Ye Feng looked at the pills in front of him, his face filled with joy.

It was really not easy. Even after he advanced to the second level of alchemist, he still failed twice before succeeding.

It wasn't that he didn't want to upgrade more, it's just that alchemy and formations were too expensive.

In alchemy and array formation, reaching level one grants 1000 trading points.

Level two is a hundredfold increase, requiring 100,000. And so far, he's only raised his alchemy skill to level two.

The formation technique is only at level one, which is only slightly better than the beginner level.

"Host: Ye Feng, Transaction Points (), Total Number of Full-Amount Transactions (80)"

Realm: Foundation Establishment Level 4 (next level 800,000), Body Refinement Level 9 (next level)

Spiritual Roots: Metal 96, Wood 96, Water 96, Fire 96, (Next)

Cultivation Technique: Azure Cloud Qi Refining Technique (Levels 1-10)

Alchemist: Level 2 (Next level: 100 million)

Array Master: Level 1 (Next level costs 100,000)

Spells:

Fireball (Mastery, Max Level), Waterball (Mastery, Max Level)

Water Shield (Spell combined, max level)

Fire Control (Spell and spell combined, max level)

Xiao Geng Golden Sword Technique (Combining magic and spells, max level)

Disintegration (Spell Combined, Max Level)

Hidden Spirit Technique: Combining Spells (Next Level: 64,000)

Gengjin Sword Technique (Taoist magic reaching the divine level, max level)

Conceal Breath Technique (Spell and spell combined, max level)

Spirit Rain Spell (Combined spell and magic, max level)

Cleansing (Mastery, Max Level)

Status: 100/100

Over the past three years, by occasionally stealing Li Qinghe's pills to sell, and later refining low-level pills himself, he has accumulated no less than a million transaction points.

However, the flowers bloom like flowing water.

After using up most of it, only a little over 80,000 remained.

His spiritual root aptitude was further enhanced, and even using only Qi Refining stage cultivation techniques, his cultivation level still increased by one level, reaching the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

His physical body, at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, was already comparable to that of a mid-Body Refinement stage cultivator. Reaching the ninth level didn't consume many points, but he had seen quite a few Body Refinement cultivators.

Compared to that, it is slightly inferior without any cultivation techniques.

With all spell points maxed out, especially the Gengjin Sword Technique reaching the Daoist Divine Realm after spell unification, one's abilities have improved significantly.

His spiritual sense range also increased to one thousand meters, the limit for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

They even managed to get a small glimpse of Li Qinghe's cultivation level: Foundation Establishment Level 8.

However, that time also terrified him... because he terrified Li Qinghe.

An unfamiliar divine sense was scanning and probing her, and it was even stronger than her...

Without saying a word, she immediately called the peak master, which eventually alarmed the sect leader, who conducted a thorough investigation within the sect for three months.

Although he didn't know if any Nascent Soul cultivators were secretly investigating, he still upgraded his Concealing Spirit Technique by one level.

"The three-year period is almost up. I've been at the sixth level of Qi Refining for so long. It shouldn't be too much to advance another level, right?"

Thinking of his three-year promise to Li Qinghe, Ye Feng couldn't help but feel excited.

Finally... we're about to take this hill!

I'm so excited just thinking about it...hehe.

However, let's send the pills to Afu first.

As Ye Feng's alchemy skills improved, the quality of the low-level pills he refined also increased, while the time required to refine them decreased.

But we still can't keep up.

However, without these pills, we really wouldn't have been able to gather so many trading points.

There are system notifications every day, all the time.

It wasn't until he was promoted to a first-level alchemist that Ye Feng truly understood how lucrative alchemy was.

The ingredients for one Qi Refining Pill, plus other necessities like firewood, cost four spirit stones. A level one alchemist can typically refine 12 to 15 pills, and such pills have virtually no chance of failure.

Of course, Ye Feng also spent a lot of effort in the early stages to get started.

One million transaction points were earned, but not that many spirit stones were actually earned. After all, there were over two hundred full-amount exchanges involved, and the money had to be returned to Li Qinghe.

