After entering the underground world, the people from Red Coast who were supposed to meet them brought them to Camp One and then left.
"You three, don't wander off, wait here."
Just as Fan Li and his group were about to leave, Li Chonglou suddenly spoke, "Captain, may I have a look around?"
Fan Li's brow furrowed, and he was about to refuse when Wu Di also spoke, "Captain Fan, it's not our first time here, we understand the rules."
Fan Li thought for a moment and finally nodded, "Alright then, you can go prepare yourselves and see what you need. We'll meet back here in an hour."
He had originally intended to have the three of them wait here while the four of them went to prepare the necessary supplies.
But since Wu Di had spoken up, and as a descendant of the Wu family, it wasn't his first time here, he would definitely know about blood crystals.
This saved him some expense.
And Wu Di had his own plans for speaking up, not just to help Li Chonglou.
So after the four left, Wu Di cupped his fists to the other two and said, "Then we'll split up for now, don't forget the time."
With that, he turned and left.
Liu Tianzhi said to Li Chonglou with some concern, "Brother Li, do you need me to show you around here?"
Li Chonglou smiled, "I've been here before during my last trial."
Liu Tianzhi suddenly realized, and couldn't help but laugh, "I almost forgot about that. Then I won't bother you."
With that, he also cupped his fists and left.
Watching their backs, Li Chonglou sighed, "It's all going too smoothly. It seems I'll have to go through another ordeal this time."
He rubbed his head, and Li Chonglou suddenly felt like Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West.
However, although he had eighty-one tribulations, each tribulation had the help of noble benefactors, while he could only rely on himself.
But this also made it convenient for him to find Master Jianwen.
After confirming that everyone had completely left, Li Chonglou found a hidden spot, took off his gray robe, and changed into the black robe he had brought.
After changing his attire, he headed straight for Master Jianwen's shop.
As expected, the shop door was closed.
Master Jianwen had told him that after handing over the soul grass, he would not reopen until he had refined the pills.
However, Li Chonglou was still a bit disappointed, as his biggest hope was to heal his soul damage before undertaking the mission. It seemed he wouldn't make it in time.
But he didn't expect the situation to be even more serious than he had imagined.
"Delayed again?"
After finding Master Jianwen at the back door of the shop, Li Chonglou saw his unnatural expression at first glance.
After a simple inquiry, he was told that there was an accident with the soul pill.
Master Jianwen said somewhat apologetically, "It was due to my inspiration that I elevated its quality by another level. But I only realized afterward that the materials I have are not enough to support this upgrade, so I had to stop for now."
If he were to forcefully continue in this situation, the final result would only be a wasted effort.
Li Chonglou said sternly, "How much longer will it take now?"
"Everything else is fine, it's just that one main ingredient is missing, and I haven't had any leads yet."
Master Jianwen knew it was his fault and added, "But don't worry, I've already put out a collection mission in the circle. I estimate we'll have news within a month at most."
Another month.
This time was a bit long for Li Chonglou.
But at this point, he couldn't say much more. The refining had already started, and there was no turning back.
Li Chonglou sighed and said, "Tell me about it, I'm about to go on a mission, and perhaps I'll encounter it."
Master Jianwen briefly described its medicinal properties and quality.
"The main ingredient should be similar to soul grass, and its quality cannot be too low, otherwise it will affect the final medicinal effect."
After thinking for a moment, Master Jianwen suddenly took out two bottles from his懷.
Both were palm-sized. One was empty, and the other contained three blue pills.
"This is a Spirit Sealing Bottle, the best container I currently use for medicinal herbs. Don't let its small size fool you; even if you force it in, it won't affect the medicinal properties of the herbs. It's made of special spiritual ore, which not only preserves the medicinal properties perfectly but also nourishes them. Even damaged herbs can recover after being placed inside for a while."
"This blue one is the best soul-healing pill I have left, called the Earth Soul Pill. Consider it compensation for you."
Li Chonglou's face lit up with joy. He hadn't expected any compensation, and felt a little embarrassed.
"There's no need for this. I know you're doing this for my own good. After all, the better the pill, the more it will help me."
Master Jianwen shook his head, "One thing is one thing. This pill should have been refined by now. It's my fault that the time has been extended, so please accept it."
If it weren't for the upcoming trial of heavenly power, Li Chonglou would not have accepted the blue pill.
He understood the weight of compensation versus the favor of a master alchemist.
However, thinking that everything had gone smoothly this time, which meant that who knew what crisis awaited him later, Li Chonglou finally accepted both bottles.
"Thank you then."
Master Jianwen waved his hand, "It's my duty. My reputation as Master Jianwen wasn't built overnight, and I don't want to tarnish my own name."
His prices were known to be notoriously high.
But with high prices came guarantees. This time, there was an accident, so he naturally had to take responsibility. Moreover, much like Li Chonglou thought, Master Jianwen understood that it was better to compensate with pills directly than to owe someone a favor.
Li Chonglou didn't say much about this, thanked him again, and then left the shop.
He also needed to prepare some ordinary medicines and supplies that might be useful for his outing.
At the same time, he was discussing the handling of the Earth Soul Pill with Elder An in his mind.
"I suggest keeping one as a backup, and we each take one of the remaining two. This way, we can restore the most strength in the shortest amount of time."
Li Chonglou also felt this was the best approach. After preparing everything, he returned to the vicinity of the agreed meeting place and took out the blue pills, the Earth Soul Pills that Master Jianwen had mentioned.
As soon as he opened the lid, a cool sensation wafted towards him.
Following that was a scent more invigorating than the学员 meals in the base cafeteria, a aroma that penetrated straight to the soul, entering his nostrils.
Just by smelling it, he felt that his injuries had improved slightly!
"This thing is pretty good!"
Li Chonglou couldn't help but exclaim, and quickly poured out two pills.
He took one directly, and placed the other on his forehead. In the next second, it disappeared.
The reason he chose to do this near the agreed meeting place was in case there were any special circumstances after taking the pill that would prevent him from moving.