Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 360: Chapter 143: Spirit Transformation Pill Success, Advancing to Energy Transformation_3

He continued to shake his head.

”This means you might know the location of a living Tai Sui. Do you know the value of a living Tai Sui?”

Chen Jie continued to shake his head.

”Let me put it this way,” said Doctor Bai, ”if the Jianghu people knew that you know the location of a living Tai Sui, it would lead to a mad scramble by the whole Jianghu. Major Sects would also get involved, and you would find yourself chased with nowhere to escape, neither heaven nor earth, because possessing that living Tai Sui signifies the rise of a Sect!”

”If the court finds out, well, one hundred years ago, there was an imperial decree stating that anyone who finds a living Tai Sui will be rewarded with a vast sum of gold and granted the title of Wan Hu. However, that applies only to the Mulan people; for the Han people, the punishment is the execution of nine generations of the family, completely annihilating them, all to keep the secret!”

”Such a matter of great significance, and you just leave it here, you... I really don’t know what to say about you.”

Doctor Bai pointed at Chen Jie, furious.

Chen Jie immediately said, ”Oh my, Master, please calm down. Rest assured, you’re the only one who has seen this thing.”

Doctor Bai replied, ”Even one person is too many. Remember, in the future, when it comes to matters of great significance like this, don’t even tell your parents, let alone your Master. You must not speak of it!”

”Yes, I will remember, Master.”

At that moment, Doctor Bai said, ”Remember, this matter must be kept between you and me, and nobody else should know, including Wu Hong.”

”Understood!”

”Good, that’s a relief,” said Doctor Bai, relieved. ”Luckily we have a Pill Furnace here. Shortly, we will refine it into Tai Sui Pills and then there’ll be no issue.”

Indeed, Tai Sui Pills posed no issues because they were processed, and they were currency circulated among the upper echelons of Martial Artists. Many powerful Martial Artists had them, and if Chen Jie were to bring one out, it would be surprising at most that someone from the Iron Bone Realm also possessed Tai Sui Pills.

However, it would not attract the pursuit of Major Sects or the coveting of the court, because these were already refined into pills.

But Tai Sui Meat was a different matter. All the court departments or Sects controlling Tai Sui Mines would never let raw Tai Sui Meat get out.

Thus, if raw Tai Sui Meat appeared in the Jianghu, it would signify the discovery of a new Tai Sui, leading to a fierce battle for possession.

It’s like holding US dollars in your hand is no big deal, but if someone found out you held a machine that could print unlimited amounts of dollars, who wouldn’t covet it?

Chen Jie understood the dangers but was curious how Doctor Bai knew so much.

Upon hearing Chen Jie’s question, Doctor Bai chuckled, ”Hehe, do you know who my Master is?”

Chen Jie shook his head.

”Remember this,” continued Doctor Bai, ”my Master is the Life-stealing Doctor An Desheng. He used to be an Imperial Physician in the Prince Mansion. The Prince Mansion had channels to obtain raw Tai Sui Meat, and my Master was responsible for a time for refining Tai Sui Pills. I was learning from my Master back then, and I often dealt with Tai Sui Meat.”

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at him in surprise, realizing that his Master had hidden depths and even such connections.

Thinking this way, Doctor Bai looked at the Tai Sui Meat and said, ”This should be a new Tai Sui, around a thousand years old.”

Chen Jie listened as Doctor Bai described it.

”However, small as it may be, it doesn’t affect the potency of the pills after refining. You’re quite fortunate, young man.”

Doctor Bai, speaking with practiced ease, dissected the Tai Sui Meat into eleven pieces and said, ”This piece of Tai Sui Meat would normally only yield ten Tai Sui Pills, but Jiu Si, watch carefully. Here’s a unique secret recipe from our Sect. During the refinement, don’t purify it strictly. Add some auxiliary ingredients and, hehe, eleven pills can be produced.”

”Jiu Si, pay close attention. Other Pharmacists don’t know this, it’s a secretive recipe of our Sect!”

Chen Jie, hearing this, asked, ”Master, will the effect of the medicine be affected by adding auxiliary ingredients?”

Doctor Bai replied, ”No, if it was affected, how could it be considered a unique secret recipe?”

Hearing this, Chen Jie’s eyes brightened. This indeed was a unique secret recipe, being able to produce an extra Tai Sui Pill out of thin air. Tai Sui Pills were extremely expensive; having one more could even support the advancement of a Martial Artist. It was truly a Divine Skill.

”Have you grasped the essence of it?” asked Doctor Bai.

Chen Jie nodded and asked, ”Then, Master, didn’t you manage to get many Tai Sui Pills back in those days?”

Doctor Bai chuckled, ”Hehe, do you think the people in the Prince Mansion are fools? They monitored us during pill refinement, requiring us to strip down to prevent smuggling, and someone would watch to ensure we didn’t ingest anything mid-process. At the gate, Doctor Mulan from the Prince Mansion would check our pulses, and if anyone suddenly had vigorous Qi and blood, they would be investigated.”

”So although we could get Tai Sui Pills, we didn’t dare consume them. In the end, my Master allowed us to practice with Tai Sui Meat. If a batch were ruined, he would refine more to cover the loss.”

”This meant that, although we couldn’t consume the Tai Sui Pills, we were clear on how to refine them.”

Speaking of which, Chen Jie said, ”Practicing with Tai Sui Pills, Master, that’s quite luxurious!”

Doctor Bai replied, ”Hehe, there was no choice, that’s just my expertise. Now, I’m not so good at refining lower-level elixirs, but I could refine Tai Sui Pills with my eyes closed.”

”Today is a good day to start refining with a Tai Sui Pill!”

Chen Jie exclaimed, ”Master, impressive!”

Doctor Bai chided him, ”Smooth-talker, start the fire!”

”Yes!”

Pill refinement requires charcoal, and not just any kind, but fruit tree wood is best, with applewood being the most suitable.

Chen Jie lit the applewood charcoal. The flames roared within the furnace, but Doctor Bai wasn’t in a hurry to add the Tai Sui Meat. Instead, he reached out above the Pill Furnace to sense the changing temperatures.

”Jiu Si, come over and feel this temperature,” he instructed. ”The most important thing in pill refinement is temperature control!”