In the Juxian Pavilion of Tianmu Peak, eight Jindan elders including Elder Su, Elder Ma, and Elder Zhao gathered together.

For this gathering, Elder Su took out third-grade spiritual tea and a variety of third-grade spiritual fruits to entertain all his old friends. This was a generous gesture, which showed how good his mood was.

"Old Su, you are so stingy. There is only one Silver Frost Spirit Peach. Look, we can't even have a bite of it. And these Green Beard Nuts are small to begin with. The little you took out is not enough to share!" Elder Zhao said, pointing to the Silver Frost Spirit Peach and Green Beard Nut in front of him.

In fact, Elder Su is not stingy. Apart from these two spiritual fruits, he gave each person one of the other spiritual fruits.

However, Silver Frost Spirit Peaches and Green Beard Nuts are not the sect’s golden elixir benefits, so golden elixir cultivators rarely get to taste them on a daily basis.

"There's nothing I can do. Shi Ming only sent me this. I don't have any channels to get these two kinds of spiritual fruits!" Elder Su had been waiting for his old friends to ask questions. He smiled and spread his hands, saying helplessly.

"Is this a gift from Shi Ming?" Elder Zhao asked in surprise.

He didn't lack this little bit of third-grade resources, but it was different because it was a gift from his disciple.

All the Jindan elders present have disciples, but Li Shiming is the only one who can present third-grade resources to his master during the foundation-building period.

"It's true that there's something missing. Shiming also gave me a copy, so I'll take them out as well!" Elder Ma interjected at the right time.

He took out the Silver Frost Spirit Peaches and Green Beard Nuts, and used a jade knife to distribute them to each of his old friends.

"I regret it. Shiming has a talent for swordsmanship. I should at least accept him as a registered disciple!" Elder Zhao took a piece of peach meat, put it in his mouth and bit it hard, saying with some regret.

His words immediately attracted the approval of the other Jindan cultivators, who all expressed that they should also accept Li Shiming as a registered disciple.

"Old Ma, Jingxian's four kinds of elixir-making resources have been handed over to Shiming. You have to help keep an eye on them and try not to fail!" Elder Su thought of his eldest disciple Ye Jingxian at this time, and said to Elder Ma.

Although this did not mean to directly ask Elder Ma to take action, it also meant to let Elder Ma intervene.

The main reason is that the resources for making elixir are related to Ye Jingxian's promotion to the Golden Elixir stage. Not only has Ye Jingxian prepared for this for decades, but even her master, Elder Su, has paid a considerable price for this.

There were many foundation-building cultivators competing for the resources to make pills. If Li Shiming had not already obtained a set of resources from Elder Ji, even Ye Jingxian would not have been able to compete with Li Shiming.

Originally, Li Shiming had no chance to compete for this round of pill-making resources, but since Li Shiming's cultivation had reached the late stage of foundation building, he was qualified to compete for pill-making resources.

Given Li Shiming's conditions, it was almost inevitable that the sect would provide him with a set of resources for making elixirs.

“……” When Elder Ma heard this, he was about to speak, but stopped.

His mind swept across his identity jade disc, where he received a message from Li Shiming, saying that he had successfully refined three high-level 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pills'.

To be honest, Elder Ma couldn't help but feel jealous at this moment. What kind of alchemy talent could allow Li Shiming to refine a full pill of high-quality 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' when he first refined it?

Even Elder Ma himself would only have to be extremely lucky to have a burst of three high-level full pills extremely rarely.

The difficulty of refining a third-grade elixir lies in the fact that the changes in the elixir furnace are thousands of times greater than those in refining a second-grade elixir. Any mistake will affect the quality of the third-grade elixir, and may even cause failure on the spot.

'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' is a third-grade elixir that is relatively easy to refine, but Elder Ma can only guarantee that it will not fail, and dare not guarantee its quality.

However, Elder Ma's jealousy had just arisen when he was overwhelmed by the ecstasy and no trace of it remained. His disciple became the sect's second master of alchemy.

Although Li Shiming, the master alchemist, can only refine the lowest level third-grade elixir without making the golden elixir, a master alchemist is a master alchemist. Anyone who can refine a third-grade elixir is a master alchemist. This is a recognized standard.

"Old Ma, what happened?" The Jindan elders saw that Elder Ma suddenly stopped talking and his expression kept changing. They thought something big had happened and asked with concern.

"We use tea instead of wine to congratulate our sect on having a new master of alchemy!" Elder Ma laughed and stood up, holding the cup in both hands and said to the Jindan elders.

