"What are the conditions?"

Qin Xin naturally knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch, but he was unsure about the conditions Yun Li was going to propose.

If Yun Li were to make Qin Xin her free labor, constantly refining two-pattern Breaking Martial Pills or other pills for the Pill Academy free of charge, Qin Xin might agree for a short time, but he would not agree for a long time.

The process of refining elixirs can continuously consume Yuan energy, making the martial artist's Yuan energy more refined and thus achieving the effect of cultivation.

However, this method of cultivation also slows down the speed of a martial artist's cultivation, and the long-term process of refining pills can cause the martial artist to be infected with fire poison, which will take a lot of time to completely remove.

For Qin Xin now, time is the most precious thing.

"Don't worry, this condition is very simple for you. It's just representing my Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy at the Pill Gathering."

Yun Li seemed to have also noticed Qin Xin's pills and quickly explained.

"The Pill Gathering?" Qin Xin was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this, as he was somewhat familiar with the power structure of the Central State Pill Academy.

Besides the Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy, there is also the Tianque City Alchemy Academy in Zhongzhou. These two academies are the core locations for alchemists in the entire Zhongzhou. The alchemy academies in other towns are just branches under these two academies.

For example, the Chiling City Pill Academy, which Qin Xin had visited before, was a branch of the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy.

Unlike the Pill Academy in Tianque City, the Pill Academy of Tuocang Mountain does not participate in any conflicts between families, and has no cooperation with any families or sects. Anyone who needs pills can come to the Pill Academy of Tuocang Mountain to purchase them.

However, the Alchemy Academy of Tianque City is different. They believe that because alchemists have a noble status, they must cooperate with some powerful forces and families to obtain better protection.

It is precisely because of this that the Heavenly Palace City Pill Academy now has the support of some sects and families, and its branches are spread throughout the major towns of the three major sects besides the Heavenly Profound Sect and the Spirit Beast Sect.

The Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy, on the other hand, is somewhat weaker, with only a few branch academies existing within the territories of the Tianxuan Sect and the Spirit Beast Sect.

Although the Tianque City Pill Academy now wants to annex the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy, forcibly doing so would naturally provoke the anger of some alchemists. To avoid internal conflicts among alchemists and give some forces an opportunity to take advantage, the two pill academies jointly hold a pill refining competition. On the one hand, it is to conduct a pill refining competition among young alchemists and offer generous rewards to encourage them. Of course, the two pill academies will also use some of their subordinate branches as stakes.

Since the start of this alchemy competition, Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy has consistently lost more often than it won.

Previously, some elders had sent their disciples to Yun Li, hoping to participate in the Pill Gathering in the name of Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy. However, Yun Li rejected most of them, feeling that these disciples were too weak and would find it extremely difficult to win.

Moreover, each alchemy competition was divided into three sessions, with each session involving a branch of the alchemy academy as a stake.

The first competition was between the strongest alchemists from both alchemy academies.

The second round was contested by the elders of both alchemy academies.

The third round consists of a competition among alchemists who are no more than thirty years old.

Qin Xin is capable of refining two-pattern Breaking Martial Pills, making him one of the stronger alchemists under the age of thirty. If he were to represent the Tuocang Mountain Alchemy Academy in the Alchemy Competition, he might have a chance of winning.

"So, participating in the Dan Conference won't cost you anything, and if you win, you'll gain a lot of benefits."

As Yun Li spoke, Qin Xin was momentarily tempted.

As she said, attending the Dan Conference had no impact on Qin Xin, and he could even gain quite a lot from it.

However, Qin Xin also had some other ideas, because in Tianque City, besides the Tianque City Pill Academy, there was also the Qin Clan of Zhongzhou.

The Qin clan of Zhongzhou has been stationed in Tianque City for hundreds of years and has a very close relationship with the Tianque City Pill Academy. Qin Xin is also somewhat worried that if the other party finds out his identity and tries to interfere, it is not impossible for him to go and never return.

Qin Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Participating in the Pill Gathering is not out of the question, but could I change my name?"

"Change the name?" Yun Li didn't know why Qin Xin would make such a request, but it wasn't a big problem, so she readily agreed, "Of course."

"You also share the surname Qin. If I'm not mistaken, you have some connection with the Qin clan of Tianque City, don't you?"

"Don't worry, I don't care about these things. Since you are from the Tuocang Mountain Pill Academy, I will naturally protect you when you attend the Pill Gathering."

Yun Li was also very intelligent and immediately guessed some of the reasons.

Qin Xin smiled and nodded, saying, "In that case, thank you very much, Sister Yunli. I will use the name Danqing for this trip to the Pill Academy."

"Danqing?" Yun Li was slightly puzzled upon hearing the name, but then said, "Okay, I will report this name. For now, you can stay in the Dan Academy on Tuocang Mountain. I will contact you if it is time to set off."

Qin Xin nodded, then took the formula for the Heavenly Soul Fusion Blood Pill in his hand, and glanced at Chi Lingyunye beside him, as if he wanted to take it back.

"Brother Qin Xin, didn't you give me these Crimson Ridge Cloud Leaves? Do you want to take them back?" Seeing Qin Xin's gaze, Yun Li quickly took back the Crimson Ridge Cloud Leaves, speaking in a somewhat teasing tone.

Qin Xin, whose thoughts had been seen through, replied somewhat awkwardly, "How could that be? Sister Yunli is overthinking it."

"Alright, go back and study your pill formula. I have some other things to attend to." Yun Li smiled gently and then dismissed him.

Qin Xin did not disturb them further. He took the Heavenly Soul Blood Fusion Pill and returned to his alchemy room.

After taking out the pale blue scroll, Qin Xin calmed his mind.

The recipe for the elixir appeared before Qin Xin's eyes in an instant.

“Heavenly Soul Grass, Spirit-Melting Tree, Bloodthirsty Vine…”

Looking at the dozen or so spiritual herbs in front of him, each of which cost hundreds or even thousands of high-grade spirit stones, Qin Xin was momentarily tempted to give up on collecting them.

However, in order to try and awaken Danqing, Qin Xin had no choice but to give it a shot.

After taking out the more than fifty portions of spiritual herbs for refining the Hunyuan Pill from his spatial ring, Qin Xin made a decision.

He plans to dedicate himself to refining the Hunyuan Pill in the coming days, and strive to collect all the medicinal ingredients for the Heavenly Soul Blood Fusion Pill before heading to Tianque City.