Ye Fan opened the store every day, and a few days later, Lin Mo came over with the inner pill of the flame fish.
Ye Fan glanced at Lin Mo a few times, and couldn’t help but look at Lin Mo with admiration!
“Fellow Daoist Lin is amazing! You got the inner pill of the flame fish so quickly.” Ye Fan said with admiration.
Lin Mo nodded and said, “En. Alchemist Ye, now that you have the inner pill, is it possible to refine the pill?”
“Yes.”
Lin Mo was full of joy and said, “Then Alchemist Ye, the medicinal pill you mentioned can really treat my injury?”
Ye Fan gave Lin Mo a displeased look and said, “Don’t you believe in this alchemist?”
Lin Mo nodded his head and said, “Of course I do.”
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Then I’ll go.”
A total of 12 Qingyang Pills were produced. Ye Fan gave two to Lin Mo, and the other ten were secretly collected. Lin Mo ate one Qingyang Pill and found that it was indeed effective, so he happily paid with the ice lingzhi. Ye Fan was too embarrassed to just accept and subsidized Lin Mo with 30,000 spirit stones.
The reason why Lin Mo wanted to sell the ice lingzhi at such a high price was because he wanted to exchange for a sum of spirit stones and hire an alchemist to solve the cold poison in his body.
Ye Fan solved his troubles. Lin Mo was not too fond of spirit stones. However, if Ye Fan wanted to give them, Lin Mo would not refuse.
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Lin Mo had a great reputation on Ice Sword Island. Once Lin Mo’s cold poison was resolved, his strength increased a lot. Knowing that Lin Mo’s cold poison was solved by Ye Fan, many cultivators who were also troubled by cold poison found him one after another. Ye Fan had to put up a notice saying that the solution to the cold poison required the inner pill of the flame fish in the Foundation Establishment period.
The flame fish in the Foundation Establishment period was very rare. The inner pill of this beast was not so easy to get. Before, Lin Mo could get it only by chance.
After the announcement was made, the cultivators who were originally full of emotions retreated one after another. However, the downgraded version of the Qingyang Pill, the cold-dispelling pill, was very popular.
After Lin Mo’s cold poison was resolved, he would often come to Ye Fan’s store to sit.
Lin Mo was the chief disciple of Xuanjian Sect, and he was also a popular person on Ice Sword Island. Ye Fan discovered that Lin Mo actually had many admirers. After Lin Mo came to the store, many of Lin Mo’s admirers were motivated. They would also come to the store to have a look. Although Ye Fan didn’t quite understand what Lin Mo’s suitors liked about Lin Mo’s ice cube face, he was still happy to see the store’s business improve.
“Fellow Daoist Bai has come out!”
Bai Yunxi nodded lightly at Lin Mo.
In the beginning, when Bai Yunxi approached Lin Mo, Lin Mo thought that Bai Yunxi had taken a fancy to him, but only later did he find out that it wasn’t the case. Meeting again, it would always be a little embarrassing.
“Alchemist Ye and Fellow Daoist Bai, don’t go out recently.” Lin Mo said.
Ye Fan looked at Lin Mo and said puzzledly, “What’s wrong?”
“The people from Xuanming Sect came to investigate the cause of Wu Yuan’s death. The timing of your arrival on Ice Sword Island is a bit sensitive. Although the matter of Wu Yuan has nothing to do with Alchemist Ye, it is better for Alchemist Ye to avoid suspicion.” Lin Mo said.
“Why do you think Wu Yuan’s death has nothing to do with me?” Ye Fan asked.
Bai Yunxi listened to Ye Fan’s words and frowned. Ye Fan, this idiot, why would he ask such a question!
“Wu Yuan is in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and he is only one step away from the late stage of Foundation Establishment. His spiritual weapon is also very powerful, and he can be equal to cultivators in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Alchemist Ye, you are an alchemist. How can you fight against him?” Lin Mo said.
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Lin Mo’s words were subtle, but in the final analysis, he felt that Ye Fan and Bai Yunxi were not strong enough. They were looked down upon by Lin Mo, and Bai Yunxi was not angry, but rather relieved.
Lin Mo looked down on his and Ye Fan’s strength, and others probably did as well.
“The person has been dead for so long. Why is Xuanming Sect still investigating so closely?” Bai Yunxi said in confusion.
A dead genius, no matter how talented, should be worthless.
Lin Mo frowned and said, “It may have something to do with this person’s storage ring.”
Ye Fan looked at Lin Mo, puzzled, and said, “Storage ring?”
Lin Mo nodded and said, “I heard that there is something in his storage ring that seems to be very important.”
“Oh, so that’s how it is.” Ye Fan nodded and thought secretly: He hadn’t had time to check the things in Wu Yuan’s storage ring. Was there something good that he missed? He had to check carefully another day.
“Are there any clues from Xuanming Sect?” Ye Fan asked.
“I heard that it may have been done by Tiangang Sect.” Lin Mo said.
Bai Yunxi listened on the side, secretly relieved. Tiangang Sect and Xuanming Sect were old enemies, and it was not surprising that Xuanming Sect would suspect Tiangang Sect.
