After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 154 Top-Grade Youth-Preserving Pill

Through studying his alchemy insights, Ye Xiaobai clearly felt an improvement in his alchemy skills, so he continued to refine the Youth Preservation Pill.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Envoy!"

"Jun" medicine refers to the medicine that plays the main role in the efficacy of the elixir; "Chen" medicine refers to the medicine that assists the Jun medicine in enhancing the efficacy of the elixir; "Zuo" medicine refers to the medicine that assists the Jun and Chen medicines in their efficacy, or that restrains the potency of the Jun and Chen medicines; "Shi" medicine refers to the medicine that plays a guiding and harmonizing role.

With this in mind, Ye Xiaobai decided to carefully study the formula for the Youth Preservation Pill to see which part of the formula could be improved.

The "chief" ingredients in the prescription include white clove and angelica; the "minister" ingredients include nard and bletilla; the "assistant" ingredients include cimicifuga; and the "guide" ingredients include galangal.

Ye Xiaobai guessed that the pill formula could previously produce a youth-preserving pill, and that it was effective. In that case, the principal and assistant ingredients should not be a problem. Therefore, Ye Xiaobai decided to optimize the adjuvant and guiding ingredients.

Ye Xiaobai carefully selected a suitable adjuvant herb—Pinellia ternata.

Thus, the new formula for the Youth Preservation Pill began to be officially refined, and a batch of Youth Preservation Pills was completed shortly afterward.

Ye Xiaobai smelled a slightly different fragrance of the pills and excitedly opened the pill furnace to check. To his surprise, two high-grade anti-aging pills appeared.

Seeing that the results of the alchemy were no different from before, Ye Xiaobai decided to try again.

As expected, the result of refining it again was still the same. So, Ye Xiaobai decided to try using both Pinellia ternata and Cimicifuga foetida at the same time.

A moment later, the pills were finished being refined. Ye Xiaobai opened them and was immediately thrilled—they were all high-grade anti-aging pills!

It turns out that by changing the combination of the principal, assistant, and adjuvant ingredients in the elixir formula, it is indeed possible to refine higher-grade elixirs.

Thinking of this, Ye Xiaobai was immediately impressed by the insights of a master alchemist. Now, Ye Xiaobai had even more confidence at the alchemy competition.

Over the next few days, Ye Xiaobai continued to optimize the formula of the Youth Preservation Pill, thereby further improving his alchemy skills.

Fortunately, three days later, Ye Xiaobai successfully refined a top-grade Youth Preservation Pill. Moreover, following the same formula, he could basically refine top-grade Youth Preservation Pills in the future. Ye Xiaobai felt that the current formula was the complete Youth Preservation Pill formula.

I accidentally refined a top-grade disguise pill before, most likely because I obtained a relatively complete pill formula at the time.

Only then did Ye Xiaobai understand everything.

After Ye Xiaobai refined the top-grade Youth Preservation Pill, he immediately went to the market to inquire about the price, thinking that he could definitely make a fortune.

Before leaving, Ye Xiaobai made sure to disguise himself to avoid attracting attention.

Ye Xiaobai did not go to Miaodanfang, but went to another shop that sold pills.

As soon as he entered, the aroma of various medicinal pills wafted over him, something Ye Xiaobai was already used to. The shop wasn't crowded; Ye Xiaobai had deliberately chosen a secluded location.

The waiter was busy attending to the customers in the shop, and Ye Xiaobai didn't disturb him. Not far away, the owner sat excitedly in a grand chair, humming an unknown tune. Even when he noticed Ye Xiaobai, he didn't bother to greet him.

Before Ye Xiaobai even approached the shop owner, he smelled a scent that made his heart race. Ye Xiaobai immediately realized what was happening. The shop owner was actually taking a pill called the Immortal Pill, which could put cultivators into a state of euphoria and give them a feeling of floating on air.

This kind of pill is very addictive once taken. After getting used to this intense stimulation, one loses interest in other things.

However, these were mostly taken by Qi Refining stage cultivators seeking stimulation. Ye Xiaobai never expected that his boss, who was already a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, would also be addicted to this kind of pill.

Ye Xiaobai originally disliked the smell of these pills, but since he was already inside, he immediately asked, "Boss, do you buy Youth Preservation Pills here?"

"What?" the boss asked nonchalantly, as if he hadn't heard clearly.

"Youth-preserving pills? Do you buy them, boss?" Ye Xiaobai added in his voice.

The shopkeeper finally recognized Ye Xiaobai's voice. He calmly stood up from his armchair, walked to Ye Xiaobai's side, and asked with a delighted expression, "Of course we accept the Youth Preservation Pill. What grade is your Youth Preservation Pill?"

Before the shopkeeper even got close, Ye Xiaobai, with his overly sensitive sense of smell, was immediately overwhelmed by the unpleasant odor. He quickly frowned, adjusted his sense of smell, and then asked, "Top-grade Youth Preservation Pill, how much are you asking for in spirit stones?"

"What? Top-grade anti-aging pill? Really?" The shopkeeper's eyes widened in disbelief as he asked.

"Really!" Ye Xiaobai immediately gave a look of confirmation, and then quickly took out a top-grade anti-aging pill.

When the shopkeeper saw Ye Xiaobai take out the top-grade Youth-Preserving Pill, his eyes immediately lit up, and his face revealed an undisguised excitement. He rubbed his hands together as he carefully accepted the precious pill, as if he were holding a priceless treasure.

Next, the boss began to examine the premium anti-aging pill carefully. He scrutinized every detail with his professional and keen eyes, not letting go of any flaws.

He gently turned the pill, observing its color, texture, and luster, secretly marveling at its perfect quality.

As the inspection progressed, the boss's confidence grew, and he became increasingly certain of his judgment—this youth-preserving pill in front of him was definitely a rare and precious item!

The cultivators who were buying pills nearby also came over to join in the fun when they heard about the top-grade pills.

Seeing that the examination was almost complete, Ye Xiaobai asked, "Boss, how much is this top-grade Youth Preservation Pill?"

The shopkeeper immediately turned around, suppressing his excitement, and said calmly, "There are quite a few Youth Preservation Pills in the market recently. Although top-grade Youth Preservation Pills are relatively rare, I can only offer 15 spirit stones!"

Before Ye Xiaobai could speak, the cultivator who had been joining in the fun immediately said, "Fellow Daoist, 18 spirit stones! I'll buy this top-grade Youth Preservation Pill!"

Ye Xiaobai was already quite pleased with the price of 15 spirit stones offered by the shopkeeper; he had made a considerable profit. However, when he heard the cultivator beside him immediately raise the price to 18 spirit stones, he was immediately thrilled. It seemed this top-grade Youth Preservation Pill was indeed incredibly valuable.

Finally, after several rounds of bidding between the shop owner and the curious cultivator, the top-grade Youth Preservation Pill was sold to the shop owner for 20 spirit stones.

The cultivator who had joined in the fun and the shopkeeper didn't forget to ask Ye Xiaobai if he had any more top-grade youth-preserving pills, to which Ye Xiaobai replied directly that he didn't.

However, the two still reminded Ye Xiaobai to contact them if he came across any top-grade anti-aging pills in the future, as they were willing to pay a high price for them. To keep a low profile, Ye Xiaobai didn't produce any other top-grade anti-aging pills, only verbally promising to contact them if he did.

Afterwards, Ye Xiaobai left the shop and bought a large batch of spiritual herbs to return to the inn and continue practicing his alchemy skills, as the alchemy competition was about to begin.