Bai Keke, Su Yi, Chen Gang

Spring has passed and autumn has come; half a year has gone by.

A magnificent palace with the three large characters "Heavenly Pill Palace" written on its plaque.

A secret chamber, its stone walls covered with mysterious array patterns.

Shen Long sat cross-legged on a Red Prayer Mat, his eyes fixed on the Crimson Crow Cauldron in front of him.

Master Ice Silkworm helped Shen Long upgrade the Crimson Crow Cauldron to Top-Grade Dharma Artifact, greatly improving his alchemy efficiency.

A Crimson Flame enveloped the Crimson Crow Cauldron, and a rich medicinal fragrance filled the room.

After a while, Shen Long made a hand seal, and the Crimson Flame dissipated. He opened the lid of the cauldron, revealing ten pale golden pills inside, all of which were mid-grade elixirs.

Golden Condensation Pill, Second-tier Medicinal Pill, has a good healing effect.

Shen Long has been in Barbarian-Resisting City for half a year and has not fought against Barbarian Race cultivators. He is mainly responsible for refining pills.

The Barbarian Race possess formidable Totem Technique. In addition, Barbarian Race incredibly strong and have a high proportion of Body Cultivator. Since the start of the war, Human Race cultivators have suffered heavy casualties, leading to a rapid increase in the demand for healing pills.

The Sky Wolf Tribe and the Thunder Eagle Tribe have joined forces, as have the fourteen sects of the Three Kingdoms.

At the start of the battle, Core Formation Cultivator from both sides attacked, resulting in several deaths and injuries. Then, the battle entered a stalemate, with minor skirmishes every seven days and major battles every month.

Every seven days, both sides send out a group of Foundation Establishment Cultivator to fight head-on. Every month, Core Formation Cultivator take the lead. So far, more than 20 Foundation Establishment Cultivator Core Formation Cultivator have fallen, and more than 2,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators have fallen. Many Foundation Establishment Cultivator are seriously injured or disabled.

Qi Refining Cultivator are mainly responsible for odd jobs, patrolling, building camps, and other simple tasks. Foundation Establishment Cultivator are the biggest expendable resources. Fortunately, the fourteen sects joined forces and recruited affiliated forces, and a large number of Foundation Establishment Cultivator were recruited. Three of the Ten Fiends of Donghua also came.

Many Rogue Cultivator also joined the battle. There was no other way; the cultivation resources offered by the Three Kingdoms were too abundant, including Nascent Soul Spirit Item.

As long as you accumulate enough Merit Points, you can exchange for Nascent Soul Spirit Item, not to mention Golden Core Spirit Item, Law Treasure, Formation, Spirit Beast, pills, and Secret Talisman —all the resources for cultivating immortality.

Killing Barbarian Race cultivators is the fastest way to earn Merit Points. The higher the cultivation level of the Barbarian Race cultivator, the higher the Merit Points. With such a generous reward, there will surely be brave men. Many powerful Core Formation Cultivator have emerged among the Human Race, and Soul-Severing Rogue is one of them.

The Soul-Severing Rogue came from the Southern Border Cultivation World. He was a poison cultivator, proficient in poison techniques, and had the cultivation level of the Core Formation Mid Stage realm. In a one-on-one fight, he killed a Core Formation Mid Stage cultivator.

The Master Ice Silkworm was also quite powerful. He merged with his Life Spirit Insect, the Green-Eyed Ice Silkworm Body Integration, and killed a Core Formation Mid Stage cultivator and severely injured another Core Formation Cultivator.

Master Ice Silkworm is one of the Nine Heroes of Spirit Control, a key figure cultivated by the Spirit Control Sect, and possesses extraordinary strength.

Wang Yongqi of the Mystic Yang Sect also made a move. He has a fire-attribute Heavenly Spirit Root. His Heavenly Spirit Root was detected at the Immortal Ascension Assembly. He joined the Mystic Yang Sect and was accepted as a disciple by the True Monarch Xuanyang. In less than a hundred years, he advanced to the Golden Core Realm.

Wang Yongqi killed a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation, becoming famous overnight.

