Chapter 155: Depression

Han Li picked up a jade cylinder and blew on it lightly, revealing its emerald green appearance.

He pressed the jade cylinder tightly against his forehead, and his mind slowly sank into the interior of this object. A method for refining a medicinal pill appeared before his eyes, which was actually the Foundation Establishment Pill refining method that Han Li had dreamed of, from raw materials to the entire process of condensing into a pill, without missing a single bit, which made him both surprised and happy.

He couldn't care about looking at the other jade cylinder for a while, and hurriedly browsed through the entire content with his mind. But when the words "must be quenched with innate true fire to form a pill" flashed through his mind, Han Li was stunned, feeling completely dumbfounded.

Innate true fire is a Daoist gang fire that only cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage can possess. It is a basic magic ability that cultivators after foundation establishment are born with. Its power increases with the cultivator's meditation, and even after reaching the Core Formation stage, this true fire will turn into the legendary Samadhi Fire, which can burn everything in the world.

But how could Han Li, who was at the Qi Condensation stage, release such innate true fire! Only after he established his foundation could he use it.

But if foundation establishment requires refining a Foundation Establishment Pill, and refining a Foundation Establishment Pill cannot lack the innate true fire after foundation establishment, then a strange circle that is linked and cannot be solved is formed.

It made Han Li feel so depressed that he had the urge to hit the wall!

Asking other cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage to help refine the pill is even more impossible. This is equivalent to exposing the secret of the little bottle to the other party. By then, I'm afraid this helper he invited will become the murderer who wants his life.

Han Li stood by the table, upset and confused for a long time, before he took the jade cylinder away from his forehead and put it back in its place. Then, absent-mindedly, he picked up the other jade cylinder, wiped it a few times, and revealed its fiery red color.

"Foundation Establishment Pill matter, let's consider it later! Let's see what the content of this one is first, maybe there will be other miraculous medicinal pills in it!" Han Li was also a decisive person, so he immediately put the Foundation Establishment Pill matter aside first, and checked the red jade cylinder, hoping it would give him a big surprise.

"Beauty-Fixing Pill," as soon as Han Li's mind entered it, these three characters appeared in his mind. It made him feel a trace of bad omen, but Han Li still comforted himself. "Although the name is called this, the effect of the medicinal pill is not necessarily what I think. Maybe it has other miraculous effects!"

But the next few sentences completely shattered this extravagant hope of Han Li's, "can make youth stay forever, appearance last forever," this was the description of the efficacy of this pill, and there was no other effect at all!

Han Li stood there motionless, as if he had been fixed. He didn't say a word. But in his heart, he couldn't suppress the evil fire that was rising, and he cursed secretly.

"What kind of hidden book room is this? Why are there no formulas that should be there, but a pile of messy things are collected! What kind of gold needle secret technique, beauty-fixing pill, etc., what kind of ghost effect can they have on us cultivators, and they are actually placed here openly..."

Just when Han Li felt that this trip was almost in vain, that annoying voice came up again.

"Time is up again, if you want to..."

"I'm coming down!"

Han Li didn't intend to give the other party another spirit stone this time, so he picked up the jade cylinder containing the Foundation Establishment Pill refining method and prepared to leave this place.

But when he walked to the stairs, he hesitated. He felt that although the "Beauty-Fixing Pill" had no help for improving magic power, it seemed that it could still be sold to other cultivators. And most importantly, this Beauty-Fixing Pill did not need the so-called innate true fire, and he could concoct it now.

Thinking of this, Han Li turned back and ran to the table, grabbed the red jade cylinder in his hand, and then walked quickly to the stairs and went downstairs.

"How is it, little friend! Any harvest?" As soon as the old man saw Han Li come down, he asked with a full face of smiles, but Han Li felt how hypocritical this sentence was.

"Old Xu, is this really the place where our sect stores alchemy formulas? Why are there only such broken trash, are there no other hidden book rooms?" Han Li didn't care about the old man's teasing, but asked the question that had been stuck in his throat for a long time, with a depressed expression on his face.

