In a cultivation room within the Pill Tower of Black Dragon City, Qin Xin had a set of spiritual medicines for refining the Qi Cultivation Pill placed in front of him.

Tomorrow is the Eastern Wilderness Pill Gathering, and Qin Xin is making the most of the time to try to pre-refine the Qi Cultivation Pill using the mysterious fragment map.

After calming his mind, Qin Xin took out the Blazing Fire Black Iron Furnace from his spatial ring and placed it in front of him. Although the Blazing Fire Black Iron Furnace was just an ordinary third-grade pill furnace, it was still more than capable of refining fifth-grade primary Qi Cultivation Pills.

After his consciousness entered the Niwan Palace, Qin Xin sensed the Devouring Spirit Stone surrounded by a bluish-green aura, faintly emitting light. The Devouring Spirit Stone was now a size larger than before, and there was a red glow flowing on it, seemingly because it had absorbed the Fire God Crystal.

After staring at it for a while, Qin Xin turned his gaze to the mysterious fragment of the map on the other side.

This mysterious fragment of the painting showed no signs of spiritual energy fluctuations and appeared quite ordinary. After sensing it for a while, Qin Xin discovered that the painting was enveloped in a ball of energy and was currently in a deep sleep.

Looking at the medicinal field in the mysterious fragment of the map, which was planted with many precious spiritual herbs, Qin Xin was somewhat surprised. Most of these spiritual herbs were collected by Qin Xin, and of course, many of them were originally in this mysterious fragment of the map.

Before falling asleep, Danqing told Qin Xin that spiritual herbs could be planted within this mysterious fragment of the map. At first, Qin Xin didn't take it seriously, as he wasn't very interested in planting spiritual herbs. However, when Qin Xin's consciousness entered the inner space of the mysterious fragment of the map, he discovered that the powerful array within seemed to exist specifically for planting spiritual herbs. The spiritual herbs growing here were all shimmering with starlight-like spiritual energy and were constantly growing.

After looking around, Qin Xin also discovered that the medicinal field was vast, but only a small part of it was planted with spiritual herbs. Most of the spiritual herbs planted were obtained from the ruins of the Luoshen Sect.

After withdrawing his consciousness from the mysterious fragment, Qin Xin then channeled his spiritual energy into it. Immediately, a figure slowly materialized within Qin Xin's Niwan Palace.

Before this figure stood another blazing black iron furnace.

After taking out the recipe scroll for the Peiyuan Pill, the steps and methods for refining the pill appeared in Qin Xin's mind. As Qin Xin memorized all the information recorded in the recipe, the recipe scroll in his hand quickly dissipated.

The night was peaceful.

Qin Xin remained seated in the meditation room until the morning of the next day.

As the tolling of bells echoed, Qin Xin slowly opened his eyes.

After a night of practice, Qin Xin finally completed the entire refining process of the Peiyuan Pill. He originally wanted to try refining it once, but there was no time left.

After putting away the spiritual herbs used to refine the Qi-Nourishing Pill and the Blazing Black Iron Furnace in front of him, Qin Xin followed the sound of the bell.

The annual Eastern Wilderness Pill Gathering is a grand event, attracting representatives from various forces and families in the Eastern Wilderness. Their aim is to meet talented alchemists and recruit them into their respective forces and families.

For convenience, Qin Xin also put on the robe of a mid-level fourth-grade alchemist, which greatly changed his aura. Compared with his previous toughness, he appeared somewhat refined.

Upon sensing the aura emanating from the alchemist's robe, Qin Xin was momentarily stunned.

The crafting of alchemist robes is extremely complex. They not only provide the wearer with a certain level of defense but also have the effect of calming the mind and nourishing the spirit. Such robes, which are akin to spiritual artifacts, are perhaps only something that a wealthy and powerful organization like the Pill Tower can provide for all alchemists.

As soon as Qin Xin stepped out of the Pill Tower, he saw the figure of a woman.