“Is Alchemist Ye still collecting ice crystal diamonds?” Lin Mo asked.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes.”
There were some businesses on Ice Sword Island that collected ice crystal diamonds. After Ye Fan’s shop opened, those businesses could collect fewer ice crystal diamonds. However, ice crystal diamonds were not considered very good things, while Ye Fan’s shop had a lot of medicinal pills and talismans of good quality. Those businesses simply took out the ice crystal diamonds they had in stock and exchanged them with Ye Fan for medicinal pills and talismans.
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Ye Fan was standing in front of the counter, chatting with Lin Mo while drawing a talisman.
Lin Mo looked at Ye Fan curiously. It was the first time he had seen a talisman master like Ye Fan. Generally, talisman masters would choose a secluded place and set up a protective formation to avoid being disturbed. However, Ye Fan was looking after the store while drawing talismans at the same time.
Ye Fan was so lazy, but the talismans he drew were full of energy, and they looked of good quality.
Most talisman masters treasured their craft. If talisman apprentices wanted to learn to draw talismans, they had to hand in a large amount of spirit stones, and they might not learn anything.
Watching talisman drawing up close like this should be of great benefit to talisman apprentices. Unfortunately, most people on Ice Sword Island were sword cultivators and they had no interest in drawing talismans.
“Alchemist Ye, you have already learned alchemy. Why do you still need to draw talismans?”
Lin Mo secretly thought: Alchemists and talisman masters both had high identities, but when comparing, alchemists were much nobler than talisman masters. With Ye Fan’s alchemy skills, if he took refuge in a large sect, there should be a better future. He didn’t know why Ye Fan was nesting in such a small place.
Ye Fan thought about it and said, “Because I am a genius.”
Lin Mo looked at Ye Fan, puzzled.
Ye Fan smiled and said with light in his eyes, “I’m a genius. I can learn everything. Only concocting alchemy can’t reflect my status as a peerless genius.”
Lin Mo: “…” If someone else said this, Lin Mo would have stabbed him with a sword, but it was Ye Fan who said this. Lin Mo smiled and said, “Yeah! Alchemist Ye, you are a peerless genius.”
Ye Fan nodded in satisfaction.
Lin Mo had eaten the Qingyang Pill refined by Ye Fan, and knew that the pill was a fourth-level pill. Ye Fan was able to refine a fourth-level pill in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. It was very likely that he could advance to refining fifth-level pills in the future. An alchemist who could refine fifth-level pills was a spiritual-level alchemist. The status of a spiritual-level alchemist was equivalent to a Golden Core cultivator. Lin Mo was very happy to befriend such a future alchemist in advance.
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Ye Fan’s shop was very famous. Ye Fan’s shop accepted ice crystal diamonds and spirit stones as payment. Although most customers paid with ice crystal diamonds, Ye Fan still earned nearly 20,000 spirit stones every month. Such a high income had caused many cultivators to be jealous.
“Alchemist Ye, your success rate in alchemy is really high!” A female cultivator said to Ye Fan with a flowery smile.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Yes!”
“Why is your success rate in alchemy so high?” the female cultivator asked coquettishly.
“Because I’m a genius.” Ye Fan said seriously.
“Alchemist Ye, can you teach me how to make alchemy?”
Ye Fan shook his head and said, “No.”
“Why?”
“You don’t look very talented, and I don’t want to accept disciples. It’s too troublesome.” Ye Fan said lightly.
“Alchemist Ye, what you said is really hurtful!”
Ye Fan blinked and said, “I’m just telling the truth.”
The Taotie ghost who hid his figure rolled his eyes and secretly thought: Ye Fan was really an idiot. A beautiful woman threw herself into his arms, but he reacted like this. If he hadn’t met Bai Yunxi who was really blind to like him, he would have been a bachelor for life.
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Lin Mo and Luo Dieyi were standing at the door, and when they saw this scene, their faces were full of black lines.
Lin Mo walked into the shop, smiled, and said, “Alchemist Ye really doesn’t understand the charm!” Lin Mo secretly thought: He was already indifferent enough, but he didn’t expect Ye Fan to be even worse.
“Don’t understand the charm?” Ye Fan asked in confusion.
Luo Dieyi looked at Ye Fan’s confused expression, and said helplessly, “That female cultivator was trying to seduce you.”
Ye Fan raised his chin lightly and said proudly, “It’s not surprising that a peerless genius like me would be favored by others.”
Luo Dieyi looked at Ye Fan’s arrogant appearance, and secretly thought: Ye Fan, this guy really didn’t understand what modesty was.
Ye Fan paused, then said seriously, “I am a dedicated person, and I love my wife the most.” Ye Fan glanced at Lin Mo and said, “My wife only loves me.”
Lin Mo: “…”
“Everyone on Ice Sword Island knows that you love your wife, Fellow Daoist Ye, and they also know that Fellow Daoist Bai only loves you.” Luo Dieyi said helplessly.
