I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Chapter 16: Mad Alchemy! Heading to Yuanwu Kingdom!

Practicing this secret technique can not only strengthen one's spiritual sense to a certain extent.

It can also use its divine sense to condense into invisible spikes that can directly attack the opponent's sea of ​​consciousness.

If the strength of the two people's spiritual senses is not much different, it can instantly cause the opponent to be momentarily dazed.

In a battle between cultivators, the slightest error can lead to death and the annihilation of one's cultivation. This momentary lapse in concentration can determine the final outcome of a duel.

If the difference in spiritual awareness is too great.

It can even be used to attack with divine sense and instantly annihilate the enemy's primordial spirit.

This secret technique is terrifying!

"I never expected to find such a great bargain this time..." Zhou Yuan was overjoyed.

He carefully stroked the extremely thin gold leaf; its cool touch and ancient characters testified to the extraordinary nature of this secret art.

Just then, the restrictions on the alchemy room were gently activated, and Manager Wang sent someone to deliver a large pile of the necessary alchemical ingredients.

Zhou Yuan temporarily suppressed his urge to immediately practice the secret technique and carefully put away the gold foil.

With a thought, he removed the two test items from his equipment inventory and put on his familiar three-piece alchemy set.

【Equipment 1: Crimson Gold Furnace (Tier 1, Superior)】

【Equipment 2: Alchemy Insights (Tier 1, High Grade)】

【Equipment 3: Golden Source Pill (Tier 1 Excellent)】

With the three pieces back in place, that sense of ultimate, meticulous control over the flames, medicinal properties, and alchemy techniques instantly returned.

He began to immerse himself in the tedious and focused process of alchemy.

When he felt mentally exhausted while refining pills, he would stop the furnace and switch equipment.

【Equipment 2: Gold Page (Tier 3, Mid-Grade)】

[Effect 1: Improved talent in cultivating spiritual sense techniques.]

[Effect 2: Enhancement of the Twelve Divine Thorns talent.]

[Note: This is a scroll of ancient, weathered pages, passed down through generations.]

One who is obsessed with alchemy will have a great mental and physical exhaustion and will inevitably feel tired and need to rest.

However, cultivating the "Twelve Thorns of the Divine Court" can not only continuously strengthen one's divine consciousness, but also have the miraculous effect of nourishing one's spirit.

The two complement each other, greatly improving the efficiency of both alchemy and cultivation.

Alchemy.

Comprehend and cultivate the Twelve Divine Thorns.

Zhou Yuan switched back and forth between these two states tirelessly.

time flies.

And just like that, half a year passed quietly.

In the past six months, relying on that astonishingly high success rate of pill formation.

The number of Golden Source Pills that Zhou Yuan embezzled reached an extremely terrifying figure.

If all these pills were sold, the amount of spirit stones obtained would likely approach ten thousand.

This is a vast fortune that would make any Foundation Establishment cultivator take notice.

However, during this period of frequent equipment switching, he inadvertently discovered a hidden function in the equipment slot.

Or rather, it's a minor bug.

The same equipment slot can be equipped with two, or even three or four pills of the same type at the same time.

Although the system would only select the most powerful effect after equipping the items, this discovery still intrigued him.

He continued experimenting and discovered that not only pills, but also spiritual herbs of the same type, even those of varying ages, could be stored in the same equipment slot in unlimited quantities, such as a dozen or twenty plants...

Of course, this little bug doesn't seem to be of much practical use to him for the time being.

Zhou Yuan composed himself and opened the attribute panel.

Name: Zhou Yuan

Age: 26

[Cultivation Level: Perfected Qi Refining Stage]

[Technique: Fiery Cloud Technique (Thirteenth Level, Perfected)]

[Alchemy: Tier 1]

[Spells: Golden Sword Technique (Perfected), Golden Armor Technique (Perfected), Concealment Technique (Perfected), Wood Release Technique (Perfected)...]

[Secret Technique: Twelve Divine Thrusts (Second Level)]

The Twelve Thorns of the Divine Court are divided into nine layers.

In just six months, he had already cultivated to the second level.

His spiritual strength has now increased by 40% compared to before.

The divine sense spikes he unleashed were powerful enough to cause any Qi Refining cultivator to momentarily lose focus, and if caught off guard, they would surely suffer a great loss.

Moreover, the strengthening of his divine sense will also enhance the effectiveness of his concealment technique. Perhaps when he cultivates the Twelve Thorns of the Divine Court to the third or fourth level, he will be able to deceive Foundation Establishment cultivators!

"Alright, six months have passed..."

Zhou Yuan extinguished the furnace fire and stepped out of the alchemy room where he had spent half a year.

He found Manager Wang and handed over the last batch of pills according to the agreed share.

"Take care, Master Zhou!"

Manager Wang personally escorted Zhou Yuan to the door, his face beaming with a sincere smile.

In the past six months, the massive amount of top-grade pills provided by Zhou Yuan has made Miao Dan Ge's business boom and brought them a fortune.

It can be said that Zhou Yuan is their cash cow, a god of wealth that they must carefully worship.

After leaving Miaodan Pavilion, Zhou Yuan walked among the bustling crowds in the market.

He began to seriously consider a question.

How to safely and efficiently convert the large number of Golden Source Pills in the storage bag into spirit stones.

In the past six months, due to his frantic shipments, Miaodan Pavilion's Golden Source Pill business has made a name for itself in the entire cultivation world of Yue Kingdom.

This even attracted the attention of other neighborhoods and markets.

Of course, in order to maintain secrecy and to prevent others from eyeing their cash cow, Miao Dan Pavilion naturally kept Zhou Yuan's identity a secret.

This measure actually protected Zhou Yuan.

However, at this critical juncture, if Zhou Yuan were to take out a batch of Golden Source Pills of similar or even better quality and sell them within the Yue Kingdom.

This will inevitably arouse suspicion from the Lin family.

The only solution is cross-border transactions.

Zhou Yuan made up his mind.

To avoid arousing any suspicion, he planned to travel to Yuanwu Kingdom, which borders Yue Kingdom, to dispose of the batch of pills in stages.

He did not linger in the market town of Huangfeng Valley. After determining the direction, he left Huangfeng Valley's territory directly.

……

half a month later.

On the border of Yuanwu Kingdom, outside a market town of a cultivation sect called Tianxing Sect.

Zhou Yuan appeared on the mountain road, looking travel-worn. He carefully avoided the intersections of crowds and finally arrived at his destination.

The scale of Tianxingzong Market is comparable to, and even surpasses, that of Huangfeng Valley Market.

The market was bustling with activity, and cultivators came and went in an endless stream, most of them possessing considerable cultivation levels.

You can even occasionally catch a glimpse of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Zhou Yuan used a concealment technique to suppress his cultivation level to the eleventh level of Qi Refining, blending into the crowd and remaining inconspicuous.

Instead of rushing to sell the pills, he first found an inn to stay in, intending to investigate the local pill market.

"This fellow Daoist looks unfamiliar; it must be your first time visiting this market..."

Not long after Zhou Yuan left the inn, a young cultivator on the street called out to him.

"Is there something you need?"

Zhou Yuan frowned slightly.

"Hehe, fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand. I've lived in this market for many years, so I know the shops here very well and can be of help to you!"

Upon hearing the other person's words, Zhou Yuan instantly understood their identity: Feng Xingzi!