sinovels Chapter 72: The Choice
Chapter 72: The Choice
Zhou Li had also looked at the information on Yang Jiuli and Tang Yifan.
A 24-year-old.
A 19-year-old.
Although the information says he has only been practicing for three months.
But who would believe that?
Zhou Li also thought that the two of them were of average talent.
As for giving Tang Yifan a high monthly salary, it's naturally because he's young and has greater potential.
Yang Jiuli is 24 years old and is almost middle-aged.
With such talent, let alone reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.
Reaching the later stages of Qi Refining is extremely difficult.
Comparatively speaking, Zhou Li naturally preferred Tang Yifan.
He especially liked Tang Yifan's honest and indecisive appearance now.
Such a person would be easier to control if he married into the Zhou family.
As for Yang Jiuli, he was too composed and had a heavy mind. Zhou Li felt that this person probably did not want to be confined to one place.
"Thank you for your kindness, senior. I will consider it further!" Yang Jiuli said, cupping his hands in greeting.
"I'll think about it some more!" Tang Yifan quickly followed suit, bowing with his hands clasped.
Zhou Li frowned, then said, "Hehe, if you have any conditions, please feel free to mention them."
"Haha, why don't you two young friends join my Li family!" Just then, Li Wannian, the steward of the Li family, stepped forward and said.
Li Wannian, the ninth level of Qi Refining.
He was around sixty years old, but showed no signs of aging; his complexion was rosy and his voice was full of energy.
Her belly was just a little big.
A scholar was also following him.
There were also two middle-aged men at the eighth level of Qi Refining.
"Greetings, Senior Li!" Lu Bingzhi immediately bowed to Li Wannian.
Yang Jiuli, Tang Yifan, and others also followed suit and bowed.
"Anyone who joins my Li family with a low-grade spiritual root will receive two low-grade spirit stones as a monthly stipend!" Li Wannian said generously.
"Two low-grade spirit stones!" Lu Wenzheng's eyes lit up upon hearing this.
"This person is generous!" Tang Yifan's eyes lit up.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Li frowned.
"It seems that the Li family is indeed recruiting many retainers, just as Liu Yuelong said!" Yang Jiuli murmured to himself.
"In addition, you will not only receive the second-grade cultivation technique of my Li family... second-order spiritual vein cultivation... but also learn the alchemy techniques of my Li family... If you become a first-order low-grade alchemist, you will receive one percent of the profits from the pills you refine."
Li Wannian said.
"Profit sharing from pills..." Upon hearing this, even the nearby immortal seedlings' eyes lit up, and they all looked over.
"The Li family is so wealthy?" Lu Bingzhi thought to himself in surprise, "It seems this is indeed a viable option."
If one joins the Li family and becomes an alchemist, one can accumulate a considerable amount of spirit stones.
Because of this, the family can also benefit.
Cultivators from nearby towns and cities came in response to the sound, quite tempted by the treatment offered by the Li family.
"If one becomes a mid-grade first-tier alchemist, one can receive three percent of the profits..."
"If one becomes a first-grade high-level alchemist, one can receive six percent of the profits..." Li Wannian continued.
His eyes were slightly narrowed, and his face was full of arrogance with a smile.
With such conditions, I don't believe these third-rate clans wouldn't be tempted.
"A 3% profit share..."
"A six percent profit share..."
"Pills are extremely expensive... The Li family's first-grade high-quality pill, the 'Azure Profound Pill,' can sell for sixty low-grade spirit stones. If the profit is thirty percent, it can be divided into 0.6 spirit stones. If one batch of pills yields five pills, that's three low-grade spirit stones..."
One batch of pills can yield three low-grade spirit stones.
If you brew one batch of pills every day, you can get 90 low-grade spirit stones in a month.
Over the course of a year, one can accumulate 1080 low-grade spirit stones.
Lu Bingzhi was secretly calculating.
