Chapter 89: Chapter 89: A Circle of the Cultured

After checking the entire residence, the housekeeper Jin Mei suggested holding a simple relocation banquet to facilitate familiarization with the neighbors.

Especially considering Li Jizhou’s identity as a Pill Master, this could increase retail sales channels, at least more profitable than wholesale to businesses, and also leave a favorable impression.

To this, Li Jizhou nodded, indicating his approval.

In the key elements of cultivating immortality, companionship is crucial.

It’s not just about couples being Dao Companions; it’s more about the exchange and inheritance of Dao insights and experiences, with teachings from elders and exchanges among peers.

While at Inverted Mountain, and even at Spirit Pearl Mountain Market, Li Jizhou hardly considered this aspect.

In the previous life, he was a cultivator who failed to break through Core Formation at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment. With experiences under Core Formation, it was unnecessary in the earlier stages of Foundation Establishment.

As for Core Formation experiences, back then, people from places where he could associate were unable to teach him anything.

But here, those living in the Upper City District are either wealthy or noble.

At least in terms of resources, they certainly lack nothing. The people living here have a great chance of attempting Core Formation.

Also, those living here might have a lot of elders teaching them insights.

Worth befriending.

Of course, the most crucial is that now he has the strength to exchange on equal terms with these people.

This point was quickly verified.

Five days later, the housekeeper arranged for personnel to host a relocation banquet at Li Jizhou’s home.

Thirteen households from the neighborhood, having received invitations, all came to offer their congratulations.

Li Jizhou paid Jin Mei fifty Spirit Stones for the banquet expenses, but the total value of the gifts he received exceeded five hundred Spirit Stones.

The demeanor and speech of neighbors during the banquet proved that a Pill Master recognized by Miaodan Tower was quite well received.

Talisman Master Shen immediately placed an order of seventeen Youthful Appearance Pills with Li Jizhou.

Because on the day of their first meeting, Li Jizhou had given him a Youthful Appearance Pill, but he had eighteen wives, which had him quite troubled.

Ultimately, giving it to the main wife according to the order of entry, feedback indicated that the Youthful Appearance Pill Li Jizhou gifted was thirty percent more effective than those of the same quality available in the market.

The market price was fifty Spirit Stones, and selling to Miaodan Tower would be forty Spirit Stones under the status of a Third Grade Honored Guest Elder, but Talisman Master Shen bought it directly at market price.

Just one transaction added an extra hundred and seventy profit.

However, those like Talisman Master Shen, seeking Pills for their wives, are in the minority; most neighbors were more concerned about Li Jizhou’s future developments.

After all, five of them were already in Foundation Establishment, requiring at least Tier Two Pills.

Others not yet in Foundation Establishment cared most about the Foundation Establishment Pill.

This was one of Li Jizhou’s purposes for coming to the Immortal City.

Foundation Establishment Pills are strategic resources in small and medium-sized cultivation countries because the Foundation Establishment Stage is already mid to high-level combat power, reaching a certain number poses a risk of changing the situation.

Moreover, the main ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills are rare, and the refining difficulty is high; even within sects, one has to queue based on contribution points, and those available outside are scarce and strategically considered, barely any are distributed among Loose Cultivators.

Therefore, most Loose Cultivators obtain Foundation Establishment Pills mainly by gathering the necessary herbs themselves and seeking experienced Pill Masters for assistance in refining.

Previously, Li Jizhou asked Shopkeeper Wang of Miaodan Tower, who informed him clearly that as an Honored Guest Elder, he was eligible to queue for purchasing Foundation Establishment Pills.

However, the quality would be at most Lower Grade, and the price about ten percent cheaper than at auctions, generally over three thousand Spirit Stones per Pill.

This, Li Jizhou could not accept.

Foundation Establishment is the crucial step where Spiritual Qi in the Dantian transforms into liquid, laying the foundation for the Dao.

According to legend, in Ancient Times, there were no Foundation Establishment Pills, and individuals established themselves, perhaps with some Spirit Medicine to replenish Magical Power, stabilize Divine Soul, and protect the physical body.

And as time passed, either Spiritual Qi wasn’t as abundant as it used to be, or too many unqualified ones also aspired for immortality, leading to the emergence of Foundation Establishment Pills.

