Chapter 55

Talismans, Qin Fengming knew their uses at the time. (www..com) Two high-grade talismans, their value was so great that just thinking about it made Qin Fengming feel dizzy. They were precious items worth two hundred spirit stones.

Upon hearing this, Qin Fengming's expression changed. Although talismans were consumables, having a good talisman could greatly increase the chances of turning the tide in a battle.

Actually, even without the talismans, Qin Fengming would have taken on this alchemy task. It was a rare opportunity to practice.

Seeing that Qin Fengming was somewhat moved, Senior Sister Zeng smiled and continued to entice him, "If Junior Brother Qin succeeds in the first attempt, the remaining materials will be given to you."

"Since Senior Sister has spoken thus, it would be too much for me to decline. I will take on the task of refining the top-grade magical tool. I will do my best to refine it. Success is naturally good, but if it fails, when Senior Sister comes next time, I will definitely succeed and will not charge a single coin." Seeing the situation, Qin Fengming's expression turned serious, and with a determined look, he seemed to have made a great decision.

Seeing this, Senior Sister Zeng's face showed joy. She waved her hand, and several dozen materials and thirty low-grade spirit stones appeared before Qin Fengming.

Without further words, Qin Fengming collected the materials and spirit stones, and after instructing Senior Sister Zeng and the other to wait, he went to the kitchen to fetch some dry rations.

Refining a top-grade magical tool was not something that could be completed in a day, so he made some preparations.

Closing the stone door of the alchemy room, Qin Fengming took out the sixteen-fold alchemy furnace that Master Fei had given him a few days ago. The so-called sixteen-fold alchemy furnace had sixteen concave slots, which was much better than the original nine-fold one.

This was the first time Qin Fengming was refining a top-grade magical tool, but he was not particularly panicked, maintaining a very calm expression. He carefully purified all the materials one by one, then meticulously divided them.

He left enough materials for one refinement attempt in front of him, and stored the rest in his pocket.

If he could succeed in one attempt, the remaining materials would naturally belong to Qin Fengming. This was something he very much wanted, as there were several types of materials he particularly desired.

Just purifying these materials took more than three hours. After recovering his spirit power, Qin Fengming carefully studied the materials again.

Among these materials, two could be used as the main ingredients: Red Rhombus Crystal and Black Jade Iron. Both were rare and valuable materials for alchemy, and even for refining spirit tools, they were highly useful.

Looking at these two materials, Qin Fengming was momentarily unsure which to choose.

Suddenly, an idea came to him: Since both materials could be used as the main ingredient, why not refine two flying swords, each with a small part of the other material mixed in? This way, he would get two top-grade magical tools of different materials.

With this thought, Qin Fengming no longer hesitated. After two hours of careful analysis, he calculated the specific proportions...

When Qin Fengming appeared before Senior Sister Zeng and the other with two exquisite stone boxes, eight days had already passed.

Seeing the red and green flying swords dancing before him, feeling the powerful spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from the flying swords, the pressure of the top-grade magical tools was evident. Senior Sister Zeng did not say much, but after handing over the two talismans to Qin Fengming, the two left the alchemy hall with excitement.

Regarding the materials, Senior Sister Zeng did not ask how much Qin Fengming had used, and Qin Fengming did not mention it either.

This time refining the top-grade magical tool greatly benefited Qin Fengming, and his alchemy skills improved significantly.

Although Qin Fengming wanted to keep the precious materials, things did not go as planned, and he used two and a half sets of materials to barely succeed.

Despite this, after this alchemy, he had gained a lot of confidence in refining top-grade magical tools.

In the following days, he carefully reviewed the entire process of the refinement, identifying the shortcomings and gaining much experience. After that, he returned to his cultivation and tasks.

One day, after two hours of cultivation and lunch, Qin Fengming suddenly decided to explore. He had been in the Luoxia Sect for nearly a year but had never toured the sect.

Taking out the Luoxia Sect map, the Haoyue Mountains were located in the southwestern part of the Daliang Kingdom, bordering the Hao Domain. The entire mountain range stretched nearly three thousand miles east to west and two thousand miles north to south. It would take a mortal decades to explore the entire range.

In the Hao Domain, there were seven relatively large cultivation sects, none of which were super sects. Only the Baiqiao Sect and the Jinfu Sect had one Nascent Soul cultivator each, but the seven sects had always maintained good relations and had not been invaded by other cultivation sects for tens of thousands of years.

Studying the map, he saw that many peaks were marked with names such as the Alchemy Hall, the Alchemy Pill Hall, the Talisman Hall, the Spirit Beast Valley, and the Medicine Garden Peak, among dozens of others. Most of these locations had restriction symbols, indicating that they had powerful restrictions.

After careful consideration, Qin Fengming chose a peak marked as the External Affairs Pavilion and flew there using the aerial technique.

The External Affairs Pavilion was the hall responsible for managing matters related to the sect and the outside world. Disciples entering or leaving the sect, and visits from cultivators of other sects, all had to go through the External Affairs Pavilion. It was also the place where information flowed most freely in the Luoxia Sect, whether it was about events inside or outside the sect.

Entering the pavilion, Qin Fengming found a young man in a gray robe, who appeared to be at the fifth or sixth level of the Gathering Qi stage, sitting on a cushion with his eyes closed in meditation.

"Senior Brother, I'm sorry to disturb you."

The young man opened his eyes, looked at Qin Fengming, and seeing that he was a fifth-level disciple, replied indifferently, "What do you need, Junior Brother?"

"I want to go outside the sect. Do I need to go through any procedures?" Although the other's tone was cold, Qin Fengming was not bothered.

"What is your name, and on which peak do you cultivate? Do you have an identity jade token?" The young man raised his eyelids slightly and asked coldly.

Hearing this, Qin Fengming did not dare to be negligent and was about to answer when the door flashed, and two people, a man and a woman, both in their twenties, entered. The man was handsome, and the woman was graceful, like a pair of golden boys and jade girls.

The young man who was talking to Qin Fengming immediately smiled, "Senior Brother Feng, Senior Sister Ling, are you two going out to attend an auction?" Saying this, he took out two jade tokens and handed them to the two.

Senior Brother Feng just nodded, while the woman showed no expression. The two took the jade tokens and turned to leave the External Affairs Pavilion.

Hearing that the young man was surnamed Feng and appeared to be at the eighth level of the Gathering Qi stage, Qin Fengming knew that this must be a descendant of the Feng family who had purchased the Purple Cloud Sword.

The young man, with a respectful look, turned back to Qin Fengming after the two had left.

"I am cultivating in the Alchemy Hall under Master Fei. My name is Qin Fengming, and this is my jade token." Saying this, he took out the jade token and handed it over.