Primordial Treasure Mirror

Su Yang held the Bigu Pill in his hand.

The pale yellow pills are smaller than my little finger.

The surface is smooth and warm.

If you get a little closer, you can smell the unique aroma of the rice oozing from it.

Su Yang was curious about its taste.

He had never taken any fasting pills before.

In the cultivation world, the Bigu Pill, a low-grade elixir, is extremely cheap.

One spirit stone can buy fifty of them.

For disciples of the sect, they can buy it whenever they want.

But Su Yang is different.

He has been in the sect for less than a month.

During that time, he didn't even touch a single spirit stone.

His monthly allowance from the General Affairs Bureau hadn't been paid yet, and he didn't have a single penny to his name.

Therefore, the four fasting pills that Min Yue gave him were truly novel to him.

Su Yang picked up one of them and put it in his mouth.

Unlike other elixirs, the Bigu Pill does not dissolve instantly upon ingestion.

He chewed several times before swallowing.

Then a warm current flowed down my throat and into my stomach.

After a while.

A strong feeling of fullness welled up inside me.

It felt as if I had just eaten a sumptuous meal.

According to his understanding.

A single low-grade fasting pill can guarantee five days without hunger or thirst.

With this thing.

It saves you the trouble of eating, drinking, and relieving yourself.

I can have more time for spiritual practice each day.

It's something that's useful, yet not really that useful.

The other disciples standing nearby were also quite pleased.

Who doesn't like something that's free?

They all started learning the art earlier than Su Yang and had accumulated some spirit stones.

However, not everyone has taken fasting pills.

They wouldn't be willing to use spirit stones to buy something like the Bigu Pill.

If you get hungry on weekdays, you can just eat some food, since it's free.

Given their qualifications, wasting their time is a waste.

The little bit of time wasted won't increase your cultivation level much.

After bestowing the gifts, Min Yue left without lingering.

Chen Yuan arranged the tasks as usual.

Su Yang was still in charge of disposing of the waste pills.

He took the discarded pills of the Bigu Pill and hurried towards the discarded pill courtyard.

He harbored a faint sense of anticipation.

When they arrived at the abandoned alchemy courtyard, Ma Liu was indeed still at the original alchemy pit.

He looked quite relaxed, tossing two dusty, worthless pills up and down in his hand.

They heard someone come in.

Ma Liu looked up and saw that it was Su Yang. He remembered this handyman alchemist and greeted him with a smile.

"Not again? Another fasting pill today?"

Su Yang nodded, walked to his side, revealed the discarded Bigu Pill in his hand, and then casually tossed it into the pill pit.

Ma Liu's gaze followed the few discarded pills down, then he raised an eyebrow:

"The quality of the discarded pills looks much better today. It seems the alchemist you're with has had a successful day."

Su Yang nodded:

"Today, a batch of pills has been prepared."

Upon hearing this, Ma Liu's eyes lit up immediately. He took two steps closer and lowered his voice:

"The alchemist you serve only started refining pills yesterday, and has already completed a batch today. His talent is quite remarkable! Once he gets the hang of refining low-grade pills like the Bigu Pill, shouldn't he start refining first-tier pills next?"

Su Yang thought about it.

Min Yue said yesterday that she wants to become a first-level alchemist within a month and master the refining methods of two first-level pills.

Only then will one be qualified to participate in Elder Lianhuo's apprenticeship assessment.

She has a father who is at the Foundation Establishment stage, so there is an ample supply of spiritual materials. Given her personality, she will probably be working herself to the bone in alchemy for the next month.

Given that he also seems to have good talent, Ma Liu's prediction is not wrong.

Su Yang spoke up:

"It's possible. With her talent and resources, it shouldn't be too long."

Ma Liu chuckled, not bothering to ask who the alchemist was, but simply looking at Su Yang with a more friendly expression:

"Okay, then I'll have to wait for your good news."

"The unusable pills of first-tier pills are the ones that are actually sold."

"Let me tell you something: twenty qualified but useless Condensation Pills can be exchanged for one spirit stone from me."

"You know the market price of a genuine Qi Condensation Pill, right? Two pills for one spirit stone. I'm buying this worthless pill for one-tenth of that price, which is already quite good."

Upon hearing his words, Su Yang quickly made a mental calculation.

Two low-grade Qi Condensation Pills cost one spirit stone, and the price of a defective pill is only one-tenth that of a genuine one. This price ratio isn't unreasonable.

For disciples of a sect, discarded pills are nothing but worthless trash.

It's already good enough if it can fetch a good price.

He couldn't help but ask another question:

"So what price did you sell it to independent cultivators for?"

Ma Liu smiled, making no attempt to hide anything:

"For a rogue cultivator, one spirit stone is enough, along with ten useless Qi Condensation Pills."

They bring in one spirit stone for twenty coins, but only give ten coins for each spirit stone they sell.

Nearly double the profit.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

Without intermediaries like Ma Liu from sects, independent cultivators wouldn't be able to buy waste pills.

Moreover, ten defective pills are no less potent than two genuine pills, and may even be more potent.

Although the side effects are significant.

But who cares about independent cultivators?

The real improvement in cultivation level is now.

Those who live hand to mouth rarely think about the future.

Su Yang nodded, chatted casually with Ma Liu for a few more minutes, and then got to the matter he was truly concerned about this time.

"Senior Brother Ma, besides the useless Condensation Pill, do you have any better first-tier useless pills here, like the Yellow Sprout Pill?"

Ma Liu gave him a strange look:

"Yes, I do. Why are you asking, junior brother?"

Su Yang sighed:

I want to buy some to take home.

Ma Liu paused for a moment, frowned slightly, looked Su Yang up and down, and couldn't help but ask:

"Why would you buy discarded pills? You're not a rogue cultivator; you receive genuine pills every month, along with spirit stones. You've also joined a pill master's team, so your future is bright. There's no need to be so eager for quick success, is there?"

Su Yang looked helpless:

"Senior Brother Ma, I don't want to rush either, but I only have five spiritual roots, and my aptitude is considered poor even among those with five spiritual roots."

"My cultivation speed is really too slow. After so many days of practice, I have only barely managed to step into the first level of Qi Refining."

"I can't afford genuine pills at all, so I can only resort to using discarded pills. I know it will damage my foundation, but I really have no other choice. I want to improve my cultivation level faster."

After hearing his words, Ma Liu suddenly understood.

I've been staying at the Qingyang Sect for too long.

He had seen far too many menial servants like Su Yang, who possessed five spiritual roots.

The path to spiritual practice is slow, resources are scarce, and the future is uncertain.

In the end, most of them gave up on themselves, and some even took useless pills. Anyway, they didn't care about reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, and they just let their cultivation level go as far as it could.

However, those who make such a choice are mostly veteran handymen who have been working for many years.

It's rare to see a novice handyman like Su Yang.

Ma Liu didn't know what to say for a moment, and could only sigh inwardly.

The servant boy in front of us was quite decisive.

Now that Su Yang already knows the consequences and has figured it out, he doesn't intend to offer any more advice.

After a moment of contemplation, Ma Liu spoke:

"I do have waste pills of Huangyadan, and not only Huangyadan, I also have waste pills of Qingmudan."