Jidao Wusheng: I am invincible in my flesh and tear the weirdness apart with my bare hands

The Alchemy Pavilion, fifth floor.

The first thing Zhang Lingshan and Huo Ran did upon their return was to refine the Pure Lotus Pill.

This is where their value lies, and it is the reason why they were able to return. Naturally, they must be carefully refined to reflect the significance of their return.

At first, the two of them worked together to regain their previous rhythm.

Moreover, Huo Ran's water-based spiritual root had only recently recovered, so he needed to be careful. Therefore, the first batch was only low-grade Pure Lotus Pills.

But gradually, the two returned to their previous level and refined fifteen mid-grade Pure Lotus Pills.

At this time.

Zhang Lingshan then proposed refining them separately, as he was preparing to advance to the rank of Jade Token Alchemist.

As long as one can refine a mid-grade Pure Lotus Pill on their own, they can advance smoothly.

Seeing Zhang Lingshan resolutely leave and open a pill-refining room on his own, Huo Ran felt a pang of sorrow in his heart.

Having regained his water-elemental spiritual root, he was already blessed by the heavens to be able to continue refining low-grade Pure Lotus Pills. It was simply impossible for him to refine mid-grade Pure Lotus Pills on his own like Zhang Lingshan.

Even though his cultivation level had improved significantly while planting spirit rice, reaching the peak of True Immortal, he still couldn't refine a mid-grade Pure Lotus Pill.

Unless one exchanges a large amount of water jade crystals at the alchemy pavilion to nourish and strengthen the water-type spiritual root, there is no chance of breaking through.

Therefore, he could only watch Zhang Lingshan leave, filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

He knew that once Zhang Lingshan successfully advanced to the Jade Token Alchemist level, his own status would not only plummet, but he would definitely be relegated to the second tier, not much different from an ordinary Gold Token Alchemist.

Thinking of this, how can one not feel a pang of sorrow?

The only consolation is that, compared to the hardship of farming in the paddy fields, being able to return to the Alchemy Pavilion and continue as a top-tier alchemist is a kind of happiness.

'However, we'll have to borrow water-based fire-workers again.'

Huo Ran sighed inwardly.

With Zhang Lingshan around, there was no need to worry about the depletion of the water-type spiritual root. He had almost forgotten that refining the Pure Lotus Pill would consume the water-type spiritual root.

Now, Zhang Lingshan has run away, leaving Huo Ran all alone, and life has returned to the very beginning.

But now there is a problem.

Wei Chongqian has disappeared. It seems he went with Manager Huang to receive his reward, and the Alchemy Pavilion hasn't had time to appoint a new manager yet.

This caused Huo Ran a lot of distress. Damn it, there was no one in charge to contact the Alchemy Pavilion, so how could he be transferred?

It seems that I will have to deplete my water-type spiritual root in the coming days.

But since his water-elemental spiritual root had finally recovered, he couldn't bear to waste it, so he could only pretend to be dead and temporarily stop refining the Pure Lotus Pill.

This makes it even harder to maintain one's position, and passive resistance to work is an even greater offense.

'Life is just too hard.'

Huo Ran scratched his head, his face full of bitterness, and he complained inwardly.

Ultimately, it's all Zhang Lingshan's fault. His water-based spiritual root is too peculiar, which is why he caused so much trouble.

If it weren't for him, how could I, the only remaining Pure Lotus Alchemist, have fallen into this predicament?

Huo Ran forgot that if it weren't for Zhang Lingshan, he would have been completely finished after taking the Golden Liquid Pill and having his water-type spiritual root destroyed. He wouldn't have had the right to come here and complain.

Inside another alchemy room.

Zhang Lingshan has already begun refining the mid-grade Pure Lotus Pill.

In the previous refining, he provided all the water-based flames, while Huo Ran personally carried out the work.

Now, Zhang Lingshan himself must refine the Pure Lotus Pill.

Fortunately, this is not a problem.

Because Zhang Lingshan had already recorded Huo Ran's alchemy techniques and thoroughly understood them.

With such confidence and his extraordinary water-elemental spiritual root, he could successfully refine the product without the help of other water-elemental fire-crafters.

then.

Less than two hours later.

One batch of medium-grade Pure Lotus Pills was successfully produced, but unfortunately, there were only six, not ten. This was considered to meet the standard, but not enough to qualify for promotion.

It doesn't matter.

After all, it was my first time refining it on my own, so it's normal to fail. There's no need to be discouraged.

Moreover, not only have we avoided failure, but we've also achieved six successes. This means we don't have to compensate for the losses from alchemy, and we can even earn merit points. It's a great start.

"Six mid-grade Pure Lotus Pills would have given me six million merit points. Damn it, that son of a bitch ripped me off so many merit points!"

Zhang Lingshan cursed inwardly.

Fortunately, he had taken Huo Ran's ring from the paddy field earlier and kept all of Huo Ran's things for himself, so he got his money's worth.

