Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation

(Slight changes were made at the end of the previous chapter, the time hasn't passed, still three days left.)

Dan Ding Pavilion.

Three stewards sat below, looking at Shopkeeper Wu with some worry.

Another manager sat alone on the side, a smile in his eyes.

"Don't worry, there are still three days. It's normal for alchemists to be in seclusion refining pills and delivering them once a month," Shopkeeper Wu said calmly, seemingly not in a hurry at all.

But in his heart, he was a little uneasy.

The Nine Tripod Commerce isn't a one-person business. The owner is responsible for the Golden Glory Immortal City branch and is also responsible to the headquarters.

And as the shopkeeper of Dan Ding Pavilion, he is also responsible for Dan Ding Pavilion.

One of the assessments is the delivery situation of the guest elders recruited by the pavilion.

Li Ji'an was a guest elder appointed by the owner, but on the surface, it couldn't be the owner who signed him. As a subordinate of the owner's faction, he naturally had to share the owner's worries and, when necessary, take the blame for the owner.

On the surface, Li Ji'an was a guest elder signed by him.

Admittedly, with the owner around, even if Li Ji'an couldn't deliver as required, it wouldn't affect his position in the owner's heart, just taking a small blame.

However, the current situation is that the headquarters is constantly sending people to this branch, and he is really worried that they want to change the leader.

In that case, if the owner retreats, his situation will be difficult.

"Shopkeeper Wu, if we're talking about senior, high-quality alchemists, or even second-tier alchemists, delivering once a month is very normal. After all, they have abundant wealth and aren't in a hurry to cash out, but… this Alchemist Li, as far as I know, is only a Qi Refining sixth-level alchemist. Under normal circumstances, his wealth probably isn't very abundant. Logically speaking, he should come to sell as soon as a batch is produced. It's been almost a month since he came to deliver… Could it be that he hasn't refined a qualified pill yet?" Manager He, who hadn't been sent from headquarters for long, asked with a meaningful smile.

Shopkeeper Wu took a sip of spiritual tea: "Does Manager He mean that I misjudged him?"

"Hehe, I wouldn't dare. Manager He is just worried about this month's assessment. I really want to share the shopkeeper's worries," Manager He said with a smile.

"Share my worries? That's good, Xiao Zhao, register Alchemist Li under Manager He's name," Shopkeeper Wu ordered directly.

Manager He stood up abruptly, the smiling expression gone from his face: "Shopkeeper Wu, how can this matter be so trivial?"

He had only been in Golden Glory Immortal City for half a year, and he had signed two high-quality guest elder alchemists. This month, the value of the pills delivered that met the conditions was nearly a thousand spiritual stones, which could be considered excellent.

He was very strict about signing guest elder alchemists.

Although the Commerce had a flexible rule that, among the hundred arts of immortal cultivation, if someone with potential but temporarily unqualified was encountered, they could also be signed in moderation as an investment, and each manager and above had a certain amount of similar potential elastic risk deduction.

However, Manager He had always been strict. The bottom line for monthly delivery of qualified pills by the guest elders signed under his name was also privately raised to three hundred and fifty spiritual stones, and he had repeatedly stated in public that he must ensure the owner's interests.

Shopkeeper Wu sneered and ignored him, already considering how to handle this matter in his heart.

A trivial matter like this naturally couldn't be told to the owner. Either tell Zhao Shuyun, or discuss it with Li Ji'an privately and use his own money to make up for it once first…

"Zhao Jie has always been steady in her actions, she shouldn't be so…"

"Shopkeeper Wu, Guest Elder Li has arrived!"

Just then, a waiter reported from outside the door.

Shopkeeper Wu's eyes widened suddenly. Could it be that I underestimated him?

The three trusted stewards under him also perked up and looked forward to it.

Only Manager He frowned slightly, his face full of disbelief.

"Please invite Guest Elder Li in," Shopkeeper Wu said with a smile, getting up and walking to the door.

Just as Li Ji'an walked over, he greeted him with a smile: "Guest Elder Li, please come in, please come in."

"Shopkeeper Wu, I'm here to deliver pills," Li Ji'an said bluntly.

"Oh? Good, good, then let's go to the private room and I'll personally inspect the pills, please," Shopkeeper Wu's eyes rolled, and after thinking for a moment, he took Li Ji'an to the side.

