if the impurities are within thirty percent, can ensure a thirty percent chance of breakthrough to the Enlightenment Realm.
But the pills I refined can increase that chance to fifty percent."
Bai Ziyue gently pinched an Enlightenment Pill. It still contained a trace of warmth, feeling slightly hot, but he didn't mind. After a brief inspection, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Casually storing these three additional Enlightenment Pills, Bai Ziyue felt a bit eager for more.
After a brief contemplation, he muttered to himself, "There isn't much time left until the official start of the Qingxu Summit. And if I want to make a name for myself, to catch the attention of the Qingxu Sect, this summit is indeed a rare opportunity.
Therefore, I have to refine as many Spirit Pills as possible, producing some high-quality, high-grade Spirit Pills to truly create a sensation.
Relying solely on the promotion by Xu Jia, Qiu Dashang, and others, the influence will be limited.
Fortunately, I already have a shop called 'Kunlun Pavilion', so I'll use it as a starting point to boost my reputation."
With this thought, he didn't hesitate anymore. With a slight gesture, he summoned the Alchemy Furnace.
Using the Ten Thousand Flames Melting Furnace consumes a considerable amount of Divine Thought, so for long-term refining, using Earth Fire and the Alchemy Furnace is much more efficient.
Next, he planned to refine the Barrier-Breaking Pill, which is only slightly less valuable than the Enlightenment Pill.
Fortunately, the alchemy materials for the Enlightenment Pill and the Barrier-Breaking Pill overlap significantly. With the materials provided by Xu Jia, most of which were in double portions, he didn't need to collect them deliberately. Adding a bit from his own collection would be sufficient.
During the journey through the Hundred Thousand Mountains, Bai Ziyue collected an abundance of spiritual materials.
He gathered over three hundred types of Third-Grade spiritual materials alone, and the quantity and variety of First and Second-Grade spiritual materials were in the tens of thousands. Randomly adding a combination would be enough to meet his requirements.
You should know, for alchemists above Third-Grade, the most powerful skill is not just the alchemy skill, but their understanding and control of pharmacology.
In the Immortal Technique World, there are countless pill formulas, but due to differences in time and origin, it is often difficult to gather all the necessary materials, making it hard to form Spirit Pills naturally.
However, alchemists above Third-Grade can use their understanding and control of pharmacology to precisely judge the properties and find substitutes, successfully refining the Spirit Pills.
With Bai Ziyue's prowess as a High-tier Third-Grade Alchemist, his control over this area is much deeper than that of ordinary Third-Grade alchemists. Even if he lacks suitable spiritual materials, he can successfully refine the Spirit Pills.
He could even spend some time optimizing the pill formula to create a superior Spirit Pill, which wouldn't be a problem.
Soon, Bai Ziyue began refining.
Barrier-Breaking Pill, Clear Moisture Pill, Vitality Creation Pill...
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, three days went by.
On the third day, Xu Jia arrived as promised.
Along with him came Patriarch Qiu Dashang of the Qiu Family, Patriarch Wang Dalong of the Wang Family, and Patriarch Zhang Ru of the Zhang Family.
After some greetings, Bai Ziyue invited them to sit in the reception hall. Seeing their cautious expressions, especially Xu Jia's complex mix of anticipation and nervousness, Bai Ziyue couldn't help but chuckle and speak first, "You came this time, I suppose it's about the Enlightenment Pills?"
Their faces immediately showed a hint of embarrassment, evidently revealing their thoughts.
Bai Ziyue didn't mind, simply waving his hand and tossing out a spirit pill gourd.
"This is..."
Xu Jia's heart skipped a beat, faintly feeling hopeful.
"Enlightenment Pills!"
Bai Ziyue said calmly, "I formed fifteen pills in one batch. I kept three as remuneration. The remaining twelve are all inside."
"Twelve pills?"
"Fifteen pills in total?"
Everyone's eyes widened, gasping in shock.
As the patriarchs of Immortal Cultivation Clans, who worry about Enlightenment Pills almost every year, they naturally understood what it meant to form fifteen pills in one batch.
Even normal Third-Grade Alchemists can usually produce at most eleven or twelve pills in one batch of Enlightenment Pills. Occasionally, they may miss, producing less than ten.
Fifteen pills is already the limit that one batch of Enlightenment Pills can achieve. More than that is nearly impossible.
Yet, Bai Ziyue managed to produce fifteen in one go?
At this moment, Xu Jia quickly and carefully opened the spirit pill gourd, pouring out an Enlightenment Pill.
