Li Yuanba was thinking about his worries and returned to the cave of the final mission target.
Although the cave had experienced a battle, there was no actual fighting inside the cave, so there was no damage inside the cave.
He also found the original owner of this place, the target of the mission from Senluo Sect.
The target of the mission, the foundation-building monk, was already a corpse, thrown casually into a utility room.
No matter what, finding the body meant completing the mission. He put the body away and returned to the gate of Senluo Sect.
Li Yuanba would not delay any longer outside. He had to return to the sect before Elder Yue discovered that Niu Ziru had failed.
It happened to be evening now, so he used 'Lotus Blossoms with Every Step' without any scruples while hurrying on his way. He returned to the gate of Senluo Sect in just a few hours.
He did not encounter any trouble when delivering the task, but his keen perception allowed him to sense that there were monks paying attention to him.
He sneered in his heart. Now he had sufficient resources for cultivation, his strength was growing rapidly, and his future was bright. This time, he would take revenge on Elder Yue after he became a Jindan cultivator.
After completing the tasks, he felt relieved. Although the contribution points from completing the three tasks were not many, they were enough for him to maintain a year of seclusion without being disturbed.
After returning to Wanjian Peak, he began to take top-level elixirs every day to practice. The rest of the time, he refined the materials for refining and placed them in various places on Wanjian Peak according to the original design drawings.
The following days were boring yet fulfilling. They were boring because he was alone every day. There was not even a single outsider at Wanjian Peak; he was the only one there.
What makes him fulfilled is that apart from a small amount of time for practice every day, he is busy all the time and does not have a single moment of leisure.
Li Yuanba practiced the 'Sword Intent Soaring to the Sky' and his cultivation level improved extremely quickly. He could feel the increase of spiritual power in his spiritual lake almost every day.
In Shushan Sect, the original body Li Shiming was also extremely busy.
It took him nearly three months to complete the alchemy order assigned to him by his master, Elder Ma. The number of Pulse Protecting Pills, Soul Calming Pills, Resurrection Pills, and Mountain Breaking Pills in his hands reached 29, including one each of the top-quality Pulse Protecting Pills, Soul Calming Pills, Resurrection Pills, and Mountain Breaking Pills.
Of course, these are the pill-making resources accumulated in recent years by the three major righteous sects and the forces closely related to Elder Ma. Generally speaking, given the importance of pill-making resources, they would try their best to invite alchemy masters with a high success rate to take action.
It is rare for a master alchemist to make a move. You should know that even if an alchemist is making a third-grade elixir, he still needs to look at the state of the patient.
Many alchemy masters are leisurely and comfortable on weekdays, just to find the state of alchemy. Only when the state of alchemy is extremely good, will they start to refine the more precious third-grade elixir.
Even an alchemy master like Elder Ma, who inherited the alchemy tradition of Shushan Sect, can only guarantee the success rate of third-grade elixirs but not their quality. This shows how difficult it is to refine third-grade elixirs.
They finally met a genius alchemy master like Li Shiming, who could take both success rate and quality into consideration. Naturally, they tried their best to send the most important third-grade elixir, such as the resources for making elixir, to him first.
No one knows whether Li Shiming's current state will continue, so they all want to take advantage of the fact that Li Shiming's alchemy state is still at its peak and refine all the resources for alchemy.
Li Shiming's alchemy skills have greatly improved as he has been refining third-grade elixirs for three months.
Even if he is not refining the third-grade elixir in the machine room, he can still guarantee a full pill of a certain quality.
Of course, there is still a big difference between refining elixirs in the outside world and refining elixirs in the computer room, but with the continuous accumulation of experience, this gap is constantly shrinking.
During these three months, Li Shiming also gained a lot in other aspects.
Now he is cultivating the righteous way of Shu in the Northern Shu Continent and has friends all over the world.
Whenever Elder Ma introduced his friends to Li Shiming, he would have a face-to-face discussion with them. Even if these friends of Elder Ma were extremely powerful Jindan elders in large sects, they were all very polite to Li Shiming.
In addition, Li Shiming obtained a lot of resources, especially the third-grade corpse refining resources he proposed, which became the reward for many Jindan cultivators to ask for elixir.
As for the matter of righteous cultivators refining corpses, perhaps for righteous cultivators who have no status, it may become a reason for others to criticize them, but for a master alchemist, it is not a big deal at all.