Before Li Ji'an could follow, Manager He hurriedly opened his mouth: "Hey! Why bother so much? Shopkeeper Wu, Xiao Zhao and the others are all here, and it will naturally be faster for several people to check and evaluate the quality together. After all, Guest Elder Li only comes to deliver once a month, he should have brought a lot, right?

What's more, we are all here. If they are not sure about the quality of the pills, they can always ask us for advice.

Of course, if Shopkeeper Wu has other ideas, you are welcome to do as you please."

Shopkeeper Wu frowned slightly and looked at Li Ji'an with some uncertainty.

Li Ji'an nodded slightly: "I'm fine with anything, all according to Shopkeeper Wu's instructions."

Looking at Li Ji'an's clear and calm eyes, which made Shopkeeper Wu feel a lot more at ease.

"Since that's the case, then… then let's do it here," Shopkeeper Wu brought Li Ji'an back.

"Please sit down." After inviting Li Ji'an to sit at the large table, Shopkeeper Wu returned to his seat as shopkeeper.

Manager He looked at Li Ji'an, the smile in his heart almost couldn't be suppressed.

Sure enough, after a little sensing, he was indeed a Qi Refining sixth-level cultivator, no different from what he had learned before.

Moreover, so young… tsk tsk, this old Wu is really bold, daring to sign this kind of alchemist as a guest elder?

"Guest Elder Li, then take out the pills you've accumulated for a month and let us have a look?" Manager He looked at Li Ji'an with a smile.

"Thank you for your trouble!" Li Ji'an didn't waste any words and took out all the jade bottles in the storage bag.

"Wow~ so many!"

A full twenty jade bottles.

"Pfft~" Manager He had just taken a sip of spiritual tea and choked on the jade bottles that were taken out all at once.

"Good, good, Guest Elder Li, I said you were deliberately saving them up for a month to deliver them all at once," Shopkeeper Wu's eyes lit up with joy.

At least there was quantity, and the attitude was still okay.

"Guest Elder Li, our pavilion doesn't just require quantity. Shopkeeper Wu should have told you clearly when he signed you, right? For large-category pills, the minimum requirement is for those needed in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and they must be high-grade. Even for small-category pills, they must be at least mid-grade," Manager He said casually after calming down to cover up the embarrassment of just being choked.

Li Ji'an nodded: "Shopkeeper Wu explained everything clearly at the time."

"What are you still standing there for? Quickly check the quality!" Manager He ordered the other stewards with a sullen face.

The stewards ignored him and all looked at Shopkeeper Wu.

Seeing that Li Ji'an was still so calm and composed, Shopkeeper Wu's eyes filled with more anticipation.

"Check them."

Only then did the stewards begin to open the jade bottles.

"High-quality Qi Condensation Pill!" The first steward opened the first bottle, and the first pill poured out was high-quality. He looked at Shopkeeper Wu with surprise in his eyes.

"Good!" Shopkeeper Wu was overjoyed.

"Still high-quality!"

"This bottle is full of high-quality pills!"

"Wow! This bottle is also full of high-quality pills, and it's the more difficult Pulse Suppression Pill!"

"This is… high-grade Mind Concentrating Pill! The whole bottle is!" Mind Concentrating Pills involve the divine soul. The pill formation rate and quality of ordinary senior alchemists cannot be guaranteed, and most of them will lose money, so they are relatively scarce and more valuable.

"High-quality! This is also high-quality, all high-quality!"

…

Shopkeeper Wu went from initial worry to mid-way anticipation to uncontrollable joy at the end.

Obviously, Li Ji'an gave him a huge surprise!

Moreover, the final valuation of Li Ji'an's batch of pills was a total delivery price of one thousand and eighty spiritual stones! More than the combined contribution of the two so-called senior high-quality alchemists under Manager He.

In Shopkeeper Wu's slightly exaggerated praise, Li Ji'an modestly shook his head.

High-quality pills are mainly mid-stage pills, and their value is not very high. Moreover, some pills have different pill formation rates due to different difficulties, and the actual income is not very large.

As for the Mind Concentrating Pills, his current pill fire is still a bit reluctant. That bottle actually had a loss, but it was also because he wanted to study it carefully and deliberately tried it.

A few bottles of late-stage pills were okay, but unfortunately they were not high-quality, otherwise the profit would have been much greater.

In short, this batch of pills, on average, has a profit of about 30%, which is not his maximum profit level, but it temporarily satisfies his cultivation plan.