Chapter 445: Terrifying Alchemy Speed

"Boss, you..."

Mu He couldn't deny, Lu Ye's skill in crafting artifacts was indeed impressive.

But had the sect leader really never owned a single cauldron before?

"Patience."

Lu Ye took out another batch of materials, and forged seven more cauldrons at once.

The process repeated.

In total, forty-nine cauldrons were forged, and the most crucial part was that each of these cauldrons was unique.

Mu He was completely dumbfounded. So, the leader's first step to making money was to sell cauldrons?

"Where are the herbs I told you to get ready?"

The most popular pill in the Sixth Heaven was the Origin Pill, which accelerated cultivation.

Of course, Lu Ye went for the best-selling pills.

Mu He hauled out a massive pile of herbs.

One Lu Ye split off from the original, followed by a second, third, and fourth.

Seven Lu Yes lined up.

Each Lu Ye had seven cauldrons before them.

With a wave of Lu Ye's hand, herbs flew like divine petals, pouring into each cauldron as the Vermilion Bird True Flame roared to life.

Mu He—?!

Her mind went blank.

What the—? What are you even doing?!

Blistering heatwaves rolled out.

All forty-nine cauldrons whirled into motion, the herbs inside liquefying into pill essence.

Each cauldron held enough for seven batches of pills, with each batch yielding around ten pills.

Since the Origin Pill was relatively simple to refine, everything moved fast under the blazing heat of the Vermilion Bird True Flame, taking less than a quarter of an hour.

The cauldrons stopped.

All the lids opened, unveiling 3,400 top-tier pills.

Countless pills floated midair, giving off a potent medicinal scent and steaming with spiritual mist.

Lu Ye checked the quality and gave a slight frown. It had been a while since he last refined pills, and he was out of practice.

Though the pills were of supreme grade, they still had tiny flaws.

However, the medicinal potency had been fully extracted, so they still packed full potency despite the slight flaws.

All the pills were stored in porcelain bottles.

Lu Ye had already started refining the second batch of pills.

"Today, I will refine ten batches of pills. Once these are sold, we'll purchase more materials for the Origin Stones and continue refining. Speed is crucial—no downtime," Lu Ye said to Mu He.

Mu He didn't respond immediately, her eyes locked onto the bottles.

"Hmm?"

"Oh! Right, right!"

Lu Ye continued refining.

The market for Origin Stones was vast, as they were commonly used to aid cultivation in the Sixth Heaven. Even with so many alchemists in the Sixth Heaven, demand far exceeded supply, especially for top-tier batches like these.

By the second refinement, Lu Ye had grown more proficient, reducing the time needed to just fifteen minutes.

However, such rapid pill refinement came at a cost. Lu Ye snacked on pills as he worked and relied on the Origin Devouring Scripture to recover his energy. He burned through the restored energy almost instantly, leaving no lasting strain.

Why was Lu Ye able to refine pills so quickly?

Because he had eight "money-draining dependents" to support—feeding them wasn’t cheap.

In his past life, Lu Ye had been the type to give his all for those he cared about, never held back on their training materials.

This bled him dry, forcing him to work like many men combined—working harder than a beast of burden.

But this life was different.

With the knowledge from his past life, Lu Ye now had a whole team lining his pockets, while he reaped all the rewards. The sheer satisfaction was beyond words.

He could toil like an ox, but if the rewards of his grind weren't enjoyed by himself, then what was even the point?

One furnace after another of pills was refined. In less than an hour, over forty thousand pills had been completed.

After accounting for all costs, the profit per pill was roughly three Origin Stones, as Origin Stones weren't priced too high.

Thus, in under an hour, Lu Ye had earned around 130,000 Origin Stones.

A decent haul.

"Get Ning Tianming on these sales."

"Before the Hour of the Goat (1–3 PM), I want no less than 300,000 Origin Stones' worth of materials—plow every penny back into ingredients."

"Understood?"

Mu He nodded repeatedly. "Understood!"

She bolted off with the pills and immediately sought out Ning Tianming.

"Deputy Leader Ning, the Leader has refined a batch of pills ready for sale," Mu He said.

"Oh? So fast? What kind of pills were refined?" Ning Tianming asked curiously.

"Primordial Pills!"

Before Ning Tianming could even begin to frown, Mu He spoke up, "Supreme-grade Primordial Pills!"

"Forty-eight thousand!"

Ning Tianming froze; for a moment he thought he'd misheard.

"How many?"

Mu He couldn't help a bitter laugh. If Lu Ye went full-time as a pill refiner, at least half of the pill refiners in the Sixth Heaven would lose their jobs, while the other half would struggle to survive.

"Forty-eight thousand!"