Eight Years

Chapter 27: Eight Years [Seeking Recommendation Tickets!]

"Miao Yin City is not in danger for now, but there will inevitably be conflicts and battles in the future. Perhaps I should also familiarize myself and adapt to combat between cultivators."

Lu Qingfeng listened silently, a thought rising in his heart.

Stepping onto the path of cultivation, to believe that one could reach immortality and become an ancestor smoothly through alchemy, artifact refining, and the like, would undoubtedly be self-deception.

Cultivation requires struggle!

Since there is struggle, there will inevitably be combat!

Various spells and divine powers, magic artifacts and treasures, are the methods to protect one's path.

Combat can determine victory or defeat, or life or death.

In the game, one can revive or reincarnate after death. In reality, if one dies at the hands of an enemy due to poor combat skills, everything will be over.

"However, before that, I still need to master alchemy to ensure my cultivation goes smoothly."

"To do a good job, one must first sharpen his tools!"

"Artifact refining should also come before actual combat. The art of puppets—"

Lu Qingfeng pondered silently, thinking of the ten puppets he had seen earlier and was still shocked by. Suddenly, a system prompt box popped up before his eyes—

[Congratulations Player for joining Yuan Yi Guild, current guild permission: Elder]

"Elder?"

Lu Qingfeng looked up at Mu Yuanyi, only to see Mu Yuanyi looking back at him. He immediately knew that Mu Yuanyi must have exercised his authority as guild leader to officially accept him into Yuan Yi Guild and appoint him as an Elder.

On his attribute list, a guild section had also been added.

Guild Affiliation: Yuan Yi Guild

Guild Level: Level 6

Guild Ranking: 112 (Bingling Realm Regional Ranking)

Guild Members: 324

Guild Leader: Mu Yuanyi

Vice Leaders: Zhang Zong, Yu Bufan

Elders: Wang Tao, Lu Hongwen, Yue Ran...

Hall Masters: Ma Chang, Zhou Huan...

Stewards: Song Yun, Xiang Tianqiong...

Elites: ...

Members: ...

The guild information was incredibly detailed, perhaps also related to Lu Qingfeng's high permission level. Yuan Yi Guild had a total of one Guild Leader, two Vice Leaders, and five Elders including Lu Qingfeng. Below them were minor figures below the Foundation Establishment Stage, with the highest being Hall Masters.

To Lu Qingfeng's surprise, the guild actually had levels and rankings. Out of curiosity, he couldn't help but click to view them.

A moment later, Lu Qingfeng showed a look of realization.

"Guild level is related to the number of guild members, the cultivation levels of guild members, and the tasks completed by the guild, as well as its reputation within the region. Only by raising the guild level to ten and having a Spirit Void Stage True Cultivator guarding it can one establish a sect and convert the guild into one!"

"As for the guild ranking, it only lists within a realm. The Bingling Realm has just begun to be developed, with fewer than three thousand players and fewer than two hundred guilds. Yuan Yi Guild ranks 112th, which is neither high nor low."

Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng felt that the game atmosphere of Primordial Chaos had become slightly more pronounced.

Mu Yuanyi and the others returned, and Yuan Yi Mountain became lively.

For Lu Qingfeng, not much had changed; he continued his daily cultivation.

The alchemy room belonging to him had already begun construction.

Half a month later, the alchemy room was completed.

Lu Qingfeng became the third alchemy apprentice in Yuan Yi Guild to independently possess an alchemy room. Lu Qingfeng named this alchemy room 'Black Sand Pill Refining Room', to commemorate the decades of arduous cultivation of alchemy skills in Black Sand Town.

The specifications of the Black Sand Pill Refining Room were comparable to Wang Tao's 'Purple Smoke Pill Refining Room' and Yue Ran's 'Immortal Spirit Pill Refining Room'—

It occupied fifteen mu of land and had nine alchemy furnaces. Among them, one was a fourth-tier Talisman Artifact, two were third-tier Talisman Artifacts, three were second-tier Talisman Artifacts, and three were first-tier Talisman Artifacts!

The cost of just the nine alchemy furnaces alone was nearly five Low-Grade Spirit Stones! Converted into Spirit Stone Shards, it was five hundred portions, and converted into Yellow Dragon Pills, it was a terrifying fifty thousand pills!

