Zuo Mo took out the Bu Gu Dan and held it in front of him, his eyes filled with joy.

  This is his fourth attempt and he finally succeeded!

  The elixir pill is the size of a dragon eye, with a bright green color that entices people, emitting a faint fragrance that makes one want to eat it just by looking at it. The elixir pills are mostly prepared for those ascetics who value time and have ample financial resources.

  He didn't start refining the second one immediately. The success of this pellet means he's on the right track. On this premise, what he needs to consider now is the success rate. There are six sets of materials left, and he still needs to refine at least four pellets. In other words, he only has two chances to fail.

  Actually, the third time, he almost succeeded, but there was a slight mistake in one place, and his efforts were wasted. His divine sense could help him detect the changes of the elixir in the alchemy furnace, so he could adjust his spiritual power accordingly.

  Divine consciousness is indeed a good thing! Zuo Mo thought with relish.

  Apart from refining the elixir, several other techniques, after being adjusted through spiritual scanning, not only greatly reduced their consumption of spiritual energy but also significantly increased their effectiveness. He still had some self-awareness, although his clever use of spiritual awareness was boundless, his insight and attainments were extremely shallow. Even with the help of spiritual awareness, the adjustments he could make were very limited. But even these limited adjustments allowed him to taste the sweetness.

  He pondered, when to go to the library inside the gate to take a look, and see if he could find jade slips related to this aspect. He is now a disciple of the inner gate, and it would be foolish not to seek some benefits for himself!

  Encountering such a cold and unfeeling master is beyond hope, it's better to rely on oneself to achieve reality.

  Jian Xiu may not be as skilled in spiritual energy, but Zuo Mo didn't believe that after so many years of accumulation in the Empty Sword Sect, he would still be inferior to his own Huo Si. Of course, this was a later matter; for now, there were many things he needed to attend to, and besides refining pills, managing the medicine fields was also an important task.

  Moreover, for someone with no background or resources like him, earning crystal stones was the most pressing matter at hand. The spiritual herbs and medicines he had planted would take some time to mature, and some were already nearing harvest season; how to deal with them was also a headache for him. Before building his foundation, he did not want to leave the mountain gate again.

  Suddenly I remembered that Master once said that if the materials were not enough, we should buy crystal stones ourselves. Doesn't that mean that the materials of our school can also be bought? Can they also be sold then?

  Zuo Mo walked out of the Dan room, and in the courtyard, a group of female disciples were busily processing various medicinal herbs. As he looked around, Zuo Mo's gaze fell on one of the female disciples. He remembered very clearly that on his first day here, she was the first to greet him, and among this group of female disciples, she seemed to have quite some prestige.

  She wore a simple linen dress and apron, without any makeup, with sweat visible on her forehead.

  "Junior sister." Zuo Mo took the initiative to greet her. Although he should be older than her, but this was the rule of their sect, and he didn't want to go against it.

  She saw it was Zuo Mo and hastily stood up: "Elder Brother Zuo."

  "I'm new here and don't know many of the rules yet, Master is busy refining his elixir, so I can only trouble you, Junior Sister." Zuo Mo said warmly, but unfortunately, his face was stiff and looked a bit frightening.

  The female disciple quickly calmed down from her initial panic and replied calmly, "Brother is being polite. I wonder what doubts Brother has."

  Zuo Mo then repeated his own question.

  The female disciple smoothed her hair and smiled: "So that's how it is. Brother, you don't know that all the medicinal materials in our sect belong to the sect. Except for a certain amount that can be taken out, other parts need to be paid with crystal stones. However, the price is 20% lower than the market price. As a spiritual plant husbandry disciple, if you have spiritual grasses and medicines, you can also sell them to our sect. The purchase price of ordinary medicinal materials is about 20% lower than the market price, but in addition to crystal stones, brother can also get contribution points to exchange for techniques and so on. If it's rare and precious spiritual grasses and medicines, our sect's purchase price is the same as the market price. In the future, when brother becomes a great alchemist, the elixirs you refine can also be handed over to the sect for sale. Our sect's Yan Le Shi Shu is good at business and can usually sell them at a good price, but 20% will be deducted as sales commission. However, in addition to crystal stones, brother can also get contribution points.

  After finishing, she handed a jade slip to Zuo Mo: "The prices of various spiritual medicines and herbs are floating every month. Master Yan Le will send someone to make a jade slip specially. This is the price list of various medicinal materials and elixirs for this month."

  Zuo Mo took it over and thanked him repeatedly.

  "Senior brother, no need to be too polite. I, Shi Mei Xu Qing, am the first seat of the outer door disciples of this institute. In the future, please take care of me more often. Senior brother, if you have any questions or need to buy any medicinal materials, feel free to come find me."

  "Thank you, junior sister!" Zuo Mo sincerely thanked her.

  He took back the list and returned to Dan Fang. He picked up the list, carefully browsed it again, and calculated that the cost of the raw materials for the Bu Gu pill was roughly three second-grade crystal stones, while its selling price was only half a second-grade crystal stone more than the raw materials. Calculating the success rate, there was basically no profit. Indeed, relying on low-level pills to make money was almost impossible, and it could only be considered as practice. However, thinking about it, it was normal; if even Bu Gu pills were profitable, countless people would flock to learn alchemy.

  In the next few days, Zuo Mo continued to refine the Void Returning Pill. He failed once during this time, but as his proficiency increased, refining became easier and less strenuous.

  Ten materials, refined into six Bieguo pills. Such an achievement can only be considered mediocre, and there's really nothing to be proud of. Except for the five that were left behind, he directly sold the remaining one to Xu Qing, getting three second-grade crystal stones in return.

