"With just this bit of strength, you dare to be a Tribulation Cultivator?"
Qin Ming returned to his shack in the slum area.
He opened the acquired storage pouch and started inspecting it.
In the storage pouches of the two cultivators from the Spirit Feather Sect, there were over five hundred spirit stones, two low-grade magical artifacts, one middle-grade magical artifact, a few low-grade talismans, and two middle-grade talismans.
One middle-grade Golden Spear Talisman and one middle-grade Fire Cloud Talisman.
The two of them didn't even have the chance to use them before they died.
The only middle-grade magical artifact was that jet-black round shield defensive artifact split open by Qin Ming with a single chop.
A crack appeared on the round shield artifact, but it seemed repairable.
Apart from these.
There were also five bottles of pills, except for two bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills, the other three were all Antitoxic Pills and the like.
The cultivation techniques and magic books they practiced were also inside.
Which Qin Ming had no use for.
Altogether, the spirit stones in the storage pouches of the other three amounted to over six hundred pieces.
The rest were three low-grade magical artifacts and some low-grade talismans.
This time, just from the spirit stones alone, he gained over a thousand pieces.
"Indeed, wealth comes from killing and arson!" Qin Ming mused.
He packed all the valuable items from the five individuals into his own storage pouch.
The rest of the items were burned up with a Fireball Technique.
After finishing all this.
Qin Ming began pondering how these five people ended up together.
From the words of the big bearded man, Fellow Daoist Ruan should have found them later.
Coveting his Beast Fang Rice, they planned to conspire against him.
Moreover.
For a cultivator from the Spirit Feather Sect to be in close contact with a Tribulation Cultivator was quite terrifying.
There might be something deeper hidden within.
However, as long as they don't bother him, it doesn't concern him.
For now, he just wants to focus on farming.
If Qin Ming hadn't broken through to the Body Refining Fifth Layer, today it might have been others counting his storage pouch.
The ending would have been entirely different.
Two days later.
The atmosphere in the slum area tensed up once again.
Two people from the Spirit Feather Sect's patrol team suddenly died, causing a considerable uproar.
This was a blatant provocation against the Sect!
The Spirit Feather Sect began enforcing martial law and searching around the market.
"This Tribulation Cultivator is really too arrogant!"
"Last time he killed Fellow Daoist Long, and threw the body into the river as a demonstration."
"This time he directly attacked people from Spirit Feather Sect."
"It's simply audacious beyond measure."
"Exactly, it's frightening!"
Hearing the discussions of the nearby residents in the alley, the corners of Qin Ming's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
He grabbed his Spiritual Hoe and headed out to work.
After turning his five acres of Spirit Field, he also turned Master Su's three acres.
Following that.
Qin Ming collected the entire swarm of Four-winged Frost Bees from the big tree into his Spirit Beast Bag.
This swarm of bees.
He would have great use for them later if he planted spirit grass.
The Bee Control Technique was easy to use, he grasped the trick with just a single attempt.
As soon as he finished his chores, a message came from Master Su.
Informing Qin Ming he was about to start pill refining.
He wanted Qin Ming to come over to his place.
Upon hearing this news, Qin Ming's heart spirit was shaken.
"Finally, pill refining is about to begin!"
Qin Ming hurried to Master Su's courtyard.
Upon entering the house.
Master Su was already making preparations.
"This time I will refine a Tier One High-Grade Pill, Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill."
Though Qin Ming had already guessed what kind of pill Master Su was about to refine.
At this moment, he couldn't help but be moved.
'Could it be that Master Su is going to breakthrough to a High-Grade Alchemist today?'
'That would make me the only witness.'
...
"Come with me, I'll show you something good."
"Hehehe!"
A mysterious smile spread across Master Su's face, signaling him to follow.
This smile gave Qin Ming goosebumps.
Qin Ming followed Master Su.
They went to the innermost room.
Master Su opened the door.
A surge of heat rushed towards him!
Qin Ming peered inside, and the scene left him dumbfounded.
In a room about two zhang wide, stood a purple pill furnace.
Next to it were various workbenches, with all kinds of equipment needed for extracting medicine embryos and mixing medicines.
What surprised him even more was—
The purple pill furnace was connected to earth fire below!
The room, although small, was fully equipped.
This was actually a complete Alchemy Room.
Master Su looked at Qin Ming's astonished expression and showed a very proud expression and said: "How about it?"
"Who would have thought that beneath the slum area, there was a hidden Earth Vein Fire?"
"I only discovered it by chance while passing by."
"This fire vein seems to be a hidden branch of the Earth Vein Fire in Qingyang Market."
"I built the entire pill room on top of this earth vein, allowing me to channel earth fire for refining."
"And very conveniently, this is the only place in the whole slum area where the earth fire can be fully channeled."
Qin Ming remained silent for a long time.
Was this even possible?
Earth Vein Fire is generally a resource held by Sects.
With this move, Master Su practically got it for free.
No wonder, despite being a middle-grade Alchemist, he stayed in the slum area for several years.
"However, this method of refining with earth fire is only suitable for the production of low-tier pills."
"When refining pills of Tier Two or above, it will require the cultivator's own True Flame, or a high-tier spirit fire."
Listening to Master Su's words, Qin Ming secretly clicked his tongue.
For him, even Tier One Pill was considered low-tier?
For himself, he couldn't even produce the basic pills of an alchemy apprentice.
In comparison to this alchemy setup.
Looking at Qin Ming's own setup, it was all junk.
It wasn't just ten thousand li apart.
Being successful would be a miracle.
'Hmm～ gotta find a way to utilize Master Su's Alchemy Room.' Qin Ming thought to himself.
...
"Alright, I'm about to start."
"You watch from the side, just don't disturb me."
"Alchemy is a complex discipline."
"In the entire process, one cannot afford any distraction, it must be completed in one go."
"Even a slight fluctuation or minor operation mistake will affect the pill, greatly increasing the chances of producing waste pills."
Master Su spoke with a very solemn expression.
Qin Ming nodded and quietly stood to the side.
Master Su opened the fire valve.
Whoosh!
The scorching flames erupted from the ground, and the temperature in the Alchemy Room suddenly soared.
Then.
Master Su took out various spirit herbs and materials, skillfully began extracting medicine embryos.
Qin Ming held his breath, his eyes wide open.
Carefully observing every action and detail of Master Su.
Gradually.
He noticed that the way the other person extracted the medicine embryos was evidently a very sophisticated refining technique.
Soon.
Master Su's actions were smooth and fluid, incredibly graceful.
In no time.
All the medicine embryos were extracted.
The quality and precision of the medicine embryos extracted by Master Su were far superior to his own.
And it appeared very natural and effortless...
Master Su cleared all the useless dregs from the containers.
Next was the mixing of medicines.
This mixing process was not merely a simple combination of medicinal ingredients.
It required precise measurement of spirit medicines, allowing no margin for error.
These two steps were the most time-consuming.
With a casual grab, Master Su's measurements were just right, incredibly precise.
Previously, Qin Ming would spend more than half a day reaching this stage.
While Master Su took less than a quarter of an hour to finish all this...
This is the difference.
The next step was the main event.
Master Su quickly formed hand signs, then gently stirred the flame.
The originally fiery and raging earth fire instantly stopped flickering.
Immediately became extremely gentle.
The red flames began to heat the pill furnace evenly.
Qin Ming eagerly watched Master Su's impressive Fire Control Technique.
Immediately feeling an itch in his heart that couldn't be ignored...