Alex went through the many forests, finding the necessary ingredients. Most of the ingredients he searched for were only Saint or True rank ingredients, so finding them was no issue at all.
Most of the Immortal participants, which were clearly the majority in the competition, had only gone for the Immortal ingredients and occasionally the Saint ingredients.
So, Alex had more luck finding these ones.
By the ti he returned again, it was way past noon, and the sun was beginning to hide behind the tall buildings of the city, casting its dark shadow over everyone.
Alex pulled out mory and placed it before him and began making a pill right there. That was nothing new for the people that were lined up at this point in ti. Unusual, yes, but not new. Others had done the sa to make so pills earlier and had made their way into the city because of that.
Alex began making the substitute for the missing ingredient and quickly ford the small pill. Once it was done, he pulled it out and placed it inside a small bottle.
Next, he brought out the other ingredients right in front of everyone and began making the pill again.
A few people were certainly curious to see what he was making, but the majority of them made their way into the city or just left the city without giving them a single look.
Alex did not pay attention to any of the things that were happening outside of the cauldron. He was focused entirely on what was happening inside.
He placed the ingredients inside one after another. For the substitute pill, he burned the powder until nothing but the energy remained before moving on to the other ingredients.
Quickly, he got closer to finishing the pill. When he was at the end, he had mory absorb a bit of the energy before condensing the pill together. The energy inside the cauldron flowed into the pill, forming it. Once the pill ford, Alex pulled it out.
He took the pill, gave a single look at it, and placed it into his bottle. He stood up. "I have a single Qi Ascending Pill of over 90% Harmony," he shouted out. "I will sell this pill for… 350 Immortal Spirit stones."
Alex hated himself for saying that number, but his body had no choice. It seed, even if he was the one giving the discount, he couldn't do so. He had to purchase everything at a fair price, and that included Spirit stones.
Still, for a pill that helped cultivators speed up their cultivation while in the Immortal Ascendant realm, he was more than certain soone would purchase it.
He didn't have to sell more than one. If this one thing sold, he would be happy. He waited for a while, looking around at the people.
"It is more than 90%, I assure you," Alex said. "I only have one pill, so only the first person who buys it will receive it."
One man stepped out from the line, a younger one who was just about what Alex would imagine a talented cultivator of the Immortal Ascendant realm to look like.
"I will purchase the pill," the young man said. "But I need proof."
"Sure," Alex said. "Do you happen to have a Pill tester by any chance?"
"No. Why would I have one?" the young man asked. "You are the alchemist here."
Alex gave an awkward smile. "I don't have one at the mont," he said. "Please wait a second."
He looked around. "Does anyone have a pill tester I could use to check this pill?" He made sure not to make the wording as though he was asking for favors. He couldn't accept handouts. A person stepped out from the line and ca over. "I have one," the man said.
"Would you mind testing this pill for this fellow cultivator?" Alex asked.
The man nodded, pulling out a pill tester. He handed it over to Alex and Alex checked the pill imdiately. They waited for a while and the result ca back 91%. It was as Alex had said, over 90%. The young man's eyebrows raised a little in surprise. "Not bad," he said. "I will take the pill."
Alex put the pill into a bottle and handed it over to the young man.
The young man looked at the bottle for a mont before placing it into his Soul Space. He brought out the spirit stones as Alex had wanted and handed them over to him.
Alex took the spirit stones, unable to hide the happiness. He could finally go into this city.
"You are a good alchemist," the young man said. "Would you like to work in our guild?"
Alex looked back at the man. "I beg your pardon."
"My father is the guild master of the Hollowvine Alchemy Guild. I believe you are good enough to find employnt in my father's place. If you want, I can place so good words for you. You did make such a good pill out of nowhere."
Alex was a little surprised. "But you bought the pi— you were testing ," he realized.
"Yes," the young man said. "I wanted to see how good you would do."
Alex thought for a mont and smiled. "I thank you for your invitation, but I'm afraid I cannot join it,' he said. "Oh? You are rejecting it?" he asked.
"Is there a reason?" the young man asked.
Alex shrugged. "I am already part of another one," he said.
"Which one?" the young man asked.
"Silvermist Alchemy court," Alex answered truthfully.
"Silvermist Alchemy Court?" the young man asked, surprised. The na was big enough that he had heard about it. What surprised him more was that it was on another continent entirely.
"What are you doing outside of the Truefla Continent?" the young man asked. Then, the understanding hit him. "Did you co to take part in the tournant?"
"I did," Alex said.
"And… are you taking part right now?" the young man asked.
Alex didn't answer. "Thank you for the spirit stones, brother. You have been truly helpful. I hope you have a good ti."
Alex bowed a little toward the man and went to stay at the back of the line.
The young man remained standing where he was for a while before turning around and going back to where he had walked out. Soon enough, it was his turn to enter, so he went in and left.
Finally, it was Alex's turn as well and he paid the price of 20 Immortal spirit stones to the guards before walking in. They had finally been allowed inside.
"Finally, a hurdle is passed," Alex said. "Yes," Pearl said. "What now? Do we find a place to stay?" Alex had thought about this point for long enough that he didn't need to think anymore at all.
"Momo, you must be hungry right?" he asked.
"I'm not very hungry, master," she answered. "Probably because of my cultivation."
"Even so, you need to eat," Alex said. "Let's go find a place for you to eat. Once you're done, we'll leave this city."
Both Pearl and Momo looked at him at the sa ti. "Leave? But we just got here."
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