Raise! At All Costs!

The alchemy workshop.

"Junior brother, this is the best pill furnace we have here."

Zhang Qing said to him with a smile, as if the two had a very close relationship.

No one expected that Lin Chang'an, this pig brought here by deception, would reach this point in just a few months.

"Thank you, senior brother."

The moment the two chatted and pushed open the door to the alchemy workshop, the smile on Zhang Qing's face disappeared. He quickly restrained himself and cupped his fists, saying seriously, "Greetings, Elder Lu."

"Master Lu." Lin Chang'an also bowed, but compared to Zhang Qing's solemnity, he was more relaxed.

Elder Lu nodded slightly as he looked at the two and calmly said, "The pill furnace has been prepared for you."

His tone paused for a moment when he said this. Elder Lu looked deeply at Lin Chang'an and couldn't help but smile.

"You are indeed a smart person, knowing how to use your talent to benefit yourself, which makes me, who cherishes talent, willing to cultivate you."

Lin Chang'an couldn't help but smile. He had never hidden anything. Since he had come here, there was no chance of going back. As the saying goes, if you can't resist, then join.

"But that's not important." Elder Lu smiled appreciatively. What good were the other person's thoughts? This was his territory.

Lin Chang'an also smiled, not treating himself as an outsider at all. He respectfully cupped his fists, "Master Lu, please rest first. You will be able to see these pills tomorrow morning."

Elder Lu burst into laughter upon hearing this. He liked smart people. Although smart people liked to play mind games, their lives were all under his control, so he was not afraid at all.

"I will await your good news tomorrow."

Elder Lu laughed and was about to leave with Zhang Qing when his steps paused. He turned back to look at Lin Chang'an, a gratified smile on his face.

"By the way, there are many precious pill recipes in the sect."

After saying that, Elder Lu turned and left with Zhang Qing. This time, he did not look back. Lin Chang'an behind him changed his expression upon hearing this, his eyes deep as he watched their retreating figures.

Until their figures could no longer be seen, the corners of his mouth slowly curved upwards. Lin Chang'an wore a meaningful smile.

"Master Lu, I won't disappoint you."

Coming here, being cultivated, and then being a high-class pig for a lifetime?

How could that be! However, for now, he needed to rely on the Great Sword Sect's resources and become the chief alchemist here first.

"This pill furnace is no worse than the sect's!"

When Lin Chang'an was alone in the alchemy workshop, he noticed the pill furnace. Seeing the spirit stones embedded in the formation nodes on the furnace wall, he couldn't help but smile excitedly.

Mine, mine, all mine!

A faint spiritual light flashed from the storage bag at his waist. Several jade boxes floated in the air, slowly opening to reveal black pills.

Looking at the ten jade boxes before him, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but sigh, "As expected, this is their nature. Just after I broke through, the amount of alchemy increased so much."

Although he sighed, Lin Chang'an did not feel disgusted. Instead, his face was full of smiles. People only get more when they are valuable.

His deep black eyes reflected in the red jade bottle. The Blood Spirit Pills inside had already dissolved. The bottle contained a transparent red liquid. As he opened it, under the control of the Object Manipulation Technique, these liquids seemed to lose their gravity and slowly floated out, then transformed into points of spiritual light that nourished these pills.

"Open the furnace, start the fire!"

After doing all this, Lin Chang'an shouted. Having broken through to the mid Qi Refining stage, he transmitted mana with his left palm towards the formation of the pill furnace from a distance. Instantly, a scorching flame rose within the pill furnace. With a wave of his right hand, a pill from a jade box floated out and entered the pill furnace one by one.

The mana was like fine silk. Under the control of the formation through his palm, the flame in the pill furnace constantly changed. Lin Chang'an held his breath and stared intently at the pill furnace.

The pills this time were different from before. They required higher operational precision. At the same time, his right palm emitted a wisp of mana into these pills.

