Wasted Spiritual Root to Embark on Demonic Cultivation

Chapter 290

Yu Tangtang did not doubt him. A high difficulty pill formula, especially one she had never touched before, would reasonably require three years of comprehension.

Wang Yu planned to use his Idle Slots together so he could perfect both the Cold Chi Alchemy Technique and the Exquisite Inner Core.

This was the trial given by the Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon.

Of course, even if he did not play along with this arrangement, he would still try to provide Yu Tangtang with high grade to supreme grade spirit pills. He had always been fond of the little chubby girl.

However, the Flood Dragon Heart Ancestral Blood Pill was not suitable for making a public name.

His main purpose in cooperating with Yu Tangtang was to use alchemy as his personal specialty, to build up fame, and thereby attract the experts of Cold Blood Peak and even the various peaks of the Blood Reversal Sect.

To come to him. To commission him for alchemy.

How many spirit materials could a Blood Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon have? Most were ones he did not need, so refining them solely for Yu Tangtang was fine.

But that was merely mutual help between friends.

A true business partner required considering far more things.“Tangtang, come.”

He beckoned and led her into the alchemy room.

Wang Yu planned to have Tantai Chan join this discussion as well. She was an experienced alchemist and understood the pill market better.

She knew clearly which types of pills were more popular. She did not notice that Yu Tangtang was pouting.

“He actually didn’t call me elder sister.”

That was her inner thought.

Moments later.

At the entrance of the alchemy room, Tantai Chan came out in a completely new outfit, her cheeks slightly flushed. She bowed toward Yu Tangtang and Wang Yu.

“Elder Wang, Tangtang.”

“Everyone is here. Let us begin by discussing how to start, Chan’er.”

She nodded and said:

“Based on my long standing understanding, cultivation advancement pills are the most prominent and sought after category. Next are the unique pills required by the various peaks.

“For example, Five Yin Peak needs a pill that can resist the corrosion of yin souls and even devour the opponent in battle to improve one’s own divine sense strength. This is the Soul Devouring Pill.

“Barbarian Ghost Peak requires a large quantity of pills to ease yin corrosion injuries and has extremely high demand for blood invigorating pills. In past years, the Yin-Dispelling, Qi-Recovering Pill and the Minor Vajra Pill were the main choices.

“Heavenly Corpse Peak needs special corpse path pills, intended specifically for zombies to consume and increase their strength. They include Corpse Spirit Pill, Earth Corpse Pill, and Yin Corpse Powder.”

Next.

Tantai Chan went through the nine peaks in order from beginning to end. Truly worthy of an old alchemist. She had long since mastered all intelligence related to pills.

After speaking so much in one breath, she paused to let the two digest the information. Yu Tangtang then spoke.

“Wang Yu, are you planning to refine these pills?”

“No rush.”

Wang Yu shook his head and looked at Tantai Chan.

“If the goal is to build a reputation, these are not the first choice, correct.”

“Certainly.”

She continued:

“In terms of difficulty and fame, breakthrough pills are naturally easier to become famous with. Minor bottlenecks are not as good as major bottlenecks.

“Not every cultivator can find foundation establishment spiritual materials or core formation spiritual materials compatible with themselves. Therefore, Foundation Establishment Pill formulas and Core Formation Pill formulas are extremely important.

“The Exalted sect has only three Foundation Establishment formulas, the Blood Reversal Pill, the Violent Blood Pill, and the Holy Blood Pill. There is no such thing as a supreme grade Foundation Establishment formula.

“For Core Formation, the Exalted sect has only two formulas, the Mortal Shedding Pill and the Blood Demon Pill. All five breakthrough formulas above that realm are under the control of the Alchemy Hall.”

Alchemy Hall.

Mentioning this caused Wang Yu to recall the alchemist association he had once formed. It felt like an old memory from long ago.

This institution monopolized all alchemy business within the sect. Anyone who wanted to do alchemy business in the Blood Reversal Ten Markets had to fall under their jurisdiction.

In truth, it was simply a union formed by the sect’s alchemists. The Artifact Hall, Formation Hall, and Talisman Hall had all been founded in similar fashion afterward.

In terms of duty, they managed the Blood Reversal Ten Markets, which consisted of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment disciples and stewards. They did not have the authority to manage the elders of the peaks.

However, they held all pill formula knowledge within the sect and controlled numerous rare and high grade medicinal channels. Any high end or rare materials would naturally be delivered to their own people first.

Over time, the alchemists among the elders of the peaks would also be absorbed. After years of operation, the internal interest groups had already solidified.

Although there were internal struggles, they were extremely hostile to outsiders.

They no longer wished for newcomers to join in sharing the massive cake their predecessors had been operating for generations. This was human nature, but for Wang Yu, it could be troublesome.

Thinking about it indeed gave him a headache. He could not be as reckless here at the mountain gate as he had been in Jade Spirit. This place had crouching tigers and hidden dragons. The Alchemy Hall looked inconspicuous, but its influence spanned across the various peaks.

It was tied to several Nascent Soul factions and also involved cooperative interests and exchanges. For now, he could not oppose them.

At this moment.

Seeing Wang Yu deep in thought, Tantai Chan suddenly said:

“Elder Wang, I have one Foundation Establishment pill formula. I obtained it accidentally outside in the past. It is called the Three Essence Spirit Ascension Pill. At most it can be refined to high grade quality.”

Before she finished speaking, Wang Yu shook his head.

“This level is not enough. At minimum a third rank pill formula is required. It can only serve as support. It cannot build fame.”

This made Tantai Chan slightly disappointed.