Only a large guild like Yuan Yi could afford such a grand gesture. Ordinary guilds would likely be unwilling or even unable to build an alchemy room of this scale!

With such a large alchemy room, Lu Qingfeng couldn't use it all by himself. Therefore, he recruited apprentices from Yuan Yi Guild to staff the alchemy room.

Firstly, they could assist him, saving him time in processing medicinal herbs.

Secondly, he could train a few alchemy apprentices, which could be considered a return to Yuan Yi Guild. At the same time, he could also gain some profit from taking a cut.

Mu Yuanyi establishing such a large alchemy room for Lu Qingfeng might have had this aspect in mind as well. Lu Qingfeng did not object, as it was ultimately a mutually beneficial matter, and there was no need to refuse.

Time passed.

In this life.

Lu Qingfeng's rise was undoubtedly faster.

In Black Sand Town, not counting the sixteen years delayed by accidental death. Starting from his second life, it took Lu Qingfeng nearly ten years to barely make a name for himself and master two enhanced low-grade pills: the Fasting Pill and the Yellow Dragon Pill.

This time, Lu Qingfeng started with the mastery of refining ten types of pills.

With the Yuan Yi Guild handling the medicinal herbs and sales, Lu Qingfeng only needed to focus on alchemy.

He cultivated every morning.

He refined pills in the afternoon.

In the evenings, he would spar and discuss alchemy insights with Wang Tao and Yue Ran, and time flew by.

In the blink of an eye.

Eight years had passed since Lu Qingfeng joined the Yuan Yi Guild.

Seven Profound Artifact Refining Room.

Lu Qingfeng stood before the smelting furnace, his palms pressed tightly against its walls.

"Wind level three, fire level four!"

"Wind level six, fire level nine!"

"Wind level two, fire level eight!"

Lu Qingfeng's eyes were closed, and numbers tumbled from his mouth. Beside him, nine apprentices surrounded the smelting furnace, each with a bellows in front of them.

Following Lu Qingfeng's instructions, the nine individuals continuously pushed and pulled the bellows to regulate the wind and temperature within the smelting furnace.

Even though these apprentices were at the Fetal Respiration Realm, beads of sweat still appeared on their foreheads.

After about half an hour of such precise control.

"Now!"

Lu Qingfeng's eyes snapped open, and he ordered all nine apprentices to stop. He reached out and pulled a nearby handle. The smelting furnace emitted a series of banging sounds, as if it were about to explode. On the other side, a pipe opened, and bursts of high-temperature steam shot out like sharp swords, dissipating outside the artifact refining room.

When the vibrations subsided and the steam had completely emerged.

Lu Qingfeng waved his hand, and the top of the smelting furnace opened, releasing a puff of black smoke. After the smoke dispersed, looking into the smelting furnace, a pill furnace three feet square lay quietly at the bottom.

This pill furnace was cast entirely from what looked like red copper, giving it an ancient and elegant appearance!

Lu Qingfeng's complexion was somewhat pale; this was due to excessive mental exertion. He formed a hand seal, and his inner breath surged. The pill furnace landed in his hand. He closed his eyes and channeled his inner breath into it. After a moment, a smile appeared on Lu Qingfeng's pale face, "It's done!"

"Congratulations, Grand Elder Lu."

Seeing this, the nine apprentices by the smelting furnace also showed surprised smiles.

Hearing the voices of the nine apprentices, Lu Qingfeng took out three bottles of pills from the storage bag at his waist and tossed them over. "Thank you all. Take these and share them."

"Thank you, Grand Elder Lu!"

The nine took the bottles and saw that they contained a full three bottles with thirty-six Yellow Dragon Pills. Their hearts were overjoyed.

Everyone in the Yuan Yi Guild knew that the low-grade pills refined by Grand Elder Lu had astonishing efficacy. After some internal supply by the Yuan Yi Guild, the remaining ones were put on the market and sold out instantly, becoming priceless.

These thirty-six Yellow Dragon Pills meant each of them would receive four pills. Coupled with the pills they had received from Lu Qingfeng on and off these days, it was equivalent to their income for a year.

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