Fantasy: I'm in a discarded alchemy room, but I can turn trash into treasure!

The protective array sank back into the area surrounding Cloud Rain Mountain, and the spiritual pressure inside the main hall dissipated.

Bai Chenshuang put away the sect leader's seal and waved to Qin Mo.

"come over."

Qin Mo walked into the hall, cupped his hands, and said, "Does the Sect Master have any further instructions?"

Bai Chenshuang looked at the inner gate token on his waist.

"Shangguan Yue offered the Heaven-Mending Immortal Fruit and promised resources from the main peak. It's hard to believe that someone else could have kept their heart so devoted."

Qin Mo coughed.

"Yunyu Palace treats its disciples well."

The elders in the hall twitched at the corners of their mouths as they listened.

For seven years, he served as a menial laborer in the Remnant Pill Valley. The manager of the alchemy room was arrogant and domineering. A few days ago, there was even the incident involving Ma Yan.

These words, coming from Qin Mo, carried a hint of barb.

Bai Chenshuang didn't ask any further questions. She simply raised her hand and waved a cyan jade tablet into Qin Mo's palm.

"I'll grant you three days to explore the depths of the Cloud and Rain Secret Realm."

Someone in the hall looked up on the spot.

"Sect Master, even personal disciples have to wait in line for the earth vein springs deep within the secret realm."

"Giving Qin Mo three days right after he entered the inner sect is probably not a proper rule."

"With the Eastern Continent Dao Discussion Conference approaching, the number of spots in the secret realm is already limited."

Bai Chenshuang raised her eyes and glanced over.

"Rules are made by people."

The elders immediately shut up.

Bai Chenshuang continued, "Qin Mo saved face for the sect and refused the Xuantian Immortal Sect. Three days of cultivation qualification is nothing."

Qin Mo looked down at the jade pendant, its surface engraved with a drop of cloud-patterned dew.

He understood the weight of this thing.

The Cloud and Rain Secret Realm is rich in spiritual energy, and its depths are connected to the Cloud and Rain Mountain veins.

Ordinary inner disciples need to accumulate enough merit to cultivate in the outer area for half a day.

Bai Chenshuang sent him directly into the depths.

"Disciple thanks Sect Master."

"Don't thank me yet."

Bai Chenshuang said, "At the Dao Discussion Conference, Yunyu Palace has no shortage of disciples who can fight, but it lacks disciples who can be remembered. Don't waste these three days."

Qin Mo raised his head.

"This disciple will not disappoint the sect leader."

Gu Yingxue held her teacup, her gaze falling on Qin Mo.

"Your physical cultivation foundation is solid, and the spiritual pressure in the secret realm is perfect for tempering your bones. Don't just focus on accumulating spiritual power; if your foundation is messed up, you'll suffer the consequences later."

"Rest assured, Elder."

Bai Chenshuang turned to the back of the crowd.

"Qingyi, take him there."

Su Qingyi stood by the palace gate, her hand pressing down on the sword sheath, and paused for a moment before stepping forward.

"Disciple obeys."

Qin Mo looked up at her.

Su Qingyi didn't look at him, and turned to walk out of the hall.

"Keep up."

The two left the main hall one after the other.

The mountain path leads to the back of the mountain, and there are few disciples along the way.

The wind rustled through the woods, the leaves brushing against each other, creating a soft, rustling sound as people walked by.

Su Qingyi walked slowly, her skirt sweeping across the stone steps, never turning back.

Qin Mo watched her retreating figure and suddenly spoke.

"Saintess Su".

"Speak your mind."

"That kick from the back hill back then was pretty clean."

Su Qingyi stopped in her tracks.

Qin Mo stood at the bottom of the two stone steps, looking up at her.

Looking back now, do you regret it?

Su Qingyi turned around, her brows furrowed with coldness.

Why should I regret it?

"When you sent me back to the alchemy room, did you never imagine this day would come?"

"Qin Mo, now that you've entered the inner sect and gained some opportunities, do you want to use the past to humiliate me?"

"I'm just asking a question."

"Then I'll answer you one more time."

Su Qingyi's tone hardened, "I have never regretted it."

Qin Mo stared at her for a few moments.

Su Qingyi's gaze first fell on his shoulder, then shifted to the distant mountain wall, and her hand gripping the sword sheath tightened slightly.

"Are you done talking?"

"That's all."

"Then shut up, we're almost at the secret realm."

Qin Mo did not speak again.

Back then, she disliked his poor spiritual roots and low cultivation level, believing that staying in Yunyu Palace would only be a burden to her.