The Hundred Ghosts Sect Sect's Master Hundred Ghosts possessed a Ghost Creature at the Golden Core Realm. By Body Integration the human, its strength greatly increased, and it killed a Barbarian Race at the Core Formation Mid Stage.

The Master Ice Flame of the Cold Flame Sect possesses the Ice Glass Spirit Flame Ice Glass Spirit Flame, ranked 235th on the Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire Ranking Flame Ranking. It was born in a ten-thousand-year-old Glacier and freezes all things.

Master Ice Flame nurtured it to the Third Rank, and with a ball of Third-Order Spirit Flame, he annihilated a Barbarian Race in the Core Formation Late Stage, earning him great fame.

Of course, several experts at the Golden Core Realm also emerged from the Barbarian Race side. Sukha and Hai Yunzhu were the most outstanding. They came from the Sky Wolf Tribe and the Thunder Eagle Tribe, respectively, and each of them killed two Core Formation Cultivator.

Sukha is Body Cultivator, possessing immense strength and a powerful physique that is difficult to harm with Law Treasure. He also has a late-stage Third Rank- tier Lion-Tiger Beast raised by the Hai Yunzhu, and is aided by Totem Technique.

Human Race and Barbarian Race want to occupy the Qingxu Crystal Ore Vein and neither is willing to give in. Fortunately, the Nascent Soul Cultivator have not yet made a move; it is mainly the Foundation Establishment Cultivator and Core Formation Cultivator who are fighting.

Currently, Foundation Establishment Cultivator are consuming the most resources. Various materials are continuously being transported from the rear, stored in the Treasure Vault, and distributed as needed. Shen Long received materials from a steward, refined the pills, and then handed them over to another steward.

Shen Long took out a Cyan Porcelain Bottle and put away the Golden Condensation Pill from the cauldron.

He put away the Crimson Crow Cauldron, opened the door, and walked out, appearing in a red stone corridor. There were several independent secret rooms here, all for the exclusive use of second-tier Alchemist.

He hadn't gone far when the door to a secret room opened, and a graceful Green-Robed Maiden stepped out.

The Green-Robed Maiden had a round face and big eyes, with some baby fat on her face. She had bright eyes and white teeth, and her long hair reached her waist, which was tied with a white ribbon.

"White Fairy!"

Shen Long greeted him.

The Green-Robed Maiden is named Bai Keke. She is a descendant of the Master Ice Flame and has the cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. She is a second-tier Alchemist.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, what a coincidence!"

Bai Keke greeted Shen Long with a sweet voice.

"Fairy Bai, I'm hosting a banquet at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion and have invited some fellow Daoists. I wonder if you'd be free to attend? It will be tomorrow evening at dusk."

Shen Long asked politely.

He got to know many Foundation Establishment Cultivator, hosted a gathering, and invited other Foundation Establishment Cultivator to a banquet, taking this opportunity to expand his social circle and exchange cultivation resources.

"Okay, I'll be there on time."

Bai Keke agreed.

They chatted and laughed as they walked outside. As they passed the door of a secret room, the door opened, and a burly young man in black stepped out.

The young man in black had a square face and small eyes; judging from his attire, he was a disciple of the Hundred Ghosts Sect.

Shen Long's smile turned cold when he saw the young man in black.

The young man in black was named Su Yi, and he came from the Hundred Ghosts Sect.

Qian Dafu has already found out that of the three Foundation Establishment Cultivator Shen Long encountered when he first arrived in Barbarian-Resisting City, one of them was named Xu Yunfeng, who came from the Xu Family. The Xu Family discovered the Golden Jade Ore Vein, and most of the clansmen guarding the mine were killed by Shen Long.

Shen Long knew very well that Xu Yunfeng knew he was the one who killed Xu Yunfeng and the others.

Shen Long thought back for a moment and figured it was because he was recognized while using the Golden Condensation Mirror that the other party knew his background, which made things easier.

The Four Sects of Zhao and the Five Sects of Qin fought fiercely over the Golden Jade Ore Vein, resulting in the deaths and injuries of many Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Su Yi's relatives were guarding the mine when Lin Sisi led a team to attack it and kill Su Yi's relatives.

Su Yi harbored a particular hatred for cultivators of the Spirit Control Sect. He was also Alchemist and worked at the Heavenly Pill Palace.

