DEM Chapter 42: The New Alchemist of the Peach Oolong Sect!

"When I registered this demonic sect, the demonic inheritance I reported was a unique pill formula," Chu Lanxi explained.

"This formula is called the Calming Pill. All my drinks contain its components. The effect of the Calming Pill is simple: it greatly soothes the spirit of cultivators, like a mental massage. Many office workers and city elites come here for a drink after a long, busy day."

Hearing this explanation, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi finally understood.

In short, the milk tea did have real substance, so selling it for one hundred and eighty yuan a cup wasn’t exactly a scam.

But that raised a question: why was a pill that soothed the spirit classified as a demonic formula?

Su Yuan curiously asked this question.

Chu Lanxi’s answer left Su Yuan momentarily speechless.

"Because if you take too many Calming Pills, your brain falls into eternal tranquility, ceasing to think and losing all interest in the outside world. Once that happens, the user will obey any external command, becoming the most compliant servant."

Good heavens!

No wonder it was a demonic pill; its effects were intense!

The reason Chu Lanxi opened his shop in such a place was now perfectly clear.

But there was still one lingering question.

What was up with Chu Lanxi’s fate of "Stealing Fragrance and Jade"?

Su Yuan discreetly activated Demonic Technique · Fate Finger and glanced at the fate above Chu Lanxi’s head. It was still in an unfulfilled state.

Could it be that his fate for today wouldn’t manifest in the milk tea shop but only after he left?

As Su Yuan pondered this, an elegant urban woman sat at the counter, looking dejected. She said to Chu Lanxi, "Boss Chu, why do I still feel so sad after drinking your tea?"

Chu Lanxi immediately set aside his two classmates and said with a smile, "Miss, our tea soothes mental fatigue. If you want to ease the pain in your heart, why not share your troubles with me?"

The two began chatting animatedly.

Chu Lanxi’s words were witty and humorous, and within a few sentences, he had the woman laughing.

Su Yuan watched as the "Stealing Fragrance and Jade" fate above Chu Lanxi’s head shifted to a fulfilled state.

Su Yuan: "…"

So emotional exchanges counted too?

This darn demonic technique really couldn’t be fully trusted!

It was only then that Su Yuan noticed most of the shop’s customers were women, frequently glancing at Chu Lanxi.

Clearly, a big reason they came to this shop was to see this outrageously handsome guy.

Damn it, was good looks really the ultimate productivity?

Forget it. Finding his own opportunity was the priority.

Su Yuan picked up the menu he had thrown on the floor and studied it carefully.

What kind of opportunity could this so-called Peach Oolong Sect bring him?

The shop itself was normal, the milk tea was normal, and the only thing special was the Calming Pill.

Could the opportunity lie in the pill?

Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed through Su Yuan’s mind.

His Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger could extract spiritual energy from designated objects, condensing it into spirit pills with varying effects.

Even when he extracted spiritual energy from discarded slop, he could refine something as extraordinary as the Unnamed Blue Pill. So what kind of effect would a spirit pill have if he extracted spiritual energy from precious herbs?

Would it match the effects of pills painstakingly refined by others?

At that moment, Su Yuan realized the potential ceiling of Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger might be terrifyingly high!

But whether reality matched his hypothesis needed thorough testing.

Once Chu Lanxi finally finished talking with the urban woman, Su Yuan eagerly asked, "Lanxi, are you still hiring for Calming Pill refining? Do you think I’d be a good fit?"

Chu Lanxi was momentarily stunned before saying with an odd expression, "The alchemist who used to refine Calming Pills for my shop got hospitalized two days ago due to a refining accident. I am indeed planning to hire someone. But… you know how to refine pills? For real?"

Su Yuan cleared his throat but didn’t answer.

Chu Lanxi understood and didn’t press further. He smiled and said, "Since you’re so confident, give it a try. Take a look at the formula first."

With that, he sent an electronic version of the formula to Su Yuan’s phone.

Su Yuan pulled out his phone and pretended to study the formula.

Yup, he couldn’t understand a thing.

So he used the excuse of inspecting herbs and headed straight to a small alchemy room at the back of the shop.

In the alchemy room, Su Yuan was alone. He surveyed the room and found it quite classical.

There was actually an alchemy furnace inside!

A room called an alchemy room without a furnace would be as absurd as a trash can without trash, a bed without people, or a desk without objects.

But that was the norm in the modern alchemy world.

In this era, intelligent alchemy furnaces were mass-produced. Refining pills was as simple as cooking rice: set the timer on the intelligent furnace and wait for the results.

Even if you wanted to experience the life of an ancient alchemist, the intelligent furnace could function as a traditional one, very user-friendly.

From this perspective, even though Su Yuan’s Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger could bypass the refining process and directly form pills, it didn’t create much of a gap compared to the modern, industrialized alchemy system.

Fortunately, intelligent alchemy furnaces weren’t without flaws.

Their biggest drawback was the cost!

For small-batch refining, hiring an alchemist for manual refining was more cost-effective.

The Peach Oolong Sect clearly operated on this model.

Su Yuan carefully checked his surroundings to ensure there were no cameras or the like before confidently turning to the table, where a full set of herbs for refining Calming Pills was laid out.

More than a dozen herbs, sorted by different ratios, were neatly placed in separate containers.

Su Yuan opened all the containers, took a deep breath, and activated Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger, enveloping all the herbs in its range.

Specks of spiritual energy slowly emerged from the herbs, flowing toward Su Yuan’s palm.

He could clearly feel that the spiritual energy in these herbs far surpassed that in slop.

Soon, the herbs were drained, and five deep red pills appeared in Su Yuan’s hand.

As he looked at the pills, a system prompt appeared before his eyes.

[Unnamed Red Pill: Upon consumption, the user loses self-awareness and becomes an obedient puppet. Side effect: small doses greatly enhance energy and relieve fatigue.]

Su Yuan: "…"

The side effect and main effect were reversed, weren’t they?

But setting aside that minor quibble, the effect of the red pills in his hand did match Chu Lanxi’s description of the Calming Pill.

His guess was correct.

As long as the herb ratios were right, Demonic Technique · Spirit Finger could indeed produce the pill described in the formula!

If this cheat didn’t get nerfed, it was unstoppable!

Heh heh heh! It seemed the day he became a Demon Lord was just around the corner!

Next, Su Yuan fired up the alchemy furnace for a dry burn, tossed the drained herbs into it to burn them away, and dawdled for a while before striding out of the alchemy room with the Calming Pills in hand.

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