Of course, thinking about it carefully, this was only natural.
That was a ninth-grade pill, after all!
Ling Feng hadn't even tried an eighth-grade pill yet.
Lin Shuai Nan was already refining ninth-grade pills; this guy was truly too insane!
"Oh, I was just about to tell you, Big Brother. I've used up all the refining materials you gave me before, and now I need..."
Heh heh heh...
Lin Shuai Nan chuckled sheepishly at the end.
Ling Feng's mouth twitched. All those precious refining materials were used up?
This ninth-grade pill truly lived up to its reputation. No wonder its effects were so terrifying, allowing Lin Shuai Nan's cultivation to break through continuously.
If this continued, Lin Shuai Nan's cultivation might surpass Ling Feng's sooner than expected.
This might have seemed incredible if said before, but now, it was truly possible.
It was just that the principle remained the same.
For Lin Shuai Nan to rapidly improve his cultivation, he would inevitably need to consume a vast amount of resources!
Although Ling Feng felt helpless, this was something to be happy about, not a cause for a headache.
Ling Feng quickly took out his storage artifact.
"Here are all the refining materials. I'll keep a little, and the rest is for you. However, if you want fresh refining materials, you'll still need to get them from the Ten Thousand Sword Sect!"
Lin Shuai Nan snatched the items over as if they were his beloved toys.
"Heh heh, so much! Enough, enough. I don't need anything else for now. My most important task is to consolidate my cultivation realm, and then refine another ninth-grade pill!"
Ling Feng was relieved when he first heard Lin Shuai Nan's earlier words.
However, when he heard the latter part of what the guy said, Ling Feng couldn't help but twitch his mouth.
"Why do you still need to refine a ninth-grade pill?"
Lin Shuai Nan was taken aback, then said to Ling Feng, "Big Brother, your cultivation should be close to breaking through to the Tribulation Crossing stage, right? You need to improve quickly!"
Ling Feng's heart warmed.
So, this guy wanted to refine a ninth-grade pill for him!
"I'm not in a hurry. My current cultivation realm needs to be stabilized. Shuai Nan, you should stabilize your own cultivation realm first before thinking about anything else!"
Lin Shuai Nan nodded, "Okay, then I'll go and refine pills!"
Seeing Lin Shuai Nan about to start refining again, Ling Feng shook his head with a wry smile, "Take some time to wash yourself. You stink!"
"If a stinky man doesn't stink, it's no fun!"
Lin Shuai Nan replied without looking back.
Ling Feng didn't try to persuade Lin Shuai Nan any further and turned to walk out of the alchemy room.
His cultivation realm still needed to be consolidated quickly.
And just as Ling Feng began to stabilize his cultivation realm.
Elder Qi's flying sword arrived at Zhang Zhi Cong's residence.
Zhang Zhi Cong immediately sensed Elder Qi's movements and his heart trembled. He hurried out to greet him.
"Elder Qi!"
Zhang Zhi Cong's attitude towards Elder Qi was clearly much better than before.
However, Elder Qi's eyes widened as he stared at Zhang Zhi Cong, "Why has your cultivation improved so quickly? Judging by your appearance, you're about to break through to the Soul Transformation stage!"
Zhang Zhi Cong's heart trembled, and he also knew very well.
This matter could not be hidden from Elder Qi. xxs1
Although Elder Qi was his superior now, if he could rapidly improve his cultivation, he might even surpass Elder Qi in the future, and then he might gain the appreciation of his master.
Of course, the master mentioned here was Ling Feng.
And all of this still depended on another master, Lin Shuai Nan, for support and guidance.
However, Zhang Zhi Cong still had to tell Elder Qi about this.
If Elder Qi knew about Lin Shuai Nan's existence, would he go and curry favor with Lin Shuai Nan? Then wouldn't the pills in his hands become even more numerous?
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhi Cong still harbored some selfishness.
On the surface, he respectfully bowed and said, "This is all thanks to my master's support. I did quite well before, and my master rewarded me with some pills, which are indeed enough for me to quickly break through to the Soul Transformation stage."
As expected, when Elder Qi heard this, his eyes lit up.
"Are you telling the truth? The master would gift you pills?"
Zhang Zhi Cong nodded, "Heh, not just me, but also Sect Master Hong!"
Elder Qi's eyes brightened even more, "So, Sect Master Hong's cultivation is also about to break through to the Soul Transformation stage soon?"
"It should be within the next month or two!"
Zhang Zhi Cong was slightly more modest. Judging by the current situation, they might break through to the Soul Transformation stage within half a month.
Of course, all of that was also because they had gained quite a lot of benefits during the spiritual energy storm before!
Thinking back to what happened before, Zhang Zhi Cong couldn't help but gasp.
Was it really Lin Shuai Nan in there?
If it was Lin Shuai Nan, then he was truly terrifying.
Had Lin Shuai Nan's cultivation already broken through to the Tribulation Crossing stage?
These were things Zhang Zhi Cong dared not speculate further. Although he clearly knew that Ling Feng had a slightly better status between the two.
However, Lin Shuai Nan seemed even more mysterious and unfathomable.
But this was also why Zhang Zhi Cong really wanted to get closer to Lin Shuai Nan.
Lin Shuai Nan might have even better pills!
Elder Qi's eyes were already starting to roll, clearly planning something good in his mind.
"Very good, it seems my choice was not wrong!"
Zhang Zhi Cong naturally knew what Elder Qi was referring to and followed with a smile and a nod, "Indeed, Elder Qi is wise!"
"Mm, the master previously said that if there was anything for you to do, he would notify me in advance. You two must obey my orders!"
Elder Qi immediately put on a condescending air.
Zhang Zhi Cong naturally wouldn't argue with this old fellow and quickly bowed, "Yes, yes, this is all what the master instructed!"
"Very good. Then Zhang Zhi Cong, I ask you, what exactly happened here just now?"
Elder Qi's expression turned grim as he cautiously asked.
Zhang Zhi Cong was stunned, and the next moment, sweat broke out on his forehead.
"Elder Qi, how did you sense that there was something wrong here..."
Halfway through his sentence, Zhang Zhi Cong shut his mouth. Didn't this confirm Elder Qi's previous words?
Something had indeed happened here.
Elder Qi's eyes brightened even more, "As expected, my senses were not wrong. You don't need to overthink it. I was specifically paying attention to the master's situation, and the disturbance was very brief. I even suspected if I had misperceived it. I believe others would not have been able to detect these things!"
Zhang Zhi Cong finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as others weren't alerted, everything was fine.
But just as Zhang Zhi Cong was about to explain what had happened to Elder Qi.
Suddenly, a sword light landed outside.
Both of them became vigilant and looked outside.
Then they exchanged glances and continued their conversation without further ado, walking outside.
Standing outside was an old man in a grey robe, appearing to be around Elder Qi's age. However, this person was a bit short, only about 1.6 meters tall.
Therefore, the grey robe on him looked very large.
He couldn't quite fill it out, but this did not affect his imposing aura!
"Heh heh, Elder Qi, I saw you coming this way just now and was curious, so I followed. What is it? Did you lose face earlier and must come here to demand that disciple back from Zhang Zhi Cong?"