CHAPTER 243: CHAPTER 243: KEEPING A LOW PROFILE_1

Condensing the Core and shaping the body!

Shen Mo’s face remained calm, his hands swiftly darting as he struck out one seal after another towards the Fire Chi Cauldron.

HUM!

The phantom of the Fire Chi, which was wandering in the cauldron, expelled the Nether Fire it had sucked into its body. Then, it moved its body, slowly dimming around the cauldron walls until it completely merged into the cauldron.

At the same time, a strange fragrance rose from within the cauldron.

[You have successfully refined the Flesh Bone Pill. You have a deeper understanding of this pill. Flesh Bone Pill Proficiency +80]

[Your comprehension of the Alchemy Path has been elevated. Alchemy Experience +30]

The information from the panel feedback appeared before Shen Mo’s eyes.

He reached out, grasping the perfectly round Flesh Bone Pills in his hand and carefully appraising them. Soon, a faint smile touched Shen Mo’s lips. Two are of excellent quality, and the rest are of perfect quality.

I’ve finally maxed out my proficiency with this Grade III Elixir!

Shen Mo opened the Alchemy Path column on the panel.

Except for the Madness Heart-devouring Pill, all the other newly learned elixir recipes had reached the [Elite (MAX)] level. This included Grade II Elixirs: the Qi Condensation Pill, Ethereal Void Pill, and Bone Tempering Pill. Grade III Elixirs like the Exorcism Origin Pill, Flesh Bone Pill, and Ganoderma Marrow Pill were also included. The progress bar for his attainments in the Alchemy Path had also passed the halfway mark!

The Madness Heart-devouring Pill had too many side effects. Almost all cultivators who had taken this pill either died or became crippled. They would never buy it again. Usually, a cultivator only needed to keep one or two in their Universe Bag. Therefore, its overall sales were quite bleak. Shen Mo hadn’t refined too many of them either, to prevent them from piling up unsold in his hands.

Now that I’ve maxed out my proficiency with these six types of Elixirs, it’s time to go to the Alchemy Tower and fleece the Alchemists Alliance!

He placed the Flesh Bone Pills from his hand into a medicine bottle. Shen Mo then put away the Fire Chi Cauldron and Nether Fire before heading towards the exit of his cave mansion.

The air in the Alchemy Zone was still permeated with waves of medicinal fragrance. Just as when he had first arrived, there were not many Alchemists to be seen on the road.

Thankfully, I didn’t register as an Alchemist in the sect. Otherwise, I would probably have been assigned onerous alchemy tasks by now.

To keep his attainments in the Alchemy Path a secret, Shen Mo had never registered nor received the subsidies the Riverside Sect provided for Alchemists. At this moment, he couldn’t help but feel a little fortunate. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to refine Elixirs for the sect. The tasks were simply too burdensome and would greatly affect the progress of his cultivation. Hadn’t he seen how poor Zhao Lingyin was, cooped up in the Lake Heart Cottage, refining Elixirs daily and growing thinner?

During this period, Zhao Lingyin had even resorted to inviting him to the Spirit Gathering Peak just to meet. While she stood guard before her cauldron refining Elixirs, she would use any spare moment to flirt with Shen Mo. Fortunately, Shen Mo had the [Martial Performance] ability from his Destiny, so it didn’t delay his own cultivation. During his time at the Lake Heart Cottage, Shen Mo had also helped her with some of her Elixir refining tasks, allowing Zhao Lingyin some time to relax. However, Shen Mo also needed to refine Elixirs to earn cultivation resources for himself, so he couldn’t help her too much. Even so, Zhao Lingyin was still overjoyed to be able to sneak in a few moments of leisure.

Although the number of Alchemists and disciples coming and going in the Alchemy Zone had decreased significantly, to be cautious, Shen Mo still used the Three-Heads Six-Arms True Immortal Technique to change his appearance and aura. After all, who knew if a Spirit Sea Realm expert might, for some reason, scan the Alchemy Tower with their spiritual sense? Or perhaps he might run into an inner disciple who recognized him while entering or exiting the Alchemy Tower!

