Chapter 80: Analysis, Completing the Elixir Formula

"Come, let's drink to this cup!"

"From now on, we'll be thousands of miles apart. I wish you a smooth journey and a safe trip, Sister Xiuxiu!"

Under the moonlight, in the small courtyard.

Five people sat together, eating and drinking, the atmosphere lively.

If someone didn't know the situation, they might think it was a celebration of some kind.

But in fact, it was a farewell banquet for Fu Xiuxiu.

This woman, not old in age but gentle and firm in her demeanor, had left a good impression on everyone.

Therefore, her departure truly made the people in the courtyard feel a bit reluctant.

Fu Xiuxiu put down her wine cup, her gaze sweeping over everyone, lingering particularly long on Gu Caiyi.

"I'm leaving, and there are some things I can't take with me, so I've left most of them to Feng Xia."

"But I've also prepared some gifts for you, Xiao Ling."

"This is a flavor-removal talisman. Xiao Ling, you've been at the Hundred Herbs Hall for a long time, and the various herbal scents will inevitably linger on your body. I know you don't like those mixed smells. With this talisman, you can regularly activate it to remove the odors."

Xiao Ling looked at the white talisman with surprise and gratitude.

"Sister Xiuxiu, you're the one leaving, shouldn't we be the ones to give you gifts? How can we accept this?"

Fu Xiuxiu gently shook her head and took out two pots of spirit plants from her storage bag.

"Moonlight Grass, Xiao Luo, I know you've always liked it. Since it's inconvenient for me to take it with me, I'll give it to you!"

Luo Chen opened his mouth, intending to refuse, but couldn't bring himself to do so.

The Moonlight Grass was indeed very beneficial to him.

It could calm his mind and even once woke him from a heart tribulation.

He later thought about why he encountered a heart tribulation at a low level.

Apart from overwork and external stimuli, the complex mindset of a穿越者 (穿越者 means "穿越者" in Chinese, which can be translated as "穿越者" in English, but in this context, it means "a person from another world" or "a穿越者") was undoubtedly another reason.

The Moonlight Grass was indeed a powerful tool for cultivation.

While he was hesitating, Fu Xiuxiu had already handed another small pot to the surprised Gu Caiyi.

"Hydrangea, I've always wanted to grow it in the courtyard, but I always failed."

Someone's face turned red.

"This pot, I only managed to cultivate it successfully a few days ago."

"Caiyi, I'm giving this flower to you."

This time, there was no dislike in her eyes, only a faint admiration.

"You're different from them. Now that you've left the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, your future might be a bit harder."

"But I believe that even if your eyes are full of dust, your heart remains as clear as a mirror, knowing what you truly want. Even if you find yourself in the mire in the future, I hope you can be like this hydrangea, always growing towards the sun."

Gu Caiyi covered her mouth, her eyes welling up with tears.

Women are always so emotional.

Luo Chen held the Moonlight Grass, which he had been taking care of, now truly belonging to him.

He said somewhat embarrassedly, "We should have given you a gift, Sister Xiuxiu. After all, you're going to a place where you don't know anyone, and you'll have to start all over again."

"Start all over again?"

Fu Xiuxiu smiled slightly, "Yes, leaving this place of sorrow, everything should start anew."

Seeing the sad expressions of the others, she suddenly shared a piece of news.

"The Divine Talisman Sect has given me a chance. If I can successfully build my foundation within five years, I can become an inner disciple."

Everyone was surprised.

She had failed once before, yet the Divine Talisman Sect was still willing to give her another chance?

Doesn't that mean the Divine Talisman Sect will provide a foundation-building pill?

Fu Xiuxiu didn't elaborate on the specifics.

But everyone stopped worrying about her and instead wished her success in building her foundation, hoping she would become prosperous and not forget them.

"Are you leaving in five days?"

"By then, I should be free. I'll come to see you off!"

Luo Chen seemed to remember something and said so.

In the quiet room, Luo Chen took the Qi-nourishing pill and practiced the Eternal Spring Technique amidst the faint fragrance of the Moonlight Grass.

After one round of practice, he glanced at the attribute panel, and the progress bar for his realm had increased a bit.

After finishing, he felt somewhat tired but more joyful.

The feeling of getting immediate feedback for every effort was indeed addictive.

Lying in bed, he took out the animal skin again.

"Blood Fiend Pill, I wonder if I can directly start with it?"

