Chapter 8

The next day, Ye Yiming didn't wake up too early or too late. Since he had gone to bed late last night, according to his usual habits, he would have definitely waited until the sun was high in the sky before getting up. However, because he was preoccupied with cultivation points, he woke up earlier than usual.

The moment he opened his eyes, Ye Yiming felt a stir in his heart, and then the attribute interface appeared before his eyes.

Cultivation Points: 68 points

Although his cultivation points had increased by 64 points overnight, Ye Yiming noticed that the green lotus seeds in his storage compartment were gone. The two remaining hundred-year-old ginseng roots could only last until the next day, after which he would have no more medicinal materials to absorb.

After finishing breakfast, Ye Yiming left home early. However, his destination today was not the Ye Family's "Ye's Apothecary" but the Medicine Tower.

After all, the Ye Family's "Ye's Apothecary" was just an ordinary apothecary, mainly responsible for providing the medicinal materials needed for simple illnesses of the Ye Family members and servants. Most of the medicinal materials were ordinary.

The Medicine Tower, on the other hand, was different. It was said to be established by a mysterious force, which was extremely powerful and had branches in many countries. Even the royal family of the Tianyang Kingdom respected the Medicine Tower. Due to its strength, the Medicine Tower had an abundance of medicinal materials, and even elixirs existed.

Elixirs! They were the supreme auxiliary items for cultivation! The reason Ye Yiming came to the Medicine Tower today was also for the elixirs. In his view, since medicinal materials had cultivation points, the elixirs made from these materials would definitely have a large number of cultivation points.

The Medicine Tower was not far from the Guogong Mansion. After passing through several main streets, Ye Yiming saw a five-story building over twenty meters tall.

Since he was coming to the Medicine Tower, Ye Yiming had naturally learned some information about it in advance. For example, in the five-story Medicine Tower, the first floor had medicinal materials with a growth period of ten to fifty years; the second floor had medicinal materials with a growth period of fifty to a hundred years; on the third floor, there were some basic elixirs, as well as medicinal materials over a hundred years old.

The fourth floor was not accessible to ordinary people. Even with Ye Yiming's identity, he did not have the qualifications to enter the fourth floor. Those who could enter the fourth floor were all people of high status, like Ye Yiming's grandfather, the Martial Duke of Wu.

However, there were only a few people with such status in the entire Tianyang Kingdom, so the fourth floor of the Medicine Tower was rarely opened. It was only during the elixir auction held by the Medicine Tower that a small number of elixirs would be released from the fourth floor. But these elixirs were all extremely precious, and every auction was fiercely contested.

As for the fifth floor of the Medicine Tower, Ye Yiming knew nothing about it. There were rumors that the fifth floor was specifically set up for Heaven-level experts, but he didn't know if it was true. However, Ye Yiming didn't think about going to the fifth floor. Today, he came to the Medicine Tower to buy some elixirs and medicinal materials over a hundred years old on the third floor.

Upon entering the Medicine Tower, Ye Yiming didn't stop for a moment and headed straight for the third floor. The several guards who had been following him, except for Ye Qi, all stayed at the entrance of the Medicine Tower.

This was a rule of the Medicine Tower. Even if you brought guards, you could only bring one. However, even so, no one dared to cause trouble in the Medicine Tower, not even the current crown prince.

Unlike the Ye Family's apothecary, the entire Medicine Tower, except for the first floor, had no medicinal smell. This was due to the Medicine Tower's strict protection measures for medicinal materials.

The first floor had a medicinal smell because it was where medicinal materials were collected, which was why there was some medicinal smell.

The scene Ye Yiming saw on the third floor surprised him even more. On the third floor, whether it was elixirs or medicinal materials, they were all stored in transparent crystal bottles.

Although Ye Yiming was surprised, he also felt a bit relieved. After all, he needed to see the medicinal materials to use the Detection Skill. If the bottles were not transparent, he would have to open each one to check!

The current situation was very advantageous for Ye Yiming. Without hesitation, his eyes lit up as he looked around the third floor and used the Detection Skill.

After using the Detection Skill, hearing the series of system prompts, Ye Yiming's eyes immediately widened, and he drooled, looking like a hungry ghost. This made Ye Qi, who was standing beside him, unable to bear it and gently pushed Ye Yiming.

Is it really necessary? It's just some medicinal materials and low-grade elixirs. With this thought, even Ye Qi's gaze towards Ye Yiming became a bit strange.

Ye Yiming didn't care about others' gazes at this moment. He was completely stunned by the cultivation points in the numerous medicinal materials before him.

All the medicinal materials were over a hundred years old, and among them were some two-hundred-year-old and three-hundred-year-old materials.

Just as Ye Yiming was drooling over these medicinal materials, the system gave another prompt that shocked him.

"System Prompt: Low-grade Warrior Elixir detected. System triggers Alchemy Skill. Opening condition requires 1 skill point! Do you wish to activate it?"

What? Alchemy Skill? The system actually has an Alchemy Skill?

Ye Yiming was completely stunned! What kind of skill is Alchemy Skill? It's an extremely valuable cultivation skill!!!

"System Prompt: Do you wish to activate the Alchemy Skill? In three seconds, if the host does not make a choice, the system will automatically assume the host is giving up the skill!"

Give up the skill? Are you kidding? Can such a valuable skill be given up?

"Activate! Activate! Activate! I'm a turtle if I don't activate it!" In his excitement, Ye Yiming forgot he was still in the Medicine Tower and shouted loudly.

