I Can Accumulate Proficiency, Starting from Alchemy

“Next on the agenda is to prepare for Foundation Establishment.”

“The most important thing is the Foundation Establishment Pill.”

Ilan Yi pondered on how to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill. There were multiple methods to acquire it.

The first method was to gain merits by contributing to the sect, hence earning the opportunity to get the pill.

The second method was through sect points. However, Ilan Yi knew that the amount of points he needed was so high that it was intimidating.

Currently, there was the third method, which was the escort plan. All he had to do was enter the top ten of the Earth Ranking and get one of the ten annual escort quotas. This would grant him a free Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect along with the protection of the Supreme Elder.

And finally, the last method involved obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill by self-sufficiency. He could refine it himself, auction it off, or purchase it through a private sect business.

However, if he were to buy it through a private sect business or during an auction, the price would be astronomically high, even more than most supreme spiritual weapons.

Han Yi had previously inquired with He Fangwei about the auction price of the Foundation Establishment Pill. It could go as high as 8,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones. The lowest price in the conventional market was already over 4,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones. Thus, it was impossible for him to buy it with the 2,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones in his pocket.

If Han Yi were to sell the two supreme spiritual weapons at his disposal, he should be able to afford a Foundation Establishment Pill, especially the Golden Light Shuttle, which had a renowned name even among supreme spiritual weapons. It could fetch a high price.

However, Han Yi had only recently entered the ninth level of Qi Cultivation. He would not consider selling the weapons unless it was an absolute last resort.

What he was considering now was the most complicated method for a Qi Cultivating Cultivator, regardless if they were of legendary status or not. Yet, this method had a high success rate for him.

That is, refining pills by himself.

On one hand, Han Yi did not want to be controlled by others or become high-profile by competing for the Earth Ranking just for a single Foundation Establishment Pill.

The second and most important reason was that as his realm improved, especially after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage, his cultivation resources would become insufficient.

After reaching the sixth level of Qi Cultivation, his smooth progress was largely attributed to his three trips to Tianqing City, Evil Mountain Range, and Daofu City. These adventures granted him access to three large batches of storage bags, thus allowing him to achieve his goals using the generosity of others.

However, such methods could not be repeated, as walking along the river would inevitably cause one’s shoes to get wet. In the long run, a sustainable source of income was necessary.

Thus, he decided to return to his old expertise, alchemy.

[Alchemy Skill (Fire is Purely Green 49/100)]

According to I Ian Yi’s understanding, it would be virtually impossible to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill using the Fire is Purely Green level of the Alchemy Skill. Therefore, his priority was to advance his Alchemy Skill to the level of Peak Mastery.

Once he reached Peak Mastery, Han Yi speculated that even if the success rate of refining the Foundation Establishment Pill was not very high, it would still guarantee that he would not be at a loss.

As long as there was profit, he could do it.

Prepared for contingencies, Han Yi went to the Azure Dragon Palace after setting his plan.

With his realm breakthrough to the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, he no longer needed to sneak into the Inner Peak market to buy raw materials. Instead, he directly purchased them from the sect management Great Hall, enjoying some discounts as an inner door disciple.

After two years, he stepped into the Azure Dragon Palace again. While being observed by an astonished shift manager, he directly bought 1,000 batches of raw materials for Gold and Silver Pills and exchanged for 1,000 pounds of Spirit Sand.

This was not just for the common Nurturing Qi Pill, but for the Gold and Silver Pill, which had significant benefits for refining one’s spiritual power at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation. The raw materials for each batch of Gold and Silver Pills included spiritual herbs and medicines worth ten Spirit Stones, as well as Spirit Stones and Spirit Sand consumed by the Pill Furnace. The total cost was around 230 low-grade Spirit Stones. Yet when successfully refined, its market price could reach up to 200 low-grade Spirit Stones.

Han Yi spent a total of 10,000 low-grade Spirit Stones or 100 mid-grade Spirit Stones on the spiritual herbs and medicines in those 1,000 batches. This massive investment amounted to one-tenth of his current wealth, demonstrating his considerable commitment.

He intended to use these 1,000 batches of materials to increase his Alchemy Skill proficiency to the level of Peak Mastery.

Just as he was about to turn and leave, the astonished shift manager finally recovered and called out to him.

“Junior Brother Han, according to the sect records, you have not completed the inner disciple tasks since advancing to the seventh level of Qi Cultivation.”

“Do you want to take on a task to avoid any bad records?”

Han Yi suddenly remembered that he had almost forgotten about the matter.

In the Xuandan Sect, while the outer door required a minimum points threshold, there were similar tasks for the inner door. However, these tasks were not compulsory and could be accumulated. If one went a long time without activating them, shift managers would visit to remind them.

As this was a sect rule, Han Yi would not break it. He thought for a while and decided to postpone improving his Alchemy Skill to focus on the task instead. “Are there any alchemy tasks?” Han Yi asked. Since he was going to focus on improving his Alchemy Skill, it was only natural to choose an alchemy task.

The shift manager flipped through the task records.

“Yes, there’s an alchemy task on the Dan Sword Peak. It requires cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation or higher to assist in refining a pill called the Yangxia Pill.”

“Yangxia Pill?”

“Yes, that’s right. Oh, there’s a new requirement added to the task description. It says that the task taker must have experience in refining the Yangxia Pill.” After seeing Han Yi shake his head, the shift manager proceeded to find a new task.

“There’s another alchemy task, but it is released by Elder Lu, a consultant elder. It requires inner door disciples to go to Mengshan City for a month and teach alchemy to his clan members.”

“Mengshan City?”

“Yes, Consultant Elder Lu is from a cultivation family in Mengshan City. This task is available all year round, and the rewards are higher than ordinary alchemy tasks.”

“However, Elder Lu requires the disciple taking the task to be at least at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation. Moreover, the Alchemy Skill must pass his assessment before the task can be officially accepted. If the assessment is failed, Elder Lu will still provide compensation for the round trip.”

After pondering for a moment, Han Yi’s hesitation was not due to the content of the task but the location, Mengshan City, where he had been sent after his transmigration.

“Are there any other alchemy tasks available?”