He had 21 achievement points, enough to start with two first-stage elixir formulas.

But the Blood Fiend Pill was a second-stage elixir.

As he pondered, the achievement points section on the attribute panel flickered, and a few new lines appeared.

[Achievement Points: 21 points (can be used to start corresponding realm techniques, spells, and skills)]

[The host is currently at the first stage of cultivation and the first stage of alchemy. Ten times the achievement points are required to start.]

[Incomplete elixir formulas of the same stage can be analyzed and completed with increased achievement points, and then started.]

Seeing these three lines of notes, Luo Chen was taken aback.

Then, he was overjoyed!

It wasn't that he couldn't start, just that he didn't have enough achievement points.

Moreover, this system had the function of analyzing and completing incomplete elixir formulas.

In that case, after he breaks through to the foundation-building stage, couldn't he complete the Jade Dew Pill formula?

The Jade Dew Pill wasn't some obscure elixir.

It was a mainstream cultivation elixir for female cultivators and those with a yin-soft constitution, with a very good market!

Moreover, if he sold this elixir, he wouldn't have to worry about the Jade Tripod Sword Sect and the Medicine King Sect causing trouble.

Because this elixir comes from beyond the Six Eastern Realms, from a sect in the Eastern Wasteland that primarily cultivates female disciples.

If he could advance to the foundation-building stage and complete the Jade Dew Pill formula, it would likely become a significant source of income for Luo Chen.

Stay calm, be composed, don't panic!

Luo Chen didn't think too far ahead but focused on the present.

"Uncle Mi clearly said he has a complete elixir formula and an incomplete one."

"Perhaps, I can make good use of them."

The next day, as soon as it was light.

Luo Chen and Gu Caiyi hurried out, heading straight for the Slanting Moon Valley.

The Great River Market was remote but large!

Because it was remote, most of the land around the market was not utilized.

The best-used area was undoubtedly the outer city shantytowns surrounding the inner city, with tens of thousands of houses scattered in all directions.

And except for the areas close to the inner city, most were still quite scattered.

Just like the small courtyard Luo Chen initially lived in, there were no neighbors within a kilometer.

The cultivators weren't fools either.

With the tacit approval of the Jade Tripod Sword Pavilion, they made reasonable use of the land.

For example, the Li family, Duan family, and Nangong family, which Luo Chen and Wang Yuan mentioned in passing, were cultivation families that occupied some minor spirit veins.

As the largest local independent cultivator force, the Mountain Breaker Gang naturally wouldn't miss out on some good places.

The Slanting Moon Valley was one of them.

Upon entering, Luo Chen felt the sparse but slightly denser spiritual energy compared to the outer city.

"This place once had a star silver vein, which was excavated by the Jade Tripod Sword Pavilion and then left abandoned."

"Later, Chief Mi spent some spirit stones, and the Slanting Moon Valley became ours."

Sikong Shoujia pointed to the busy crowd in the valley and said with a smile, "Don't look at it as just an abandoned mine valley. There's actually a branch of a spirit vein underground, which can be used to cultivate some low-stage spirit herbs."

Luo Chen and Gu Caiyi followed his finger and indeed saw large patches of spirit herbs planted in the spirit fields or on the mountain cliffs.

Gu Caiyi couldn't help but ask, "Can it be used for cultivation?"

"It can, but the effect is definitely not as good as the main spirit vein in the inner city," Sikong Shoujia said.

Luo Chen smacked his lips, "It's already very good, much better than the outer city where I first lived."

Gu Caiyi, who had experienced renting in the outer city, sighed, "A place like this, I'm sure independent cultivators would envy it!"

"Envy?"

Sikong Shoujia sneered, "That requires the strength to break in."

Both Luo and Gu agreed with this.

The Slanting Moon Valley wasn't a public toilet that anyone could enter and leave freely.

This place was home to two major branches of the Mountain Breaker Gang.

Among them, there were four cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Condensation: Sikong Shoujia, Murong Qinglian, Gu Caiyi, and an executive of the Medicine Hall.

In addition, there were six cultivators at the seventh and eighth levels of Qi Condensation.

This lineup, combined with over a hundred early and mid-stage cultivators, and the easily defensible terrain, made it a fortress.

Who could attack it without reaching the foundation-building stage?

"Our Alchemy Hall is built in the safest and deepest part of the Slanting Moon Valley. Chief Luo, shall we go see your alchemy room first?"

(End of Chapter)