Gift successful!"
"The gift was ten Low Grade Qi Gathering Pills."
"Processing feedback..."
"One hundred Low Grade Qi Gathering Pills have been received."
"It has been detected that this is the host's first gift. Although it did not bring a big surprise to the recipient, it still triggered a critical reward!"
"Reward: Perfection of First-Grade Alchemy Comprehension."
"Perfection of First-Grade Alchemy Comprehension has been issued."
"It has been detected that the host does not possess Storage equipment. Physical rewards will be temporarily stored in the System space and can be retrieved at any time..."
"Holy crap..." Listening to the System's prompts, Ye Chen's eyes widened.
Not only did he receive one hundred Qi Gathering Pills.
It even triggered a critical reward?
He directly achieved Perfection in First-Grade Alchemy?
This was too good, wasn't it?
Ye Chen had realized how difficult Alchemy was these past few days.
There was no formula to speak of.
Once the medicinal Materials were thrown into the furnace, he had to focus completely, adjust the heat according to the different states of the medicinal Materials, and constantly adjust with his magical power.
Even a slight mistake, if the Fusion wasn't harmonious enough.
A whole furnace of medicinal Materials would be directly scrapped.
His predecessor had studied Alchemy for four years, and now he was just barely getting started.
He was still very far from being a proper First-Grade Alchemist.
Now, with just one critical hit, he had gained the Perfection of a First-Grade Alchemist.
This was simply a windfall from the heavens.
At this moment, Ye Chen's gaze towards Lin Ke'er was even more different.
How could this be a green tea b*tch?
This was clearly a treasure trove.
Lick, lick, lick, I'm going to lick for a lifetime!
...Ye Chen's fervent gaze made Lin Ke'er slightly uncomfortable.
She couldn't help but worry in her heart.
Ye Chen wouldn't think that just because he gave a gift, she would become his Dao Companion, would he?
How could that be possible?
Ye Chen was too much, wasn't he?
However, every time he gave her something before, Ye Chen would excitedly pull her aside and talk for a long time about various things.
Lin Ke'er could only listen and agree.
After all, it wouldn't look good to just take the items and leave, and she still wanted Medicinal Pills in the future.
But she also had to maintain a distance.
She couldn't let Ye Chen think that just because she accepted his items, she belonged to him.
Receiving gifts was one thing, and being a Dao Companion was another; these were two different matters.
But just as Lin Ke'er was pondering how to speak to keep Ye Chen hanging on without letting him completely give up.
Ye Chen directly said, "Then, Fairy Ye, go back and Cultivate well."
"I happen to be going back to rest a bit more..."
After saying that, Ye Chen turned and left.
The resounding thud of the door closing.
Left Lin Ke'er, who had been making various contingency plans in her mind, slightly startled.
Ye Chen just left?
Why didn't he, like before, talk to her as if they had a lifetime to chat, unwilling to part ways?
However, the surprise was only for a moment.
Lin Ke'er didn't think much of it.
After all, who would care about the thoughts of a simp?
She was only interested in the Medicinal Pills in her hand.
Qi Gathering Pills were the most suitable Medicinal Pills for Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivators, capable of accelerating their cultivation.
Taking one pill with each cultivation session would yield about 1.5 times the effect of normal cultivation.
Lin Ke'er didn't want to spend her entire life as a receptionist in this small shop.
Once she Breakthrough to the fourth layer of Qi Refining, she could find a better job.
Therefore, Lin Ke'er turned and left without any hesitation!
...Since the rewards had already been given, Ye Chen naturally had to leave.
Otherwise, what?
Really be a simp?
Giving gifts was just a System task.
Ye Chen wouldn't truly get invested in it.
"Extract Qi Gathering Pills!"
Ye Chen silently uttered in his mind.
Instantly, ten small bottles of Qi Gathering Pills appeared in Ye Chen's hand.
Ye Chen opened one and lightly sniffed the aroma of the Medicinal Pill.
It wasn't pure; he could vaguely smell a hint of mixed medicinal Materials.
Evidently, the liquid treatment and Fusion were not perfect, just a product of barely forming a pill.
