Cough!
Qin Ming covered his mouth and coughed lightly.
Was this woman here to test the steadfastness of my Dao heart?
Good thing my Dao heart is fairly firm. I won't be so easily bewitched by beauty.
As for the additional condition Mo Lingwei had just proposed, to Qin Ming, it would only mean taking on a group of burdens.
Having Wu Jiang at his command to run errands was already enough.
With that thought—
Qin Ming said, "Fellow Daoist Mo, there is truly no need for this. To be honest, the two items in your possession are indeed of great use to me."
"How about this? I truly have no Foundation Establishment Pills left."
"However, I do have one Youth Preservation Pill."
"Moreover, I can agree to one more condition: I will make one free attempt to refine a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills for you."
"But you will need to gather the materials needed for the alchemy yourself. If you find it too difficult to collect the Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients, you may follow Azure Sea Immortal City's example and have independent cultivators pool their resources for the refinement."
Mo Lingwei's willow brows furrowed when she heard this. She had not expected Qin Ming to reject her final condition.
He had refused almost without hesitation.
Yet when she heard about the Youth Preservation Pill, her beautiful eyes lit up, and ripples stirred in her heart. No female cultivator could resist the temptation of eternal youth.
Qin Ming had struck precisely at her weak point.
"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Qin, roughly what is your success rate in refining Foundation Establishment Pills?" After careful consideration, Mo Lingwei finally asked.
Qin Ming pondered for a moment before answering somewhat conservatively, "Around forty percent."
In truth, after his previous bout of