The celebration lasted until the next day. All the monks who came got what they wanted, made friends with Li Shiming, and traded some of the spiritual objects they had prepared.
Yin Shilan also left. After all, this was Shushan Sect, and she was now a true disciple of Qianhuan Sect, so she couldn't stay in Shushan Sect for long.
Li Shiming gained the most, with over a hundred gifts, which made his wealth increase again.
A small area was cleared out in his training room, and covered with a thick layer of spiritual soil. This spiritual soil was not something that could be configured at will, but was exchanged from the sect by him using his contribution points.
This spiritual soil is specially used for third-grade spiritual plants, and it is mixed with many extremely precious spiritual materials.
He planted the third-grade spiritual tea tree in the spiritual soil. Although the third-grade spiritual tea tree was well protected, it would still lose its vitality after being away from the soil for many days.
Although Li Shiming did not practice Lingzhifu's spells much, his Lingzhifu level was still improved to nearly advanced level.
He exchanged the spells of a high-level spiritual plant husband, quickly learned the spells through IBM z15, and cast spiritual rain on the third-grade spiritual tea tree, which allowed the third-grade spiritual tea tree to recover.
He also installed LED lights on the ceiling of the training room, and used a small lightning array and current conversion equipment to power a set of control equipment and LED lights.
The function of the control device is to turn on the LED light at a fixed time when Li Shiming is not in the practice room to simulate the environment under the sun outside.
There is a reason why the third-grade spiritual tea tree is placed in the training room. The third-grade spiritual tea tree is an extremely precious resource and is coveted by all Jindan cultivators.
Although there are almost no cultivators in the sect who dare to steal the third-grade spiritual tea trees, cultivators who normally own spiritual tea trees will plant them in the safest places to avoid arousing the envy of other cultivators and causing unnecessary trouble.
Li Shiming placed the third-grade spiritual tea tree in the training room for another reason, and that was the presence of a third-grade golden lotus there.
The third-grade golden lotus and pure spiritual koi made the spiritual energy in the training room extremely rich and pure. This was the best environment for cultivators to practice, and it was also the third-grade spiritual tea tree's favorite living environment.
Li Shiming even simulated the sunlight needed by the third-grade spiritual tea tree through LED lights, so there was not much difference between the outside and inside of the cave.
Although the celebration had just ended and he had made friends with many Jindan monks, no monks would disturb him in the next few days.
He has already announced that he needs to make pills for his senior sister Ye Jingxian in the next few days.
When he reached the level of a master alchemist, he no longer refined five furnaces of medicine every day like before. Due to the difference in energy and mental consumption, the energy and mental consumption of a third-grade elixir allowed him to only refine one furnace of third-grade elixir a day.
It took him three days to refine the three third-grade elixirs: the Vein Protecting Pill, the Soul Stabilizing Pill, and the Resurrection Pill.
When he finished refining the last batch of third-grade elixirs and walked out of the cave, he found that the senior sister was already waiting outside the Chijian Peak.
As if she was afraid of disturbing or affecting Li Shiming's mood in refining the elixir, the eldest sister didn't send any spells to inform him.
He smiled. When did the senior sister become so elegant?
He opened the mountain protection formation. When the eldest sister saw the formation open, she knew that Li Shiming had finished refining the elixir and rushed in like a fly.
"Junior brother, are you done with your refining?" Ye Jingxian asked anxiously.
Ever since Li Shiming became a master of alchemy, the eldest sister and three senior brothers changed the way they addressed Li Shiming from "little junior brother" to "little junior brother". Perhaps they thought they could no longer call him "little junior brother".
"Big sister, I have accomplished my mission!" Li Shiming said with a smile as he handed over three jade bottles containing two high-grade third-grade elixirs each.
He cannot break the rules when it comes to alchemy. Elder Ma had told him this a long time ago.
Alchemists must abide by certain rules and can only charge more, not less. This is also a common understanding in the world of immortal cultivation, and no cultivator will make things difficult for an alchemist because of this.
The eldest sister took the three jade bottles and immediately opened them to examine them. After checking, her face was filled with excitement.
"Junior brother, I don't know how to thank you. I'll invite you to watch my pill-making process in a month!" She bowed, which was a rare gesture.
Li Shiming was a little uncomfortable with the tall figure bending over, and what surprised him even more was that the pill was formed a month later.
"Congratulations, Senior Sister!" Li Shiming congratulated with a smile.
"I don't know why, but after I gave you the materials for the elixir, I felt a little more enlightened. After you gave me the advanced 'Po Yue Dan' a few days ago, I gained a deeper understanding of elixir making. I believe that I will succeed this time!" Although Ye Jingxian said this for some reason, her eyes revealed deep gratitude to Li Shiming.