"White Fairy!"

Su Yi smiled slightly at Bai Keke, ignoring Shen Long.

Bai Keke smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist Su, have you finished refining the pills as well?"

"No, by the way, there's a party tomorrow night hosted by my senior. Are you interested in attending?"

Su Yi said enthusiastically.

"Tomorrow night? I'm busy and can't get away. Maybe next time!"

Bai Keke politely declined, as she had just promised Shen Long and couldn't attend any other gatherings.

"Alright! Then next time. I have something to do, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, Su Yi walked out, completely ignoring Shen Long.

Shen Long smiled calmly and didn't take it seriously.

He and Bai Keke arrived at the main hall and saw a voluptuous White-Skirted Woman.

The White-Skirted Woman was named Xu Yu. She was responsible for collecting the pills made by the Alchemist and allocating them to the Alchemist according to the quantity. Foundation Merit Points Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Mystic Yang Sect and the Hundred Ghosts Sect managed the ledgers to prevent Xu Yu from falsifying the accounts.

"Senior Sister Xu, these are the pills I refined. Please check them."

Bai Keke took out fifteen porcelain bottles of different colors and handed them to Xu Yu.

After Xu Yu finished counting, he took out a Dharma Disk that shimmered with blue light and said, "Junior Sister Bai, take out your Identity Token! I'll allocate Merit Points to you."

Bai Keke took out a Round Token that shimmered with a blue light, with the three large characters "Bai Keke" written on it. Every cultivator participating in the battle had a specially made Identity Token. They could earn Merit Points for everything they did, which could then be used to exchange for Merit Points resources.

Xu Yu placed the Round Token on the cyan Dharma Disk, and the cyan Dharma Disk lit up with a dazzling cyan light, engulfing the Round Token.

"Thank you very much, Senior Sister Xu."

Bai Keke thanked him, put away the token, and walked outside.

Shen Long took out twenty-one porcelain bottles of different colors and handed them to Xu Yu.

"Fellow Daoist Shen has refined so many pills; the success rate is quite high! Truly, a great teacher produces a great student."

Xu Yu praised.

The Heavenly Pill Palace has over a hundred second-tier Alchemist, some of whom have a high success rate in Alchemist. Shen Long is one of them.

"Madam Xu is too kind."

Shen Long said modestly.

Xu Yu carefully examined the quality and quantity of the pills, then had Shen Long take out his Identity Token and allocate a Merit Points to him.

Shen Long put away the token and walked out.

After leaving the Heavenly Pill Palace, Shen Long strolled around the streets.

After a short while, he appeared at the Free Trade Square, where there were many stalls, most of which were run by Foundation Establishment Cultivator Foundation Establishment Cultivator, many of whom were injured.

The stalls offered a wide variety of items, including many cultivation resources unique to the Barbarian Race.

Barbarian Race have their own cultivation system, which involves cultivating Totem Technique. This requires a large number of Demon Beast Essence Soul to nurture the totems. Taking the Sky Wolf Tribe as an example, the totems of the Barbarian Race cultivators in the Sky Wolf Tribe are mostly wolf demons, only with different attributes.

The wolf demon totem needs to devour the Essence Soul of a high-level demon wolf to advance, thus providing a greater boost to Barbarian Race cultivators. It can even enable Barbarian Race cultivators to Demonization and unleash some Demon Race Divine Ability, the Divine Ability of which depends on the totem.

The Barbarian Race Totem Technique is somewhat similar to the Spirit Attachment Technique of the Spirit Control Sect. Both can Demonization when cultivated to a high level. The difference is that the Totem Technique inscribes the Essence Soul of Demon Beast onto the cultivator's body, thereby providing a boost to themselves. The disciples of the Spirit Control Sect need to cultivate the Spirit Beast Control Technique and raise their Life-Bound Spirit Beast, which provides a boost based on the Divine Ability of the Life-Bound Spirit Beast.

Barbarian Race are quite strong, and the Law Artifact they use are mostly heavy-duty Law Artifact or gauntlets. They like to collect the Essence Soul of Demon Beast to exchange with cultivators of the same level from other tribes.