The righteous Jindan cultivators are also willing to take third-grade corpse refining materials as compensation. This is because the value of third-grade corpse refining materials in the righteous sect is far less than its value in the demon sect. Using third-grade corpse refining materials as compensation is a very cost-effective thing for the righteous Jindan cultivators.
After these three months, orders began to come in from people who had connections with Elder Su. Although they were all third-grade elixirs for early-stage Jindan cultivators, the elixirs were of various kinds.
Fortunately, Shushan Sect has collected quite a few third-grade pill recipes, which are some obscure third-grade elixirs. The Jindan cultivators who come to ask for pills will also take the initiative to provide the corresponding recipes.
During this period, he still refined a lot of second-grade elixirs for Beishu Trading Company. As for the third-grade elixir order from Beishu Trading Company, he would have to wait until the order from Elder Su's friend was completed before considering refining third-grade elixirs for Beishu Trading Company.
Besides, the order for third-grade elixirs from Beishu Trading Company needs to be verified by Shushan Sect.
The third-grade elixir is different from the second-grade elixir. The impact of the third-grade elixir on the strength of a large sect is extremely obvious, so the Shushan Sect needs to control the whereabouts of the third-grade elixir.
Li Shiming's alchemy skills, to a certain extent, have strategic significance for the Shushan Sect. This also allows his status in the sect to improve as he continues to refine third-grade elixirs.
During this period, Elder Su and Elder Ma talked to him many times, and both made it clear that the sect attached great importance to his safety.
His words implied that he should not go out easily, as his alchemy ability was too important to the sect.
You should know that on the surface Li Shiming only accepted private orders and gave himself the remuneration, but in fact so many Jindan cultivators who came for elixirs strengthened their ties with Shushan Sect through this kind of transaction.
Even at the Jindan level, the status of Shushan Sect has been significantly improved.
At Li Shiming's Chijian Peak, there would be visitors coming to discuss alchemy during the fixed reception hours every day. Some came to offer rewards in exchange for elixirs, and some came to bring materials for alchemy.
Since the reception time was clear, it didn't disturb his life much.
Apart from this period of time, he was almost the same as in seclusion.
The conflict between good and evil has been going on, but it has nothing to do with Li Shiming. As long as the Shushan Sect is not destroyed, it will not allow a refining master who is only in the Foundation Establishment Stage to fight.
As for the clone Li Yuanba, since Elder Jian was not there, no one would give orders to Li Yuanba.
However, Elder Yin and Elder Ren brought Ren Feier to settle down in Neiyang Mountain. With Li Shiming's call, the construction of the market town in Neiyang Mountain was very fast.
Including the construction of the market formation and various preparations for selling spiritual objects, everything was completed in just a few months.
Since there were two Jindan cultivators in charge of Neiyang Mountain, and it was known as Beishu Market, even though their settlement encroached on the interests of some other independent cultivators, no independent cultivator would cause trouble at this time.
Ren Fei'er has been extremely bored these days. Although the construction of Neiyang Mountain does not require her to do anything, she can't leave her parents behind and go out to play alone while she is building her own home.
In addition, she was not familiar with the Northern Shu Continent and had no friends. Even her sister Yin Shilan did not have time to accompany her.
Yin Shilan is a true disciple of Qianhuan Sect. It is okay for him to come to Neiyang Mountain for a short period of time under some excuse, but he will not be able to explain to the sect if he stays in Neiyang Mountain for a long time.
It was not until the construction of Neiyang Mountain was completed that Ren Feier got the chance.
During this time, she also got to know the situation in the area of Neiyang Mountain. This place is located in the sphere of influence of the righteous path and is extremely safe, even safer than when she was on Tianhai Island.
It was precisely because of the safety here that when she asked her parents to leave home, Elder Yin and Elder Ren did not stop her, but only warned her not to go too far.
As soon as Ren Feier left Neiyang Mountain, she took out the flying boat, found the location of the Shushan Sect's mountain gate on the map, determined the direction, and drove the flying boat towards the Shushan Sect's mountain gate.
She also knew her reputation, so the route she chose was one commonly used by monks.
There are many independent cultivators along this route, and with the reputation of Shushan Sect, safety can be guaranteed.
The flying boat flew for several days, and Ren Feier finally arrived at the location of the Shushan Sect's mountain gate marked on the map.
"Stop moving forward, who are you?" Before Ren Feier actually reached the mountain gate, she was stopped by two monks wearing Shushan Sect's law enforcement robes.
