I can identify everything, but this is an upgraded version of identification.

Finally, Honglu Peak came into view.

Behind them was a vast expanse of silver-white snow.

Before Su Changming, however, was a sky ablaze with crimson light, and it was precisely because of this unusual color that the sky revealed a peculiar beauty, much like the midnight sun.

However, behind this beautiful scenery lies a high temperature.

As Su Changming got closer to Honglu Peak, he could feel a surge of heat.

If an ordinary person were here, they would probably be completely dehydrated within half an incense stick's time.

Only cultivators at the mid-stage of Qi Refining can withstand such intense heat.

"Do all the alchemists in our sect refine pills in places like this? That's too hard work..."

Su Changming couldn't help but sigh.

He then strode towards the main hall halfway up the mountain.

"Do you still want contribution points? Give it your all! Max out the Wind Surge Technique!"

As soon as Su Changming stepped into the main hall, he heard lively sounds coming from inside.

A man dressed in a jade robe was seen speaking arrogantly to two disciples in front of him who were forming hand seals.

"Senior brother, I'm running out of spiritual energy. Let me rest for a while!"

One of the disciples, who was making a hand seal, complained incessantly.

"Shut up! If you don't have enough spiritual energy, use spirit stones to take pills. I told you long ago that this mission requires mastery of the Wind-Blowing Technique or the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining to accept it."

Not only have you just reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining, but you haven't even mastered the Wind-Drumming Technique.

If you keep nagging, you won't get a single penny of your contribution.

The man in the jade robe shouted angrily.

"Senior brother, please forgive me, please forgive me!"

Upon hearing this, the disciple hurriedly took out a pill to replenish his mana.

After all, we've persisted with the technique for so long. If we don't get any contribution points, wouldn't it be like we've been working for nothing?

"Is this senior brother also on a mission?"

The man in the jade robe turned his gaze to Su Changming.

Seeing that Su Changming's aura was not apparent, yet he remained unfazed by the scorching earth fire, he must be a late-stage Qi Refining disciple who had cultivated the Breath Concealment Technique.

Finally, someone who knows their weight has arrived.

"No, I came here to see the Second Elder. May I ask where the Second Elder is?"

Su Changming cupped his hands and asked.

"You wish to see the Second Elder?"

The man in the jade robe scratched his head.

I thought a good laborer had come, but now it seems that it's probably an inner sect senior brother who has come to ask for pills.

"The Second Elder has not yet come to the Danxin Hall today. Senior Brother, you may come in another day, or you may wait for him."

The man in the jade robe cupped his hands in greeting.

"It's alright, I have plenty of time, I'll just wait here."

Su Changming frowned slightly, then spoke.

"In that case, since you still need to refine pills, I will not entertain you any further. Please make yourself at home."

The man in the jade robe nodded.

Su Changming nodded as well.

The next moment, Su Changming found a place where he felt there was plenty of spiritual energy and began to meditate.

Honglu Peak is rich in spiritual energy, but it is all violent fire spiritual energy, which ordinary cultivators cannot easily utilize.

Fortunately, he has strong meridians and a robust physique, so he can easily absorb it.

After absorbing some of the spiritual energy from Honglu Peak, Su Changming couldn't help but shake his head.

Using miscellaneous five spiritual roots to absorb natural spiritual energy is ultimately too slow for cultivation. Not to mention that the Hunyuan Gong is a cultivation method based on the three spiritual forces of earth, wood, and water. If one were to cultivate using the spiritual energy of this place, it would be extremely inefficient.

With this in mind, Su Changming immediately took out a mid-grade spirit stone and a Qi-condensing grass to begin cultivating.

Feeling the spiritual energy within his body continuously filling up, Su Changming nodded in satisfaction.

This is his normal cultivation speed.

Without relying on his "talent," he would have had to painstakingly absorb spiritual energy, and it would probably have taken him several years to reach the eleventh level of Qi Refining.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Su Changming knew that his body was filled with spiritual energy again and again.

Su Changming would then begin practicing the Body Strengthening Technique, forcibly absorbing the abundant spiritual energy within his body. In this way, although the cultivation speed of the Body Strengthening Technique was not as fast as absorbing mineral essence, it was still far faster than his own arduous cultivation.

"This senior brother is still diligently cultivating!"

Seeing that Su Changming had been cultivating in the Danxin Hall for so long, the senior brother in the jade robe couldn't help but sigh.

You should know that the spiritual energy of Honglu Peak is notoriously violent.

Although this place is suitable for alchemy, it is not a good place for cultivators.

Unless one has cultivated a high-level fire-attribute technique, one cannot utilize the spiritual energy of this place.

This senior brother is probably practicing a high-level fire-attribute technique.

Even so, after cultivating for so long, his strength is already quite considerable...

"I am Yu Xuzi, the third disciple of Master Chiguang. May I ask how this senior brother is addressed?"

Yu Xuzi clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and said solemnly.

"My apologies, you are actually the Second Elder's disciple. I am Su Changming, the eldest disciple of the Purple Bamboo Peak Master."

Su Changming was taken aback upon hearing this and then revealed his background.

The Crimson Light Master is the Second Elder.

In the Flowing Cloud Sect, only those at the Yuan Dan level can be called "superior".

The Second Elder is not only a high-level alchemist, but also a great cultivator in the early stage of the Yuan Dan realm.

"So he's a disciple of the Purple Bamboo Peak Master..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xuzi nodded in sudden realization.

He had also heard of the Purple Bamboo Peak Master, who was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator at a young age, and had even broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining within three years of joining the sect, with the potential to reach the Core Formation stage in the future.

It's surprising that such a talented elder would have the time to take on disciples. This senior brother must have some extraordinary talent...

"May I ask, senior brother, when will we be able to meet the Venerable Chiguang?"

Su Changming cupped his hands in greeting.

"To be honest, Senior Brother, Master is a elusive figure, rarely seen. As his disciple, I only see him a few times a month. Why don't you leave your address so I can inform you when Master comes to Danxin Hall?"

Yu Xuzi suggested.

"There's no need to trouble you, senior brother. I've got nothing else to do, so I'll just stay here on Honglu Peak for a while."

Su Changming shook his head.

"That's fine, but the spiritual energy on Honglu Peak is too turbulent for ordinary cultivators to live in. However, I presume that you cultivate a high-level fire-type technique and can tolerate it. Please come with me. The Wenxin Hall often has external sect cultivators or people seeking medicine, so there are rooms available for guests. Please stay here."

Yu Xuzi led Su Changming to a cave dwelling.

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother. May I use the alchemy furnace in the Heart-Questioning Hall?"

Su Changming observed the cave dwelling for a while and nodded to himself. It was of a high standard, and an array had been specially set up to purify the raging fire spiritual energy. The purified spiritual energy was not so unbearable.

"Senior brother wants to use the alchemy furnace?"

Yu Xuzi asked in confusion.

"Indeed, I am fond of alchemy and have read many alchemy classics in my spare time."

Su Changming nodded.

"Then please come with me, senior brother."

Yu Xuzi twitched the corner of his mouth.

How could one presume to practice alchemy after merely reading a few classic texts?

They were probably tempted by the lucrative profits of the alchemist profession.

But you don't know that once you enter the world of alchemy, it's like falling into a deep sea.

Without talent, even spending tens of thousands of spirit stones wouldn't yield a single successful pill refinement...

Fine, let my senior brother have some fun. I'll give him a few of the lowest-grade Qi Condensation Pill ingredients.

After failing to refine pills seven or eight times, he lost interest.