Immortality and Cultivation: Starting with Harvesting the Talents of Demonic Beasts

Chapter 26 Choice Planning
Upon hearing this, the weight that had been half-relieved in Lin Changheng's heart finally settled.

As for the "mid-level access" that Xu Qianyan mentioned, it refers to exchanging it using the contribution points accumulated by completing tasks in the Xu family.

It's like a merit system within a family, granting him even more advanced privileges.

Originally, Immortal Seeds could only be exchanged for various low-grade first-tier items.

"Thank you, Chief."

Xu Qianyan glanced at him, shook his head, and said seriously, "You earned this through your own efforts, so there's no need to thank me."

"As for duties, it's nothing more than alchemy. When tasks are assigned by the clan, you can go to the General Affairs Hall to collect them."

"As for the benefits, in addition to the regular supply of high-quality spiritual tea, spiritual rice, and spiritual wine, there are also spiritual veins available for cultivation. The remaining amount can be either directly distributed as a fixed amount of spirit stones or distributed through a profit-sharing system, where the more you cultivate, the more you earn."

"As for what kind, you can think it over carefully before reporting it."

Seeing that Lin Changheng nodded to indicate that he understood, a master alchemist handed him a jade slip, and the group left in a grand procession.

After watching them disappear, Lin Changheng did not follow them. Instead, he turned around and went to the Hundred Treasures Hall on another mountain.

Here you can exchange contribution points and spirit stones for items, and you can also recycle items.

A moment later, Lin Changheng walked out of the hall.

There was no abnormal color on his face.

However, the pills and storage bags that had been seized from his storage bag were all confiscated.

Three low-grade pills of mediocre quality were exchanged for three spirit stones, a discount of half the price.

The storage bag only sold for fifty spirit stones.

That's acceptable.

A total of fifty-three spirit stones were obtained.

The bottle of poison was also appraised for free. It was a mid-grade first-level poison, made from a mixture of the venom glands and sacs of various demonic beasts. When diffused into the air, it could paralyze the body and dull the five senses.

Baibaodian offered two spirit stones to purchase the item, but Lin Changheng politely declined.

To his dismay, the inferior hammer-shaped magical artifact was deemed too damaged, too costly to repair, and posed a potential safety hazard, so it was refused for recycling.

"Perhaps we can try it at the clan's exchange meeting later."

……

When we returned to the "Listening to the Tide Dojo".

Lin Changheng saw a large group of people blocking the entrance to the dojo.

And among them, Tantai Feiyue, who was the center of attention.

Lin Changheng glanced at it briefly and walked right past it.

Clearly, the Xu family members had also noticed Lin Changheng and were all looking at him.

Instead of casting a confrontational or hostile glance, his gaze was filled with a complex, probing look, a mixture of resentful jealousy and undeniable awe.

One of the Xu family members subconsciously touched the newly acquired low-grade pill at his waist. It was a cultivation pill that his parents had saved up and spent their savings to buy from the Hundred Treasures Hall.

Then, thinking that Lin Changheng was now an alchemist and could easily refine pills of this quality, his eyes darkened.

"Excuse me." A soft voice came from behind.

"Yes Yes."

The subconscious response rang out, and the Xu family members blocking the doorway, as if possessed, yielded, and the crowd surged forward, making way for them.

The graceful and elegant Tantai Feiyue was also revealed.

"Thank you."

Lin Changheng thanked her and passed by, nodding slightly as he brushed past Tantai Feiyue. Tantai Feiyue had originally intended to greet her and say a few words, but seeing that Lin Changheng had no intention of stopping, her smiling lips stiffened slightly.

Her gaze lingered on Lin Changheng's departing figure, her red lips slightly pursed, lost in thought.

Lin Changheng, however, never looked back, as if he was completely unaware of everything behind him—or perhaps, he simply didn't care.

……

Return to your own courtyard.

Lin Changheng recalled the two options Xu Qianyan had given him: a fixed amount of spirit stones or a profit-sharing method.
He took out the jade slip, placed it on his forehead, and examined it closely.

Upon looking at it, Lin Changheng immediately made his choice—

The second one!
According to the jade slip, if one chooses the "fixed amount of spirit stones," all the pills refined will belong to the Xu family, regardless of whether they are successful, inferior, or unusable!
To ensure sufficient supply, the quantity of "Dan" and the "number of medicinal materials" must correspond.

With Lin Changheng's perfect success rate, where did he find so many defective and inferior pills?
The first option is not available.

After eliminating the others, only the second option remains.

The second method of division is even more stringent. For every ten portions of medicinal materials provided by the Xu family, seven genuine pills must be provided.

Regardless of how many pills you produce in one furnace, you must hand over 70% of them.

This is 20% more than the initial 50%. Lin Changheng can accept this, after all, the supply of spirit rice, spirit tea, spirit veins, etc. has been improved, and there are also hidden resources that are not counted in spirit stones, such as not having to participate in land reclamation.

In addition, this is also a requirement for alchemy, an artificial threshold.

This will deter the less skilled alchemists from making a move.

After all, in this mode, there is no limit to the amount of alchemy you can produce. As long as you are willing to work hard, you can keep the fire burning every day of the year.

If alchemy skills are lacking, it represents a huge waste.

The Xu family was also unable to sustain it.

But if they can reach 70%, the Xu family will make a profit. What's wrong with them producing as many spiritual herbs as they want?

As a large and influential family, the Xu family naturally had to be clear about this.

"From any perspective, the second option should be chosen. Although the share is 20% less, with the high value base of the premium Danla, it doesn't feel like too much of a difference in proportion."

"Moreover, the basic requirement of ten furnaces per month will be increased to about fifteen furnaces without affecting cultivation, in order to increase the initial accumulation as much as possible."

"By the way, the refining of the [Wood Essence Pill] also needs to be put on track."

After clarifying the plan for alchemy, Lin Changheng began to ponder the issue of essence and blood.

This is crucial!
This involves Lin Changheng's very foundation!
"Logically speaking, the Xu family has more than ten alchemists, and they produce quite a few waste pills and inferior pills every month. Could we think of a way to have them all processed?"

"If low-grade pills are like this, what about mid-grade and high-grade pills? The essence and blood of the demonic beasts involved must be even more powerful!"

"Hmm, I'll go to the General Affairs Hall tomorrow to submit my choices and see if there are any good missions involving essence blood..."

With this in mind, Lin Changheng took out a high-quality [Crimson Flame Pill], swallowed it, and began to calm his mind and meditate to cultivate.

He still has thirteen high-quality pills in his storage bag!
The genuine pills were all sold out; they were all given to Su Shuangjiang before the evacuation.
If you exchange it for spirit stones, you won't find a single one.

He also said that if needed in the future, he could come to the Xu family in Heishuihe to find him.

This was just a polite remark... After all, the distance is too far, and the cultivation world is currently in turmoil and chaos. Even a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator might not be able to guarantee their safety if they travel these few days.

At this moment, the number of spirit stones in his storage bag had once again reached more than 180.

"Whoo~"

The pills inside his body slowly melted, and the medicinal power of the high-quality pills immediately spread to his limbs and bones along with the circulation of the cultivation technique, finally being refined into magical power and returning to his dantian...

Continuous improvement.

(End of this chapter)