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

Chapter 98 Sword Realm Bitter Bamboo

Gu Qing placed his hand on the magic weapon-grade Zhenxu Ancient Furnace and silently recited the word "equipment" in his mind.

next moment.

The Zhenxu Ancient Furnace appeared in the empty equipment slot.

[Equipped Item: Heavenly Fire Elder's Ancient Furnace for Suppressing Emptiness]

[Rank: Third- or Fourth-Tier Magic Item]

Completeness: 51%

[Equipment Effect: Gain some of the Heavenly Fire Elder's alchemy experience and obtain the Heavenly Fire Elder's Li-character Fire-Condensing Pill Technique]

[Note: If the item has been equipped for more than five years, all its effects will be permanently acquired.]

"Tsk tsk, the integrity of the Zhenxu Ancient Furnace is just right at 51%."

"If it breaks at a certain point, will this thing have to be scrapped?"

Fortunately, I bought the Zhenxu Ancient Furnace not for alchemy.

Just as Gu Qing was muttering to himself, a large amount of incomplete alchemy knowledge from the Heavenly Fire Elder began to flood into Gu Qing's mind. This incomplete knowledge was difficult to digest.

If Gu Qing hadn't already possessed a solid foundation in alchemy, digesting these memories would have been even more difficult.

After a short while, having sorted and categorized the incomplete knowledge of alchemy, Gu Qing focused his attention on the alchemy formulas of the Heavenly Fire Elder.

"The Secret of the Fire Elixir Within the Separation Character?"

"The Twenty-Four Fire Control Seals of Civil and Martial Arts, the Separation Technique, the Yin-Yang Dividing Spirit Fire, a purer control of flames, and precise control of flame characteristics to refine medicinal essence."

The "Concealing" technique, through the evolution of Yin and Yang, allows secondary spiritual fires to recombine with other spiritual fires, which are then reconnected using the twenty-four civil and martial fire-controlling hand seals, removing the dross and retaining the essence, thus propelling the spiritual fires to evolve and transform.

"Holy crap, such a huge win with such a small investment! I'm ecstatic!"

For only 1,500 spirit stones, such a powerful alchemy formula was extracted from the Zhenxu Ancient Furnace.

This set of alchemy techniques is far more powerful than the basic alchemy techniques given by the four Meng brothers.

The Heavenly Fire Elder is indeed quite skilled at refining fourth-grade spiritual pills.

Through the inherited knowledge, the Heavenly Fire Elder used this alchemy technique to evolve the First-Grade Heavenly Fire into the Fourth-Grade Purple Extreme Heavenly Fire.

This is also the origin of his name.

"but!"

"To fully obtain the effects of the equipment on the Zhenxu Ancient Furnace, it takes five years of equipping it."

"Currently, there are only two equipment slots, which is a bit insufficient —"

Gu Qing frowned slightly and glanced at the equipment slot. The first slot was occupied by the Myriad Laws Bloodline. It would take twenty years of use to completely eliminate the tampering done by the Immortal Wood Group.

"We need to free up an equipment slot."

"Then we can only use the Zhenxu Ancient Furnace as equipment. We can equip it when we need it, and at other times, we can use this equipment slot to analyze other items."

Taking out the Zhenxu Ancient Furnace, Gu Qing equipped another magic weapon-grade alchemy furnace.

This alchemy furnace is also nearly 50% damaged. The inherited knowledge does not contain any special alchemy techniques, but it does contain knowledge related to about ten kinds of grade three elixirs.

Combining the knowledge passed down through this alchemy furnace with the knowledge passed down from Gu Changhe and Tianhuo Elder, Gu Qing has basically gathered all the knowledge about first- to fourth-grade elixirs.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking.

The Yang father and daughter got up very early. They came to the courtyard, but hadn't had a chance to greet each other yet.

They then discovered a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy emanating from the backyard.

Immediately afterwards, a strange fragrance of medicine wafted from the backyard.

The Yang father and daughter's expressions changed, and they immediately realized that Gu Qing was refining pills; he had actually been refining pills all night.

"father!"

"What kind of elixir is Brother Gu refining?"

