Testing Treasure Gathering with Multiple Waste Elixirs, Returning to the Market for Medicinal Ingredients

At that thought, Shen Fan immediately controlled the Fire Mosquito to fly before him.

No sooner said than done! He controlled the corpse puppet to fly over, then flicked his small blade. The demon core popped out in response.

After wiping it clean, the fingernail-sized demon core gave off a blazing firelight.

Judging from the aura it emitted, the demon core was now filled with fire spiritual qi laced with fire poison.

The next moment.

Shen Fan directly crushed the demon core and absorbed the fire spiritual qi within.

Then he shouted in a low voice, "With crimson flames as the guide, burn away all yin evil!"

At the same time, he formed a hand seal and released a fire serpent ahead.

Boom!

The instant the fire serpent left his body, it swelled wildly and crashed into the wall, making the earth-shaking restriction formation hum.

"Boom—!"

In an instant, sparks flew in all directions. The Waste Elixir Chamber's formation activated once more, sending ripples spreading through the scorching air.

"It actually... really worked!"

Shen Fan stared at the phantom fire serpent over three meters long, his whole body trembling with excitement.

Even Qi Refining Stage cultivators in the later stages would have to avoid its sharp edge before such power!

Afterward.

Shen Fan immediately refined all the Fire Mosquitoes he had caught this time into corpse puppets, had them absorb fire poison, then killed them and dug out their cores.

After this operation, Shen Fan harvested seven demon cores saturated with fire poison.

This gave his life a basic layer of security.

At the very least, he now had the strength to protect himself when facing enemies.

Early the next morning, Shen Fan took out the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl from beneath his bed as usual.

He looked inside.

A round elixir radiating spiritual qi lay in the bowl.

At the sight, Shen Fan could not help revealing a disappointed expression.

Because this elixir was the very one he had placed inside last night.

A whole night had passed, yet it had not changed in the slightest.

Could the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl have failed?

No!

This was also Shen Fan's test of another function of the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl.

He wanted to see whether a repaired elixir could undergo a change in quantity.

But clearly, it had failed.

It seemed that items enhanced or copied by the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl

could not be enhanced or copied again through the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl.

Therefore, if Shen Fan wanted to obtain a large number of elixirs through the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl,

he would first have to learn alchemy. That way,

he would only need to refine one elixir, then copy it with the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl, and he would obtain a bowl heaped to the brim with elixirs.

Otherwise, an elixir that had already been enhanced could not be copied.

This was also a mechanism the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl used to prevent a vicious cycle.

After putting away the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl,

Shen Fan went to the storage room to start cleaning.

Last night, while he slept, he had heard something being dumped down.

Over the past few days, very few waste elixirs had been dumped from Elixir Forging Peak, which had left Shen Fan rather anxious.

After rummaging through the garbage pile for a while, Shen Fan was immediately drawn to an intact elixir that had been burned to charcoal, its original appearance impossible to discern.

"What kind of elixir is this?"

Faint elixir patterns could be seen across the charcoal-black surface.

The elixir had been burnt black, with not the slightest trace of elixir fragrance remaining, making it impossible to determine its grade.

"Who cares what it is! I'm taking it!"

Shen Fan stuffed it away without hesitation.

Then he left the storage room, took out another ordinary eating bowl, and placed it inside.

Looking again, he saw that this broken bowl was already piled full of waste elixirs.

Some had crumbled into dregs, while others had been burnt to charcoal.

Some were even mixed together so thoroughly that it was impossible to tell which fragment belonged to which elixir.

Seeing these waste elixirs, Shen Fan revealed an expectant smile. "The ultimate experiment depends on tonight!"

This was a test of the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl that Shen Fan had wanted to conduct for days.

He wanted to see whether tossing in a heap of waste elixirs would restore all of them.

If it truly worked, it would save him a great deal of time.

After all, each use of the Treasure Gathering Universe Bowl required an entire night.

After finishing the Waste Elixir Chamber's daily work,

Shen Fan tidied himself up and headed out.

Today, he was going to purchase the medicinal ingredients needed by the Nine Nether Corpse Refinement Art to preserve corpses.

