Primordial Treasure Mirror

Ma Liu was indeed different from the other outer disciples.

If Su Yang were to describe him, he would be more like an ordinary businessman.

Hearing Su Yang's question.

Ma Liu casually explained to him:

"The discarded pills we collect must be at least first-tier pills, like discarded Qi Condensation Pills."

"However, it can't be too depleted. The medicinal power it contains must be sufficient. If the remaining medicinal power is too little, we won't use it."

After he finished speaking, he smiled and looked at Su Yang:

"Brother, you haven't been a menial alchemist for long, have you?"

Su Yang nodded slightly, wondering why he was saying this.

Ma Liu chuckled twice:

"You're lucky to have been assigned the job of dealing with waste pills. People like us really enjoy making friends with alchemy apprentices like you who handle waste pills."

Su Yang raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"

Ma Liu laughed even more heartily:

"Think about it, you're always by the alchemist's side, so you can easily come into contact with pills."

"What if one day the alchemist you serve ruins a batch of good pills? If those ruined pills end up in your hands, wouldn't we come in handy?"

He leaned closer:

"When the time comes, bring the discarded pills to me, and I'll give you a good price. You'll get extra spirit stones, and I'll get the pills—a win-win situation!"

Su Yang understood what he meant when he heard him say that.

Dan Tong is indeed the person in the entire sect who is most likely to come into contact with discarded pills.

Ma Liu and the others waited for the discarded pills in the discarded pill courtyard.

The most suitable connection is obviously Dan Tong.

Especially the apprentices of good alchemists.

If Ma Liu and his group could have connections with a second-tier alchemist apprentice, they would definitely make a fortune.

However, Su Yang still had one question:

"Who will you sell the discarded pills to?"

"Who in the cultivation world doesn't know that waste pills are full of poison? Taking too many will damage your meridians, and your cultivation will hardly make any progress in the future."

"Does anyone actually buy this kind of thing?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Liu scoffed, his tone tinged with disdain:

"Who else could it be? Those rogue cultivators outside the sects."

His disdain was clearly directed at rogue cultivators.

Su Yang was slightly taken aback.

He really didn't expect that the discarded pills would be sold to rogue cultivators.

Are rogue cultivators so desperate for pills that they're willing to eat even useless ones?

Ma Liu saw through his thoughts, shook his head, and slowly said:

"Junior brother must not have been in the cultivation world for long, and may not know the situation of rogue cultivators outside."

"Proper pills are too expensive. How can independent cultivators afford them? Let alone buy them, they may not even be able to come into contact with them."

"But waste pills are different. Waste pills are cheap. Although consuming too many can damage one's foundation, rogue cultivators don't care about that."

He paused, his tone becoming even more subdued:

"For those independent cultivators, reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining in their entire lives is already quite an achievement."

"Most people spend their entire lives in the early stages of Qi cultivation. Do you think they would care about their potential being diminished?"

"Their thinking is that every little bit of improvement in their cultivation is a good thing. The higher their cultivation, the more spirit stones they can earn, and maybe the next generation will be better off?"

Su Yang listened in silence.

He was not unaware of the hardships faced by independent cultivators.

But I didn't expect it to be this difficult.

Even back in the mortal realm, he knew that most cultivators in the cultivation world were independent cultivators.

They were destitute and alone.

There was no supply from the sect, and no inheritance of cultivation techniques.

Even if they were willing to work hard, they might not live as comfortably as a menial disciple in a sect.

After all, even he was just a lowly servant disciple at the bottom of the sect.

Every month, they can receive a Qi Condensation Pill and a spirit stone from the sect.

This is a common treatment within the sect.

Place it outside the sect.

Countless independent cultivators must be envious.

As far as Su Yang knows.

Among independent cultivators, the most widely circulated currency is not even spirit stones.

Instead, it's something called a spirit crystal.

Spirit crystals are a byproduct of mining spirit stone ore.

It contains less than one percent of the spiritual power of a spirit stone.

It often takes one hundred and forty or fifty spirit crystals to exchange for a low-grade spirit stone.

No wonder those independent cultivators are desperate to join a sect.

Su Yang felt a surge of emotion.

His complexion didn't change much.

He cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Ma Liu:

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother. If I find a suitable discarded pill in the future, I will definitely come to you as soon as possible."

Ma Liu smiled and waved his hand:

"Alright, I should be staying at this abandoned pill courtyard for the next few months. You can come anytime. If you have any good abandoned pills, I'll definitely give you a good price."

Su Yang nodded in agreement, then turned and returned to the alchemy workshop along the same route.

When they returned to the courtyard of the alchemy room.

The sky was already getting slightly dark.

Most of the people in the courtyard have left.

Of the four servants, three left.

When Su Yang first entered the courtyard.

Just then, he saw the last alchemist standing in front of Chen Yuan, holding a spiritual herb in his hand, with a humble expression.

It seems they want to offer the spiritual herb to Chen Yuan and ask for something in return.

I stumbled upon this bribery scene.

Su Yang was caught in a dilemma.

Fortunately, neither Chen Yuan nor Dan Tong noticed him.

Before Dan Tong could finish speaking, Chen Yuan frowned and his expression turned cold.

With a casual flick of his sleeve, an irresistible force shoved Dan Tong to the doorway, and he said coldly:

"Who do you take me for? Don't get my hands dirty."

"I'll let it go this time, but if there's a next time, you can pack your things and go back to Emerald Spirit Peak."

"Senior Sister Min doesn't need anyone who doesn't know their place."

Dan Tong fell to the ground, his face ashen, his mouth agape but unable to speak.

After a while, he got up and repeatedly bowed to Chen Yuan to apologize.

Then he fled towards the outside of the courtyard.

When he saw Su Yang stepping through the door, his eyes widened and his expression turned even uglier.

Su Yang kept his eyes straight ahead, pretending not to see anything.

The boy's expression softened somewhat, and he glared at Su Yang, his eyes full of warning.

Clearly, Su Yang was not allowed to reveal what he had seen.

Su Yang didn't say anything, but only stepped into the courtyard after he left.

He walked up to Chen Yuan, cupped his hands in greeting, and said:

"Senior Brother Chen, I've finished all the work for today, so I'll head back now."

Chen Yuan glanced at him, his expression much more relaxed than before.

He nodded and said a few more words:

"You've been quite diligent these past two days, and you've recognized most of the spiritual materials. You're much better than that idiot from before."

"Work hard, and you'll reap the rewards once Senior Sister Min becomes a first-tier alchemist."

Su Yang was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Chen Yuan to offer him encouragement.

It should be noted that Chen Yuan is always very indifferent when facing them, and he will never say a word if he can avoid speaking.

Su Yang feigned surprise and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Chen Yuan nodded, didn't speak to him again, and turned back into the house.

Su Yang didn't linger any longer, quickly left the alchemy room, and soon returned to his residence.

When I got back inside, it wasn't quite dark yet.

Being a Dantong is much easier than cutting down trees in the Spirit Ironwood Forest.

There is also much more time available.

He sat cross-legged on the futon.

He took out a top-grade Qi Condensation Pill from the mirror space and put it in his mouth to consume.

He then closed his eyes and began practicing the "Primordial Green Yang Technique".

Today's practice has begun.