"Heh heh, Big Brother, I'm off to gobble down some pills! After swallowing this Golden Yuan Pill, I'm sure I'll break through to the Nascent Soul stage!"
Lin Shuainan excitedly scampered off, clutching the Golden Yuan Pill.
While alchemy was enjoyable, Lin Shuainan was even more eager to experience the taste and effects of the pills he had refined himself.
Ling Feng naturally didn't stop Lin Shuainan.
Following that, Ling Feng began refining pills himself.
"Grade Four Spirit Replenishing Pill!"
Success on the first try.
However, all of Ling Feng's movements were cautious, far from the smooth feeling Lin Shuainan possessed.
"Grade Five Golden Yuan Pill!"
Still successful on the first try.
Yet, Ling Feng's consumption of time was half an hour.
This time expenditure was ten times that of Lin Shuainan.
"Heh, truly, comparing oneself to others can be maddening!"
Ling Feng chuckled self-deprecatingly, but at the same time, he understood the vast gap between himself and Lin Shuainan.
This was all due to Ling Feng's insufficient concentration.
When Lin Shuainan refined pills, he was truly single-minded. Such concentration was likely the key to Lin Shuainan's success.
"Next is a Grade Six pill!"
Although the Grade Five Golden Yuan Pill had some effect on Ling Feng, it was ultimately minimal.
Only Grade Six pills would be most effective for Ling Feng's current cultivation.
Pills that could directly increase cultivation, even up to Grade Seven.
However, Ling Feng was unsure if he could refine a Grade Seven pill.
"Grade Six Spirit Condensing Pill!"
This was also a pill that could directly increase cultivation, and it could further strengthen the primordial spirit of a Soul Transformation stage expert!
However, the refining method was quite complex.
This time, Ling Feng was even more cautious, doing his best to concentrate his focus.
This time, Ling Feng even forgot the passage of time.
For a full two hours, by the time the surrounding spiritual energy began to converge, the entire outer sect sensed the anomaly.
Liu Fang shivered all over. Her cultivation was the highest in the outer sect.
She was even clearer about what these fluctuations in spiritual energy meant.
"Has someone broken through? Is it that courtyard over there... could it be them?"
Liu Fang merely glanced in that direction, her face turning even paler.
The stronger Ling Feng and Lin Shuainan became, the smaller her chances of struggling would be.
Moreover, these two were already powerful enough, and in just a few days, their cultivation had increased again. This was truly terrifying!
Meanwhile, Ling Feng also sensed that the spiritual energy drawn by this pill was quite substantial.
He immediately reined in the spiritual energy.
"Grade Six Spirit Condensing Pill, success!"
Ling Feng grasped the pill, his eyes flashing with brilliance. This feeling was excellent.
It had been a long time since Ling Feng had experienced such a sense of accomplishment.
Up to this point, Ling Feng had not failed. Although refining Grade Six pills was very complex, he had still succeeded.
He believed that this state would allow him to attempt refining Grade Seven pills.
Although the chance of failure was not small.
Just then, Lin Shuainan, who had gone outside, rushed back in.
"Big Brother, you're awesome! Is that a Grade Six pill?"
Ling Feng came back to his senses, glanced back at Lin Shuainan, and smiled faintly, "It seems the Golden Yuan Pill's effect was good. Your cultivation has completely stabilized at the early Nascent Soul stage!"
"Heh heh, yes, it's just this Nascent Soul in my dantian, it feels a bit uncomfortable!"
Lin Shuainan scratched the back of his head, with a hint of shyness.
Ling Feng raised an eyebrow, "Uncomfortable how?"
"Heh heh, this thing makes me feel like I'm pregnant!" Lin Shuainan said with an awkward expression.
Ling Feng rolled his eyes speechlessly.
How could Lin Shuainan's train of thought always be so peculiar?
Turning, Ling Feng's gaze fell upon the alchemy furnace, and his brow furrowed.
