Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 245 Rolling Dragon’s Back Zheng’s family, Danxia Palace in the south of the city, 400,000 a year!

Thirty miles away from Tianlan Fairy City, there is a steep and wide ridge that runs through seven peaks of different sizes.

 This place is called Rolling Dragon’s Backbone.

 Sitting on the first-order spiritual veins, and mountain fires erupt from time to time on the mountain ridge, thus forming a unique natural environment.

Various resources are spread across the seven peaks and the ridge that looks like a rolling dragon.

Such a spiritual place is naturally a holy land for cultivation that low-level immortal cultivators dream of.

Not to mention climbing the ridge, the mountains at the foot of the mountain alone have spiritual energy spreading that is more or less comparable to the concentration of first-order spiritual veins.

 It’s just that this place has been owned for a long time.

 Generally, casual cultivators would not dare to come forward and disturb him.

 The Rolling Dragon Zheng Family!

Within the scope of Tianlan Immortal City, there is a famous foundation-building and immortal cultivating family.

Having a rich background, it is rumored that the ancestor who founded the family was a fake elixir realm being from the Yan League.

 Although the ancestor has passed away long ago.

 But in the end, he left a good legacy to the family.

This background is not just about spiritual stone instruments.

 It also includes connections, spiritual understanding, and a skill that the entire family can rely on for a living.

 Alchemy!

The Zheng family is one of the few cultivating families who make a living by refining alchemy.

A first -order elixir called Huozhi Maru is rich in a large amount of aura. Although the medicine is irritable, it is easy to hurt the meridians during the practice.

 But at least it is an orthodox cultivation elixir, and the price is much cheaper than the first-level elixirs in Lingyao Pavilion and Qingdan Valley.

 Hence, it is also quite popular among casual practitioners.

 Hundreds of years.

The Zheng family relies on the Huozhiwan business to make a living, and their life is pretty good.

Not only did he establish his position as the master of the seven peaks of Rolling Dragon's Backbone.

 At present, there are three foundation-building cultivators in the clan.

The Supreme Elder has built six levels of the foundation, and is only one step away from building the later stage of the foundation.

The head of the family, Zheng Kejian, also exists in the middle stage of foundation building.

 Among the younger generation, there were also people who were promoted to the foundation building stage twenty years ago.

In this way, three generations, old, middle and young, are building foundations in one discipline, which is really great!

However.

Outsiders can only see their beautiful scenery, but they can’t see their current predicament.

Hozhi pills are indeed popular.

 However, this elixir is expensive and difficult to refine.

 The chief alchemist of the clan has been refining for many years, but he can only reliably produce medium-grade Huozhi Pills.

In this case, the benefits are far less huge than casual cultivators think.

Today, Huozhiwan's income can barely support the three major foundation-building cultivators.

 As for the people below Fuze, it is very difficult to do it.

 In order to save resources.

Zheng Kejian, the head of the family, knowing that there was no hope of forming a pill, even gave the second-level cave in Tianlan Peak to his son.

However.

House seemingly endless rain!

 While he was still thinking about how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and create another source of income for the family.

 The business of Basic Huozhi Wan suddenly began to decline.

"When did it start?"

Zheng Kejian suppressed the anger in his heart.

 He has stopped practicing so hard recently, so he has plenty of time.

 So, I deliberately checked the account books for the past year.

 It’s okay if you don’t know the point!

 As soon as I took inventory, I noticed something was wrong.

In the past, after the cultivation resources supporting the two major foundation-building practices were consumed, tens of thousands of spiritual stones were often left to train the family's descendants.

 However, in the past year, this surplus has become less and less.

 Twenty thousand, ten thousand, five thousand…

 In the past three months, even the cultivation resources of the ancestor and his son have been affected.

Not to mention, the resources of the family’s descendants were directly cut off.

No one informed him of such a big thing!

The monk from the Zheng family couldn't help but tremble when he saw his expression that was almost volcanic. He couldn't even speak clearly.

“I don’t know, it seems like...the last two months? No, it seems like a year ago? That’s not right either..."

 “Calm down, why are you trembling!”

Zheng Kejian glared at him, and the pressure of his spiritual consciousness was like a basin of cold water poured on him.

The other party shivered and spoke even more awkwardly.

  Scared!

Zheng Kejian took a deep breath and glanced at everyone in the hall.

These people!

 Being protected by the family, life is really going smoothly.

Yao Wu Yangwei is not thinking, and even the most important elixir business of the family has begun to be unwilling.

If he hadn't been checking the account books, he wouldn't have discovered such a huge financial loophole.

 “Go check it out for me!”

