My equipment is designed for cultivation; I started by slaughtering my way through a small world.

Above the alchemy room where Gu Qing was refining Foundation Establishment Pills, countless streams of spiritual energy surged in.

midair.

The vortex of spiritual energy slowly rotated, transforming into a funnel shape and hovering above the alchemy room.

"What level of alchemy has Elder Gu reached?"

"That vortex of spiritual energy is still expanding; it's almost a hundred meters in diameter now, isn't it?"

"Even when Elder Gu refined a Grade 3, Three-Spirit Pattern Pill at the alchemy gathering a few months ago, there wasn't such an astonishing phenomenon!"

"Are you stupid? Didn't you know that the Pill Refining Association only produced one pill per batch before?"

"Now we're refining on a large scale, with each batch producing ten Foundation Establishment Pills. Although Foundation Establishment Pills are only second-grade pills, how could the spiritual energy gathered from ten Foundation Establishment Pills be inferior to that of a single third-grade pill?"

"..."

three days ago.

When Gu Qing began refining Foundation Establishment Pills, the first batch of single-spirit-pattern Foundation Establishment Pills gathered a small amount of spiritual energy, which attracted the attention of those in the sect who were interested.

Gradually, more and more disciples from various sects gathered and waited outside the Pill Pavilion.

Many disciples discovered that almost every batch of pills would gather spiritual energy, and the scale was getting larger and larger. The news spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Almost all the disciples knew that when Gu Qing made a pill, it would definitely be a Foundation Establishment Pill of the Spirit Pill level.

In the past, after the forbidden area trial ended, the sect's alchemists could guarantee that no spiritual herbs would be wasted, and they would be grateful if every batch was successfully refined.

How could they possibly hope for a Foundation Establishment Pill of the highest quality?

Gu Qing's use of a spirit pill immediately attracted the attention of all the sect disciples, causing a great uproar of arguments and discussions outside the Pill Pavilion.

Even many Foundation Establishment stage deacons, carrying substantial sums of money, stood guard outside the Pill Pavilion, waiting for Gu Qing to finish refining pills so they could purchase a spirit pill from him and lay a solid foundation for future disciples.

The stewards guarding the entrance to the alchemy room of the Pill Pavilion noticed that the noisy discussion behind them had suddenly stopped. They turned around and were all shocked.

"metropolitan!"

"Greetings, Sect Master."

It turns out that even the sect leader, Su Changge, was attracted by the impressive display of Gu Qing refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

After nodding to the deacons, Su Changge looked at the deacon working in the Pill Pavilion and asked, "Which batch of Foundation Establishment Pills has Elder Gu refined?"

"Return to the sect master."

"This is the twelfth batch of Foundation Establishment Pills refined by Elder Gu, and it is also the most amazing spiritual phenomenon ever. Elder Gu's alchemy skills seem to have broken through again, and he may have reached the legendary Grandmaster realm."

The steward of Dan Pavilion pointed to the vortex of spiritual energy in the sky, his face full of admiration.

These strange phenomena.

This is truly the first time I've ever seen anything like it.

"A master of alchemy?"

"No alchemy grandmaster has appeared in the Tiannan Continent for nearly a thousand years. The last recorded alchemy grandmaster was the Heavenly Fire Elder..."

There are two standards for measuring a master alchemist in the Tiannan Continent: first, the alchemist must be able to refine fourth-grade pills; second, the alchemist must be able to refine pills with four spiritual patterns.

"Sect Master, Elder Gu's alchemy skills are astonishing."

"If I had known this would happen, I should have entrusted all the ingredients for the pills to Elder Gu for refining."

"yes."

"It would be a complete waste to have someone else refine it."

"The difference between elixirs and ordinary pills is like heaven and earth."

Looking at the few alchemy rooms in the distance, one of the stewards complained.

If all the Foundation Establishment Pills were refined by Gu Qing, then this batch of Foundation Establishment Pills would all be spiritual pills. Based on this, this batch of disciples of the Azure Emperor Sword Sect would all build a solid foundation.