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Yang Xi sniffed hard, but couldn't discern the smell of the elixir.

The Yang family runs a business selling medicinal herbs and elixirs.

Yang Xi has been exposed to all kinds of elixirs since childhood, there's no reason why she wouldn't recognize them!

On the other hand, let's look at Yang Xiuyuan's side.

Upon smelling the fragrance of elixirs emanating from the backyard, his expression changed slightly. He immediately took out an array plate and placed it in the courtyard, then activated a transparent barrier that enveloped the entire courtyard, preventing the aura of their courtyard from leaking out.

After doing all this, Yang Xiuyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned to his daughter and said, "The pill that Fellow Daoist Gu refined should be a Grade 3 Cleansing and Detoxifying Pill. When a Golden Core Realm cultivator takes this kind of pill, it can remove some impurities and toxins from the body, making the spiritual energy purer and laying a solid foundation for future breakthroughs."

"This pill formula was originally prepared for Gu Changhe to accumulate experience and break through to the third-grade pill master level."

Yang Xiuyuan stared at the backyard, and seeing that spiritual energy was still gathering there, he was suddenly startled.

This strange phenomenon was actually the condensation of the Danling pattern.

"Xi'er".

"Fellow Daoist Gu's talent and potential are truly terrifying—our small Yang family is probably no match for this great Buddha."

"Once this alchemy competition concludes, he will soar to great heights and become a revered master alchemist."

"Xi'er, you must seize this opportunity!"

Yang Xiuyuan looked at his daughter; she was pretty and had decent talent.

Hmm, Fellow Daoist Gu shouldn't be that old either.

Although he usually appears very mature, he occasionally reveals his youthful nature, and if—he wouldn't object.

On the other hand, Yang Xi blushed immediately upon hearing Yang Xiuyuan's words, her cheeks turning a deep red.

"Dad, what are you saying!"

"Brother Gu only has the path to immortality in his eyes; there's no thought of that at all."

"Why----"

"They're probably disciples from major sects who look down on small families like ours."

A hint of helplessness appeared on Yang Xiuyuan's face.

Upon hearing this, Yang Xi gritted her teeth secretly, her face turning slightly pale, and clasped her hands tightly together behind her back.

The Yang father and daughter fell silent, each with their own thoughts.

For the next twenty-odd days, Gu Qing never left the backyard. Yang Xiuyuan and his daughter protected Gu Qing and used an array to cover up the spiritual energy fluctuations in the backyard.

Before we knew it, the day of the Dan Conference had arrived.

The entire Qingdi City was unusually lively.

To the north of Qingdi City lies the Qingdi Sword Sect, and a mountain path built of jade leads directly to the sect's gate.

At the entrance to the Azure Emperor Sword Sect, a large number of low-level cultivators gathered. These people had come to Azure Emperor City after hearing the news, but without an invitation from the Azure Emperor Sword Sect, they could not pay their respects and participate in the Pill Gathering.

"Shuai-"

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, a sword-wielding cultivator flew over their heads and landed at the entrance of the Azure Emperor Sword Sect.

"That person seems to be Li Daoyi, the True Man Li, from the White Emperor Sword Sect."

"The four great sword sects are closely connected. With the Azure Emperor Sword Sect hosting a pill-refining gathering, the other sword sects should all be there to show their support!"

"Hey, look!"

"Those Foundation Establishment cultivators seem to be from the Liang Family Chamber of Commerce. The one walking in the middle should be Alchemist Lu Zhou. I heard that he refined a Grade 3 pill two months ago and advanced to become a Grand Alchemist."

"Three Grand Alchemists at the Golden Core Realm."

"Elite alchemists trained by ten chambers of commerce."

"This Dan Conference is really lively. It's a pity we're not fortunate enough to witness it in person."

"yes!"

"It is said that the Azure Emperor Sword Sect spared no expense, offering a three-thousand-year-old [Sword Realm Bitter Bamboo] as payment."

"The Bitter Bamboo of the Sword Realm is a remnant species from the primordial era."

"Hiss!"

"No wonder three Grandmasters at the Golden Core Realm participated in this alchemy gathering."

"Look, it's people from the Yang Family Chamber of Commerce—"