She knew very well where her insights came from.
It was the fact that Li Shiming surpassed the level of ordinary alchemists that gave her great confidence. Because of this trust, she felt that the road to alchemy was much smoother, which broke a gap in the bottleneck of alchemy.
"The elder sister's accumulation is sufficient!" Li Shiming said sincerely.
He was also preparing to make the elixir, but in comparison, the senior sister who had been preparing for decades seemed to be much more serious than him.
In order to obtain resources, Ye Jingxian continuously carries out missions outside, just to have enough contribution points to exchange for corresponding resources and compete for Dan resources.
Li Shiming did not have to compete for the resources to make pills. Even if he did not get compensation for the resources from Elder Ji's faction, the sect would still provide him with a set of resources when he reached the late stage of foundation building and was close to the peak.
But now it seems that it is no longer necessary because he has become a master of alchemy.
As long as the alchemy master's success rate is high enough, there will be no shortage of various third-grade elixirs.
Take the four kinds of third-grade elixirs that are the resources for making elixirs for example. After refining them for Ye Jingxian, Li Shiming got one of each of the four third-grade elixirs.
Add to that the compensation he received from Elder Ji's faction, and the set of pill-making resources and materials from his clone Li Yuanba, and he is now able to obtain as many as seven Vein Protecting Pills, Soul Calming Pills, Resurrection Pills, and Mountain Breaking Pills.
He also had a set of materials for Po Yue Dan sent by Bei Shu Trading Company, which allowed him to increase his number of Po Yue Dan by three.
This is not the end. In the future, there will definitely be cultivators who will send him the materials for the Vein Protecting Pill, the Soul Calming Pill, the Resurrection Pill, and the Mountain Breaking Pill and ask him to refine them.
Because of the alchemy skills he demonstrated at the Alchemy Master Celebration, he was able to prioritize refining the third-grade elixir he wanted to refine from among the many orders.
By the time he has made the elixir, he will probably have no shortage of Vein Protecting Pills, Soul Stabilizing Pills, Resurrection Pills, and Mountain Breaking Pills in his hands, which will be enough for him no matter how he squanders them.
Not long after the eldest sister left, Li Shiming received a message from Elder Su, asking him to go to Tianmu Peak to see him.
Li Shiming had nothing to do, so he turned into a sword light and headed towards Tianmu Peak.
When we arrived at Tianmu Peak, we met Elder Su who was waiting there at the pavilion.
"Master, you're looking for me!" Li Shiming stepped forward and greeted.
"Please sit down and have a cup of tea with me!" Elder Su said with a smile, pointing to the stone bench next to him.
Then Elder Su personally poured Li Shiming a cup of third-grade spiritual tea, which was the highest treatment Elder Su could offer.
Although the third-grade spiritual tea was full of spiritual energy, Li Shiming felt a little flattered and did not dare to drink it for a moment.
"You are unwilling to drink some spiritual tea. I asked you to come here to do alchemy. Recently, you should not be busy taking on alchemy work from other sects. You should first help to refine a batch of low-level third-grade spiritual pills in the sect." Elder Su glared.
"This is my duty. The sect trained me, so of course I will serve the sect first!" Li Shiming felt relieved when he heard this and responded with a smile.
"It's good that you understand. In addition, the sect will allocate you corresponding third-grade resources according to the standards of the Golden Core Elder. It's good that you know this. Don't waste the third-grade resources you get. Keep them for entertaining guests!" Elder Su continued.
Even though the third-grade guest resources that Li Shiming had obtained from the Beishu Trading Company were divided between him and Elder Ma, he still felt that Li Shiming was too extravagant.
Using third-grade resources to entertain distinguished guests is a necessary etiquette for Jindan cultivators to make friends. All Jindan cultivators understand the scarcity of third-grade resources, and using third-grade resources to entertain distinguished guests will make the guests feel that the host values them.
According to Li Shiming's lavish spending style, even with the third-grade resources from Beishu Trading Company and Shushan Sect, plus the output of the third-grade spiritual tea tree, it would not be enough for Li Shiming to entertain.
"Master, I understand!" Li Shiming could tell that this was concern and listened attentively.
"Finally, it's a personal matter. After your third-grade spiritual tea tree produces and is roasted, remember to keep a portion. I will exchange it for an equal amount of third-grade spiritual tea." Elder Su said a little embarrassedly.
He loves the best tea. Although the third-grade spiritual tea is precious, if Li Shiming stir-fries it, the quality of the third-grade spiritual tea can be taken to a higher level.
Of course, this was definitely an advantage, but since Li Shiming was his disciple, he was bound to take advantage.
