Nine Locks

After returning from the preaching platform, Fang Yu got busy.

First came the refining of one hundred ' Qi Gathering Pill '. After Fang Yu delivered the goods with a success rate of 30%, the next order was for one thousand Qi Gathering Pill.

Fang Yu immediately began to gradually increase his success rate. After refining all one thousand Qi Gathering Pill, he raised his success rate to forty percent.

Spirit-Calming Pill True Person Jade Liquid then tossed over a packet of one hundred First-Tier Middle-Grade pills called 'Mind-Stabilizing Pills,' Fang Yu to immediately reduce his success rate to 20%.

However, True Person Jade Liquid Fang Yu then placed another order for one hundred more, increasing the success rate of this batch to 30%.

Immediately afterwards, another order for a thousand ' Spirit-Calming Pill ' came in.

As time went by, Fang Yu received more and more orders, and the types of pills gradually expanded to more than ten, ranging from a hundred to over a thousand pills. His alchemy skills also improved rapidly.

Of course, these are all dynamic improvements he made based on the situation, used to establish his public image.

Although he had many orders, he used ' External Alchemy Technique ' to refine them on a large scale at once, rather than refining them batch by batch.

Although the success rate can't compare to that of the small furnace, it can still be maintained at over 90%, and the extra spiritual materials can be considered his reward for his hard work.

On this day, he stood in Pill Furnace. With a thought, the furnace lid opened, and one after another, First-Tier Superior-Grade pills, ' Barrier-Breaking Pill ', popped out like popcorn, as if a celestial maiden were scattering flowers.

Then, guided by their Divine Sense, they fell one by one into the prepared medicine boxes.

In just a short while, two thousand ' Barrier-Breaking Pill ' had been completed.

"Hmm, now we should be able to try proposing the idea of refining second-tier pills to True Person Jade Liquid."

He then took out a communication talisman, recorded his 'desire for progress' into it, and put it away along with this batch of pills. He then used his disciple token to notify True Person Jade Liquid to send someone to collect the goods.

Soon, within half an hour, a disciple of True Person Jade Liquid arrived. Fang Yu handed over the goods to the disciple and took the Storage Bag containing the next batch of spiritual materials from him.

"Take care, senior brother!"

After seeing the person off, Fang Yu returned to the tea table in the courtyard, brewed a pot of tea, and slowly sipped it.

They had only drunk half a pot of wine when the senior brother who had just left returned, handing him a new Storage Bag.

"My master asked me to tell you that second-tier pills are different from first-tier ones; they are much more difficult to make, and the spiritual materials are extremely precious. He urged you to be extremely cautious. These ten portions of spiritual materials are for you to practice with."

"In the future, based on the number of first-tier pills you refine, you will be given corresponding spiritual materials for practice. We'll discuss it further once you can consistently refine second-tier pills."

"Thank you so much, Senior Brother!" Fang Yu said, his voice trembling as he took the Storage Bag. "Please tell Master Yu Ye that I am True Person Jade Liquid grateful and will certainly not delay the refining of the first-tier pills."

"That's excellent!"

After seeing off the disciple of the True Person Jade Liquid, Fang Yu returned to his tea table and continued drinking tea.

Through his actions, he now has a clear source of resources for advancing in the Dao of Alchemy. Although he is being used as a free alchemy tool by True Person Jade Liquid, even this is something that most cultivators who want to pursue the Dao of Alchemy cannot obtain.

After all, True Person Jade Liquid isn't a philanthropist. If the success rate of pill formation doesn't meet his requirements, he won't cooperate with them, much less provide so many spiritual materials for people to practice with.

After working for True Person Jade Liquid for three to five years, he will be able to refine second-tier pills, and then no one will question his progress in Dao of Alchemy.

After finishing a pot of tea, Fang Yu flipped his palm and took out the ' Debauched Sarira ', preparing to further temper his will.

His hand rested on the lid of the box, about to open it, when a thought suddenly struck him, "The Nine-Lock Azure Terrace Secret Realm is about to open!"

He looked at the box in his hand, struggled for a while, and then took it back before communicating with the Yuanchen Pearl.

As the Yuanchen Pearl slowly rotated, he used it as a central point to connect with the inner fire hidden within the peach wood sword, thereby sensing the sword wielder.

Flames appeared before his eyes, and within those leaping, blazing flames, a scene centered on Zhang Zhonghu materialized.

At this moment, he was standing on the platform at the entrance with a large group of the Qi Refining Realm disciples. In the direction he was looking, nine chains stretched out from the void. At their intersection, an entrance was revealed, and the vegetation and green mountains inside could be vaguely seen.

Fang Yu glanced at it, reached out and lifted the lid of the small red clay stove, put in the spiritual tea, and poured in the spiritual spring water.

Since arriving in this ' Great Scarlet Heaven ', he has never entered a secret realm. Before, when he was in the Western Extremity, no secret realm had ever appeared. The only secret realm he knew of was the ' Kunlun Secret Realm ' of the Cloud Spirit Sect.

However, his cultivation level was too low at that time, so it was impossible for him to enter. Later, although he reached the Core Formation stage, the Cloud Spirit Sect wanted a spot in this secret realm to win him over, but he would not rashly enter a secret realm whose secrets he did not know.

What if it's a trap inside? What if he gets trapped inside? Although he has the Yuanchen Pearl and can go to the Dao of Qi Ingestion at any time, he doesn't want to take the risk here.

However, now that I've joined the Ascension Immortal Sect, I'll definitely have to go into this secret realm someday. Otherwise, it wouldn't fit my character. Moreover, as a disciple of the Ascension Immortal Sect, anyone who wants to improve must enter this secret realm. If I don't go in, I won't be qualified to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pill, so how can I Foundation Establishment?

If he had Heaven Spirit Root, he could have fooled everyone by claiming he could establish his Foundation Establishment. But as Mid-Grade Spirit Root, he could only blend in with the crowd, like everyone else, choose a suitable time to enter the secret realm, obtain fortuitous opportunity, and then naturally achieve Foundation Establishment.

He had already planned this timing: ten years from now, when the secret realm would open again.

Now, he definitely needs to scout out the location first to see what's going on inside.

The reason Zhang Zhonghu was chosen as the cameraman is because he has Low-Grade Spirit Root and is very hardworking, making him a perfect role model for a comeback.

Having Low-Grade Spirit Root means that if one wants to progress, they have to risk their life; otherwise, they will be stuck in the Qi Refining Realm forever.

With just a little guidance, the other party will follow his instructions.

Both items are Spirit Artifact, one a talisman, which Zhang Zhonghu uses as bait to manipulate his opponent, because the opponent has no other choice.

However, if it were Wu Tianling, with such a Heaven Spirit Root, the other party might find obtaining Spirit Artifact and talismans unremarkable, because his master might have already bestowed upon him Spirit Artifact, talismans, and various life-saving items.

If one option offers choices and the other doesn't, then the one with no options is definitely easier to guide and control.

"The Nine-Lock Secret Realm has been opened. All disciples, heed my command and enter the secret realm immediately!"

Just as Fang Yu finished brewing the tea, the secret realm opened, and numerous Qi Refining Realm disciples streaked across the sky, swimming into the secret realm like a school of fish.

Fang Yu's gaze fell on Zhang Zhonghu, and the camera zoomed in, switching from a wide-angle shot to a full-body shot following behind him.

Zhang Zhonghu's live stream of entering the secret realm has begun.