After returning to his cave, Li Shiming practiced while organizing all his travel notes.
There was no mention of the Stepping Cloud Jade Plate in the travel notes, and he couldn't ask the monks about the Stepping Cloud Jade Plate. If he really asked, he would probably be suspected immediately.
If the news about the Cloud-Stepping Jade Token, which is now carefully hidden by a late Jindan cultivator, were to leak out, he would be in big trouble.
In this unfamiliar continent, without a solid backer, he dared not invite trouble.
Ten days later, he received a message from Wang Fan that the party would be held in a pavilion near the top of the mountain three days later.
Time passed quickly. Three days later, Li Shiming arrived at the pavilion and saw that there were already seven late Jindan cultivators there.
"Master Li!"
"Master Li!"
Two greeting voices sounded almost at the same time, one was naturally from Wang Fan, and the other was from Yu An from Baodan Pavilion.
Among the seven late Jindan cultivators, Li Shiming discovered that he actually knew three of them. In addition to Wang Fan and Yu An, there was also Pavilion Master Wei of Wanshu Pavilion.
"Li Shizhen greets all the fellow Taoists. I am late!" Li Shiming first nodded and greeted Wang Fan and Yu An, then bowed and saluted to the late Jindan cultivators.
Pavilion Master Wei wanted to say hello, but found that he didn't know who Master Li Shiming was, and was stunned for a moment.
The title of Master is not used casually. It is a respectful title for someone who has reached a very high level in a certain deputy position.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Yu, why don't you quickly introduce this Master Li to us?" a late Jindan cultivator said loudly.
"I am the first one to know Master Li, so let me introduce him to you!" Wang Fan said with a smile.
Although he didn't know when Li Shiming met Yu An, he knew Li Shiming when Li Shiming moved to Wuqing Mountain to settle down.
He heard the news after Li Shiming decided on the cave. Otherwise, it would not be such a coincidence that he met him just when Li Shiming came out of the cave.
"Master Li is a master of alchemy. We will be blessed in the future because we can directly ask Master Li to make elixirs for us. It will save us a lot of trouble!" He continued to introduce.
"Liu Yong has met Master Li!"
"Yang Fu meets Master Li!"
"Jiang Nan has met Master Li!"
"Yang Fei has met Master Li!"
Several late Jindan cultivators stood up one by one, bowed to Li Shiming and introduced themselves.
This shows the status of the alchemy master. Although they don't know how good Li Shiming's alchemy level is, his identity as an alchemy master is enough for them to respect him.
Li Shiming returned the greetings one by one with a smile on his face.
"You have hidden it from me so much. If I had known you were a master alchemist, I would have given you a cheaper price!" Pavilion Master Wei said with a wry smile.
His words aroused the interest of the late Jindan cultivators nearby. Pavilion Master Wei also knew Li Shiming for a long time.
"I didn't hide it on purpose. Do I have to tell everyone that I'm a master of alchemy?" Li Shiming replied with a smile.
Pavilion Master Wei was not at peace. If this Master Li's alchemy skills were good, he would have to ask Master Li for help when he wanted to make alchemy in the future.
But think about the alchemy inheritance he sold to Master Li. Master Li will definitely not show mercy to him.
He wanted to slap himself on the head so hard. When Li Shiming bought the alchemy inheritance, he should have thought of Li Shiming's identity as an alchemy master.
"Master Li, please sit down first. We have just arrived and are exchanging some information!" Wang Fan said to Li Shiming, pointing to an empty seat nearby.
At the same time, he poured a cup of third-grade spiritual tea for Li Shiming and pushed the plate of spiritual fruits in the middle towards Li Shiming.
"There is news that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect is hunting down a spiritual pet. I don't know what kind of spiritual pet this is that could actually escape from the hands of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect monks!" Liu Yong revealed a piece of news.
"There are four Jindan cultivators from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect active nearby. They have very bad tempers. Fellow Daoist Wu from Nanshan died because of this. Everyone should be careful recently!" Yang Fu also knew about this and continued.
After hearing this, Li Shiming understood the significance of this gathering. Isn't this just a gathering of late Jindan cultivators exchanging information together?
Looking at the seven late Jindan cultivators here, he didn't know whether these seven late Jindan cultivators were all the late Jindan cultivators in Wuqing Mountain.
But the seven late Jindan cultivators here alone are already very remarkable. Wuqing Mountain is just a gathering point for independent cultivators, but there are seven late Jindan cultivators living here.
Back in the Northern Shu Continent, there were too few late Jindan cultivators among the independent practitioners, to the point of being rare.
