Chapter 790 - 790 452 Yan Shaoyin_4

Chapter 790: Chapter 452 Yan Shaoyin_4 Chapter 790: Chapter 452 Yan Shaoyin_4 “Brother Zhou, I apologize, but my lifespan is not long. I wish to make another attempt at Nascent Soul Formation before I pass away. I have decided not to conduct alchemy for others anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaoyin shook his head decisively, refusing Zhou Shengqing once again.

He himself was a prodigy, becoming a Rank-4 Alchemist at an early age. If it weren’t for being employed by Hun Yuan to produce various medicinal pills for the Five Elements Sect, he might have reached Perfect Core Formation even earlier than Zhou Shengqing.

Now, finally, with the passing of Hun Yuan, Yan Shaoyin aimed to regain the hundreds of years he had lost to the Five Elements Sect.

But as he turned to return to Lonely Mountain, the sound of paper tearing reached his ears.

Looking up, Yan Shaoyin saw Zhou Shengqing tear a pill formula in half and then extend half of it towards him.

“This is…?”

“It’s a Rank-4 pill formula my master gave me before his death. You should change your mind after looking at it.”

Upon hearing Zhou Shengqing’s words, and seeing his smile, Yan Shaoyin intuitively sensed that something was amiss.

But the allure of a pill formula was too strong for an alchemist like him, let alone a Rank-4 formula left by Hun Yuan.

After all, Back to Sky Valley only had two Rank-4 pill formulas, one of which was an old formula and was nearly impossible to successfully make the pill.

[I’ll just take a peek…]

With this in mind, Yan Shaoyin accepted the half piece of the pill formula from Zhou Shengqing and squinted at the top.

Upon reading, his eyes widened in surprise, and his body began to tremble.

“This… this…”

“So, do you have time to concoct it?”

Seeing Yan Shaoyin’s reaction, Zhou Shengqing laughingly asked. Upon hearing his words, Yan Shaoyin immediately looked at the larger half of the pill formula in Zhou Shengqing’s hand.

With his proficiency in alchemy, he knew that the formula was probably genuine just from the beginning.

A pill formula that could increase the success rate of Core Formation by 20%, even in the East Land, would cause a frantic scramble.

If he didn’t know that he was no match for Zhou Shengqing, Yan Shaoyin would have been tempted to snatch the formula away!

“Where did you get this formula? If the Five Elements Sect had had such a formula in the past, they would have surely collected the ingredients to concoct it. As the chief alchemist of the Five Elements Sect back then, I wouldn’t have missed it.”

After taking a deep breath, Yan Shaoyin calmed down and questioned Zhou Shengqing.

“It’s none of your business. It is a heritage which my master has bestowed to me. I only have one question: do you have time to concoct it?”

“Yes, yes, yes…”

“Didn’t you say that you wanted to focus on cultivation, and had decided to not perform alchemy for others anymore?”

“There’s always room for reneging on something that hasn’t been promised. Moreover, I haven’t practiced alchemy for several years and want to exercise my skills…ahem, ahem, ahem…”

Feeling awkward halfway through his sentence, Yan Shaoyin, who had been through the world, coughed and shifted his gaze to the larger half of the pill formula in Zhou Shengqing’s hand, while facing Zhou Shengqing’s smiling expression.

“But I need to take a complete look at this pill formula first to confirm whether I can make it. So, will you give the rest to me?”

“There’s no need for such formalities between us.”

After joking around, Zhou Shengqing held up the formula for the Liquid Gold Jade Return Pill, his face turned serious, and he began to state his conditions.

“I can give you this pill formula, but you must make a Dao Heart oath that only you will know of this formula, and you won’t tell anyone else. Moreover, if you want to concoct the Liquid Gold Jade Return Pill, you would need the Divine Wood Sect’s approval.”

This was equivalent to looking for a tool person to undertake alchemy. Hearing this, Yan Shaoyin frowned, “Zhou Shengqing, this condition is too harsh. And, in the whole Eastern Wilderness, only I can help you make the Liquid Gold Jade Return Pill.”

“While it’s true that you are the only Rank-4 Alchemist in Eastern Wilderness, there are many outside of Eastern Wilderness. And you know that I have pretty good relations with people from the Sun Bathing Sea.”

Zhou Shengqing’s words left Yan Shaoyin silent.

“Alright.”

After a long while, faced with the huge temptation of Liquid Gold Jade Return Pill, Yan Shaoyin gritted his teeth and agreed to the incredibly stringent conditions.

“We each provide half of the alchemy materials. Upon successful concoction, we split the resulting pills equally.”

Zhou Shengqing proposed another condition, which Yan Shaoyin, after a moment of hesitation, agreed to.

Usually, when Back to Sky Valley performs alchemy, the client provides all the materials, and regardless of success or failure, they don’t take responsibility. If successful, they take a cut.

But, faced with the precious Liquid Gold Jade Return Pill’s formula, Yan Shaoyin was willing to abandon his baseline principle that he had held onto since he started alchemy.

The two discussed some minor details, made sure there were no issues, and made their Dao Heart oaths.

Then, Yan Shaoyin, trembling, carefully received the larger portion of the Liquid Gold Jade Return Pill formula from Zhou Shengqing, pieced it together with his half, and scrutinized it intently, in a state of fascination.

“The rest of the ingredients can be easily found, but the thousand-year-old Azure Blood Coral, Purple Pozhi Fruit, and Black Marrow do not exist in Eastern Wilderness. We would have to buy them from outside the wilderness.”

Yan Shaoyin said, pointing at the formula’s three main ingredients.

“You are a Guest Elder of Star Heaven Commerce, these three things shouldn’t be an issue for you.”

Zhou Shengqing knew what Yan Shaoyin was implying. He himself had understood this after reading the formula: with his ability, he could only gather two of the eight main ingredients; Yan Shaoyin could gather five, indicating that Back to Sky Valley excelled in herbal medicine cultivation compared to Divine Wood Sect.

“The Azure Blood Coral from Sun Bathing Sea will be easier for you to purchase.”

Yan Shaoyin implied, but Zhou Shengqing shook his head.

“I have to seclude myself for cultivation to prepare for Nascent Soul Formation. It would be best if no one knew about our cooperation in concocting the Liquid Gold Jade Return Pill. So, it’s better for you to do the collection.”

During the conversation, Zhou Shengqing gave Yan Shaoyin a bag of herbs that he had brought along. It contained hundreds of auxiliary herbs, the precious Jade Marrow Golden Mushroom, and a Void Piercing Immortal Mushroom.

“Chu Zuoshu, you are lucky to have such a master.”

Yan Shaoyin assumed that Zhou Shengqing was preparing the Liquid Gold Jade Return Pill for Chu Zuoshu. He sighed, and Zhou Shengqing laughed without explaining. He turned around, transformed into a ray of light, and disappeared from where he stood.