103: Gas extraction

"Good, good, good!"

This is my good Disciple!"

Yan Zhongyi was very pleased.

He hadn't expected that after Qin Yue heard the detailed information about the Astonishing Spirit Pill, not only did he not back down, but he also faced the challenge head-on, wanting to refine it himself.

Yan Zhongyi believed that with such a mindset, the side effects of the Astonishing Spirit Pill would not trouble Qin Yue, and his Mental Energy would quickly catch up to his Cultivation progress.

Over the next few days, Yan Zhongyi fully imparted the refining method of the Astonishing Spirit Pill to Qin Yue.

This included the method of collecting emotional Qi, the impact of different types of collected Qi on Alchemy and its effects, and the processing and refining methods after the emotional Qi was successfully collected.

He taught him one by one until Qin Yue had completely grasped the refining of the Astonishing Spirit Pill before letting him descend the mountain.

After Qin Yue descended Pill Refining Peak this time, he didn't go directly to cross the Holy Mountain, but instead entered the Holy Sect Outer Sect area below the Holy Sect's three peaks.

Qin Yue had never stayed here before, despite completing so many demon-slaying missions.

Each time, he would rush past on the main road to execute his tasks.

This time, to collect emotional Qi, Qin Yue wanted to come to the Outer Sect to observe the lives of the Outer Sect Martial Artists.

Compared to the common people outside the Holy Mountain, Qin Yue felt that the emotions of Outer Sect Martial Artists would be more intense.

This was because they could constantly see the towering three peaks of the Holy Sect, yet they could never ascend them in their lifetime.

Qin Yue believed that he could collect the emotional Qi he desired here.

At the foot of the Holy Mountain, three cities were built surrounding it.

These three cities were the residences of the Holy Sect's Outer Sect Disciples.

Qin Yue did not reveal his identity as a Ninggang Realm Martial Artist, but instead disguised himself as an ordinary Qi Refining Realm Martial Artist and entered Medicine Sage City.

Because Qin Yue needed to collect emotional Qi, he didn't want to disturb the normal lives of the Outer Sect Disciples.

The interior of Medicine Sage City was cleaner and tidier than Qin Yue had imagined.

It was more orderly than any city Qin Yue had seen in this Martial Artist world.

However, there weren't many people strolling on the streets here; everyone was in a hurry, as if being chased by something.

He had never understood the Holy Sect's Outer Sect, so he didn't know why it was like this.

Qin Yue could only find a place with a high flow of people, activate Super-Sense Mode, and inquire about the news of Medicine Sage City.

After several days, Qin Yue finally understood why all the Martial Artists in Medicine Sage City were in such a hurry.

It was entirely due to the Holy Sect's mission System.

Unlike the Holy Sect's Inner Sect, all Outer Sect Disciples residing in Medicine Sage City needed to consume contribution points.

Whether it was food, clothing, housing, or transportation, every movement incurred a cost.

And this didn't even account for the Martial Artists' biggest expenses: Martial arts study and Medicinal Pills.

To maintain their lives in Medicine Sage City, most Martial Artists were either taking on missions or on their way to complete them.

As for why these Martial Artists chose to remain in Medicine Sage City?

For a hope, and for a resource.

Those in the Liquid Transformation Realm before the age of eighteen could enter the Holy Sect's Inner Sect.

If they missed this window, they would have to wait until they reached the Ninggang Realm before the age of thirty-five.

Many Martial Artists endured hardship in the Holy Sect's Outer Sect for this hope.

Even if they passed the age limit, they could still strive here for their children.

One day, they might enter the Holy Sect's Inner Sect.

Furthermore, the resources of the Holy Sect's Outer Sect were not available outside the Holy Sect.

An identity token from the Holy Sect's Outer Sect could truly solve many problems.

Qin Yue settled down in Medicine Sage City, searching for the emotional Qi he needed to collect.

After being there for a while, he finally captured a type of emotional Qi.

That was the Qi of despair from shattered hope.

During his youth, he worked extremely hard, but due to a slight lack of luck, he only Broke through to the Liquid Transformation Realm at nineteen.

In his young adulthood, he was very diligent, working hard on missions to exchange for Medicinal Pills, until the day he turned exactly thirty-five, when all his hopes were completely shattered.

Just a little bit short, yet it was a world of difference.

Qin Yue slowly collected this despairing Qi, and soon, the despairing Qi far exceeded Qin Yue's Medicine Refining needs.

Before Qin Yue left, he found another type of emotional Qi.

That was the Qi of gloom from being unable to Breakthrough for a long time.

His previous Martial Dao Cultivation had been very rapid, but when it came to Breakthrough, he was always just a step away.

Those who were behind him in progress had already Broken through, while he alone lingered in place.

Year after year, the Qi of gloom naturally arose.

After collecting the Qi of gloom, Qin Yue left the Holy Sect's Outer Sect; he was going to the places where ordinary people lived.

This journey took Qin Yue a full year.

Qin Yue arrived at places where ordinary people lived; although there wasn't the oppressive Cultivation atmosphere of the Holy Sect's Outer Sect, the common people also had their own hardships.

In a village suffering from drought, Qin Yue felt the Qi of fear. The villagers feared crop failure, feared starvation, and that fearful aura permeated the air.

Qin Yue carefully collected it, watching as villagers fought over a sip of water and children cried loudly from hunger.

Next, in a small town that had been plundered by bandits, Qin Yue collected the Qi of anger.

The townspeople were filled with rage over the bandits' atrocities, yet were powerless to resist. Their anger materialized into a tangible aura, which Qin Yue collected.

In this year, Qin Yue traveled to many places, collecting various types of emotional Qi.

With a bountiful harvest, Qin Yue returned to Pill Refining Peak. He was ready to begin refining the Astonishing Spirit Pill, to see if the emotional Qi he had collected could elevate the pill's effects to a higher level.

Upon returning to Pill Refining Peak, Qin Yue reported to his Master and then began the Medicine Refining process for the Astonishing Spirit Pill.

Each type of emotional Qi became a type of Astonishing Spirit Pill.

Qin Yue tried his best to purify these emotional Qi to prevent other impurities from interfering with the refining of the Astonishing Spirit Pill.

The refining of this Astonishing Spirit Pill was extremely complex; even with Qin Yue's Perfection in Fire Control Method and Fusion Method, he failed several times.

Fortunately, Qin Yue had collected enough of each type of emotional Qi, so his year of effort was not wasted.

Finally, the first Astonishing Spirit Pill was completed.

This was a Astonishing Spirit Pill refined by Qin Yue using the Qi of fear. Qin Yue did not consume it directly but stored it in a porcelain bottle.

From then on, Qin Yue's refining process became faster and faster, and all the emotional Qi was transformed into Astonishing Spirit Pills.

The auxiliary Medicinal Pills required for refining the Astonishing Spirit Pill were also extremely precious, and Qin Yue's contribution points had long been used up.

If not for his Master's loan, Qin Yue would have had to stop long ago.

Now, everything was finally complete, and Qin Yue could use these Astonishing Spirit Pills to increase his Mental Energy.

In fact, Qin Yue could have consumed them after the first Astonishing Spirit Pill was refined.

Qin Yue's delay was because he had discovered a way to counteract the side effects of the Astonishing Spirit Pill.

This was also why Qin Yue wanted to convert all emotional Qi into Astonishing Spirit Pills.

He wanted to contribute this method and a large quantity of Astonishing Spirit Pills to the Holy Sect.

He was trying to see if he could achieve extraordinary contributions with this merit.