“Find out exactly when, who, and what happened that led to the decline of my Zheng family’s elixir business.”

 “Within three days, no, one day!”

“I will give you one day to hand over all the information.”

With a wave of his hand, the people below quickly left the hall and got busy. .

Seeing the group of people fleeing, Zheng Kejian became so angry that he slapped the valuable wooden table to pieces.

“I’m afraid I won’t be able to find anything just by relying on these wine bags and rice bags.”

“I have to go there myself!”

 …

 After changing the appearance, condensing the aura, and disguising oneself.

Zheng Kejian stepped into Tianlan Fairy City

This is the first time he has stepped into this huge fairy city after giving up the second-level cave to his son who was just entering the foundation building stage.

I have to say that after entering the city, he felt extremely envious when he saw those fellow foundation builders going in and out of major shops and buying practice resources wantonly.

However, that’s not the purpose today!

  But to find out the reason for the decline in the Zheng family's elixir business.

 In fact, this reason is relatively easy to guess. It is simply that the price of raw materials has increased, resulting in an increase in the cost of the elixir and a decrease in profits.

  Or perhaps, a competitor has appeared.

 As for the issue of your own elixir?

 He never thought about it.

It is already a great thing for those casual cultivators who are like weeds to have access to cheap elixirs.

How dare you be picky?

 He planned to first find a familiar fellow foundation builder to inquire about the current situation of Tianlan Immortal City.

It’s just that the steps haven’t been taken yet.

 At a crossroads, he was stopped by a monk in the Qi Refining Stage.

“Fellow Taoist, do you want to know more about Chalcedony Pill?”

 At this moment, Zheng Kejian's state revealed to the outside world was in the middle stage of Qi refining.

 Very crude means of concealment.

 Foundation-building monks can see through it at a glance.

 But in the eyes of ordinary monks in the Qi Refining Stage, they would only regard him as a person with low cultivation level.

 He asked curiously: "What kind of elixir is that?"

The monk smiled and put a piece of paper filled with writing directly into his hand.

"This is?"

 As far as the eye can see, the paper is about one palm wide and two palms long.

　　The page is not big, but it is filled with all kinds of words.

  【Chalcedony Pill: A must-have item for Qi refining monks to practice at home! 】

　　【Top-grade products are only available for 85 yuan, and there are huge store opening discounts! 】

　　【Zhongmiaowan: Revitalize a man's virility, and there is no time limit for the great path. It allows you to enjoy bliss while practicing hard! 】

 【Peiyuan Spiritual Liquid...】

　　【Bigu San...】

A dazzling array of products fills this entire white page.

On the back of the white paper, a route map was drawn.

Starting from entering the city, we passed through Nanyang Street, Lingshou Street... we walked all the way, covering almost a quarter of the distance of Tianlan Fairy City, and finally stopped at the remote Yuelu Street.

 The details of the route are simply outrageous!

Even some specialty shops are marked along the way.

It can be said that even if you don't care about the pills on the front, just the road map behind it is of great collection value for casual cultivators.

Especially those casual cultivators who have just arrived in Tianlan Immortal City.

 No matter whether you are in the Qi refining stage or the foundation building stage, you will not reject such a road map.

 With this map, you can at least have an idea of ​​some areas of Tianlan Fairy City, and you won’t have to be ripped off by local guides.

 Zheng Kejian held the paper and asked, "What is this?"

 “A flyer from Danxia Palace!” The monk who handed out the flyer chuckled.

Zheng Kejian suppressed his impatience and asked seriously: "I mean, are the elixirs above really sold so cheaply? They can't be inferior elixirs! Also, what kind of power does this Danxia Palace belong to? "

“Danxia Palace is naturally my property, Luo Tianhui!”

Monk Luo Tianhui said proudly: "As for the price of the elixirs above, fellow Taoists can come into the store and have a look. You will definitely come home with a full load!"

“Oh, by the way, our Danxia Palace is a bit far from here. The route map on the back of this flyer marks a small road that can reach us the fastest..."

 Seeing that I couldn’t get any specific information from him.

Zheng Kejian didn’t ask any more questions.

Just then a beast cart came next to him, and with a wave of his hand, he got directly into the cart.

Monk Luo Tianhui was still chatting, but when he saw him getting into the car, he couldn't help but be startled.

 Then he muttered:

“He is still a wealthy casual cultivator. He rides in a beast cart when entering the city.”

 Inside the black python beast’s carriage.

 Suffering from the faint smell of monster corpses, Zheng Kejian read the "leaflet" seriously.

 Elixir worth eighty spiritual stones?

 It’s still top quality!

 Intuition told him that this Chalcedony Pill might be the culprit that squeezed his Huozhi Pill!

