Accepting Disciples for Ten-Thousandfold Returns: Starting from Battle Through the Heavens

The Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King hurriedly spoke up as well. In any case, it had already acknowledged Qin Hao as its master. For it now, the higher Qin Hao's alchemy skill, the greater the benefits it would receive.

"By the way, Crimson Qilin, you should know where the Earthshaker Bear King's lair is, right?"

As if suddenly recalling something, Qin Hao could not help but ask. This time, he had gained so much from the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King that he had become interested in the lair of the Earthshaker Bear King, another sixth-rank Magic Beast.

Now that the Earthshaker Bear King had fallen, the treasures in its lair had become ownerless. If they did not take them, they would only benefit other Magic Beasts in the future.

"Of course I know!"

The Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King immediately nodded.

Its territory bordered that of the Earthshaker Bear King, so it naturally knew where the Earthshaker Bear King's lair was located.

"Good. Then take me there."

Qin Hao spoke directly without wasting any words.

Although the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King had suffered severe injuries in the previous battle, after taking the pills Qin Hao gave it, it was still far from recovered and possessed less than a tenth of its peak strength. However, it had no trouble moving normally.

"Yes, Master!"

The Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King naturally did not hesitate at Qin Hao's request. It immediately led Qin Hao outside, while Zi Yan followed as well.

Led by the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King, Qin Hao's group reached the Earthshaker Bear King's lair in less than half an hour.

Qin Hao and Zi Yan immediately began looting the Earthshaker Bear King's lair.

They spent nearly half an hour thoroughly ransacking not only the Earthshaker Bear King's lair, but also the surrounding area.

However, Qin Hao was somewhat disappointed. Although they had obtained quite a few valuable items, including precious medicinal herbs needed to refine high-grade pills—

Unfortunately, they did not find anything as surprising as what they had discovered in the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's cave.

Still, he soon came to terms with it. This was clearly the normal outcome. The haul from the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's lair could only be considered an unexpected windfall.

By the time they returned to the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's cave, night had completely fallen.

That night, Qin Hao took out the Earthshaker Bear King's pair of enormous bear paws in the cave and prepared a lavish bear-paw feast.

Not only Qin Hao and Zi Yan, but even the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King ate until its mouth was dripping with grease.

Name: Qin Hao

Attributes: Dual fire and wood attributes [wood within fire]

Cultivation: One-Star Dou King

Dou Qi Cultivation Art: Chaotic Heaven-Devouring Art [Beyond Heaven Rank]

Soul Cultivation Art: Soul-Devouring Art [includes soul Dou Technique God-Slaying Thorn]

Dou Techniques:

Low Earth Rank: Ninefold Savage God Force, Eight Desolations Fire Dragon Slash, Parting Flame Astral Energy [only cultivation arts and Dou Techniques cultivated by the protagonist are displayed]

High Xuan Rank: Crimson Sun Palm, Wind Shadow Step...

Mid Xuan Rank: Crimson Flame Finger, Explosive Flame Fist, Heavenfire Incineration...

Items: One strand of Origin Emperor Qi, one Dou Saint Experience Card, Azure Profound Cauldron, low Earth Rank cultivation art Netherworld Profound Flame Art, various other cultivation arts and Dou Techniques, various gold coins...

Alchemy! The Wonders of the Azure Profound Cauldron!

Previously, Qin Hao and Zi Yan had been pursued by the Howling-Moon Wolf King and accidentally entered the depths of the Magic Beast Forest.

Since this place was fraught with danger, they had originally intended to leave the Magic Beast Forest as soon as possible and return to Canaan Academy to process the gains from this trip.

However, they had unexpectedly discovered the battle between the Earthshaker Bear King and the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King, allowing them to reap a huge benefit.

Now, they were at the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's lair. As this was the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's territory, no other Magic Beasts dared enter casually.

Furthermore, although the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King had recovered some mobility after taking healing pills for the injuries it sustained in the previous battle, it was still far from capable of truly fighting.

After discussing it, Qin Hao and Zi Yan decided to rest at the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's lair for a few days.

After resting for a night, Qin Hao became busy early the next morning. He had harvested a large number of medicinal herbs in the Magic Beast Forest this time, so he planned to refine them all into pills.

At the same time, Qin Hao wanted to test exactly what level his current alchemy abilities had reached.

He planned to try refining a fifth-grade pill. However, instead of choosing the top-tier Fighting Spirit Pill among fifth-grade pills, he chose the Origin-Recovery Pill.

The Origin-Recovery Pill was also a fifth-grade pill, though it was considered ordinary among fifth-grade pills.

The Origin-Recovery Pill was an upgraded version of the Energy-Recovery Powder and Energy-Recovery Pill, specially used by Dou Kings and Dou Emperors to restore depleted Dou Qi.

After preparing all the medicinal ingredients, Qin Hao willed it, and the Azure Profound Cauldron appeared before him. Looking at it, anticipation flashed through his eyes.

He wanted to see just how powerful the effects of this top-tier treasure cauldron truly were.

The beast flame of the Crimson Flame Tiger King emerged from his palm and enveloped the Azure Profound Cauldron. Then, his soul power spread over the cauldron as the medicinal ingredients beside him were tossed into it in sequence.

Almost the instant he began refining, Qin Hao quickly sensed the difference from before.

He could clearly feel that his control over the beast flame during alchemy had become more than a level more refined. His control over the heat was vastly stronger than before.

Not only that, he could sense the degree to which the various medicinal liquids inside the cauldron fused with one another far more clearly. This was something he had never been able to feel before.

Clearly, this was the immense effect brought about by the transformation of his soul.

