Gate of Immortality

Chapter 228: Path of Elixirs

" Your understanding towards Jade Empyrean Heavenly Art has increased. This technique was truly meant for your Nine Yin Empyrean Body." Yang Shi smiled. " What you are practicing is Jade Lake Sword Technique.

" As its name implies, it uses your Jade Yin qi as a medium. This sword technique was meant for women, so you need to add more flexibility. Moves can be elegant, but not flashy or unnecessary." Yang Shi threw a piece of rock into mid air as his sword flashed.

The stone split into multiple pieces as it fell on the ground. Each piece's surface was smooth like it was cut cleanly.

" I think I understand now." Bai Ruxue nodded as she took her sword. She tried to use the move again.

This time, she used her sword according to Yang Shi's advice. The jade light flashed as the air whistled. There were clean sword cuts on the ground.

"  You are improving fast." Yang Shi nodded.

" Young master, I am already at peak of the sixth stage. But I still haven't awakened a Primordial spirit." Bai  Ruxue said with a little dissatisfaction.

" Primordial spirit, eh? Don't worry about it. Since you have Nine Yin Empyrean physique, You will awake a primordial spirit sooner or later."

" But…" Bai Ruxue was still hesitant.josei

" Ruxue, Primordial spirit is nothing more than an accessory. Many of the supreme existence do not have a primordial spirit when they were young. Did that stop them from being a powerful cultivator?"

" No. Primordial Spirits are nothing more than just additional help. What you need is a firm belief in yourself. You don't lack in the physical constitution nor in cultivation technique, so why be worried?" Yang Shi patted her head.

" I understand now, young master." Bai Ruxue nodded.

" But currently, the thing you lack most is experience. Just practicing battle techniques without actual battle is futile. You need to gain combat experience." Yang Shi spoke.

" But where I should go?" Bai Ruxue asked in confusion.

" Hmm, there is a place." Yang Shi thought for a while as he decided. " Let's visit there tomorrow."

" En, As young master says." Bai Ruxue nodded.

" Mm, I wonder if Ruxue still has that dress from Yin Fragrance store. Ahem, I just wanted to appreciate its beauty once again." Yang Shi coughed lightly as he spoke without any trace of shame.

"Ahhhh! Young master is being a pervert again." Bai Ruxue giggled with a flushed face as she chose to run away."

"  Willful lass." Yang Shi sighed. But deep down he knew, Bai Ruxue won't deny his request.

" But now, gathering spirit stones is an important matter." Yang Shi sat on a tone chair as he gazed at the sky.

Sure, He knew that Old Ghost won't press him to repay the spirit stones for the time being, but Yang Shi also does not like to remain buried under debt. He wished to repay it as soon as possible.

" Hmm, best ways to hoard spirit stones are naturally pill concoction, artifact forging, and talisman inscription. But it is only possible when these things are in higher a grade." Yang Shi murmured.

Yang Shi can refine high tier Spirit grade artifacts with ease. As for the Quasi True tier, it is also like normal difficulty for Yang Shi. But gathering all spirit stones from just by Quasi True grade artifact will be severely difficult.

" If all, the best way is producing something which people of Azure Feather Ancient Kingdom has never seen." But even with this plan, Yang Shi has to be cautious.

For example, Since he has the memory of the Samsara Emperor, Heaven grade techniques were like cabbage for him. Yet, it is considered a priceless item in Azure Feather Ancient Kingdom. If he took out a few, let alone a hundred, he might get several thousands of spirit stones.

But the moment Yang Shi reveals them; he will be hunted down by countless cultivators. Hell, everybody will want to monopolize him and squeeze out his all secrets.

" Mm, I need to be creative. Pill concoction is a good idea, but currently, I have no intention to master the art of alchemy." Yang Shi shook his head. Since he is already become proficient in blacksmithing, cultivating alchemy will be awkward for him.

It is not that he can't be an alchemist. After all, he has the memory of Samsara Emperor, who lived for countless years. All he needs is time and practice, but unfortunately, Yang Shi got neither of them.

" Wait, alchemy doesn't only mean pill concoction!" Yang Shi's eyes sparkled as he thought of an idea.

Alchemy has myriads of branches and pill refining was one of them. Herb planting, alchemical studies, poison concoction are also considered as many paths of Dao of Alchemy. Among them, Elixir master is also a path.

In the beginning of Dao of Alchemy, pill refining wasn't a concept. Earliest beings used to directly ingest the medicinal herbs. Later, they squeezed out their essence and blended it with other herbs for increased efficiency. This was named as the Elixir.

But elixir refining had very limited scope as the effects were mostly lost due to wild extraction of the essence from the herb. But it laid the foundation of pill concoction, where using flame and heat, the essence of herbs concentrated into the solid form of a pill.

After pill refining was introduced, elixir refining became a less traveled path. But many alchemists still researched it to gain an understanding towards the Grand dao of Alchemy.

As the era passed and alchemy became more and more refined, pill concoction became the most mainstream path while elixir refining was almost forgotten. But there are still countless formula of elixirs that can rival low level medicinal pills.

The greatest advantages of elixirs are that; they require much less time and effort to be prepared. Moreover, it can be mass produced unlike medicinal pills.

The biggest disadvantage is the formulas of elixirs. With a little wrong proportion of essence, the elixir will turn into liquid garbage. Another defect is that people think it can be only used for low grade cultivators.

But Yang Shi inherited all the knowledge regarding alchemy from Samsara Emperor. So with a little tweaking, he can minimize all of the cons.

" If I start selling elixirs with effect same as pills, I will earn twice as much as half of the effort. Moreover, the concept of the elixir is relatively strange to Azure Feather Ancient Kingdom. I can earn more by mystifying it." Yang Shi slapped his thighs.

He remembered his crude concoction of Mortal Shedding Elixir when he was traveling from the Blue Sparrow kingdom. That elixir was the lowest of its kind and it was effecting as Yang Shi's cultivation barely even reached the Spiritual Ascension realm. The Sublime Yang Elixir, which also exploded among the men is also another example.

Now, if he recreates such elixir with more powerful medicinal herbs, the effect will be ten times, no, hundred times greater.

Most cultivators focus on refining spiritual qi. But they also know that improvement of the physical body is also necessary for cultivation. Now, if Yang Shi is able to do it with his elixir, he will surely earn a lot.

" Hehe, I need to do some preparations." Yang Shi stood up as he went straight to meet Mo Shan and Mo Yi.

" What? Little Yang wants to leave?" Mo Shan became mildly surprised as he asked.

" Is there any problem with our hospitality? Brother Yang can tell us." Mo Yi also got worried.

" It is not like that. I simply felt that having a personal residence would be much better. Moreover, I wish to start my own business, so naturally, I need some help from the Mo clan." Yang Shi bowed lightly.

" I hope uncle Mo can help me to get a house in the central market of Azure Wind City."