"Ancestor Zuo is right. This magic weapon did indeed take up a lot of time!" Li Shiming said with a bow.

He was thinking about ten days, and there was a huge gap between his understanding of time and that of Old Ancestor Zuo.

Of course, this is understandable. When he was refining the Flowing Star Meteorite, he mobilized more than a hundred brains to work together. If there really was a cultivator who had cultivated the 'Divine Eyes' and had the same hands-on ability as him, perhaps it would really take more than a year as Ancestor Zuo judged.

"This magic weapon is extremely powerful. It seems that you have the ability to protect yourself in the Jindan stage!" Seeing Li Shiming's attitude, Patriarch Zuo smiled and returned the Liuguang Xingyue.

There was a divine light flashing in Li Shiming's eyes. The fact that Old Ancestor Zuo said that the weapon was so powerful showed that his weapon refining was very successful this time.

He hasn't tested the true power of the Flowing Star Meteorite yet. Although he has some guesses about his life-saving magic weapon IBMz15, there is no real data to verify it.

“If I have the chance to obtain materials suitable for refining magic weapons and your cultivation is sufficient, I will come to ask for your help!” Patriarch Zuo then said something that surprised Elder Su on the side.

Elder Su knew that, under normal circumstances, the Nascent Soul ancestors would personally refine the magic weapon materials suitable for them.

Only Nascent Soul ancestors can refine magic weapons with fourth-grade refining materials, and no Nascent Soul ancestor is willing to hand over his magic weapon to other Nascent Soul ancestors for refining.

In addition, and most importantly, the magic weapon personally refined by the Yuanying ancestor has some added effects on power.

What Patriarch Zuo said meant that Li Shiming's weapon refining skills far surpassed his own.

"It's my honor!" Li Shiming replied with a smile.

He also knew that Patriarch Zuo was just talking. On the surface, if he wanted to achieve the ability to refine a fourth-grade magic weapon, he would have to reach the Nascent Soul stage at least.

That's on the surface. The fact is that once he or the Silver Corpse Nanming's 'Nanming Lihuo' magical power is improved to a certain level, they will be able to melt the fourth-grade refining materials.

If the Yuanying Patriarch is involved, it will still be possible to refine a fourth-grade magic weapon.

But it was impossible for him to reveal too much. To refine magical weapons such as the Flowing Light and Falling Stars, he had used too many methods that he didn't want outsiders to know.

Patriarch Zuo nodded, turned and left.

"Shi Ming, I am finding it increasingly difficult to see through you!" Elder Su finally had the chance to speak, and he sighed.

He taught this disciple very little because Li Shiming had only been a disciple for too short a time compared to other disciples.

"Master, I just have a little luck!" Li Shiming touched his head and replied. He really didn't know how to explain it.

"Don't tell anyone about your weapon refining. Alchemy has already affected your cultivation. If you add weapon refining to the mix, I'm afraid you won't even have any free time!" Elder Su said after some thought.

Anyway, the only ones who really knew about this matter were Ancestor Zuo and him. Ancestor Zuo would not even meet other cultivators, so of course it was impossible for him to spread the news.

It would be better to describe this thunder tribulation as a silver corpse surviving the tribulation. Li Shiming has a lot of silver corpses anyway, so one more is not a big deal.

"Follow the master's arrangements!" Li Shiming would naturally not object.

After returning to Chijian Peak, he gave a helpless smile, thinking that even if he refined the other nine Flowing Star Meteors, he would not be able to complete the final steps in the sect.

Who would have thought that refining a third-grade magic weapon would bring about a disaster.

If a meteorite could trigger a weapon catastrophe, it would still be considered luck, but if he really caused ten weapon catastrophes in a row, it would probably bring him a lot of trouble.

The promise made by Ancestor Zuo, which seemed like praise but also like a joke, would become true if he really launched a series of weapon disasters.

Li Shiming did not stop refining the nine Flowing Star Meteors, but all of them would not be truly completed to avoid a weapon disaster.

In the town garrison of the Shiwandashan Realm, the clone Li Yuanba lived a very peaceful life for a year.

The only impact was that because the original body Li Shiming left the Beishu Continent, his alchemy channel with Li Shiming was closed. However, both the Jindan elders from the Senluo Sect and the Jindan elders from the righteous side understood the occurrence of this situation and had no objections.

You must know that since Li Shiming left, no force in the entire Northern Shu continent could ask Li Shiming to make elixirs.

The fact that Beishu Trading Company asked Li Shiming to refine the third-grade elixir for the late Jindan stage was kept secret, and all the orders were digested internally by Beishu Trading Company. Li Shiming only received an order once every two months, which was not enough to be distributed among the late Jindan cultivators in Beishu Trading Company.

