Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World

Chen Yi's current alchemy skill level is astonishingly capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills to make money,

However, he needs an overt learning process. If he was directly able to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill, his Alchemy Talent would be too terrifying,

He might easily be captured by major forces and become a Pill Refining Slave,

Chen Yi only needs to keep his success rate in pill production low, with poor quality. Among the Second Tier Alchemists who can refine Foundation Establishment Pills, he maintains a relatively low standard,

This way, he wouldn't attract the covetousness of major forces,

In the future, he'll be able to earn some spirit stones by making Foundation Establishment Pills and still be safe,

When his cultivation level reaches a higher and deeper level with stronger self-protection power, he can gradually demonstrate his true alchemy skills. It's safer that way.

However, upon hearing Chen Yi's generous proposal, Ye Huanhuan naturally could not agree,

If it was as Chen Yi said, their Ye Family could entirely cultivate a Second Tier Alchemist themselves. Foundation Establishment Pill's materials are expensive. How could they possibly supply him in such a manner,

So the two haggled over prices for half a day,

They finally came up with a trading method that both parties agreed on:

The Ye Family buys pills from Chen Yi, trading materials for Foundation Establishment Pills as well as injury-healing pills and other Second Tier medicinal materials with Chen Yi at 60% of the market price. This includes an ordinary Second Tier Demon Core,

Chen Yi promises that after he refines Foundation Establishment Pills in the future, as long as the Ye Family gathers the materials, they can jump the queue to refine pills at Chen Yi's place.

This is akin to indirectly cultivating an Alchemist who supplies Foundation Establishment Pills for the Ye Family,

But whether Chen Yi can refine Foundation Establishment Pills, what his pill refining success rate is, these are all unknowns,

This is Ye Huanhuan making a bet on Chen Yi and investing in him.

As for the ordinary Second Tier Demon Core that Chen Yi mentioned, ostensibly, it's for the practice of refining Foundation Establishment Pills. In reality, he can use it to refine Beast Pills for feeding the Purple Sand Mink,

After some years, when he deems the timing to be about right, Chen Yi can release one or two poor quality Foundation Establishment Pills,

That way, he could slightly explain the source of Foundation Establishment Pills on him.

Although Ye Huanhuan always calls him brother, she doesn't yield at all in bargaining when it comes to the family's interests,

In the end, the Ye Family doesn't suffer from reaching such an agreement,

Ordinary Second Tier Demon Cores are not hard for the Ye Family to obtain. Moreover, their value is not particularly high,

The other medicinal materials they discussed are within Ye Huanhuan's anticipated trading range. Although the price discount is low,

The actual trading volume depends on Chen Yi's skill in refining pills,

If Chen Yi is a potential great alchemist, these medicinal materials are considered an early investment,

If Chen Yi is not up to the task, then the Ye Family can naturally find an excuse not to trade.

Both parties don't lose out from cooperating.

Ye Huanhuan went back to prepare the spiritual medicine for her first trade with Chen Yi. Chen Yi took the opportunity to ask her where he could get a good quality Second Tier Pill Furnace,

Ye Huanhuan, however, reminded him with a meaningful smile:

"Don't you have Yang Dan's Jade Token for the Yang Family Senior Chamber of Commerce?

Don't tell me you thought that this Jade Token could only be used to enter the Yang Family's Third Tier Spiritual Veins Daoist Field?

This thing, in the Yang Family's Chamber of Commerce, you can buy a lot of precious Second Tier Spirit Objects. If you participate in the auction organized by the Chamber of Commerce, it has a very high ranking!"

Chen Yi was a little taken aback,

He didn't expect that the Jade Token had this function,

In this regard, he really could make good use of this Jade Token,

Firstly, Chen Yi genuinely lacks a procurement channel for some high-grade Immortal Cultivation materials, and the Yang Family Chamber of Commerce can meet his needs,

Secondly, as for Chen Yi using this Jade Token, it would convey the meaning that he accepts Yang Dan's favor and gratitude, which could further reduce Yang Dan's hostility towards him.

...

After Ye Huanhuan left,

Chen Yi began to seriously contemplate his next plans.

After successfully establishing his foundation, he now has a lifespan of nearly 500 years,

He has plenty of time to slowly refine his Mana and ponder about Core Formation.

If Foundation Establishment is the foundation for a cultivator to embark on the path of Immortal Cultivation, then Core Formation pertains to whether one can formally tread on the Great Path, stepping onto the platform of the upper echelons in the Immortal Cultivation World.

Core Formation is divided into three types: Pseudo-core, True Core, and Golden Core.

A Pseudo-core can be understood as the sub-pill in the Foundation Establishment Pill. Although it also solidifies Mana into crystals, it contains many impurities and has no preserved mana. Basically, it severs the path forward to being an immortal,

The Pill Power of a Pseudo-core is not even half that of a normal True Core cultivator, and their lifespan only increases by about 150 years compared to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Generally, they die of old age by the age of 350.

A True Core is the normal quality for a Core Formation Cultivator and continues to cultivate based on crystallized Pill Power until the late True Core stage,

True Pill Cultivating Monks extend their lifespan by three hundred years, and can live up to 500 years. Moreover, there is a slim chance to ascend to Nascent Soul, but this requires great opportunity.

Golden Core, on the other hand, is the real step onto the Great Path. Those who can form a Golden Core are mostly Sink Spiritual Root cultivated people or with a Precious body. These people have a remarkable foundation before Foundation Establishment, have untainted physical strength and mana. They also need great opportunity while forming Cores and need the aid of high-quality Core Formation Spirit Objects.

At the same level, Golden Core Cultivators can overwhelm True Core Cultivators with the purity of their mana,

It can't be said that Golden Core Cultivators are certain to form Nascent Soul,

But,

Over 80% of Nascent Soul Cultivators were once Golden Core cultivators,

It is said that Qinglong True Person from Qinglong Island is a Golden Core Cultivator, who was already preparing to take on the Nascent Soul challenge decades ago.

As for a normal cultivator with Three Spiritual Root Qualifications, their lifetime limit is probably the late stage of Foundation Establishment. They even struggle to reach Pseudo-core,

But Immortal Cultivation is not just about nominal strength,

Not to mention power, luck,

The role that opportunities play in the path to cultivation is unimaginable,

There is a legend in the Immortal Cultivation World that an ordinary person with Five Spiritual Root once walked a path against heaven, reversed his destiny all the way, formed Nascent Soul, and Ascended. He eventually broke through the realm and went far to the Immortal World!