Li Shiming's cooking of the second-grade spiritual tea won the praise of all the cultivators. If he could refine the third-grade spiritual tea, Elder Su would be excited just thinking about it.
"When the third-grade spiritual tea tree produces tea, I will naturally fry some to honor you!" Li Shiming couldn't help but laugh.
"Do you think I'm greedy for your spiritual tea? I just want to change the taste!" Elder Su said unhappily.
"Of course not, Master!" Li Shiming quickly followed suit.
"Your senior sister is about to be promoted to the Golden Elixir stage. This is all thanks to your good fortune. Here are some experiences in forming the Golden Elixir that I have summarized myself. You can take a look at them first. When your senior sister is promoted, you can follow these observations and gain more experience!" Elder Su took out a jade slip and gave it to Li Shiming and instructed him.
Elder Su has now made it clear that Li Shiming is extremely blessed, and this blessing will also affect the people around him.
Senior sister Ye Jingxian has been stuck at the half-step golden elixir stage for many years and has never had a chance to break through.
But when she handed over the pill-making resources and materials in her hands to Li Shiming, and Li Shiming refined the high-level "Po Yue Dan" for her, a crack appeared in her bottleneck. If this wasn't the blessing of Li Shiming, how could it be?
After coming out from Master Elder Su's place, before returning to Chijian Peak, he was called over by Elder Ma again.
Li Shiming walked into the Danding Hall and saw the huge alchemy furnace magic weapon, envy flashed in his eyes.
Now that he is a master of alchemy, he is well aware of the important role of the alchemy furnace in refining the third-grade elixir.
Using the spiritual furnace to refine the third-grade elixir could not fully unleash the effect of the Red Sun Spirit Fire, so he was unable to improve his alchemy skills at all. He could only be suppressed to the range of low-level third-grade elixirs with only one third-grade spiritual medicine in the recipe.
"Why, if you want to use the magic furnace, then make the pills quickly!" Elder Ma saw the desire in Li Shiming's eyes and said with a smile.
"Master, I have just been promoted to the late stage of foundation building!" Li Shiming replied helplessly.
"Anyway, the magic furnace is in your hands. It's up to you how hard you work!" Elder Ma waved his hand.
Elder Ma put the elixir in his hand aside and led Li Shiming to the reception area to sit down.
A medicine boy brought some spiritual fruit, and Li Shiming was surprised to find that it was a third-grade spiritual fruit.
"Eat it, and don't send me spiritual fruits anymore. I really want the third-grade spiritual fruit. As long as I spread the word, someone will send it to me!" Elder Ma pointed at the third-grade spiritual fruit and said with a smile.
Li Shiming was not polite. He took a third-grade spiritual fruit and started eating it.
The spiritual energy contained in the third-grade spiritual fruit is extremely abundant. After eating a third-grade spiritual fruit, his whole body is filled with the gentle spiritual energy unique to the spiritual fruit. This gentle spiritual energy is nourishing his Taoist body.
Of course, since his Taoist body is so advanced, the effect of this third-grade spiritual fruit is extremely weak.
With his current pure Taoist body, and the two body-refining techniques of 'Vajra Body Protection Magic' and 'Sword Demon Secret Codex' that he has cultivated to the extreme, unless it is an improvement to a great realm, there is very little room for his Taoist body to improve further.
"If you have time, I have some elixirs that I need your help in refining!" Elder Ma watched Li Shiming eat the third-grade spiritual fruit and stated his purpose with a smile.
Li Shiming regretted eating the third-grade spiritual fruit. Looking at the two masters, Elder Su was treated with third-grade spiritual tea, but was asked to refine spiritual pills for the sect. Elder Ma was treated with third-grade spiritual fruit in order to give priority to refining Elder Ma's spiritual pills.
"Master, Master Su told me to refine the sect's low-level third-grade elixir first!" Li Shiming explained helplessly.
"It's okay. I will give a call to the sect. There's nothing I can do. These are all old friends who asked me to come to them. They want to refine a set of Meridian Protecting Pills, Soul Stabilizing Pills, Resurrection Pills, and Mountain Breaking Pills. They are all for their respective future generations. It just so happens that you will need these spiritual pills too." Elder Ma spread his hands.
"Listen to the master!" When Li Shiming heard that Elder Ma was willing to step forward to deal with the sect's side, he smiled, picked up another third-grade spiritual fruit and nodded in response.
"Since they are queue-jumping, I asked them to prepare extra compensation. Don't be soft-hearted, they are all wealthy!" Although Elder Ma asked his disciples for help, he also increased the rewards for his disciples.
Anyway, those old friends don't need these things, and it won't hurt to give them out.