He also wanted to see whether he could buy a suitable demon beast to use as a corpse puppet.

He only had eight Low-Grade Spirit Stones left, so he had to spend them carefully.

No one would keep an eye on you when you came here.

So Shen Fan had no worries and entered the market openly.

But who would have thought that the moment he entered, someone noticed him.

"Hey! Brother, it's you again!"

When Shen Fan turned his head, he saw none other than Baishitong.

Baishitong was squinting as he sized Shen Fan up.

"Brother, when did you leave last time? I was even planning to see you off!"

"It's you."

Shen Fan avoided answering and said,

"I came today because I still need some of those medicinal ingredients from last time. Can you get them for me?"

"Of course, no problem. Same price as before. I'll have someone look for them right away!"

As he spoke, he called someone over and sent him off to handle it.

But he himself remained at Shen Fan's side.

"Why aren't you going?"

"For such a trivial matter, I don't need to personally step in. I'll see whether there's anything else you need help with!"

Baishitong waved a hand as he spoke.

"I actually do have something I need your help with!"

Shen Fan's eyes immediately lit up.

"I need a first-tier demon beast at the second or third layer to serve as a spirit pet. Do you have any connections for that?"

"Brother, listen to yourself! Why do you think they call me Baishitong? Because I know everything. A spirit pet, right? Come with me!"

Before long,

Baishitong brought Shen Fan to the area of the shantytown that specialized in selling spirit pets.

Looking around, Shen Fan saw cages after cages containing first-tier demon beasts. Some were even first-tier beasts at the seventh or eighth layer.

Those were equivalent to Qi Refining Stage cultivators at the seventh or eighth layer, possessing the strength of the later stages of Qi Refining.

"Take a look. Fire-Tailed Foxes, Azure Rock Pythons—pick whatever you want!"

Shen Fan immediately stepped forward to inspect them with interest and casually asked, "How are these priced?"

"Different strengths, different prices. Different species, different prices too!"

The owner greeted Baishitong, then immediately came forward and spoke.

"What about this Fire-Tailed Fox?"

Shen Fan pointed at a fox whose fur was entirely red, like a blazing flame.

"This is a first-tier, third-layer demon beast. It costs three Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"What about this Crimson Flame Snake?" Shen Fan continued asking.

Every demon beast he looked at had a fire attribute.

If he brought one back and refined it into a corpse puppet, it would also endure the environment of the Waste Elixir Chamber very well.

"This Crimson Flame Snake is first-tier, fifth-layer. It costs five Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

Hearing the price, Shen Fan repeatedly shook his head.

In the end, Shen Fan chose a Fire Hound worth two Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

This husky-like Fire Hound seemed to have been subjected to some secret art and behaved very obediently after being brought out.

The owner said, "Brother, do you know beast-taming arts?"

"No!" Shen Fan shook his head in confusion.

"You don't know beast-taming arts, yet you're buying a demon beast?"

Baishitong and the owner spoke at once.

"I used beast-taming arts to control it. If you take it back without knowing beast-taming arts, once it loses control, it'll eat you!"

Hearing this, Shen Fan awkwardly scratched his head. "You need special beast-taming arts just to raise a beast?"

"Then do you have any dead ones? I'll take dead ones too!"

Shen Fan asked instinctively.

"Hmm???"

Baishitong and the owner immediately gave him strange looks.

Shen Fan immediately came to his senses and hurriedly explained, "Don't misunderstand, I mean demon cores!"

"Oh~!"

The owner nodded in sudden realization, then shook his head. "No!"

Just then, Baishitong's man returned with the medicinal ingredients.

Seeing this, Shen Fan immediately paid for the ingredients and hurried away.

Baishitong looked around, and the person beside him immediately leaned close. "Biaozi, don't lose him this time. That kid's a fat sheep!"

"Don't worry!"

The Biaozi from last time immediately led two people after him.

When they saw Shen Fan change clothes twice in succession before leaving the market,

they were utterly dumbfounded!

"Holy shit! No wonder we lost him last time—this guy's a real old six!"

Biaozi was completely numb!

But they did not lose him this time. Biaozi immediately led the two people beside him after Shen Fan.