Lin Shuainan naturally noticed the change in Ling Feng's expression and quickly looked over.
Upon seeing it, Lin Shuainan's face turned ashen, "Big Brother, this alchemy furnace is broken!"
Ling Feng clearly saw the cracks on it and shook his head helplessly, "Yes, after all, it's just an outer sect alchemy furnace. It was likely impossible to refine Grade Five pills with it before, let alone Grade Six pills?"
"Can this thing still be used? I want to continue refining Golden Yuan Pills. If I have enough Golden Yuan Pills, my cultivation will surely skyrocket!"
Lin Shuainan showed a look of dejection.
Ling Feng nodded at Lin Shuainan, "Yes, but this thing still needs to be refined again. At the same time, I need to set up some formations around here, otherwise, every time the spiritual energy drawn by alchemy is too strong, people will eventually target this place!"
"Oh, alright, that's good. As long as I can continue refining pills, that's fine!" Lin Shuainan looked eager to try again.
Ling Feng directly gave Lin Shuainan a blank stare.
"Do you still have Golden Pills?"
Lin Shuainan scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "Heh heh, Big Brother, don't you have a lot of Golden Pills?"
"I knew what you were up to, you brat!"
Ling Feng directly tossed a storage bag over, "This contains all the alchemy materials, enough for you to refine Grade Six pills. However, you still need to use them sparingly. For now, go wash your face, and I'll refine this alchemy furnace again!"
"Alright!"
Lin Shuainan happily ran out with the storage bag.
Although it wasn't Ling Feng's first time forging artifacts, repairing and strengthening the grade of such an alchemy furnace was still quite difficult.
The process was indeed somewhat tedious.
In the middle, Ling Feng almost wanted to give up, thinking it would be better to forge a new one.
The artifact embryo of this thing was too poor, but giving up halfway was definitely not Ling Feng's style.
He persevered in the end.
In a blink of an eye, night fell.
Ling Feng had also resolved the issue with the alchemy furnace. After calling Lin Shuainan in to refine pills, Ling Feng noticed that Xiao Ju and Qing'er had been summoned out.
This made Ling Feng's expression somewhat grim.
He immediately followed them out. Coincidentally, Ling Feng also needed to set up formations around the residence!
However, when he reached the doorway, he overheard the conversation outside.
"What kind of outfits are you wearing? You two little sluts, you really know how to play!"
It was Liu Fang's disgusting voice.
And the "little sluts" she mentioned were naturally Xiao Ju and Qing'er.
Qing'er and the other girl didn't dare to say much.
"These, these are clothes given by the senior!"
Qing'er replied cautiously.
"Hmph, enough nonsense. I called you two out to clarify something. What have the two people inside been doing these days?"
Liu Fang questioned with a grim expression.
Qing'er trembled and shook her head, "Reporting to the Steward, the two seniors inside are basically in seclusion and cultivation. We cannot enter, so we are unaware of their activities!"
Ling Feng was quite satisfied with Qing'er's answer.
Today, when he and Lin Shuainan were refining pills, he had given some of the pills that restored true essence to Qing'er and Xiao Ju earlier.
Therefore, they were well aware of what Ling Feng and Lin Shuainan were doing.
But clearly, Qing'er did not want to betray Ling Feng.
"What? You can't go in? Then what have you been doing all these days? Pretending to be pure? What do you think you are, you..."
Liu Fang instantly flew into a rage.
However, before Liu Fang's scolding could finish, Ling Feng walked out of the residence.
"So it's the Steward. Do you need something?"
Upon hearing this voice, Liu Fang trembled all over and quickly turned to Ling Feng with a fawning smile, "Heh heh, that, no, nothing..."
"You two go back first!"
Ling Feng directly called Xiao Ju and the other girl back into the courtyard, then stared at Liu Fang and said coldly, "These two women are my people from now on. They have nothing to do with you, understand?"