Longevity: Starting as a Sect Servant-Chapter 412 - 253: The First Alchemy Master (Long - ) (Part 3)
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A few days later, Shee Anqi and her husband paid a visit.
Li An, now appearing as the Vermilion Transformation Furnace, received them graciously.
"Brother Zhu’s failure to achieve the Fifth Grade Alchemist status is truly a great regret for the Primordial Spirit Realm!"
Jiang Shangfeng spoke with regret, saying, "Here is a small token from my wife and me, please accept it, Brother Zhu—"
He presented two Fourth Grade Spirit Medicines, both meant for restoring Primordial Qi and nurturing the Divine Soul.
Li An’s heart was stirred; Jiang Shangfeng is quite generous indeed.
Two Fourth Grade Spirit Medicines are certainly a substantial gift. Although Li An currently has nearly thirty of such medicines on hand and lacks none, that’s the result of scheming two Great Alchemists out of their lifetime savings!
Do they want a favor?
Li An said, "Patriarch is too courteous. Such a generous gift, how could Zhu dare accept it?"
Shee Anqi spoke up at the right moment, "To be honest, Brother Zhu, my husband and I wish to ask for your help with something."
"Please just say it, madam."
"My husband is preparing to attempt a breakthrough to Divinity Transformation, but he suffered some hidden injuries in his early years and we wish to ask you to refine pills to help him recover. I wonder if it’s possible?"
Li An’s heart stirred slightly, for from the moment they entered, he had noticed that Shee Anqi herself was in poor condition!
Her Life Essence Qi seemed depleted; such symptoms suggest that Shee Anqi had attempted to break through to Divinity Transformation and failed, leading to this deficiency!
Why did the Jiang Clan suddenly rise? Even without a single Divinity Transformation cultivator, they could vaguely rival the New Dao Alliance? Simply because of support from the Dao Sect!
Yet currently, the Jiang Clan remains in the Primordial Spirit Realm, seeming to thrive, but Li An understands that it seems they have not successfully entered the Dao Sect!
At least, they have not become a vassal family of the Dao Sect, otherwise clear news would have already been circulated.
This means that the Jiang Clan’s glory truly stems from the relations between Tan Qingxue and Shee Anqi.
With failed attempts at Divinity Transformation, Shee Anqi’s Life Essence deficit means she’ll only live about another three hundred years, after she’s gone, what then?
Thus, the Jiang Clan is anxious to produce one or two Divinity Transformations in these few years, solidifying their foundation this way.
And now, Li An, showing near Fifth Grade alchemy skills, not just in South Peak Continent but the entire Primordial Spirit Realm, is considered the top Alchemy Master, hence inviting him to ensure everything goes well.
"Alright."
Li An agreed temporarily.
As for Jiang Shangfeng... Li An definitely does not want him to succeed in breaking through to Divinity Transformation.
No other reason, as a Honored Guest Elder to the Jiang Clan, the stronger the main family, the lower his Honored Guest Elder position becomes, and he’s more easily controlled by them.
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Just as Li An got ready to create pills for the Jiang Clan, a new guest arrived, surprisingly from the New Dao Alliance!
A Nascent Soul Elder from Tianwu Sect, named Wu Jue Mountain.
"I heard about your failure at achieving the Fifth Grade Alchemist, truly a sigh-worthy regret..."
After some customary pleasantries, Wu Jue Mountain finally revealed the real intent: "We wish to ask you to refine Life-extending Pills, would you be able to?"
"The higher the grade, the better, and if you can exceed Fourth Grade, my sect will be most generous—"
Li An understood immediately.
Tianwu Sect’s Sect Leader, the New Dao Alliance’s Alliance Leader, and Great Cultivator at Divinity Transformation Stage, Wu Juelun, the last battle had consumed too much, nearly ending his life...
Approaching life’s end, thus seeking the Life-extending Pill.
The Life-extending Pill is quite a peculiar thing, lower-grade ones work best.
For example, Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators getting a Second Grade Life-extending Pill can easily extend life by forty or fifty years.
However, for Core Formation, Nascent Soul or Divinity Transformation cultivators, extending life becomes exponentially difficult!
No other reason, the stronger the cultivation, the more life potential one can develop, with life completely exhausted, life-extension becomes greatly challenging.
Fifth Grade Life-extending Pill, the New Dao Alliance doesn’t even have the possibility of acquiring it, as there’s no one in the Primordial Spirit Realm capable of refining it.
Dao Sect? Although Wu Juelun had once worked for Dao Sect, they wouldn’t give him such a thing.
No other reason, such esteemed Dao Sect believes in knowing one’s fate aligns with the Righteous Dao, shouldn’t force longevity, especially old cultivators at death’s door should not harbor resentment, wasting resources, increasing karma, so they regulate Life-extending Pills strictly, requiring permission through layers to use.
Thus, Tianwu Sect has to settle for looking for Fourth Grade Life-extending Pills in Primordial Spirit Realm.
But Fourth Grade Life-extending Pills surely yield poor effects for Wu Juelun, extending life a few years at most.
Therefore, they came to Li An.
After all, an alchemist capable of attempting Fifth Grade pills is considered top-tier in the Primordial Spirit Realm!
"Sorry,"
Li An promptly declined, "Recently I have a batch of pills Jiang Clan urgently needs refined, and I’m afraid for the next three to five years, I’m unable to spare time..."
Wu Jue Mountain sighed deeply, unable to insist, he eventually departed.
After Wu left, Li An contemplated and decided to begin refining the Life-extending Pill!
Directly agreeing to Wu Jue Mountain, benefits wouldn’t be maximized, might even attract some trouble, for sure there are people in the Primordial Spirit Realm hoping for Wu Juelun to die...
His idea is to auction them.
This way, those wishing to save Wu Juelun and those hoping for his demise will compete fiercely, allowing Li An to earn the most, and offending no one...
He immediately started focused cultivation and pill refinement.
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Two years later.
Li An provided the Jiang Clan with some pills they needed.
These pills appear problem-free, but in fact, they don’t truly remedy Jiang Shangfeng’s hidden injuries, instead, they’ll just temporarily conceal them, and when he tries to break through, most likely the hidden injuries will resurface, possibly leading to death...