Definitely Low Grade.
But Low Grade was enough.
Ye Chen's current task was to hand over five hundred Qi Gathering Pills to the shop.
Now he had obtained one hundred.
Based on the remaining amount, he could gather the rest in at most four weeks.
And the task deadline was actually two months away.
The task that had once exhausted his predecessor was now effortlessly easy.
As long as he could complete the task, he wouldn't have to change jobs.
He could comfortably stay in the shop.
Relying on the Simp System, he would obtain countless resources and directly Cultivate to Immortal Ascension.
Just thinking about this scene made Ye Chen feel refreshed.
After counting, Ye Chen put the Medicinal Pills into a box on the side.
Looking at the box, Ye Chen still wanted to complain a bit.
That was, as a Cultivator, he didn't even have a standard Storage Pouch, let alone a Storage Ring.
It was simply too inconvenient.
However, upon searching his memories, Ye Chen discovered that Storage Pouches were not considered low-end items in the Cultivation World.
The smallest Storage Pouch, half a cubic meter, would cost fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
What kind of concept was this?
Lin Ke'er, a Qi Refining third-layer attendant, worked eight hours a day in the shop, with one day off per week.
Her monthly salary was only three Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
Moreover, because the market had Formations and protection from powerful individuals, it was safer, and the Spiritual Qi concentration was also better than outside.
So, even the smallest courtyard would cost one Low-Grade Spirit Stone in rent.
And daily meals were also necessary.
If Cultivators ate mortal food without Spiritual Qi, it would only fill their stomachs, produce waste, and slightly affect their cultivation.
Therefore, they had to eat Spirit Beast meat, Spirit Grains, or else consume Bigu Pills.
These were just the most basic needs.
If they wanted to Cultivate quickly, they also needed Medicinal Pills, and they had to prepare Magical Artifacts for self-defense, right?
They also had to learn some offensive Spells, right?
All of these undoubtedly cost money.
For Cultivators to Cultivate well, the expenses were truly too high.
So, generally, only Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivators, who had more avenues for earning money, might grit their teeth and buy a Storage Pouch.
Most Cultivators didn't even have enough Spirit Stones for themselves.
How could they possibly spend it on female Cultivators?
Once their cultivation was high, what kind of female Cultivator wouldn't they have?
No wonder Lin Ke'er would cling to a simp like him and exploit him!
They were truly poor!
Everyone in the Cultivation World was poor, and everyone only wanted to get Spirit Stones.
Who had the mood for romance?
However, for Ye Chen, this was not a problem.
Ten Low Grade Qi Gathering Pills were worth half a Spirit Stone.
Giving a gift and getting a tenfold return meant five Spirit Stones.
His monthly income would directly approach twenty Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
This didn't even account for his current comprehension of a First-Grade Alchemist.
Alchemist was also a very lucrative profession.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was a rich and handsome man in the Cultivation World.
If his skill level was high, he would earn even more.
For example, his predecessor's task of refining Qi Gathering Pills this time.
He had to hand over five hundred Qi Gathering Pills.
But the Materials provided by the shop were enough to refine one thousand five hundred pills.
The main reason was that Alchemy had a failure rate.
Being able to guarantee a one-third success rate was considered a qualified Alchemist.
If his skill level was a bit higher, and the success rate was higher.
Then the extra Medicinal Pills would be the Alchemist's own profit.
Ye Chen's salary at the Medicinal Pill shop was five Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
If his Alchemy success rate was higher, refining seven hundred fifty Medicinal Pills.
Then the extra two hundred fifty pills would be Ye Chen's own.
In one transaction, at least a dozen more Low-Grade Spirit Stones would be added to his account.
Calculating this way, he could easily earn forty to fifty Spirit Stones a month.
He was truly a super-rich person... Thinking about the continuous stream of income in the future.
Ye Chen, who had previously planned to slack off, now felt energized again.
In his previous life, he was a state-owned enterprise employee, with stable income and high benefits.
In this life, he was an Alchemist, and he also had the System.
Refining Medicinal Pills when he had nothing to do, plus the System's tenfold feedback.
He was practically taking off immediately... His luck was indeed good.