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

With just a gentle tap of his Heaven-Forging Hammer, he could transform elixirs from the rotten into the miraculous, making them into true elixirs.

In the medicine room, Hongling placed the herbs she had just collected on the large furnace and said irritably.

"Li Ping'an, do you know how expensive the pills in this recipe are? They cost me over a thousand spirit stones. If there's anything wrong with this recipe, you just wait!"

Li Ping'an clicked his tongue in amazement; he hadn't expected that the cost of a level-three pill would be so high.

I bought a batch of medicinal herbs, and it cost more than a thousand spirit stones.

If this continues for a long time, it will be terrible!

However, as I said before, as long as Hong Ling can refine the incomplete pill, that will be enough to break even.

"Senior sister, I believe you can succeed! Come, let's begin refining the pills!"

"Pray it out!"

Hongling rolled her eyes at him, then immediately took a deep breath, preparing to refine the pills.

The alchemy process begins.

This was Hongling's first attempt at refining a third-tier pill, and you can imagine how nervous she was.

He followed the prescription and put the herbs into the alchemy furnace one by one.

Then he took a deep breath, closed the alchemy furnace, and circulated his spiritual energy through his hands, channeling it over the furnace.

At the same time, Li Ping'an also started a big fire under the alchemy furnace.

There are also many rules to follow when starting a fire.

Compared to refining ordinary first-tier pills, third-tier pills require more firewood.

Even the firewood they burned wasn't ordinary firewood, but top-grade lightning-struck jujube wood.

Looking at the leaping blue flames in the alchemy furnace, Li Ping'an couldn't help but be lost in thought.

Time passed by, second by second, and Hongling's face grew increasingly pale.

As the alchemy progressed, he could sense that these third-tier pills were extremely difficult to refine.

Feel the spiritual energy fluctuations of the herbs inside the alchemy furnace as they were refined and compressed against each other.

Hongling's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat.

She gritted her teeth and slowly channeled her spiritual energy, struggling to maintain stability within the alchemy furnace.

However, even when he reached the final stage of practice, he was still careless and his mind wandered.

Then, as the spiritual energy dissipated, the alchemy furnace shook with a loud bang, indicating failure.

As expected, Hongling didn't show much regret or anger on her face, just some regret.

He almost succeeded, but ultimately he just wasn't quite there yet.

Even if one becomes a true third-tier alchemist, it is still very difficult to refine third-tier pills in every batch.

In particular, Li Ping'an gave him a pill formula, which was a spiritual pill.

Spiritual elixirs are even more difficult to refine, so failure is to be expected.

However, the failure of this one furnace wasted a whole thousand spirit stones, and Hongling was still a little heartbroken.

He glanced at Li Ping'an beside him with annoyance and said.

"See? You insisted on making me practice. Are you satisfied now? Now that the pills are ready, let me tell you, you have to bring out everything from this trial, or you'll regret it."

After saying that, Hongling, with her stunningly long legs, strode away.

Seeing that Hongling had gone far away, Li Ping'an cunningly closed all the windows around him.

Then, bending over, he climbed into the alchemy furnace.

There must be some remaining pills, there must be some remaining pills!

Li Ping'an prayed silently as he turned over the various waste materials in the alchemy furnace.

He soon discovered five small, dull-looking particles at the bottom of the alchemy furnace.

These are the remaining fragments of the Qingxin Pill.

Li Pingan carefully picked up the pills and wrapped them in a handkerchief.

They were afraid that if they used too much force, they would crush the pill.

These are third-tier pills, mind-clearing pills, and spirit-enhancing pills!

Most importantly, there are mental pills. With these pills, it can continuously operate its "Great Dream Guiding Divine Technique".

This is equivalent to raising the level of survival skills to a whole new level.

After taking out the pills, Li Ping'an immediately went to a wooden table.

He placed the pills one by one on the wooden table, then slowly exhaled.

Then, a small, antique black hammer appeared in his hand.

As the phantom of the Sky-Forging Hammer appeared, Li Ping'an roared.

Releasing the spiritual energy within the Heaven-Forging Hammer, it smashed it onto a remnant of a Heart-Clearing Pill on the table.

There was a loud bang.

As the Heaven-Forging Hammer fell, the remaining pill was not shattered.

Instead, it was filled with and cleansed by a pure spiritual energy.

The next second, he transformed into a perfectly round little blue pill.

It also faintly exudes a delightful fragrance.

Become!

Li Ping'an picked up the pill and examined it closely, his heart filled with excitement.

This is a Tier 3 Clear Mind Pill! How much would it be worth if sold on the market?

You should know that just this batch of materials costs over a thousand spirit stones.

Li Ping'an clicked his tongue in astonishment; he couldn't imagine the value of such a complete Qingxin Pill.

Wouldn't that cost several thousand spirit stones? Are spirit-enhancing pills really that expensive?

But that makes sense, considering that mental strength becomes extremely important once a cultivator reaches a certain level.

Because at their level, many spells can directly intimidate the minds of cultivators.

Unpredictable and difficult to guard against.

However, mental elixirs can effectively prevent this.

However, alchemists who can refine spiritual pills are extremely rare.

This has led to an extreme shortage of mental health pills on the market, even in Wanbaoge.

Therefore, Li Ping'an was certain that if he took these mental-enhancing pills to Wanbaoge to sell, it would be a good opportunity.

The pavilion master would definitely offer him an extremely generous price.

However, Li Ping'an was reluctant to sell these pills.

He'll definitely keep it for himself to eat slowly.

It would be perfect for using it to activate his own "Great Dream Guiding Divine Technique".

The next day, the day of the trial.

Outside the sect, in front of a huge teleportation array, several sect elders had already used magic to open it.

A vortex rose from the ground, and the world inside could be vaguely seen—a valley filled with mist.

This is the location for this trial: Misty Valley.

It is filled with a large number of rare and precious materials, as well as various mythical and ferocious beasts.

This trial ground was originally an extremely fertile fairy forest.

However, because it contained too many rare and precious materials, it attracted the attention of the four major sects in the vicinity.

Tongtian Sword Sect, Dongsheng Sect, Juxiang Sect, Chihuo Sect.

The struggle for control of this woodland has been ongoing for years, resulting in heavy casualties.

Later, the four major sects discussed and decided to send disciples below the Foundation Establishment stage to participate in the trials every year.

They will enter this forest to search for rare and precious materials. As for how much they can obtain, that depends on the disciples' abilities.

This resolution brought decades of stability to the four major sects.

However, the price for this stability lies in this trial.

The disciples of the four major sects can act recklessly without any restraint.

Therefore, each trial is also a time when the disciples of the four major sects fight each other to the death.