Rong Gu studied the second-level spiritual herbs for a few days, and then Qi Zhiheng personally demonstrated the refining of a second-level pill. Then he let Rong Gu try it himself.

While Rong Gu was refining the second-level pills, Qi Zhiheng was watching closely. If he noticed anything wrong, he would immediately remind him, which allowed Rong Gu to successfully refine the second-level pills on his first try. However, the quality of the pills was not very good. Not only were they not full-grade pills, but there was only one mid-grade pill, and the rest were low-grade pills.

Qi Zhiheng was naturally dissatisfied with this result. Looking at Rong Gu, who was immersed in the joy of becoming a second-level alchemist, Qi Zhiheng had to say, "I was the one who was controlling things for you just now. From now on, you have to look at your own mistakes."

Rong Gu was struck by a slap in the face, and his joy immediately dissipated. Indeed, if his master hadn't been there to watch over him and correct his mistakes in time, he probably wouldn't have been able to succeed in making this level two pill. What kind of success would such a success be?

Rong Gu, who was becoming increasingly serious about alchemy, began refining the second batch of level-two pills.

Qi Zhiheng was also helping to keep an eye on things this time, and promptly pointed out any mistakes.

The second batch of pills was produced, and the results were much better than the first batch; at least the number of mid-grade pills increased.

Qi Zhiheng would not acknowledge Rong Gu's skill as a second-level alchemist if Rong Gu refined the second-level pill under his guidance. He was only guiding him as much as possible, and once Rong Gu made no mistakes during the refining process, he would be able to retire gracefully.

Under Qi Zhiheng's supervision, Rong Gu spent five days refining pills and finally managed to refine a second-level pill independently.

The quality wasn't great, but Qi Zhiheng didn't dwell on these details. His goal was to get the spiritual vein first, and he would deal with the other issues after he got it!

After Rong Gu officially became an alchemist, Qi Zhiheng let him rest for a while before taking people to the Pill Hall for certification as a Level 2 alchemist.

Qi Zhiheng's decision to take his disciples to undergo Level 2 Alchemist certification attracted many disciples from Danfeng.

A group of first-level alchemists are naturally not taken seriously by others, but they have become second-level alchemists in a short period of time. Many people still want to come and watch. They are also very interested in the more than one hundred disciples taught by Qi Zhiheng.

Rong Gu was also a little nervous in this atmosphere.

Qi Zhiheng patted his shoulder and said, "Just perform as usual, there's no need to be nervous."

Rong Gu nodded: "Yes, Master." Hua Rui was like this, but his love for Jinjiang remained unchanged.

Rong Gu's verification as a Level 2 Alchemist even alarmed Tang Min, the Peak Master of Danfeng.

Qi Zhiheng and Tang Min greeted him warmly, "Peak Master Tang, what brings you here?"

"This concerns the future of Danfeng. As the peak master of Danfeng, it is only right that I come and take a look." Tang Min said with a smile. "The spiritual vein has already been prepared for you."

Qi Zhiheng thought to himself that Tang Min was really sensible, and his attitude towards Tang Min had improved considerably: "Then this disciple will write more about Peak Master Tang here."

Tang Min smiled without saying a word; the disciple's test was not over yet.

Rong Gu was nervous, but under Qi Zhiheng's tutelage these past few days, his pill-refining skills had improved considerably, and the batch of second-grade pills was refined very smoothly. Perhaps due to his intense concentration, a high-grade pill even appeared in this batch! Although it wasn't a full batch, he still produced eight pills.

The certification was passed, and everyone witnessed Rong Gu's alchemy skills.

Qi Zhiheng smiled and took Tang Min's low-grade spiritual vein from his hand.

After getting what he wanted, Qi Zhiheng acted like a complete scumbag! He abandoned his apprentice and went back home.

Rong Gu stood there, stunned, watching his master's figure disappear into the distance. Helpless, he had no choice but to return to Dan Peak on his own.

After returning to Panyun Peak, Qi Zhiheng greeted Yang Yitian and then implanted the spiritual vein into his spatial dimension.

After Qi Zhiheng finished doing all that, he went out.

Originally, it was just a low-grade spiritual vein, so Qi Zhiheng didn't pay much attention to it. But as soon as he left the space, a thick white fog rose up, completely obscuring the scene inside.

Qi Zhiheng sensed the situation inside and did not rush in, presumably because the spiritual energy in the space had accumulated to a certain concentration and undergone some changes.

Since Qi Zhiheng couldn't enter the space at the moment, he stopped paying attention to the situation inside and focused his attention back on his life outside.

Two days later, the spatial transformation was completely completed.

Qi Zhiheng had buried dozens of spiritual veins in the space, so it was understandable that things would change. After Qi Zhiheng noticed that the thick fog in the space had dissipated, he entered the space.

The changes around us are quite significant. The most noticeable change is that the spiritual energy in the air is nearly twice as concentrated. Secondly, the spiritual herbs planted there seem to have grown for hundreds of years, and many are already ready to be harvested.

The spiritual fruits they cultivated were hanging heavily on the branches, which shocked Qi Zhiheng.

Besides these obvious changes, Qi Zhiheng could also sense that the laws of this space had undergone some subtle changes, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was going on.

Qi Zhiheng also took a look at the territory of the Spirit Devouring Insects, where the spiritual herbs they had planted were growing in a large area.

