Raise a sword!

The Purple Jade Nourishing Essence Pill is ultimately only a first-tier pill.

Jiang Peng has already tried the so-called effect of enhancing spiritual roots.

To be honest, I didn't feel it.

It seems to be similar to the effect of the Dragon Tiger Pill in condensing spiritual consciousness; it's something that requires long-term use to see results.

However, even the slightest hope of improving one's spiritual root is enough to make countless people fight tooth and nail for it.

Therefore, no one in the market sells a single Purple Jade Nourishing Pill.

Because most people are unaware of the existence of this pill, and those who do know it will not divulge it, and if they happen to obtain it, they will certainly not sell it, but will quietly consume it themselves.

Even without expecting to enhance one's spiritual root, the effect of strengthening the foundation and consolidating the roots is enough to make this pill coveted by countless Qi Refining cultivators who want to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

It can be exchanged within the sect, but it requires 500 sect contribution points to exchange for it.

A disciple at the late stage of Qi Refining can earn about one hundred to two hundred sect contribution points per month when carrying out sect missions.

Even the inner disciples of the Cangshan Sect, after deducting the daily cultivation needs, can only exchange for a maximum of two of these pills per year.

The Purple Jade Nourishing Essence Pill can be taken once a month, and a month is enough time for the pill to be gradually digested during daily cultivation.

However, it is clear that not many cultivators can afford such treatment.

The exchange rate for sect contribution points to spirit stones is roughly one to one, but in reality, no one would exchange sect contribution points for spirit stones. Therefore, some sect resources that have been circulating in the market are generally traded for spirit stones, and they are usually priced at a premium of 40% to 50%.

"A single Purple Jade Qi Cultivation Pill, without saying much, should easily fetch seven hundred spirit stones right now."

Jiang Peng began calculating the cost of this elixir.

The main ingredients needed for alchemy cannot be bought in the market. As for the auxiliary ingredients, their value is about one hundred spirit stones. This is the price after the price increase. Jiang Peng paid the price directly with a 20% premium over the spirit stones, instead of exchanging them for pills.

After all, only one Purple Jade Nourishing Pill is produced per batch, so there's no way to share it with Hao Xue.

The reason he paid a premium for the spiritual materials was that his deal with Hao Xue was based on the premise of achieving the pill formation. Now that he only wanted the spiritual materials, it was equivalent to encroaching on a portion of Hao Xue's interests.

In addition, there was the promise made to Old Hao to take care of this woman.

Therefore, given the convenient reason, Jiang Peng didn't mind letting Hao Xue take advantage of the situation.

Besides, he earns even more.

"The main ingredient of the pill, Purple Jade Ginseng, requires special cultivation and is only produced by the sect... Elder Qin has agreed that if I master the pill-making technique, he can provide me with three Purple Jade Ginsengs every month, each priced at three hundred spirit stones."

"The cost is 400 spirit stones, but the pills can be sold for 700 spirit stones... This is much more profitable than refining the Rejuvenation Pill."

However, Elder Qin's provision of the Purple Jade Ginseng came with conditions.

Three Purple Jade Ginsengs can be refined into three Purple Jade Nourishing Pills, and at least one of them must be sold back to a disciple of the Cangshan Sect.

It can be sold to anyone, but they must be disciples of the Cangshan Sect.

Jiang Peng secretly began to make plans.

The cost of three furnaces is 1,200 lower spirits. Selling two will yield 1,400 lower spirits, and you can consume one yourself.

It seems like it only adds up to an extra two hundred spirits per month.

However, the advantage is that he can enjoy the benefit of receiving the Purple Jade Nourishing Essence Pill every month, which is a privilege that countless inner disciples of the Cangshan Sect can only dream of.

"Elder Qin is a master strategist... If this matter continues to develop, my relationship with the disciples of the Cangshan Sect will likely become closer, and they will take the initiative to befriend and curry favor with me."