"If I become a first-grade high-level alchemist, wouldn't I be rich?" Lu Wenzheng looked up at his grandfather and said.
"Of course!" Lu Bingzhi stroked his beard and said, "Alchemy is ranked first among all the arts of immortality!"
He also held alchemists in high esteem.
"Making money this much?" Tang Yifan clicked his tongue after hearing this, and looked at Yang Jiuli.
"Essence is not so easy to refine!" Yang Jiuli said calmly.
Tang Yifan nodded slightly.
"Hehe, if someone becomes a second-tier alchemist, they can get the support of my Li family and open shops in various markets... and get 40% of the profits..." Li Wannian said another piece of news, which made everyone in the room jump.
"A 40% profit margin, how many spirit stones would that be!" Many of the old patriarchs clicked their tongues in amazement, their old eyes gleaming with excitement.
Yang Jiuli, however, disagreed.
A 40% profit margin is indeed a lot.
After all, the Li family provided the land for the medicinal herbs.
However, the influence of a second-tier alchemist goes far beyond that.
"What are the restrictions of joining the Li family?" Yang Jiuli asked.
In his previous life, he collected a great deal of Taoist alchemy knowledge in his later years.
Yang Jiuli also possessed extremely high attainments in alchemy.
Although alchemy requires extremely high levels of mental strength and true fire.
Yang Jiuli could refine some first-tier pills now, and after a few months of practice, it wouldn't be a problem.
For Yang Jiuli, the Li family was clearly a good choice.
Upon hearing Yang Jiuli's question, many of the immortal seedlings looked at Li Wannian.
"Those who join my Li family must sign a forty-five-year contract... During this period, they cannot leave the Li family..." Li Wannian said with a smile.
Everyone nodded.
These terms are similar to those of the Zhou family.
"Besides, anyone who studies alchemy for five years and fails to become a mid-grade alchemist of the first rank must marry into my Li family!" Li Wannian continued.
"If one fails to become a mid-grade alchemist within five years, one must marry into the Li family?" Upon hearing this, many heads of third-rate clans frowned slightly.
They naturally knew that alchemy was difficult to learn.
If one is truly eager to learn, why would elixirs be so expensive?
If a member of the family fails to become a mid-grade first-level alchemist within five years, he will become a son-in-law.
In this way, the family lost one of its ally.
After all, a son-in-law's status is worse than a dog's.
He has to be mindful of the woman's feelings when it comes to money.
If a genius emerges in the clan in the future, they won't be able to rely on him for help.
This is like losing a promising seedling.
The cost was too high!
Immediately, everyone began to discuss the matter.
"Haha, if any of you are unwilling to be bound by these restrictions, you may join my Liu family to learn talisman making... If you become a talisman master, you can also receive a share of the profits."
At this moment, Liu Ming, the steward of the Liu family in Qingfu County, came up.
"My Chen family only needs to sign a forty-five-year contract..." Chen Fei, the steward of the Chen family of Wufeng County, also stepped forward.
Numerous families have come to vie for him, offering attractive terms.
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Zhou Li then approached Tang Yifan and Yang Jiuli, expressing his willingness to increase Yang Jiuli's monthly salary to two low-grade spirit stones.
He also mentioned that the Zhou family also has first-tier talisman-making and pill-making skills, which the two of them could learn.
Furthermore, if they marry into the Zhou family, the core puppetry skills can be gradually passed on.
If you achieve something, you can also receive a share of the profits.
Yang Jiuli said he would consider it.
He inquired whether the Li family, who were learning alchemy, would teach him second-tier alchemy formulas.
Li Wannian hesitated and indicated that the second-order pill formula was a secret formula and would not be taught.
However, if one truly succeeds in alchemy, one can buy second-tier pill formulas outside.
Yang Jiuli understood this perfectly.
Tang Yifan understood.
"So going to the Li family is just to be an employee. If they don't need us anymore one day, we'll have a hard time making a living outside."
Tang Yifan whispered.