Ling Feng did not hand the item over to Lin Shuai Nan, but he did not keep the alchemy methods within for himself either.
He quickly made a copy of the methods.
Lin Shuai Nan received the methods as if they were a treasure and went to study them.
Meanwhile, Ling Feng began repairing the item.
However, Ling Feng's artifact refining skills were not high, and he could not perfectly restore it.
Ultimately, he managed to restore it to an eighth-grade level.
"Well, this should be enough for you to refine eighth-grade pills. However, for ninth-grade pills, you shouldn't think about it for now. This item cannot withstand that kind of pill energy. Once my cultivation breaks through, I will re-forge it."
Ling Feng handed the alchemy furnace directly to Lin Shuai Nan.
As the saying goes, everyone has their own specialty. Although Ling Feng was very interested in alchemy, Lin Shuai Nan clearly had higher talent in this area. Since that was the case, it was better to hand it over to Lin Shuai Nan.
Having Lin Shuai Nan refine more pills, Ling Feng could reap the benefits, which was quite pleasant.
However, the consumption of alchemy materials also became terrifying.
Originally, Ling Feng believed that his accumulated resources would be more than enough for him to cultivate to the Ascension realm.
But now, it seemed that under Lin Shuai Nan, a relentless alchemy machine, they would not last long.
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
Lin Shuai Nan's cultivation had already advanced to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Ling Feng's cultivation was also close to the late stage of the Soul Transformation realm!
For ordinary cultivators, this was an incredible feat, as such a rapid increase in cultivation was almost unbelievable!
But for Ling Feng and Lin Shuai Nan, it was clearly not a difficult matter at all.
With both of them treating sixth-grade pills as snacks, their cultivation conditions were definitely the most impressive in the Ten Thousand Sword Sect!
Even for seventh-grade pills, Ling Feng now had many, all accumulated by Lin Shuai Nan.
Moreover, Lin Shuai Nan particularly enjoyed refining difficult pills, especially those that boosted cultivation. In Lin Shuai Nan's words, it felt like eating experience pills in a game.
One after another, the experience points surged, making it incredibly satisfying!
Ling Feng also enjoyed this feeling, as it greatly increased efficiency. If they could reach the Tribulation Passage realm in a short period, their progress would be greatly accelerated.
Taking over the entire Ten Thousand Sword Sect would then not be a difficult matter.
Furthermore, with the assistance of pills, Ling Feng had more time to study various techniques and divine abilities, greatly increasing his combat effectiveness.
Of course, these were all theoretical. For Ling Feng, true combat ability could only be improved through actual fights.
To be honest, he was now very eager for someone to spar with him, but finding a suitable opponent was not easy.
Knock, knock!
Ling Feng knocked on Lin Shuai Nan's door.
Creak!
Lin Shuai Nan, with his hair disheveled like a bird's nest, came out. "Brother, what's up?"
"It's time."
Ling Feng shook his head helplessly. Lin Shuai Nan was completely immersed in alchemy. If he wasn't called, he might have stayed in that state for several more days!
"Time for what? I haven't finished refining this batch of pills yet. After I finish, I can raise my cultivation to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm! Hehe, then I might be able to catch up to you soon, Brother. My Golden Toad has already reached the Soul Transformation realm!"
Lin Shuai Nan said with a proud expression.
Upon hearing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but look into the alchemy room with surprise.
Lin Shuai Nan suddenly seemed to remember something and quickly blocked Ling Feng's view, shaking his head awkwardly. "Hehe, it's a bit messy inside. I haven't cleaned it up yet, Brother, I..."
Ling Feng had already seen the situation inside and couldn't help but cover his nose!
"What's going on? Did you relieve yourself in there?"
Lin Shuai Nan quickly waved his hands and explained, "Brother, you can't blame me. That wasn't me. It was all the Golden Toad's waste. Maybe I gave it too many pills. You know, medicine has a three-part toxicity, so when many things are combined, they react, causing this fellow to have a bit of diarrhea, hehe!"
By the end, Lin Shuai Nan became even more embarrassed.
Ling Feng's mouth twitched. So, the alchemy room was only filled with toad droppings!
"Stop the nonsense and clean this place up. We're about to enter the inner sect!"
Ling Feng reminded him helplessly.
Lin Shuai Nan slapped his forehead, finally snapping back to reality.
"Oh no, how could I forget this? Today is the day of the inner sect selection!"
"Brother, wait for me. I'll be done cleaning up right away!"
Lin Shuai Nan turned and began to clean up the toad droppings...
Ling Feng waited outside for more than ten minutes before Lin Shuai Nan finally came out.
By then, Qing'er and the other two were already waiting nervously.
"Two seniors, we heard you're both participating in the selection. We two..."
Qing'er rushed forward upon seeing Ling Feng emerge, speaking with a worried expression.
Before Qing'er could finish, Ling Feng understood their intentions and waved his hand at them. "Don't worry, I've made arrangements. A person named Zhang Zhicong will accept you as his disciples later, and you will be assigned to the inner sect. If nothing unexpected happens, you'll still be living with us!"
Upon hearing this, the two women's faces lit up with joy, and they bowed to Ling Feng repeatedly in gratitude.
Soon, everyone gathered at the peak of the outer sect.
Many handyman disciples and outer sect disciples around were wide-eyed and extremely excited.
For them, this was an opportunity to leap into the dragon's gate.
To Ling Feng's surprise, the senior disciple Li Bin, who had received them before, was now wearing the clothes of an outer sect steward.
He quietly approached the two of them.
"You two, Sect Leader Hong has made arrangements. You seniors will definitely enter Sect Leader Zhang's tutelage, and these two women will accompany you. Congratulations!"
Clearly, this Li Bin was now under Sect Leader Hong.
After Liu Fang died, he had actually risen in position.
Ling Feng merely nodded slightly at Li Bin, not saying much.
At least this Li Bin seemed much more reliable than Liu Fang. He wasn't a cruel and bloodthirsty individual, and the outer sect disciples would likely fare better under him.
Soon, a giant sword appeared in the sky!
Several figures circled around it, beginning to activate their techniques on the giant sword.
Sword beams enveloped each disciple.
In just an instant, more than half of them disappeared, indicating that many disciples' cultivation was insufficient.
Or rather, their aptitude was insufficient. Only those who could persist until the end and trigger the sword's resonance would attract the attention of the inner sect experts.
The better the aptitude, the greater the chance of becoming a personal disciple of a powerful figure.
For example, a sect leader would need to trigger at least four sword resonances to have a chance.
In the history of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, the most formidable talent had triggered seven resonances.
In the previous inner sect selection, the best had only managed to trigger five.
These matters had been arranged by Zhang Zhicong and the other two in advance.
Therefore, Ling Feng and Lin Shuai Nan only needed to trigger four resonances this time.
Of course, this also tested their ability to control their spiritual root aura.
If they were not careful, they might trigger more resonances.