Starting as a Son-in-law to Establish an immortal Family

Chapter 460: Chapter 189: The Pitiable Pair of Sisters_2

Lu Ping’an spoke softly.

Just like that, Lu Ping’an watched as Qin Yi left.

Qin Yi didn’t look back.

She knew Lu Ping’an was watching her.

But she dared not turn around and just walked away briskly.

With the separation, both of them felt a void in their hearts.

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Jiuxiao Immortal City.

Treasure Elixir Pavilion, inside the Alchemy Chamber.

“Hoo hoo hoo—”

Eight miniature dragon heads were spewing out purple flames, refining all the Spiritual Medicine in the Pill Furnace into Spiritual Liquid, filling the room with a faint medicinal fragrance.

Lu Changsheng sat by the side, calmly finishing a Talisman.

Then he lifted his hand, porcelain vases opened one after another, several drops of Spiritual Liquid and powder flew into the Pill Furnace, then he cast a spell.

After finishing, Lu Changsheng picked up the Talisman brush again and continued crafting Talismans.

A day and a half later.

“Condense!”

Seeing the aqua-purple medicinal liquid in the Pill Furnace slowly turning into a deep purple, with Spiritual Light emerging, Lu Changsheng seized the right moment and cast a Spiritual Art.

The deep purple medicinal liquid continuously thickened, with the color shifting between blue and purple, emitting a rich medicinal scent.

This time, Lu Changsheng did not continue Talisman Making.

Instead, he quietly watched the crimson Pill Furnace, using a fire-controlling technique to manage the intensity of the flames.

“Open!”

As soon as the Spirit Pills in the Pill Furnace took shape and the Spiritual Light blossomed, Lu Changsheng shouted clearly, forming hand seals to employ the Furnace-Opening Spell.

“Hum—”

The lid of the furnace flew off, and steam diffused out, with strands of aqua-purple light swirling around, spreading the medicinal scent in all directions.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”

With a wave of heat, Mana enveloped nineteen Elixir Medicines, which flew into Lu Changsheng’s hands.

“Not bad, nineteen Elixirs produced, thirteen of fine quality and six of exceptional quality,” Lu Changsheng said as he inspected the lustrous Elixir Medicines in his hand and nodded slightly.

Elixir Medicines varied in quality.

They could generally be classified as inferior, standard, fine, and exceptional.

Inferior Elixir Medicines are considered substandard.

Although consumable, their effectiveness is poor, and they contain high Elixir Toxicity. Excessive use can harm the body.

Fine and exceptional Elixir Medicines not only have better efficacy but also contain less Elixir Toxicity.

The Elixir Medicines sold in the marketplace are mostly standard or fine quality, with exceptional Elixirs being quite rare.

Yet, for Lu Changsheng’s first time refining Elixirs, he produced nineteen, with thirteen of fine quality and six of exceptional quality, which was truly remarkable.

“The cost of this batch of Elixir Medicines is roughly a hundred Spirit Stones,” Lu Changsheng mused.

“Nineteen Elixirs, if calculated like this, the profit is actually about the same as what I get from making Second Rank Talismans.”

“However, since the Elixirs I’ve refined are either fine or exceptional quality, their price can be quite a bit higher,” he added.

Lu Changsheng briefly calculated the profit from this batch of Elixir Medicines.

Back then, at the ‘Elixir Cauldron Pavilion’ of Qingyun Market, he had purchased a bottle of Harmonizing Energy Elixirs, spending one thousand two hundred Spirit Stones.

A bottle contained ten Elixir Medicines.

That is to say, this batch could sell for over two thousand Spirit Stones, almost twenty times the profit.

But the Harmonizing Energy Elixirs he purchased were all standard quality.

If they were of fine or exceptional quality, the price could be expected to be two to three times higher, or even more.

After all, there are always wealthy individuals willing to spend more for that extra bit of efficacy and a little less Elixir Toxicity.

“Of course, Harmonizing Energy Elixir is just the most common type of Second Rank Elixir. If high-difficulty Elixirs like Three Suns Elixir or Breakthrough Elixir are refined, the profit margin could be considerably higher,” he continued.

“And if it’s possible to concoct Foundation Establishment Elixirs or Coagulation Crystal Elixirs, the profits would be even more substantial,” he noted.

“However, the materials for these Elixirs are quite rare, and they can’t be produced in large quantities.”

“Moreover, one of the reasons Alchemists are so sought-after is that many Cultivators are willing to provide their own materials and pay for Elixir concoction services.”

“If the Alchemy fails, there’s no need to compensate, and if it succeeds, not only do the excess materials go into your pocket, but there’s also a generous bonus—that’s what makes the Alchemists in demand.”

Having been in the Cultivation World for a while now, Lu Changsheng understood the reasons why Alchemists hold a slightly higher status than Talisman Masters.

It’s because the demand for, and the rarity of, certain Elixirs exceeds that of Talismans.

An Alchemist who earns a good reputation will have an endless stream of Cultivators seeking his services for pill concoction.

There’s no need to busy oneself with daily Alchemy to earn Spirit Stones.

“When I return, and reveal my Foundation Establishment strength, I can also gradually show off my Alchemy Skills,” he planned.

“After a few years, once I’ve built a reputation as “Master Lu, the Dual Expert of Elixirs and Talismans,” not only will wealth flow in, but numerous people will also come seeking my services for Talisman Making and Alchemy,” he envisioned.

“And I can recruit loads of Talisman Apprentices and Alchemy Apprentices to work for me.”

Lu Changsheng contemplated in his heart.

Although he now had more than thirty children with Spiritual Roots,

He planned for those without the talent to follow the path of craftspeople.

But with the high barriers to entry in the hundred arts of Cultivation,

It’s not likely that every child could achieve success.

Even if all did become craftspeople, Lu Changsheng certainly wouldn’t exploit his children, having them toil day in and day out concocting pills and crafting talismans for money.

Who would build their development on internal exploitation?

He established the Family with the intention of providing an excellent environment for his descendants to grow.

If he resorted to internal exploitation, that would be a deviation from his path.

Thus, he intended to train a few talented apprentices to work for his Family once it was established.

In the Cultivation World, people are the least valuable commodity.

Even if they have Spiritual Roots or talent, it remains the same.

Given his current Second Rank Talisman Master status, if he were willing to recruit Talisman Apprentices from outside, countless individuals would be eager to apprentice and sign Spiritual Contracts.

“Sigh, I never thought I’d take the path of exploitation,” Lu Changsheng exhaled lightly, shaking his head.

He took out a White Jade Porcelain Vase and put all the Elixir Medicines into it.

Afterward, he looked at the Pill Furnace in front of him, formed hand seals for controlling fire, cleaned the furnace, and had various Spiritual Medicines enter the Pill Furnace, continuing with Alchemy.