Yu Tangtang, who had been listening for quite a while, patted her chest and said, “Leave it to Tangtang. I brought several pill formulas with me. They should be useful to you, Wang Yu.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Yu shifted into anticipation.

He then saw Yu Tangtang take out several pitch-black, dirty pieces of paper. A serious expression appeared on her small face.

"This one is called Dragon Dragon Pill. I have to take it every month.

"This one is Demon Essence Pill. Tangtang takes one every three years.

"This one… seems to be called Mana Purification Pill. It is used to refine and purify mana power, allowing the mana to have higher quality and greater force."

Wang Yu was speechless.

He opened his mouth but ultimately accepted the three pill recipes helplessly. Aside from the last one, the first two were clearly prepared specifically for Yu Tangtang. They were obviously the handiwork of the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon.

"Tangtang, wait for me here for a few days.

"Chan’er, come with me into the alchemy room. This time I will show you how a third-rank alchemist refines pills."

"Good."

Although Wang Yu’s alchemy was still at second-rank perfection, an alchemist who had reached perfect mastery at a rank was already extremely rare in the world. This was why supreme-grade spirit pills were so scarce.

He was capable of refining third-rank spirit pills. He had already tried more than once, so he was not worried about failing.

After the two entered the alchemy room, Yu Tangtang found Snowjade and immediately started playing with it. For a while the cave dwelling descended into chaos.

This wait lasted twelve days.

Among the three pills, the Dragon Dragon Pill was the easiest. It was essentially a cluster of herb essences combined together with a large amount of honey added. Sweet and sugary, it was basically Tangtang’s candy.

The Demon Essence Pill and the Mana Purification Pill were more difficult.

Even so, Wang Yu still maintained a yield of five high-grade pills with only a small proportion of inferior ones.

According to the shocked and speechless Tantai Chan, he could already be considered a third-rank high-grade alchemist. After all, the success rates of other alchemists were not any higher.

Wang Yu felt doubtful about this. He suspected that other alchemists had simply set their fire-loss rates too high, leading to artificially lowered success rates and poor reputations. But he had no way to verify it.

In any case, when the two came out, they had changed into a new set of clothes again.

Tantai Chan looked at the alchemy room with faint reluctance. She tucked back a strand of hair and said, "This observation session has been extremely beneficial. After I go back and digest what I learned, I will come again."

"Great, great."

Yu Tangtang held a pill bottle and poured a Dragon Dragon Pill into her mouth, showing a look of bliss.

"Next time I will come with Little Chan."

"As you wish. But do not forget to tell your father about that matter."

"I know."

After speaking, the two flew toward the foot of the mountain.

The three pill types Wang Yu refined for Yu Tangtang were, in fact, a token demonstration of his abilities to the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon. He accepted only one ordinary third-rank spirit herb symbolically.

One purpose, to please the daughter.

One purpose, to show skill to the demon race.

One purpose, to show skill to the human race.

Was this not a form of comprehensive evaluation?

Now that the materials for the Flood Dragon Heart Ancestral Blood Pill were in his hands, the other side could feel more at ease. Aside from the two fixed technique slots.

The remaining four had been temporarily allocated to alchemy.

Four-times efficiency accelerated the process, reducing twenty years to five. By then he would already be at mid-stage Core Formation. It did not seem especially fast, but compared to the one hundred and twenty years spent in the Foundation Establishment stage, the difference was immediately clear. The more critical the stage, the more patience was required.

Because of the Blood Reversal Sect and the Northern Severed Boundary Mountain Range, Wang Yu had reasonable suspicions that the Blood-Eyed Demonic Flood Dragon had some connection with the demon clan there. Otherwise the spirit items it possessed would simply be too many.

The Demon Essence Pill seemed prepared for Yu Tangtang, but he felt there would be more to it later.

Time passed day by day.

Wang Yu officially began his schedule. During the day he wandered about Cold Blood Peak, visited Elders of Zuoqiu and Zhuo, delivered small gifts, and chatted casually.

He also visited the Alchemy Hall of the Blood Reversal Ten Markets. On the surface he was there to exchange pill texts and ancient recipes, but in truth he secretly observed everything with his divine sense.

He discovered that the alchemy hall welcomed first-rank and second-rank alchemists as much as possible, practically begging them to join. But once they reached third-rank, they were treated with indifference.

He saw a northern alchemist from Maple Prefecture happily arriving, then storming off in anger.

The words of the reception staff were simply too insulting.

They said things like, "A third-rank from a bitter cold land is only equivalent to a second-rank of the Exalted Sect. Your experience, range, and potential are inferior to our local alchemists. You must pass the first-rank, second-rank, and third-rank alchemy examinations."

To be told to take the third-rank exam was understandable. But to be told to redo first-rank and second-rank was unbearable. That temper immediately exploded.

If not for remembering that this was the sect mountain gate, he would have killed them on the spot to vent his anger.

This scene left Wang Yu speechless. Fortunately he had not gone to humiliate himself. Among the four major halls of the cultivation arts, the alchemy hall was the most arrogant.

The adjacent crafting, formation, and talisman halls had much better attitudes.

But they also showed a clear rejection of outside experts. The rigidity of their systems was extremely severe. Only alchemists who grew under their supervision and exploitation would be truly accepted.

Having gathered enough intelligence, Wang Yu suddenly remembered Huang Kai, the survivor who withdrew early from the alchemist association back then.

He tried to make contact.

Surprisingly, he was still alive.

This immediately gave rise to another idea. Such as replacing him. For such a plan, further long-term consideration would be needed.

A headache.