Ya Fei took out a silk handkerchief carrying her body heat and meticulously wiped the sweat from Lu Heng’s forehead and neck.
The woman’s fragrance mixed with the herbal scent of the refining room, wafting into Lu Heng’s nose.
Leaning against Ya Fei’s soft embrace, he could feel the rise and fall of her chest and her undisguised concern.
“Sister Ya Fei, I’m fine.”
Lu Heng gave a weak smile, enjoying this moment of warmth.
“I’m just a bit exhausted.”
Ya Fei shot him a glare, but her movements became even gentler.
“What do you mean ‘fine’?
Your face is as pale as paper.
If you work yourself to exhaustion, who will I rely on in the future?”
As she spoke, she pulled a bottle of qi recovery pills from her storage ring, took one out, and popped it into Lu Heng’s mouth.
Holding the freshly made Blood Coagulation Pill, Gu Ni watched the scene of deep affection between the two and felt a bit like a third wheel.
“Um…”
Gu Ni cleared his throat and shook the Medicinal Pill in his hand.
“Young Miss, this Medicinal Pill…”
Ya Fei finally looked up, her expression returning to its usual shrewdness, though she didn’t let go of Lu Heng.
“Uncle Gu Ni, how much would this Medicinal Pill sell for at current market prices?”
“A normal Low Grade Blood Coagulation Powder is worth about several dozen to a hundred gold coins, but this has already formed a pill, and its quality is excellent.
Its efficacy is at least twice that of a normal one.”
Gu Ni pondered for a moment.
“It should be around two hundred gold coins.”
Leaning in Ya Fei’s arms, Lu Heng was quite satisfied upon hearing this number.
“Two hundred gold coins.”
For an ordinary person, it was a fortune, but for Lu Heng’s next plans, it was far from enough.
“However, for now, it wasn’t bad.”
“After all, this first-grade Blood Coagulation Powder wasn’t rare among first-grade pills.”
But his mind didn’t just contain the known Pill Formulas of this Dou Qi Continent; it also held Pill Formulas that didn’t exist in the Dou Qi Continent!
For example, the “essence nurturing powder” that could speed up Cultivation in the Dou Zhi Qi Stage, the “Gathering Yuan Pill” that allowed a Dou Zhe to directly increase their strength by one star without side effects, or the “condensing origin pill” that could help a Dou Shi Breakthrough.
These Medicinal Pills were all non-existent on the Dou Qi Continent, which was the power of Lu Heng’s myriad realms pharmacopoeia.
But, an ordinary man is innocent, but treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime.
The current Lu Heng was too weak.
Even with Ya Fei’s protection, the Mite’er Auction House wasn’t an absolute safe house.
A moment later, Lu Heng sat up from Ya Fei’s embrace.
“Sister Ya Fei, let’s value this Medicinal Pill at one hundred gold coins and sell it to the Auction House.
As for the cost of those medicinal herbs, deduct it from this.”
Ya Fei was stunned, a flash of surprise crossing her beautiful eyes.
This kid certainly kept things clear and separate.
“A small gift from your sister, and you want to calculate it so precisely?”
Ya Fei pretended to be angry, reaching out to poke his forehead lightly.
“Are you afraid your sister can’t afford the cost of those Purple Blue Leaves?”
Lu Heng didn’t dodge, letting her poke him with a smile on his face.
“Sister Ya Fei has always been helping me.
Now that I’ve been fortunate enough to become an Alchemist, I also want to repay Sister Ya Fei.”
To the side, Gu Ni nodded repeatedly as he listened.
This kid knows how things work!
“Since Lu Heng has this intention, Young Miss, you should accept it.”
Gu Ni placed the Medicinal Pill into a jade bottle and carefully sealed it.
“This Blood Coagulation Pill is of excellent quality.
If Lu Heng can refine more in the future, we will purchase them long-term at a definitely fair price.”
Looking at Lu Heng’s slightly pale but exceptionally serious face, Ya Fei felt a slight warmth in her heart.
