Seventy years old is the age to take risks!

the other side.

After leaving the Jiang residence, Ding Wu took Jiang Yuan to the pharmacy to purchase a large quantity of medicinal herbs for the latter to refine pills.

Of course, this expense was recorded in the White Tiger Hall's accounts.

To be honest, this kind of thing could have been arranged by simply sending a disciple, but Zhu Hu insisted on having Ding Wu accompany him the whole time for one purpose only: to see just how good Jiang Yuan's alchemy skills really were!

That's right.

Although Zhu Hu believed that Jiang Yuan could refine pills, he still had some doubts about the latter's true ability.

I am willing, nothing more.

He simply couldn't believe that such a greedy old man would deliberately hide his alchemy skills and only reveal them now to make money.

Ding Wu's main purpose in this trip was to find out Jiang Yuan's true level.

This reassured Zhu Hu.

It has to be said that Zhu Hu was extremely cautious, fearing that he would be deceived by Jiang Yuan.

On the way, Ding Wu tentatively asked, "Brother Jiang, what kind of elixir do you plan to refine?"

Jiang Yuan glanced at Ding Wu, having already anticipated the question, and said calmly, "Since the hall master wants profits, then I'll refine some beauty pills to practice first."

"A beauty-enhancing elixir?"

Ding Wu looked delighted.

The Beauty Elixir, as the name suggests, is a second-grade elixir that nourishes the complexion and is more effective than any precious tonic.

Although its grade is not high, it is one of the best-selling pills on the market.

It is especially popular with women.

Women of all social standing, status, and strength usually carry some beauty-enhancing pills with them.

After all, what woman doesn't love beauty?

This kind of pill was just for practice?

"Brother Jiang, what is the highest grade of pills you can refine?" Ding Wu asked cautiously.

Jiang Yuan stroked his beard and sighed, "Back in the day, when I was young, refining fifth-grade pills was as easy as eating and drinking."

"Sigh, now that I'm old, I'm afraid refining even grade three pills is exhausting enough."

"what?"

Ding Wu was shocked and nearly scared to death by Jiang Yuan's words.

If it weren't Jiang Yuan who said this, he probably would have had this person thrown out immediately.

Is refining a fifth-grade elixir as simple as eating and drinking?

Do you want to hear what you're saying?

In the Great Yu Kingdom, alchemists capable of refining fifth-grade pills are extremely rare, and each one is a revered master alchemist.

To put it bluntly, a martial arts master who has just entered the middle three realms is nothing in front of a fifth-grade alchemist!

Even third-grade pills are mostly high-end pills that are expensive but not readily available.

"Why don't you believe me either?" Jiang Yuan frowned.

Ding Wu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and laughed, "I believe you, how could I not believe Brother Jiang?"

Jiang Yuan looked displeased: "You just don't believe me? Fine, prepare some pill formulas and medicinal herbs for me. I'll concoct any pill below grade three right here and now!"

He had very few pill formulas; he could only get his hands on some of the more popular pill formulas on the market. Other exclusive formulas were extremely rare and hard to come by.

However, it's not impossible for the White Tiger Hall to obtain it.

"This... Brother Jiang is very kind. This matter still needs to be reported to the Hall Master."

Ding Wu wiped his sweat again and said.

There was no other reason than that Jiang Yuan's aura was too overwhelming; he simply felt unworthy to be sworn brothers with him.

"Hmm." Jiang Yuan nodded lightly.

"Oh my! Master Jiang, Master Ding, what brings you two to my pharmacy? Is it because you wish to purchase some medicinal pills?"

Upon seeing Jiang Yuan and Ding Wu, a short, stout, and honest-looking man greeted them with a smile; he was Fang Yao, the current head of the pharmacy.

Although he is also a hall master, his status is actually similar to that of a steward in the White Tiger Hall.

In fact, since the medicine hall didn't actually have many alchemists, his influence was less than that of the stewards of the four major halls.

"Master Fang."

Ding Wu grinned and said, "We're not buying pills today, we're buying medicinal herbs. Brother Jiang is planning to refine pills."

"Oh! Master Jiang can even refine pills?"

Fang Yao's eyes narrowed slightly, and his tone was surprised.

He was also an alchemist, but only a second-grade alchemist, which is why he became the head of the medicine hall.

Jiang Yuan nodded calmly: "Yes, I plan to refine some beauty pills. Hall Master Fang is also an alchemist, so he must know what I want."

"A beauty-enhancing elixir?"

Fang Yao suddenly realized that the beauty pill was also known in the industry as the money-making pill, which was extremely profitable and was used to deceive young girls.

Although this pill is only a second-grade pill, it is extremely easy to refine. Even if the refinement fails, it can be passed off as a genuine pill, making it difficult to distinguish. Therefore, laymen also like to try their hand at it.

Is this guy trying to sell some cheap beauty pills to fleece women?

Ha, these women aren't so easy to fool these days.

However, Jiang Yuan was the deputy head of all four halls, so Fang Yao couldn't refuse him. He grinned and said, "I know! I know!"

"Please wait a moment, gentlemen, I will go and prepare the medicine right away."

Having said that, he instructed people to prepare the medicinal materials for refining the beauty-enhancing pill, and whispered, "Just take some inferior ones, don't waste them!"

In his mind, Jiang Yuan was just an outsider who didn't know the quality of medicinal herbs and was wasting a lot of them.

In that case, I might as well give him some low-quality medicinal herbs to squander.

Before long, Fang Yao had someone bring up a pile of medicinal herbs, and said with a smile, "Master Jiang, the herbs for refining the Beauty Elixir are all ready. I wish you great success!"

"I don't know the procurement costs..."

Ding Wu immediately interjected, "No need for nonsense, just put it in the White Tiger Hall's account."

"Okay!"

Fang Yao grinned, thinking to himself that Master Zhu was really generous, actually spending money to let an old man refine pills for fun.

These medicinal herbs are worth quite a bit of money.

"etc..."

Jiang Yuan frowned and called out to Fang Yao, who was about to leave.

"What's wrong, Master Jiang?"

"Master Fang, there's something wrong with these medicinal herbs."

Jiang Yuan picked up a handful of yellow buds from the ground, smelled them, and frowned, saying, "The best yellow buds are between ten and twenty years old. Only yellow buds of this age will secrete clear liquid. Doesn't even Hall Master Fang know this?"

"This..." Gao Yao was speechless.

Of course he knew, but who knew that Jiang Yuan could tell the vintage was wrong just by smelling it?

Is this guy serious?

"Master Fang, what do you mean by this!"

Ding Wu's tone also turned cold, "Brother Jiang is a fifth-grade alchemist. Do you still want to survive in the black market if you offend him?"

"What? A fifth-grade alchemist?"

Fang Yao's eyes widened, and he was so frightened that his tongue was tied in knots.

Jiang Yuan squatted down and continued to smell the other medicinal herbs, saying, "And this danshen, we need to get danshen from the south, the north is too dry and it loses its medicinal properties."

"And these sunflower leaves..."

Jiang Yuan kept finding fault with Fang Yao, making Fang Yao's soul tremble.

This guy is incredibly skilled; he can tell the age, medicinal properties, and processing method of any medicinal herb just by looking at it and smelling it.

This person is a true expert!