It is possible for an independent cultivator to rely on the resources of independent cultivators to cultivate to the late Golden Core stage. This shows that the resources of the Dongqi Continent are abundant enough.
Li Shiming listened to the latest news with great interest. These news seemed useless, but if he really encountered them outside, they would be key intelligence that could affect his judgment of things.
"Master Li, here are three demon pills. I would like to ask you to help me refine the pills!" Wang Fan said to Li Shiming immediately after the cultivators finished discussing recent events.
He took out a jade box and placed it in front of Li Shiming.
Li Shiming sighed inwardly. As expected, Wuqing Mountain was not far from the seaside, and in this sea there were several beast-luring formations designed by the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, which were just right for individual cultivators to form a team and kill the big monsters.
Therefore, when refining elixirs here, there is a high possibility that the elixirs are made using demon pills as raw materials.
He wasn't too worried. With his level, even if he failed, it wouldn't be too bad.
However, he needs to lower his alchemy skills to the elementary or intermediate level, which is a bit difficult to grasp.
There are three demon pills, and only one of them can complete Wang Fan’s commission.
With Li Shiming's level, not to mention other things, a full pill is inevitable, plus the effect of the 'One Hundred and One Points Pill Art', he can refine six third-grade spiritual pills from one demon pill.
According to the alchemist's commission, if three demon pills were fully refined and made into third-grade elixirs, Wang Fan would only have six third-grade elixirs, which did not put him under any pressure.
The three demon pills in the jade box are all demon pills of the late great demon stage. Only this kind of demon pill can be used to refine the third-grade elixir of the late golden elixir stage.
Wang Fan handed over all three great demon late stage demon pills to Li Shiming at once. Such trust surprised Li Shiming.
Wang Fan, however, had his own plans. The three late-stage great demon pills were indeed precious, but it was equally important to establish a good relationship with a master alchemist.
He still remembered what Li Shiming had said to him at that time, that he was very confident that the elixir would be made. This sentence alone showed how confident Li Shiming was in his ability to make elixirs.
The pride engraved in the bones cannot be hidden. This is the self-confidence that can only be cultivated through long-term success.
"How is the remuneration for alchemy masters in Wuqing Mountain calculated?" Li Shiming thought for a moment and asked.
He really had no idea about the rewards for alchemy here. When he was in the Northern Shu Continent, he used spiritual objects to compensate.
"There is no alchemy master in Wuqing Mountain. One has to wait in line for several years before getting the chance to see the nearest alchemy master. The reward is about one hundred high-quality spirit stones!" Wang Fan answered without hiding anything.
This matter cannot be concealed at all. If Li Shiming stays longer, he will be able to find out.
What he didn't say was that the master alchemist was obsessed with spirit stones, and no matter whether he succeeded in refining a third-grade elixir or not, the one hundred high-grade spirit stones would not be reduced by even a single one.
The key point is that the alchemy master's success rate is only 60%, which makes many monks who seek elixirs end up losing everything.
Originally, the reward for the Jindan stage should be the use of medium-grade spirit stones. However, the late Jindan stage cultivators are close to the Yuanying stage. Although their strength has not caught up with the Yuanying stage, their rewards have caught up.
"My reward is also one hundred high-grade spirit stones. Come to my cave in three days to get the elixir!" Li Shiming thought for a moment and replied.
He is not planning to lower the price. The price has been raised by his peers. His level is only higher than theirs. It is already very conscientious of him not to raise the price.
"This is three hundred top-grade spirit stones!" Wang Fan had no intention of bargaining. He obediently took out three hundred top-grade spirit stones and placed them in front of Li Shiming.
Li Shiming smiled and put away the top-grade spirit stone, and at the same time glanced at Yu An.
Yu An naturally understood what he meant. If he continued to earn high-quality spirit stones at this rate, he would be able to purchase the fourth-grade Fire Phoenix Cauldron very soon.
The late Jindan cultivators present were not in a hurry to talk to Li Shiming about alchemy.
They were waiting and watching the results of Wang Fan's trial. If Li Shiming's alchemy ability was good enough, then would be the time for them to take action.
The gathering ended like this. Before leaving, all the late Jindan cultivators exchanged contact information with Li Shiming.
Li Shiming returned to the cave and immediately put a late-stage great demon pill into the machine room.
Fortunately, he had purchased the alchemy heritage of Dongqi Continent, which allowed him to analyze the situation of the demon pill with his natal magic weapon IBMz15 based on the records of the alchemy heritage.
Soon, based on the analysis results and combined with the alchemy tradition, the corresponding recipe was found.
