’The Pill Formation Success Rate for Top Quality Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pills isn’t low. I could try refining the Nourishing Vein and Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, but I don’t have all the materials. I’ll have to wait and see if I can get the Spiritual Materials I need from the new Secret Realm!’
Yang Chan’s Alchemy Ability was improving at a rapid pace. This was related to his Pharmacist profession having reached Tier Four Masterful. After the promotion, a flood of memories related to being an Advanced Pharmacist was fed back to him. These weren’t limited to just Alchemy, but also included other related and rather comprehensive memories.
He now had experience refining elixirs, and coupled with his own high Talent for Alchemy, the process naturally became smoother and smoother. His rate of improvement was astonishing.
After his Martial Arts Cultivation reached the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Realm, these Inner Refining elixirs were only moderately effective for him. The boost they provided for Bone Marrow Cleansing was even smaller, so naturally, Yang Chan wanted to refine an elixir that could assist with it.
However, the Spiritual Materials needed for Bone Marrow Cleansing elixirs were even more precious, and the Cyan Yuan Sect basically had none.
The Former Sect Leader, Liu Xuan, had taken practically all of them when he left the Cyan Yuan Sect. Yang Chan’s only hope was to find the necessary materials in the new Secret Realm.
Such Spiritual Materials were rare and exceptionally precious, after all. Whether he could obtain them would come down to luck.
’I hope I can get the Spiritual Materials I’m missing!’
It was all Yang Chan could do to hope.
He already had some of the Spiritual Materials but was missing the rest. If he could find what he lacked, he could attempt the refining.
If not, he would have to continue with his current plan. After all, he still needed to upgrade his Tai Chi Health Cultivation Skill, Taiyuan Soul Sword, and Sword Master profession. His current Daily Potential Point Collection was sufficient to upgrade all three, but it would take a significant amount of time.
Although he wanted more Potential Points, it was better to be cautious.
Additionally, there was the Creation Body Tempering Pill formula he had obtained previously. The effects of this pill were quite good, useful for all realms of the Body Tempering Stage. However, he was also missing the materials for it. If he could find the right Spiritual Materials in the new Secret Realm, he could increase his Daily Potential Point Collection once again.
The path forward was clear. He would just have to see what treasures this newly emerged Secret Realm held.
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「Medicine Hall, Council Pavilion.」
Not long after the Secret Realm appeared, Gu An had arranged for people to go. The Secret Realm contained many treasures, and collecting even a portion of them would bolster the Sect’s foundation. It was an opportunity that couldn’t be missed.
It was just like with the Taiyin Heaven before. Although they had failed to obtain the opportunities from its depths, the treasures they found on the periphery still brought the Cyan Yuan Sect great rewards. Now, those resources were being used to cultivate the Sect’s disciples.
In fact, the situation for the Servant Disciples was somewhat better than back in Yang Chan’s day. At the very least, they could all drink a bowl of Qi Nourishing Soup.
A single bowl of the soup could replenish a great deal of Primordial Qi, allowing many to survive and work hard at their Cultivation in hopes of changing their fate.
The Cyan Yuan Sect had newly recruited tens of thousands of Servant Disciples. The resources they consumed were considerable, but for the current Cyan Yuan Sect, it was still a manageable expense.
This was because the Cyan Yuan Sect had obtained significant benefits from the Secret Realm, in addition to compensation from the Imperial Family. A small portion of these resources was enough to support tens of thousands of people, from whom candidates with good Martial Arts Talent would be selected to become official disciples of the Cyan Yuan Sect.
Yang Chan was now in the Council Pavilion. Gu An had summoned all the Pharmacists from the Medicine Hall, and Yang Chan had a good guess as to why: it was related to the newly emerged Secret Realm.
Yang Chan sat beside Gu An, waiting for the other Pharmacists to trickle in.
"I’ve gathered you all here today. I imagine you have some idea why."
Gu An began to speak slowly once all the Pharmacists had arrived.
In total, the Cyan Yuan Sect had fewer than fifty Pharmacists. This was because Liu Xuan had taken a group with him when he left, leaving not many behind.
During this time, only two people had been promoted to Basic Level Pharmacist; the ranks of the others remained unchanged.
Gu An was well aware that the further a Pharmacist advanced, the more difficult promotion became. Take Yang Chan, for example, the one he was most optimistic about. He estimated it would still take several years for him to become an Advanced Pharmacist.
He believed this because Yang Chan’s recent attempts at refining the Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill had not gone smoothly; he hadn’t managed to produce a single one. This was something Gu An had already anticipated.
As the Hall Master of the Medicine Hall, he was naturally familiar with the promotion speed of these Pharmacists. It was all a matter of slow, patient work, gradually improving their Pill Sense until they could finally refine the Seven Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pill and advance to become an Advanced Pharmacist.
This took time.
Even with Yang Chan’s outstanding performance, his opinion remained unchanged.
"That’s right. It’s about the Secret Realm that appeared on the western border between the Celestial Wind Imperial Dynasty and the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty."
"We’ve already received word that this is an enormous Secret Realm. We plan to arrange for more people to go and seize the opportunities within."
"That is why we need to arrange for some Pharmacists to accompany them."
"You won’t have to enter the Secret Realm itself. Your only duty will be to treat disciples injured within it. The journey is long, and any injured disciples likely wouldn’t survive the trip back to the Cyan Yuan Sect for treatment. That’s why we need people on site."
"Of course, if any of you wish to enter the Secret Realm to seek your own opportunities, you can tell me, and I will make the arrangements."
"Many Superior Spirit Medicines and even Top Level Spirit Medicines have already been discovered within this Secret Realm. So far, only a small area has been explored, meaning there are still many opportunities to be found."
"You all know the Cyan Yuan Sect’s current situation. This kind of opportunity is a rare blessing, one we cannot afford to pass up."
"At the same time, we hope our disciples can seize more opportunities within, grow stronger, and bolster the Sect’s overall Combat Power."
Gu An looked at the assembled Pharmacists, slowly laying out the information about the Secret Realm and his plans.
In truth, this was not a new arrangement. The same procedure had been followed for the previous Silver State Secret Realm and the Taiyin Heaven.
If it had been a small Secret Realm, the initial party sent would have been sufficient. They would have gathered some Spirit Medicines and returned to the Cyan Yuan Sect. But now, knowing the Secret Realm was vast, Gu An naturally wanted to obtain much more.
He already had a good number of Five Revolutions Nourishing Organ Pills, but he wanted more. After all, for an expert at the Inner Refining of the Five Viscera Level like him, the more of these elixirs he had, the better. The more he accumulated, the faster his Martial Arts Cultivation would advance.
Then he would have a greater chance of breaking through to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster Realm.
In Martial Arts Cultivation, the younger one was, the greater their chance of a breakthrough. Even if they failed, a younger body would recover much more quickly.
Naturally, Gu An wanted to reach the threshold for breaking through to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Grandmaster realm as soon as possible. Then, he could finally consume the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill he possessed and attempt his breakthrough. Otherwise, just holding onto it without being able to use it was a form of torture.
Good things were meant to be used, not put on display. After all, no matter how well such a fine elixir was stored, its medicinal efficacy would only weaken over time.