Chapter 86: The Idea of Establishing the Pill Hall, The Alchemy System Begins to Take Shape!
"Oh? Let's hear it."
Hearing Yun Yuan say this, Qian Xunji's interest deepened even further. His disciple had already given him quite a few surprises before. He wondered what kind of surprise it would be this time.
"Teacher, here's the plan. I want to establish a branch hall within Spirit Hall called 'Pill Hall.' This Pill Hall will be similar to the Douluo Hall, the Elder Hall, and the Pope's Palace."
"Furthermore, I will gradually perfect the alchemy system of the Douluo Continent, creating pills that can benefit ordinary civilians and soul masters. For example, pills that can treat common illnesses and pills that can increase a soul master's cultivation speed…"
"With the existence of the Pill Hall, Spirit Hall will control the entire continent's supply chain of pills. Over time, our reputation will improve, and our influence will continue to grow. At that point, whatever Spirit Hall wants, it will have."
At this point, Yun Yuan gave a light cough, his tone shifting. He straightened his chest, confidence written all over his face, and began recommending himself to Qian Xunji.
"As for the position of Hall Master of the Pill Hall, I believe I am the most suitable candidate and fully capable of taking on the role. Teacher, you can entrust it to me without worry."
After hearing Yun Yuan's words, Qian Xunji sucked in a sharp breath, greatly shocked. He had never expected his disciple to have such grand ambitions.
Although Yun Yuan's plan would be difficult to achieve, if successful, the benefits would be enough to push Spirit Hall to unprecedented heights.
Taking a couple of deep breaths, Qian Xunji suppressed his excitement. He stared directly at Yun Yuan and expressed his thoughts.
"Xiao Yuan, accomplishing this will be very difficult. Based on what you said, you first need to create pill formulas. Second, you need a certain number of alchemists. Finally, you need the quantity of herbs you mentioned."
"These three are all indispensable. The herb supply is the easiest to solve. As for pill formulas, with your talent, I believe you can handle it. The hardest part is the number of alchemists. For the Pill Hall to truly influence the continent, the number of alchemists must reach a certain scale."
"Once the establishment of the Pill Hall begins, there will be no turning back. Xiao Yuan, are you sure you want to proceed with this plan?"
After speaking, Qian Xunji looked extremely serious as he explained the situation.
"Mm."
Yun Yuan's gaze was firm, without the slightest hesitation, as he nodded.
This was something he had to do. There was no possibility of giving up.
"In that case, Xiao Yuan, go ahead and do it. I grant you authority to mobilize all resources of Spirit Hall. Except for elders at the Titled Douluo level and above, whom you cannot command, even Soul Douluo elders like Yue Guan and Gui Mei must obey your orders."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qian Xunji took out a token from his storage soul tool and handed it to Yun Yuan.
He believed in Yun Yuan, who had created countless miracles. As long as Yun Yuan wanted to do something and it did not directly trigger a war in the soul master world, Qian Xunji would support it.
Taking the token from his teacher, Yun Yuan immediately revealed a delighted smile.
"Teacher, just wait for my good news. Within a few years, the Pill Hall will definitely take shape."
After saying one last sentence to Qian Xunji, Yun Yuan left the Pope's Palace with the token, ready to begin his plan to sweep across the continent.
First was solving the herb issue. Yun Yuan used the power of Spirit Hall to gather a large variety of herb seeds from across the continent, then planted them in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
The environment of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well could increase the growth speed of herbs tenfold, making it the best place to cultivate herbs.
Secondly, Yun Yuan ordered all Spirit Hall branch halls to begin planting herbs. Once the alchemy system was introduced, demand for herbs would increase significantly.
In addition, Yun Yuan used the currently popular whale rubber to exchange for large quantities of herbs from the major forces, leaving them confused.
Although herbs were valuable, their uses were limited. The major forces couldn't understand the meaning behind Spirit Hall's actions, but they still followed through with the trades, since whale rubber was controlled by Spirit Hall.
Through the combined efforts of Spirit Hall and the major forces, Spirit Hall accumulated a massive stockpile of herbs.
It almost reached the level of a monopoly, just like the previous whale rubber. However, none of the major forces paid much attention to herbs.
They might not understand the uses of whale rubber and have been taken advantage of, but how could they not understand herbs? Their value had been thoroughly studied over tens of thousands of years in the Soul Master World.
What they didn't realize was that these very herbs they traded would become the blade that would cut into them in the future, once again causing them to suffer losses.
After solving the herb supply problem, Yun Yuan began perfecting the alchemy system. He immersed himself in creating one pill formula after another.
Formulas for ordinary civilians were easy to create, but formulas for soul masters became increasingly difficult. The higher the soul master's level, the harder it was to create suitable formulas.
In this process, the first pill Yun Yuan perfected was the Soul Ascension Pill, the simplest and most direct type.
Based on potency, it was divided into nine grades, corresponding to Soul Master ranks from Soul Warrior to Soul Douluo, each capable of increasing one rank of soul power.
However, there was a flaw. At the stages of Soul Emperor advancing to Soul Saint, Soul Saint to Soul Douluo, and Soul Douluo to Titled Douluo, the seventh- to ninth-grade Soul Ascension Pills could no longer increase a rank.
As for pills that could enhance a Titled Douluo's cultivation, those were immortal-grade pills, refined from immortal herbs, transcending the nine grades. This was Yun Yuan's planned alchemy system.
However, unlike the alchemy system in Dou Qi Continent, each grade was not subdivided into early, middle, and late stages. The reason for this was that Yun Yuan believed that the improvement of soul power in the Douluo Continent didn't require such complexity.
In the Dou Qi Continent, the gap between realms was so large that a detailed classification of pill grades was necessary. However, in the Douluo Continent, the gap was much smaller. With Yun Yuan's Soul King cultivation, he could already be considered invincible below the Titled Douluo level.
If this were in the Dou Qi Continent, it would be like a Dou Wang being invincible below Dou Sheng. Was that even possible?
Let alone the Young Flame Emperor; even transmigrators with systems wouldn't dare claim to have such combat power.
Besides the Soul Ascension Pill, Yun Yuan also created several other pills, such as…
Soul Condensation Pill, which can make soul power more solid and increase combat power.
Soul Gathering Pill, which can form a vortex of soul power, accelerating meditation speed.
Spring Return Pill, which can greatly increase the speed of recovering soul power.
Injury Recovery Pill, which can rapidly heal wounds sustained in battle.
One year later.
Behind the Pope's Palace, at Yun Yuan's residence.
"Phew~"
Yun Yuan woke from meditation, letting out a long breath. He slowly stood up, stretching his stiff body, and muttered:
"One year has passed. The alchemy system is initially complete, my soul power has reached rank fifty-nine, and my spear dao comprehension has reached the spear heart level. The gains are substantial. It's time to recruit some alchemists."
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