Ye Fan nodded and said, “Well, that’s right.”
Luo Dieyi: “…”
“Are you here to buy medicinal pills?” Ye Fan asked.
“I want to buy the Qingyang Pill,” Lin Mo said.
Ye Fan frowned and said, “Qingyang Pill? Isn’t your cold poison resolved?”
Lin Mo nodded and said, “I’m fine, but it’s not me. It’s a friend of mine.”
“Qingyang Pill. The inner pill of the flame fish is needed,” Ye Fan said meaningfully.
Lin Mo nodded and said, “I know this, but, Fellow Daoist Ye, you should still have this medicinal pill in your hands. Fellow Daoist Ye is amazing. Just a pot of medicinal pills can produce one medicinal pill of top quality. For a top-quality pill, it makes sense to pay more for it. For the other Qingyang Pills, I can buy them with spirit stones.”
Lin Mo received two Qingyang Pills at the beginning. One was taken immediately to resolve his cold poison, and the other was identified as a top-quality pill. Lin Mo was shocked. Alchemists who could refine top-quality pills were all very talented and had amazing potential.
Ye Fan frowned, and a blush appeared on his face.
The number of medicinal pills produced when refining pills was uncertain, but once there was a top-quality medicinal pill in the pot, then this pot of medicinal pills would at least produce more than ten pills.
Since a top-quality medicinal pill was produced, there should be more than ten pills in this furnace. According to the usual practice*, Lin Mo should have received five pills. Lin Mo didn’t mind that Ye Fan deducted some pills and still thought it was worth it to use one ice lingzhi to solve his cold poison.
Ye Fan coughed lightly and said, “Everyone is an old friend. If you want to buy it, I can give you a friendship price of 30,000 spirit stones.”
Lin Mo nodded and said, “I heard that Fellow Daoist Ye is looking for fire-type medicinal materials. I don’t know if this will work.”
Lin Mo took out a fire cloud ginseng and handed it over.
Ye Fan saw what Lin Mo took out and said, “Of course this is possible. Fellow Daoist Lin is really amazing. Every time he makes an extraordinary move!” Ye Fan looked at the fire cloud ginseng, his eyes bright. He had just been thinking that he had absorbed too much ice spiritual energy recently and wanted to buy a fire-type spiritual herb to replenish his body. He didn’t expect that someone would send a pillow just after falling asleep*.
“Alchemist Ye is really powerful.” Lin Mo said this with sincerity.
The fire cloud ginseng eaten directly was very ineffective. Its market price was around 20,000 spirit stones. But if this thing fell into the hands of an alchemist, it could be refined into a Fire Cloud Pill that was worth several times the price of the raw materials. Not many alchemists could refine Fire Cloud Pill. If you wanted to find one, you had to offer a large commission. Even so, the alchemist might say the spiritual herb was wasted in the end, and send you away with nothing.
An alchemist like Ye Fan who paid compensation if he ruined spiritual herbs could be regarded as a conscientious figure in the alchemy world.
Of course, Ye Fan didn’t have any background here. If he wasn’t kind enough, the shop would have been smashed long ago.
There were also many people in this world seeking revenge on alchemists who took their spiritual grass and ruined it.
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“Senior brother, Alchemist Ye is really confident.” Luo Dieyi couldn’t help but say after walking out of Ye Fan’s shop.
“Geniuses are always a little bit arrogant.” Ye Fan was able to refine a fourth-level top-grade medicinal pill in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. Even the Golden Core alchemist of Tiangang Sect might not be able to do this.
“That’s true.” Alchemists had a respectable status, but that was only for famous alchemists with a background. If a loose alchemist ruined other people’s medicinal materials, it was easy to be murdered by a customer holding a grudge. Of course, there were few loose cultivators who could become alchemists. After all, the high consumption of alchemists in the early stages was not something that ordinary loose cultivators could afford.
“Senior brother, when are you going back to the sect? The Sect Master was originally worried about your body, but now that the cold poison on your body has been resolved, he must be very happy.” Luo Dieyi said.
Lin Mo shook his head and said, “No hurry.”
The Sect Master learned that his cold poison was cured by an alchemist from Ice Sword Island. He was very surprised and asked him to stay and have a good relationship with Ye Fan. In a few years, he should be able to form a golden core. The risks of forming a golden core were huge. If there were some medicinal pills to assist with core formation, it would be of great benefit, but their Xuanjian Sect didn’t have any good alchemists.
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T/N: *He’s talking about the usual practice of giving half the pills in a furnace to the customer, which was mentioned in Chapter 191, but as also previously mentioned, usually only the alchemist knows how many pills are actually produced so they can get away with secretly keeping some. Ye Fan does this a lot since he produces more pills per pot than normal alchemists. For example, a normal alchemist may only produce 2-4 pills per furnace, while Ye Fan often produces 10 or more, so when Ye Fan gives customers 2 pills when he’s done refining, they’re happy as they’re used to only getting that amount (or sometimes even less).
*Send a pillow just after falling asleep – Chinese phrase that means getting just what you need right when you need it.
