Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

Chapter 414 - 203: Alchemy Skills That Shock Everyone

If it was just that Chu Ning gave a Foundation Establishment Pill to the fat cultivator with the surname Ma, people were merely surprised and suspicious.

Some even speculated whether Chu Ning had obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill from somewhere else.

Now, after Chu Ning casually handed out another one to the white-haired elder with the surname Liao, there was no more doubt among the people.

Immediately, under the fervent gazes of the crowd, another Foundation Establishment Cultivator stepped forward to request a purchase.

He offered three kinds of spiritual herbs plus 1,500 Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

Although the Spirit Stones were not many, Chu Ning found the spiritual herbs useful and sold the pill directly to him.

Seeing Chu Ning possessing so many Foundation Establishment Pills,

another Foundation Establishment Cultivator stepped forward, offering no spiritual herbs but 2,500 Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

Chu Ning glanced at him coldly and simply said two words.

"Not selling!"

This Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, who didn’t look very old and had a black mole on his face, paused his smile slightly.

But he still said, "Alchemist Xiao, I really don’t have any valuable spiritual herbs on hand at the moment.

However, the price of 2,500 Lower Grade Spirit Stones far exceeds the selling price of a Foundation Establishment Pill, you..."

"Then take your Spirit Stones elsewhere to buy." Chu Ning said indifferently.

The cultivator with the mole’s expression immediately turned red and white in turns.

But Chu Ning didn’t care; after all, this "Alchemist Xiao" was a solitary character.

Though surprised by the Foundation Establishment Pill’s popularity and high price,

he also realized that the Foundation Establishment Pill was possibly scarce at Jiuhua Mountain.

"Could it be related to the incident with the Jiuhua Sect’s Alchemist?"

Chu Ning quickly speculated and concluded a rough idea.

The urgency of these people to acquire Foundation Establishment Pills from him likely indicates they can’t get them within the Jiuhua Sect.

However, the presence of so many Foundation Establishment Independent Cultivators suggests these pills used to be available.

Combining this with memories of Xiao Cheng’s about the successive incidents with Jiuhua Sect’s Alchemists and their special invitation for him to join,

Chu Ning had formed his own judgment.

Under these circumstances, he naturally couldn’t just sell the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t conform to this Alchemist Xiao’s usual conduct.

At least the previous three were willing to add spiritual herbs for purchasing, so Chu Ning agreed.

But now, this individual only offered Spirit Stones, so Chu Ning declined without hesitation.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator with the mole, holding his Spirit Stone Bag, had fluctuating expressions but ultimately said nothing, simply withdrawing his bag.

Then he turned and directly used Flying Escape to leave.

As he left, others gazed at Chu Ning with the same eagerness.

Everyone present, of course, hoped to obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill.

The Qi Refining Stage cultivators didn’t need to say anything, but even the Foundation Establishment Cultivators had disciples and followers.

Only one Foundation Establishment Cultivator looked on curiously, without any obvious intention of buying.

The rest looked eager to try.

But seeing that even 2,500 Spirit Stones didn’t work with Chu Ning,

the remaining cultivators looked at each other but no one spoke further.

Clearly, none of them were confident.

Finally, another somewhat eager Foundation Establishment Cultivator stepped forward.

He offered 2,000 Spirit Stones plus a kind of spiritual herb for the pill.

But Chu Ning was not interested in that herb and directly refused.

This made the Foundation Establishment Cultivator look regrettable.

But unlike the previous cultivator, he didn’t leave angrily, instead politely cupped his fist and said:

"Mr. Zhuang will seek your Foundation Establishment Pill again once fortunate enough to acquire some spiritual herbs."

Later, a few Qi Refining Cultivators also stepped up to request.

But none among these Foundation Establishment cultivators had anything particularly appealing to Chu Ning.

Without prior preparation, how could these Qi Refining cultivators offer anything valuable at once?

After several attempts, Chu Ning impatiently waved his hand, saying:

"If you want a Foundation Establishment Pill, first weigh what you have, otherwise stop asking."

Instantly, no one on site inquired further.

The crowd resumed purchasing other elixirs or traded items amongst themselves.

About a quarter of an hour later, a figure came flying from the distance.

Landing in front of everyone, his stature was short, appearance unremarkable, with half-black and half-white hair, but his eyes were bright.

His aura was significantly stronger than anyone present, evidently being a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator.

"Fellow Daoist Li!"

"Brother Li is here too!"

As soon as this Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator appeared, several Foundation Establishment Cultivators greeted him.

Evidently, this person was quite renowned.

The elder with the surname Li only cupped his hands at the crowd, then immediately looked at Chu Ning.

"I heard that Alchemist Xiao has refined a Foundation Establishment Pill, so Mr. Li also wishes to purchase one."

As he spoke, he directly tossed several items towards Chu Ning.

A bag of Spirit Stones and two Jade Boxes, clearly containing spiritual herbs.

Chu Ning took them, finding twenty Middle Grade Spirit Stones and spiritual herbs for refining Foundation Establishment Pills inside the Jade Boxes.

Chu Ning slightly nodded, taking a Small Jade Bottle containing a Foundation Establishment Pill and tossed it back over.

The elder with the surname Li opened the Jade Bottle, glanced, and nodded smilingly, then with a look of surprise said:

"Alchemist Xiao, the quality of this pill is superb; even the ones Alchemist Qiu and Alchemist Ling crafted in Jiuhua Sect previously may not match this quality.

Perhaps only Elder Ling, crafting it personally, could produce such quality of Foundation Establishment Pill."

Upon hearing these words, the crowd was filled with astonishment once more.

While a few earlier could recognize the high quality of Chu Ning’s Foundation Establishment Pill, they had probably not made such comparisons.

And this elder with the surname Li was known to be the leader of the Li Family, a Cultivation Clan at Jiuhua Mountain, also being a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator.

His family had other Foundation Establishment Cultivators before, likely acquiring their Foundation Establishment Pills from the Jiuhua Sect.

His words were naturally believed by everyone.

Instantly, the crowd’s gaze on Chu Ning grew even more amazed.

"This Alchemist Xiao’s alchemy skill is astonishingly high!"

"Among Foundation Establishment Cultivators, this Alchemist Xiao could truly be called the foremost Alchemist of Jiuhua Mountain!"