Human Race cultivators can obtain a lot of Demon Beast Essence Soul by killing Barbarian Race. The number of skilled people among the Barbarian Race is much smaller than that among the Human Race. Most Barbarian Race cultivators do not know how to refine pills, set up formations, forge weapons, make talismans, or brew wine.

As Shen Long walked forward, he looked at the items on the stall.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, I've acquired something wonderful; I'm sure you'll like it."

A loud male voice reached Shen Long's ears.

Shen Long looked in the direction of the sound and saw a bald, burly man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. The bald man was broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, with bulging muscles. His stall was filled with Monster Beast Material.

Shen Long walked over and said, "It seems Daoist Chen has killed Barbarian Race cultivator."

The bald, burly man was named Chen Gang. He had the cultivation level of the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. He was a Body Cultivator and came from a background of independent Rogue Cultivator.

The Barbarian Race race has many Body Cultivator, Chen Gang is not at a disadvantage in one-on-one combat. Since the start of the war, he has killed many Barbarian Race in the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Chen Gang took out a blue Jade Box and handed it to Shen Long.

Shen Long opened the Jade Box box and saw a three-colored sphere inside.

"This is Medicinal Stone!"

Shen Long asked in surprise.

Medicinal Stone usually appear inside demon butterflies or Spirit Butterfly; this is a matter of probability. Medicinal Stone are relatively precious alchemy materials that can improve the grade of pills, depending on the Alchemist's skill.

"This is Medicinal Stone from the body of a late-stage second-tier Three-Colored Wind Butterfly. You should know its value. With this Medicinal Stone, perhaps you can refine High-Grade Medicinal Pill."

Chen Gang said.

"I'll take this Medicinal Stone. What do you want?"

Shen Long asked.

"How about five bottles of Blood Rhino Pill?"

Chen Gang said.

Shen Long did not haggle, took out five porcelain bottles of different colors, and handed them to Chen Gang.

After carefully examining it and confirming that it was the Blood Rhino Pill, Chen Gang nodded.

"Daoist Chen, I'm hosting a gathering tomorrow night at 7 PM. Please come to my residence if you're free."

Shen Long said.

"Tomorrow night at 7 PM? I have something to do and can't get away. Maybe next time!"

Chen Gang politely declined.

"Okay, you're busy. Next time you get your hands on something good, contact me first. I won't let you suffer any losses."

Shen Long gave his instructions, then got up and left.

He walked around and bought some materials for refining weapons and some materials for refining pills.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, you have emerged from seclusion."

A sweet female voice rang out.

Shen Long looked in the direction of the sound and saw Mu Weiwei.

He formally met Mu Weiwei at a party. According to Han Jinlong, Mu Weiwei was Rogue Cultivator who traveled all over the country, buying local cultivation resources and transporting them to other places for sale.

"Fairy Mu, have you gotten what I asked for?"

Shen Long asked.

"No, but I've got something else that you'll definitely like. This isn't the place to talk, shall we go somewhere else and discuss it in detail?"

Mu Weiwei said politely.

Shen Long is a second-tier Alchemist and a disciple of Core Formation Cultivator, holding a very high position.

Shen Long nodded in agreement, and they went to a Teahouse and asked for a private room.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, a Green-Shirted Attendant entered, placed down a pot of Spirit Tea a plate of spiritual cake, and then withdrew.

After finishing a cup of tea, Shen Long asked, "Fairy Mu, what is that thing you're talking about?"

Mu Weiwei smiled calmly, took out a cyan Jade Box, opened Jade Box, and took out some light cyan jade pieces. The surface of the jade pieces was covered with cracks and emitted a faint cyan light.

"These are fragments of Law Treasure!"

Shen Long asked in surprise.

"That's right, Fellow Daoist Shen has a discerning eye. You're raising Gold-Eating Ant, aren't you? These fragments of Law Treasure can be used to feed the Gold-Eating Ant Queen. I won't ask for more; twenty bottles of Beast Spirit Pill, how about that?"

"Mu Weiwei said, looking at Shen Long with anticipation.

"I don't have that many Beast Spirit Pill, this one should be enough."

Shen Long took out a blue wooden box and handed it to Mu Weiwei.

Mu Weiwei opened it and exclaimed in surprise, "Foundation Establishment!"