Alchemy Masters were generally flexible with their two payment methods; there was no single, fixed fee structure.
If it was their first time refining a certain pill and they were still unskilled, they would use the first payment method. Once they became proficient, they'd switch to the second.
"We provide one set of Spirit Medicine for a Five Qi Chao Ling Pill, and the Purple Mist Sect gives us three Lower Grade Five Qi Chao Ling Pills. Sometimes, the pills they give us aren't even refined from the Spirit Medicine we provided."
Fang Yun nodded. This was a common practice.
"Now, by refining just two batches of Five Qi Chao Ling Pills, you've already matched the results we get from commissioning the Purple Mist Sect's Elder of Alchemy."
"That's not right." Fang Yun shook his head gently. "I also get Sect Contribution Points as a reward."
