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“Senior Wu Gu, calm down.” Qi Lin was very composed. The more hostility she showed, the more pleased he was with himself, for this demonstrated that this Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder was indeed somewhat useful. “Even if this was to deceive Lady Wu Gu, there would have been no need to use a Man Origin grade pill.”
Seeing Qi Lin remain unfazed, Wu Gu was slightly surprised. There was no Golden Core Early Stage cultivator able to remain aloof under her divine might, to not even blink.
Wu Gu retracted her killing intent, “Meaning you indeed refined it?”
Qi Lin nodded, “Many thanks for the kindness last night, Senior Wu Gu. I have nine more bottles of Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder.”
“Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder?” Wu Gu had never heard of this pill’s name. However, this was not strange. There were millions of pills in the world, and each medicine refinement master had their own prescriptions which they named arbitrarily. However, Wu Gu could smell a pure air from this Five Flavors Soul Returning Pill, a rare sight in Ten Shamans City.
“Indeed, you are a young genius. Please, sit.” Wu Gu showed a fresh smile and extended a hand, hinting to the seat in front of her.
Qi Lin graciously sat down and faced this woman.
“Your Distinguished Self Xiaoyao, it seems your background is not simple. I have also erred in my judgment.” Wu Gu smiled: “I wonder where your master is from?”
“My master’s name cannot be known. He has currently allowed me to roam the world. Having heard of Fog Spirit Island’s reputation for spirit medicines in the Western Province, I specifically came here. Many thanks for Senior Wu Gu’s Life Lotus Flower from yesterday. Today, I will have lived up to my master’s expectations.” Qi Lin acted deliberately mystifying, to make Wu Gu a bit apprehensive. If he did not have backing, it would be difficult to avoid being schemed against by her.
Wu Gu was somewhat convinced. If he did not have backing, she would not have believed that a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator could refine such a pure soul supplement pill.
Ten Shamans City possessed countless precious materials. Spirit medicines abounded, and there were also numerous medicine refinement masters. There were at least a hundred thousand in the Ten Markets, but soul supplement type pills were extremely rare. The reason was that the refinement of soul supplement pills was very demanding, requiring the perfect coupling of the soul and magical energy to be imbued in order to refine one. The level of unity between the soul and magical energy needed to at least produce a Primordial Infant, and Primordial Infant Realm cultivators were very rare in Ten Shamans City, let alone one with proficiency in medicine refinement.
The various challenges left soul supplement medicines in a shortage.
If there was a skilled medicine refinement master stationed in the Ten Markets, they could directly bring about prosperity in the market.
Thinking quickly, Wu Gu intended to rope him in.
Qi Lin was aware of her thoughts and got right to the point: “Senior Wu Gu should be very clear that Ten Shamans City is currently in a soul supplement pill shortage. The First Market is able achieve great prestige only because it has the Man Origin ‘Soul Birthing Pill.’ The Tenth Market that Senior manages should be very envious.”
“I like candid youths.” Wu Gu sat upright, retracting her haughty attitude and warmly smiled. “Do you wish to collaborate with me?”
“If Senior Wu Gu is unwilling, then Your Servant can go check with the others.” QI Lin said.
“Even if you were incapable of refining soul supplement pills, no one would refuse a medicine refinement master like yourself, just on the basis of your ability to refine a Man Origin pill alone.” Wu Gu said. “State your required conditions.”
“Senior Wu Gu will provide all materials for the soul supplement pills, I will produce the product.”
“There is no problem in me preparing all the ingredients.” Wu Gu nodded. That a medicine refinement master would seek to collaborate with her was generally because finding materials themselves was too troublesome. This was the tacit agreement in Ten Shamans City, “Then we shall split the costs forty-sixty. Sixty percent me, forty percent you. You need only care about pill refinement, I will take care of the sales.”
Qi Lin shook his head.
“Your Distinguished Self Xiaoyao, you want the split thirty-seventy?” Wu Gu was a bit displeased. Although this was acceptable, it was very uncomfortable.
“Fifty-fifty.” Qi Lin smiled.
Wu Gu was taken aback. She was very surprised and thought she had misheard.
“Master has allowed me to wander, so I cannot stay in the Fog Spirit Sea for too long. I am preparing to head to the furthest reaches of the Western Sea, so other than this, I hope Senior Wu Gu will arrange for me a boat as soon as possible. The kind that can reach the Eastern Sea, preferably.”
