Alchemy Hall

Seeing Wei Fang still hesitate, Zhu Ju added, "Hundred spirit stones for half of the remaining medicine."

Zhu Ju didn't believe Wei Fang would refuse the trade with the amount she offered.

So much?

Wei Fang was startled, then calmed down. Even though he likes to imagine and doesn't know how the world works, he is not a fool.

There must be a reason for someone to ask for his medicine at such a high price. After all, the healing pills he consumed before were only worth seven to eight spirit stones; the difference was simply like heaven and earth.

Then he remembered what the system description of the medicine was: 'heal any injuries for someone below Nascent Soul'.

He looked at the bottle in his hand again. It was such precious medicine, and he used it arbitrarily. He didn't think about much at first because he still had suspicions about the system, and after using it once, he got used to it and forgot about it.

Thinking about how much a bottle of healing medicine for the Core Formation cultivator cost makes his head dizzy.

Wasteful, too wasteful!

If he sells it and buys the ones for Qi Condensation Cultivator instead, he could buy hundreds of them.

His heart was aching so much thinking about it that he couldn't help but want to smack the past him for being so stupid.

Oh right! The medicine was from the system; can it be sold?

[Yes, the host doesn't need to worry; the system is not unreasonable. Anything the system gave didn't have any restrictions. After all, the system already gave it to the host, and as a proud system, the system would never take back what was already given.]

Wei Fang was relieved.

Zhu Ju, who saw Wei Fang lost in a daze, thought that her offer was not satisfactory.

She gritted her teeth and raised her offer: "150 spirit stones! That was the highest offer I can give; if you didn't want to sell it, then the deal is off."

150 spirit stones? Too cheap! After all, it was medicine that could be used by someone in the Core Formation realm.

But how should he tell her about it?

After all, what is the Core Formation realm?

It was a stage where, if one reached it, they could become elders in the sect instantly; only the sect master and grand elders were Nascent Soul cultivators.

What's that implied?

It means that the medicine was so precious that even elders would want it if they knew.

But how should he say it?

He can't say, 'This medicine can be used by someone in the Core Formation realm; how can you offer such a cheap price?' Right?

After all, the reason he gave her was that he used it out of desperation. And in the first place, he was only Qi Condensation kid; would she believe him if he said it?

Maybe she would think that he was a lunatic instead.

"Mmm, Sister Zhu Ju, it's not that I don't want to sell it; just how should I say it.." Wei Fang said this after he saw impatience in Zhu Ju's expression.

"You can just say what you want; there is no need to worry, and call me 'miss or senior sister'; we are not that close."

"If Miss Zhu Ju says so, this medicine was of unknown origin; I didn't even know where it came from and only knew of its use recently.

"I didn't know how much my medicine was worth, but I also felt that it was extraordinary."

"No need to talk in circles; just say directly what you want to say." Zhu Ju cut him off.

"Okay, I think this medicine also works for someone in the Core Formation realm, so if I sold it to you for 150 spirit stones, I would be at a loss!"

"Are you crazy?" Zhu Ju looked at Wei Fang as if she were looking at a lunatic.

"I didn't." Wei Fang answered instantly.

Zhu Ju looked at Wei Fang, wondering if he was trying to fool her, but she found that Wei Fang's gaze was firm and did not look like someone who was lying.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I am sure. How about this? We could just try it on some Core Forma..."

Wei Fang's voice trailed; he didn't think his idea was feasible; they were both still Qi Condensation kids; where would they find someone in the Core Formation realm to test the medicine? Core Formation cultivator was not just any peddler on the streets.

"I know someone in the Core Formation realm who could help us, but what if it doesn't work?"

"Don't worry, I guarantee it would work!" Wei Fang has already trusted the system.

"But what if..."

Wei Fang knew what she meant: "If it doesn't work, then the medicine will be yours."

Zhu Ju is weighing the pros and cons of it. If it really worked for someone in the Core Formation realm, then she would hit the jackpot, and if not, she would get a few scoldings and get the medicine for free. She didn't seem to make a loss here.

"Okay, let's go!"

"Where to?"

"Alchemy Hall, of course!"

***

The alchemy hall was a mysterious place for someone like Wei Fang; he only joined the sect for about three months, so he never went to any of the sect's halls except the mission hall and outer hall.

The alchemy hall was a place where pills and medicines with unimaginable effects were produced. This sentence rings true in any sect, so if someone was new to cultivation and just joined a sect, they would find it mysterious and grand.

That was only the expectation and imagination of the new disciples, though.

When Wei Fang himself arrived inside the alchemy hall, his imagination shattered.

"Who is it? Who has exploded his furnace again?"

"Fack! This time it was so smelly."

A man's angry roar could be heard inside the hall, and a weird smell permeated the air.

The disciples in the alchemy hall seemed already used to it, as they just covered their noses and did their own thing.

Luckily, the alchemy hall was full of alchemists refining pills and many herbs, so the weird smell was overpowered not long after.

"Don't mind it; it was just a usual occurrence here; that's why I came to the healing department to look for fresh air." Zhu Ju explained.

"Just what is that weird smell?"

"Oh, it was the smell of a failed pill."

"Does it always smell so bad like this?"

"Of course not; the smell of a failed pill was not always the same; there were even times when the smell was so fragrant that the alchemist tried to reproduce it again instead of trying to successfully refine the pill."

Zhu Ju shook her head when she said it. It was clear that she didn't approve of such behavior.

Even if his imagination about the alchemy hall was a bit short, he was still in awe of it.

The alchemy hall was full of the scent of herbs and medicine. He felt so refreshed when inhaling it; of course, after the weird smell was gone, that's it.

"Truly a mystical place!" He blurted out.

"You would feel sick of it after living here for a long time."

"Why?"

"Ugh, don't ask about it; many people here are lunatics when it comes to alchemy." She said.

Wei Fang looked at her in a strange way, and his expression said, 'Aren't you the same then?'

"Of course, I am also the same. Which sane person would offer 150 spirit stones just for healing medicine for Qi Condensation?"

Wei Fang was a bit surprised that she admitted it.

Right!

Even if it could heal injuries in a matter of seconds, if it only worked for someone at the Qi Condensation, then it would not be worth that much.

"Okay, here we are!"

Zhu Ju stopped in front of a room before knocking.

"Who is it?" A voice sounded from inside the room.

"Master, it's me, Zhu Ju!"

"Oh, you came back from the healing department?" The voice sounded dissatisfied.

"Yes."

"Come in!"

"When we are inside, let me do all the talking; you just need to stay at the side quietly and provide the medicine." Zhu Ju said as she entered.

Wek Fang also followed inside.