I couldn't help but taste it myself. The pill melted in my mouth and turned into a light red liquid that slowly spread throughout my body. However, I was already a seventh grade grandmaster. Taking a second rank pill was like "stirring a water jar with a toothpick". It basically didn't have much of an effect.
With a successful experience, the rest of the alchemy process was much easier. I could roughly guarantee a seventy percent success rate, and the second rank pill accounted for nearly half of it. Although I wasn't particularly satisfied, this result was already very gratifying.
One must know that there were very few alchemists in the True Martial Pavilion who could have this kind of efficiency. Although every time I refined a pill, it would consume a portion of my physical strength, but for me, who had already entered the sixth cycle of the Yi Jin Jing, it was almost negligible.
Ordinary alchemists didn't have this kind of condition. Regardless of whether the pill was successfully refined or not, every time they refined a pill, they would consume double the amount of energy. Unless they had an unfathomable cultivation base, they would be exhausted after refining three or four batches of pills a day.
It was no wonder that high quality elixirs were often priceless. Although there were very few Inner Strength martial artists in Huaxia, this second stage Spirit Condensing Elixir was worth at least a million each. Therefore, it seemed that martial artists earned money quickly, but when it came to spending money, it was also quite shocking.
Especially the money used for cultivation. But speaking of it, this was a long-term investment. In a small place like Yuncheng, first-stage pills were in short supply, and the price was always raised. After all, there was no suitable source of supply. If one wanted to cultivate a warrior in the middle or late stage of Covert Strength, they would have to invest tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. Moreover, there were many uncertain factors in this.
Generally, warriors without a background would find it quite difficult to bear this expenditure. Therefore, almost all the martial geniuses in the country wanted to join the six great dojos. At the very least, they would provide pills regularly. Just this benefit alone was incomparably tempting. Not to mention, they would also provide residence in the capital for outstanding warriors.
I couldn't help but feel excited. Speaking of which, the current me already had many ways to make money. Skincare products had benefited millions of women, medical research had brought happiness and health to millions of families, and this elixir had given Hua Xia the hope to reach the next level!
Why is this young master so awesome? No wonder people gave me the nickname Dollar God. I feel that the majority of netizens aren't saying that I'm deliberately acting cool, but that I'm exuding an invisible B character from head to toe. That's right, that must be it!
Three hours later, I returned to Grandmaster Chen's office with a small cloth bag. At this moment, he was busy designing the new arena. He had found a bunch of blueprints on his computer. He seemed to be enjoying himself.
Even though he was busy, Grandmaster Chen couldn't help but ask when he saw me come out of the underground chamber.
"How is it, Xiao Zhuang? Have you tasted the bitterness?
I told you that alchemy isn't that easy. After all, in this world, there is no perfect … "Before Grandmaster Chen could finish his sentence, I put the cloth bag on the table. When I opened the bag, the whole room was quickly filled with a faint fragrance.
"Huh?" Grandmaster Chen was slightly startled. He hurriedly stood up, took out a elixir, and sniffed it carefully.
"This, this is the Essence Condensing Pill?
And it's a second stage! "Grandmaster Chen's expression was a bit strange.
When he saw the bag full of elixirs that looked like candy, his heart undoubtedly collapsed …
That stiff face couldn't hide the shock. Originally, he wanted to ask where did he get these elixirs from, but from the color of the elixirs, they were obviously freshly made. Grandmaster Chen was speechless for a long time.
It should be noted that the True Martial Pavilion also provided elixirs like this to the Guowei Martial Arts School every month. However, they usually only gave three to five elixirs, and they were all first stage elixirs. They had never given any second stage elixirs. In fact, on this point, the True Martial Pavilion couldn't be blamed. After all, the other five martial arts schools were all Qi-Jin martial artists. Only the Guowei Martial Arts School had more than twenty Inner Force martial artists, so they specially made the Essence Condensing Pill.
In addition to this elixir, the True Martial Pavilion would also give out some elixirs with other effects, but the effect was far less. It could only be said that it was better than nothing. However, because there were too many monks and not enough gruel, Grandmaster Chen would usually pay out of his own pocket and buy a few Essence Condensing Pills on the black market to barely meet the demand.
Basically, he would have to spend one or two million at a time. Even so, there were still some disciples who privately complained that Grandmaster Chen did not buy enough. They even said that the True Martial Pavilion had given them funds to train their disciples, but Grandmaster Chen had pocketed the money.
Hearing these hearsay remarks, Grandmaster Chen didn't feel good. Generally, his liquid capital was only a few million, which was less than some of the disciples of the Guowei Martial Arts School. Some of them had tens of millions of assets, but they didn't pay for elixirs themselves.
Grandmaster Chen was too lazy to argue with them. Anyway, according to the rules, as long as they were unqualified, they would either be demoted to outer disciples or expelled from the Guowei Martial Arts School. As for what the outside said about him, Grandmaster Chen didn't take it to heart.
After the dojo challenge, due to my amazing performance, the Guowei Martial Arts School's honor ranking rose to third place. Originally, the first place was the Dragon and Tiger Society, and the second place was Gyeongbu Hall. However, a while ago, the dojo challenge champion, Yinci, knelt down at the Great Wall, causing the Dragon and Tiger Society's ranking to fall to third place. The Guowei Martial Arts School also secured the throne of second place.
According to the rules, the training resources would be doubled every month. Even Grandmaster Chen felt that it was only a matter of time before the Guowei Martial Arts School rose to the top. Of course, there was a period of time. As long as the second place was secured, these disciples would have a promising future.
However, I had a falling out with Hall Master Situ today. Grandmaster Chen was a little worried that in the future, he might deliberately give some trash elixirs to make up the numbers. If that happened, his hope would be shattered. However, the pile of Essence Condensing Pills in front of him made Grandmaster Chen wonder if he was dreaming.
"Master, as the saying goes, it's better to rely on yourself than on others. With these Essence Condensing Pills, we don't have to worry about the True Martial Pavilion anymore!"