The next step is to refine the elixir. The Red Sun Spirit Fire is ignited in the Five Elements Nine-Turn Furnace, and the situation in the furnace is observed with a control power of 10 nanometers.
Under the burning of the Lingyang spiritual fire, the demon pill slowly turned into liquid. But this was not the end yet. The impurities in the liquid demon pill needed to be removed.
This process is the most prone to error, but it is also the easiest for Li Shiming.
Under the observation of 10 nanometers, no impurity can escape his observation.
Auxiliary elixirs were thrown into it one by one, and the liquid demon pill was transforming towards purity.
Five hours passed, and the liquid demon pill in the Five Elements Nine Revolutions Furnace had turned into elixir liquid. The furnace exuded the unique fragrance of the third-grade elixir.
"Point!" He shouted, and the 'One Hundred and One Points Pill Art' was activated.
Inside the alchemy furnace, three phantom elixirs appeared next to the three elixirs that were taking shape. After the phantom elixirs appeared, they began to absorb the medicinal power in the alchemy furnace and the spiritual energy in the void.
"Come out the pill!" Li Shiming shouted when the phantom turned into a solid entity.
Six third-grade elixirs flew out from the Five Elements Nine-Turn Furnace. A jade bottle flew over at the right time and collected the six third-grade elixirs into it.
Li Shiming took out the jade bottle from the machine room. He poured out a third-grade elixir and began to observe it.
This third-grade elixir is not much different from the third-grade elixir made from spiritual herbs. Its medicinal power is a bit more intense, and not as mild as the third-grade elixir made from spiritual herbs.
But this cannot be said to be a disadvantage, because the strong medicinal power can sometimes produce effects that exceed those of a peaceful third-grade elixir.
"Re-refine!" Li Shiming looked at the third-grade elixir in his hand, put it away and muttered to himself.
All six third-grade elixirs were high-grade third-grade elixirs, still maintaining his usual level. The high-grade third-grade elixirs reached the theoretical extreme.
Under the control of 10 nanometers, with the assistance of his life-saving magic weapon IBMz15, Li Shiming's spirit and the spirits of the 190 brains of IBMz15 have been greatly improved, which is beneficial to alchemy.
With the help of these conditions, as long as Li Shiming does not fail intentionally, it is almost impossible for him to make any mistakes. All errors will be discovered and solved by him in the bud under the control of 10 nanometers.
Another demon pill was put into the Five Elements Nine Revolutions Furnace in the machine room. This time he didn't need to pay much attention to it. He just needed to use his brain to refine the pill.
My lifelong magic weapon IBMz15 has just obtained the practical data of alchemy. After comparing with the simulation data, the simulation data is closer to reality.
This time, when refining the elixir, he intentionally added some errors, but these errors were carefully calculated by IBM z15.
Errors will not affect the production of pills or full pills. The quality cannot be too high or too low.
Five hours later, with the performance of the 'One Hundred and One Points of Alchemy Technique', six third-grade elixirs flew out of the alchemy furnace and were collected in the jade bottle.
Li Shiming took the jade bottle in his hand and a smile appeared on his face.
The quality of the six third-grade elixirs in the jade bottle has just reached the intermediate level, which is already a very strong alchemy ability. Of course, this is compared with other alchemy masters.
Afterwards, he refined the last demon pill and obtained six third-grade high-level elixirs.
He planned to give these third-grade high-level elixirs to his clone Li Yuanba. The new type of third-grade elixirs would enable his clone Li Yuanba to achieve better results and increase his cultivation speed.
Wang Fan had been waiting outside Li Shiming's cave that morning. Not only was he there, but Pavilion Master Wei, Yu An, and all the late Jindan cultivators that day were there, as well as a late Jindan cultivator who had just returned.
They were all extremely concerned about Li Shiming's alchemy level, which was related to their future practice.
To be honest, although it is difficult to obtain the demon pill of a late-stage great demon, it is not impossible.
As long as they form a team and go into the ocean, risking their lives to search and hunt for a long time, they will usually get something.
What is more important than obtaining the demon pill of a late-stage great demon is to find a good alchemy master to make the pill for you.
There are too few independent alchemy masters, and the ones they can invite are all alchemy masters who have a large number of independent cultivators seeking alchemy.
Such alchemy masters are extremely busy. At the same time, the level of individual alchemy masters is usually very weak. The probability of failure often makes individual practitioners who seek elixirs feel overwhelmed.
"Why hasn't he come out yet?" Pavilion Master Wei looked at the sky and said impatiently.
As he was speaking, there was movement in Li Shiming's cave. He quickly shut up, fearing that Li Shiming would hear his complaints.