Chapter 588

Yan Buji walked through Zhong Tian City, gathering information from various places.

Zhong Tian Zhi Yu is vast; the other four regions are roughly equal in size, but Zhong Tian Zhi Yu is about half again as large.

Consequently, the populace of Zhong Tian City is mixed, with demon tribes present, and information from everywhere is as numerous as cow hairs; for Yan Buji, obtaining useful information is also a skill.

Distinguishing truth from falsehood in information is not difficult for cultivators; one can personally investigate a piece of news.

But the messages arriving daily in Zhong Tian City number no less than tens of thousands, coming from everywhere, and as they circulate they may turn into new information.

Thus Yan Buji spent this month processing these messages, discerning advantageous information while probing their truthfulness.

"My goal is to gain a certain standing within a major sect; with my current strength, if I went to a major sect I would likely be sent out to do odd jobs for several years before returning to the main household, which would also waste some time."

Yan Buji pinched his chin, wanting to leverage his strengths, but in Zhong Tian Zhi Yu there is no shortage of talented individuals; to attract attention via his Alchemy Technique he would need to invest considerable time building his reputation.

He isn't unable to spare the time; rather, even with fame he might not gain entry to those major sects, so it would be better if others invited him in.

But given his status, that is nearly impossible, so if he prepares in advance he needs to clarify his objective.

"Paolong Sacred Land, this place is recruiting disciples, also has a Great Vehicle Stage expert presiding, and the disciples run many enterprises, among which Spiritual Pill Accumulation Devices are predominant...."

Paolong Sacred Land is not bad; both pill and artifact forging suit his side needs, but getting in is not that simple.

They only accept Nascent Soul Cultivators under three hundred years old, or Golden Core Cultivators under one hundred fifty years old, or those with extraordinary talent.

Yan Buji fails to meet their recruitment standards, so he must resort to unconventional means, first trying to draw Paolong Sacred Land's attention toward himself.

"The Medicine King's Legacy is a good place to make a name, but before that I need to obtain certification."

Yan Buji smiled.

Zhong Tian Zhi Yu values reason, which is the foundation for cultivators to establish themselves.

With a certified Alchemist, only then can the people of Zhong Tian Zhi Yu be convinced of one's potential.

Soon, Yan Buji went to a medicine shop inside Zhong Tian City.

"Shopkeeper, do you buy pills here?"

"Oh? Fellow Daoist, do you have any novel pills?"

"Not exactly novel." Yan Buji took out some Fivefold Transformation Spiritual Pills he had refined and handed them over.

The other party opened the bottle cap, sniffed each in turn, and said: "Fivefold Transformation Dragon Spiritual Pill, Tempering Spirit Pill, Ancient Spirit-Increasing Pill, Yuan-Increasing Pill, Heavy Spirit Pill, Lightning-Avoiding Pill, Detox Pill... Oh? Also the Hundred Tribulations Demon-Conquering Pill?"

Yan Buji's expression turned stern; he hadn't expected the shopkeeper's insight to be so extraordinary.

Some of these pills he formulated himself from formulas he scavenged, spiritual pills not circulating in the market.

"Shopkeeper, you have keen eyes."

"All these pills are yours to refine?" The shopkeeper looked at Yan Buji in astonishment.

"Not bad."

"Not bad, these pills are of good quality, but this Hundred Tribulations Demon-Conquering Pill seems different from the records; did you alter the formula?"

"Yes, I lowered the medicinal potency somewhat, weakening most of the pill's toxicity."

"A pity." The shopkeeper suddenly shook his head: "You refined this Hundred Tribulations Demon-Conquering Pill incorrectly."

"Huh?!"

Yan Buji raised his eyebrows, clasped his fists, and said: "Shopkeeper, what advice do you have?"