The news that Li Shiming had become a mid-stage Jindan cultivator and was able to refine third-grade elixirs for late-stage Jindan cultivators did not spread in the Northern Shu continent for at least a year.

Li Yuanba was sitting in the training room. His aura had already reached the peak of the early Golden Core stage, and he was only one step away from a breakthrough.

But it was this small gap that prevented him from making any further progress in his cultivation.

Although he shared the insights of breaking through the middle stage of the Golden Core from the original body Li Shiming, due to the different cultivation paths of both parties, the insights were only of some help, but could not play a decisive role.

The main technique practiced by the original body Li Shiming is the 'Five Rhythms Qi Training Technique', and he also practices the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Strike Technique', while Li Yuanba's main technique is the 'Sword Intent Soaring to the Sky Technique', which is a pure top-level sword technique.

Li Yuanba was not in a hurry. The breakthrough could not be compared with that of his original body, Li Shiming. Even if he broke through in a few years, he would still be considered the youngest in the middle stage of the Golden Core.

He spit out the Zhiyang Sword Intent from his mouth, and the Zhiyang Sword Intent flowed into the Wanjian Peak in front of him, interacting with the sword intent within the Wanjian Peak. Every time he retracted the Zhiyang Sword Intent, he could sense that the Zhiyang Sword Intent had grown slightly.

Since his cultivation could no longer be improved, he spent most of his time concentrating his sword intent.

At this moment, a message of magic flew in, and he slowly withdrew his sword intent and put away Wanjian Peak.

Those who can come here and cast the message transmission spell are all his friends. Other cultivators will be repelled by the formation even if they cast the message transmission spell.

This was a setting he made to prevent being disturbed. After all, he was in a commercial city like Jieshan City, so there would always be some forces that wanted to visit him and wanted to join in the transactions in Jieshan City.

"How come Senior Brother Qi Jin has time to come here?" He opened the communication spell and unexpectedly found that it was Senior Brother Qi Jin who arrived.

Senior Brother Qi Jin guards the Zheng'an Mountains and rarely leaves there, unless he participates in gatherings of their group of Jindan cultivators. Otherwise, he will not leave the Zheng'an Mountains.

Li Yuanba cast a spell, activated the formation, and went out to meet the enemy.

"Senior Brother Qi Jin, long time no see!" Li Yuanba said with a smile.

"Junior Brother Li, I'm here to ask for a favor!" Senior Brother Qi Jin was quite direct. He performed a cultivator's salute in return and said.

"Come in first, so that Jiang Pu and the others won't say that I don't know how to entertain guests!" Li Yuanba knew that he would not come to visit without a good reason, so he made a gesture of invitation.

Sitting down in the living room, Li Yuanba poured a cup of third-grade spiritual tea for Senior Brother Qi Jin.

Senior Brother Qi Jin took a sip of the third-grade spiritual tea, and his anxious mood eased a little.

"Brother Qi Jin, we have experienced life and death together. If you have any problem, just tell me. I will definitely help if I can!" Li Yuanba took the initiative to say.

He doesn't have many friends in Senluo Sect now, and Senior Brother Qi Jin is one of them.

"The news from Shushan Sect is that Master Li has been promoted to the middle stage of the Golden Core and is already able to refine the third-grade elixir of the late Golden Core stage. However, he has only accepted orders from the Shushan Sect's late Golden Core cultivators and will no longer accept orders. I don't have any other channels, so I can only come to Junior Brother Li for help!" Senior Brother Qi Jin told them the purpose of his visit.

Li Yuanba was not surprised. Previously, Senior Brother Qi Jin used resources to participate in the smuggling channels in Jieshan City. In particular, the third-grade spiritual tea roasted by Li Shiming was still of some use to Senior Brother Qi Jin. This was Li Yuanba's special channel.

Previously, due to Li Shiming’s realm, he was unable to refine the third-grade elixir of the late Jindan period, so the refining of the most important third-grade elixir through special channels had nothing to do with Senior Brother Qi Jin.

When Senior Brother Qi Jin heard about Li Shiming, how could he not rush over to find him?

"I'll ask around first. I think there shouldn't be any problem!" Li Yuanba assured with a smile.

When Senior Brother Qi Jin heard Li Yuanba's assurance, a huge weight of relief finally fell from his heart.

"This is the spiritual medicine I prepared, and this is the reward I prepared. Please help me see how it works. If the reward is not enough, I will find another way!" He immediately took out two storage bags and placed them in front of Li Yuanba and said.

Li Yuanba's spiritual sense swept across the two storage bags and unexpectedly discovered that in the storage bags containing spiritual medicines, in addition to a recipe for a third-grade spiritual medicine that used demon pills and third-grade spiritual medicines to assist in cultivation and five spiritual medicines, there was also a recipe for healing injuries and a spiritual medicine. This was a third-grade healing spiritual medicine for late Jindan cultivators.

