Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 648: Chapter 269: Top Grade Tongyou Pill_1

“Those Jade Dew Pills I gave you last year, you’ve used them all, right?”

Upon hearing the three words “Jade Dew Pills”, an earnest longing spread across Gu Caiyi’s face.

However, the sentiment vanished instantly and her spoken words morphed into,

“I still have some.”

Luo Chen smirked and passed her a jade bottle with the help of Spirit Power.

“There are six Jade Dew Pills in here. Use the unique method I taught you to consume them. One every two months, perfectly making up a yearly supply—enough to enhance your cultivation level.”

Gu Caiyi, softly holding the jade bottle in her delicate hand, whispered, “I’ve inquired about this elixir—it’s quite expensive, isn’t it! But you’re lacking Spirit Stones yourself, how could I…”

“Stop it!” Luo Chen raised his hand, “I am short of Spirit Stones but not a mere few hundred. Take it, just accept it.”

In the end, he couldn’t help but add,

“I let Min Longyu live in the Immortal Mansion for half a month for free. I didn’t take any Spirit Stones from him either.”

Gu Caiyi’s shimmery eyes blinked with elation as she ecstatically accepted the Jade Dew Pills.

This elixir indeed conferred her unforeseen benefits.

“Then I’ll be off!”

A woman’s message, strangely cheerful.

“Go on, off you go!”

Luo Chen waved his hand, notably impatient.

Only after Gu Caiyi had gone into the night did Luo Chen let out a sigh.

He realized the bit added to his statement earlier was a poor attempt to conceal his emotions.

For Gu Caiyi,

His feelings were particularly complicated.

In his youth, he held brief desires of “yearning” and “touch” towards this bright beautiful woman.

But as his cultivation deepened day by day, his mind became increasingly clear.

He came to understand that it was nothing more than youthful lust, that’s it.

It wasn’t love or even affection, just a mere friendship between friends.

However, after experiencing the simulation of the Ghost God Heart Asking Mirror, one phrase occasionally crossed his mind.

“Can we stop fighting?”

This was not in line with his ambition.

So, when he woke up, he avoided discussing any matters related to Gu Caiyi as much as possible.

However, Gu Caiyi’s genuine concern for him earlier seemed to transport him back to the simulation of the Heart Inquiry Mirror.

“Never mind. Let it be, let it go naturally!”

“I can help a bit, but if she can’t keep up with my pace, she would just end up as a mound of yellow soil in the end.”

Luo Chen shook his head, turning to enter the Quiet Room.

…

The next morning,

Sima Huiniang hurriedly visited Tianlan Peak and discussed extensively with Luo Chen.

It took until the afternoon before she returned to Danxia Peak.

Shortly after, a “benefit” was granted throughout the Luo Tian Creed.

That is, Luo Tian Creed will annually sponsor twenty thousand Spirit Stones to lease a medium-grade second-order Immortal Mansion on Tianlan Peak!

Any cultivator who has reached the Foundation Establishment Stage can use this medium-grade Immortal Mansion regularly.

Nor is that all, cultivators who’ve reached the Finalization of Qi Refinement can reserve Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine in advance based on their merits.

As long as the Luo Tian Creed acquires subsequent Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine, these will be dispatched immediately.

Furthermore, this cultivator can apply to use the second-order Immortal Mansion free of charge when building his own foundation.

The announcement of this news set off a huge wave in the Luo Tian Creed.

All lower-order cultivators were yearning for it, awaiting the day they establish their foundation and could stay in the medium-grade second-order Immortal Mansion.

Several Foundation Establishment Cultivators also believed that this move was excellent.

They’re among the high earners.

Yet, the burden of carrying an annual fee of ten thousand Spirit Stones for a lower-grade Immortal Mansion exhausted them.

Now, the occasional use of a medium-grade Immortal Mansion—even if it means sharing it with others—is still more cost-effective than leasing an Immortal Mansion individually!

As for the inconvenience?

In the face of saving Spirit Stones and an even more abundant concentration of Spirit Qi, the inconvenience doesn’t really matter anymore.

After this “benefit” was granted, Sima Huiniang did not stop there.

She first singled out several individuals for laziness and gluttony—those who were being profligate on past merits.

The few who were singled out underwent a public disciplinary act.

Following that,

Sima Huiniang took advantage of this situation to launch a rectification initiative within the Luo Tian Creed, which primarily focused on restructuring the foundation salary and merits system.

Cooperating with the Merits Hall, she made a big change to the merit system!

From now on, merits won’t just be used to exchange cultivation techniques and spiritual medicines, but will also be linked to the foundation salary!

The foundation salary for every cultivator of Luo Tian Creed will have an overall reduction.

For instance, the foundation salary of the Late Stage Qi Refinement Cultivator from the Battle Hall was previously one hundred Spirit Stones per month.

Now it’s adjusted to eighty per month.

The deducted twenty Spirit Stones will be calculated according to the size of the annual merits and will be distributed after the annual assessment.

If the merits aren’t sufficient, they could only get the basic eighty.

If the merits are plenty, they can receive not only one hundred, but even more!

As for how to calculate the Battle Hall’s merits?

There is an elaborate standard established jointly by Sima Huiniang and the cultivators of Merit Hall, which includes effort put into battles, guard duty, patrols, and even personal developmental progress of the cultivators of Battle Hall.

Not only the Battle Hall!

There’s a detailed merit standard for each Hall.

The Pill Hall would have it pegged to the revenues from concocting pills by Qu, Mi, Qiu, and Ma—the four great Pill Refiners.

The Equipment Hall’s would be associated with refining ore, weapon production, and the income from weapons.

The Medicine Hall’s would be linked to the growth of Spirit Plants, harvest of Spirit Field, and the gain of medicinal herbs.

Even more so, it’s not just limited to Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators!

Except for Luo Chen, all the other three true cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage have also had their basic salaries reduced by several hundred Spirit Stones.