Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 137 Fire Cloud Pill

Second-level fire beast crystal core!

No matter how hasty the fire beast's breakthrough was, and no matter how unstable its state was after the breakthrough, the power of the crystal core it gave after its death had indeed reached the foundation-building level!
"Well... it's a bit weak, which might affect the amount of pills produced, but it's just right for trying it out..."

"Even if I fail, I won't feel too bad!"

Li Ye joked cheerfully, but his expression turned serious again as his thoughts turned.
"However, if the fire beasts here can directly devour their companions and break through the bottleneck, it is still somewhat dangerous..."

"Otherwise, if we encounter a group attack and are not careful, won't we go from being an invincible warrior to being attacked by multiple fire beasts of the same level?"

"Unless we can create a stable environment, we can consider using this property to farm some second-tier fire beast cores... Otherwise, we must defeat them quickly and not give these fire beasts a chance to break through!"

Today, we have gained considerable understanding of this lava palace, and have almost completed the comparison with the notes left by Xu and Ma.

For the sake of prudence, Li Ye is no longer planning to continue any further exploration.

But he was in no hurry to leave.

After organizing and recording all the things he had just learned into the jade slip, he wiped the sweat off his forehead and occasionally cast cooling talismans around him to cool down the environment. He stood on the shore and observed for more than an hour.

I felt relieved until I was sure that although the formation ban had an impact, it did not cause a major chain reaction that intensified its expansion.

After all, the formation restriction here is itself quite unstable, and has already shown a tendency to expand slowly. No one knows when it will suddenly advance significantly.

If Li Ye had not been quite accomplished and had not been careful to avoid the situation, he might have caused a stir long ago.

Now, after some observation, he can confirm that although the various building islands are connected by the forbidden formations, there are still traces in the outer parts.

If the key nodes are not touched, it will not trigger a too violent chain reaction that affects all directions.

The impact will only be limited to its small island of buildings.

Although he has not yet fully understood it, he feels more confident.

"The situation is much better than I initially thought. I can start picking up some trash here..."

Li Ye was satisfied. He left a group of poisonous insects to continue observing and returned the same way.

"This formation and the methods above also need to be rearranged. It can't even isolate the geothermal heat. Even with insufficient information, I was able to detect it... There are hidden dangers!"

Returning to the cave entrance, he looked at the working formation, muttering to himself as he began to deduce and modify it...

As a result, by the time Li Ye walked out of the courtyard, several hours had passed.

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Sitting in front of the alchemy cauldron, the scorching fire continued to rise, and the blazing fire inside the cauldron also spread, like clouds of gas constantly impacting the cauldron.

Concentrating on controlling the firepower in the cauldron, Li Ye looked focused and serious, with sweat dripping down his forehead.

After a while, he suddenly shouted,

"open!"

Waves of fire surged, red light erupted, and the cloud-like medicinal power in the huge cauldron suddenly condensed and turned into several pills that flew out.

There were five in total, and two of them turned into black ash while still in mid-air.

The remaining three longan-sized pills were surrounded by a faint fiery red cloud and fell into the jade plate.

"The success rate is about 60%... but due to the lack of concentrated spiritual energy in the crystal core, a large portion of the energy is wasted during refining, significantly affecting the yield!" "Despite this, this Fire Cloud Pill is still very profitable!"

Li Ye commented indifferently, and was quite satisfied with it.

The main ingredients used in second-level elixirs, whether spiritual medicine or demon elixir, have requirements on age and cultivation level, and most of them are very valuable.

The cost of refining a furnace of elixirs is already quite high!

Due to this limitation, the second-level elixirs themselves, especially the elixirs that increase mana, are not just a matter of value. Most of the time, they are often unsalable!
But Li Ye was able to produce so much just by relying on the second-level fire beast crystal core he picked up for free, which was already a huge profit!
"With this as a bargaining chip, it should be enough to attract the attention of all the forces in the world..."

He smiled, "After all, they are only at the foundation-building stage. As long as they haven't cultivated their own second-level alchemists, no one can resist such temptation!"

"Once they take the bait and give me the skills and pill formulas I want... then I can start my farming career again!"

After sealing the underground fire and packing up the alchemy furnace, Li Ye couldn't help but smile.

Due to the limitations of his skills, his achievements in cultivation since he broke through the foundation-building stage have been quite limited, and he has not gained even a drop of liquid magic power.

If there weren't many other channels to try, he would have gone out to the market under the Jindan Sect to explore!

Fortunately, during this period of time, the scattered letters I sent finally received responses.

However, most of their responses were based on doubts. After all, the two sides had no understanding of each other, and they said that they would need to conduct further investigation before resuming contact with Xu Pingyang.

It means sending an envoy.

Li Ye was quite calm about this.

He ignored their intention to investigate and directly added the Fire Cloud Pill to the trade items. He also put forward his demands for skills, inheritance and spiritual plants, and sent another letter to the forces distributed in the three countries.

He had sent the letter a few days ago after returning from the Earth Fire Cave. Even though they were far apart, he should be able to get a complete reply within a few days...

This time, it is not those forces that challenge him, but he will choose the conditions they can offer!
Walking out of the alchemy room, the burning heat and the faint fragrance of the elixir were still lingering.

Xia Qiong and Hong Yao, who were waiting outside, carefully carried a bowl of lotus seed soup and walked out of the side hall.

"Young Master, you've worked hard refining the elixir. Drink some lotus seed soup to cool down..."

Li Ye nodded, and the three of them came to the pavilion nearby.

Looking down at the mountain scenery, he tasted the sweet and cool lotus seed soup that Hongyao gently put into his mouth, while Xia Qiong carefully wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.

The heat that Li Ye had accumulated in the alchemy room suddenly subsided a lot.

"The fragrance of the elixir on your body is so fragrant, it smells so good!"

Xia Qiong was so close to Li Ye, her small nose moved slightly, a look of intoxication and blush appeared on her face, and she spoke in a soft voice.

"Just smell this pill, it's fine. If you take more, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it..."

Li Ye smiled faintly and couldn't help but reach out to scratch the tip of the girl's nose, which immediately caused her to let out a soft cry.

Seeing this scene, Hong Yao cursed the little slut in her heart, but said to Li Ye with a gentle smile,
"Just now the formation was activated. Vice Alliance Leader Luo sent a letter up. Young Master, please take a look."

As she spoke, Hong Yao took out a letter with a faint fragrance from her clothes and handed it to Li Ye with both hands.

Li Ye raised his eyebrows and immediately stopped flirting with the maid. He took the letter and the smile on his face widened. He immediately stood up and walked out.

There is news about the second-level wood-type spiritual rice he wanted!
(End of this chapter)