Li Jizhou inclined towards the latter.

Because even now, some people don’t need Foundation Establishment Pills.

Those with Top-Grade Spirit Root have a sixty percent success rate in self-establishment.

Earth Spirit Root at least eighty percent,

Celestial Spirit Root, Anomalous Spirit Root, various Immortal Bodies have nearly a hundred percent self-establishment, needing no external aid.

Only those with insufficient aptitude need Foundation Establishment Pills most.

However, those with inadequate aptitude are precisely the majority in this world.

Li Jizhou in his past life had Lower-grade Spirit Root with only a forty percent chance of success in self-establishment, and he truly exhausted his heart and soul for that Foundation Establishment Pill, going through countless struggles.

In this life, although a Middle Grade Spirit Root, still only a fifty percent success rate.

In general, Lower Grade Foundation Establishment Pills increase the success rate by ten percent, Middle Grade by twenty percent, Top-Grade by thirty percent, and Li Jizhou, seeking stability, having the condition in this life, owns a Fire Spirit and can refine the Pill himself, thus aiming for a high-quality Foundation Establishment Pill.

High-quality Foundation Establishment Pills almost increase the success rate by fifty percent.

His Middle Grade Spirit Root would have a hundred percent success in establishment, truly stable!

After the banquet, both hosts and guests were delighted.

Besides Talisman Master Shen ordering Youthful Appearance Pills, a Tier One Advanced Level Qi Cultivation Artificer named Han also ordered a batch of Qi Replenishing Pills to supplement Magical Power during daily artifact refining.

Li Jizhou also timely asked him a few questions about casting Natal Magical Artifact, but did not get effective information because to refine an artifact that can be nourished in the Dantian, requires a Tier Two Artifact Refiner to have experience.

To this, Li Jizhou was not in a hurry, as there’s plenty of time.

Now settled in this place, with Core Formation strong sect elders ensuring safety, various master craftsmen as neighbors for teaching experiences, with the ability to retail Pills…

Highly satisfied!

The plan to accumulate cultivating immortality hundred arts for the next life is estimated to be fully implemented.

At least, Talisman Master Shen’s Tier Two Talisman inheritance feels attainable to Li Jizhou.

While Youthful Appearance Pills are just a single type of Pill, the effect lasts less than ten years, and subsequent consumption diminishes efficacy significantly.

Li Jizhou knows of another Pill, the Fixed Face Pill!

Fixed Face Pill allows one to stay youthful until life’s end, maintaining the appearance at the time of the Fixed Face Pill.

Fixed Face Pill is the high-tier extreme form of Youthful Appearance Pill.

It appears rarely as a premium Pill when refining Tier Two Youthful Appearance Pills.

Demands high Pill skills; generally, only one Fixed Face Pill emerges from ten premium Tier Two Youthful Appearance Pills.

Such Pills are unattainable except by chance!

Yet now, having unexpectedly acquired the Fire Spirit, with Tier Two Pill Skill experience from the previous life, and the enhancement of past Divine Soul, the Fixed Face Pill’s prospects for Li Jizhou look promising.

Most likely ten furnaces will yield one Fixed Face Pill!

Talisman Master Shen having so many beloved wives is his weakness.

Li Jizhou is confident he can handle this!

But there’s no rush at present; resolving the Fire Spirit issue is most needed right now.

In this life, regarding alchemy, Divine Soul poses no worry, nor does skills; the main point lies in the strength of Pill Fire.

Condensed Pill Fire from practicing “Flame Phosphorus Skill” is destined to fail in refining premium Pill Fire due to primary cultivation limits.

Unable to refine Tier Two premium Pills.

Therefore, capturing the Fire Spirit is crucial.

In the following days, he focused on Little Fire Spirit.

“Gua~”

On this day, Li Jizhou once again exerted maximum effort to feed all the Eternal Spring Magical Power within his Dantian to Little Fire Spirit for consumption.

Gua gua emerged from the residence’s pond, looking at this scene with a face of grievance.

Back then, it could only feed on Eternal Spring Magical Power emitted when Li Jizhou was cultivating,

Looking at Little Fire Spirit with eyes full of jealousy, resentment, and fear.

Even now, the flesh hole on its palm still hasn’t completely healed.

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