Ye Feng returned to the sect without stopping and headed straight for the sect's market.
"Currently, there's only one small shop in the northeast direction, with a small rest area, totaling fifty square meters. The annual rent is eight hundred, and the management fee is 200."
"That's it, get it done!"
Without hesitation, Ye Feng paid the rent. He wasn't worried about the remote location; as long as his goods were good and the prices were reasonable, that was enough for him.
If we have enough capital later, we can relocate.
Besides, I'm only at the fourth level of Qi Refining right now, and having a small shop is already conspicuous enough.
Renting a larger shop would be too conspicuous.
Furthermore, the shop's future business direction will definitely focus on developing elixirs; their own alchemy skills haven't even started yet.
Reaching the third or fourth level of Foundation Establishment requires 400,000 trading points without any cultivation techniques. Unless I sell spiritual artifacts, I'll probably be stuck at this stage for quite some time.
Then eight hundred thousand... one million six hundred thousand.....
Without cultivation techniques, earning trading points is slower than cultivating on your own.
From now on, I'll have to use most of my trading points on skill upgrades.
After completing the formalities, Ye Feng quickly brought Yang Fu over.
With the sect's "property," relatives can come and look after it; from now on, Yang Fu will be responsible for guarding the shop.
Then, some medicinal herbs that could be displayed and sold directly were left in the shop.
Although Yang Fu was surprised at where Ye Feng got so much money, the old man chose not to ask any questions.
He simply reminded Ye Feng once again to keep his wealth hidden and to conceal his talents.
I wonder what his expression would be if he found out Ye Feng was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator...
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"That brat, why isn't he back yet!"
After refining a batch of Azure Spirit Pills, Li Qinghe checked the quality of the pills but felt something was amiss.
After using Ye Feng's Great Decomposition Technique to refine a pill once, I always felt something was missing when I tried to decompose medicinal herbs myself again.
"If I tell him to play for a few more days, he really will. If he's this lazy, when will he ever reach the late stage of Qi Refining?"
Li Qinghe felt a surge of frustration and couldn't help but pull out her token.
"You brat! How much longer are you going to play outside? If you don't come back soon, I'm going into seclusion! Are you still going to study alchemy or not?"
To Li Qinghe's surprise, Ye Feng's voice soon came from the token.
"Alright, Master, I'll be right there!"
Ye Feng was just about to go find Li Qinghe.
To exchange for alchemy skills, one must use contribution points. Level one alchemy requires 3000 points, and he only had thirty points from completing the tiger demon's mission.
Alchemy can only be learned by Foundation Establishment cultivators; more precisely, it requires cultivating divine sense to master.
Like Xu Hao, those who rely on their own tinkering can at best be considered low-level apprentices.
Now, Ye Feng has not only awakened his divine sense, but his divine sense is also exceptionally powerful.
He is more than capable of mastering alchemy.
I need to accumulate some points before I can redeem it... I wonder if I can borrow some from my mentor first.
"Master, are you refining pills again today?"
Ye Feng walked into Li Qinghe's alchemy room with practiced ease, and said with a fawning smile,
"Hey kid, get over here and help!"
Although Li Qinghe spoke bluntly, she couldn't help but feel a little happy inside.
I never expected this apprentice to be so obedient. I should have called him back a few days ago.
Ye Feng looked at his master in front of him.
Today she changed into a more fitted white French dress, and a small dimple graced her fair cheeks...
Comparing the figures he saw in the world of inner demons, Ye Feng couldn't help but swallow hard.
What are you looking at?
Li Qinghe frowned, looking at Ye Feng with suspicion.
"No...you didn't look at anything?"
After saying that, he walked to the workbench and began to break down the medicinal herbs.
When the decomposition technique reaches a state of perfect unity with magic, the decomposed medicinal herbs are essentially no different from the original ones.
It just consumes less of its own energy.
and....
It can be used as an offensive Taoist technique!
Before long, the medicinal herbs on the workbench were finished being processed, and Ye Feng took them over.
"Not bad, much faster now!"
It was rare to hear Li Qinghe say something complimentary, so Ye Feng couldn't help but touch his nose.
"Master, what kind of pill is this being refined?"
What kind of medicinal herbs did you just break down?
Li Qinghe didn't answer but asked a question in return.
"Snow pears, dried yellow grass, kudzu root..."
Li Qinghe listened and nodded.
You'll find out soon enough.
After Li Qinghe finished speaking, she focused her attention on the alchemy furnace in front of her.
The divine sense manipulated magical power, continuously stirring and mixing it within the alchemy furnace.
The medicinal properties of each herb determine when it should be added and the heat it can withstand.
Even a slight misalignment could cause the quality of the elixir to drop, or even result in complete failure, turning it into a useless elixir.
Although Ye Feng was very curious, he had no way to check.
At such close range, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator releases their divine sense, Li Qinghe will likely sense it immediately, and then they'll definitely be doomed.
Foundation Establishment level divine sense is such that the weak cannot sense the strong, but the strong can easily sense the low-level divine sense.
Of course, if it were like the last time Ye Feng scanned Jiang Che and the others' cultivation levels, even without divine sense, they might still be exposed.
Li Qinghe would practice for an hour straight.
The time required for alchemy depends on the grade of the pill. If she were to refine a low-grade pill like the Qi Refining Pill, it would probably only take a few minutes.
For that entire hour, Ye Feng, bored, simply stared quietly at Li Qinghe.
"Good apprentice, come and cherish your master!"
Images from the inner demon world flashed through Ye Feng's mind from time to time: Li Qinghe squatting in front of him, her lotus-root-like arms tightly hugging his legs...
"You brat, what nonsense are you thinking about? You're drooling!"
Li Qinghe made no move on her face, but her reprimanding voice echoed in Ye Feng's mind.
Telepathic communication!
"No... I wasn't thinking about anything..."
Ye Feng wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and said seriously,
Another half hour passed. Ye Feng, who had been staring at the alchemy furnace with some boredom, wandered around the room for a while, then started sizing up Li Qinghe's figure.
The world of inner demons arises from within, yet one remains unable to transcend one's own perception.
What I saw before was just an extension of my own impression, but now, in comparison... the master's figure is actually better.
"You brat, you've got some nerve staring at me like that!"
This time, Li Qinghe didn't use telepathy; instead, she spoke aloud.
Ye Feng was first startled, then couldn't help but feel annoyed.
They said they'd try, but this day felt like they were training a turtle; when will they ever have a chance...?
"At what age did Master advance to the Foundation Establishment stage?"
"Twenty-two"
"After all these years, you should be in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage by now, right?"
"Later stage!"
Later on? Then it'll be at least around fifty years old...
"By the way, is my master also in the sect?"
"boom!"
A powerful Foundation Establishment aura erupted, and Ye Feng, barely suppressing the urge to retaliate, was forced against the wall.
Li Qinghe flicked her finger, and the pills inside the furnace jumped out one by one and entered the pill bottle.
Then, with an unfriendly expression, he walked up to Ye Feng.
"I'm 42 this year, and you still don't have a grandmaster!"
As he spoke, he looked Ye Feng up and down.
"Your senior uncle was right after all; you really have an audacity that knows no bounds!"
Being directly exposed by his master, even Ye Feng, who considered himself quite thick-skinned, couldn't help but blush a little.
Li Qinghe narrowed her eyes and leaned closer to Ye Feng.
"Do you know how powerful Foundation Establishment is? You're only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Even if you were to use a low-grade magic weapon to stab someone, you wouldn't be able to break through their skin!"
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