Immortal Cultivation: Starting from a Pharmacy Apprentice

Chapter 334: Chapter 334: Fortune

Bai Mo returned to his stone house and opened the letter.

The beginning was just greetings. The shop assistants told him to focus on his cultivation, saying that everything at the shop was fine.

The rest of the letter, aside from an update on Immortal Arrival City, detailed what had happened to the Pills he sent back last time.

Most were bought at high prices by Cultivators from out of town, who offered handsome sums.

A man from a Demon Hunting Team, blessed with good fortune, had used a Burning Pill in the mountains, attracting a large number of remnant souls. After narrowly escaping with his life, he actually managed to subdue a vicious soul.

The man had become famous in Immortal Arrival City.

The shop was once again a sensation, with customers flocking in like clouds.

Bai Mo smiled faintly. After reading about the changes in Immortal Arrival City, he put the letter away.

’My future experimental creations can be sent back to the city. I should be able to collect some Spirit Stones that way.’

With the matter at hand concluded, it was time for a break.

Bai Mo took out three books. They were the techniques he had obtained from Broken Blade Peak.

*True Understanding of the Divine Marvelous Birth Scripture*, *Reverse Understanding of the Hundred Weapons Sacrificial Daoist Skill*, and *Micro Dust Refining Form Method*.

The first two were auxiliary combat methods. The *Micro Dust Refining Form Method* was a cultivation art for absorbing Spiritual Qi, designed to refine it until it could be controlled as easily as one’s own limbs.

They were all profound techniques.

Bai Mo began to study them, gradually becoming engrossed.

Two days later, the disciple sent by the Foreign Affairs Hall reported for duty.

He was a very sturdy man with bronze skin and square, honest features, looking to be under thirty.

Bai Mo beckoned him inside. Seeing the unconcealable gloom on the man’s face, he asked:

"Senior Brother, are you perhaps unwilling to stay on Mi Mountain?"

"It’s my fault, really. I’ve implicated you."

Li Wuji shook his head, his voice rough as he said:

"Not at all. The problem lies with my own cultivation path."

"As for where I end up, I don’t really care."

Bai Mo nodded and explained the simple daily affairs of Mi Mountain, then gave him a tour of the black prison.

As they passed the cell of the Core Formation Cultivator with a leaf growing from his head, Li Wuji gave it a second glance before looking away.

"Things on Mi Mountain aren’t complicated. It’s a quiet place, but also dull and lonely."

Li Wuji listened attentively, only speaking at the end:

"It’s quite good. Here on Mi Mountain, Junior Brother, you’re the one in charge. Just tell me what needs to be done."

"On my way here, I saw a good spot in the nearby mountain forest. There are Demon Beasts and a water source, so I’ll cultivate in seclusion there."

"If I don’t show up, Junior Brother, just give me a call if you need anything."

After speaking, he casually handed over a Jade Talisman.

Bai Mo took it as instructed.

Li Wuji said no more and took his leave.

Seeing the man’s steady demeanor and his astonishingly stable aura, Bai Mo rubbed his nose.

’Could he be another ascetic cultivator?’

After seeing Li Wuji off, Bai Mo went to take a look around.

Thanks to Ah Er’s efforts, a faint touch of green now graced the mountain, with some vines growing as high as a person’s thigh.

After all, in the environment of the inner sect, it wasn’t difficult for any non-fussy plants to grow.

He casually flicked a Feeding Pill. The pill flew a distance of thirty feet and landed precisely on the belly of Ah Er, who was lying down to rest.

The latter froze for a moment, then opened its eyes to see the round Pill rolling off its belly.

"YIP!"

It gave a cheerful cry and pounced, grabbing the Feeding Pill in its hands.

By the time Ah Er carefully cupped the Pill and turned to look, all it could see was Bai Mo’s departing back.

The next day, Yin Zhen arrived as expected.

"Junior Brother, I’ve made up my mind."

"Let’s do it your way!"

Simply refining the Primordial Beast Egg into a great cultivation Pill could indeed save ten years of arduous training, but in the end, it was only a temporary gain.

After three days, it seemed his heart, set on the Dao, had won out, leading him to this choice.

Bai Mo saw that although his face was pale, his eyes were bright and full of spirit. His entire bearing was even better than before. He couldn’t help but congratulate him:

"Senior Brother, your Dao heart has advanced. Congratulations!"

Yin Zhen held his head high, filled with emotion.