Although this was the first fifth-grade pill Qin Hao had refined, he had the feeling that refining the Origin-Recovery Pill seemed even easier and more effortless than refining fourth-grade pills in the past.

As the various medicinal ingredients within continuously fused together, Qin Hao occasionally formed one profound pill seal after another. The entire process flowed like drifting clouds and running water, without the slightest awkwardness of a first attempt.

Buzz!

In the blink of an eye, an hour passed. As Qin Hao formed the final pill seal, the Azure Profound Cauldron suddenly trembled, and its lid flew open.

He formed a pill-collecting seal, and five streaks of light shot out, landing inside the porcelain bottle in Qin Hao's hand.

"Five pills? Mm, not bad."

Looking at the results of his first attempt at refining a fifth-grade pill, Qin Hao revealed a satisfied expression.

Not to mention a first attempt at refining a fifth-grade pill—even a top-tier fifth-grade alchemist would likely achieve no more than this.

More importantly, the quality of all five pills was excellent. Although none had formed pill patterns, they were undoubtedly of superior quality.

For another fifth-grade alchemist, producing even one Origin-Recovery Pill of this quality in a single batch would already be quite impressive.

Of course, Qin Hao's results were not solely due to the transformation of his soul, which had greatly improved his alchemy skills. Another important reason was the Azure Profound Cauldron before him.

Qin Hao estimated that if he had used his previous medicine cauldron, producing three pills this time would have been good enough. As for quality, at most two of them would have reached this standard.

This showed just how terrifying the Azure Profound Cauldron's help was to Qin Hao.

As expected of a top-tier alchemy treasure cauldron!

Qin Hao thought to himself. The Azure Profound Cauldron was already this effective, so he could hardly imagine how powerful the medicine cauldrons on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking would be.

In the original work, compared to the Heavenly Flames on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, there was far less description of the medicine cauldrons on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.

Among them, the easiest to obtain was undoubtedly the Myriad Beasts Cauldron in Han Feng's possession.

However, Han Feng was not weak. At the very least, he possessed the strength of a nine-star Dou Emperor. Moreover, as Yao Chen's former disciple, Han Feng had quite a few methods at his disposal.

Not only did he have good relationships with many experts in the Black-Corner Region, but he was also secretly connected to the Hall of Souls.

Even after the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King recovered its peak strength, dealing with Han Feng would not be so easy.

With the Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King's help, defeating Han Feng might not be difficult for Qin Hao. However, completely killing him would likely not be so easy.

If Han Feng truly wished to flee with all his heart, keeping him behind would clearly be difficult.

Thus, Qin Hao could only temporarily abandon the idea of dealing with Han Feng. Once he attained Dou Emperor-level cultivation, Han Feng would no longer be a concern.

After all, his current one-star Dou King cultivation was still somewhat too weak.

"A fifth-grade Origin-Recovery Pill, and you refined so many in one batch. I never expected your alchemy skills to improve this much, Qin Hao!"

Zi Yan's eyes immediately lit up at the sight, and she could not help but speak.

As someone who often ate pills refined by Qin Hao, Zi Yan was extremely familiar with his alchemy level. Naturally, she was greatly surprised to see his current abilities.

"It's all thanks to the alchemist's inheritance we obtained this time."

Qin Hao said with a smile.

The Twin-Winged Scarlet Qilin King beside them also had a gleam in its eyes. Clearly, Qin Hao's alchemy abilities were much stronger than it had imagined.

Qin Hao did not waste any time and continued refining other pills. Ordinary fifth-grade alchemists needed to recover properly after refining a batch of fifth-grade pills before they could continue.

But Qin Hao was different. Because he cultivated the Chaotic Heaven-Devouring Art, the Dou Qi within his body was incomparably abundant. This degree of consumption was nothing to him.

Furthermore, his soul realm had reached the Spiritual Realm. Refining fifth-grade pills naturally consumed a negligible amount of mental strength.

A Terrifying Success Rate! Sixth-Grade Pills?

One final important reason was still the Azure Profound Cauldron. Not only could it increase the pill formation rate and improve pill quality, but it could also greatly reduce the consumption involved in alchemy.

This function might not seem particularly useful while Qin Hao was refining fifth-grade pills, but when he refined sixth-, seventh-, or even eighth-grade pills in the future, it would become extremely important.

The higher the grade of the pill, the more terrifying the consumption during refinement. Many alchemists failed when refining high-grade pills largely because excessive consumption caused errors in their control.

Over the next few days, Qin Hao spent nearly all his time continuously refining various pills, all of them fifth-grade pills.

Besides restorative pills such as the Origin-Recovery Pill, Qin Hao also refined many pills with other effects, including pills for healing injuries and assisting cultivation.

Among them was even the top-tier fifth-grade Fighting Spirit Pill.

He had previously obtained quite a few ingredients for refining Fighting Spirit Pills and had ultimately gathered three complete sets of materials.

He refined three batches, and not a single one failed.

More precisely, Qin Hao had not failed once during these past few days of alchemy. Every attempt succeeded. His success rate was terrifyingly high, and both the pill formation rate and pill quality were equally astonishing.

The Azure Profound Cauldron's effects certainly played a role, but Qin Hao's own alchemy level could clearly not be overlooked. In particular, his powerful soul control and the alchemist's inheritance he had obtained were both incredibly important factors.

With such an outrageous success rate, not to mention fifth-grade alchemists, even sixth- or seventh-grade alchemists refining these pills might not be able to guarantee that they would not fail even once.

This gave Qin Hao a clearer understanding of his current alchemy level.