"Master, are there any more Yuan-grade spiritual herbs? I've gained some profound insights these past few days!" Xu Ning asked as soon as he saw his master.
Miao Yunyi stretched out his hand: "Give me the storage bag!"
Xu Ning quickly tossed the storage bag to Miao Yunyi.
"Master, um, there's something I need to tell you!" Xu Ning said to Miao Yunyi with some difficulty.
Miao Yunyi raised his eyelids slightly: "Speak!"
Xu Ning: "I destroyed the Qi Condensation Pill you gave me!"
Upon hearing this, Miao Yunyi stood up abruptly: "Traitorous disciple, what did you say? Say it again!"
Xu Ning spoke again: "The Qi Condensation Pill you gave me was destroyed by my disciple!"
Miao Yunyi glared: "You unfilial disciple, I'll give you one more chance. Say it again, that's a mid-grade Qi Condensation Pill. You wouldn't be worth that much even if you were sold!"
Xu Ning: "Master, please listen to my excuse. Someone tampered with the Condensing Essence Pill, so I destroyed it!"
Miao Yunyi was shocked: "What? Are you sure?"
Xu Ning nodded: "Absolutely true."
As he spoke, Xu Ning tossed the half of the Qi Condensation Pill that he had broken off over.
Miao Yunyi quickly took it, examined it curiously, then crushed it into powder and rubbed it between his fingers: "There is indeed something wrong with the ingredients of this pill."
Immediately, Miao Yunyi was enraged: "Damn it! I went through so much trouble to collect this set of mid-grade Qi Condensation Pills, and that old bastard Duan Ruiyuan actually dared to tamper with them! I'll go and settle the score with him!"
After saying that, Miao Yunyi waved his hand, returned Xu Ning's storage bag, and then flew away in a flash.
Upon seeing this, Xu Ning quickly said, "Master, give me back my alchemy equipment!"
But Miao Yunyi had already gone far away and didn't hear Xu Ning's words at all.
"What kind of mess is this! I haven't refined pills for two days, my hands are itching!" Xu Ning couldn't help but complain.
Wait a minute, I think I was planning to forge array flags, but I don't have an iron pot or a lantern, how am I supposed to do that!
Forget it, I'll just ask that old guy for the battle flag blueprints later.
Actually, the matter of the Condensing Essence Pill was secondary; Xu Ning's main objective this time was the array flag blueprints.
The matter of the Condensing Essence Pill was too important, so Xu Ning spoke about it in advance, which led to this outcome.
Now that he knew there was a problem with the Condensing Essence Pill, Xu Ning was also very afraid that his master might take the pill and form his own core in his anxiety, which would be troublesome!
So he had to come over and talk about this.
Not long after he returned to his residence, a huge commotion broke out within the sect.
It was obvious that Master had gone to settle accounts with that alchemist.
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Given Master's unreasonable personality, he would never care about evidence or anything like that. He would just grab someone and beat them to death first, and then try to reason with them.
At that time, it would be inevitable to rip off the other party, after all, a set of mid-grade spiritual medicine for the Condensation Pill is not something to be trifled with, and even a Foundation Establishment cultivator might not be able to come up with it even if they emptied their pockets.
If Lao Deng could swindle more Yuan-level spiritual herbs, he might be able to upgrade the Juyuan Pill in his hand to the highest grade.
In the afternoon, Master arrived at Xu Ning's thatched hut, feeling refreshed.
Xu Ning quickly asked, "Master, how is it?"
Miao Yunyi: "Hmph! Old bastard, you dared to plot against me. I took all his assets and turned Xuan Ye Peak upside down."
"It's only because of the sect leader's sake, otherwise I would have skinned him alive and pulled out his tendons this time!"
Xu Ning could understand; if this had happened outside, his master would have definitely killed the other party.
However, since it involves sects, it's not so simple to handle.
Even if the other party is from the same sect, if they are from another sect, it's not something you can just kill them on a whim; you also need to consider the sect's reputation.