Otherwise, when will I be able to get all the merit points back from this guy who cheated me out of so many?
I composed myself and continued refining.

Next, the second batch, eight pieces.

The third batch, nine pieces.

The fourth batch, ten pieces.

Successful promotion!

There's no need to find a manager; after sending ten mid-grade Pure Lotus Pills, a new identity token will be automatically issued.

This time, it's an identity jade token, and also the highest-level alchemy room in the entire Alchemy Pavilion.

Once you receive the jade identity token, press the gold identity token onto it, and the gold token, along with everything recorded within it, will smoothly merge into the jade token.

The jade pendant, which was originally pure white, now has some gold accents, making it look even more upscale.

Moreover, it has become more resilient, and even in a fight, this gold and jade tablet may not be broken.

Therefore, it is clear that this gold and jade plaque is the true symbol of status. With this, Zhang Lingshan finally has a identity and a position, and is no longer a slave to be slaughtered at will.

That being said.

However, for Zhang Lingshan, as long as he cannot move freely and can only continue to stay in the alchemy pavilion to refine pills all day long, he is no different from a slave.

He came to the celestial realm not to work for others, but to open his eyes to the world, to awaken, and to see this magnificent land and the splendid scenery of the celestial realm.

You can't work yourself to the bone like an ox, toiling away only to get nothing in return, while others get to enjoy the world, live a good life, pursue their dreams, and have a life of revelry and laughter.

Isn't that idiot?

What's the point of living? I might as well not ascend at all.

and so.

He was determined to leave this damn alchemy pavilion.

Instead of working like an animal for others to refine elixirs, it's better to refine elixirs for yourself, eliminating the middleman's markup.

You should know that just one Huo Ran has cost me countless merit points, all because that old guy was making a profit in the middle.

So how much profit did the Alchemy Pavilion make from the price difference?
Just thinking about it, you know it must be an astronomical figure.

After all, the pill he refined was a mid-grade Pure Lotus Pill, the rarest and most valuable pill in the entire Anning City.

I wonder how many Divine Sense Crystals I could exchange for just this one pill.

However, on the fifth floor of the Alchemy Pavilion, he could only exchange for five Divine Sense Crystals. Upon hearing this, Zhang Lingshan decided to exchange all his merit points on the fifth floor to avoid the higher prices and less cost-effectiveness on the sixth floor.

And it turned out just as he had predicted.

A sixth-level Divine Sense Crystal is ten times more valuable than a fifth-level one, costing two million merit points per crystal.

A mid-grade Pure Lotus Pill is worth one million merit points.

In other words, two are needed to exchange for one level six Divine Sense Crystal.

Even though Zhang Lingshan had never been out of town and didn't know the market price, he knew that this price was outrageous and that he was essentially working for free.

These Divine Sense Crystals, which they claimed to have earned through hard work, were actually just carrots hanging in front of the donkey's head by the Alchemy Pavilion, serving to urge them to refine pills and improve their alchemy skills.

Ultimately, the reason they were able to obtain the Divine Sense Crystals was not because of their own merit, but because others needed them to absorb the Divine Sense Crystals to improve their alchemy efficiency. As for the enhancement of immortal divine consciousness, it was merely a side effect.

'It seems impossible to get rich by refining pills in the alchemy pavilion; all the residual value will be extracted. One must break free from these constraints and explore new horizons to achieve great things.'

Zhang Lingshan thought to himself.

Therefore, the next step is to begin refining the Immortal Elixir.

Now that he is a Jade Token Alchemist, he is qualified to refine high-grade immortal pills. Compared to mid-grade immortal pills, high-grade immortal pills will definitely allow his Myriad Laws True Scripture to break through to the third level.

At that time, I will be able to become a Xuanxian powerhouse!
"Zhang Lingshan".

As Zhang Lingshan was staring at the exchange hall on the sixth floor, looking for good items to exchange, a voice suddenly rang out.

A familiar voice.

Who else could it be but Wei Chongqian?
"Manager Wei."

Zhang Lingshan turned around, cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Steward Wei, on obtaining the quota for advancement to the Profound Immortal realm. May I ask when Steward Wei will break through?"

Wei Chongqian said, "Breakthrough is not urgent for now. What's important now is refining the Pure Lotus Pill. Because our Alchemy Pavilion hasn't produced Pure Lotus Pills for a long time, the higher-ups are in a hurry, so we've given you special privileges that allow you to summon any water-based fire-based craftsman. You can summon Huo Ran, for example."

Zhang Lingshan's heart sank.

He had just exchanged a lot of fifth-level Divine Sense Crystals, and hadn't had time to absorb them yet.

Moreover, he also plans to refine high-grade immortal pills in order to break through to the Xuanxian realm as soon as possible.

Before long, a heavy responsibility fell upon them, requiring them to work overtime to refine the Pure Lotus Pill for others.

