"Alright, Master rarely accompanies me shopping." Yingzi wrinkled her small nose, showing her playful side.

Lin Mo led Yingzi towards a herbal shop. Inside were only two service staff, both cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Feel free to look around, we also have ready-made elixirs besides herbs,"

one of the service staff said. The

shop had two floors, each about 200 square meters, relatively spacious. Many were inside selecting herbs or ready-made elixir pills.

"Earth Fire Fruit, Waterless Green Root, Seven Injuries Flower, Snow Dragon Root," Lin

Mo glanced over, noticing that the shop's herbs were extremely rare, with some not high in grade but exceptionally difficult to find.

"Master, there are so many things here?" Yingzi blinked her bright eyes, dazzled by the sight. "Even in the Nine Continents Secret Realm, there aren't as many abundant herbs like this." The Nine

Continents Secret Realm is an official Huaxia Spirit Vein Secret Realm. Generally, these cultivation herbs grow in areas rich with Spiritual Energy. Ancient cultivation forces like the Hidden Sect and Demon Sect have long taken over such treasure lands. Naturally, newer forces emerging from the revival of Spiritual Energy cannot compare."

"Dad, Mom, Meng Die, and Sima Zining's cultivation speed isn't fast. Only by advancing in cultivation can they prolong their life. If I could refine a few Eternal Life Elixirs, I could at least extend their life by a century."

Lin Mo pondered secretly and said, "Yingzi, let's check out the second floor."

The items sold on the second floor, whether herbs or elixirs, were of much higher grade compared to the first floor, and fewer people were selecting them.

Lin Mo wandered around, suddenly his eyes brightened, spotting Eternal Life Elixirs for sale on the counter. "The

Eternal Life Elixir is a Dark-grade first-class elixir. The materials required are extremely precious, and the refining method is complex. If gathering materials for refinement, it would cost about seventy thousand top-grade Spirit Stones, but it's sold here for one hundred thousand top-grade Spirit Stones, which is acceptable."

"I want four Eternal Life Elixirs." Lin Mo pointed to them, speaking to the old man bending over the counter, sorting herbs. "Oh, a

customer wants Eternal Life Elixirs. You have good taste. Just one usage of these can increase life by fifty years." The old man smiled, taking out the Eternal Life Elixirs, "There are only four left, you're lucky."

Everyone can only use the Eternal Life Elixir once in their lifetime, and it only works that one time. Otherwise, wouldn't eating Eternal Life Elixirs daily make one immortal? But any elixir, besides the grade, also has high, mid, and low quality distinctions. For example, a low-quality Eternal Life Elixir only increases life by thirty years, a mid-grade one by fifty years, and the top-grade, being the most perfect, extends life by a century."

"These Eternal Life Elixirs are only of intermediate quality. If I buy a couple more herbs and refine them, I could make them top-grade, which would be worthwhile." Lin Mo muttered to himself, then placed the Spirit Stones directly into a temporary transaction Space Ring and handed it to the old man. Spending forty thousand Spirit Stones to buy four Eternal Life Elixirs might not actually feel painful. But for family, what does it matter to spend some money? After all, I gained two million top-grade Spirit Stones from the Eastern Emperor Secret Realm last time. Plus, by defeating hundreds of Yin Yang Shishen Sect cultivators in the Hell Mountain Range, the spoils haven't been dealt with. If sold, they could be worth about seventy thousand Spirit Stones.

"Wait a minute!" Suddenly,

a voice filled with anger came from behind. "Hm?"

Lin Mo turned around to see the little old man jump onto the counter. He was only about one and a half meters tall, with a three-foot-long white beard on his chin, his face filled with anger. "Kid, what did you just say? You want to refine this Eternal Life Elixir?"

"Is there a problem?" Lin Mo frowned with his swordlike eyebrows. "Your Eternal Life Elixir is only of middle-level quality. If refined into a top-grade, it could increase life span by a hundred years. Only two more herbs are needed."

"Damn, damn it," the

little old man was hopping mad, his face full of anger. "Refining elixirs is not a simple technical task, and once an elixir is formed, it takes extremely high skill to refine it again. With just you, you still wish to refine the Eternal Life Elixir? Bah!"

"How dare you speak to my master like that," Yingzi pouted, snorting coldly, disliking anyone belittling Lin Mo.

"What if I can do it?"

Lin Mo's mouth curled into an amused smile, watching the little old man.

"If, if you can do it, I'll give you these four Eternal Life Elixirs for free. How about that?" The old man put his hands on his hips, huffing angrily. "But if you can't, you'll have to pay double to buy them today."

"Alright, it's a deal."

Lin Mo grinned. "Hmph, I don't

believe it. You're just a kid with only Late Innate Stage cultivation, and you dare boast so shamelessly,"

the old man jumped off the counter and shouted, "Follow me."

Lin Mo and Yingzi followed him to an alchemy room at the rear of the first floor. "Kid, what other herbs do you need? Don't say this old man is bullying you. Whatever you need, I have it here," the old man barked.

"One Blood Jade Ginseng, one Bauhinia flower." Lin Mo said, "But I don't like being watched while making elixirs."

"Hehe, this kid, do you think I, this old man, want to steal your methods?" The old man snorted, then went out and took a few Blood Jade Ginsengs and Bauhinia flowers, tossing them to Lin Mo. "Kid, be careful not to over-boast and hurt your tongue."

"Yingzi, you wait outside for me too," as Lin Mo received the Blood Jade Ginseng and Bauhinia flowers, a confident smile appeared on his face.

"Alright, Master, do your best," Yingzi smiled and waited with the old man in the courtyard outside the alchemy room. "Hehe, how old is your master? Is he an alchemist? You're quite a pretty little girl, yet you follow around a fellow who likes to boast." The

old man squatted down, pulling out a shiny red apple from who knows where, munching on it noisily.

"Old man, you sure talk a lot. Just wait for my master to refine the top-grade Eternal Life Elixir, and be ready to admit defeat, hmph." Yingzi lightly harrumphed.

"Hehe, little girl, just wait. He'll definitely lose to me." The old man grumbled angrily. In

the alchemy room.

Lin Mo took out the four Eternal Life Elixirs, enveloping them in white Spiritual Energy, making them float in mid-air. Then

he took out four Bauhinia flowers and four Blood Jade Ginsengs, crushing them with Spiritual Energy, letting them fly onto the four elixirs, enveloping them. Refining

elixirs, making magic treasures, and arranging arrays are all secondary professions in the Cultivation World, with alchemy being the hardest. Understanding and matching herb properties, grasping the required heat for each herb, all need to reach an extremely precise level. Any slight deviation would result in failure, wasting the herbs. Selecting

herbs, controlling the heat, timing, choosing the Pill Furnace, harmonizing heaven, earth, and people are all necessary to refine a top-tier elixir.

The hardest is increasing potency of already formed elixirs. It's tens of times harder than refining a new Eternal Life Elixir.

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