44: Chapter 44 Three Yangs Soaring to Profound Realm Pill

In the outskirts of Qing Province, within an unnamed mountain forest.

Yun Ming looked at the spoils in his Storage Ring, his mouth almost splitting from a wide grin.

The five thousand Medium Grade Spirit Stones within gave Yun Ming a huge boost.

Additionally, there was one [Cloud-Patterned Nine-Curved Lingzhi], a Third Grade Medium Grade item aged five hundred years, which could broaden Meridians and nourish the Golden Core;

[Three drops of Amber Heart Marrow], Third Grade High Grade, which had the effect of nourishing and strengthening the Divine Soul when consumed;

[Three-Eyed Purple Toad Demon Core], a demon core from a Third Grade Great Demon, which could be refined into a potent poison capable of easily killing an Early Golden Core Stage Cultivator;

There was also a Third Grade Low Grade [Thousand-Mile Escape Talisman], which was far inferior to the Lesser Void Teleportation Talisman, but it would have to do.

Furthermore, there were two bottles of Third Grade Medicinal Pill [Heaven-Returning Life-Prolonging Pill], along with several other Second Grade Medicinal Pills.

Several Intermediate Spiritual Plants such as Century-Old Jade Marrow Lingzhi and Earth Dragon Vine.

Yun Ming couldn't help but sigh; a Golden Core True Person's family fortune was truly fat. A single Storage Ring was worth his entire net worth.

Of course, the foundation establishment pill wasn't lost either; it was still in his hands.

Relying on the Fuli Heaven-Concealing Record to confuse and mask the heavenly secrets, turning a dozen spring return pills into foundation establishment pills was far more useful than any illusion technique.

However, as he left, unable to continue confusing the aura of the spring return pills and the foundation establishment pills, the spring return pills would revert to their original state; the scene then would surely be spectacular.

Not being able to witness such a scene, Yun Ming felt it was a great pity—yeah, right.

He moved everything into his naxu ring, destroyed Qin Yuan's Storage Ring as usual, then changed into a new set of clothes and used the Fuli Heaven-Concealing Record to mask his aura once more, only then feeling at ease.

Then, Yun Ming identified the direction slightly and hurried towards the Sunset Glow Sect; after all, he didn't want to be treated as a deserter.

With his cultivation at the Late Stage of Qi Refinement, he could already slightly control the taiqing wanderer, though he needed to stop frequently to recover his Spiritual Qi.

The speed of the taiqing wanderer also far exceeded his expectations; it took him less than three days to return to the foot of the Sunset Glow Sect.

Further ahead was the Sect, so he put away the taiqing wanderer.

When he arrived, it happened to be the end of the Luoxia Assembly, but seeing everyone hurrying about, as if some unease lingered in their hearts, Yun Ming thought it was about the Demon Suppression Order and didn't take it to heart.

Just after returning to his Immortal Cave, he received a notice for Disciples of all peaks to return to their posts, forbidden from going out, and awaiting deployment.

After receiving the news, Yun Ming planned to find a relaxed and safe task under the Demon Suppression Order, then find time to bring his mother to his Immortal Cave and have Er Ya take care of her.

So he first went to look for Senior Brother Xiao Hao, but couldn't find him; perhaps he was busy with the Demon Suppression Order, or perhaps he was grieving Li Ping's death.

He went to find Elder Qian, and Elder Qian told him to rest assured; as long as Alchemy Peak Disciples reached the Second Grade in Alchemy, they wouldn't be sent to the front lines,

and even if a First Grade High Grade Alchemist went to the front lines, they would just be refining pills in the rear.

Yun Ming first breathed a sigh of relief, but he suddenly caught a strange word in Elder Qian's words.

"The front lines? You mean..."

Elder Qian's expression changed, and he finally decided to tell Yun Ming: "I'm telling you, don't tell anyone else."

Yun Ming hurriedly nodded, leaned forward, and listened as Elder Qian whispered: "I just received news that Wan Province has fallen."

"Fallen? How did it fall?" Yun Ming asked in confusion.

"How else could it fall? It was conquered by demonic Cultivators."

"Ah? This, isn't Great Qian the territory of our Sunset Glow Sect? How did it fall?"

