54: Master summons you to make an elixir

“Wuwuwu!”

The moment the three-striped Spirit Nurturing Pill appeared, the Earth Spirit Ape's eyes immediately gleamed, and its mouth watered.

Qin Feng took out a wooden basin from his storage ring, put the Spirit Nurturing Pills into it, and placed it in front of the Earth Spirit Ape.

“Eat, eat!”

Given permission, the Earth Spirit Ape immediately grabbed the Spirit Nurturing Pills and stuffed them into its mouth, swallowing them whole without even chewing.

More than ten Medicinal Pills were devoured in a blink of an eye.

After eating, the Earth Spirit Ape continued to stare eagerly, looking like it wanted more, but Qin Feng didn't intend to give it any for now, planning to wait two days to see the effect.

After all, the Spirit Nurturing Pill was a relatively low-grade pill to begin with, so if the effect wasn't good, he would switch to more Advanced Medicinal Pills.

After circling the mountain, Qin Feng returned to his Immortal Cave and took out over a hundred sets of Elementary Gathering Spirit Formations from his storage ring to begin synthesizing.

Intermediate Gathering Spirit Formation, Intermediate Gathering Spirit Formation, Advanced Spirit Gathering Array…

…

【Xuan Kun Devouring Heaven Formation: Heaven Rank top-grade Formation. During its operation, it generates powerful suction to gather Spiritual Qi. The Spiritual Qi concentration within the Formation can be ten times higher than the outside world, and it can absorb Spiritual Qi from a maximum radius of three hundred miles…

Already at the top level, cannot be synthesized further.】

Ten times the Spiritual Qi meant that one year of cultivation was equivalent to ten years for other Cultivators.

It might not seem like much, but if placed in a place with extremely rich Spiritual Qi, the effect would be quite significant.

Currently, the Spiritual Qi in Wo Niu Mountain was already twice as dense as outside, plus the Formation's enhancement…

Thinking of this, Qin Feng was already excited.

The Xuan Kun Devouring Heaven Formation had no Formation Flags, only three circular jade cones carved with Xuan Kun, adorned with auspicious clouds and Auspicious Beasts, shaped like pagodas.

One only needed to arrange them in a triangle, activate the Formation, and then sit within it.

Qin Feng replaced the original five-fold Gathering Spirit Formation with the Xuan Kun Devouring Heaven Formation and then sat inside to experience it.

The Spiritual Qi within the Formation could be freely adjusted according to demand, and Qin Feng directly tried the ten-fold Spiritual Qi.

In an instant.

The three jade cones emitted light, forming a white pagoda that protected Qin Feng in the center. The Spiritual Qi within the pagoda was abundant and continuously growing stronger.

Centered around Qin Feng.

Within the Immortal Cave, Wo Niu Mountain, and the surrounding mountain ranges… wherever his Divine Sense could reach, Spiritual Qi could be seen continuously converging.

That Spiritual Qi was like water meeting a whirlpool, continuously rotating and gathering around Wo Niu Mountain!

“This is a bit too Heaven-Defying!”

While Qin Feng was internally shocked, he was also a bit conflicted. Although this speed of Cultivation was fast, the risk of exposure was also very high.

After continuous testing, Qin Feng finally chose to Cultivate at eight times the speed.

Although anomalies still appeared during the Formation's operation, they only existed within Wo Niu Mountain, with no changes visible to the outside world.

…

Unconsciously, three days passed.

During this time, besides Cultivating daily, Qin Feng would also water the Beast King Tree with Spiritual Plant Liquid, feed the Earth Spirit Ape Spirit Nurturing Pills, read books…

At this moment.

The Earth Spirit Ape's size was already a full circle larger than when it first arrived.

Standing five feet tall, it was covered in fur, with a cute yet somewhat bestial appearance, and its eyes constantly flickered with a longing for Spirit Nurturing Pills.

The Beast King Tree seedling's growth rate, however, was much slower.

After four days of watering with Spiritual Plant Liquid, it had only grown into a three-inch-tall sapling, with four tender leaves hanging sparsely…

On the grassy area next to the medicinal field.

The Earth Spirit Ape was currently holding a sickle and cutting grass, doing a proper job. Qin Feng planned to teach it how to till the land, water, and plant Spirit Medicine in a while…

When he wasn't in the Sect, the medicinal field couldn't just sit empty, right?

Just then.

A transmission talisman shot in from outside.

With a wave of his hand, the transmission talisman was immediately pulled into his grasp, and Fifth Senior Sister's voice rang out from within:

“Qin Feng, are you there? I need to talk to you about something.”

Stepping out of the Formation.

Fifth Senior Sister Sun Yulan was standing under a tree at this moment, curiously observing Dingxiang Mountain opposite, until Qin Feng approached her before she turned her head.

Qin Feng cupped his hands and bowed: “Senior Sister, were you looking for me?”

Seeing Qin Feng's unhurried demeanor, Sun Yulan immediately frowned and said:

“You haven't been to the Sect lately. Revered Master asked me to inform you to return to the Sect tomorrow. He's going to teach us Pill Control Arts. It's a rare opportunity, so you can't be absent!”

Alchemists also had tricks to refining Medicinal Pills, but such things could only be understood intuitively, not explicitly taught, requiring personal observation to comprehend.

Pill Control Arts was clearly Ge Goudan's unique secret technique.

“Senior Sister, don't worry, I'll return to the Sect first thing tomorrow morning, and I definitely won't be late!”

“Alright then, I'll go first… Eh?”