Now that he has become an inner disciple, Bai Chenshuang has personally granted him the qualification to enter the secret realm, and Gu Yingxue is also willing to support him.

She spoke succinctly, but she even took a wrong turn on the mountain path.

Qin Mo withdrew his gaze.

One day, he will stand in a position that these people can no longer reach.

By then, who would dare to mention that he was a menial servant in the Valley of Broken Pills?

Half an hour later, Su Qingyi led him around a cliff.

At the bottom of the cliff, clouds and mist surged, and a bronze door was embedded in the stone wall.

There were no guards at the gate, but the ground was covered with dense array patterns.

Su Qingyi took out the jade talisman and pressed it into the center of the stone door.

The array patterns lit up, and the stone gate opened to the sides.

A surge of rich spiritual energy rushed out from inside the door, causing Qin Mo's robes to cling to his body and the Qiankun Transformation Furnace in his dantian to vibrate.

Su Qingyi turned her body to the side.

"After entering, follow the waterway. At the end, there is a bone-washing platform. You are not allowed to leave without permission for three days."

"Won't the saintess come in with me?"

"The depths of this secret realm are open only to you."

"I thought you were afraid I'd run away."

Su Qingyi's face darkened.

"Qin Mo, don't push your luck."

"Okay, I'll go in."

Qin Mo stepped through the stone gate and then turned back to ask another question.

"If you hadn't kicked me back then, would you have even been qualified to come in?"

Su Qingyi stared at him, remaining silent for a long time.

Qin Mo chuckled and disappeared into the secret realm.

The stone gate closed behind them.

There are no pavilions in the secret realm, only a waterway paved with bluestone.

Water gushes forth from deep within the mountain, carrying the earth's spiritual energy, causing the vegetation along the way to grow exceptionally lush.

Qin Mo walked all the way to the end.

Ahead was a circular stone platform, beneath which was a spiritual spring, the water of which continuously flowed into the array grooves on the platform.

He sat down in the center of the formation and took out the Qiankun Transformation Furnace.

"Three days should be enough."

The furnace body was suspended in front of him, and the Five Elements True Bones were also heating up inside his body.

Qin Mo closed his eyes and began to circulate the "Qiankun Creation Scripture".

The spiritual energy in the spring was drawn by the array and flowed into his dantian along his meridians.

The Qiankun Transformation Furnace swallows the impurities and then sends the pure spiritual energy into the limbs and bones.

A muffled thud came from deep within the bones.

On the first day, Qin Mo's skin and flesh tightened continuously, and the remaining vital energy between his bones was squeezed into his bone marrow.

The next day, the Five Elements True Bones vibrated continuously, and the five forces of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth circulated within the body.

On the third day, the water level of Lingquan dropped by half a foot.

Qin Mo's robes were soaked with sweat. He pressed his palms against the stone platform, and a final muffled thud came from his body.

The barrier at the late stage of the Iron Bone Realm shattered completely.

Iron Bones Peak.

He opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.

The power within his body had increased compared to before entering the secret realm, but the spiritual power exposed in his dantian remained at the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Qin Mo raised his hand to suppress his aura and put away the Transformation Furnace.

"Keep a few cards up your sleeve before the grand discussion."

When the three-day deadline arrived, Su Qingyi's voice came from outside the stone gate.

"Qin Mo, come out."

Qin Mo got up and walked out of the secret realm.

Su Qingyi stood in front of the stone gate, her gaze first falling on him, then sweeping over his surroundings.

"Qi Refining Level 5?"

"Um."

"You've been inside for three days and haven't made any progress?"

"Poor spiritual roots can't be rushed."

Su Qingyi didn't say anything, and turned to walk back.

When they returned to the Hehuan Hall, Bai Chenshuang, Gu Yingxue, and several elders were there.

Upon seeing Qin Mo enter, someone immediately released their divine sense to investigate.

"Still at the fifth level of Qi Refining."

"Three days' worth of spiritual energy from the depths of the secret realm didn't even help me break through to the sixth level of Qi Refining?"

"What a pity about this opportunity."

The elders withdrew their gazes, and the eagerness on their faces faded.

Bai Chenshuang put down the jade slip in her hand.

"Qin Mo, have you made any progress in your cultivation in the secret realm?"

Qin Mo cupped his hands and said, "This disciple has solidified his foundation."

An elder of the Dan Hall shook his head.

"A solid foundation is important, but at the Dao Discussion Conference, the disciples of each sect will not wait for you to cultivate slowly."

Qin Mo smiled.

"Then we'll see."