"Steward Holly, these are the pills I refined for you." Joe Di took out a ring and handed it to Holly Chance.
Holly Chance knew she shouldn't, but couldn't help herself—she opened the bottle of Grand Ether Pills, clearly labeled, right in front of Joe Di. For other pills, it wouldn't matter, but this bottle of Grand Ether Pills had come from a very important client.
"Three double-marked, and one with four marks—Grand Ether Pills..." Holly Chance looked up excitedly, her voice trembling as she asked, "Alchemist Joe, how did you manage this...?"
Not waiting for Joe Di to answer, she took out all the other pills as well—they were all premium grade, not a single high grade among them. There weren't any four-mark pills, but the majority were three-mark Immortal Pills.
Joe Di finally spoke nonchalantly, "If I couldn't do this much, I wouldn't be able to refine the Soulbind Elixir either. Here, this is the Soulbind Elixir you asked for."
As he spoke, Joe Di took out another jade vial and handed it to Holly Chance.
Holly Chance snatched the jade vial, swept it with her divine sense, and found a three-mark Soulbind Elixir inside.
She excitedly capped the vial. "Thank you, thank you, Alchemist Joe!"
A Fifth-Rank Immortal Alchemist was nothing compared to one who could refine four-mark premium Immortal Pills.
She could already imagine the frenzy and shock that would sweep through Starspire Apothecary once this batch of pills was released.
Joe Di waved his hand. "No need. I’ve already been compensated for these pills."
Huo Qianqian could tell that Joe Di seemed preoccupied. If before she had considered him her equal, now she placed him on a much higher pedestal.
Huo Qianqian stood and glanced at the surrounding pill racks. After a moment’s hesitation, she said, "Alchemist Di, your mastery of alchemy will surely make you the foremost expert in Cauldron Haven City. Achieving the rank of Immortal Pill King is only a matter of time. However, Cauldron Haven City is a chaotic place with tangled powers. I suggest you refrain from doing pill business here..."
If Joe Di were an ordinary Grandmaster Alchemist, she might be able to help with his business. But as someone who could casually refine three-stripe Grade Four Immortal Pills, selling pills in Cauldron Haven City would be courting disaster.
"Thank you, Steward Huo. I understand." Joe Di clasped his fists, knowing Huo Qianqian was speaking from the heart.
"Then I’ll take my leave. I’ll do my best to procure more Grade Six Immortal Spirit Herbs for you as soon as possible." Huo Qianqian’s excitement hadn’t subsided. The fact that Joe Di, a Grade Five Grandmaster Alchemist, could refine three-stripe, Grade Four Immortal Pills was something she had to inform the Starspire Apothecary leadership about.
This could be a great opportunity for Starspire Apothecary. If they could bring Joe Di into their ranks, Starspire wouldn’t just have a place in Cauldron Haven City—they’d become truly influential.
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After seeing Huo Qianqian off, Joe Di instructed Tree Brother to watch over the first floor of the shop, while he stayed upstairs to study his Immortal Spirit Tea.
Although Huo Qianqian’s Immortal Spirit Tea tree had been divided into thousands of saplings by Joe Di, he had already harvested all the tender leaves from each one.