This was a subtle control adjustment, but this wisp of mana contained a trace of milky white spiritual light. Then, the pills in the furnace began to change.

The black pills were refined, impurities were removed, and they gradually revealed a seductive vermilion color, the perfect fusion of medicinal properties…

With a creak, as the door opened and the formation slowly dispersed, Lin Chang'an's tired figure was revealed.

A ray of sunlight shone in, and Lin Chang'an raised his hand. Immediately, two figures appeared in his sight.

"How are the pills?"

When he saw the expectant gazes of Elder Lu and Zhang Qing, Lin Chang'an's tired face showed a smile. He cupped his hands and said, "I have not failed my mission. I have finally managed to complete it, albeit with some effort."

Then the three entered the alchemy workshop. Zhang Qing already knew some of the inside story. When he saw the pills in the jade boxes, he couldn't help but smile.

However, Elder Lu, who knew the difficulty of refining these pills, showed a rare moment of losing composure. His breathing became heavier by three parts. He stared at the vermilion pills in the jade boxes before him in shock.

"This is!"

Behind the two, Lin Chang'an rubbed his temples tiredly and said weakly, "Not bad, five out of ten pills were successfully formed, a fifty percent success rate."

Lin Chang'an's casual and matter-of-fact tone truly made Elder Lu, who knew the inside story, twitch his eye. If it weren't for the other person's potential, he would have really wanted to slap this guy to death.

"Not bad."

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Elder Lu said calmly. Lin Chang'an on the side curled his lips and couldn't help but shake his head, "I'm ashamed. This batch of spirit herbs was also a bit lacking. If you gave me better spirit herbs, I could increase the success rate to sixty percent."

This display of humblebragging left Elder Lu utterly speechless. With these pills, what better spirit herbs did he want? Moreover, this kid was definitely doing it on purpose.

At the late Qi Condensation stage, one could already project their divine sense. He instantly knew how many pills had been successfully formed. The so-called fifty percent must have been intentional on this kid's part.

Fifty-six out of a hundred pills were successfully formed. Elder Lu was even more shocked. This was definitely an alchemist with extremely strong talent.

"Zhang Qing, Chang'an will be your second-in-command from now on."

Elder Lu's words stunned Zhang Qing, but he quickly recovered. He turned his head, a wide smile on his face, and offered congratulations. "Junior Brother Lin, we'll be working together from now on."

Although he felt Elder Lu was placing a bit too much importance on him, he was a smart person. He asked what he should and pretended not to know what he shouldn't.

"Senior Brother, you're too kind," Lin Chang'an said. He understood that this time, he had truly entered the inner circle. In just a few months, he had made three significant leaps in his status.

From a mere pigsty dweller at the beginning, he became semi-affiliated with the sect thanks to his talent in the various arts of cultivation. Finally, after understanding the place, he managed to secure a higher position in the market. Relying on his absolute talent, he directly leaped to become a managing steward within the sect.

"Chang'an, the sect will spare no effort in cultivating your talent. I hope you won't disappoint me,"

Suppressing his excitement, Elder Lu turned to look at Lin Chang'an, a smile in his eyes accompanied by a hint of warning.

How could Lin Chang'an not understand? He had already obtained what he desired. "Elder Lu, please rest assured, the sect will be Chang'an's home from now on."

It was also because the Great Sword Sect had the foundation, the courage, and the accumulated resources to cultivate its own advanced alchemist. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken this risk.

Seeing Lin Chang'an's understanding, Elder Lu couldn't help but smile. His heart was even more excited. An advanced alchemist with the potential to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, once cultivated, would be enough to make the sect grow stronger in the shortest possible time.

Cultivate him! No matter the cost!

Thinking of the sect's foundation, Elder Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although cultivating such an alchemist would be a significant strain, the future prospects were even more worthwhile.

The immortal cultivation world is truly competitive. The trial push didn't succeed; I'll keep working hard next week.