The original repairer

In the world of cultivation, skills are very important aids to practice.

Shi Chen's alchemy skills had reached perfection, and his output of top-grade Soul-Nourishing Pills was guaranteed, with mid-grade pills accounting for the majority, and lower-grade pills making up a smaller portion. Soul-Nourishing Pills became the primary cultivation resource for the three of them, while the largest seller was still the Qi-Nourishing Pill.

Over the past year, Qisha Market has seen an influx of casual Qi Condensation cultivators, occasionally accompanied by Foundation Establishment cultivators. Cultivators in the late or perfect stages of Qi Condensation often ask Shi Chen if he can refine Foundation Establishment Pills. They can prepare their own spiritual herbs and offer generous prices for these. Some Qi Condensation cultivators, after refining a pill, simply ask for one or two Foundation Establishment Pills, while others offer to cover the entire production with a supplementary supply of spirit stones.

This is a lucrative business, but unfortunately Shi Chen does not have the recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill, nor does he know how to refine it.

The Foundation Establishment Pill recipe auctioned at the Kimura Market last time was a rarity for hundreds of years. Building a foundation is a hurdle, and sects and aristocratic families restrict it, making it difficult for a Foundation Establishment Pill recipe to be released. The fact that Foundation Establishment Pills appear on the market is due to sects and aristocratic families deliberately releasing them to maintain activity among the independent cultivators.

After a year and a half, Du Liangpeng finally showed up. Shi Chen, having mastered the Minor Five Elements Concealment Technique, was highly sensitive to auras. From the moment they met, he could sense Du Liangpeng's murderous aura, like a lone wolf in the wilderness.

Bring the person into the cave and serve him spiritual tea.

"Master Shi Dan, are the items we deposited there still there?" Du Liangpeng asked in a cold tone.

"All the items are here," Shi Chen said after taking out the monster skin package and handing it to Du Liangpeng. "I haven't checked your package since I received it. Please take a look."

"It doesn't matter whether you look at it or not," Du Liangpeng said slowly, not accepting the package. "If you knew what was inside, you would probably be tempted. Since you are indifferent to it, it shows that you are a trustworthy person. This item is of little use to me, but for an alchemist, it is indeed a great opportunity."

Shi Chen guessed something from Du Liangpeng's words.

"Is this the recipe from two years ago?" Shi Chen looked at Du Liangpeng and asked.

"Now, only you and I know about this thing. If I give it to Master Alchemist, I wonder how he will repay me." Du Liangpeng asked back.

"Right now, my alchemy skills are not yet able to refine this elixir. It will take at least five years to refine it. After you give me this recipe, I can give you a foundation-building pill in five years at most, regardless of whether it is successfully refined or not." Shi Chen said after a little thought.

"I can still wait five years. I hope Master Shidan will keep his promise." Du Liangpeng said after thinking for a long time.

"If you don't believe me, Fellow Daoist Du, you can take the package. I believe you should know that within a radius of ten thousand miles, there is no one more suitable to cooperate with you except me." Shi Chen said with a frown.

"It would be more appropriate if fellow Taoist could swear a Taoist oath," said Du Liangpeng.

"If you don't trust me, you can take the package. I will never mention the whole story. But it would be unreasonable for me to swear an oath. Please go!" Having said this, Shi Chen didn't want to have anything to do with Du Liangpeng anymore, so he served tea and sent him away.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Shi. I'm just trying to gauge your attitude." Du Liangpeng sat up straight and said sternly, "Since you've been able to open the package without success for two years, it shows your noble character. This recipe wasn't easy to come by, and I have a group of fellow Daoists behind me. The product is what we want. The benefits are enormous, and we can't let you get it so easily."

"Oh, I wonder what Fellow Daoist Du has to discuss?" Shi Chen asked indifferently.

"You get three of the things produced by this recipe from fellow Taoist, and I'll get seven. We'll supply everything you need. The contract is for a hundred years. What do you think of this?" Du Liangpeng said with a smile.

"Haha! Fellow Daoist, your plan is very good. I am the sect's alchemist, so I can ask the sect for this recipe. Even if there are restrictions from the sect, they are easier to understand than your conditions." Shi Chen sneered.

"You and I will split it 50-50, and I will find the elixir. The contract is for 50 years. What do you think of this?" Du Liangpeng made another suggestion.

"This recipe was auctioned for 50,000 low-grade spirit stones. I will buy it with 50,000 low-grade spirit stones. Do you want the spirit stones or another distribution?" Shi Chen said.

"How about another distribution?" Du Liangpeng asked

"Five years later, I will pay you the equivalent of 35,000 low-grade spirit stones for the finished pills I refine. The pills produced by this recipe will be calculated at a price one level higher than the market price." Shi Chen said the plan.

"So, you only need to give me 35 pills at most? This method is absolutely not acceptable. We need another distribution method." Du Liangpeng immediately objected.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, you also know that although this recipe is rarely circulated in the world, there is still a chance to encounter it. It is roughly worth 30,000 to 100,000 low-grade spirit stones. After a few years, with my alchemy skills, I can still get tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones. You use this recipe to control the sect's alchemist. Isn't it wishful thinking?" Shi Chen said in a somewhat cold voice.

"But this recipe is not easy to come by. The alchemist makes a lot of money by refining the elixir, and we must get a share of the profits." Du Liangpeng said with some anger.

"Do you know that there are so many pill recipes in the world, why many alchemists can't learn some of them and make some pills? Sects, noble families, and clans also have many pill recipes, why can't every alchemist make these pills?" Shi Chen said calmly. He knew that angering Du Liangpeng would not help the discussion at all.

Du Liangpeng looked at Shi Chen in confusion, waiting for his explanation.

"To refine this pill, first, the alchemist must have exquisite alchemy skills, second, the alchemist must be skilled in techniques, and third, and most importantly, the alchemy talent. There are many alchemists in the cultivation world, but not many, or even very few, who can refine advanced pills. This is the difference in alchemy talent." Shi Chen explained.

"We also have alchemists, but their inheritance is not high. We still have some understanding of alchemy. We agree with the common sense of alchemy you mentioned, but you are not the only alchemist we can trust. However, Master Shi has a good reputation, and now the things are in your hands. Our cooperation is more stable." Du Liangpeng said.

"That's it. Take the things back, discuss it, and then discuss it with me again if you think it's appropriate. I haven't checked the items, so I don't know whether they are what you just said or not. I'm just guessing. I can only guarantee that this matter will not be leaked from my side." Shi Chen's tone turned cold, and he ordered him to leave again.

"Sorry for disturbing you. Let's discuss it first. If you need to cooperate with the alchemist, we can bother you later." After saying that, he opened the monster skin, put away the jade slip inside the monster skin, and stood up to leave.

Looking at the black and gray monster skin left behind, Shi Chen felt a little regretful. If he negotiated with Du Liangpeng a few more times, he might be able to get the pill formula. In five years, he would be able to refine this pill and build his foundation without worrying about resources.

He picked up the monster skin and released the spiritual flame to burn it directly. However, the spiritual fire technique at the perfect level could not burn the monster skin. He continued to burn it with the spiritual fire, but there was no change at all.

There's something strange about this monster skin.