"Ever since I came to the inner sect, I’ve seen so many incredibly talented senior brothers and sisters. It truly makes one feel inadequate."

"Because of this, a desire to catch up grew in my heart. I wanted to compete with them to win our Master’s favor."

He shook his head.

"Such an arrogant notion nearly doomed me!"

As Yin Zhen calmed down and thought it over, he found the Master’s act of throwing out a treasure to make the disciples compete for it more and more suspicious.

’Perhaps this was a test of their character?’

He had distinguished himself in the Jade Plate Secret Realm, which was how he’d earned their Master’s appreciation. A few other senior brothers had done the same.

’The Master’s disposition must be like this,’ Yin Zhen thought. ’He enjoys selecting and testing people.’

As the thought arose, Yin Zhen felt a growing sense of fear.

"Junior Brother, don’t follow my example. If you end up harming yourself because of this, you’ll regret it more than you can imagine."

Bai Mo replied with a serious expression.

"You’re right, Senior Brother."

Yin Zhen looked at him and suddenly let out a "PFFT" of laughter.

"Never mind. You probably don’t have such a competitive spirit."

Bai Mo laughed as well.

"I came from a background as a Loose Cultivator, so I’m just overjoyed with my current achievements. I really don’t care much about the darlings of the sect."

"This isn’t the place to talk. Senior Brother, why don’t you follow me inside so we can discuss the details?"

Yin Zhen shook his head.

"Let’s just talk here. I hear not many people are willing to linger around the black prison."

Left with no choice, Bai Mo brought out a stool, and they began their detailed discussion at the foot of the mountain.

"Actually, the Pill Formula came from an Alchemy Dao opportunity I found in a Secret Realm."

Yin Zhen’s expression changed.

"It’s an ancient Pill Method?"

After he left last time, he had made some careful inquiries.

The ancient Alchemy Dao’s approach was more savage and direct, but it also had many miraculous effects.

"The Alchemy Dao has evolved, and its principles are now very different from those of ancient times."

"Furthermore, due to the changes in the world, heavenly materials and earthly treasures are scarce, making it difficult to comprehend these Pill Methods. Junior Brother, are you confident?"

The Primordial Beast Egg was a rare treasure, after all. He was unwilling to take a huge gamble.

Bai Mo smiled faintly.

"I have indeed made some progress. I’ve tested it on the prisoners in the cells, and the descriptions of the methods and transformations were all accurate."

Yin Zhen was slightly alarmed.

"Junior Brother, how could you dare to experiment on the prisoners?"

Bai Mo waved his hand nonchalantly.

"It’s fine. Previous wardens have dragged out demonic cultivators from the cells to practice on after Breaking Realm. It’s not a big deal."

"Junior Brother, what are your chances of successfully refining the Pill?" Yin Zhen asked again.

Bai Mo made a hand gesture.

"Seventy percent."

Yin Zhen’s eyebrows relaxed.

"That’s enough."

He took out some Spirit Stones and a beige clod of earth, handing them to Bai Mo along with the Primordial Beast Egg.

"This is the heavenly material you wanted, Junior Brother. It’s two-hundred-year-old Beast Fat. It contains a trace of a Demon Beast’s essence blood and has been nurtured by the earth’s qi, making it quite extraordinary."

Bai Mo accepted it with satisfaction.

"Thank you for your trouble, Senior Brother."

"When do you think the Pill will be ready, Junior Brother?"

With Li Wuji’s help, Bai Mo was very composed.

"I have an assistant now, so I can focus entirely on alchemy. Senior Brother, you can come pick up the Pill in two months!"

"Good! I’m counting on you, Junior Brother!"

Yin Zhen said no more, stepped onto his Gilded Radiance Flying Sword, and vanished into the distance in an instant.

Bai Mo watched him depart. He then retracted his gaze and scraped his finger against the clod of earth.

The dirt on the surface of the clod fell away, revealing a yellow, transparent substance within. Held up to the sun, one could faintly see streaks of blood inside.

No matter what kind of Demon Beast had left it behind, after absorbing the earth’s qi for two hundred years, it had become an extraordinary and highly nourishing item.

Ah Er appeared at some point, suddenly darting to Bai Mo’s feet. It looked up, clambered onto his pant leg, and stared at the clod in his hand.

"YIP!"

Its expression was eager.

Bai Mo simply lifted his leg and shook it off.

"I got this for you in the first place. What happens next depends entirely on your own fortune."

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