"Who says it isn't? Who would have thought, the Heavenly Demon Hall had set up over a dozen large teleportation arrays in Wan Province at some point, sacrificing half the living beings in Wan Province. Five of the nine Hall Masters of the Heavenly Demon Hall teleported over directly, and adding the Blood Shadow Hall Master who had been lurking in the shadows, that makes six Golden Core True Persons, which is exactly on par with the strength of our Sunset Glow Sect."

Yun Ming felt a headache coming on, feeling the situation wasn't looking good. "And now that they occupy Wan Province, we won't have to go and fight for Wan Province, will we?"

"Of course we have to fight, but they certainly won't send you to fight for Wan Province City, which has six Golden Core True Persons stationed there. At most, they'll send you to fight for cities garrisoned by Foundation Establishment demonic Cultivators."

Yun Ming sighed, holding his forehead, and asked: "Besides raising my Alchemy to the Second Grade, is there any other way to stay in the Sect?"

Elder Qian rolled his eyes and mocked: "Are you that afraid of death?"

"Aren't you?"

"Of course, I am too." Elder Qian chuckled twice, then advised: "Give up; you have no background, no strength, poor talent, and poor connections. Alchemy is the only thing you can show off."

"Sigh, alright. Do you have any Second Grade Pill Formulas?" Yun Ming asked.

Elder Qian was stunned: "You're only starting to push for Second Grade Alchemy now? Isn't it a bit too late? The Demon Suppression Order will be fully enforced the day after tomorrow."

"There's a saying in my hometown: 'Sharpening the spear before the battle, even if it's not sharp, it will still shine.' Stop with the nonsense, do you have it or not?"

"I do have a Second Grade Low Grade [Three-Yang Profound-Charging Pill] formula here, which helps Fire Spiritual Root Cultivators accelerate their cultivation. If you want it, I'll sell it to you for twenty thousand Spirit Stones."

"Damn, are you robbing me?"

"If you don't want to buy it, forget it."

"I'll buy it, bring it here quickly."

Hearing that Yun Ming was buying it, Elder Qian immediately grinned from ear to ear. He had held this Pill Formula for a long time without finding a suitable Alchemist to collaborate with, and this Medicinal Pill was too specialized; it could only improve the cultivation of Fire Spiritual Root Cultivators, and even dual-attribute Spiritual Roots wouldn't work.

It was better to sell it to Yun Ming, get twenty thousand Spirit Stones for free, and if he really needed it later, he could buy it directly from him; it was a guaranteed profit.

After receiving the Pill Formula, Yun Ming prepared to go back and study it, aiming to understand it within three days. At this moment, Elder Qian stopped him again with the smile of a profiteer, taking out a Storage Pouch.

"How can you do it with just the Pill Formula? I have ten portions of [Three-Yang Profound-Charging Pill] Materials here; I'll only charge you two thousand Spirit Stones. It doesn't matter if I lose a little."

Yun Ming took a deep breath: "You've got guts; I'll buy it!"

After taking out another two thousand Spirit Stones, Elder Qian stopped him again.

"That shuyu tripod of yours is only a First Grade Pill Furnace; I have a Second Grade one here. Look..."

"What the f*ck, Elder Qian, you really know how to do business."

"What does 'What the f*ck' mean? Sigh, I've been afraid of poverty since I was young, so I'm thinking of saving up more Spirit Stones. Don't look at me now, I'm over forty and still at Qi Refining Level 8, but I feel that I'm not far from Qi Refinement Level 9. I'll definitely be able to break through to Foundation Establishment in my lifetime, and then I'll buy a foundation establishment pill."

"What the f*ck means wishing you prosperity. Alright, I'll buy it."

Looking at the Second Grade Pill Furnace Elder Qian brought out, Yun Ming asked: "Why is it still a shuyu tripod?"

"Hey! This was newly crafted by a Disciple of the Qi Peak. Although it's still a shuyu tripod, it's a genuine Second Grade Pill Furnace."

"Damn, shuyu tripod 2.0, right."

"Fellow Daoist Yun Ming is truly full of witty remarks, always saying things that people don't understand."

Yun Ming didn't waste any more words and started haggling with Elder Qian directly, finally getting the shuyu tripod 2.0 for 20% off.

Having obtained the Second Grade shuyu tripod, Yun Ming fled Elder Qian's residence immediately and hurried back to his Immortal Cave to begin seclusion, struggling with the [Three-Yang Profound-Charging Pill] formula.

During this time, he occasionally came out to eat, because the food Er Ya made was just too fragrant; he couldn't resist.

In a blink of an eye, three days had passed; it was time to set off.