Sixty years of blacksmithing, a single hammer blow forging a celestial being.

So he nodded heavily and said.

"Don't worry, sir! One day, I'll refine plenty of Foundation Establishment Pills for you to sell!"

He thought that Li Ping'an's qi and blood had already declined and his cultivation would no longer improve.

Therefore, it's unlikely that Li Ping'an wanted to use it himself, but rather that he sold it.

"Good lad! You've got ambition!"

Li Pingan patted He Wangshu's little head and said.

"Let's go! We've had enough sightseeing, let's get something good to eat! We'll have some monster meat to nourish you!"

"good!"

He Wangshu's eyes lit up immediately when he heard that it was about food.

You should know that the food for these menial workers in the sect is extremely poor.

Every day consisted of white flour steamed buns, salty porridge, and pickled vegetables.

Occasionally there's a bit of oily lean meat soup, but the amount of pork cracklings is pitifully small.

Hearing that he could finally come down for a feast, He Wangshu was overjoyed and filled with anticipation.

Li Pingan and He Wangshu were about to go to a restaurant for a big meal.

But at that moment, Li Ping'an suddenly felt He Wangshu pull him back.

"What happened?"

He Wangshu was staring intently at a book on a stall.

He said, "Grandpa! Look at that book!"

Li Ping'an looked in the direction he was pointing.

There was a book on a monk's stall.

The title above is "The Essentials of Alchemy".

It is a book on alchemy techniques and cultivation methods.

Li Ping'an nodded; it wasn't surprising that this book was here.

After all, it was a market under the Danxian Sect, and almost everything sold there was related to alchemy.

"What? You want to buy it?"

Li Pingan asked He Wangshu, whose eyes were red with envy.

"Yes! I want to buy it! I want to learn alchemy!"

Li Pingan nodded, then pulled He Wangshu to the stall and asked.

"Fellow Daoist, how much is this book?"

The fellow Daoist didn't even lift his eyelids, glancing at the book before speaking.

"This book isn't expensive; I'll sell it to you for twenty spirit stones!"

"What? How many? Twenty?"

Not only He Wangshu, but even Li Ping'an was taken aback.

That's way too expensive!

"Fellow Daoist, this book is far too expensive! It's just basic alchemy; there's no need to price it so high!"

Li Pingan said with a frown.

That cultivator was indeed incredibly arrogant.

With his legs crossed, he trimmed his nails with a small stone and said lightly.

"Only twenty for sale! Take it or leave it! Just put the book down and go!"

Seeing the cultivator's attitude, Li Ping'an stomped his feet in anger, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Upon hearing the price, the light in He Wangshu's eyes instantly dimmed.

Twenty spirit stones—that was an astronomical price for him!

You should know that he works hard for a month and only earns one or two spirit stones.

Twenty spirit stones? That would mean working for about a year without eating or drinking to buy this book.

"Let's go, Uncle Li, we can't afford this book right now!"

He Wangshu hung her head dejectedly and pulled Li Ping'an to leave.

"etc!"

Li Pingan suddenly grabbed He Wangshu's hand and looked at him earnestly.

"Little Wangshu, are you really determined to refine pills?"

He Wangshu didn't know why Grandpa Li asked him that question.

But he still spoke with unwavering determination in his eyes.

"Of course! I joined the Pill Immortal Sect because I wanted to refine pills! Although I didn't become a pill refining apprentice, I don't think you have to start as a pill refining apprentice to refine pills!"

"Even though I'm just a handyman now, I'll do everything I can to find time to study alchemy. One day, I'll make those who rejected me and looked down on me realize the truth!"

Seeing the determination in the boy's eyes, Li Ping'an couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He hadn't expected He Wangshu's determination to be even greater than he had imagined.

"good!"

Li Pingan nodded heavily and said.

"I've bought this book for you!"

"What? Sir, you're buying it for me? Do you have that many spirit stones?"

He Wangshu was taken aback.

You should know that he had heard Li Ping'an plead pitifully in front of Steward Zhao.

It seems like they're so poor they're barely making ends meet.

I never expected that he would be willing to help me buy this book, which costs more than twenty spirit stones!

"You really underestimate your grandpa!"

Li Ping'an adopted a heroic and magnanimous demeanor.

He pulled out a handful of spirit stones with a whoosh.

He handed it directly to the arrogant cultivator.

"You click!"

The cultivator was taken aback when he saw that Li Ping'an had actually taken out a spirit stone.

A fawning smile appeared on his face.

"Twenty spirit stones, just right! You can take this book!"

He had previously seen the old man and the young boy dressed in tattered servant's robes.

I thought they definitely couldn't afford it, so I didn't intend to pay them any attention.

Surprisingly, they actually took out spirit stones to buy it.

Li Ping'an took the alchemy manual and handed it to He Wangshu.

"Here you go! This book is for you! But I didn't buy it for nothing! After you master it, you'll have to help me refine pills, understand?"

Upon hearing this, He Wangshu immediately nodded emphatically.

"Don't worry, sir! The first thing I'll do after I become an alchemist is refine pills for you!"

"OK!"

Li Ping'an laughed heartily and then pulled He Wangshu into the restaurant.

Inside the restaurant, Li Ping'an picked up the menu and ordered several kinds of monster meat, all of which were highly nutritious.

The waiter was stunned, glancing at Li Ping'an and He Wangshu with suspicious looks from time to time.

They were afraid the two of them were there to dine and dash.

Especially when the monster meat was served, He Wangshu's eyes practically lit up with a green light.

Like a wild beast that has been starving for ten or fifteen days.

He picked up a large pork knuckle and started gnawing on it.

Their eating manners can only be described as wolfing down their food.

The waiter was completely stunned.

The waiter took a few steps back and whispered to a bartender.

"Watch out for that table! They might be trying to dine and dash!"

"OK!"

The bartender also looked at the grandfather and grandson with great vigilance.

I was afraid they would jump out the window and run away after they finished eating, which would be a real problem.

Li Pingan smiled slightly as he watched He Wangshu wolfing down her food.

This little guy has really been exhausted this past month; he needs to eat well and recover.

"Come on! Eat more!"

Li Pingan placed another large piece of fatty meat into He Wangshu's bowl and said.

"This is all monster meat; eating it will be good for your health! You're growing right now, so eat more so you can grow tall and strong!"

Upon hearing this, He Wangshu stopped what she was eating and mumbled something indistinctly.

"Grandpa! You should eat too!"

"Okay! I'll eat too!"

Li Ping'an didn't stand on ceremony and picked up a piece of pork knuckle to eat.

This past month has indeed been quite tough, but it's also time to enjoy life.

Soon, the two devoured all the plates of monster meat in a flash.

Li Ping'an let out a loud burp and called out, "Waiter!"

The waiter came running over, but his attitude had become somewhat cold.

"Sir/Madam! What would you like?"

Li Pingan said, "Give me another one, exactly the same as this one!"