Chapter 235: Exchanging Pill Recipes, Xuanqing Dan
Before seeing the person, they heard his voice. Elder Liu Tian's figure appeared, with his characteristic smiling face. Seeing that Elder Liu Tian did not blame him immediately, Xiao Ze quickly bowed in apology.
"Elder Liu Tian, during this time, I have neglected my task of protecting the Pill World. Thanks to you, no serious problems have occurred."
"Haha, don't worry. I know it's not without reason. Even from the refuge, I could sense the commotion you caused in the Thousand Medicines Mountains," Elder Liu Tian said, gesturing with his hand for Xiao Ze not to worry.
"Still, I am very grateful, Elder Liu Tian." Xiao Ze took out a spatial ring. "Here are some rare herbs from the Pill World. I believe they will be useful to you. Please accept them."
Elder Liu Tian saw the sincere expression on Xiao Ze's face and accepted the ring. He approached the table and, while checking the ring's contents, took out a pen to make notes. Initially, Elder Liu Tian didn't pay much attention to the herbs Xiao Ze offered, thinking they were just a small gesture of apology. However, seeing one of the herbs in the ring, his hand trembled slightly, leaving a stain on the notebook.
Elder Liu Tian didn't pay attention to the stain but exclaimed in surprise. "Soul Heart Herb?!"
Incredulous, Elder Liu Tian took it out of the ring and, seeing it up close, tried to return it to Xiao Ze. "No, Xiao Ze, the Soul Heart Herb is too valuable. I'll accept the others, but you must keep this."
Although with some regret, Elder Liu Tian handed back the herb. Seeing this, Xiao Ze smiled and shook his head. "Elder Liu Tian, please accept it. You have done so much for me."
"But this herb can enhance soul strength! Even for an eighth-grade alchemist, it is very valuable!" Elder Liu Tian insisted.
"Precisely why I am giving it to you. You have helped me a lot before, and this is the least I can do in gratitude."
After several persuasion attempts by Xiao Ze, Elder Liu Tian finally accepted the Soul Heart Herb, showing a smile on his face. For Elder Liu Tian, this herb was of great help.
With a wave of his hand, Elder Liu Tian used his spiritual energy to clean the notebook's stain and took out a scroll from his palm.
"This is my masterpiece, the recipe for the Xuanqing Dan. I originally thought of exchanging it for one of your recipes, perhaps the Hunyuan Jiu Pill, but now I give it to you in advance."
Hearing this, Xiao Ze was excited. Being the masterpiece of one of the eight great elders of the Pill Tower, this recipe was surely not for an ordinary pill; it was probably an eighth-grade pill. Xiao Ze knew very well the value of an eighth-grade pill recipe. After all, to obtain the Taixu Xuan Pill recipe, he had to pay a high price.
"This... Why don't we make the exchange as you said? Otherwise, I won't feel right."
Seeing Xiao Ze's seriousness, Elder Liu Tian understood that he didn't want to accept something so valuable without giving something of equivalent value in return, and he nodded. "Alright, I am also very interested in the Hunyuan Jiu Pill."
Seeing Xiao Ze take out a jade plaque in the shape of a dragon, Elder Liu Tian was slightly surprised. "The ancient alchemist who recorded the Hunyuan Jiu Pill recipe didn't do it with spiritual energy; it can only be seen with spiritual energy from this jade plaque," Xiao Ze explained, and Elder Liu Tian nodded, "There must be a special reason for using this recording method."
With his vast experience, Elder Liu Tian knew that alchemists preferred to use spiritual energy to record recipes. If another method was used, there had to be a special reason.
"You'll see why," Xiao Ze said, adding a bit of mystery, which made Elder Liu Tian smile as he took the jade plaque, "Let's see what surprise you have in store for me."
Elder Liu Tian used his powerful spiritual energy to investigate the jade plaque. Soon, his expression showed surprise. "So much information! It even includes summaries of failures! For an alchemist, this is like an invaluable treasure."
"Xiao Ze, you're giving me something very valuable."
"Since you are giving me your masterpiece, I cannot give something less valuable," Xiao Ze said, holding the Xuanqing Dan recipe. "To be honest, I don't know your masterpiece very well..."
"Don't worry, it's natural. This Xuanqing Dan is very special; it's an auxiliary pill."
"Have you heard of the seventh-grade Suxin Pill?"
Xiao Ze frowned, recalling, "Suxin Pill, a mid-grade seventh-grade pill, calms the mind and increases success in alchemy. It is a very potent auxiliary pill."
"Correct, and the Xuanqing Dan, which causes three-colored lightning during its refining, is an eighth-grade pill with even more potent effects," Elder Liu Tian said, stroking his beard proudly, especially seeing the surprise in Xiao Ze's eyes, his smile widened.
"Moreover, the Xuanqing Dan can heal damage and aftereffects caused by spiritual battles, such as shock, hallucinations, and loss of sensitivity."
Hearing this, Xiao Ze realized the immense value of the Xuanqing Dan. As an auxiliary pill, it was already coveted by many alchemists, being an enhanced version of the Suxin Dan. And it also had powerful healing effects for spiritual damage!
"No wonder it's your masterpiece, Elder Liu Tian. The elders of the Pill Tower have even more skills than I imagined," Xiao Ze said, complimenting him.
Elder Liu Tian nodded at Xiao Ze's compliment. "Although we elders may not have as much talent as you, we've spent many years in alchemy and have some outstanding pills."
"If you have the chance, you could obtain the masterpieces from other elders, which will enrich your collection of recipes."
"I understand," Xiao Ze bowed.
Then, both of them found a quiet place to study the recipes they had obtained.
Xiao Ze sat down and closed his eyes, letting his spiritual energy penetrate the scroll, filling his mind with information.
"The Xuanqing Dan is truly wonderful. It seems that the elders of the Pill Tower each have one or two masterpieces. If I have the chance, I might exchange for them."
(End of Chapter)
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