32: Discover the spiritual spring

He closed the chat channel and private messages.

The Materials he needed were quite demanding.

It wouldn't be easy to gather them in a short time.

He opened the Workshop.

He still had Materials for one more batch of Medicinal Pills.

He planned to continue refining them.

Following the process,

half an hour later,

a batch of Qing Ling Pills was produced.

System Reminder: Qing Ling Pill refined successfully.

System Reminder: Qing Ling Pill x10.

System Reminder: Alchemy proficiency + 8.

"Huh, strange, why did my Alchemy proficiency increase again this time?"

"Could it be that there are really two sets of proficiency?"

"And I don't know where I can check them?"

Mu Feng thought to himself.

Don't guess, you can check Alchemy proficiency in the Life Skills section of your personal page.

"Life Skills?"

"Let me see."

Receiving the prompt, Mu Feng opened his personal page.

Name: Mu Feng.

Realm: Qi Refinement Stage Sixth Level.

Spiritual Root: Water, Wood, Fire.

Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Skill, Azure Origin Sword Art.

Skills: Fireball Technique, Water Binding Technique, Wood Escape, Azure Origin Sword Light.

Life Skills: Alchemy, Puppet Art.

"Huh, when did a Life Skills option appear?"

Mu Feng remembered that he hadn't seen this Life Skills option the previous few times he checked.

"Forget it."

"Never mind that, I'd better check how my Alchemy proficiency is calculated first."

This Immortal Cave World was very mysterious.

It had said at the time that more things were for them to explore on their own.

He clicked to view.

Soon, various data appeared before Mu Feng's eyes.

Alchemy: Novice.

Alchemy Realms are divided into: Novice, Apprentice, Master, Grandmaster.

Novices can only refine Qi Refinement Stage Medicinal Pills, Apprentices can refine Foundation Establishment Medicinal Pills, Masters can refine Core Formation Medicinal Pills, and Grandmasters can refine Nascent Soul Stage Medicinal Pills and above.

Next level: Apprentice.

Proficiency 45 / 100.

Under the total proficiency, there were also proficiencies for various Medicinal Pills.

Bigu Pill: Proficiency 37 / 100 (Higher proficiency leads to higher Medicinal Pill quality and quantity).

Qing Ling Pill: Proficiency 10 / 100 (Higher proficiency leads to higher Medicinal Pill quality and quantity).

"So that's how it is."

"I didn't expect Alchemy to have so many intricacies."

Mu Feng nodded.

After a brief understanding, he closed his personal page.

"I almost forgot to check the quality of the Medicinal Pills I just refined."

Mu Feng focused his attention.

The attributes of the second batch of Qing Ling Pills appeared before his eyes.

Name: Qing Ling Pill.

Quality: Inferior.

Effect: Healing effect is slightly poor, approximately half of a normal quality Medicinal Pill.

...

"No wonder the experience gained was so little; it turns out it was due to inferior quality Medicinal Pills..."

There were five qualities for Medicinal Pills in total.

Inferior, Normal, Good, Excellent, Perfect.

Most of the Medicinal Pills he had refined before were Normal.

This was the first time an Inferior Medicinal Pill had appeared.

This made him a bit depressed.

What made him even more depressed was that he had already put the Normal quality Medicinal Pills on sale.

Now that others had seen the good ones,

it would be impossible for these Medicinal Pills to sell for their original price.

You get what you pay for; others weren't fools.

"Forget it, half price is half price then."

Although he was depressed, he was also open-minded.

These Medicinal Pills were actually a huge profit.

If they all sold, he could gain at least fourteen essence of vegetation.

Yet, cultivating five purple spirit grass seeds only consumed one essence of vegetation.

Considering other Materials, Mu Feng estimated the cost to be between two essence of vegetation.

Calculated this way, the profit was seven times the cost.

What more could he be dissatisfied with?

Besides, if he could exchange this for the wind spirit stone he needed,

then he would hit the jackpot.

"Hmm, I've rested enough, it's time to set off!"

There were still four squares left to the treasure map's location.

Mu Feng planned to push the progress today.

This way, he could check the information inside in advance.

If the difficulty was high, he could make more preparations.

He picked up the treasure map and followed the light gate indicated by the route.

Mu Feng concentrated.

The information inside appeared before his eyes.

"Huh, the Immortal Cave Secret Realm ahead seems to be a Spirit Spring, where two Qi Refinement Stage Tenth Level Yao Beasts are fighting over its ownership. I suggest you go in a little later; you might be able to pick up something for free!"

"Spirit Spring?"

"Qi Refinement Stage Tenth Level Yao Beasts fighting?"

"It seems this Spirit Spring is quite sought after!"

He had explored so many Immortal Cave Secret Realms,

but this was the first time he had seen Yao Beasts fighting each other.

Usually, they would peacefully deal with invaders like them.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

This made him a little curious.

"Alright, then I'll wait."

His strength had increased a lot recently.

Compared to the fight between the Tenth Level Yao Beasts, he was more interested in the Spirit Spring inside.

Although he hadn't fought many Yao Beasts,

he could perceive that they all had intelligence.

And the higher the Realm, the higher their intelligence.

Since these two Qi Refinement Stage Tenth Level Yao Beasts would fight over the Spirit Spring,

it meant the Spirit Spring must be a treasure.

Plus, this light gate was the closest route to the treasure map.

If he didn't want to take a detour,

waiting was the best option.

About ten minutes later,

Mu Feng checked the light gate information again.

The light gate's prompt had changed.

"The two Yao Beasts inside are about to decide a winner, but it's still not recommended for you to enter now, because this is when they are at their most frantic!"

"About to decide a winner?"

"Very good!"

Mu Feng continued to close his eyes and rest.

Waiting for the two Yao Beasts to decide a winner.

In a while, he might even have to fight the victor.

He needed to keep his state at its best.

Yao Beasts, due to their strong bodies, were inherently stronger in combat than humans of the same Realm.

So even when facing an injured one,

he dared not relax his vigilance.

Another ten minutes passed.

Mu Feng opened his eyes and continued to check the information inside.

"The battle inside has entered its final stages. Wait another four or five minutes, and then you can enter."

"Still four or five minutes?"

Mu Feng nodded.

This time, he no longer closed his eyes to wait.

His previous meditation had already restored his state to its best.

He would enter in another four or five minutes.

He needed to check his weapons and plan his tactics.

Time flew by.

Five minutes passed in a flash.

"The battle has ended, and now is when the opponent is most relaxed. Entering at this time is the best choice. Please bring your weapons and go!"

"It's finally over!"

Mu Feng's gaze turned cold.

Without hesitation, he stepped into the teleportation gate with Little Lizard.

A flash of white light.

The man and his pet appeared in the new Secret Realm.