Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit Chapter 207 – Mortal Marketplace

Alchemists were only concerned about three things: spirit herbs, pellet recipes, and alchemy instruments.

From the Blood Condensation Realm onwards, the number of medicinal pellets available to them would decrease sharply. Not only were higher-level pellets harder to concoct, the number of required spirit herbs were also difficult to gather.

Hence, alchemists would buy every available spirit herb in the stores and marketplace, even at exorbitant prices. To outsiders, this practice could seem like impulse spending, but in reality, the pellets concocted from these spirit herbs would be worth much more than the cost!

Yet even with sufficient spirit herbs, to repeatedly concoct the same kinds of pellets wouldn't bring significant breakthroughs. Hence, a good alchemist must be knowledgeable and possess the skills to concoct all kinds of pellets. In order to do that, they must acquire more pellet recipes to expand their horizons.

After possessing a sufficient amount of spirit herbs and becoming familiar with different kinds of pellets, an alchemist must then sharpen their instruments to increase their success rate. This includes the alchemy cauldron, alchemy fire, as well as alchemy techniques and methods.

Lu Ping was not afraid of exposing his identity as an alchemist. After all, not only were alchemists respected by cultivators, they were also known to be eccentric and quirky savants.

As a group, alchemists were internally divided and looked down on each other, always fighting for resources and berating others' pellets.

However, when dealing with outsiders, alchemists would always come together to protect one of their own, especially when it came to the alchemists' heritage and knowledge.

As a result, alchemists were always respected and treated well in any party.

Little Sima already viewed Lu Ping with admiration when he saw him spend tens of thousands of spirit stones without flinching.

Lu Ping noticed Little Sima walking dazedly behind him. He knocked on his head and said, "What's the matter? Bring me to the next st

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