"Although this Hundred Tribulations Demon-Conquering Pill is an ancient pill, what is needed is precisely that toxicity!" The shopkeeper picked up the bottle containing the Hundred Tribulations Demon-Conquering Pill, promptly poured out a pill, and said: "Your Hundred Tribulations Demon-Conquering Pill, though the ingredients are ample, while you weakened the toxicity, the activation of its medicinal power is not just slightly weakened as you claimed, but almost completely lost!"

"What?!"

Yan Buji froze for a moment; he had not considered this before.

"Look for yourself." The shopkeeper handed the pill to Yan Buji: "Although your pill is formed, its medicinal effect is sluggish and inconspicuous. It uses Rongxin Grass as the toxin, precisely to stimulate the medicinal properties of Dragon Gall Flower, Heart-Uniting Grass, and Emerald Leaf Green Branches. If you weaken the toxicity, the medicinal properties of these three Spiritual Materials are inherently hard to arouse; without toxin stimulation, how can it work?"

Yan Buji frowned, pinched and crushed the Hundred Tribulations Demon-Conquering Pill, and carefully sensed it.

"What you say makes sense, but this is merely my trial attempt. If what you say is true, I would add three-tenths dosage of Rongxin Grass, supplemented by Tianyun Duo Lan, how about that?"

"Tianyun Duo Lan?" The shopkeeper furrowed his brow: "How is it refined?"

"Turbid refinement! Using fire and evil, thunder and evil to turbidly extract the medicinal properties."

"Heh?" The shopkeeper thought it over, grasped the key, and his eyes lit up: "Excellent, this indeed makes it perfect; Fellow Daoist, you are truly a Fivefold Transformation Alchemist—may I ask which school you belong to?"

"I am merely a lone cultivator, drawn by reputation to Zhong Tian Zhi Yu." Yan Buji bowed with a smile.

The shopkeeper returned the bow: "I am Chu Yun of the Peace Bright Sect; how should I address you, Fellow Daoist?"

"I am Yan Buji." Yan Buji smiled.

"Fellow Daoist Yan, since you are a Fivefold Transformation Alchemist, do you have any external credentials?"

"I have none; I figured it all out myself."

"Can self-study yield such talent?" Chu Yun exclaimed in astonishment.

"Even if one had an inheritance, advancing alchemy to the Fivefold Transformation stage is not bad."

"Fellow Daoist, do you have a place to go? You might as well visit my sect."

"Well..." Yan Buji hesitated.

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured." Chu Yun smiled: "I am not insisting you join; meanwhile our sect is also recruiting personnel, so you might as well come observe the rites and then decide."

"Actually, I don't know about your sect..." Yan Buji said with clasped hands.

"Our Peace Bright Sect has three Unity Dao stage Supreme Elders stationed, the Sect Master is at the Refining Void stage, and there are dozens of Transforming Spirit stage Elders and Nascent Soul stage stewards within the sect; as for the other fellow Daoists, why not go take a look first?"

"Hmm, that works."

"Good, fellow Daoist, please wait a moment while I write a letter of recommendation." Chu Yun smiled, wrote a letter, sealed it with ink, and handed it to Yan Buji: "With this letter, fellow Daoist, you may visit our Peace Bright Sect."

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Chu."

"It's nothing, fellow Daoist, with your talent for alchemy, speaking frankly, if you can devote yourself to the path of alchemy, our Peace Bright Sect is not far from the Medicine King's inheritance; you might even be able to advance further." Chu Yun laughed.

Yan Buji chuckled: "Then thank you for your kind words, fellow Daoist."

Soon, Yan Buji exchanged the spiritual pill for some spiritual stones and then left the shop.

「This Chu Yun, both in his words and outside them, has the intention of recruiting people, but the Peaceful Bright Sect is not enough. 」 Yan Buji turned his head to look.

He came to this shop also because he had heard news of the Peaceful Bright Sect and deliberately approached; being able to obtain a visitation permit is naturally also good, this way his origins can be traced.

Thus, it is beneficial to Yan Buji's later plan.