Seeing Han Li's expression, the old man couldn't help but sneer.

"Since I have been managing this place, little friend is not the first person to have this question. Almost every newcomer who has just arrived at Yuelu Hall and watched on the second floor will ask me about this. However, if you want to know the reason for this..." This Old Xu deliberately elongated his tone, but the meaning of wanting benefits was very clear.

The other party's greedy expression made Han Li speechless. The person before him was not an expert at the Foundation Establishment stage at all, but clearly a "profiteer" from the secular world, a living stingy person.

At this time, Han Li finally understood why the other party didn't let him call him Uncle-Master, but called him Old Xu. This person clearly felt that if he were an elder of the sect, it would not be easy to openly ask for benefits, so he played such a small trick of covering his ears and stealing the bell.

Han Li's brows twitched, and without saying a word, he "slapped" "slapped" twice and placed the two jade cylinders on the old man's table.

"This junior originally wanted to copy both jade cylinders, but looking at it now, the spirit stones seem to be not enough! In that case, this junior will only copy one of them, and I will send the other one back." Han Li hadn't been in the secular world for nothing, so he countered slightly to prevent the other party's appetite from getting bigger and bigger.

"Hehe, little friend wants to copy two copies?" Old Xu was overjoyed and widened his eyes.

"Originally yes, but this junior also wants to know the answer to the previous question, it seems it's not enough!"

"Hehe, since little friend is so straightforward, the previous question is of course free. I will copy it for you first!" The old man's movements were agile, and amidst Han Li's dumbfoundedness, he had already finished copying the jade cylinders, and then threw the copies in front of Han Li. Then he stared at Han Li with a look of "why don't you take out the spirit stones quickly."

Han Li's mouth twitched, wanting to say something, but didn't say it. After a moment of silence, he took out twenty low-tier spirit stones from his storage bag and handed them to the old man without a word.

The old man took these spirit stones with joy, and couldn't close his mouth for a while. It wasn't until he had checked these spirit stones three or four times that he noticed Han Li was still waiting for his reply.

At this time, Old Xu was satisfied and put away the spirit stones, looking at Han Li with the eyes of a big gold master.

"Truly, one cannot judge a person by their appearance! Little friend actually has such deep family wealth, which really surprised me. However, I am a person who keeps his word. Today, little friend, just ask any questions you have, I will definitely make you satisfied." After the old man took back his gaze, he actually revealed a solemn and upright image and said solemnly.

Han Li was slightly surprised, but he asked the previous question without hesitation.

"Actually, the answer is very simple. Most of the alchemy formulas have long been lost. It's not just our Yellow Maple Valley, but other sects, and even the entire cultivation world is in this situation!" The old man said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Han Li was stunned and looked at the old man with some confusion.

"Actually, little friend, if you calm down and think about it, you will understand. What is the value of alchemy formulas? Of course, it is because they can turn the corresponding heaven and earth treasures into medicinal pills for us cultivators to take."

"But little friend, have you ever thought that the heaven and earth treasures in this world are limited, and the growth of each one requires hundreds or even thousands of years to mature. However, the number of cultivators has never decreased, and is even increasing year by year. Thus, this has caused the various raw materials recorded in the formulas to become increasingly scarce, and even slowly become completely extinct. By the time people in the cultivation world noticed the seriousness of this problem, the heaven and earth treasures in this world had long been dug up, and only a little bit remained in certain special places. But even for cultivators who have achieved cultivation, these places are extremely dangerous, and they will not easily take such risks."

"In this way, the formulas that have completely cut off the source of raw materials have become worthless. Who would value them? After an extremely long period of time and several great catastrophes in the cultivation world, those alchemy formulas gradually disappeared in history, leaving only a few remaining. And the Foundation Establishment Pill is one of the survivors."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 156 =====

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