If they don't perish along the way, they will most likely be able to break through to the Golden Core Realm.

Upon hearing this, Su Changge's lips twitched slightly. Did you really think Gu Qing was a heartless alchemy machine?

"Cough cough..."

"Don't have that kind of thinking. No matter what, the sect must cultivate two or more alchemists. Although Elder Gu's alchemy skills are very good, he is only one person and he can't be in two places at once."

"We can't expect him to refine all the pills by himself."

Su Changge glanced at the deacons and said calmly.

"The sect leader's words are correct."

"We just want the sect to become better, and to have more Spirit Pill-level Foundation Establishment Pills, so that the sect has a better chance of producing Golden Core Elders."

The butler who had just complained immediately offered an explanation.

of course.

Besides this factor, another reason is that the more elixirs Gu Qing refines, the greater their chances of buying them.

Foundation Building Pill is different from ordinary Grade 2 pills.

The quality of Foundation Building Pills truly affects one's path to enlightenment and determines the level of one's cultivation.

"Hey, it moved."

"The vortex of spiritual energy from the sky has poured into the alchemy room. What grade will the last batch of Foundation Establishment Pills reach?"

Suddenly, a series of exclamations rang out outside the Dan Pavilion.

Countless people looked up at the sky and saw the funnel-shaped vortex of spiritual energy swirling and continuously pouring into the alchemy room. Many people held their breath and looked at the alchemy room where Gu Qing was.

Another half hour passed.

Amidst the expectant gazes of countless sect disciples, Gu Qing dragged his weary body and slowly walked out of the alchemy room.

Seeing Gu Qing finally emerge from the alchemy room, Su Changge and several elders who were guarding the door rushed to greet him. Upon seeing Gu Qing's bloodshot eyes, they couldn't help but sigh. Alchemy is truly a technical skill, consuming energy, spiritual power, and physical strength at the same time.

Gu Qing's continuous alchemy for three days straight was truly a crazy act.

Meanwhile, the other two Foundation Establishment Realm alchemists who were refining the Foundation Establishment Pill had not yet finished refining it.

Gu Qing refined more than the other two and stepped out of the alchemy room first.

"Elder Gu, are you alright?"

Su Changge came to Gu Qing's side and immediately asked with concern.

"Hahaha."

"It's alright, it's alright."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qing laughed loudly instead.

Although he was mentally exhausted, Gu Qing felt great about the breakthrough in alchemy.

This feeling is like playing video games all night long in a past life, battling for days and nights, and finally defeating the big boss to successfully complete the game.

not to mention.

This alchemy session was very fruitful; the Foundation Establishment Pills he refined were quite valuable.

After chatting for a few minutes, the group returned to the main hall of the Dan Pavilion together.

The moment Gu Qing appeared, the entire hall fell silent. All the disciples focused their attention on Gu Qing, their eyes filled with anticipation, admiration, and other emotions.

Gu Qing understood why these disciples had gathered here. Arriving at the steward in charge of registration at the Pill Pavilion, he looked at Gu Qing with fervor and said:

"Elder, would you like to submit the elixir?"

"yes."

"Fortunately, we have not failed in our mission. At least we did not waste the spiritual herbs that everyone risked their lives to collect."

Gu Qing's mind stirred slightly.

On the table in front of the Foundation Establishment Steward, twelve jade bottles containing Foundation Establishment Pills appeared.

"Please check it out!"

"Okay, I'll check it now."

The Foundation Establishment Steward picked up the first bottle of Foundation Establishment Pills on the right. As soon as he opened the bottle, his expression changed drastically. Ten Foundation Establishment Pills floated in front of him, each pill with a ring of Pill Spirit Patterns on it.

He didn't even need to examine them carefully; the pill spirit patterns on the pills already told everyone about their quality.

"Ten Single-Spirit Pattern Foundation Establishment Pills!!"

"hiss--"

"This batch is full of elixirs."

"There wasn't a single ordinary pill. Elder Gu's efforts are truly well-deserved."

