May I seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and live a long and prosperous life.

So everyone started to envy Li Heng, this sickly fellow, saying that he was a fool with good fortune. Although his cultivation aptitude was poor, at least he was not in danger of being killed.

Liu San was at the third level of Qi Refining and was ordered to go to the battlefield. In peacetime, he and Li Heng had the best relationship.

That evening, he brought over a bottle of fine wine and drank with Li Heng.

As they drank, Liu San suddenly burst into tears: "I'm unlikely to survive this battle. We little guys are just cannon fodder. Brother, if I really don't survive, I want to ask you to do me a favor."

Liu San looked earnestly at Li Heng and continued, "I have a wife and daughter in my hometown. Now that I'm gone, I'd be incredibly grateful if you could go back and take care of them for me!"

Li Heng initially didn't want to pay attention, but ultimately didn't say no and could only nod heavily.

When Liu San saw Li Heng nod, he knew that Li Heng would definitely do it. He knew Li Heng's personality well; he would either refuse or he would definitely do it if he agreed.

"Brother Li, my hometown is Wuzhou in the eastern part of the country."

"Brother Li, I don't have anything valuable on me, just a few bottles of Qi Gathering Pills that I've been saving up. You can take them; I'm going to the battlefield soon anyway, so I won't need them."

After saying that, Liu San handed three bottles of pills to Li Heng, who accepted them without hesitation.

"Brother Liu, you're setting off tomorrow. Let me raise one last glass to you, wishing you a successful journey and a safe return!"

"Brother Li, thank you for your kind words, bottoms up!"

"Dry!"

......

The next day, Li Heng got up early.

He saw off all the alchemy room servants who were close to him.

"Brother Wang, please take good care of yourself on this journey. I hope you achieve great success and return home victorious!"

"Brother Chen, please take care on this journey. We'll meet again when you return, and then we'll drink and chat happily!"

"Brother Zhou, please take good care of yourself on this trip. I hope that next spring, when the flowers bloom, we can still chat about life!"

Finally, Li Heng personally saw Liu San off.

"Brother Liu, please take good care of yourself. I will certainly take care of your wife and daughters, so please don't worry," Li Heng solemnly promised.

Liu San gripped Li Heng's hands tightly, his eyes red, and said, "Good brother, I didn't misjudge you. If I can come back this time, we'll have a good drink together!"

Beside them, the outer disciple in charge of the matter impatiently urged, "Stop crying and hurry up! Otherwise, if you delay important matters, you'll be held responsible!"

"Take care, everyone!" Li Heng said weakly, clasping his hands in a gesture of respect, looking sickly.

And so, with Li Heng bidding them a reluctant farewell, these alchemy workshop servants set off for the battlefield where the fighting had reached its climax.

......

With these menial tasks removed, the work of cleaning the alchemy room was handed over to the alchemy apprentices.

Zhao Bingwen was glad that Li Heng's cultivation level was only at the first level of Qi Refining, so he didn't have to go to the battlefield. He was reluctant to send away such a useful handyman.

Zhao Bingwen's two alchemy apprentices were also very happy. If Li Heng went to the battlefield, the work of cleaning the alchemy room would fall on their shoulders, which would greatly increase their workload and pressure.

Therefore, both Zhao Bingwen and the two Dantong were very friendly to Li Heng.

Li Heng was living a very comfortable life. Apart from being a little more tired than usual, he was much happier than those servants who were about to go to the battlefield to fight fiercely.

However, this incident also served as a wake-up call for Li Heng. He realized that even in times of peace, one must be prepared for the worst and need to be ready to flee if he could no longer stay in the Tianyan Sect.

During the day, he walked back and forth between several alchemy rooms, disregarding hardships and diligently processing the waste pills. At night, he intensified his cultivation by consuming the waste pills, trying to improve his strength as much as possible.

Now, thanks to constantly consuming various waste Qi Gathering Pills, his strength has reached the mid-stage of the third level of Qi Refining, and he is only one step away from the late stage.

Furthermore, he has cultivated three different concealment techniques. He has already perfected two of them, and the third is almost perfected as well. Once perfected, the three combined will make his true cultivation level undetectable even to cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage.

On the other hand, recently, because many handymen have gone to the battlefield, Li Heng, a sickly handyman who enthusiastically helps other handymen deal with waste pills, has gained a lot of attention from many Qi Refining stage alchemists.

"I'd only ever heard of this sickly Li Heng before, but now it seems he's a real workaholic and reckless one, daring to take on jobs dealing with waste pills!"

One alchemist shook his head, not quite understanding Li Heng's behavior, thinking that he was willing to risk his life for Qi Gathering Pills.

......

Sunrise and sunset, and in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

The alchemy room area for Qi Refining stage cultivators welcomed another batch of menial laborers from the mortal realm, all of whom were at the first level of Qi Refining.

Thus, in the alchemy room, where most of the servants were newcomers, Li Heng unknowingly became a veteran among the servants.

When the senior member asked to help these newcomers dispose of the discarded pills, the newcomers were dumbfounded.

Originally, they thought that Li Heng would use his seniority to deliberately make things difficult for them.

Unexpectedly, Li Heng not only did not make things difficult for them, but also brought them warmth.

This made the newcomers feel like they were rebelling against the Heavenly Gang, but with Li Heng's insistence, they naturally had no reason to refuse and readily agreed to his request.

Some of the new servants thought Li Heng was a great person. Even though he was sickly, he still helped others. His morality and character were just like those saints in the mortal world.

Some of the new servants thought Li Heng was a nice guy, but also a bit mentally unstable.

Li Heng weakly advised the friendly new servants, "Brothers, once you're here, remember not to get too caught up in cultivation. Eat when you're hungry, drink when you're thirsty, and enjoy life to the fullest! Don't let your cup be empty under the moon!"

Unfortunately, no one believed him; some even hurled insults at him.

"You old codger, don't act like you're so important just because you're old. I only call you 'Big Brother' if I respect you. Otherwise, you're nothing! If you want to slack off, go ahead and slack off yourself. Why are you dragging me down with you? If I don't cultivate, how am I supposed to escape this menial job? Do I want to spend my whole life like you, this sickly fellow, doing menial work in this place?"

Li Heng merely chuckled at those who hurled insults at him, paying them no heed. Kind words couldn't save a damned devil.

In his past life, he might not have been able to bear such insults and might have killed the other party with a single blow. However, now that Li Heng possesses an immortal body, he has already tempered his mind to be extremely resilient.

Now, his cultivation has reached the late stage of the third level of Qi Refining. Next, he stopped cultivating and instead used top-grade Qi Condensation Pills to refine his spiritual power.

Time flies like an arrow, and a year has passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Heng still pretended to be a weak and sickly person in public, disguising himself as the most useless of the useless.

Although others saw him working hard to earn Qi Gathering Pills for cultivation, his cultivation level was still only at the first level of Qi Refining. This made people sigh that the five spiritual roots were indeed as useless as rumored.