Die Together

Upon completion of the elixir, a cheer erupted from the surrounding crowd.

Shen Yuan wiped the sweat from his forehead, a satisfied smile appearing on his face, and casually glanced at the crowd.

"Brother Qin Yu!"

Qin Yu nodded slightly to him, and Shen Yuan walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder.

"When did you arrive? Why didn't you say anything?"

"Just arrived, saw you making medicine."

Qin Yu smiled and his gaze fell on the Golden Origin Pill in Shen Yuan's hand.

"A fourth-grade Golden Origin Pill, not bad."

"Hey, it's barely watchable."

Shen Yuan waved his hand, speaking modestly, but with a hint of smugness in his eyes.

However, he quickly suppressed his smile and looked at Qin Yu with some anticipation.

"Brother Qin Yu, you watched me refine medicine just now, do you have any... suggestions?"

Qin Yu glanced at him and pondered for a moment.

"When fusing and condensing the core, you can be a little bolder."

Shen Yuan paused for a moment, looked down at the Golden Origin Pill in his hand, and seemed to be deep in thought.

"You mean..."

"Increase the heat a bit, let the essence of the herbs fully blend, leave no room for compromise."

Qin Yu spoke casually, but Shen Yuan's pupils contracted slightly.

He recalled his alchemy process just now, and it was indeed true.

When he was fusing the pill into a condensed form, he was afraid that too much heat would destroy the pill, so he deliberately held back a bit of his strength.

If we follow Qin Yu's suggestion and increase the firepower...

The quality of this Golden Origin Pill might actually improve to a higher level.

Shen Yuan took a deep breath, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Qin Yu changed slightly.

"Been taught a lesson."

"Just something I said offhand, figure it out yourself."

Qin Yu waved his hand, not continuing the topic.

Shen Yuan, being sensible, didn't ask any further questions, but instead warmly pulled him inside.

"Come on, let's go inside and talk. What are you standing there for?"

Qin Yu followed him inside, his gaze sweeping around the courtyard.

"By the way, is there something you need from me today?"

Shen Yuan asked questions as he walked, his tone rather casual.

"There is indeed something. How many pills do I need to refine to upgrade my Blue Fire Crystal Card to the next level?"

With his Blue Fire Crystal Card, Qin Yu could enter the fifth or sixth floor of the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower to cultivate, but he was still not satisfied and wanted to speed up his cultivation even further.

If the opportunity arose, Qin Yu even considered upgrading directly to the highest-tier Purple Fire Crystal Card.

"You want to upgrade again? The Blue Fire Crystal Card is pretty good, okay? It took me a lot of effort to upgrade my Blue Fire Crystal Card back then."

"It takes three hundred Heavenly Fire Energy to upgrade cyan to crimson, which is enough to upgrade an ordinary black piece to cyan."

Shen Yuan was somewhat surprised, after all, the Blue Fire Crystal Card was already quite sufficient for cultivating at the Dou Ling realm.

Only the top ten experts on the Inner Academy's Strong List can afford the Red Fire Crystal Card.

"Just tell me how many pills you need to refine. I plan to cultivate for a longer period next time I go in."

Three hundred days' worth of Fire Energy... that's indeed no small amount.

But during his few days of cultivation in the tower, Qin Yu had already planned that next time he entered the tower, he would try to break through several levels in one go.

The fire poison erosion of the sixth level of the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower is something Qin Yu can handle with ease, and he should be able to withstand the seventh and eighth levels as well.

"Okay, I'll ask around for you. Three hundred days of Fire Energy..."

"If we're talking about collecting them as quickly as possible, that should be enough to refine some fourth-grade pills for those guys in the top ten of the Strong List."

Qin Yu nodded, then directly handed Shen Yuan a jade bottle.

"What's this?"

Shen Yuan curiously opened the bottle, and a fragrance far superior to the Golden Origin Pill in his hand wafted out.

"This is... Fifth-Rank Pill, the Red Lotus Pill?!"

After identifying the grade of the pill, Shen Yuan immediately put the stopper back in and glanced around suspiciously.

"What are you doing?"

"Which elder did you steal this from?"

"..."

The situation became somewhat awkward at one point.

Looking at the thieving "leader" of the Medicine Gang in front of him, Qin Yu suddenly regretted joining the Medicine Gang.

"I made this myself! Take it or leave it!"

After saying that, Qin Yu snatched the jade bottle back from Shen Yuan's hand and put it into his Storage Ring.

"Hey! Qin Yu! Brother Yu! I need it! I need the medicine!"

After realizing what was happening, Shen Yuan immediately pressed himself against Qin Yu, clinging to his arm and refusing to let go.

Is it too late for me to leave the Medicine Gang?

I never would have guessed before, Shen Yuan, that you with your thick eyebrows and big eyes are actually like this by nature!

"Alright, alright, this is what I'm going to give to Elder Huo. What I mean is, if you think this pill is good, I'll refine another one for you once you help me find a good source."

Shen Yuan chuckled twice and released his grip.

Who would have thought that Qin Yu could even refine Fifth-Rank Pill?!

He originally thought that Qin Yu might have shown extraordinary Yao Tian in alchemy in the Outer Academy, which was why Elder Huo valued him.

In his expectations, Qin Yu's Alchemy should be on par with his own, or even slightly better, but he never imagined that Qin Yu was already Fifth-Grade Alchemist!

"So, do you want this Red Lotus Pill, or another Fifth-Rank Pill?"

"Qin Yu, you..."

Shen Yuan scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He had only found him a channel, offering Fifth-Rank Pill as payment...

I feel a little embarrassed to accept it!

"Hey, hey, I'm not being coy anymore, I'm not being coy anymore, I'll take the Red Lotus Pill, thanks for the support, brother."

Seeing Qin Yu turn to leave, Shen Yuan didn't have time to think about anything else and immediately agreed.

I have to say, Qin Yu is quite a guy. He's willing to offer a Fifth-Rank Pill as a reward for something as small as this. I have to take this matter seriously.

Qin Yu was in a good mood after leaving the Medicine Gang.

Although Shen Yuan is a bit unreliable, he should be a decent person when it comes to getting things done, otherwise he wouldn't be the head of the Medicine Gang.

Asking him to help with upgrading the Fire Crystal Card will save me a lot of trouble.

Then Qin Yu turned and headed towards the Alchemy Department, easily finding Elder Huo's alchemy room and knocking on the door.

"Come in."

Qin Yu pushed open the door and entered. Elder Huo was sitting in front of the medicine cauldron, holding a scroll of pill formulas and examining it.

"The five Fifth-Rank Pill you requested are all here."

Qin Yu took out five jade bottles from his Storage Ring and lined them up on the table.

After Elder Huo examined all five jade bottles, he suddenly asked:

"When was it made?"

"These past two days."

Qin Yu was talking nonsense with a straight face.

"Really in the last couple of days?"

"Ah, it'll be in the next couple of days."

Qin Yu nodded, his sincere expression almost fooling Elder Huo.

"Haven't you been spending the last two days in the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower?"

Qin Yu's smile froze for a moment.

"What, do you think I'm deaf and blind? What matters in the Inner Academy can escape my notice?"

Well, they've seen through everything.

Qin Yu chuckled and dropped the pretense.

"Your insight is truly remarkable; I am convinced."

Don't give me that.

Elder Huo chuckled and cursed, then put the five jade bottles into his Storage Ring.

"Next time there's a task like this, deliver it earlier, don't rush it."

"Okay, I'll definitely do it next time."