Immortality and cultivation begin with alchemy and accounting.

After doing all this, Bai Xuanjing sat cross-legged and began to review the events in his mind.

Aside from the fireflies, the black reef eel was the first monster he directly encountered after his transmigration.

That's why, when Bai Xuanjing first saw the black reef eel, he was on high alert and overreacted!

Putting everything else aside, the magic shield talisman that Bai Xuanjing used up was completely useless in normal combat and was a complete waste.

"Although the skin of the black reef eel can be used to make talisman paper, it can only be used to make first-grade low-quality talisman paper, and it also requires special processing."

Therefore, the price of raw materials is generally low; a complete eel skin might only be worth about ten low-grade spirit stones.

"Using a mid-grade Tier 1 Golden Shield Talisman for no reason is a bit of a loss!"

"If all demon-hunting cultivators used my method, they'd probably lose more money than they gain!"

Bai Xuanjing gave a wry smile, thinking to himself.

Besides attrition against the enemy, Bai Xuanjing also reflected on his spellcasting and reaction when dealing with the Black Reef Eel, and felt that there were many areas that needed improvement.

"A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit!"

Although his first encounter with the enemy was somewhat disappointing, Bai Xuanjing was not discouraged.

Compared to most cultivators, especially those who don't engage in combat, he did a very good job the first time!

"I didn't pay attention at the time, but now that I think about it, the spirit boat was facing south..."

Bai Xuanjing immediately began to ponder another thing she had seen and heard on this trip.

It was that spirit boat.

According to Bai Xuanjing's judgment, it was a spirit boat designed for five people, which could accommodate up to five people. Therefore, there was likely more than one cultivator on board.

These cultivator teams usually go to sea areas rich in spiritual energy and abundant in demonic beast resources to hunt demons or search for medicine, and rarely appear in desolate sea areas.

That's rather strange.

"Maybe I'm just passing through..."

Bai Xuanjing muttered to himself.

Suddenly, an idea struck him. He picked up a twig and began to carve on the ground.

Before long, he drew the two intersecting lines.

One of them is the trajectory of the spirit boat.

As for the other one, it is the path that Bai Jingming mentioned, the migration route of the Black-skinned Bull Beasts from Qiufeng Island.

"Could it be related to the Black-skinned Bull Beast?" Bai Xuanjing suddenly had a guess.

He then recalled Bai Qingshan's words; this elder was certain that the migration of the black-skinned bull beast was related to cultivators!

After thinking about it, Bai Xuanjing still couldn't grasp any clues.

He shook his head, dismissing the thought.

Neither the place where the Black-skinned Bull Beast migrated nor the place where the Spirit Boat was encountered was close to Autumn Maple Island.

At least in the short term, it shouldn't have much impact on Autumn Maple Island.

Thinking this, Bai Xuanjing looked at the white jade spirit rice and black reef eel meat in the corner of the alchemy room.

During this period, after leaving Autumn Maple Island, I ate only mediocre dry rations on the road.

He did miss the taste of the white jade rice.

With this in mind, Bai Xuanjing decided to cook a meal first.

White jade rice, plus black reef eel meat.

After finishing his meal, Bai Xuanjing took out the Bishui Dan pill manual and began to read it.

Bai Xuanjing took out all the materials for the Azure Water Pill he had bought and personally tested their medicinal properties.

First-grade mid-level pills are different from first-grade low-level pills; they are more difficult to refine.

At the same time, if he can successfully refine the pills and consistently achieve a rate of three out of ten batches, it would mean that Bai Xuanjing's pill refining skills have reached the level recognized by the family as mid-grade first rank.

Having studied the Azure Water Pill Manual for so long, and with the recent improvement in her pill-refining skills, Bai Xuanjing still had some confidence.

……

A month has passed leisurely.

On this day, Bai Xuanjing sat cross-legged, and the flames of the array beneath the alchemy furnace in front of him gradually receded.

No fragrance of elixir emanated from the alchemy furnace.

