I Can Upgrade My Talent Infinitely
Chapter 388 - 301: 7-Year Changes
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, seven years had passed.
In the years since Song Qiaoqiao became the Management Elder and the new rules on Dan Cloud Peak were implemented, the sect’s inventory of medicinal pills had shown a continuous trend of growth.
With less Spirit Medicine being wasted, the conversion rate into pills naturally increased.
As the number of pills in the Dan Cloud Pavilion grew, their exchange prices underwent a round of adjustments. This mainly involved a drop in the price of Tier One pills. Although the decrease wasn’t large, it was a welcome development for many disciples.
Saving even a few Contribution Points felt good.
This adjustment in pill exchange prices was not only due to the increase in the sect’s pill inventory but also related to the number of Sect Disciples.
The Celestial Cloud Sect recruited disciples every year in the seventh month. For over a thousand years, the number of disciples had fluctuated within a stable range.
The number of disciples began to decline during the great war. In the period of stability with the Celestial Demon Sect, the disciple population steadily rose, and it would stabilize again once it reached a certain level.
Currently, the Celestial Cloud Sect was clearly in a period with a relatively low number of disciples.
The price of Second Tier pills remained unchanged, mainly because the number of Elders was still increasing. Compared to seven years ago, the sect had seen a net increase of two Elders.
Before Fang Yun’s arrival, this wasn’t the case. During the war, the number of Elders had also been in a general decline, much like the disciples.
Inside Fang Yun’s cave residence.
Song Qiaoqiao, dressed in a white palace-style gown, was also there.
"Fang Yun, this is the Spirit Medicine for the Hundred Herbs Healing Spirit Pills you’ll be refining next," Song Qiaoqiao said, placing a Storage Pouch on the table.
The Hundred Herbs Healing Spirit Pill was a Third Tier medicinal pill, with its primary function being injury recovery.
Advancing from the Foundation Establishment Stage to the Core Formation Stage marked another breakthrough in one’s level of life. Second Tier healing pills were not very effective for Core Formation Cultivators, making Third Tier pills their best option.
At the Core Formation level, almost all pills used were Third Tier. However, within the sect, the Hundred Herbs Healing Spirit Pill was used far more often by Foundation Establishment Elders than by the high-level Core Formation experts.
The medicinal power of the Hundred Herbs Healing Spirit Pill was gentle and easy to absorb, so even a heavily injured Core Formation Cultivator could take it with ease. This was not the case for Foundation Establishment Cultivators. If they took a Hundred Herbs Healing Spirit Pill while severely injured, there would be certain side effects. Their lower absorption efficiency would lead to an accumulation of medicinal power.
If a Core Formation Cultivator was present to assist, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Without the assistance of a Core Formation Cultivator, it was best for a heavily injured Foundation Establishment Cultivator to first use a Second Tier healing pill to recover slightly before taking a Hundred Herbs Healing Spirit Pill.
This applied to situations where they could recover safely. If the situation was critical, they wouldn’t have the luxury of worrying about minor side effects.
Fang Yun habitually inspected the Spirit Medicine for refining the Hundred Herbs Healing Spirit Pill.
Previously, Bai Heyan had always been the one to give him the Spirit Medicine for refining Third Tier pills, but now it was Song Qiaoqiao.
The Management Elder of Dan Cloud Peak was responsible for this matter.
"Does Elder Bai have any intention of becoming the Management Elder again?" Fang Yun asked, his thoughts turning to Bai Heyan.
Three years ago, Bai Heyan had entered seclusion to attempt a breakthrough to Core Formation. Half a year ago, he emerged, having failed.
Though he was severely injured, his situation was considered relatively good. His cultivation had regressed to the late-stage of Foundation Establishment. For a cultivator attempting Core Formation without any assistance, the probability of perishing upon failure was over sixty percent.
His cultivation had regressed, but it didn’t affect his alchemy skills. By now, Bai Heyan’s injuries should have fully healed. However, repairing the damage to his foundation would take an extremely long time. At his current age, there was no need to even try. If he were to attempt it, his Life Span might run out before his foundation was even restored.
"No," Song Qiaoqiao said, shaking her head. She had already spoken with Bai Heyan. "Right now, Elder Bai just wants to be a regular Elder of Alchemy and guide his nominal disciple."
"Oh?" Fang Yun was a little surprised. "When did Elder Bai take on a nominal disciple?"
This was news to him.
It was also because he hadn’t bothered to ask about Bai Heyan’s affairs. If he had inquired even a little, he would have known.
"He took him on quite a while ago. It’s said that Elder Bai accepted this nominal disciple because of Elder Deng."
"I see. A descendant of Elder Deng," was Fang Yun’s first thought.
Situations like this were quite common within the Celestial Cloud Sect.
For instance, if a descendant of an Elder had decent talent in Artifact Refining, even if they didn’t meet the Artifact Refining Elder’s requirements for a formal disciple, becoming a nominal disciple through the Elders’ personal connections was not a problem.
"No, that’s not it. The nominal disciple Elder Bai accepted is related to Elder Deng’s disciple."
"Oh, so that’s how it is."
Fang Yun was aware that Elder Deng had taken a disciple.
More than six years ago, Elder Deng had visited him regarding this matter. At that time, he had also asked about the sect’s remaining stock of Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills.
That last question was secondary. The main reason for Elder Deng’s visit was to tell him a story about himself and his senior brother from over a hundred years ago.
Fang Yun understood what Elder Deng was trying to imply—that the sect was fortunate to have an Elder like him who was skilled in alchemy.
His disciple only had Four Spirit Roots.
When he heard Deng Fusheng talk about his disciple’s Spirit Root Talent, Fang Yun had even remarked, "That’s quite good."
For him, a person with Five Spirit Roots, there was nothing wrong with that statement.
Both were considered Mixed Spirit Roots, but Four Spirit Roots were significantly better than Five Spirit Roots.
"Since Elder Bai doesn’t want to be the Management Elder again, it means I won’t be able to hold this position for much longer either," Song Qiaoqiao continued on the topic.