Qi Zhiheng hadn't paid attention to the Spirit Devouring Insects for a while, and he was surprised to find that they had planted so many spiritual herbs. The newly planted herbs had all matured in recent days, and they were quite old! This saved the Spirit Devouring Insects a lot of time waiting for the herbs to mature, and even the spiritual fruits planted by the Spirit Devouring Insects had grown in large areas!

Qi Zhiheng really didn't expect that the Spirit Devouring Insects would be so proactive, planting so many spiritual fruits without him even noticing.

After examining the spiritual herbs and fruits, Qi Zhiheng remembered to communicate with the Soul-Devouring Insect King. He looked around but couldn't find any trace of the Soul-Devouring Insects. He used his soul power to sense the contract and quickly located the location of the Soul-Devouring Insect King. He walked in the direction he sensed and soon arrived at the cave where the Soul-Devouring Insects usually lived.

There were already quite a few Soul-Devouring Insects at the entrance. Qi Zhiheng's expression was somewhat strange. Upon seeing these Soul-Devouring Insects, he realized that some of them had mutated, but these mutated Soul-Devouring Insects did not show any intention of rebelling.

Qi Zhiheng crawled inside, and the spirit-devouring insects on the ground scattered immediately. Even though Qi Zhiheng was already used to it, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Many of the Soul-Devouring Insects in the cave had mutated. Qi Zhiheng walked inside and saw the Soul-Devouring Insect King on a stone bed.

The Soul-Devouring Insect King was surrounded by a ball of spiritual energy, so dense that it almost formed a cocoon. Qi Zhiheng could only vaguely see the Soul-Devouring Insect King inside.

Beside the Insect King was its strategist, Erhei, who had also mutated. His body, originally the size of a black bean, had grown two or three times larger, and like the other mutated Soul-Eating Insects, a red dot had appeared on his forehead.

Qi Zhiheng approached the Soul-Devouring Insect King, who was undergoing his second mutation. This process was dangerous; if he couldn't survive, he would fail and die, only to be devoured by his Soul-Devouring Insects.

Since Qi Zhiheng had already signed a contract with her, he naturally had to lend a hand. He had signed a contract with the Soul Devouring Insect, and there was a certain connection between the two parties, so his soul power could easily enter the other party's sea of ​​consciousness. All he could do was help the Soul Devouring Insect King clear the energy blockage for its advancement, making the advancement of the Soul Devouring Insect King easier. The rest was up to the Soul Devouring Insect King to get through on its own.

With Qi Zhiheng's help, the Soul Devouring Insect King's advancement was finally completed smoothly. Its body grew two or three times larger, and now it was almost ten times the size of a normal Soul Devouring Insect. The red dot on its forehead also turned into two dots.

The Insect King, having successfully advanced, looked with great interest at the fruits of its successful cultivation outside. Qi Zhiheng, as promised, exchanged the Spirit Devouring Insects for spirit stones.

Then he left the space with a huge pile of spiritual fruits...

There were too many spiritual fruits for the Qi family to eat. Qi Zhiheng took some of the spiritual fruits to the alchemy room and distributed them to his disciples. He kept many of them to serve as spiritual fruits to guests at the disciple-acceptance ceremony.

The apprentice-acceptance ceremony was held as scheduled half a month later. Qi Zhiheng was only a Golden Core stage cultivator, but at the same time, he was also a fourth-level alchemist. The person in charge of the matter struggled for several days about what kind of scale to use for the apprentice-acceptance ceremony. Even if a fourth-level alchemist held an apprentice-acceptance ceremony with the scale of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, it would be perfectly reasonable.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Qi Zhiheng ultimately chose a disciple-acceptance ceremony befitting a Golden Core cultivator.

Although he was a fourth-level alchemist, this fact was not made public; only a few people within the organization knew about it. If he were to hold a disciple-acceptance ceremony according to the standards for a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, there would inevitably be dissatisfaction and questions. He didn't want to cause any more trouble because his family was only at the Golden Core stage. It wouldn't be good if other sects noticed their unusual behavior and came knocking on their door.

Before he had the strength, Qi Zhiheng chose to lie low for the time being. If he were alone, he would naturally have the courage to go all in, but he had a family to support, so he always had some concerns.

It's no wonder that so many people in the cultivation world sever their worldly ties after entering the cultivation realm.

There were many people invited to the apprentice-acceptance ceremony. Qi Zhiheng sent invitations to all the people he knew, as well as his more than one hundred disciples who were also going to attend.

The sect has a fixed venue for holding the disciple-acceptance ceremony, so there is no need to worry about not having a place to hold it.

The Nascent Soul stage cultivators within the sect all showed him great respect by attending his disciple-acceptance ceremony. Even the sect leader, a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, came. Such treatment is not something every Golden Core stage cultivator can enjoy.

Qi Zhiheng had a bit of a headache. Although he was the one who decided to send out the invitations, he was only going to give them a token gesture. Usually, the ones who would come were the disciples of these Nascent Soul cultivators, who would bring gifts to their door.

Fortunately, he didn't invite too many people from other sects to this disciple-acceptance ceremony. He only invited the leaders of some forces that originally came from Xuanling Continent and some familiar disciples from Yuansheng Academy.

These people later joined other sects and continued to communicate with each other via communication jade slips. However, their relationships weren't particularly deep, but they never lost touch either.