"It is said that the effects of the Single Spirit Pattern Foundation Establishment Pill far surpass those of the ordinary Foundation Establishment Pill. Using the Single Spirit Pattern Foundation Establishment Pill to establish one's foundation will bring the body and soul to a perfect balance, laying the most solid foundation for the cultivator."

"An auction was held in the capital of Qi, where the Danling Pattern Foundation Building Pill appeared. Its price is not cheap."

"Just one of them, and someone bid 30,000 spirit stones."

Among the disciples were those from the ten major merchant guilds; these people were well-informed and knew more.

"Thirty thousand spirit stones!!"

"Even if you sold me, I still couldn't afford it."

"..."

Ordinary disciples could only scrape together 10,000 to 20,000 spirit stones, which was their limit.

Upon hearing this terrifying price, they all wore expressions of utter despair.

The noise in the main hall of the Pill Pavilion didn't last long before it stopped, and everyone's attention was once again drawn to the other jade bottles. The Foundation Establishment steward opened the second jade bottle.

I initially thought it was a single-spirit-pattern Foundation Establishment Pill, but to my surprise, the second bottle contained ten double-spirit-pattern Foundation Establishment Pills.

This time.

Even Su Changge stared intently at the unopened jade bottles. Could it get any more exciting?

You could hear a pin drop in the main hall of Dan Pavilion.

The Foundation Establishment Stewards checked the third, fourth, and so on, up to the sixth bottle, and found they were all dual-spirit pattern Foundation Establishment Pills.

This scene.

This left everyone dumbfounded. The Foundation Establishment deacon's hands trembled uncontrollably. He swallowed hard and looked at Su Changge, saying:

"Sect Master, are you going to look at the remaining bottles?"

"It's no wonder this Foundation Establishment elder is nervous, because he knows very well that the spiritual energy gathered in the four Foundation Establishment Pills that Gu Qing refines later far exceeds that of the previous six, and their quality must be even better."

"If this news gets out, it might cause some trouble."

Su Changge looked at the disciples in the Pill Pavilion hall, shook his head, and said, "Continue the inspection. Let all the disciples see the remaining Foundation Establishment Pills."

"Uh, okay, sure."

Although he didn't understand why Su Changge did this, the Foundation Establishment steward still obeyed orders.

"Ten Three-Spirit Pattern Foundation Building Pills."

"Ten Three-Spirit Pattern Foundation Building Pills."

"Ten Three-Spirit Pattern Foundation Building Pills."

Soon it was the last jade bottle's turn. All the disciples knew that the Foundation Establishment Pill inside this last jade bottle was the best, and many people were speculating about its quality.

Everyone stared intently at the front of the hall, waiting for the Foundation Establishment Deacon to solve the mystery.

"Four Spirits Pattern Foundation Building Pill"

"Ten pills!"

Looking at the four spiritual patterns that had emerged from the Foundation Establishment Pill, the Foundation Establishment steward spoke in a hoarse voice.

The Four Spirits Pattern Elixir was invented.

This means that Gu Qing has already stepped into the realm of alchemy grandmaster.

Su Changge looked at the silent Dan Pavilion hall and a long-lost smile appeared on his face as he walked to the front of the hall.

"Cough cough..."

Clearing his throat, Su Changge continued, "Do you all know the differences between dual-spirit-pattern, triple-spirit-pattern, and quadruple-spirit-pattern Foundation Establishment Pills and ordinary Foundation Establishment Pills, as well as single-spirit-pattern Foundation Establishment Pills?"

As Su Changge finished speaking, many disciples in the Dan Pavilion hall looked puzzled and confused.

After a while.

A disciple from one of the ten major chambers of commerce said in a trembling voice:

"Sect Master, I once heard an elder in my family mention that Foundation Establishment Pills with a single spirit pattern or higher have a chance to awaken a cultivator's innate divine ability and grant them extraordinary talent."

"May I ask, Sect Master, is this true?"

Staring at the nine jade bottles in front of the Foundation Establishment Deacon, the disciple's eyes were filled with longing.

These words were spoken.

All the disciples were in uproar.