"Besides, if I want to refine the Purple Jade Nourishing Pill, I have to ask the Cangshan Sect for the main ingredient."

This back-and-forth exchange is how friendship develops.

If this continues, one day Elder Qin might suddenly toss over a storage bag, saying it's the sect's monthly salary that Jiang Peng hasn't been able to collect lately.

Then he said that Jiang Peng should go to the sect when he has time. What kind of talk is it that an inner disciple's name is not on the sect's roster?

At that time, Jiang Peng might not even remember to resist and would become a disciple of the Cangshan Sect without even realizing it.

Jiang Peng thought to himself that if Elder Qin could vouch for him, his unregistered status would naturally not be a problem, and joining the Cangshan Sect would not be out of the question.

"They're all old foxes... but the benefits are real, and Elder Qin owes them a favor."

Despite his speculations, Jiang Peng understood that Elder Qin intended to promote him, but he would not take it for granted and would naturally cherish Elder Qin's kindness.

......

The third day of the Lunar New Year, Yutang Tower.

Jiang Peng still came with Liu Quan.

"Brother Jiang, my term at Cangshan Pavilion will soon come to an end."

"Brother Liu is returning to his sect?"

Liu Quan nodded and said, "Yes, I'm only at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Although I'm already over fifty and it's difficult to establish my foundation, I still have to try my best to reach the peak of Qi Refining... Then I can find a position as a sect steward so that I can leave some incense offerings for my descendants in the sect."

Jiang Peng offered his congratulations.

For the disciples of the Cangshan Sect, leaving the sect and coming to the market is not exactly a pleasant job.

Although there may be some illicit income, the core duty of a sect disciple is ultimately to diligently cultivate and improve their cultivation level.

Therefore, it was a good thing for Liu Quan to be able to return to the sect to cultivate.

After chatting for a while, Liu Qinghe also appeared.

In the past year, the mutual aid association has been suspended several times, partly because Liu Qinghe was unable to attend.

Without this sect disciple at the peak of Qi Refining keeping them in check, the independent cultivators in the mutual aid association, each with their own abilities, would easily cause conflicts.

As usual, the sermon was given first.

This time, Jiang Peng also went up and shared some of her insights on fire control techniques.

As the only alchemist in the mutual aid association, and a mid-grade first-level alchemist at that, Jiang Peng's status in the association is actually quite high.

At least when he preached, everyone, whether they understood or not, put on a serious face, including Liu Qinghe.

After he finished speaking, everyone thanked him politely.

Finally, we come to the trade fair segment.

Jiang Peng still didn't bring out anything worth selling here. The other members knew that he rarely went out to focus on alchemy, so they didn't expect anything from him.

However, this time Jiang Peng found Liu Qinghe.

"Master Jiang, this is the first time you've contacted me privately since joining the Mutual Aid Association," Liu Qinghe said warmly. "The Mutual Aid Association is a group of capable fellow Daoists who can help each other. Master Jiang, please just say so if you need any help."

Jiang Peng simply took out the porcelain bottle containing the Purple Jade Nourishing Pill and handed it to Liu Qinghe.

Liu Qinghe opened it with some curiosity and took a look.

When he realized what was inside, he suddenly looked up at Jiang Peng.

"Did you make this?"

"Um."

"Elder Qin even passed on this elixir to you? And you actually managed to refine it?"

Liu Qinghe was naturally aware of Qin Yuan and Jiang Peng's affair.

But he didn't expect that Jiang Peng's talent for alchemy was even better than he had imagined, and Elder Qin's favor towards Jiang Peng far exceeded that of others.

"If I couldn't learn it, he wouldn't have taught me," Jiang Peng said with a smile.

Liu Qinghe chuckled and said, "Yes, that makes sense... In the sect, only Elder Qin can refine the Purple Jade Nourishing Essence Pill. It's his specialty. Even the Purple Jade Ginseng was cultivated and planted by him personally."