Ren Fei'er, a non-Shushan Sect cultivator, could not enter the Shushan Sect's mountain gate on her own. She knew this, so she was actually very happy after being stopped.
"My two fellow Taoists, I'm here to look for Li Shiming!" Ren Feier bowed and replied.
"Do you have an invitation?" asked a law enforcement monk in a deep voice.
Ren Fei'er was stunned. She didn't expect that she needed an invitation to meet Li Shiming.
"If you haven't been invited, you need to contact Master Li yourself and get his consent!" Another law enforcement monk saw Ren Feier's expression and knew that she had not been invited, so he shook his head and said.
There was really no way for Ren Fei'er to contact Li Shiming.
Her contact card was the one she used on Tianhai Island. It was usable there, but of course it was useless on the Beishu Continent.
"My two fellow Taoists, please tell them that I am an old friend from Tianhai Island who is here to visit!" Ren Feier bowed again and said with a hint of pleading in her voice.
"It's not that I don't want to help you. Master Li's time is extremely precious every day. Not to mention us, even the Jindan elders in the sect will not disturb Master Li unless it's important. We don't even have the chance to meet Master Li in person!" The law enforcement monk spoke so politely because he saw that Ren Feier was a female cultivator, and explained it to her very clearly.
When Ren Fei'er came to the gate of Shushan Sect from Neiyang Mountain, she was still very excited.
And the closer she got to the Shushan Sect's mountain gate, the more excited she became.
For several years, she almost forgot about Li Shiming, the man who told her stories every day. After arriving in the Northern Shu Continent and hearing about Li Shiming's reputation, her almost forgotten memories became clear again.
She had prepared a lot of words in her heart and wanted to tell Li Shiming.
She wanted to reestablish contact with Li Shiming. She was no longer the carefree girl. She had experienced the decline of the seven major sects on Tianhai Island, the days of hiding every day, and the embarrassment of a lack of resources for cultivation.
She didn't want to continue like this. Although her parents had a foundation in Neiyang Mountain, compared with Li Shiming, the master of alchemy, that foundation was nothing.
Even the foundation of Neiyang Mountain was just what Li Shiming left behind with his **.
What Ren Feier has heard the most in the past few months in the Northern Shu Continent is the deeds of Li Shiming. Whether it is a cultivator from a sect, a person from a business, or a casual cultivator, everyone knows Li Shiming.
Whenever Li Shiming is mentioned, every cultivator will look at him with admiration.
But now she had arrived at the gate of Shushan Sect, but was unable to meet Li Shiming, let alone the other thoughts in her mind.
Ren Fei'er was somewhat unwilling, so she settled down in the town outside the Shushan Sect's mountain gate, thinking that she would be able to meet Li Shiming if she stayed here.
She stayed in Guanshan Town for one night with something on her mind. She was not a true casual cultivator and had quite a few spirit stones in her hands. She chose to stay in a fairly good inn in the town.
In the morning, the innkeeper brought spiritual food over, but Ren Feier looked out the window and saw a flying boat flying over Guanshan Town in the sky. An extremely powerful aura emanated from the boat.
Ren Feier's parents were both Jindan cultivators, so she naturally sensed the Jindan aura from this breath.
"Dear guest, this is Lord Jindan who is going to visit Master Li. Lord Jindan passes by here every day at this time!" The waiter explained with a smile when he saw that Ren Feier was very concerned about the flying boat in the sky.
"How do you know he's a Jindan cultivator?" Ren Feier glanced at the waiter, who seemed to be at the second level of Qi Refining. She didn't believe that the waiter could sense the aura of the cultivator in the flying boat.
"Master Li is a master of alchemy, a master who can refine third-grade elixirs. Except for Master Jindan, other cultivators are not qualified to see Master Li!" said the guy with some pride and complacency.
Judging from the waiter's appearance, if you didn't know better, you would think he was close to Li Shiming.
"You go down!" The speaker may not have meant it, but the listener took it to heart. Ren Feier felt as if the words were directed at her, so she waved her hand and gave instructions to the waiter.
The waiter bowed and walked away, not realizing that he had offended someone with just one word.
Ren Feier stared blankly at the flying boat that was getting farther and farther away, and the last glimmer of hope in her heart was shattered at this moment.
"Little brother!" she called softly, with a look of reminiscence in her eyes, and ended with a helpless sigh.
She returned to Xiangyang Mountain on a flying boat that day and never mentioned looking for Li Shiming again.