 “Danxia Palace, Luo Tianhui…”

Muttering these two names, Zheng Kejian's eyes narrowed slightly.   …

Yuelu Street!

In Tianlan Fairy City, an inconspicuous small street.

 Mainly composed of a fupi shop, a fumo shop, a medicine shop, and an inn.

 Because of the presence of these shops related to talisman and seal production, this street is always filled with some strange smells.

 In addition, the business of that inn is not very good.

Only some poor wandering cultivators, seeking cheap accommodation, would come here to stay temporarily.

 A year ago, a new neighbor was attracted to this street.

As soon as I came here, I rented a vacant three-story building!

It is located in the center of Yuelu Street and is extremely eye-catching.

 Basically, anyone who enters this street will notice it immediately.

 At first, everyone didn’t take this new neighbor seriously.

 Later I discovered that there were many female nuns inside!

They are all young and beautiful, and they speak very nicely. Their few words make people feel like they are in the spring breeze, as if they are back home.

Not only that, from time to time, they also give some fruits and snacks produced in the store to their neighbors.

 As time goes by, everyone’s relationship will get better.

 It didn’t take long for the store to open.

Danxia Palace!

 Mainly engaged in elixir business, with many categories.

Even some of the items in it, such as Bigu Powder and Peiyuan Spiritual Liquid, are just common products on the market, but they are not cheap!

Those neighbors dropped by when they had nothing to do. They were soft-spoken and short-tempered. Later, they also helped to promote Danxia Temple.

 There are customers who are wandering around and can't find their way. When they meet them, they will often give them some advice.

Gradually.

 The business of Danxia Palace is gradually getting better.

 There are many reasons to get better.

For example, the maids here are all very eloquent and well-spoken people.

 For example, the things here, whether they are elixirs or magic weapons, are of high quality and low prices.

 Even casual cultivators who are short of money can afford it.

There are other reasons, and everyone sees them one by one.

 At this moment.

The third floor of Danxia Hall is located.

Luo Chen, wearing a white Taoist robe, was flipping through the account books.

Opposite him are Gu Caiyi and Xu Xiaoliu, standing with hands in their hands.

Perhaps it’s because Luo Chen’s cultivation is becoming more and more advanced, or maybe it’s because his majesty is getting stronger.

 The two of them were respectful and did not dare to breathe.

Glancing at the two of them from the corner of his eye, Luo Chen continued to look down at the account book.

 One year!

 All the previous expenditure costs have been earned back, and there is still a surplus.

 A year ago, he made the decision and rented this three-story building from Binglan Palace.

 The rent paid is extremely cheap!

 First of all, it’s because Yuelu Street is too remote, and mostly supplies raw materials, without a commercial atmosphere.

 Secondly, it is also related to his cooperation with Tantai Xun.

 The annual rent for this shop only costs 5,000 low-grade spiritual stones.

This is definitely considered cheap in Tianlan Immortal City.

 The same area can be counted in tens of thousands with a little more care.

 Having this store is a good thing for Luo Tianhui’s business!

  You can show your signs.

 Especially, you can also find a safe and regular sales point for the goods produced by Luo Tianhui.

Although Biyougu is good, it is too remote after all.

 After Wang Yuange killed Cao Wanchun, he really lost a lot of popularity.

 Wanting to cultivate popularity and business atmosphere cannot be achieved overnight.

 That’s why Luo Chen chose to take a two-pronged approach.

 Develop inside and outside the city at the same time.

 This year, in addition to his daily practice, he put aside all magic practices and devoted almost all his time to refining alchemy and cultivating talents.

 For one year, he refined the seven-month Chalcedony Pill and the four-month Jade Dew Pill without stopping.

 In between, a large amount of Tongyou Pill was refined.

Such a huge alchemy project, in addition to his own profound spiritual foundation and superb alchemy attainments, also requires the cooperation of the alchemy monks.

 Getting results is extremely gratifying.

 Forty thousand chalcedony pills were refined!

Not only that.

 Under his daily supervision and guidance, Qu Lingjun was finally able to refining the middle-grade chalcedony elixir stably.

Although the elixir formation rate is not high, the number of elixirs produced in each furnace is not as stable as Luo Chen.

 But at least the output can be stabilized.

 He is not the only talent Luo Chen has cultivated.

  Rice grains!

 is also the object of his training.

This talent who was first buried by Mi Shuhua actually had a certain talent for alchemy.

It's just that Mi Shuhua was overthrowing the talent and asked her to refine the difficult chalcedony elixir from the beginning, which naturally failed to achieve any results.

 Luo Chen’s cultivation of rice grains…

 In other words, it shouldn’t be called cultivation, but stocking.

