Chapter 1179: Chapter 650: Grand Spell: Echoes in the Void Chapter 1179: Chapter 650: Grand Spell: Echoes in the Void After the Earth Veins Elixir was successfully refined, Chen Mobai naturally made a phone call to Qing Nu to express his gratitude.

This time he was lucky and got through directly.

The two of them naturally started chatting about their recent situations.

The last time they met was more than two years ago when Chen Mobai went to Wangwu Cave Heaven for a report of duty.

Chen Mobai, “What have you been up to recently?”

Qing Nu, “I tried Core Formation, but failed.”

Her words slightly surprised Chen Mobai. Although she had mentioned before that she would attempt it without damaging her foundation and spiritual root, he hadn’t expected it to be so soon.

Chen Mobai, “Why didn’t you let me know?”

Qing Nu, “You are now managing two cities, and without a special reason, it wouldn’t be good for you to leave, so I thought not to bother you.”

Chen Mobai, “What’s the big deal? If needed, I’d give up this status as a councilor of Kaiyuan Hall. And you could also come here to Red Sandstone City to attempt Core Formation.”

Hearing this, Qing Nu on the other end of the phone fell silent for a while, seemingly moved, but then she laughed and continued to respond.

Qing Nu, “I have a Heavenly Water Spirit Root, and your place is a Fire Vein, not suitable for my Core Formation.”

Chen Mobai, “True, I forgot about that. So, did you attempt Core Formation at the Jumang Academy or in Wangwu Cave Heaven?”

Qing Nu, “Wangwu Cave Heaven. The opportunity at Jumang Academy is only given once, and I definitely want to use it at the critical moment when I truly push for Core Formation.”

Chen Mobai, “That’s not an issue. I am on good terms with Wen Ren Xuewei, and I think she would give me face and let you use the Rank-4 Water Vein a few more times.”

Qing Nu, “Oh, then I’ll let you know the next time I try.”

Chen Mobai then inquired about Qing Nu’s insights into Core Formation. She shared her feelings about the failure this time, which included many questions, seeking advice from Chen Mobai, a Golden Core Master.

Chen Mobai naturally had an answer for every question, and for those he didn’t know, he used his high access privileges in the auxiliary cultivation software to search for answers and tell her.

After hearing this, Qing Nu’s admiration for him grew even more.

And her admiring tone greatly satisfied Chen Mobai’s vanity.

Chen Mobai, “By the way, I finally managed to refine the Earth Yellow Pill I asked you about last time, and I wanted to say thank you…”

At last, he finally remembered the primary purpose of his call.

Qing Nu, “Actually, you don’t need to waste your time on alchemy. If you need any elixirs, just let me do the refining for you.”

After hearing this, Chen Mobai tactfully indicated that he might need a Rank-4 Alchemist.

After hearing this, Qing Nu fell silent for a while, then said, “I can’t refine Fourth-order Elixirs at the moment due to insufficient skills. However, you can look for someone on the website of the Alchemists Association. As long as the price is right, many Rank-4 Alchemists would be willing to help.”

Chen Mobai really didn’t know about this and immediately asked Qing Nu for more details.

Apparently, in the Immortal Gate, due to scarce resources, many Rank-4 Alchemists, though skilled enough, sometimes don’t even get a chance to refine Fourth-order Elixirs once a year or even over several years.

So, if a company gathers the materials needed for a Fourth-order Elixir, alchemists from the Alchemists Association, even Rank-4 ones, are willing to refine them for free, just to have the opportunity to do so.

It turns out that the opportunity to refine Fourth-order Elixirs is just too rare in the Immortal Gate.

Besides the Six Great Medicine Factories, which have a refining session each year, other small medicine factories and companies need about ten years on average to gather materials for a single session.

Since Chen Mobai mainly kept to himself in the Immortal Gate and only had connections in the Dance Tool Dao Academy, he was not familiar with the higher-ranked alchemists of the Immortal Gate.

After learning about this, he immediately expressed his surprise, asked Qing Nu for the website, and planned to check it out after ending the call.

The Alchemists Association of the Immortal Gate, like the Talisman Masters Association, is headed by a Nascent Soul Superior.

This person is the Three Extremes Sage from the Imperial Medical Academy.

He is a Rank-5 Alchemist in the Immortal Gate.

Besides the Three Extremes Sage, Peach Blossom Sage and Elder Yuanxu are also Rank-5 Alchemists.

And whenever the Immortal Gate prepares the Infant Binding Three Spirits Medicine, it usually requires one of these three to preside over the process to ensure nothing goes wrong.

Having understood this from Qing Nu, Chen Mobai wondered whether he could have someone from the Alchemists Association help refine the Return to the Sun Spirit Water.

However, considering that the medicinal ingredients were not yet fully collected, and some were not available in the Immortal Gate, he realized he would need a perfect excuse to whitewash the matter.

After ending the call with Qing Nu, Chen Mobai was about to head over to the Mysterious Frost Company to check on Yan Bingxuan.

But he received shocking news.

His grandfather was on his last breath.

Chen Mobai immediately put aside all his tasks and hurried to Green Mountain Village.

Tang Lu was stubbornly holding on in his bed. When he saw Chen Mobai enter, his aged face revealed a happy smile.

Chen Mobai held his hand, feeling the last bit of warmth and life force slipping away, displaying a pained and sorrowful expression for the first time.

“Son, seeing you one last time makes my death without regrets,” Tang Lu said.

Tang Panchui came over, hugging the tearful Chen Mobai and continually consoling him.

Tang Lu passed away from old age at 119.

Even though the lifespan limit for Qi Practitioners in the Immortal Gate is 120 years, it’s impossible for a person to be free of calamities throughout life. Tang Lu had lost a lot of his essence blood due to various labor in his youth. Although Chen Mobai later purchased many life-prolonging elixirs, time had taken its toll, and there was one year he could not reclaim.