Bai Xuanjing's eyes flickered slightly, and joy leaped onto her face.

"rise!"

He made a hand seal, and the lid of the alchemy furnace flew up.

Then Bai Xuanjing looked nervously at the bottom of the alchemy furnace.

Three emerald-green pills lay at the bottom of the alchemy furnace.

"The elixir is complete!"

Bai Xuanjing said happily.

For the first half of the past month, he spent his time studying ancient texts and sensing the properties of medicinal herbs, without rashly attempting to refine pills.

The latter half of the month was spent attempting to refine pills.

However, the Azure Water Pill is difficult to refine, and Bai Xuanjing has failed eight times already!

For the past two weeks, he has basically been switching between refining pills and reviewing past experiences.

The pills in front of us are Bai Xuanjing's ninth batch of Azure Water Pills, and also Bai Xuanjing's first successful pill!

A month later, a white ball of light appeared in Bai Xuanjing's sea of ​​consciousness.

Congratulations on successfully refining the first-tier mid-grade pill, Azure Water Pill!

[Successfully refined a mid-grade first-tier Azure Water Pill. The quality of the finished pill is average. The earth fire used was low-grade first-tier, the pill furnace was low-grade first-tier, and the pill material was Azure Water Python flesh and blood essence... Overall score: 13 points]

[You have received the following reward: Tier 1 Mid-grade Gold Shield Talisman *3]

"Thirteen points?"

Bai Xuanjing was taken aback.

When he was refining first-grade low-level pills, his scores were always below ten, which made him think that the full score was ten.

Unexpectedly, the rating of the first-grade mid-level pill was over ten.

Immediately, Bai Xuanjing looked at the settlement reward.

These are three golden shield talismans.

Bai Xuanjing's heart stirred, and three golden shield talismans appeared in his hand.

It was exactly the kind that Bai Jingming gave it!

A mid-grade, first-tier defensive talisman!

As a mid-grade first-tier talisman, the Golden Shield Talisman can sell for twenty or thirty low-grade spirit stones in the market!

Of course, the purchase price will be lower.

The value of those three Golden Shield Talismans is almost equal to that of a batch of Azure Water Pills!

After her initial joy, Bai Xuanjing's mood turned somewhat heavy as she recalled her eleven failed attempts at alchemy.

At first glance, the rewards seem generous, but if you factor in the cost of failure, you'll still lose money!

This highlights the advantages of being a family cultivator; when Bai Xuanjing helps the family refine pills, there are virtually no costs involved!

It's pure profit!

"I am determined to obtain the No. 8 Fire Vein!"

Gazing at the Azure Water Pill inside the alchemy furnace, a sharp glint flashed in Bai Xuanjing's eyes.

Becoming a first-tier mid-grade alchemist recognized by the family not only grants access to the fire vein and spiritual vein, but also allows the family to complete the task of refining first-tier mid-grade pills.

At that time, you will be able to continuously reap the rewards!

Now that there are successful examples of refining it, Bai Xuanjing can certainly try to get his hands on the No. 8 Fire Vein.

In addition to the settlement rewards, Baek Hyun-kyung also noticed...

Before the score is calculated, there is a notification that congratulates him on successfully refining a mid-grade first-level pill for the first time.

I wonder what this hint means?

After pondering for a while, Bai Xuanjing still couldn't figure it out, so she turned her attention back to refining the Azure Water Pill.

After that, Bai Xuanjing continued refining the pills intermittently, placing the remaining six batches of pills into the alchemy furnace one by one, attempting to refine the Azure Water Pill.

Unfortunately, the first five batches were all waste pills, until the sixth batch—

[Successfully refined a mid-grade first-tier Azure Water Pill. The quality of the finished pill is average. The earth fire used was low-grade first-tier, the pill furnace was low-grade first-tier, and the pill material was Azure Water Python flesh and blood essence... Overall score: 14 points]

[You have received the following reward: 3 Mid-grade Tier 1 Azure Wave Escape Talismans]