 At first, she was just asked to do the basic thing.

Later, he gave her the insignificant Bigu Powder for refining.

Bigu Powder is just an ordinary elixir that is not high-grade, and Mi Li quickly got used to it.

Over the years, a solid foundation for alchemy has been accumulated.

 During this year, Luo Chen finally let her start refining first-level elixirs.

It’s just that it’s not Chalcedony Pill.

 But Zhongmiaowan!

Luo Chen’s refining familiarity with the elixir that made him his first pot of gold and made him from scratch was even higher than that of Chalcedony elixir.

 It has nothing to do with the number of refining times.

 It was the gradual process that he experienced too deeply.

 From the initial iron pot for alchemy, to the wood-fired alchemy furnace, and then to the earth-fire alchemy.

It can be said that in the eyes of Luo Chen, there is no secret in the refining of Zhongmiao Pills.

Mi Li also knows Zhongmiao Wan very well.

At the beginning, Tangquan often failed and the other party did not dare to disturb Luo Chen, but he discussed it with Mi Li many times in private.

It can be said that although Mi Li has not yet started using it, he is familiar with all the problems in the refining process of Zhongmiao Pills.

 After Luo Chen let her get started.

 Relying on Luo Chen’s guidance, we solved the problem.

 Coupled with the alchemy foundation she has accumulated for many years.

 It didn’t take a few months to refine the low-grade Zhongmiao Pills.

 As a result, the types of elixirs that Luo Tianhui can sell to the outside world have gradually become richer.

 It is mainly based on the high-grade chalcedony elixir refined by Luo Chen, supplemented by the middle-grade one from Qu Lingjun.

 Add rice-refined Zhongmiaowan as decoration.

Peiyuan Spiritual Liquid is the simplest. You only need to mix the medicinal materials, and the casual cultivator can take it back and brew it yourself, and you will earn a processing fee.

It is not difficult to make Bigu Powder. Luo Chen was not the only one in Dahefang to refine and sell it.

 He found a few people in the alchemy hall to refine it, and finally trained a monk who specialized in refining Bigu San.

 It can be said that except for Tongyou Pill, Burning Blood Pill, and Jade Dew Pill.

Luo Chen refined almost all the elixirs he knew as much as possible.

Thus putting it on the shelves of Danxia Palace!

Not only that, Danxia Palace also sells magical artifacts from the Qi Hall.

Those magic weapons were not refined in the Qi Hall, but were trophies accumulated by Luo Tianhui after many battles.

 The best ones were kept by Luo Tianhui for his own use.

 The rest can be put on the shelves after some repairs and repairs.

In addition, Feng Xia and Yuan Xiaoyue also picked up their old business.

 Spell beans, beef jerky, milk tea, popcorn...etc.

Even, on the basis of the original, snacks such as stir-fried silkworm beans and ten spices were developed.

 It can also be considered as reusing the crops that have no economic value in the process of cultivating spiritual fields.

finally!

It has formed the Danxia Temple now, which seems to be uncomfortable, but a shop with a wide range of categories.

But this way.

 When calculating costs and profits, it is a very tedious task.

 In the early days, mistakes often occurred.

So much so that Luo Chen would come over from time to time to check the accounts.

At the back, after getting familiar with Gu Caiyi, the master of Jintang Hall and the store manager of Danxia Hall, he gradually sorted out various accounts.

 Luo Chen also formed the habit before.

 That’s why I come here to take a look from time to time.

 Now, he is looking at the general ledger for the past year.

“The Danxia Palace in the city earns about 300,000 spiritual stones a year. The elixirs I refine and the magical tools from the Qi Hall account for the majority.”

“I’ve seen it before at Biyougu, and the gross profit is around 100,000. The profit component is mainly made up of me and Qitang.”

“The alchemy level of Qu Lingjun and Mi Li needs to continue to improve. Now the total annual income is only about 10,000.”

  If it is only for individual casual cultivation.

 Two monks in the Qi Refining Stage can earn a combined income of more than 10,000 yuan a year, which is naturally a lot of money.

 But for today's Luo Tianhui, it is just the icing on the cake.

 Compared to the original Luo Chen, it is far inferior.

But Luo Chen doesn’t care either.

 He is very patient with the two of them.

 If you continue to cultivate it, there is definitely a bright future.

“The gross profit is 400,000 yuan a year, which is already more than most foundation-building forces.”

“It’s just because I am an alchemist that I have this kind of benefit!”

Luo Chen once again affirmed the importance of himself as a "distinguished alchemist".

 Then, he calculated the number of spiritual stones he could use.

 (End of this chapter)