With his previous experiences refining Elixirs in the Alchemy Tower, Shen Mo easily broke the records for the six Elixirs. The Alchemy Tablet outside changed accordingly. However, Zhao Lingyin was no longer spending a fortune to offer a reward for clues about "Mo Shen." Naturally, this meant no one was constantly paying attention to the changes in the records outside the Alchemy Tablet. It would probably take some time before anyone noticed that the six records left by Zhao Lingyin, the top talent of the Alchemy Zone, on the Alchemy Tablet had once again been broken by Alchemist Mo Shen.

The rewards from the Tower Spirit also quickly landed in Shen Mo’s hands.

Four Grade III Elixir recipes, one Earthly Fire, and one alchemy manual.

The Alchemists Alliance is truly rolling in wealth!

After checking the rewards, Shen Mo couldn’t help but feel amazed. The Alchemy Tower wasn’t unique to the Riverside Sect’s Alchemy Zone; the other Four Great Immortal Sects and other larger sects also had Alchemy Towers. Whenever an alchemy genius emerged in an area with an Alchemy Tower, they could reap considerable benefits from it. Calculated this way, the Alchemists Alliance must give out a significant number of alchemy-related treasures every year.

However, situations like the one in the Riverside Sect’s Alchemy Zone—where first an alchemy genius like Zhao Lingyin appeared, followed by Shen Mo, who possessed the Destiny Panel—were rare, with records being broken consecutively to obtain benefits! Otherwise, even an organization as wealthy as the Alchemists Alliance would have been fleeced bald.

The Alchemy Tower’s rewards are specifically designed for Alchemists under the age of thirty.

If I want to gain more benefits, I have to make the most of my time.

In a little over a year, Shen Mo would exceed the Alchemy Tower’s age limit.

At the very least, within this remaining year, I need to max out my proficiency in more than ten types of Elixirs.

Shen Mo wasn’t being greedy. Compared to Zhao Lingyin, who had mastered hundreds of elixir recipes, he only needed to master a few of the most widely used and effective Elixirs. That would be enough, whether for selling to make a profit or for his own use. If he needed a rare Elixir with a niche medicinal effect, he could ask Zhao Lingyin for help when the time came. And if even Zhao Lingyin hadn’t mastered it, wasn’t there still her Master, Wu Gong? At that point, he would just need to prepare the appropriate payment.

After stowing away the rewards from the Tower Spirit, Shen Mo left the Alchemy Tower and headed out of the Riverside Sect. During this time, he had once again accumulated a large number of Elixirs. He needed to find Shopkeeper Qian to exchange them for Spirit Stones, and then purchase a batch of spiritual plants and spiritual medicines in Jiyun Town.

Besides, Shen Mo was also considering something else. Should I also allocate some time and energy to the Talisman Path and the Forging Path?

I promised Shopkeeper Qian... that in the future, I would open a new talisman shop and a new magic artifact shop in Jiyun Town.

Although I can purchase stock from other Talisman Makers and Forgemasters, I should at least have some top-quality talismans and magic artifacts of my own making to serve as flagship products.

It’s like the Ascending Pill Shop; now that it has the ’Mo Shen’ brand associated with it, business is far better than before.

It would be best if I crafted them myself!

In this way, not only could he obtain the maximum profit, but Shen Mo could also continually enhance his attainments in the Alchemy Path and the Forging Path. However, Shen Mo’s time and energy were limited. Currently, his attainments in the Alchemy Path were the highest, and it was the easiest way for him to earn Spirit Stones. Spending effort to improve his attainments in the Talisman Path and Forging Path seemed to stretch him a bit thin. Moreover, improving in these two secondary professions was quite difficult. They weren’t like the Alchemy Path. With alchemy, not only could he fleece the Alchemists Alliance, but he could also frequently discuss it with Zhao Lingyin. If he were more thick-skinned, he could probably even trade for a few Grade III and Grade IV elixir recipes from Zhao Lingyin.

As for this matter, I’ll reconsider it after I return from Tianshan City!