When Ming Ningzhu saw Qin Xin come out, a strange look flashed in her eyes. It seemed that this was the first time she had seen Qin Xin wearing an alchemist's robe. In order to avoid Qin Xin noticing the change in her heart, she quickly said something and walked forward, "Let's go!"

Hearing Ming Ningzhu's crisp voice, Qin Xin also looked up. Ming Ningzhu's alchemist robe was slightly different from Qin Xin's. Qin Xin's alchemist robe was generally grayish-blue, while Ming Ningzhu's was light blue, with a special design on the cuffs.

However, it is inevitable that Ming Ningzhu, being the granddaughter of Ming Wei, the tower master of the Black Dragon City Pill Tower, would have some special characteristics.

Without hesitation, Qin Xin followed Ming Ningzhu out of the Black Dragon City Pill Tower.

The venue for the Eastern Wilderness Pill Gathering is not inside the Pill Tower in Black Dragon City. The limited space inside the Pill Tower may restrict the performance of some alchemists.

Therefore, each Eastern Wilderness Pill Gathering is held in the central square of Black Dragon City. The space here is spacious, and there are people from the Eastern Wilderness Academy maintaining order, so other forces and families do not dare to cause trouble here.

The robes of a fourth-grade intermediate alchemist carried considerable intimidation. Qin Xin and Ming Ningzhu made their way smoothly, and some martial artists who wanted to watch the competition quickly made way for them upon seeing their identities.

Soon, bursts of noise reached Qin Xin's ears.

The central square of Black Dragon City was not far from the Pill Tower, so Qin Xin and Ming Ningzhu arrived after only a few steps.

Looking around the square, Qin Xin spotted many familiar faces.

The second prince of the Great Xia Dynasty, Xia Qi, and the eldest prince of the Ding Dynasty, Ding Sheng, had already arrived and were standing in a specially prepared area. None of the surrounding martial artists dared to approach them.

The surrounding area is similar; certain factions and families will set aside a special area to prevent others from entering.

Qin Xin naturally followed Ming Ningzhu and stood in the arena of the Black Dragon City Pill Tower.

"Boss!"

"Boss!"

Hearing what seemed like two familiar voices, Qin Xin frowned slightly and looked in the direction from which the voices came.

"Ingots? Script?"

Upon seeing two familiar figures, Qin Xin hurried over.

Because Jin Yuanbao and Mo Wen were being stopped by the guards of the Black Dragon City Dan Tower, preventing them from getting close.

“They are my friends,” Qin Xin said to the guards who were blocking his way.

Jin Yuanbao and Mo Wen then came over.

"Why are you here? Where is Ling Yan?" Qin Xin asked curiously.

Jin Yuanbao's weight was a bit strange; he had gained or lost quite a bit of weight. He shifted his body and said with a smile, "Ling Yan's body is getting heavier and heavier, so she's staying in the outer courtyard."

“While you were away from the family, we were worried about your safety. We guessed you would participate in the Eastern Wilderness Pill Gathering, so we came to try our luck. We didn’t expect to actually run into you.” Mo Wen said somewhat憨憨地, with a hint of joy in his eyes, seemingly because he saw that Qin Xin was safe.

Looking at the two of them, Qin Xin felt a warmth in his heart. After the incident involving the Tianyuan Qin Clan, they had insisted on going, but Qin Xin had stopped them.

"Thanks. Since you're here, you can come with me."

Qin Xin said softly, feeling somewhat worried about Jin Yuanbao. After all, the Jin Clan of the Yan Dynasty had also come to the Pill Gathering, and the golden dragon seemed to be hostile towards Jin Yuanbao.

"cough!"

The old man coughed softly, and the entire room immediately fell silent.

"The Eastern Wilderness Pill Gathering begins!"

As a deep voice announced, a commotion immediately erupted throughout the central square. Some alchemists seemed to have been waiting for this day, hoping to seize the top spot in front of the major powers of the Eastern Wilderness.