Chapter 703

"Saint Origin Fruit, Hundred Origin Spirit Fruit, Water Spirit Precious Jade.

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In a cave dwelling in Dongying City, Li Ke looked at the jade slip handed over by Su Fan. The content inside moved him, and it was a long time before he recovered.

Then, with wide eyes, he asked: "Brother Daoist, are you planning to refine Saint Origin Pills?"

His voice was filled with disbelief, but it was also mixed with a bit of joy as he looked at Su Fan with anticipation.

He knew about the Saint Origin Pill; it was a fourth-tier high-grade spirit pill for restoring magic power. Among the Tiannan Chamber of Commerce, very few could refine such a pill.

After all, this was no ordinary fourth-tier high-grade spirit pill. Ordinary newly promoted fourth-tier high-grade alchemists would not dare to refine it, as the cost for a single furnace of Saint Origin Pills was at least three million spirit stones.

Newly promoted fourth-tier high-grade alchemists already had a low success rate for refining fourth-tier high-grade spirit pills, and for the Saint Origin Pill, it was even lower.

If they couldn't break even, refining a furnace of Saint Origin Pills would result in a loss of one or two million, or even three million if it failed.

Even fourth-tier alchemists could hardly bear such losses.

Alchemists are indeed among the few wealthy people in the cultivation world, but a loss of one or two million spirit stones at every turn is something that, unless one is a Nascent Soul cultivator, is not necessarily affordable.

This has led to the Saint Origin Pill generally being refined by fifth-tier alchemists, who are usually Nascent Soul cultivators.

After they refine Saint Origin Pills, their trading partners are generally cultivators of the same rank.

The Saint Origin Pill is a spirit pill for restoring magic power; it is not only used by Golden Core cultivators during their Nascent Soul tribulation, but Nascent Soul cultivators can also take it during battles to quickly restore their magic power.

Many Nascent Soul cultivators also prefer taking this kind of spirit pill. Perhaps fifth-tier spirit pills for restoring magic power are better, but there is no need to mention their price and cost.

Moreover, the spirit herbs required for fifth-tier spirit pills are even scarcer.

In the current cultivation world, spirit herbs are extremely scarce. In the wilderness, precious spirit herbs almost no longer exist.

Herbs like those over a thousand years old are either in forbidden areas of the cultivation world or in the medicine gardens of top-tier sects.

Then there are the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Regardless of the source, the prices of these thousand-year and ten-thousand-year spirit herbs are becoming increasingly expensive, and many cannot even be bought with spirit stones.

This has also led to spirit pills above the fifth tier becoming increasingly rare, and those that quickly restore magic power are exceptionally precious, often unattainable even for Nascent Soul cultivators.

Therefore, the Saint Origin Pill has become a substitute for many Nascent Soul cultivators.

As demand increases and supply falls short, the pursuit of Saint Origin Pills grows. Not to mention the price, whoever possesses one will gain some additional benefits.

Not to mention that the Saint Origin Pill is a necessity for Golden Core cultivators during their Nascent Soul tribulation.

Although the Tiannan Chamber of Commerce is a cross-continental chamber of commerce and has fifth-tier alchemists, they also have many other tasks.

Moreover, once one becomes a fifth-tier alchemist, their status in the chamber of commerce is self-evident; no one would force them to refine pills.

As the person in charge of the Tiannan Chamber of Commerce in Dongying City, Li Ke was also very clear about the preciousness of the Saint Origin Pill.

This time, the fifty-year grand market in Dongying City, with an auction jointly held by several major chambers of commerce, was very lively and attracted many people from the southern part of Wu State.

During this period, many Golden Core cultivators came to ask if there were any Saint Origin Pills in the auction.

Naturally, the auction did not have any. Once a Saint Origin Pill appeared, it would have long been taken by those with status.

It was almost impossible for it to leak out.

Major chambers of commerce might sometimes bring out Saint Origin Pills to attract high-level cultivators, but that was clearly impossible in Dongying City.

After all, there were not many high-level cultivators in the vicinity of Dongying City, and only a few families possessed Golden Core late-stage cultivators.

And it was these few major families who were inquiring about the Saint Origin Pill, clearly preparing in advance for the Golden Core cultivators among them who were about to prepare for Nascent Soul formation.

It was a pity he didn't have any; otherwise, he could have traded with them and gained their friendship.

Once the other party successfully formed their Nascent Soul, it would definitely be a good thing for him, Li Ke, and the Li family.

Although he was now a Golden Core cultivator and the Li family could barely be considered a Golden Core family, with the backing of the Tiannan Chamber of Commerce, the Li family's development was not a problem.

But being able to make friends with more local major forces was beneficial for the Li family; one should not put all their eggs in one basket.

The more prominent a cultivation family is, the more they tend to send their disciples out, with some joining other forces or sects.

This is just out of fear that one day the family might face a fatal crisis, and those disciples would still have a chance to rise again.

Clan disciples are different from sect disciples.

The Li family is no exception. The Li family has no intention of establishing a sect, so choosing this path is also the best.

Moreover, his becoming the general manager of the Tiannan Chamber of Commerce in Dongying City and making friends with the forces around Dongying City is a good thing for the Li family.

Over the years, the Li family has also sent some disciples to join surrounding Golden Core sects. Out of respect for him, these sects have also treated those disciples quite well.

But if the Li family wants to advance further, or if he wants to advance further, it becomes even more difficult, which is why he wants to make friends with Golden Core peak or even Nascent Soul cultivators.

Originally, he had no expectations left.

As a result, he did not expect Su Fan to give him another surprise.

So he looked at Su Fan impatiently, hoping that the other party's answer was what he had in mind.

Seeing this, Su Fan smiled and nodded. He didn't know what the other party was thinking, but he didn't care either.

"I do intend to refine Saint Origin Pills. You help me gather the spirit herbs needed to start the furnace. Once I succeed in refining them, no matter how many Saint Origin Pills are produced, I will take one and give it to you to handle."

Su Fan was confident that he would not lose money refining these Saint Origin Pills; at the very least, he could refine more than three, as his alchemy skills were already very powerful.

For a fourth-tier mid-grade spirit pill, he could refine six or seven in one furnace. Reaching such a success rate is rare even among fourth-tier high-grade alchemists.

The reason for this is his powerful divine soul strength. The stronger the divine sense, the stronger the control over magic power.

In alchemy, whether it is removing impurities from herbs, fusing spirit herbs, or controlling the flame during the process, all require extremely high demands on divine sense.

Therefore, the divine sense of alchemists and artifact refiners is generally stronger than that of ordinary cultivators of the same rank, precisely because of this repeated training.

Of course, in the cultivation world, there are also techniques specifically for increasing divine sense, but these are extremely rare.

Most alchemists do not have them and rely on daily alchemy practice.

They simply cannot be compared to Su Fan.