Chapter 516: Chapter 516

"I am Jiang Yuan, here to deliver an Elixir to Miss Qi," Jiang Yuan stated his intentions and waited outside the door.

The young child guarding the gate was startled upon hearing this, hurriedly stepped forward to open the palace door, "Mr. Jiang, please come in!"

Miss Qi had specifically instructed that if Mr. Jiang came over these days, no matter what she was doing at the time, he must be reported to her immediately.

Sang Qi was worried that none of the three furnaces would yield a single Jade Marrow Pill, and was busy asking friends everywhere if they had Earth Crystal Jade Marrow, hoping to purchase it at a high price.

Suddenly hearing Jiang Dao You’s visit, her heart sank, "A furnace of Fifth Grade Elixir takes quite a while to concoct. Coming over so soon, I’m afraid it means all three furnaces were ruined..."

"Three pieces are indeed too few, and I can’t find other Earth Crystal Jade Marrow at the moment. Big brother urgently needs it. What should I do?"

She originally thought that even in the best-case scenario, there would be news only by tomorrow, so she planned to cultivate well tonight, hence she was simply dressed and not adorned.

In a hurry, she formed a hand seal, using a small magic to transform her appearance, and quickly walked from the quiet chamber to the drawing-room.

"Miss Qi, these are three Jade Marrow Pills, please have a look." Jiang Yuan, anxious to deliver the goods and head to Golden Carp Lake to see if he could continue triggering side missions, was straightforward and cut to the chase.

Sang Qi didn’t even react, thinking she had misheard.

But when the three Jade Boxes were placed on the table, opened in unison to reveal the dense spiritual energy, fragrant medicinal incense, and even the faintly glimmering pills within, her big, round black eyes widened even more.

"All three Jade Marrow Pills were successfully concocted?!" This was a rare and pleasant surprise, and Sang Qi felt instant remorse for having had no confidence in Jiang Dao You before.

The gap between Alchemists is too wide!

Compared to the Sixth Grade Alchemist hired by her brother who explodes the furnace daily, Jiang Dao You is indeed superior!

While overjoyed with a smiling face, she couldn’t help but sigh internally, realizing that a cultivator should indeed maintain a benevolent heart and good thoughts.

Isn’t this a living example in front of her?

Back then, they met by chance; she gave him a cloak to resist the cold out of a moment of kindness, never expecting anything in return. Yet, by coincidence, a few Agate Spirit Fruits led to another encounter.

A chance encounter turned into an acquaintance with a Fifth Grade Alchemist, and it fortuitously solved her brother’s troubles!

"Dao You is truly an Alchemy Master, this is great news, I must hurry to tell my brothers! By the way..."

Sang Qi, happily taking out a Communication Stone, then reacted, "May I add a contact with Dao You? In the future, whether it’s us siblings or relatives and friends, if there’s a need for Elixirs, we can trouble Dao You to concoct them. The compensation will, of course, be no issue!"

This was the sentence Jiang Yuan had been waiting for, and he immediately took out his Communication Stone to add each other as friends.

A moment later, Sang Lishan, who urgently needed the Elixir, rushed over in a whirlwind, carefully inspecting the properties and excellent quality of the Elixirs, and a slight smile appeared on his serious, slightly dark face as he immediately swallowed a Jade Marrow Pill.

As soon as the Elixir entered his stomach, it spread a faint tingling sensation from the tip of his tongue to his stomach, and then he clearly felt the medicinal power dispersing within his body, instantly soothing all pain with a tingling comfort.

The constant pain that had troubled him for years grew fainter and completely disappeared within a few breaths. Sang Lishan, with eyes narrowed, experienced an indescribable sense of relaxation and comfort throughout his body.

"Ah! As expected of a Fifth Grade Elixir, its effects are indeed impressive!" It was as if he had returned to the days when he was unscathed and spirited, with his bright black eyes filled with joy.

With a flick of his finger, Sang Lishan placed the remaining agreed amount on the table and then bowed in thanks, "It’s a great fortune to have met Jiang Dao You, and there will undoubtedly be more places where we will need to trouble Dao You in the future. Since you need some fine Void Products, I’ll help keep an eye on them and try to gather more!"

"Then I’ll be impolite and thank Lord Sang in advance for helping to find Void Products." Jiang Yuan, after thinking for a moment, still reminded, "Although Lord Sang feels no pain now, it doesn’t mean it’s not there. The body is only numbed by the medicinal power, feeling nothing."

"If the Sixth-Grade Bodhi Pill can be found, it’s best to take it as soon as possible to alleviate the pain, which is the proper way."

However, the Ninth Grade Elixir that could completely heal it was too far out of reach, and that was all he could suggest for now.

Sang Lishan nodded with a bitter smile, "Dao You is absolutely right, but there are so few Demon Cultivators skilled in Elixir concoction, and the Pill Formula and Elixirs available nowadays are all the accumulated research fruits of human cultivators.

To even hear of a ’Bone Marrow Continuation Pill’ with a mistaken name, one must seek a human Alchemist in the Otherworld.

I’ll do my best to seek clues, and at the same time, I must trouble Jiang Dao You to keep an eye out. If there’s news of a Sixth-Grade Bodhi Pill, there will certainly be generous rewards!"

The higher the grade of an Alchemist, the more precious the resource, and even a Lord in power must treat them with courtesy and good will.

Meanwhile, in Golden Carp Lake Market, a fierce fire raged in Hou Ze’s small shop.

Leng Yutang was wrapped up tightly from head to toe, even pasting several Cold-Resistant Talismans, and yet he still shivered with cold, his breath forming frost, with a layer of ice even covering his head.

A little monkey with golden fur extended its paw to knock, evidently ice-bitten, shook its head and clicked its tongue, then, disliking how hot the shop was, it bounded outside to sit by the door and play with water using its paw.

"You see, even it knows there’s no hope." Leng Yutang shivered, as if the words he spoke carried a layer of frost.

Hou Ze rolled his eyes, "Bah, bah, bah! Stop saying discouraging things! It’s just a monkey, what does it know? All it knows is to eat, sleep, and play every day.

You need to cheer up, as long as Hao Tian hasn’t taken your life, it means there’s still a chance. Remember what that so-called Divine Doctor said back then? He said your cold poison was mysterious, worsening over time, and you’d live no more than two years. And yet?

Ha! You’ve not only lived for more than ten years, but your artifact refining skills haven’t declined either! What’s that saying again? Trust in Hao Tian, everything is arranged!"

Leng Yutang’s face, blue from the cold, showed a hint of a smile, "But you went to such lengths to bring me to the market, to see that wandering doctor, and he also said there’s no cure, didn’t he?"

"Quack! Quack!" Hou Ze spat a few times, his eyes couldn’t help but glance towards the shop next door, "That Alchemist boy hasn’t appeared in a long time.

The general store has only occasionally sold a few items through the window display; otherwise, the door has been closed.

I figured since he’s an Alchemist, he has access to various Pill Formulas and can discern reality better than us.

The Elixirs I asked him to concoct last time were excellent! But like a Divine Dragon, he disappears without a trace, what should we do?"

He scratched his head in distress, last time, he managed to find a Pill Formula and Spirit Medicine to concoct a Nine-Flavor Red Flame Pill, allowing his friend to feel healthy like a normal cultivator for a time.

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Hou Ze inquired everywhere and heard that there was an itinerant doctor with superb medical skills at Golden Carp Lake Market, trying every means to bring his friend over to have a look.

Who knew, after just a single glance, the doctor declared that unless a suitable Spirit Elixir was found, Leng Yutang would be fatally frozen within half a month as the cold poison invaded his meridians!