As a trade fair concluded, rumors of a pill that could enhance cultivation began to spread throughout the county seat of Feiyun.
This pill, named the Profound Sky Dew-Receiving Pill, possessed a gentle and pure medicinal property, exceptionally refined. It could be transformed into one's own spiritual power with minimal refinement.
Although its price was higher than pills of the same grade and type, its characteristics and the shorter refinement time meant that one pill was far superior to three or four similar ones.
Most importantly, after consuming the Profound Sky Dew-Receiving Pill, it had the effect of clearing internal turbid qi and increasing one's pure qi!
Consequently, the newly circulated Profound Sky Dew-Receiving Pills were immediately snapped up by cultivators of all factions.
Approximately a month later, many cultivators who had experienced the pill's efficacy began inquiring everywhere about its source, hoping to purchase another batch.
Due to this, many gazes gradually converged on the shops of Mingxin Pavilion.
No one had expected that Mingxin Pavilion, which had always been rather casual in its operations, had quietly produced such a miraculous pill.
And as the number of visiting cultivators increased, He Chengshi took the opportunity to release two more batches of Profound Sky Dew-Receiving Pills.
One batch was of the same quality as those previously circulated, sufficient for cultivators of the first and second realms to enhance their cultivation.
The new batch, however, was specifically for peak second-realm cultivators, and its refined medicinal power was so potent that even third-realm cultivators would benefit greatly.
In just a few days, both batches of Profound Sky Dew-Receiving Pills of different qualities were sold out.
"There are still many cultivators lingering both inside and outside Mingxin Pavilion, and many even come to inquire daily."
In the courtyard of the inn, He Chengshi reported the recent situation in detail.
Li Junxian, standing beside him, added, "Some forces have even expressed their desire to procure Profound Sky Dew-Receiving Pills from us in large quantities."
Not every sect and force possessed its own alchemists.
Even if they had the foundation, they could at most cultivate a few alchemists, whose pills could only be consumed by cultivators below the second realm.
For the core strength of cultivators at or above the second realm, obtaining pills that could satisfy their cultivation required regular procurement from major merchant guilds or sects renowned for alchemy.
"From now on, we will provide a fixed quota and quantity each month."
Ji Yuan produced another batch of Profound Sky Dew-Receiving Pills and instructed the two.
As before, this batch was divided into two qualities, for cultivators of different realms.
Although the refinement of this pill was not overly difficult, at least for his mastery of the Dao of Alchemy, it was quite effortless.
However, with his individual strength, supplying a large number of cultivators was truly impossible, unless he stopped cultivating and dedicated himself entirely to alchemy every day.
"For the next few days, bring Yuebai and the others along."
Ji Yuan pondered for a moment before speaking, "There's no expectation for them to learn anything specific; simply broadening their horizons would be extremely beneficial."
Apart from Li Junxian, he did not intend to train everyone in the same direction. Each person had their own strengths or suitable positions.
For instance, Zhao Yuebai and Lu Yuzhe possessed far superior cultivation aptitudes than ordinary geniuses, so they should naturally focus on their practice.
As for Zheng Jiaxing, despite his excellent aptitude and comprehension, he had his own aspirations, and his future development should be left to his own decisions.
Li Junxian's aptitude and comprehension were considered decent among outer disciples, but in the future, he could at best guarantee reaching the peak of the second realm, and with enough fortunate encounters, perhaps break through to the third realm.
However, the probability of forming a Golden Core in the future was likely slim.
He naturally understood his own situation and thus had no objections to Ji Yuan's arrangements, even finding enjoyment in them. He learned some things quickly and performed them with great proficiency.
"I heard that the sect is about to recruit the last batch of disciples for this generation?"
After He Chengshi withdrew, Ji Yuan suddenly inquired.
Upon hearing this, Li Junxian calculated the time and nodded in agreement, "It will be around six months from now."
Six months' time?
This period was sufficient for him to refine a few more furnaces of the Five Qi Harmonizing Elixir and return to the Nine Profound Sect in time.
"Are you planning to select disciples for Profound Sky Peak?"
Li Junxian asked.
Originally, Profound Sky Peak had no right to select disciples. Their batch was an unexpected opportunity, gained through the Spiritual Spring of Creation.
However, with Ji Yuan's breakthrough to the third realm, his status as a peak overseer would elevate to that of an inner elder, naturally granting him the qualification to recruit outer disciples for Profound Sky Peak.
According to the rules of the Nine Profound Sect, outer disciples were generally divided into two types: those who resided in the outer sect area and had not been selected by any peak; and those who were selected by various inheritance peaks and resided on the peaks.
The former were mostly disciples with poorer aptitudes or those who had not yet shown distinguishing characteristics, while the latter had more stable aptitudes and possessed talent in certain areas.
Most importantly, disciples selected by inheritance peaks had more opportunities to encounter and practice, and their cultivation speed would be faster than the other type of outer disciples.
"To truly develop, relying solely on you and the recruited cultivators is far from enough."
Ji Yuan nodded. He indeed had this intention.
Putting aside other matters, in terms of alchemy alone, if he relied only on himself, it would consume a significant portion of his cultivation time to meet the demands of Profound Sky Peak and the cultivators affiliated with the Profound Sky Temple.
If this continued, regardless of the hardship, the wasted time accumulated over the years would not be a small sum.
After giving a few instructions, Ji Yuan entered seclusion once more. Besides refining the Five Qi Harmonizing Elixir, he needed to refine some Nine Dragon Spirit Nurturing Pills and a large quantity of Profound Sky Dew-Receiving Pills.
From then on, every month, he would hand over a batch of Profound Sky Dew-Receiving Pills to Zhao Yuebai, who would be responsible for distributing them to Mingxin Pavilion for sale and sending them to Qian'an County's Guandao Mountain for Li Buwei to handle as he saw fit.
The allocation of these quantities would be up to Zhao Yuebai to decide, such as giving more to one side and less to the other.
Concurrently, Lu Yuzhe remained diligently in the inn, cultivating, or comprehending the techniques he had developed and the Dao of the Five Elements.
As for Zheng Jiaxing, he had become quite close with Wu Xiong and Tian Lianshan, often leading them on strolls through the county seat every few days, using the name of Mingxin Pavilion to develop some relationships with various forces.
Half a year passed in this manner before Ji Yuan concluded his seclusion and emerged from the quiet chamber.