Chapter 455: Pill Order

Yan Buji followed Wei Zixu across the sea surface, then saw her pull out a compass, the sword pointing east, a flame leaping from her fingertip, spiraling counter‑clockwise, gradually forming a portal.

Watching the flame she controlled merge precisely into the entrance without any spiritual energy ripple, Yan Buji nodded silently.

Though he was not a cultivator who specialized in the fire path, alchemy always required fire, and his control level still lagged behind hers.

"Let's go."

"Alright."

Following Wei Zixu through the portal, they immediately saw a sealed altar.

A scroll seemed to rest on the altar; Yan Buji didn't know where this was, but judging by the spatial scale, it appeared to stem from an entire space. This spot was likely a fragment left after the original space shattered, so the surrounding spatial fluctuations were extremely violent.

"The space nearby was probably violently destroyed by someone; it was already like this when I arrived. Moreover, the seal on the altar is linked to the surrounding space, and a moment's inattention could pull you in," Wei Zixu warned, looking around.

Yan Buji raised an eyebrow, cupped his hands and said, "Yes, understood."

"Come take a look at this seal," Wei Zixu said, leading Yan Buji to the altar.

Yan Buji examined it carefully for a while and found the seal had already loosened considerably; parts of the seal's patterns were long destroyed, which might be one cause of the surrounding spatial instability.

"Did you notice anything?"

"The seal here should be influencing the nearby space, right? When we unseal it, we must be careful not to stir the fragmented Space Power," Yan Buji said.

Wei Zixu nodded, pondering, "I tried this once before, but it was cumbersome. The seal isn't a simple restriction; it uses the ancient Flying Star Corner Seal. In Go terms, the qi within the altar is essentially blocked. After all these years of change, I intend to start from here: I'll use my flame‑control ability to clamp the seal, and you break it with a fire attack. As long as you keep pouring in mana, we should be able to unseal it."

Yan Buji, after hearing Wei Zixu's description, thought and said, "Alright."

"Alright, then prepare and we'll act."

Wei Zixu walked over, looking at Yan Buji.

Yan Buji nodded in acknowledgment; Wei Zixu began to condense mana, a massive flame pouring into the seal. She employed a peculiar unsealing technique that Yan Buji could not yet discern.

However, as the seal's patterns were gradually covered by the flowing flame, Yan Buji reached out to activate the earth's primordial fire in distant resonance.

"Good, we can break the seal right away!!"

Yan Buji nodded; he also discerned a few hints.

Wei Zixu's unsealing technique involved using her own mana to first alter part of the seal's flow sequence, then embedding the "key" she employed into it, much like a mortal picking a lock—first using a metal piece to listen for the pin's position, then crafting a key from experience.

The principle is as such, but Wei Zixu's execution of the unsealing technique is indeed powerful, and she appears to possess a peculiar Heavenly Fire that can dissolve the seal without disrupting its operation.

After a while.

The seal before the altar opened, and Wei Zixu stepped onto the altar, picked up the scroll, and examined it closely.

"Alas, not this," Wei Zixu sighed, seeming that what she found wasn't what she wanted.

Yan Buji said little, and after Wei Zixu's brief disappointment, she turned and smiled, "Sorry for the trouble; this is the item I promised you."

Seeing the Fusang Spirit Wood tossed over, Yan Buji reached out, seized it, and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you, fairy."

Afterwards, the two said little, left, and each returned on their own.

After obtaining the Fusang Spirit Wood, Yan Buji also pondered how to make use of this Celestial Material.

"But at my current realm, it's probably difficult to refine this Six-Transform Immortal Material; even using Spiritual Fire to smelt it would likely take several years."

Thinking, Yan Buji still needed to refine Martial Dao Profound Skill and devise an Accumulation Device capable of containing Heavenly Fire, truly leaving little time.

If there were ready-made Accumulation Diagrams to reference, that would be helpful.

However, the Accumulation Diagrams sold on the market are mostly overpriced, and their usefulness to other cultivators is not great.

As a reference, if priced too high no one buys, so there are actually few shops on the market selling Accumulation Diagrams.

Yan Buji pondered for a long while and decided to ask nearby shops whether any were available.

After two days, Yan Buji began searching everywhere.

"Containment-type Accumulation Diagram? Isn't that just a Storage Accumulation Device?"

"It's not exactly a Storage Accumulation Device; for instance, the item I need to contain is quite dangerous, and a regular Storage Accumulation Device wouldn't dare to place it inside."

"Then... I've never heard of that."

"Alright."

Yan Buji couldn't directly say he was preparing to contain Heavenly Fire, so he asked around, and the responses from shops everywhere were the same.

A few more days passed.

Yan Buji gathered information while cultivating.

Just then, Chen Zhen showed up, apparently with good news to share.

"Yan Daoist friend, Yan Daoist friend?"

"Hmm? Chen Daoist friend, what's the urgent matter, why so cheerful?" Yan Buji descended from the second floor, smiling as he said.

Chen Zhen's eyes brightened, "Yan Daoist friend, good news—there are massive orders on the City Lord's side; aren't you going to request something?"

"Orders?"

Yan Buji, looking puzzled, "Pill orders?"

"Yes, I heard it's arranged by the Sun and Moon Palace; the City Lord received a lot. But he can't eat it all himself, so he plans to share it with us," Chen Zhen laughed.

Yan Buji pinched his chin, "What rewards are there?"

"Just go take a look first."

"Indeed, let's go."

The Dongxing Sea Region has many capable individuals; when major powers have demand and a sect lacks enough people, they also issue orders outward, essentially outsourcing.

Moreover, the resources aren't their own responsibility, so it's evident why there are assessments for Alchemists and Artifact Smiths—the purpose is to locate truly capable individuals, preventing charlatans from filling the ranks.

Following Chen Zhen all the way to the City Lord's residence, the two were given a warm reception, and a guard produced the order and the reward list, saying:

"This order's volume is huge, and the materials are still provided by the City Lord's residence. However, each pill's material limit is capped at two portions, and it must be delivered on time within two months. As for the reward, it is divided according to the pill's quality and quantity; if it's Spiritual Stone, the calculation is straightforward."

Yan Buji glanced at it; the order included Fourfold Transformation and Fivefold Transformation pills, but Threefold Transformation pills were still the most common.

He calculated carefully; the order contained roughly two to three thousand pills—what major move is the Sun and Moon Palace planning?

I want an order for five hundred three-turn and fifty four-turn pills, just these two types. Chen Zhen pointed at the order and said.

Alright, Fellow Daoist Yan, how about you?

Two hundred three-turn pills, then. Yan Buji said with a smile.

Chen Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Fellow Daoist Yan, you might as well take on a bit more; it's not always that you get such a good order."

Sigh, with my ability I'll take as much as I can handle; it wouldn't do to delay the City Lord's affairs. Yan Buji said with a smile.

Although an order for two or three thousand pills is not small, Yan Buji also knows there are not a few alchemists in the city; there's no need to swallow it all at once, otherwise wouldn't that offend people?

As for the remuneration, Yan Buji still chose a processing fee of three hundred Spiritual Stones per pill; if a hundred top-grade pills are produced, there is an additional reward of ten thousand Spiritual Stones, showing that the City Lord truly knows how to do favors.