Primordial Treasure Mirror

Su Yang felt a sense of urgency.

Zhou Dazhu, standing to the side, was both happy and worried.

The good news is that one may be able to enter the outer sect by the middle stage of Qi Refining.

He is already at the third level of Qi Refining, not far from the perfection of the third level. When he takes the Yellow Sprout Pill, it will not be difficult for him to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

In other words, he also has the opportunity to enter the outer gate.

As for his worries, it's naturally because he doesn't have much talent in combat.

Since joining the sect, he has never fought anyone in a magical duel.

Therefore, the hope of entering the outer gate is very slim.

This situation, where there is a chance, but the chance is slim, is the most frustrating.

On the way back, Zhou Dazhu told Su Yang about his troubles, but Su Yang couldn't offer any good advice.

Even if the sect lowers the threshold for becoming an outer disciple, not just anyone can become an outer disciple.

Combat talent is the most important hurdle; only by overcoming it can one enjoy the benefits offered by the sect.

Zhou Dazhu was clearly not one of those menial servants who could cross the threshold.

He himself understood that he was telling Su Yang not because he wanted any solutions from Su Yang, but simply to vent.

Su Yang felt that there must be quite a few people like Zhou Dazhu among the sect's menial disciples.

But it has nothing to do with him.

What he needs to do is to cultivate diligently and strive to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining as soon as possible.

That night.

Su Yang continued to take top-grade Green Wood Pills to improve his cultivation and also practiced magic.

Day two.

After a long day of work, before I even got back to my room in the evening, I learned about the day's events from Zhou Dazhu.

Several mid-stage Qi Refining servants on Emerald Spirit Peak have already participated in the assessment.

This assessment truly only considers combat skills.

Rumor has it that they will need to engage in a magical contest with the outer sect deacons, who will then determine whether they pass.

None of the menial tasks that were assigned to Cui Ling Peak passed the test.

Clearly, their combat abilities are insufficient.

When we get to this point...

Su Yang could tell that Zhou Dazhu had completely let go.

After all, so many mid-stage Qi Refining disciples failed the test, so it's normal that he didn't pass it even after breaking through to the mid-stage Qi Refining.

Su Yang suddenly remembered Wu Buyan, so he asked Zhou Dazhu about Wu Buyan's situation.

Zhou Dazhu said he had not heard of Wu Buyan participating in the assessment, and that he must not have registered yet.

Su Yang nodded, not paying much attention.

With Wu Buyan's cultivation and strength, even without this opportunity, he would have had a high chance of becoming an outer disciple in the outer sect competition.

Su Yang was just curious and asked casually.

He didn't pay much attention to Wu Buyan's thoughts; he wanted to focus more on cultivation and alchemy.

After returning to the house.

Su Yang first took out the alchemy furnace and prepared the spiritual materials.

Yesterday he mastered the fasting pill, and today he will begin to try the skin-healing pill.

As a first-tier pill, the Skin Healing Pill is much more difficult to refine than the Grain-Breaking Pill.

Su Yang's first batch of smelting failed halfway through.

The Healing Skin Pill requires more types of medicinal herbs, and it is more difficult to combine their properties. If he is not careful, the medicinal properties will conflict, causing him to fail to complete the pill.

The second batch also failed.

It failed before even forming the elixir.

Only then did Su Yang realize the difficulty of refining first-tier pills.

Compared to the difficulty of refining second-rate pills, it's simply incomparable.

"The Skin Healing Pill is much more difficult than the Grain-Breaking Pill. Its difficulty for me should be no less than that of the Qi Condensation Pill, which has countless experiences to refer to."

"At this rate, it will take at least several more days before there is a chance of the pill being formed."

Su Yang pondered, but he wasn't in a hurry.

He's more concerned about improving his cultivation level; he's not in a hurry to worry about the progress of alchemy yet.

After finishing two batches of pills, Su Yang began his cultivation for the day.

One night passed.

At lunchtime the next day.

Zhou Dazhu brought up the news about Wu Buyan:

"Junior Brother Su, Senior Brother Wu has passed the assessment and officially entered the outer sect."

"I heard that when Senior Brother Wu participated in the assessment, he withstood three moves from an outer sect deacon who had reached the Qi Refining stage. Even the outer sect deacon praised his fighting talent, so he will probably receive special training from the sect."

As he said this, Zhou Dazhu's eyes were filled with envy.

Su Yang's expression remained unchanged, and he simply hummed in agreement.

"That's good, Senior Brother Wu has finally gotten what he wanted."

Zhou Dazhu hadn't expected him to be so calm, and then brought up another matter:

"By the way, Senior Brother Wu will be leaving Cui Ling Peak tomorrow and moving to one of the outer peaks. Liu Mei and the others are going to see him off tonight and have invited quite a few people."

"Junior Brother Su, why don't you go join in the fun? Maybe it can ease the tension?"

Su Yang had previously told Zhou Dazhu that he had refused Wu Buyan's offer to lend him Huangyadan.

That's why Zhou Dazhu asked that question.

Su Yang shook his head:

"I won't go. I'm not familiar with Senior Brother Wu anyway, so it's fine if we go our separate ways."

Zhou Dazhu said no more.

He wasn't familiar with Wu Buyan and the others.

evening.

Su Yang returned to the house and closed the door.

Let's continue with today's alchemy.

The fact that Wu Buyan had entered the outer sect did not stir any waves in his heart.

Whether one is an outer gatekeeper or a menial servant, the difference lies only in status and resources.

In the cultivation world, strength ultimately matters.

Even if Wu Buyan has entered the outer sect, if he thinks he is superior because of this and comes to cause trouble for him.

He wouldn't let Wu Buyan off the hook just because he was an outer disciple.

After all, Su Yang had already killed one outer disciple, so he wouldn't mind killing another one.

"However, with Wu Buyan entering the outer sect, Liu Mei and the others will probably be smug for a while, but they will likely have some peace and quiet soon."

Su Yang didn't think that Wu Buyan would still treat Liu Mei and the others the same way after becoming an outer disciple.

Liu Mei and the others will soon realize that pleasing others can never compare to relying on oneself.

Su Yang firmly believed in this: one must rely on oneself.

That night, Su Yang continued refining the Skin Healing Pill.

As expected, both batches failed, and not a single pill was wasted.

His cultivation and physical body progressed steadily, and he even improved a new spell.

The next day arrived.

Su Yang originally thought that today would be the same as the previous days, with nothing happening.

As a result, he hadn't finished his work at the spirit field yet.

The two stewards then summoned everyone again.

Su Yang spotted the group of people following behind the two managers at a glance.

These people were dressed in all sorts of strange clothes, and it was obvious that they were not disciples of any sect.

Their demeanor was also completely different from that of the sect disciples.

Even the menial disciples in a sect still carry some of the sect's rules and constraints.

These people are different.

They were more ferocious, and some of them even had menacing faces, looking nothing like kind people.

Having been to the market, Su Yang quickly identified these people:

"Rogue cultivators, especially those who are used to fighting and struggling outside, should have seen blood."

Other disciples who were also servants recognized these people and couldn't help but frown.

The two supervisors didn't care what these menial servants thought.

Wang Heng stood in front and spoke directly:

"These are newly joined rogue cultivators, all at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, and will temporarily serve as menial tasks."

"They only need to serve within the sect for ten years to have a chance to enter the outer sect. If they can break through to the late stage of Qi Refining on their own, they can also enter the outer sect!"