Those who could enter the third floor of the Medicine Tower were all of high status. In such a setting, everyone maintained silence, even speaking in hushed tones. Someone like Ye Yiming, who shouted loudly, was probably the first in the history of the Medicine Tower since its establishment in the Tianyang Kingdom.

Ye Qi's mood at this moment was indescribable. If there were a crack in the ground, Ye Qi would have immediately dived into it.

Embarrassing! Too embarrassing!

Ye Qi instinctively covered his face and subtly moved to the side, putting some distance between himself and Ye Yiming.

Completely immersed in the system, Ye Yiming was unaware of what was happening around him. Even if he had known, he probably wouldn't have cared, as the information from the system was too shocking.

"System Prompt: Congratulations, host, for spending 1 skill point to activate the Alchemy Skill!"

Basic Alchemy Skill (0/1000): With the possession of elixir formulas and medicinal materials, you can currently refine elixirs of the Human, Earth, and Heaven grades. Success rate for Human-grade elixirs: 50%; success rate for Earth-grade elixirs: 10%; success rate for Heaven-grade elixirs: 1%; 0.01% chance of producing a variant elixir. When detecting elixirs, there is a 1% chance of restoring the elixir formula.

(Note: Due to the special nature of the Alchemy Skill, the skill proficiency increases by 1 point for each failed attempt. For successful attempts, the proficiency increases based on the quality of the elixir. You can also increase the Alchemy Skill proficiency using cultivation points, with 10 cultivation points increasing the proficiency by 1 point.)

After reading the introduction to the Alchemy Skill, Ye Yiming was overjoyed. Although the proficiency required to upgrade the Alchemy Skill was ten times that of other skills, and 10 cultivation points were needed for 1 skill point, this did not negate the power of the Alchemy Skill.

The system's prompts did not end there. After fully activating the Alchemy Skill, the system gave another prompt.

"System Prompt: Low-grade Warrior Elixir detected. Alchemy Skill triggered. Obtained a Low-grade Human-grade Warrior Elixir and its formula."

Warrior Elixir Formula: Can refine a Low-grade Human-grade Warrior Elixir. Required materials: Cardamom, Ginseng, Agastache, Fine Grass, White Fruit, Lotus, White Jade Flower, Fish Mint, Red Clover, Luo Tree Vine, Green Grass, Waterless, Leafless Grass.

Low-grade Warrior Elixir: No specific requirements for materials. Effect: After consumption by an ordinary person, they can become a Low-grade Warrior, with 10-20 cultivation points.

Mid-grade Warrior Elixir: Requires materials over ten years old. Effect: After consumption by a Low-grade Warrior, they can become a Mid-grade Warrior, with 100-200 cultivation points.

High-grade Warrior Elixir: Requires materials over a hundred years old. Effect: After consumption by a Mid-grade Warrior, they can become a High-grade Warrior, with 1000-2000 cultivation points.

This prompt made Ye Yiming once again witness the power of the Alchemy Skill. Just with a Low-grade Warrior Elixir, he obtained the formula for the Warrior Elixir, as well as the refining methods for Mid-grade and High-grade Warrior Elixirs. This was simply incredible.

Ye Yiming suddenly felt that today was a good day. First, he activated the Alchemy Skill, and then the system restored the formula for the Warrior Elixir, with a 1% chance. Wasn't this luck great?

"Master? Master?" Ye Qi, seeing that Ye Yiming had been standing there motionless for a long time, finally couldn't help but gently push him.

Ye Yiming was immediately snapped out of his daze by Ye Qi's push. Only then did he realize he was still in the Medicine Tower. Thinking about his earlier behavior, he felt a bit embarrassed, but when his gaze was once again drawn to the elixirs, that embarrassment was quickly forgotten.

However, it seemed that Ye Yiming's good luck had run out. After detecting over a dozen elixirs, the system did not trigger the restoration function. However, Ye Yiming did notice a problem.

The Warrior Elixirs present seemed to be of mediocre quality. For example, the five bottles of Low-grade Warrior Elixirs in front of him, each containing three Low-grade Warrior Elixirs, totaling fifteen Low-grade Warrior Elixirs.

Among these fifteen Low-grade Warrior Elixirs, the highest cultivation points were 13, and two of them had exactly 10 cultivation points. This was far from the 20 cultivation points described in the formula for the Warrior Elixir in his Alchemy Skill.

Even the single bottle of Mid-grade Warrior Elixir, containing three Mid-grade Warrior Elixirs, had cultivation points of 103, 110, and 114.

As for the High-grade Warrior Elixir, Ye Yiming didn't know, as he hadn't seen it. However, after making a comparison and considering other types of elixirs, Ye Yiming estimated that even the High-grade Warrior Elixir would have around 1200 cultivation points at most.

Therefore, Ye Yiming had a vague suspicion. If it wasn't that the alchemists of the Medicine Tower were incompetent, then the elixirs here were likely all substandard products rejected by the Medicine Tower. However, given the standards of the Medicine Tower, Ye Yiming's suspicion leaned towards the latter.

This conclusion shocked Ye Yiming. For so long, they had been buying substandard products.

Ye Yiming felt a bit uncomfortable, but this discomfort quickly disappeared.

Because Ye Yiming suddenly thought that if he refined Warrior Elixirs, it could be a way to make money.

In a daze, Ye Yiming suddenly saw a golden path beckoning to him!

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