Ancient Fiend Dragon Emperor

Chapter 1441: Chapter 1440: Alchemy Dao

”A pill?”

Su Han pondered for a moment and thought to himself, ”Pills aren’t a bad idea. In terms of effectiveness, they’re much stronger than Spirit Crystals, and given the energy absorbed by my Nine Great True Selves, the quality can’t be sloppy. Compared to Spirit Crystals, devouring pills is naturally preferable. However...”

”The value of these pills isn’t exactly low. From the perspective of my previous life, their price is about the same as the market rate. If I were to refine them myself, I would certainly save a lot of Spirit Crystals, but that would be a waste of time. It would take at least a few months of effort to refine a batch of pills.”

”Leaving pills aside, weapons, equipment, Spiritual Techniques, and Cultivation Techniques are of little relevance to me. In truth... they’re just junk.”

Secretly smirking, Su Han’s eyes fell again on those pills.

At this moment, the alluring figure of Shen Mengli came gracefully from downstairs with her entourage.

As she brushed past Su Han, Shen Mengli paused, her bewitching gaze assessing Su Han, and after a moment, she spoke, ”Rain God?”

Su Han glanced at her and nodded slightly.

”Impressive, undefeated in the Mortal Realm, even able to easily defeat a First Grade Spirit Transformation Realm opponent. I didn’t notice that before,” Shen Mengli praised without concealment.

It was genuine praise, not sarcasm.

”You’re too kind,” Su Han replied with a faint smile.

”Who would’ve thought that the little girl picked up a priceless gem so casually, haha...” Shen Mengli laughed, covering her mouth, her appearance extremely enchanting.

However, it had no effect on Su Han.

He retracted his gaze and continued walking slowly, occasionally picking up a bottle of pills to inspect, then frowning and shaking his head before placing the jade bottle back on the shelf.

Shen Mengli didn’t leave. After watching for a while, she noticed that not a single bottle of pills satisfied Su Han.

These were pills she had personally vetted and collected. In Shen Mengli’s view, their quality was quite good; otherwise, they wouldn’t have passed the threshold of the Shen Auction House.

Take, for example, the First Grade Pill ’Fire Spirit Pill,’ which contains Fire Attribute Law. Though it isn’t abundant, it reflects a Pill Master’s understanding of Fire Attribute, making it especially precious for Martial Path Cultivators with a Fire Attribute.

After consuming a Fire Spirit Pill, not only can the cultivator rely on its vast Spiritual Power to enhance their Cultivation Base, but if they have enough insight, they can also comprehend the Fire Attribute Law within.

However, when Su Han saw the Fire Spirit Pill inside the jade bottle, his face was filled with undisguised disdain.

This made Shen Mengli somewhat upset. As a dignified Top-Grade First Grade Alchemist, just shy of breaking through to a Second Grade Alchemist, what could Su Han, a layman, understand?

Understand nothing!

Even Shen Mengli’s master had personally acknowledged her exceptional talent for alchemy, indicating that she might become one of the few Pill Masters with a Cultivation Base still in the Spirit Transformation Realm yet achieving Second Grade.

As for Su Han, his strength was decent, but just that. Even though he could fight Spirit Realm opponents as a Mortal Realm cultivator, in Shen Mengli’s eyes, she could defeat him with ease.

As for alchemy...

To become a First Grade Alchemist, one generally needs to reach the Spirit Transformation Realm. Su Han, being just a Mortal Realm cultivator, obviously couldn’t be an Alchemist.

So... on what grounds was he dismissing these pills?

”How about this Fire Spirit Pill?”

After pondering for a bit, Shen Mengli approached, and as she stood in front of Su Han, a fragrance emanated.

She glanced at Su Han, picked up the Fire Spirit Pill he had just put down, and asked softly.

”No good.” Su Han shook his head directly, without any hesitation.

”Oh?”

Shen Mengli felt some anger but didn’t show it on her face; instead, she displayed an interested expression.

”Can you, then, tell me what’s wrong with this Fire Spirit Pill?”

As Shen Mengli spoke, her gauzy clothing gently parted, revealing an emblem that surfaced on her high chest.

Su Han immediately noticed the emblem was golden, which indicated that Shen Mengli was a Top-Grade First Grade Alchemist.

”Did you refine this pill?” Su Han asked.

”No.”

Shen Mengli shook her head, ”But I collected it, and at least in my view, the quality is quite good.”

”No wonder...” Su Han murmured.

This happened to be overheard by Shen Mengli.

Her pretty face didn’t change much, but it quickly recovered, and she continued, ”You’ve been dismissing the pills I have here, but can you provide an explanation?”

”You want to hear it? Fine, I’ll tell you.”

Su Han nodded and grabbed Shen Mengli’s hand.

”How dare you!”

”Audacious!”

”How can you just grab the Lady’s hand?”

Immediately, someone stepped forward from behind Shen Mengli, exuding a chilling aura.

Shen Mengli herself frowned deeply, looking at Su Han with disdain in her eyes.

”Seems like you’re just like those filthy men, trying to take advantage of me under such pretenses,” Shen Mengli thought coldly.

Such men face grim fates.

However, she didn’t immediately get angry but rather stared at Su Han and said, ”No problem, if you can give a reason today, then fine, you’re capable. But if you can’t...”

She didn’t finish her sentence, but the hand Su Han was holding released a striking power.

This was a threat!

If Su Han couldn’t give a reason, Shen Mengli wouldn’t let him hold her hand for free.

Regarding this trace of Spiritual Power, Su Han acted as if he didn’t notice and started speaking, ”First, the patterns on this pill are uneven, with many parts not connected. You know what that indicates, don’t you?”

”Indicates what?”

Shen Mengli smirked coldly, thinking this person was simply spouting nonsense.

As a Top-Grade First Grade Alchemist, she had some research into pills and could easily sense their effects. Merely looking at the patterns, what insight could he gain?

”You don’t even know?”

Su Han shook his head, ”This means the person who refined this pill lacked enough Spiritual Power. They couldn’t instantly condense the pill on its first formation but went through at least five or more refinements before succeeding. These patterns represent the times the pill shattered during refinement!”

Upon hearing this, Shen Mengli frowned slightly. She genuinely hadn’t heard of such matters; even her mentor had never mentioned it.

”Second, though the pill seems smooth, there are numerous fine dents due to the many medicinal ingredients losing some efficacy during this person’s refining. Otherwise, if the efficacy was enough, the pill would be smooth and plump. Not to say Top-Grade or High-Grade, but it should at least be Mid-Grade, while this one is merely Low-Grade.”

”Relying solely on the gimmick of Fire Attribute Law within the Fire Spirit Pill to sell it at a high price. Otherwise, just based on efficacy, this pill is worthless!”