Realm-Breaking Pill

The maid led Song Wen to an empty house and then took her leave.

Song Wen pushed open the door, and the room was fully furnished with all the necessities of life.

He rested for a while in his room, and it was already five quarters past 5 pm, time for dinner.

He got up and went out, heading to the dining hall as the maid had told him.

He currently only displays the Qi Refining Fifth Layer, so in order to better conceal his true strength, he still needs to frequently show his face in the dining hall.

A moment later, he arrived at the dining hall located in the center of the courtyard.

The canteen occupies a large area and there are quite a few people eating there; at a glance, there are at least a hundred people.

Song Wen casually found a seat and sat down, whereupon a mortal servant brought him the prepared food.

Just as I was about to start eating, I heard someone talking beside me.

"Fellow Daoist, are you a newly arrived Alchemist?"

Song Wen turned his head to look at the source of the sound and saw a middle-aged male cultivator around forty years old.

Seeing Song Wen's puzzled expression, the male cultivator continued.

"I saw you in the Alchemy Chamber this morning, fellow Daoist. You're a new face here, so you must be a newly joined Alchemist in the Su Clan."

"I am also Alchemist from the Su Clan, named Duan Jie. Seeing that you are dining alone, I would like to invite you to join us. We are all outsiders, so it would be good to get to know each other and look out for each other in the future."

As he spoke, Duan Jie pointed to a large table at the edge of the dining hall, where six cultivators at the Qi Refining Middle Stage were sitting and eating.

Song Wen put on a smile and said.

"Old man Yuan Cheng greets Fellow Daoist Duan. How could I refuse such an invitation from you?"

Song Wen stood up and followed Duan Jie to the large table.

Upon reaching the large table, Duan Jie enthusiastically introduced each of the guests to Song Wen greeted them with a smile.

Seeing that Song Wen was a newcomer, the group paid considerable attention to Song Wen, as a newcomer meant that he might have new Pill Formula.

These low-level Alchemist from outside the Su Clan were not valued. If they wanted to improve their Alchemy skills, they could only rely on their own exploration and mutual exchange.

After they were seated, someone asked Song Wen what kind of elixirs he was good at refining.

When they heard that Song Wen only knew how to refine Blood Qi Pill and Qi-Gathering Pill, the group's interest in Song Wen vanished.

Blood Qi Pill aren't very valuable, and everyone present can refine Qi-Gathering Pill. Since they can't get new Pill Formula from Song Wen, they naturally lost interest.

At this moment, a male cultivator named Qi Xiong, who was about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, spoke up.

"Today, I have finally refined my first batch of Profound Qi Pill."

As he spoke, there was an undisguised smugness on his face.

The Profound Qi Pill is First-Tier Superior-Grade pill, used by cultivators in the Late Qi Refinement to increase their Spiritual Qi. It contains several times more Spiritual Qi than the Qi-Gathering Pill.

With his Qi Refining Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, he was able to refine First-Tier Superior-Grade pill, which is enough to show that he has a good talent in Alchemy.

Congratulations, Alchemist!

"Congratulate!"

"From now on, Alchemist will be a level three Alchemist in the Su Clan."

Faced with everyone's congratulations, Qi Xiong couldn't suppress his pride, which gradually turned into arrogance.

He blurted out the secret he had kept hidden in his heart.

"My cultivation has already Qi Refining Sixth Layer. Deacon Su Huayue promised to bestow upon me a Realm-Breaking Pill three months later to help me break through."

"Hiss!"

Some people couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

The Realm-Breaking Pill is an extremely rare item among first-tier pills, and its effects are very similar to those of the Snake-Scale Fruit that Song Wen had consumed.

The main ingredient of this elixir is extremely difficult to find, and it also requires a very high level of Alchemy skill; very few first-tier Alchemist can successfully refine it.

In the marketplace, a single Realm-Breaking Pill would be worth at least a thousand Spirit Stone, and even then, it would be difficult to find one.

Upon hearing this, the others all cast envious glances at Qi Xiong.

"May I ask if you are practicing the Longevity Art, fellow Daoist?" Song Wen, who hadn't said much until now, suddenly asked.

