Chapter 1432: The Value of the Elixir

Rain battered the bluestone.

Blue Star Island.

Qin Sang put on his mask and went to the Pill Cauldron Association. He immediately revealed his Nascent Soul cultivator aura.

The manager of the Pill Cauldron Association respectfully invited him into a quiet room. After understanding his purpose, he hurried away.

A short while later, an old man in green robes, at the late Golden Core stage, entered. He first bowed to Qin Sang and respectfully said, "Reporting to Senior, to refine the Concealing Fragrance Pill, our Grand Elder must personally make it for success. Unfortunately, he returned to Pill Cauldron Mountain for seclusion not long ago. It is said he sensed a breakthrough opportunity, and it will be at least half a year before he can return to Boundless Sea. If Senior needs it urgently, you can only seek out other Seniors."

Facing a Nascent Soul Grandmaster, he dared not conceal anything, revealing the relationship between the Pill Cauldron Association and Pill Cauldron Mountain.

In seclusion for a breakthrough?

The Pill Cauldron Mountain Sect Master was at the Mid Nascent Soul stage, so he likely wouldn't condescend to personally come out to sea and handle the Pill Cauldron Association's affairs.

It was probably an Early Nascent Soul cultivator from Pill Cauldron Mountain preparing to advance to the Mid Nascent Soul stage.

"Pill Cauldron Mountain is quite strong!" Qin Sang thought leisurely.

Born into a sect skilled in alchemy, cultivation and breakthroughs were always easier than for others.

The Grand Unity Pill Sect had a slight dip during Daoist Chongyi's generation, but then two Nascent Soul cultivators emerged, and now it was thriving.

"Among Pill Cauldron Mountain, is Daoist Yin Quan the most skilled in alchemy?" Qin Sang lightly coughed and asked. The Grand Elder of the Pill Cauldron Association was indeed True Man Yin Quan.

"Precisely so. The Grand Elder was the main proponent behind establishing the Pill Cauldron Association," the old man replied with reverence.

Half a year…

Qin Sang pondered for a moment and decided to wait the half-year. There was only one Spirit Lamp Flower, so it was better to be cautious.

He nodded, "Arrange a cave dwelling for this old man on the island. I will wait here for Daoist Yin Quan. Also, help me collect these spiritual herbs."

As he spoke, he took out a jade slip and a bag of spirit stones, handing them both to the old man.

The jade slip listed the auxiliary herbs needed for the Concealing Fragrance Pill.

The Spirit Lamp Flower was the only primary herb and the most difficult to find on the pill formula. The other auxiliary herbs were far less valuable than the Spirit Lamp Flower, with only two being somewhat troublesome. He believed the Pill Cauldron Association would certainly find a way.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator, anything that could be solved with spirit stones was not a problem.

Of course, in the cultivation world, high-grade spirit stones were also rare, and even Nascent Soul cultivators wouldn't have too many on them.

Supreme-grade spirit stones were even rarer; Qin Sang, as a sect master, didn't have a single one. When the Sinful Abyss surrendered, the compensation offered did not include supreme-grade spirit stones.

The remuneration for True Man Yin Quan's pill refinement would be discussed when they met.

After reading the contents of the jade slip, the old man's eyes showed a slight surprise, but he dared not ask further. He counted the spirit stones in front of Qin Sang and replied, "Senior, these spirit stones are more than ample. This junior will immediately order someone to clean the cave dwelling."

An incense stick later, the old man led Qin Sang to the best cave dwelling on the island.

From then on, Qin Sang stayed within the cave dwelling.

During this time, Qin Sang dedicated almost all his energy to refining the Nine Nether Demonic Flame, striving to improve the "Fire Seed Golden Lotus" technique as much as possible to ensure that not a single bit of the pill's efficacy would be wasted when he consumed the Concealing Fragrance Pill.

After waiting seven months on Blue Star Island, Qin Sang finally met the Grand Elder of the Pill Cauldron Association.

Daoist Yin Quan was dressed in a Daoist robe, with a somewhat thin build and exceptionally bright, piercing eyes. His aura was still unstable, and Qin Sang could tell at a glance that he had already broken through to the Mid Nascent Soul stage.

"Congratulations, Daoist, on progressing further in the Grand Dao." Qin Sang cupped his hands in congratulation.