In addition, a considerable amount was given to the sect in exchange for contribution points. This alchemy furnace alone cost 50,000 points to exchange for a top-grade magic artifact alchemy furnace.

I cleaned up the pills one last time and put the pill furnace into my system space.

A sweeping motion,

Masterful Cleaning Technique! The room instantly became sparkling clean, and I even cleaned myself...

This time, I'm making a request to "get revenge"—I'll help my master take a bath!

Ye Feng had just stepped outside when he ran into his neighbor from next door.

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

The man next door is Xiao Junyan, the senior disciple who is in the Qi Refining stage.

Upon seeing Ye Feng, Xiao Junyan nodded indifferently.

Ye Feng didn't take it to heart; this senior brother wasn't much of a talker.

The male disciples of Qingxue Peak are generally exceptionally strong in combat... There are also some descendants of Qingxue Peak.

Even the most virtuous and abstinent cultivators, when faced with the right opportunity, are not immune to losing their resolve and making small mistakes...

Some were ordinary men, and some were just fleeting romances... This was what Li Qinghe said, not his guess.

Seeing Ye Feng turn and leave, Xiao Junyan spoke again.

"A man should prioritize cultivation. You spend too much time refining pills and running errands every day... If you can't establish your foundation, it will all be for nothing after a hundred years!"

Ye Feng turned around and gave a solemn bow.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother!"

After saying that, seeing that he had nothing more to say, he turned and left again.

Although this senior disciple's cultivation has reached the tenth level of Qi Refining, he is now nearly fifty years old.

Previously, he had been stationed at the Demon-Controlling Pass with his master. This time, he returned to accumulate enough merit points to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills.

But Ye Feng thought his chances were slim.

Although he doesn't look very old, he failed to establish his foundation twice before... I'm afraid he's troubled by inner demons.

Actually, this person is quite nice, but everyone has their own destiny. Even someone like Ye Feng, who has a system, has to break through on his own, let alone others...

Arriving at the market again, I walked through the bustling crowds and arrived at the Spring and Autumn Pavilion.

"Hello, boss."

"Master Ye Dan!"

"Senior Brother Ye!"

As soon as he reached the door, the shop assistants greeted him, and Ye Feng nodded in response.

These people are just using "alchemist" as a polite way of addressing people. Ordinary people also call their apprentices "alchemist." However, Ye Feng is indeed an alchemist, and a level two one at that.

Yang Fu, who was standing behind the shopkeeper's desk, spotted him at a glance.

"If you don't come soon, I'm going to send someone to call you."

Three years have passed, and Yang Fu's face has not changed much. After taking the Longevity Pill, his hidden injuries have also improved considerably.

With his busy and fulfilling life, Yang Fu looks much younger.

"If you don't have any pills, then take a break. Uncle Fu, you still need to take care of your health!"

Previously, Ye Feng called him Afu, or Uncle Fu, it was all up to him.

However, after the shop hired more staff, Ye Feng changed his form of address, and all the staff started calling him Uncle Fu.

"Now is the time to make money, how can you slack off? You mustn't become a Grand Alchemist and then look down on a couple of spirit stones..."

This statement is exactly the opposite of what the eldest brother said.

Yang Fu rambled on and on for a long time, while Ye Feng took out the pills he had refined and listened to him.

"And another thing, do you remember asking me to help you take care of your child last time? I think you've completely forgotten. Miss Kou was so nice before..."

At this point, Yang Fu stopped again, explaining that Kou Ying had left the sect at the beginning of the year because he had not reached the late stage of Qi Refining and his term had expired.

In the time before I left, I often lingered around the shop, occasionally bumping into Ye Feng and exchanging a few words.

Ye Feng, however, was preoccupied with Li Qinghe and unable to attend to both, so he could only let her leave.

However, they still agreed to visit each other when he reached the late stage of Qi Refining and went out for training.

Perhaps it was the improvement in his cultivation that caused Ye Feng's lust to fade.

His possessiveness towards Kou Ying also became less intense...

Thinking of this, Ye Feng suddenly stood up.

This won't do!

One must not forget one's roots. This time, we must find our master to give us a tough lesson. If this continues, we'll become a real Taoist priest!