The five spiritual medicines showed that Brother Qi Jin had prepared enough for him. With Li Shiming's alchemy level, he could obtain ten third-grade high-level spiritual medicines, which was enough for him to improve his cultivation.

In the late Jindan stage, every step of improvement is extremely difficult.

What surprised Li Yuanba was the third-grade healing elixir. Unless there was a late Jindan cultivator who was seriously injured and in urgent need of this kind of healing elixir, no late Jindan cultivator would be willing to pay such a huge price and waste resources on this level of third-grade healing elixir.

It is extremely rare for cultivators in the late Jindan stage to be injured in the Northern Shu Continent. It would be a huge waste to stockpile third-grade healing elixirs on a regular basis. It would be better to put the resources into improving their strength.

"Are you going to use this healing elixir?" Li Yuanba thought for a moment and asked.

The last time Senior Brother Qi Jin was injured, the most troublesome poison was cured. Could it be that there has been any change in his injury?

Li Yuanba was only in the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, and even with his 'Divine Eyes' he was unable to detect the injuries in Brother Qi Jin's body.

"Although the poison from the last injury has been cured, the injury is extremely stubborn. It has seriously affected my cultivation. I need to completely heal this injury!" Senior Brother Qi Jin explained helplessly.

"I will ask Master Li for help as soon as possible!" Li Yuanba put away the two storage bags and made his promise again.

This time he directly took on the task of refining the elixir on behalf of Li Shiming, but Senior Brother Qi Jin was not surprised at all.

Li Yuanba had a personal relationship with the alchemy master Li Shiming, and their friendship was extremely close. This was no longer a secret in their small circle.

Being able to jump the queue at will, asking Master Li to make pills for him, and even getting the third-grade spiritual tea prepared by Master Li that even the Nascent Soul ancestors wanted, all these things indirectly illustrate the complexity of the relationship between Li Yuanba and Master Li.

But neither Senior Brother Qi Jin nor the other Jindan elders had ever spread the matter to anyone else.

They all understood that once this news got out, their advantage in this small circle would be gone.

The elders with higher status in the sect would ask Li Yuanba to ask Master Li to make elixirs on their behalf.

Master Li's time is limited, and the relationship between Li Yuanba and Master Li cannot be utilized indefinitely. By then, the small circle will no longer be able to be like it is now. As long as enough resources are accumulated, Li Yuanba can use his special channels to ask Master Li to make the elixir.

Li Yuanba also knew this, and he was now enjoying the benefits of this relationship. He was taken care of by the Jindan elders at the Jieshan checkpoint, and there were almost no trivial matters that would bother him and affect his cultivation.

"Thank you!" Senior Brother Qi Jin said solemnly.

At this moment, another message flew in.

"Just when I mentioned Senior Brother Jiang, he's here!" After Li Shiming checked with the Transmission Technique, he said to Senior Brother Qi Jin with a smile.

He opened the formation. Jiang Pu was very familiar with the place and came in directly without any guidance.

"Junior Brother Li, is it true that Master Li will no longer accept orders for third-grade elixirs for the middle stage of the Golden Core?" Jiang Pu's voice was heard before he entered the living room.

"Hey, Senior Brother Qi Jin is here too. Senior Brother is so lucky. Master Li can refine third-grade elixirs for the late Jindan stage!" He walked into the living room and saw Senior Brother Qi Jin, with envy flashing in his eyes.

"Junior Brother Jiang, I envied you guys before!" Senior Brother Qi Jin said unhappily.

Indeed, after Senior Brother Qi Jin joined their small circle, the only thing he could trade was the third-grade spiritual tea. He had long been envious of other Jindan elders who were able to ask Master Li to refine the third-grade spiritual pills.

"Junior Brother Li, give me a definite answer, can we still ask Master Li to make the elixir for us?" Jiang Pu turned to look at Li Yuanba and asked.

"The rules remain unchanged, but the news cannot be leaked, otherwise there is no guarantee that this channel will continue to exist!" Li Shiming replied with a smile.

"I knew that Junior Brother Li had a way! Now they can rest assured!" When Jiang Pu heard Li Shiming's answer, the smile returned to his face and he laughed.

The recent news made them feel uneasy, and they couldn't even concentrate on their cultivation.

Thanks to Li Yuanba's special channels, their cultivation can be improved rapidly, and their hope of advancing to the late Jindan stage has increased.

But if the channel for alchemy is cut off at this time, their hopes will be shattered, which is even more unbearable than having no hope at all. Giving hope and then extinguishing it is the most cruel thing.