"Did Shi Ming refine the third-grade elixir?" Elder Su confirmed with some disbelief.

You can't blame him for not believing it. Everyone knows that a master alchemist must at least reach the half-step golden elixir to achieve this. This is related to spiritual fire, as well as spirit, consciousness, etc.

"If Shi Ming is not lying, he has refined three high-level 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pills' with his first batch of third-grade elixirs!" Elder Ma announced proudly.

All the Jindan elders present understood that it was impossible for Li Shiming to lie to Elder Ma.

They paid more attention to the two points "three" and "high-level". Their eyes flickered, which meant that Li Shiming had reached the pinnacle of level in at least refining the lowest-level third-grade elixir.

Unless there is a one in ten thousand chance of refining a top-level elixir, a high-level elixir is the highest quality of normal elixirs.

Three elixirs means that Li Shiming produced a full elixir. Don't think that the difference between two elixirs and three elixirs is only one elixir.

As for the alchemy master's share, if two elixirs are produced, one-third of the share will go to the alchemy master, and any share less than one will be counted as one, which means that the alchemy master will take one of the elixirs, and the remaining elixir will be the other.

However, if three elixirs are produced from one furnace, the master alchemist will still take one third of the share, but the person seeking the elixir can obtain two elixirs.

There is a huge difference between one and two third-grade elixirs. Golden Core cultivators risk their lives to obtain these elixirs. Who wouldn't want to find a master alchemist who can produce a full pill to make the elixir for them?

"This is good news. Congratulations to Elder Ma for training a master alchemist!" Elder Su smiled and raised the cup, holding the spiritual tea flat as if it were wine.

"Congratulations, Elder Ma!" Elder Zhao and the other Jindan elders shouted.

He drank the third-grade spiritual tea in one gulp. Although drinking the spiritual tea in this way lost the artistic conception of tasting the third-grade spiritual tea, the Jindan elders were so excited at this moment that no one would pay attention to the artistic conception.

"Why don't we go see Shi Ming? Master Ma is checking out the 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill'!" Elder Zhao suggested after the Golden Core Elders put down their cups.

"I'll send a message to Shiming!" Without waiting for Elder Ma to speak, Elder Su quickly agreed.

In the past, if the Jindan elders wanted to meet a Foundation Establishment cultivator, they would call the cultivator over. But now no one suggested calling Li Shiming over, and instead they all agreed to go to Li Shiming's Chijian Peak.

This is the change in identity, from having the potential to be an alchemy master to actually becoming an alchemy master. This identity gap makes Li Shiming truly equal to the Golden Core Elder.

Even the identity of a master alchemist is more sought after in sects and the world of immortal cultivation than a golden elixir elder from a large sect.

There are many Jindan elders in large sects, but it is good enough for each sect to have one alchemy master.

Just like Elder Ma's alchemy lineage, if Li Shiming had not appeared, Elder Ma would have needed to pass on his Earth Flame Spirit Fire to a senior alchemist under his tutelage when his life was about to end, and train him to be the next alchemy master.

This is the usual way of inheritance of alchemy masters in large sects. The probability of obtaining spiritual fire accidentally is really too low, and the probability of obtaining spiritual fire and having alchemy talent is even lower.

Spiritual fire is not only used for alchemy. Just as Li Shiming thought, spiritual fire is also a terrifying means of attack and the best flame for refining weapons.

Although elixir fire and earth fire can be used to replace spiritual fire in refining, the uniqueness of spiritual fire is still the highest pursuit of refiners.

Due to various reasons, the number of alchemy masters in Beishu has always remained very small, making the status of alchemy masters even more honorable.

If it is said that Elder Ji and his followers had ideas against Li Shiming before, then now, as long as Elder Ji and his followers dare to reveal such ideas at all, there will be cultivators who want Li Shiming to owe them a favor and take the initiative to solve the problem for Li Shiming.

"Greetings, Master and the elders!" Li Shiming bowed respectfully outside the cave.

"Let's talk inside!" Elder Su helped him up with a smile, then turned to the Jindan elders and said as half-master.

Entering the cave hall, Li Shiming was about to take out the hospitality items when he was stopped by Elder Ma.

"No need to entertain us, we came here just to see the 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' you refined!" Elder Ma said with a smile.

Although Li Shiming had the guest resources of Beishu Trading Company, there was only a limited supply of them in three years. Now that eight Jindan elders had arrived at once, if Li Shiming really used them to entertain the guests, there would be nothing left.