Qi Xiong nodded, then replied with a puzzled look, "I do indeed cultivate the Longevity Art. Why are you asking about this, fellow Daoist?"

Song Wen smiled, his eyes filled with envy.

"Just asking out of curiosity, the Longevity Art has the effect of prolonging life. Fellow Daoist Qi, having broken through to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, should be able to live to be 150 years old. It's truly enviable."

"Alchemist is so young, yet he has already broken through to the Late Qi Refinement and is a level three Alchemist. He has a bright future ahead of him, and may even have the fortuitous opportunity to Foundation Establishment in the future."

Qi Xiong was flattered by Song Wen's words and quickly forgot about Song Wen's inquiry about the Cultivation Method.

"Fellow Daoist flatters me," Qi Xiong replied, suppressing his pride as much as possible.

While Song Wen was responding to their conversation, he was secretly alarmed.

In order to obtain a cultivator at the Late Qi Refinement of Qi Refining with the Longevity Art Technique, the Su family actually bestowed the Realm-Breaking Pill upon someone outside their own family. It seems that the Su Clan's ambitions are quite great.

This made Song Wen even more curious: what exactly was the Su Clan's purpose in capturing cultivators of the Longevity Art?

The group ate and chatted, and the topic soon turned to Alchemy.

"The Sixth Elder came to see me again today," Duan Jie suddenly said.

"Did the Sixth Elder ask you to sell him the remaining pills that weren't part of the mission?" Qi Xiong asked.

Duan Jie nodded.

Another person chimed in, "Deacon Su Huayue manages the Alchemy Chamber quite well, but the Sixth Elder has interfered time and again, trying to force us to sell him our remaining pills, both by raising prices and by coercing us, turning the Alchemy Chamber into a complete mess."

"Shh! Keep your voice down. What does the infighting among the Su Clan's higher-ups have to do with us outsiders? We're just trying to make a living under the Su Clan's umbrella."

Upon hearing this, Song Wen asked curiously, "What exactly are you all talking about? Could you tell me so I can be prepared?"

Duan Jie, who was sitting next to Song Wen, leaned closer and whispered.

"The Su Lineage patriarch Su Anping, and the eldest elder Su Wenshi, have always been at odds, vying for power and profit."

"Originally, this had little to do with us low-level Alchemist, and they looked down on our meager strength. But recently, for some reason, the struggle between the two sides has intensified, and they're even after us the few pills we have that are beyond the scope of our Lineage missions. Both sides want them."

"The Alchemy Chamber was originally managed by Steward Su Huayue, who was Elder Su Wenshi's person. In the past, most of the extra pills ended up in the hands of the Elder."

"The Sixth Elder is a man of Clan Chief Su Anping, and recently he has also begun to interfere in the affairs of the Alchemy Chamber."

"You don't need to worry too much. After the end-of-month settlement, just sell the remaining pills to whoever contacts you first."

Song Wen nodded. "Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist Duan."

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Song Wen arrived at the Alchemy Chamber early, received the medicinal herbs from Su Huayue, and then entered the Alchemy chamber to Alchemy.

Song Wen continued Alchemy until dusk, using three portions of medicinal herbs to produce two batches of Qi-Gathering Pill.

Like drawing Alchemy, alchemy requires strong mental strength. With Song Wen Foundation Establishment Late Stage Divine Sense awareness, refining a mid-grade first-tier pill is a piece of cake.

If he hadn't been unfamiliar with Earthfire, he might have succeeded in Alchemy all three times.

After Alchemy for three consecutive days, Song Wen did not go to the Alchemy Chamber on the fourth day.

He didn't come to the Su Clan to Alchemy and enhance Su Clan strength.

Today, he plans to go and explore the surrounding area.

Since entry to Clearpeace Mountain is not permitted by public access, he could only wander around the foot of the mountain.

As he walked to the foot of the shady side of Clearpeace Mountain, a small town came into view.

This is the small town that the maid mentioned, where the Su Clan has no members with Spirit Root aptitude or those with inferior aptitude.