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Chapter 56: Poison Pill Zimo Powder (Please recommend!)

"Hmm... the first batch really is just some low-level pills. It seems that only after I complete a batch of tasks and prove my alchemy skills will I be given some higher-level pill recipes and corresponding spiritual herbs to refine..."

Li Ye looked through the categorized spiritual medicines, then picked up a jade slip and took a look at it.

What is recorded in it are nothing more than the elixirs that are commonly used in fighting, such as the Qi-recovering elixir, the detoxification elixir, the healing elixir, etc. Li Ye has collected the low-level recipes of these elixirs.

There is not even a single copy of the most valuable recipe for increasing magical power.

However, he did not gain nothing. The last pill recipe in the jade slip, called Zimo San, really gave Li Ye a little surprise.

This is actually a poison pill!
Although the toxicity of a single dose of this pill is not very strong and does not even have a lethal effect, it can cause a person to become dizzy, weaken their magic power and blood, and significantly reduce their combat effectiveness...

On a large-scale battlefield, if you can prepare the antidote in advance and use it with spells to spread it out and catch the enemy off guard, it would probably be quite useful!

"And the main ingredient used is actually the branches, leaves, and even the sap of the Zimo tree, which gave this place its name..."

Li Ye looked at it carefully and recalled the story he had heard when chatting with other fellow disciples.

It is said that the purple trees here are extremely prosperous, and the miasma they emit covers a large area. Even if a foundation-building cultivator enters it, he cannot stay there for too long and must escape as soon as possible.

As a result, even the fertile land and abundant spiritual veins in the forest are difficult to develop.

Later, a Jindan ancestor came in person to expand the territory. He used part of the forest and miasma as the foundation to set up a formation, which almost changed the environment here. The treasures hidden under the miasma were revealed, which led to the prosperity of Zimo Forest.

It is estimated that Zimo San was developed by someone after that time.

"This pill also has a floating rank. Low-ranking ones only require young purple mo leaves or shed bark as the main ingredient, while mid- to high-ranking ones require tree sap or even miasma crystals..."

"And the main ingredient of this powder's antidote is simply the frost moss that grows around the woods. That's quite interesting!"

In fact, Li Ye had already had ideas about the poison pill.

The spiritual essence of plants and trees is so amazingly effective in refining beneficial elixirs, so if it were used on poisons, it would probably greatly enhance their effectiveness...

For him, this is a way to enrich his methods of killing the enemy.

Now that the Zi Mo Dan was delivered to his door, it gave him the opportunity to try it for the first time.

"Let's refine it for a few times and see how it goes. If the results are good, I can consider applying to tend to the Purple Mo Tree and extract some of the spiritual essence of the plants... I hope that thing really needs the care of a spiritual farmer!"

Li Ye took out a special gauze scarf to cover his mouth and nose, added some firewood to the alchemy furnace, and started his first attempt at making the alchemy.

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A few days later.

"Senior Brother Li, this... have you finished refining the first batch of pills?"

Yu Xiaoshan took the storage bag that Li Ye handed over, counted the pills inside, and couldn't help showing surprise.

This batch of pills is to be supplied to dozens of Zixuan Sect disciples in the Zimolin market.

Even if each person is only given one, the amount is not small given the large variety of items.

Seeing that Li Ye called her over less than ten days later, she thought that he had used up some of the elixirs in his hands and wanted her to go and get some more.

Or maybe he finally heard what was going on outside and wanted to find her to ask something.

As a result, he actually delivered all the pills directly!
She couldn't help but think about how, ever since she'd reported Li Ye's 90% success rate for Qi Condensing Pills, word had quickly spread among the deacons and disciples, eventually becoming known to everyone outside. She'd heard that many of her fellow disciples were interested, but Li Ye had been stuck in the alchemy room, busy preparing the ingredients for his mission, and no one had bothered him yet.

But Master Luo Dan seemed to have been stimulated by something, although he retained the previous rule of collecting two sets of materials to refine one furnace of pills without changing it.

The success rate of refining pills for others suddenly increased significantly!
This change was so great that everyone speculated that either he had withheld the customers' medicine in the past, or he had subsidized most of the second batch of materials as a reward!

Considering that he has to swear a vow every time he takes on an alchemy commission, this is most likely the result of him taking the initiative to provide profit subsidies.

The purpose is probably to compete with Li Ye for customers!
However, what Master Rodin himself told others was the result of his occasional improvement in skills.

It doesn’t matter whether the disciples of Zixuan Sect and the independent cultivators believe it or not. At least with their current success rate in making pills, it is more worthwhile for them to ask Master Luo to make pills than before.

In just a few days, there was an endless stream of people visiting Master Luo Dan's residence, and it was more popular than ever before!

"The first batch of required amounts are all here. If you still have refining tasks, please don't delay and submit them as soon as possible."

Li Ye, whose face was slightly pale, spoke casually. He glanced at the woman's face but didn't say much.

Who would have thought that his one mistake would make this woman known to everyone.

Even if he wanted to delay it for a few days to avoid attracting too much attention, it would be meaningless. It would be better to complete a batch of tasks as soon as possible, show his strength to the elders, and truly gain the status he deserves.

"Senior brother..."

Looking at Li Ye's expression, Yu Xiaoshan squeezed the storage bag tightly and could not help but persuade,

"Although the war is tense right now and someone has discovered the traces of the enemy troops from Yue State...but as the only alchemist we can rely on in the market, Senior Brother, you still need to take care of your health and not overwork yourself!"

Li Ye was stunned for a moment, then he touched his face and waved his hand and smiled.

"It's okay! I just tested the effect of Zimo Powder. It will be fine once I recover."

"Brother, you tested the medicine on yourself. I admire you!"

Who would have thought that Yu Xiaoshan looked even more moved. She bowed and said seriously,
"I will hand over this batch of pills first. Brother, you can go back and have a good rest. I will help you handle the alchemy commissions of other brothers..."

"Tsk! Why do I feel like she seems to have misunderstood something..."

Watching the girl leave, Li Ye muttered something with a slightly strange expression.

He clenched his fists, shook his head, and carefully felt the changes in his body.
"But the effect of this Zimo Powder is really good. With my cultivation level of mid-stage Qi training, even a little bit of it can reduce the damage by less than 20%..."

"If the quality was higher, the enemy would be crushed to pieces upon encountering it. Wouldn't that allow anyone to challenge opponents of higher levels? If the raw materials weren't only produced here and the supply was limited, I'm afraid this pill would have already become famous!"

Thinking of this, Li Ye remembered that there was even miasma accumulated in the formation, and he couldn't help but feel more confident in defending Zi Mo Lin.

Similarly, he felt more and more inclined to personally look after one or two purple trees.

If one could use the Zimo spiritual essence to refine the first-grade top-level Zimo powder, even a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building would be affected to a certain extent if he was accidentally poisoned by the poison.

Combined with the Fiery Sun Fire Snake Talisman in his hand, it is possible to fight for the foundation!
"After this proof, they should try to assign me some medium-level or higher refining tasks to make more detailed preparations for the war... Once I complete it again and have some free time, I'll have a reason to ask Elder Yu to take care of the spiritual field..."

Li Ye sat down slowly.

"But before that, I can start taking on some alchemy commissions!"

Compared to earning some leftover spiritual medicines from sect missions, this is a good opportunity to earn various benefits!
(End of this chapter)