After all, he was a mid-grade second-tier alchemist, whose status was extremely high regardless of the sect he belonged to.
But with Master's outburst, I'm afraid no one will dare to ask him to refine pills anymore.
"Master, how many Yuan-grade spiritual herbs did you get this time?" Xu Ning couldn't help but rub his hands together!
Miao Yunyi then looked at Xu Ning and sighed, "Disciple, we did manage to get a lot this time, but there's a problem with the Condensing Essence Pills. We're out of luck with Condensing Essence Pills for Core Formation!"
"Since you are preparing to advance to the second-tier alchemist, I am quite at ease with you. Here's what I'll do: I will do my best to obtain Yuan-grade spiritual herbs to help you break through to the second tier. When that happens, you will come and refine the Yuan Condensation Pill for me!"
Xu Ning: "Master, but in this case, it seems there's no chance of me reaching the intermediate-grade Core Formation stage!"
Miao Yunyi sighed, "There's nothing we can do! We'll just have to make do!"
Not to mention how difficult it would be to find another set of mid-grade Qi Condensation Pills, even if Xu Ning did manage to get one, he wouldn't be able to reach the mid-grade second tier in a short time.
Often, this is how cultivators are; unable to obtain higher levels, they are forced by circumstances to make do!
Miao Yunyi is already quite fortunate to have managed to obtain a set of low-grade Qi Condensation Pills; others who can't even get their hands on them struggle to even form their own core.
Facing reality often leaves us feeling powerless.
Xu Ning reached out: "Master, give me all the Yuan-grade spiritual herbs! And my alchemy equipment too."
Miao Yunyi: "Then I'll go find the materials for the Qi Condensation Pill!"
Xu Ning shook his head: "Master, there's no need to rush. Let's wait until I break through. I think it will take me at least seven or eight years to break through!"
Miao Yunyi sighed repeatedly, "Ugh! Why am I so unlucky!"
Xu Ning: "Master, good things often come with difficulties, this may not necessarily be a bad thing!"
Miao Yunyi could only nod in the end.
Subsequently, Xu Ning received a large number of Yuan-level spiritual herbs from Miao Yunyi, as well as alchemy equipment.
After his master left, Xu Ning quickly took out the Condensing Essence Pill and began feeding
it
the Yuan-level spiritual medicine.
After feeding the pills with all the Yuan-level spiritual herbs given by his master, he finally upgraded the Condensing Yuan Pill to the highest grade.
Holding the top-grade Qi Condensation Pill, Xu Ning was in a dilemma.
This thing is good, but how do I come up with a reasonable reason for it to my master?
To claim he refined it himself? That's highly unreasonable!
Saying you bought it yourself? That won't work either! Master wouldn't feel comfortable letting you eat things from outside!
Xu Ning had a headache!
Never mind, Master is still trustworthy.
After putting away the pills, Xu Ning made his way to the Xuanzhi Palace.
"Why aren't you focusing on refining pills? What are you doing here again?" Miao Yunyi couldn't help but ask when he saw Xu Ning.
Xu Ning hesitated and remained silent.
Miao Yunyi was furious: "Stop stammering! Speak your mind!"
Xu Ning: "Master, there's something I've been hesitating to tell you since I came back!"
Miao Yunyi: "Speak!"
Xu Ning: "On this trip, I accidentally stumbled upon the cave dwelling of a senior cultivator!"
After hearing this, Miao Yunyi looked at Xu Ning with disdain, as if to say, "You'll see if I believe you or not, then you're finished."
Xu Ning quickly said, "Master, you don't believe me?"
Miao Yunyi: "Xu Ning, the Crimson Sea Mountains have more than thirty sects and hundreds of thousands of cultivators. Whatever this mountain range has been thoroughly searched, how could there possibly be any senior caves left..."
As he continued, Miao Yunyi suddenly stopped, his eyes fixed on Xu Ning.
Or rather, he was staring at the top-grade Qi Condensation Pill that Xu Ning was holding in his hand.