Chapter 50

After a little more than half an hour, the two appeared before a stone gate. Qin Fengming calculated that they were now nearly twenty miles away from the entrance. ...www..com... Such a great distance made Qin Fengming feel somewhat oppressed.

Looking at the stone gate before him, Qin Fengming saw a layer of faint, colorful light flowing over it, as if there were some kind of restriction on it. The young man cast a sound transmission talisman, and after a short while, the stone gate slowly opened.

As the stone gate opened, Qin Fengming immediately felt a wave of heat rush towards him, almost making it unbearable. Only after his spiritual energy rapidly circulated within his body did he manage to dispel the discomfort.

Focusing his gaze on the cave, he saw a large, spacious hall inside. Around the hall were over a dozen stone chambers, each with a thick stone door, and it seemed that each door had some kind of restriction on it.

At this moment, a young man in gray was already in the hall. Using the Spirit Eye Technique, Qin Fengming saw that the man had already reached the Fifth Layer of the Qi Gathering Stage.

Seeing Qin Fengming and the other enter, the young man only stood up, nodded slightly, and then continued to organize a pile of refining materials on one side of the hall.

Liu, the senior disciple, whispered to Qin Fengming to wait here for a moment, and then he also went to the pile of materials, carefully searching through them.

After about the time it takes to eat a meal, the stone door of the largest stone chamber suddenly opened. The figure of Master Fei, whom they had seen earlier, flashed and appeared at the entrance of the cave room.

"Disciple Qin, whether you like refining or not, since you are here, you must focus on learning the art of refining. For the first ten days, I will find some materials and teach you the technique of refining. If you cannot meet my requirements after a month, you will not be allowed to stay and help in the Refining Hall. If you meet my requirements, I will assign you some refining tasks each month. As long as you complete them, you can practice on your own. You will receive ten low-grade spirit stones each month. For this month, I will give you twenty spirit stones to use for practice."

Master Fei looked at Qin Fengming and did not say anything else, but directly got to the point. As he spoke, he handed over the twenty spirit stones to Qin Fengming.

"Disciple will study diligently and will not disappoint Master Fei," Qin Fengming said respectfully as he took the spirit stones.

"Good, follow me." Saying this, he walked to one of the stone chambers, and with a wave of his hand, the stone door silently opened.

As the two entered, Master Fei waved his hand again, and the stone door silently closed. At the same time, a layer of spiritual energy fluctuation appeared on the stone door.

The temperature in this cave was significantly higher than in the hall, but fortunately, Qin Fengming could still bear it with his strong resistance.

The cave was about four to five zhang long and wide, and about five to six zhang high. On the cave floor, there were six squatting toads, each about three feet tall, all with their mouths open, heads raised, and looking lively, exhaling thin white vapor.

Master Fei walked to one of the toads, took out three low-grade spirit stones, and placed them in three indentations on the toad's body. Then he cast a spell, and with a bang, the toad suddenly spewed out a scorching flame.

"The geothermal fire here is no less powerful than the fire of a Core Formation expert. It was my founding ancestor who used great divine power to bring the fire from the earth's core to this place and set up dozens of fire-inducing beasts. As long as spirit stones are used to activate the array, the fire-inducing beasts can spew out flames, which can be used by Qi Gathering and Foundation Establishment cultivators for refining and alchemy. The geothermal fire here is on par with that in the Alchemy Hall where Junior Brother Lu practices."

As he spoke, he pointed out to Qin Fengming how to control and use the geothermal fire.

"Disciple Qin, pay close attention and observe carefully. In the future, by following my methods, you can purify various materials."

After saying this, Master Fei did not delay. He waved his hand, and a small furnace appeared in his hand. He placed it on the fire-inducing beast and then put a piece of refining material into the furnace. He skillfully controlled the size of the flame, and after about the time it takes to eat a meal, the material had melted into a liquid. Then, Master Fei cast another spell, and the flame turned white.

A layer of grayish-white substance slowly appeared on the surface of the liquid material. After about the time it takes to eat a meal, Master Fei used a long tongs-like tool to remove the grayish-white substance. He collected the remaining material in a container and cast another spell at the fire-inducing beast, causing the flame to suddenly disappear.

Qin Fengming watched Master Fei's refining process carefully. Although it seemed effortless, Qin Fengming knew that it was the result of Master Fei's many years of accumulation.

After demonstrating, Master Fei then taught Qin Fengming various fire control techniques. Without waiting for any questions, he left a pile of refining materials and turned to leave the cave room.

Qin Fengming sat on the stone floor, carefully recalling Master Fei's actions and the various fire control techniques. For about the time it takes to eat a meal, he did not move an inch.

After a long time, Qin Fengming suddenly began to act. He cast a spell at the fire-inducing beast, and with a "tu" sound, the beast immediately spewed out flames. Seeing this, Qin Fengming was delighted. He then cast another spell, and the flame slowly changed color, though the transformation was much slower than Master Fei's.

Facing the changing flame, Qin Fengming knew that his spiritual energy was not as deep as Master Fei's, and he would need to slowly understand the skill of flame transformation.

He placed the refining furnace on the fire-inducing beast, imitating Master Fei, and put a piece of refining material into the furnace. Following Master Fei's procedure, he began to purify the material.

To Qin Fengming's disappointment, the material ended up as a black, useless lump, a failure.

For the next month, Qin Fengming entered the refining room every day, except for eating and sleeping, and repeated this process.

For the first ten days, Master Fei came every day to guide him. After ten days, he no longer saw Master Fei.

Every four to five days, Qin Fengming would replace the spirit stones. He then understood why Master Fei had given him twenty spirit stones. Such a rapid consumption of spirit stones was not something an ordinary disciple could afford.

In the first half of the month, he failed to purify the materials about eight or nine times out of ten. But by the twentieth day, the failure rate dropped to about five or six times out of ten. By the end of the month, the success rate had reached about seven or eight times out of ten. Despite this, he was still very anxious, unsure if he could pass Master Fei's inspection.

Qin Fengming did not know that his current success rate in purification was already outstanding in the entire refining world.

After a month, when Master Fei came to inspect Qin Fengming's practice, he was greatly surprised by his refining technique and success rate.

According to his expectations, a success rate of two or three times out of ten would already be quite good. Which alchemist did not spend years or decades to achieve flawless results? For Qin Fengming to master the refining technique to such a degree in just a month was truly astonishing.