Daoist Yin Quan could not hide his joy and repeatedly said he dared not accept the praise. "This humble Daoist received a summons as soon as I came out of seclusion, learning that Daoist Qin needed the Concealing Fragrance Pill refined. I dared not keep you waiting, so I rushed here after stabilizing my cultivation a little."

The Daoist title "Bright Moon" was not safe, so Qin Sang was now using his real name.

True Man Yin Quan had certainly never heard of this person before; a Mid Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't be unknown. He glanced at the mask on Qin Sang's face and, being tactful, did not ask further.

Upon hearing this, Qin Sang directly asked, "May I ask what conditions Daoist Yin Quan requires to open the furnace for pill refining?"

True Man Yin Quan smiled and surprisingly said, "Daoist Qin is unaware, but Pill Cauldron Mountain also possesses a partial formula for the Concealing Fragrance Pill, but it is incomplete, with a success rate of less than ten percent. This humble Daoist was initially skeptical, but seeing the spiritual herbs Daoist Qin is seeking, I am now certain you possess a more complete ancient formula. May I ask Daoist Qin where you obtained this formula? Do you have any other ancient formulas? This humble Daoist will not only charge nothing this time, but if you have any requests in the future, I can open the furnace for you at any time!"

The Ancient Immortal Battlefield truly was a treasure trove! This was the only thought that came to Qin Sang's mind after hearing this.

Before Qin Sang decided to travel, he had traded some array formation texts from the Illusory Gate and some useful pill formulas from the Grand Unity Pill Sect's Jing Lin. The Concealing Fragrance Pill was one of them.

This was to avoid finding spiritual herbs outside but not being able to find someone who could refine pills.

It now seemed that preparing for a rainy day was indeed the right choice.

The reason Jing Lin agreed to the trade was that the primary herbs for these ancient formulas were extremely rare in the current world, so their dissemination would not have a significant impact.

Finding the Spirit Lamp Flower in the Pure Sea Sect was an unexpected pleasant surprise. When brought to the North Sea, the value of the formula skyrocketed.

Qin Sang knew he could not reveal the origin. Although contact between the two realms had been cut off for a long time, the two great cultivators from the Beichen Realm had already ascended, which made things unstable.

"I also obtained two pill formulas by chance. This is the other one. If Daoist is interested, should I obtain more such ancient formulas in the future, I will send someone to the Pill Cauldron Association to ask Daoist to appraise them," Qin Sang said vaguely, casually picking a more complex one that was almost impossible to gather and handing it to True Man Yin Quan.

This was the reward; the Concealing Fragrance Pill formula had to be given. He was not afraid that True Man Yin Quan would suspect he had more; this would only highlight his value and make True Man Yin Quan take him seriously.

He planned to discuss other pill formulas later when he had more time.

True Man Yin Quan put away the formula, gazing deeply at Qin Sang. "Then this humble Daoist will await good news from Daoist!"

Next, they waited another month for the last auxiliary herb to be delivered. Then, True Man Yin Quan began refining the pill.

When Qin Sang had finished a pot of spiritual tea in the quiet room, True Man Yin Quan pushed open the door and looked at Qin Sang, who had risen, with a smile. "I did not fail in my mission!"

As he spoke, he took out a jade bottle and handed it to Qin Sang.

Inside the jade bottle was a dark yellow spiritual pill. The medicinal power formed a thin mist on the surface of the pill, occasionally revealing a faint ethereal image of a spiritual flower, which was the Spirit Lamp Flower.

Opening the cap, Qin Sang smelled an aroma similar to the Spirit Lamp Flower, and his mind immediately felt clear. He was overjoyed.

After obtaining the Concealing Fragrance Pill, Qin Sang intended to bid farewell and immediately return to refine the medicinal pill, but True Man Yin Quan called out to him.

"I just reviewed the recent news collected by the guild. I didn't expect so many major events to have occurred in the Boundless Sea during my absence. Daoist has been on Blue Star Island, so you probably haven't heard, have you?"

Qin Sang thought, "Isn't it just the Pure Sea Sect's emergence? You don't know the Spirit Lamp Flower was dug up from the Pure Sea Sect, do you?"

He asked casually what it was, only to hear True Man Yin Quan say, "The biggest one is that the Myriad Devil Assembly will be held in half a year!"