He could still feel a trace of warmth within the pill, and after a brief inspection, he exclaimed in surprise, "Second-grade High-tier... No, the impurity content is within one percent, this is a Second-grade Super-grade Spirit Pill, a Second-grade Super-grade Enlightenment Pill..."
Saying this, Xu Jia hurriedly poured out all the Spirit Pills from the gourd and inspected them one by one, his face flushing with excitement as he stuttered, "They're all the same, the lowest are Second-grade High-tier Spirit Pills, and there are as many as four Second-grade Super-grade Pills... Is this... really for me?"
Qiu Dashang, Wang Dalong, Zhang Ru and others were so jealous that their eyes turned red. Qiu Dashang said sourly, "If you don't want it, you can give it to me."
Xu Jia's heart tightened. He let out a chuckle and quickly packed all the spirit pills into his storage bag.
He was extremely satisfied with this batch of pill formation.
Originally, he estimated that making ten pills would be considered good, and he would be content with seven for himself. But it turned out that they made fifteen pills... Even after deducting the three Bai Ziyue took, he still got twelve pills, and the quality of these twelve pills was extremely high.
Just thinking about it made him excited.
Generally, the success rate of an Enlightenment Pill is at most about thirty percent.
But this batch in his hand had very few impurities, increasing the success rate to at least fifty percent. Especially those four second-grade super-tier Enlightenment Pills, they were truly rare treasures, far surpassing ordinary Enlightenment Pills in value and could be passed down for a hundred years.
Qiu Dashang and others gave Xu Jia a bitter look, then quickly turned their attention to Bai Ziyue and stammered, "Elder, these are the materials we collected, and they are now complete..."
"Put them down."
Bai Ziyue naturally knew what they were thinking. He never went back on his promises, so he nodded readily.
"Thank you, Elder."
"Thank you very much, Elder!"
Qiu Dashang and others were overjoyed and hurriedly placed storage bags full of alchemy materials for Enlightenment Pills on the ground.
They were really afraid Bai Ziyue would refuse.
After all, his alchemy skills were so powerful.
So powerful that they were astonished.
Able to make fifteen pills, with each Enlightenment Pill reaching second-grade high-tier, and some even second-grade super-tier, such an alchemist was definitely not just an ordinary third-grade alchemist. At least a high-tier third-grade, maybe even fourth-grade...
Fourth-grade... It was said that the entire Qingxu Sect only had one, and their lifespan was nearly exhausted.
They were simply not someone a group like them could afford to hire.
"However, we're not in a hurry. We don't dare delay the elder's participation in the Qingxu Summit."
"The Qingxu Summit lasts for a month. It's not too late for the elder to help us with alchemy after a month."
Then, several people spoke again, very perceptively.
"When does the Qingxu Summit start?"
Bai Ziyue asked casually.
"It officially starts tomorrow..."
"Then we're still in time. No need to wait, I'll help you with alchemy now, just wait a few hours."
Bai Ziyue interrupted directly.
"A few hours, is that enough?"
Qiu Dashang asked weakly.
"We're not in a hurry."
"Waiting for a month is fine."
Wang Dalong and Zhang Ru also quickly added.
Only Xu Jia, at this time, gave them a strange look, finding it somewhat absurd.
He suddenly remembered that not long ago, he had asked the same silly question just like them?
Recalling the residual warmth he felt when he touched the Enlightenment Pills, he suddenly realized that Elder Kunlun might have already refined the spirit pills before today?
"Just as my alchemy skills have improved, refining three sets of materials together might be a bit challenging, but it's not a big problem, it won't take long."
Bai Ziyue said, without hesitation, he grabbed the three storage bags and walked straight into the Earth Fire Alchemy Room.
...
"What do you think, to what extent has Elder Kunlun's alchemy skill reached?"
"Above third-grade."
"High-tier third-grade, perhaps."
"Maybe... already fourth-grade?"
Everyone fell silent for a moment, and they all saw a bit of agreement in each other's eyes.
Of course, they knew the likelihood wasn't high. After all, Bai Ziyue's cultivation was only at the Divine Realm, which had certain limitations. Without a Golden Core True Fire, it's hard to refine fourth-grade and above spiritual materials to create fourth-grade spirit pills.
However, they were also convinced that even if Bai Ziyue wasn't a fourth-grade alchemist, he was definitely among the top tier of third-grade alchemists.
They were truly lucky to have such a powerful ally; it was indeed a great opportunity.
In the blink of an eye, three hours had passed.
With a loud rumble.
The doors of the Earth Fire Alchemy Room opened.