Chapter 1721: No Face Given

Ye Liuyun's conversation with the shop assistant again caught Alchemist Liu's attention; as he was chatting with that old man, he glanced at Ye Liuyun.

Being able to discern so many types of attributes in the pills already shows that Ye Liuyun is no ordinary person.

"That kid, I have been lacking a pill apprentice lately.

I see you understand a bit of alchemical theory; why not come with me to learn the art of pill refining?"

If you are a bit more diligent yourself, it won't hold up your pill refining for Chengzhu Fu."

He assumes Ye Liuyun comes from the Mortal Realm and has no backing.

By recruiting this free labor, and with Chengzhu Fu covering his upkeep, he can save some cultivation resources.

City Lord Li Yuanyang immediately understood Alchemist Liu's intention.

But he thought that Ye Liuyun's connection to Alchemist Liu would naturally bring him a step closer to Liu in the future.

"That's a good thing! Hurry up and thank Alchemist Liu!"

Li Yuanyang immediately urged Ye Liuyun, also signaling his agreement to Alchemist Liu.

"Hmm!"

Alchemist Liu indeed nodded with satisfaction.

Unexpectedly, Ye Liuyun outright refused.

"Thank you for the senior's kindness, but I have no intention of becoming a pill apprentice!"

If it were according to Ye Liuyun's previous temper, he might have snapped back directly.

But now everyone else is stronger than him, and he doesn't want to cause trouble, so he restrained his temper and spoke very politely.

"Hmm?

"You're refusing me?"

Alchemist Liu was also quite surprised that Ye Liuyun would actually refuse him.

Numerous major forces were scrambling to send people his way, yet Ye Liuyun refused outright.

"Are you out of your mind?

Alchemist Liu is the best pill master in Ice Spring City; others don't even get a chance to become his pill apprentice!"

Li Yuanyang also complained about Ye Liuyun.

Even the shop assistant cast strange looks at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun swallowed his anger, said nothing, turned away, pretended to examine the pills, not wanting to see Li Yuanyang and Alchemist Liu's faces.

"Hmph! You have no sense!"

Alchemist Liu flicked his sleeve and ignored them.

Li Yuanyang muttered in Ye Liuyun's ear, saying he had offended Alchemist Liu and ruined his future, among other things.

The old man who had been chatting with Alchemist Liu glanced at Ye Liuyun with genuine interest.

He also understood that since Alchemist Liu wanted to take this person as a pill apprentice, it meant the person possessed alchemical ability.

Ye Liuyun ignored Li Yuanyang.

After examining enough pills, he took out those ferocious beast core pills, asked the shop assistant for the price, and finally exchanged them for forty Divine Crystals.

It was Ye Liuyun's first time seeing a Divine Crystal.

The energy contained in a Divine Crystal is indeed more than ten times that of a Spirit Stone.

Moreover, what he obtained this time were only Low-grade Divine Crystals.

One can imagine that Top-grade Divine Crystals contain even more abundant energy.

Later, Ye Liuyun inquired about the pill formulas.

"First‑tier formulas range from one to ten Divine Crystals each; second‑tier formulas need more than ten thousand Divine Crystals."

The shop assistant told Ye Liuyun.

As for higher tiers, she didn't continue, because Ye Liuyun certainly couldn't afford them.

"What?

Second‑tier formulas actually require ten thousand Divine Crystals?"

Ye Liuyun was also astonished.

"The price gap between these second‑tier and first‑tier formulas is just too huge!"

Ye Liuyun exclaimed.

Even Li Yuanyang hadn't expected second‑tier formulas to be that expensive.

The shop assistant smiled and explained, "Even though they're all formulas for Qi‑cultivating pills, a first‑tier, first‑rank formula can only guarantee the pill's formation.

A first‑tier, ninth‑rank formula uses a different material ratio.

When it comes to second‑tier formulas, even the primary and auxiliary ingredients differ.

Thus they are entirely different items and cannot be judged merely by tier."

Only then did Ye Liuyun suddenly understand, slowly nodding.

He had seen a first‑tier, first‑rank formula, and indeed, as the shop assistant said, even with flawless execution it can at most produce a pill.

"Hmph! Not even a first‑tier pill has reached ninth rank, and you want to buy a second‑tier formula?"

Meanwhile, Alchemist Liu began to mock again.

Ye Liuyun felt angry; they were buying things here, yet Alchemist Liu kept meddling in their affairs without any restraint.

"Old thing?

Don't you want to give you any face?"

Ye Liuyun muttered a curse under his breath.

After being provoked several times by this pretentious alchemist, Ye Liuyun finally couldn't hold back.

"What?"

"I want to buy a second‑tier pill formula; does Mysterious Origin Hall not sell it?"

He no longer gave the Alchemist any face and shot back directly.

The old man who was chatting with the Alchemist heard that and the corner of his mouth twitched, revealing a faint smile.

Li Yuanyang's face turned ashen from Ye Liuyun's intimidation; he hurriedly grabbed Ye Liuyun's sleeve and told him to shut up.

The Alchemist's complexion immediately darkened.

But he is both an Alchemist and the Steward here.

When others spend money to buy something, he cannot refuse to sell.

He merely despises Ye Liuyun for being from the Mortal Realm! Moreover, being accustomed to arrogance, being rejected by someone of Ye Liuyun's low status and even being rebuked by him, he naturally feels deeply choked.

"Do you believe me when I say I'll make you unable to stay in Ice Spring City?"

The Alchemist threatened.

"If this is the way Mysterious Origin Hall treats its guests, you may as well kill me right now!"

Ye Liuyun said without any fear.

He's not as if he has never run a merchant guild.

Although he doesn't manage it personally, he knows how important a guild's reputation is.

Sure enough, his words made the Alchemist restrain himself a bit.

The Alchemist flicked his sleeve, turned his back completely, and simply refused to look at Ye Liuyun to avoid irritation.

Even though he feels choked inside at this moment, he dares not speak to Ye Liuyun face‑to‑face.

At least for now, Ye Liuyun is still a guest of Mysterious Origin Hall.

He is merely scheming in his heart about how to trouble Ye Liuyun later.

Li Yuanyang stood there with an embarrassed expression, somewhat at a loss.

Having offended the Alchemist, Ye Liuyun will be dealt with if he goes out in the future.

That's not a good thing.

But if later Ye Liuyun can only stay inside Chengzhu Fu and dare not go out, that would actually be a good thing for him.

That way, Ye Liuyun would become more dependent on him.

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, he decided to keep Ye Liuyun safe and earn money first.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun was already asking the guide for pill formulas.

But he wasn't very interested in first‑tier formulas.

Second‑tier formulas are often outrageously expensive.

The guide had previously mentioned a 10,000 Divine Crystal formula, which referred to basic pills such as Qi Refinement, Body Refinement, and Soul‑condensing, among other common medicines.

Ye Liuyun wasn't greedy and decided to first craft these pills to meet the basic needs of everyone inside the Space World.

But even for the Qi Refinement, Body Refinement, and Soul‑condensing formulas, Li Yuanyang didn't want to purchase them all.

He doesn't place much emphasis on cultivating the Soul, so he suggested Ye Liuyun abandon the Soul‑condensing formula.