When will we have time to refine a high-grade immortal elixir?
I'm afraid there won't even be time to absorb the divine sense crystals.

Wei Chongqian was able to put aside something as important as advancing to the Xuanxian realm and was instead assigned to oversee Zhang Lingshan's alchemy, which shows how urgent the higher-ups were for him.

But your mother wasn't in a hurry earlier or later, and now you're in a hurry as soon as I get back from working in the paddy fields.

If my water-based spiritual root doesn't recover and I never come back, why are you in such a hurry?
Zhang Lingshan cursed inwardly.

I don't know if it's just bad luck or what, or maybe no matter when I come back, they always have to exploit me first.

When you're under a low eave, you have to bow your head.

They had calculated that Zhang Lingshan wouldn't want to go back to farming, so they weren't afraid he wouldn't cooperate. They just gave him a task to do, and he had to do it whether he wanted to or not.

"Then let Huo Ran come up here."

Zhang Lingshan said.

Wei Chongqian nodded: "You think the same way I do. The two of you are old partners and work together seamlessly, which is perfect for working overtime to refine the Pure Lotus Pill."

That's all.

He added, "The minimum requirement for this refining is a mid-grade Pure Lotus Pill. Not a single low-grade Pure Lotus Pill can be produced. Since you are already a Jade Token Alchemist, producing a low-grade Pure Lotus Pill would be considered laziness, and you would need to compensate for the refining costs."

"clear."

Zhang Lingshan nodded quickly, but in his heart he cursed the ancestors of the Alchemy Pavilion Master for eighteen generations.

According to normal rules, Laozi only needs to produce six mid-grade Pure Lotus Pills to be considered successful, and should not be required to pay compensation.

The Jade Plaque Alchemist calculates that you've reached the target if you have ten.

Even if the remaining output is all low-grade, ten mid-grade items have already been produced, so in principle, there should be no compensation or deduction.

However, judging from what Wei Chongqian said, the other party had directly broken the rules, demanding that Zhang Lingshan refine all of them into mid-grade Pure Lotus Pills.

The pressure is immense.

Previously, when Huo Ran and he were refining pills on the fifth floor, they would occasionally produce low-grade pills. After all, it's normal for everyone's condition to drop to its peak after fatigue.

When they reached the sixth floor, Zhang Lingshan suddenly intervened, forbidding them from allowing their alchemy efficiency to drop; if it did, they would have to pay compensation.

What's most infuriating is that you didn't give me time to refine the Divine Sense Crystal, didn't let me improve my strength, and just told me to start fighting right away.

You only let the horse run, but you don't let it eat grass.

If I had known, I would have preferred to farm in the paddy fields; at least I could have exchanged them for spirit stones to refine.

Zhang Lingshan cursed inwardly, but didn't show it on his face. He simply turned around and went into a pill-refining room.

The alchemy room on the sixth floor is different from the alchemy room on the lower floor.

Completely different!

The alchemy rooms below are the same as the weapon-refining rooms in the weapon-refining pavilion before, with one main furnace and two auxiliary furnaces, meaning that only three people can enter each room.

Even in Huo Ran's Pure Lotus Alchemist's alchemy room, it was the same; there were no special privileges.

However, the jade tablet alchemy room on the sixth floor was four times larger.

Calling it an alchemy room is inappropriate; it should be called the alchemy hall.

One main furnace and ten auxiliary furnaces.

The main furnace is in the very center, with ten auxiliary furnaces surrounding it in a circle, like stars surrounding the moon.

Zhang Lingshan stood in the main furnace position, glanced at the other auxiliary furnaces, and immediately understood what was going on.

Whether in the Alchemy Pavilion or the Weapon Refining Pavilion, Zhang Lingshan was always curious about where the molten materials for refining weapons or the medicinal liquids they extracted on the first, second, and third floors were sent.

Even after becoming a top-tier alchemist, he had never seen those teleported medicinal liquids.

And now, he has finally met him.

These auxiliary furnaces are the final destinations from which the medicinal liquid is transported.

The transmitted medicinal liquid will be further purified by the fire-tending boy in the secondary furnace until it reaches a purity of 85%, and then sent to Zhang Lingshan's main furnace for him to refine pills.

This is the privilege of a Jade Token Alchemist.

Everything in the Alchemy Pavilion is designed to improve the efficiency of Jade Token Alchemists.

The reason why the Jade Token Alchemists increase their efficiency is to produce more pills for the Alchemy Pavilion, so that the Alchemy Pavilion can earn more money.

Therefore, ten auxiliary furnaces can be arranged for the Jade Plaque Alchemist.

The existence of privileges symbolizes greater responsibility and requires more effort.

The so-called pinnacle of oxen and horses refers to oxen and horses that work even harder and more desperately.

In short, it will never let you stop.

crunch.

The door opened, and Zhang Lingshan saw that besides Huo Ran, six other people walked in. (End of Chapter)