Besides, whenever the alchemist is required to use his spiritual objects to entertain others, it is always the alchemist who accepts gifts from others.

"Master, please take a look!" Li Shiming did not insist. He was really reluctant to give it up. He had never tasted those third-grade spiritual fruits.

He handed the jade bottle to Elder Ma, which contained three 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pills'.

Elder Ma used his spiritual power to take out a 'Turtle Marrow Yuan Enhancement Pill', and the spiritual power of all the Golden Core Elders present were focused on this 'Turtle Marrow Yuan Enhancement Pill'.

“The energy is concentrated and pure, with very few impurities. It is truly an excellent elixir!” Elder Zhao was the first to praise.

Although Elder Ma was the only alchemy master among the Jindan elders present, their ability to appreciate elixirs was not bad at all.

"Shiming, I have nothing more to teach you. From now on, the refining of the sect's low-level third-grade elixirs will be handed over to you!" Elder Ma looked at the 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' for a long time before speaking slowly.

Indeed, the advanced 'Turtle Marrow Enhancement Pill' in front of him would amaze even him.

If Li Shiming could maintain this level, Elder Ma would feel embarrassed to compete with Li Shiming for the task of refining the low-level third-grade elixir.

"Master, how about I take the low-level third-grade elixir task from Beishu Trading Company, and you will still be responsible for the sect's alchemy task!" Li Shiming said, not wanting to snatch the task from his master, Elder Ma.

"What nonsense! There is no problem for you to refine second-grade elixirs for Beishu Trading Company. But they need to consider the interests of the sect every time they make third-grade elixirs. Damn it, this Beishu Trading Company is so lucky that they just promoted you to a guest official, and you became a master of alchemy. They took advantage of you!" Elder Ma patted Li Shiming on the shoulder.

The Jindan elders, especially Elder Su, had previously felt that the Silver Frost Spirit Peaches and Green Beard Nuts sent by Li Shiming were very good, but now they thought that the Beishu Trading Company had gotten a great bargain.

You should know that the alchemy masters of the major sects will not join any trading company.

The reason why Li Shiming was allowed to join Beishu Trading Company was to increase Li Shiming's alchemy experience. The sect did not have so many alchemy materials for him to consume.

No one expected that Li Shiming would become a master alchemist so quickly, and he became a master alchemist right after Beishu Trading Company changed its treatment for guest officials.

The alchemy master is a strategic talent for any sect. It is okay for him to refine second-grade elixirs for outer sects, but third-grade elixirs can enhance the combat effectiveness of Jindan cultivators and have a huge impact on the sect, so they must be controlled even more.

"Shiming, the sect will first assess the Beishu Trading Company's third-grade elixir mission before handing it over to you. The sect will investigate the matter, so just focus on refining the elixir!" Elder Su continued.

"Yes, I'll listen to the master!" Li Shiming naturally had no objection.

"Should the fact that Li Shiming has become a master of alchemy be announced now or kept secret for a while?" Elder Zhao asked.

Those present were either from Elder Su's faction or had a close relationship with Elder Su. The results of the discussion among several Jindan elders basically represented the decision of this faction.

Elder Zhao was worried that Li Shiming was only a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building and did not have much ability to protect himself.

You must know that the third-grade elixir is related to cultivators at the Golden Core Stage, which brought a lot of trouble to Li Shiming.

"There is no need to hide it. Shi Ming needs to continue refining third-grade elixirs to increase his experience in alchemy. This matter cannot be concealed!" Elder Ma objected almost on the spot.

"Indeed, Shi Ming has become a master of alchemy. Who dares to do anything to him?" Elder Su also nodded.

"Then let's hold a celebration party to make the scene more lively, and let Shiming start to come into contact with righteous Jindan cultivators, so that it will be easier for him to take on alchemy tasks in the future!" Elder Ma said with a smile.

In the past, Li Shiming seldom made friends with fellow Taoists, but as a master of alchemy, he needed to make friends with a large number of fellow Taoists.

You have to know that private alchemy tasks are private transactions. Without exchanging contact information, you can't do it even if you want to show up at the door. How can you get an alchemy task?

Li Shiming has just become a master alchemist and needs to practice a lot of alchemy to accumulate experience. He does not need to be like those veteran alchemy masters who take on the task of refining third-grade elixirs based solely on their preferences.

Before Li Shiming could react, his two masters and his uncles and aunts had already decided on his matter.