Chapter 24: Introduction to Alchemy, the Joyous Pill for Wealthy Women!

Upon awakening, there was a tinge of delight within Su Xing's heart.

From his simulations until now, there had been more than ten attempts, finally grasping a formidable offensive technique.

The flames capable of instantly liquefying gold surely harbored substantial destructive power!

Su Xing continued his simulations.

[One day, Wang Qingxuan sought you out, bringing the first half of the Changchun Gong.]

[You declined the Changchun Gong, instead expressing a desire to join her organization.]

[Upon your request, Wang Qingxuan agreed and introduced you to an elder.]

[Learning from your past experience, you chose a cautious approach, focusing on gradual development, completing only one or two tasks per month, dedicating the remaining time to studying alchemy.]

[You realized your Flame of Separation was still too weak, resulting in semi-finished elixirs.]

[Thus, you immersed yourself in studying the Flame of Separation, progressively honing your mastery over it.]

[In the seventh year, you attended your younger sister's funeral, afterwards suppressing your emotions and continuing your study of the Flame of Separation.]

[In the eighth year, due to your relentless efforts, you had initially mastered the Flame of Separation, doubling its power.]

[You felt confident in your control of the Flame of Separation, ready to formally refine the Pigu Pill.]

[Initially, when refining a batch, you could only produce one or two completed pills.]

[However, with an abundance of spirit rice for experimentation, your proficiency in crafting the Pigu Pill ascended.]

[By the tenth year, your mastery of the Pigu Pill was adept. Out of ten pills, you could refine seven or eight into finished products, occasionally producing top-grade Pigu Pills that, when consumed, sustained vitality for three months without food, yet with undiminished energy.]

[That same year, you attended the funeral of your good friend Yu Yan.]

[In the eleventh year, feeling the time was ripe, you began studying how to refine the Beauty-Retaining Pill.]

[The refinement of the Beauty-Retaining Pill posed greater difficulty than the Pigu Pill, requiring over ten ingredients such as ginseng, peach kernels, ligusticum, rehmannia, and angelica root.]

[Fortunately, apart from ginseng, most materials were common herbs obtainable in the real world.]

[A decade prior, you happened to plant several ginseng plants, nourished by spiritual essence over ten years, transforming them into ten-year ginseng.]

[Your initial attempt at refining the Beauty-Retaining Pill, unsurprisingly, resulted in failure.]

[Yet, resolute within, within three months, you refined the Beauty-Retaining Pill hundreds of times, gradually mastering the right refining temperature and techniques.]

[At this point, you were left with only one ginseng plant, enough for three more batches of Beauty-Retaining Pills.]

[Determined and unwavering, you commenced the pill refinement without hesitation.]

[Fortunately, in the final alchemical session, you finally succeeded, obtaining three finished Beauty-Retaining Pills.]

[Consuming one yourself, your body expelled a significant amount of impurities. Simultaneously, your skin became more delicate and fair, even the wrinkles around your eyes vanished without a trace.]

[You realized the Beauty-Retaining Pill was an invaluable treasure for certain affluent women!]

[Hence, you christened the Beauty-Retaining Pill as the Joyous Pill for Wealthy Women.]

[You sought out Jin Congxue, selling her one Beauty-Retaining Pill.]

[Jin Congxue, nearly forty, swallowed the pill. Her wrinkles gradually disappeared, and her skin became as fragile as that of a woman in her twenties.]

[Jin Congxue was overjoyed and offered to purchase the pill for one billion Daxia coins.] [She inquired if you had more pills, but you had another purpose for the last pill, thus shook your head.]

[After bidding farewell to Jin Congxue, you returned to the capital, attempting to refine a lower-grade version of the Beauty-Retaining Pill that didn't require ginseng.]

[One day, an elder from the Convergence Sect approached you, offering a task.]

[Accepting the task, you soon realized it wasn't just you executing it; hundreds of sect members, including Wang Qingxuan, participated.]

[Surprisingly, Wang Qingxuan had become a powerhouse at the Celestial King level and was the operation's commander.]

[After years apart, Wang Qingxuan seemed to have aged significantly. You gifted her with the last Beauty-Retaining Pill.]

[Wang Qingxuan was grateful for your concern. Despite years apart, her feelings toward you remained unchanged.]

[The night before the mission, Wang Qingxuan found you, advising you not to participate.]

[Curious, you asked her why. She didn't conceal the truth, revealing the mission was to leak human intelligence to the demon clan at the Zhenniao Pass, a venture with certain death.]

[Shocked, you questioned why she would betray the human race and side with the demon clan. She sadly smiled, confessing she had no other choice.]

[She arranged for your safety, preventing your involvement in the mission.]

[Shortly after, restorative potion prices in the market soared unexpectedly. You realized this sudden price increase was likely connected to the Convergence Sect's actions.]

[Feeling troubled and deeply powerless, you began tirelessly developing a low-grade version of the "Joyous Pill for Wealthy Women."]

[A year later, after countless attempts, you finally mastered the method of substituting ordinary ginseng for spiritual ginseng.]

[You crafted the low-grade "Joyous Pill for Wealthy Women," with only one-tenth of the effectiveness of the original.]

[Holding a bottle of the low-grade pill, you went to find Jin Congxue, hoping she could appraise its value.]

[However, Jin Congxue's father informed you that she had died in the Zhenniao Pass dungeon.]

[Distraught, you returned to the capital but were discovered by an elder from the Convergence Sect.]

[Accusing you of treason, the elder killed you with his own hands, crushing your skull.]

[You perished, and the simulation came to an end!]

[You may choose one of the following rewards: Perseverance (Talent), Five 9th Generation Spirit Chickens (Pets), Basic Level Flame of Separation Technique (Understanding of the Technique), or Insights into Flame-Based Alchemy (Alchemy Understanding)]

[Perseverance]: A green talent, valued at 100,000 energy points.

[Five 9th Generation Spirit Chickens]: Spiritual pets evolving through continuous feeding of spirit rice, becoming low-level spirit pets, priced at 100,000 energy points.

[Basic Level Flame of Separation Technique]: Ten years of insight experience. Upon learning, you'll immediately grasp the basics of the Flame of Separation technique, valued at 100,000 energy points.

[Insights into Flame-Based Alchemy]: Experience not yet at the entry level, containing insights into the production of Pigu Pills (Advanced Level) and Beauty-Retaining Pills (Intermediate Level), priced at 100,000 energy points.

Upon seeing these rewards, Su Xing felt excitement but also vexation.

"Darn it, why can I only bring back one reward?"

"I want both this Basic Level Flame of Separation Technique and the Perseverance Talent!"

Su Xing internally grumbled, as his primary aim for this simulation was to gain alchemical experience.

But unexpectedly drawing the extraordinary Perseverance Talent.

Su Xing knew full well that this talent had pulled him through numerous insurmountable challenges in the simulation.

For instance, the relentless ten-year endeavor to comprehend the Flame of Separation day and night. Without this talent, Su Xing truly lacked the confidence to achieve it.

Yet, by choosing this talent, he feared he might have to relearn alchemy and the Flame of Separation in the next simulation.

While Su Xing wrestled with his decision, the simulator's prompt chimed in his mind:

[Ding, the host can spend 500,000 energy points to upgrade the simulator to Version 2.0, with the following features...]

(Sigh, buddy's working hard for love here. Collections are still below a hundred, hoping the patrons will read more~)

(End of Chapter)