After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 262 Cold-Level Secret Realm 1
I thought I had mastered most of the knowledge of alchemy through self-study, but who knew there were so many details involved.

This is an academic giant...

Watching practical demonstrations keeps you awake, but when someone actually talks about theory, it's really hypnotic.

"Master, your disciple knows she was wrong!" Lin Yan obediently admitted her mistake.

"Alright, I know you don't like listening. I won't be teaching you for long, just a few days. If you have any questions, you can write them down first and ask them all at once later."

After saying that, he took out a book of his own alchemy notes and handed it over.

"This is what I wrote, and I will not pass it on to others. You should take a good look at it. I will come to watch you refine pills tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, you should submit your understanding of the Foundation Establishment Pill refining process to me."

"Yes, I understand, Master."

After seeing her master off, it was already late. She opened the secret manual of insights her master had given her.

In the basic section, the master recorded the effects of material properties and furnace temperature on pill formation.

I glanced at it, and these basic sections alone have tens of thousands of words.

Good heavens! Second Master's foundation is different from others!
She felt that she already had a good grasp of spiritual power, but to her master, it was just a basic requirement for entering the field.

What her second master valued about her was that her body could store more spiritual energy, as well as her boldness and meticulousness.

Fortunately, the basic manual is sufficient for refining intermediate-level pills.

She stayed up all night reading her reflections, leaving her mentally exhausted. She really wanted to sleep, not try to relieve the stress through cultivation.

But her second master wasn't a free spirit; he could dedicate time to teaching her, so how could she slack off?

One-on-one instruction from a master of Daoist alchemy is something others can only dream of.

She felt fortunate once again to have latched onto Venerable Duan Yi's coattails!

Lin Yan quickly sat down and regulated her breathing for a while, and felt much better.

Before her master arrived, she prepared the materials for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill and cleaned the alchemy furnace again.

Once her master arrives, she can begin refining pills, allowing him to adjust the process based on her progress.

After being instructed for a few days, I benefited a lot, but I'm almost exhausted.

Before her second master left, he gave her a box of healing pills, saying that she was warlike and might need them someday.

"..."

After bidding farewell to her second master, she continued her seclusion. She spent her days either cultivating or refining pills. After six months, feeling her cultivation stagnate, she knew she couldn't continue in seclusion indefinitely.

Progress is too slow. Even if we stay in seclusion for several more years, the progress bar will only increase a little bit.

So cultivators have such long lifespans because they use them for secluded cultivation?

She decided to go out and gain some experience.

She can't go out in a high-profile manner; she needs to let others know that she is still in seclusion, so as to divert the attention of many people who want to kill her.

She placed a dummy in her cave and channeled her divine sense into it. When the steward brought spirit stones, the dummy was responsible for receiving them; when others came to her, the dummy was responsible for responding.

The white crocodile was unwilling to let her go out. He felt that her strength was not enough, and asked why she didn't go into seclusion for a hundred years before venturing out.

It doesn't matter if your strength improves slowly; you can make up for it with time.

As a contracted beast, it has no right to oppose its master's decision and can only accept its fate.

The Crimson Enchantress and the Snow Frost Eagle were delighted, for going out meant they could fight.

She checked and found that the Cold-level Secret Realm would open in a month.

This is a secret realm controlled by the Eight Great Sects and a large family, among other powerful forces. To enter, one only needs to pay a certain amount of spirit stones at the outpost. It's unclear how the forces controlling this realm managed to do so, but if danger arises within, one can use a third-grade teleportation talisman to escape.

Even within the Frost-level Secret Realm, one can use a communication jade disc to send messages to the outside world.

This means that one can enter the secret realm by injecting spiritual power into the bracelet, and can also teleport out directly using talismans, greatly improving safety.

She disguised herself, using a disguise spell to change her appearance, and then went to town to buy a ticket for a flying boat.

The three little ones were kept in the space and not given any space.

They are so iconic that you know it's her the moment they appear.

She didn't need to wear a veil because she had an unfamiliar face. Her not-so-outstanding appearance would be quite ordinary on a flying boat full of handsome men and beautiful women, the kind that would be easily overlooked in a crowd.

The flying boat made frequent stops along the way, finally arriving at its base on the day the secret realm opened. She submitted spirit stones as a rogue cultivator.

The cultivator in charge of collecting spirit stones handed over a pass and a third-grade teleportation talisman.

"A friendly reminder: you can only stay in the secret realm for a maximum of two months. If you encounter danger, you can use a grade three teleportation talisman to teleport out of the secret realm in advance."

She accepted it with both hands, thanked the other person for the reminder, and then walked towards the entrance.

There are quite a few cultivators who come to the secret realm, but she is the only rogue cultivator on this trip.

The entry standard for the secret realm is that only cultivators above the peak of Foundation Establishment and below the Nascent Soul stage can enter.

The level of danger inside is incomparable to the previous trial realms.

While everyone else went in groups, she went alone, which made her stand out and quickly attracted attention.

Her cultivation level was deliberately suppressed to the peak of Foundation Establishment. Considering her bone age, she was definitely one of the best among independent cultivators. Therefore, seeing that she was alone, some small groups extended an olive branch to her.

Lin Yan looked timid and stammered, "No...no, I...I'm shy."

Everyone else was speechless. Why come to a high-risk dungeon if you're shy? Don't you know that high-risk dungeons require a team for safety?

But seeing her fidgety manner and the genuine timidity on her face, I believed her.

Upon reaching the entrance, she placed the pass on the jade platform and was then teleported into the secret realm.

This time, instead of random teleportation, everyone was teleported to a teleportation point near the secret realm.

When she appeared near the teleportation point, quite a few cultivators had already gathered. Lin Yan immediately moved away and entered the snow-covered pine forest alone.

The temperature in the extreme cold secret realm is similar to that in the far north, except that there is no constant wind here.

Before arriving, she had already changed into a robe for warmth and wind protection, so the extreme cold had little effect on her.

She spotted snow mushrooms shortly after entering the pine forest. These were one of the ingredients for refining the high-grade elixir, the Youth-Preserving Pill; their value wasn't high, and cultivators entering the area wouldn't specifically collect them.

She skillfully put on gloves and took out a shovel to remove the snow mushrooms.

A group of people passed by and, seeing her shoveling snow mushrooms, couldn't help but show their disdain.

Some people mocked, "A rogue cultivator is just a rogue cultivator. Look at her poor, unsophisticated appearance. Who would come into this secret realm to pick snow mushrooms? Hahaha."

"Could she be unaware that snow mushrooms can now be cultivated and are therefore less valuable?"

"Who knows? What kind of information channels could a rogue cultivator possibly have? Hahaha..."

The mocking laughter was sharp and piercing, very much in line with the attitude of sect disciples towards independent cultivators.

Lin Yan ignored her and collected all the snow mushrooms on her own.

There are always some people who have an excessive sense of superiority, and she was just unlucky to run into one of them.