“You want to go to the Eastern Sea?”
“Wander the four seas, see everything there is.” Qi Lin was declined to elaborate.
Wu Gu nodded, “To equip a ship to go to the Eastern Sea, that is an astronomical sum. I actually would rather a thirty-seventy split.”
“I hope Senior understands.”
“Fine, I will send for people to help arrange the boat for you, but this will require a year at least.”
“A year is too long.”
“A year is long?” Wu Gu was speechless. To a cultivator, a year passed by with the snap of the fingers.
“I will arrange for this to be as quick as possible. Let us discuss our collaboration.”
Qi Lin familiarly discussed with her the details regarding the pill refinement. Ingredients would be handled by Wu Gu, whereby everyday, she would supply the materials for at least one hundred pills, but Qi Lin would need to guarantee at least seventy Five Flavors Soul Returning Powders. Wu Gu was lenient, giving Qi Lin room for failures. For every pill he failed per day, he would be docked a certain sum.
The “Soul Birthing Pill” that the First Market’s medicine master refined was also a Man Origin grade pill, and it sold for five hundred Wu jade. Qi Lin’s Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder’s potency was far stronger in comparison, and Wu Gu planned to first fix a price of eight hundred Wu jade per pill, meaning that the 70 Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder could be sold for a total of fifty-six thousand Wu jade. After deducting material expenses of 200 Wu jade per unit, or 14,000 in aggregate, the daily profit was forty-two thousand. Split evenly, each walked away with a haul of twenty-one thousand.
“A boat that can reach the Eastern Sea requires at least fifty million, in other words, 2380 days. By your profits, you will need roughly 6 years.”
This calculation made Wu Gu’s brow crease tighter and tighter.
“If you help refine medicine for me for five years, I can help you find a boat, deal?” Wu GU asked.
Five years?
He could wait five years, but Qi Qi could not.
“Too long. Senior Wu Gu, how many materials can you supply?” Qi Lin asked. As for materials, it was obvious that mind supplement types like the Life Lotus Flower and Water of Truth Return were difficult to find.
“For materials like these, I can supply as much as you want.” Wu Gu faintly grinned: “I am afraid you would not have the time to refine it all.”
Qi Lin thought this was the case. His magical energy and stamina had limits, and seventy per day was very challenging already.
Seeing him conflicted, Wu Gu said: “Your Five Flavors Soul Return Powder is also of Man Origin grade. Pity, just a bit more, and it could have reached Earth Origin grade. If it had been, perhaps one or two years could be possible.”
Qi Lin’s eyes flashed.
“Senior Wu Gu, I wonder what cauldrons you have? Preferably, the kind that can refine a dozen at once? Perhaps I can refine these to Earth Origin grade.”
“You are capable of this?” Wu Gu was surprised.
An Earth Origin grade pill could be refined only by a great medicine master. No matter how she looked at him, Qi Lin did not seem to that sort of practiced and experience master.
“I made this Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder using only an ordinary cauldron. If I had a superior magic treasure, it should not be a problem.” Qi Lin said.
“How about using my ‘Hundred Herbs Cauldron?'” Wu Gu waved her hand.
Two guards brought in a cauldron that seemed to be filled with life.
This cauldron was green, brimming with a medical aroma.
The Ten Shamans were all experts in medicine refinement, and this Hundred Herbs Cauldron had followed her for many years. It had refined Earth Origin Pills before, so it was a top-quality magic treasure.
“Then I shall try.”
Qi Lin entered the pill room and sealed it off, beginning the pill refinement. About an hour later, he had produced a Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder. Although it was much higher quality compared to his ordinary cauldron’s, it was still very difficult to reach Earth Origin grade.
“This Earth Origin pill is not easy, as expected.” Qi Lin was without a choice.
Wu Gu was thoroughly convinced of this young man’s medicine refinement abilities. She muttered to herself and glanced at Qi Lin: “I actually know of a ruin in the Fog Spirit Sea that has a Primal Chaos period cauldron. That cauldron should be more than capable of refining an Earth Origin pill.”
“Was there something like that? Then bring me there as quickly as possible.”
“That place is very dangerous for a Golden Core Early Stage cultivator.”
“Senior, be at ease. I am willing to try, I do not want to spend six years here.” Qi Lin made his decision.
Wu Gu smiled: “If you are not giving up, then call This Lady ‘Elder Sister.'”
“Many thanks, Wu Gu.” Qi Lin smiled.
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