In her Family, she had seen too many dramas of people turning against each other for profit, and too many faces that only knew how to take.
Lu Heng’s careful effort to maintain their relationship made her feel that her three years of investment hadn’t been in vain.
“Alright, as you wish.”
Ya Fei wasn’t one to be coy and readily agreed.
“We’ll count this Medicinal Pill as one hundred gold coins.
After deducting the herb costs, I’ll have the rest deposited into your Crystal Card.
However…”
Ya Fei’s tone shifted as she looked at Lu Heng with a beaming smile.
“Since you’re already an Alchemist, just knowing how to refine Blood Coagulation Pills won’t do.
Since you need to practice, why not take a few more formulas?”
This was exactly what Lu Heng wanted.
His current alchemy skills were entirely theory over practice.
Although the myriad realms pharmacopoeia in his mind was powerful, actually refining pills still required improving his refining techniques and Dou Qi cultivation.
The current Lu Heng was simply unable to refine the Medicinal Pills from the myriad realms pharmacopoeia.
“I’ll have to trouble Great Master Gu Ni then.”
Lu Heng turned to Gu Ni and cupped his hands.
“I would like to ask for a few first-grade Medicinal Pill formulas.”
“Spring Returning Powder, Blood-stopping Pill, Qi Increasing Powder…
the more basic, the better, and the more varieties, the better.”
Gu Ni tugged at his beard upon hearing this.
“You brat, don’t you know that biting off more than you can chew is a bad idea?”
Gu Ni widened his eyes.
“A typical apprentice would have to practice just the Blood Coagulation Powder for over half a year to ensure a success rate.
You want so many at once?
Aren’t you afraid of choking?”
Although he said that, Gu Ni still turned and walked toward a nearby bookshelf.
He rummaged through the shelves, pulled out several slightly yellowed parchment scrolls, and tossed them onto the stone platform.
“These are all common goods that can be bought at pharmacies outside; they aren’t worth much.
Since you have talent, there’s no harm in taking them to practice.”
Gu Ni brushed the dust off his hands.
“But let me give you a fair warning: alchemy’s greatest taboo is being impetuous.
If you ignore quality in pursuit of quantity and end up refining a pile of junk, don’t blame this old man for not accepting your Medicinal Pills.”
Lu Heng picked up the parchment scrolls and glanced at them casually.
As expected, they were all the most basic recipes.
The recipe for the Blood-stopping Pill used “Red Sun Grass,” and the main ingredient for the Qi Increasing Powder was “Ten-year Spirit Fruit.”
These formulas had been circulating on the Dou Qi Continent for hundreds of years; although stable, their efficiency was extremely low.
In the myriad realms pharmacopoeia within Lu Heng’s mind, there were no less than ten improved formulas for the Blood-stopping Pill.
By simply replacing one auxiliary herb or changing the extraction sequence, the efficacy could be doubled.
But this was exactly what Lu Heng needed.
He would use these basic formulas to mask the ones he was about to produce.
“Thank you, Great Master Gu Ni.”
Lu Heng solemnly put away the parchment scrolls.
Gu Ni had a kind smile on his face as he waved his hand dismissively.
“Alright, alright, go back and rest.
Look how pale your little face is.
If you faint in my refining room, the Young Miss will have my head.”
Ya Fei covered her mouth and chuckled.
“Then we’ll take our leave and stop disturbing Uncle Gu Ni.”
Ya Fei linked her arm with Lu Heng’s, leaning half her weight on him as if supporting an injured person, yet also like she was acting spoiled.
“Let’s go, my great Alchemist.
Your sister will walk you back to your room.”
The two walked out of the refining room, and the heavy stone door slowly closed behind them.
Gu Ni stood there, looking at the empty doorway and then at the jade bottle in his hand containing the top-quality Blood Coagulation Pill, letting out a long sigh.
“Nine years old, a first-grade Alchemist.” Gu Ni shook his head and muttered to himself with a bitter smile, “The world is truly about to change.”