  In addition, every month he had a supply of twenty second-grade crystal stones, and he was no longer penniless.

  In the West Wind Valley, Ling Tian carefully examined each and every spiritual herb. In Wei Nan's jade slip, there was a detailed introduction to these spiritual herbs as well as his summarized cultivation methods.

  For example, like the Snow Fox Tail Grass, it is snow-white and soft, named after its shape resembling a snow fox tail. Its greatest use is to make the famous paper "Snow Fox Notepaper", which is soft in texture, snow-white and flawless, making it very suitable for making paper talismans. Paper notepaper has always been a widely used material, besides being used to make various paper cranes, it is also an essential material for making charms and talismans.

  It's just that Snow Fox Tail Grass is difficult to plant and grows extremely slowly. Especially for three-star or higher Snow Fox Tail Grass, the price has always been high. Only three-star Snow Fox Tail Grass can be used to make four-star Snow Fox Paper.

  Wei Nan found a way to plant Snow Fox Tail Grass, the most effective method is to plant it with Butterfly Grass together.

  Butterfly grass is a fairly ordinary spirit grass that only the most honest and hardworking spirit beasts will eat, and it's basically not cultivated by anyone. However, if butterfly grass and snow fox tail grass are planted together, the growth speed of snow fox tail grass will increase greatly, while the blue-purple butterfly grass will present a rare sky blue color.

  This sky-blue butterfly grass is deeply loved by all kinds of spiritual beasts, especially those high-level spiritual beasts, and the price is not low.

  Many times, Zuo Mo couldn't help but deeply admire this Wei Nan senior whom he had never met. In Wei Nan senior's jade slip, there weren't any particularly profound cultivation techniques or mental states, but the numerous practical skills were countless. Like the method of co-planting Snow Fox Tail Grass and Butterfly Flower, he felt that even those highly skilled spirit planters wouldn't have thought of it.

  Perhaps it's because Senior Wei Nan knows that his cultivation isn't high, so he's been working especially hard to study these things.

  Zuo Mo would apply all sorts of spells to the ling plants in the ling fields every day. The workload was much greater than he had imagined, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted, and after a long time, he also got used to it.

  He persisted in practicing "Fetal Breathing and Spiritual Refining" in the stone chamber every day. Before, he didn't know the wonders of spiritual awareness, so he was somewhat careless. Now that he has caught a glimpse of the doorway, he is much more diligent. He no longer rushes to build his foundation; although his spiritual awareness is now stronger than before, there is still great room for improvement.

  With the help of Ling Mai, his spiritual power progressed faster than he had expected.

  The foundation may not last much longer - he had a premonition.

  Dongfu Temple

  Dong Fudi Temple is the residence of the master of Dong Fudi, built by the immortal Dong Fudi in those years and has been used until now. It occupies the largest cave heaven blessed land in Dong Fudi, which is also the only true cave heaven blessed land in Dong Fudi. Those so-called cave heaven blessed lands sold on the market are just places with slightly denser spiritual energy, far from being called cave heaven blessed lands.

  Yu Bai slowly woke up from his meditation, a look of satisfaction in his warm eyes. The density of the spiritual energy in the Dongfu Hall was several times that of the outside world, and he could become a leading figure among the younger generation of Dongfu, which was crucial.

  His daily progress is two to three times that of others, and over time, this advantage will continue to grow.

  "Master." Seeing his master, he hastily stood up.

  "How have you been lately?" asked Tiansongzi with a gentle smile. Tiansongzi wore a Taoist robe, with her hair tied up in a bun, looking very casual.

  "More stable, but still far from achieving great success."

  "Don't be impatient." Tian Songzi waved his hand: "You're still young, don't be anxious. Achieving the Golden Elixir is a matter of course. Do you know about the Sword Trial Assembly?"

  Yu Bai was taken aback: "Master, are you saying I should attend the Swordsmanship Competition?"

  Although he was famous in the Dongfu area, when going to participate in the trial sword conference, a large-scale comparison of the entire Kunlun boundary, he still had no bottom line. Moreover, in his opinion, Master has always been indifferent to fame and fortune, how could he suddenly be interested in the trial sword conference?

  Tian Songzi smiled and said, "You'd better listen to me first. The Trial Sword Conference is full of secrets, we don't need to get involved in this muddy water." He composed himself, his eyes filled with worry, and solemnly said, "I've received news that two-thirds of the Tian Xue Realm have already fallen into the hands of demons."

  "Ah!" Yu Bai was shocked and lost color: "How could this be?"

  "The demons are also recovering, I suppose." Tian Songzi sighed: "Three thousand years have passed, the demons have been nursing their wounds and have regained their strength. How could they be willing to be suppressed?"

  Yu Bai's face was extremely pale, he knew what this meant.

  "Afterwards, the situation will be unpredictable, and we must make preparations for our eastward journey as soon as possible." Tian Songzi said in a low voice: "I plan to hold an Eastward Swordsmanship Competition, hoping to find some talented individuals from various sects. Can there be unbroken eggs under a overturned nest? I will communicate with the various sects and currently, only by uniting our hearts can we strive for survival in the future."

  Yu Bai was silent for a moment before saying, "I'm afraid Master will only tire himself out without achieving anything."

  "Do one's best and leave the rest to Heaven." Tian Songzi sighed, waved his hand and said: "You go and draft a list, which young people need attention."

  "Yes." Yu Bai's expression was worried as he bowed and retreated.