Sun Yulan was about to turn and leave, but suddenly she turned her head again, staring at Qin Feng with a solemn expression.

“You Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?”

“Just a fluke.”

“I'll treat you to drinks when I have time.”

After saying that, she took out her Flying Magical Artifact and hurriedly left. Qin Feng stood rooted, a hint of confusion on his face.

“Didn't that old fellow Ge Goudan tell me to just muddle through and not worry about anything? Now he's sending Fifth Senior Sister to deliver a message, what does that mean?”

Although annoyed, Qin Feng still decided to return to the Sect tomorrow.

Because a few days ago, while reading a book, Qin Feng saw a description of the Chang Sheng Sword Sect in an ancient text.

The truly valuable things of the Chang Sheng Sword Sect were not the Chang Sheng Grass, but the Yi Wood Sword, forged by secret methods, which could easily cleave low-grade Magical Artifacts.

The Yi Wood Sword was similar to most Flying Sword Magical Artifacts, but it had a very Heaven-Defying advantage: even without infusing Spiritual Qi, it could possess the sharpness of a Flying Sword!

This meant that even ordinary people holding the Yi Wood Sword had a chance to kill low-level Cultivators.

When Qin Feng saw the related literature on the Yi Wood Sword, his first reaction was to get two of them to see if they could be synthesized.

If they could be synthesized, he would get more and make a handy weapon for his sister.

…

The next day.

Qin Feng arrived at the Shen Dan Peak main hall early, and it was empty.

After waiting for half an incense stick of time, a man in his thirties slowly walked in.

This was his Second Senior Brother. Qin Feng had only seen him once when he first became a disciple, and had no other interactions since, not even knowing his name.

He glanced at Qin Feng expressionlessly, said nothing, and walked directly into the passage next to the main hall.

Because he was wearing a white robe transformed from the Concealing Heaven Robe, Second Senior Brother couldn't see through Qin Feng's strength, but Qin Feng could see through him at a glance.

Just Middle Stage Foundation Establishment, what was there to be arrogant about? If no one was around, this kind of trash could be cut down with a single sword!

Just then.

Two or three more figures walked in from outside, and all the surviving Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters had arrived.

Sun Yulan saw Qin Feng arrive on time, a happy smile on her face, and pointed to the passage next to them:

“Junior Brother, hurry and come with us. Master should already be waiting for us in the Pill Refining Room.”

“Alright!”

Qin Feng smiled and nodded, immediately following. At the same time, he prepared to show a friendly smile to the other two Senior Brothers, but they were cold, just as arrogant as the first one.

…

At the end of the passage was a spacious Pill Refining Room.

The Pill Furnace and medicinal ingredients were all prepared. Ge Goudan was sitting on a chair nearby, resting with his eyes closed.

Only when everyone had arrived did he stand up and begin to control the earth fire, saying at the same time:

“Next, I will use the Pill Control Arts to refine three batches of Foundation Establishment Pills. Whoever can learn it will be the Senior Brother from now on.”

After speaking, Ge Goudan immediately began to operate.

The earth fire roared, and the temperature in the Pill Refining Room suddenly rose. One by one, the medicinal ingredients were enveloped by Divine Sense and thrown into the Pill Furnace.

Qin Feng didn't understand what Pill Control Arts was, he hadn't even fully mastered basic Alchemy…

After watching the three Alchemy sessions, he roughly understood the function of Pill Control Arts.

If Alchemy using Pill Control Arts succeeded, it would definitely produce top-grade Medicinal Pills; if it failed, it would be a Waste Pill (waste pill). Only Medicinal Pills that one was extremely familiar with could be refined using Pill Control Arts.

After refining the three batches of Foundation Establishment Pills, Ge Goudan, looking weary, said to the four people in front of him:

“Next, I'll give you three hours. Whoever can refine a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, or a Human Rank Foundation Establishment Pill, will become the Senior Brother.”

After Ge Goudan stated the requirements, he gave each person three sets of medicinal ingredients, and then sent them out.

The freshly refined Medicinal Pills still had residual warmth and a rich pill fragrance, so there was no worry of anyone cheating.

Outside the passage, there were several small Pill Refining Rooms, one for each person.

Except for Sun Yulan, the other three quickly entered their Pill Refining Rooms, seemingly determined to win the position of Senior Brother.

Qin Feng asked Sun Yulan: “Fifth Senior Sister, what are the benefits of becoming the Senior Brother?”

“You want to be the Senior Brother?”

Sun Yulan chuckled teasingly, then said:

“Becoming the Senior Brother is equivalent to being a Vice Peak Master. You can move freely throughout the entire Sect except for the Forbidden Ground, and you can openly conduct transactions. You also get priority in choosing tasks.”

After briefly explaining, Sun Yulan also walked into one of the Pill Refining Rooms.

Qin Feng chose a spot on the edge, feeling secretly fortunate.

Qin Feng had already mastered the rules of synthesizing Medicinal Pills when he used to synthesize waste pills.

As long as he synthesized in time, both the pill fragrance and temperature would be exactly the same as freshly refined Medicinal Pills, allowing him to completely deceive them.

Qin Feng originally had no interest in the Vice Peak Master position.

But the Senior Brother's identity allowed him to move freely within the Sect and openly conduct transactions; this benefit was simply too tempting!

“I am determined to get the Senior Brother position!”

Qin Feng's eyes gleamed as he locked the stone door of the Pill Refining Room and set up a Restriction.

Finally, he took out the Ten Thousand Demons Cauldron from his storage ring.

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