UGB Chapter 96 Resignation
Chapter 96 Resignation
Chapter 96 Resignation (Celebrating the Resignation of Alliance Leader June123)
Half a month later.
Cold Spring Peak.
Xiang Dahu was not an alchemist, so he could only linger at the foot of the mountain, gazing at the overflowing spiritual spring at the summit, which transformed into a medicinal spring that surrounded the entire mountain, his eyes filled with envy: "Foundation Building Pills—"
Every time Dan Island opens its pool to refine Foundation Establishment Pills, it is a major event for the Azure Sea Sect, and all the advanced alchemists have to go and assist.
The other disciples watched from the outside of Cold Spring Peak, joining in the fun.
Just five days ago, following the usual practice of Elder Tianding, Fang Qing gave a lecture on the Foundation Establishment Pill formula and his own understanding on the lecture platform, and then announced the recruitment of all available alchemists to officially start refining pills!
"Another once-in-a-decade selection of the true masters, I wonder who has been chosen this year?"
"True disciples are not required to perform tasks; we are truly envious!"
Most of the disciples felt envy and anticipation.
Only one discordant voice rang out: "That acting hall master's alchemy skills are mediocre. He'll probably waste a lot of materials. If he can't gather twenty-five genuine pills, things will get really messy—"
"Hmph, who's spreading rumors and ruining Dan Island's reputation?"
Xiang Dahu glared angrily and saw a master at the ninth level of Qi Refining.
When the other party saw him, he was initially disdainful, but after hearing his fellow disciples whispering about Xiang Dahu's identity, he hesitated and left without uttering any harsh words.
So—becoming an elder's servant elevated my status?
Xiang Dahu was astonished that his mere mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator could one day be able to defeat a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator.
"here we go!"
Just then, several loud shouts drew everyone's attention.
All the disciples gazed intently at the summit of Cold Spring Peak.
At the summit, beside the three-tiered cold spring.
Fang Qing released his divine sense and took control of the entire scene.
"This group alchemy session is a time-saving and labor-saving move for the main alchemist—all the basic steps are done for me, so I only need to focus on refining the second-tier demon core and the final step of combining the medicine. No wonder the quality of the pills refined by gathering a group can be increased by a small tier."
"Hmm, the main ingredients' properties are correct, distribute them now—"
He made a hand seal with one hand, directing the main ingredients along the spring water to the second-level alchemist halfway up the mountain, feeling quite moved.
Back when I had just been promoted to a first-level alchemist, I was nothing more than an ant at the foot of the mountain, merely assisting in the refining of Xuan Frost Water.
This kind of Xuan Shuang Water needs to be combined with two other types of spiritual water on the mountainside to become second-tier spiritual water before it can be used to process the auxiliary material—Azure Dragon Ginseng.
Now, Fang Qing occupies the third-tier spirit pool and is the master of this alchemy!
The difference is like heaven and earth.
"The treatment of these century-old stalactites needs to be expedited—"
"Old Han, you are in charge of the Hot and Cold Springs. Use the hot refining method to force out the medicinal properties of the Three Talents Flower—"
Fang Qing had already refined the Foundation Establishment Pill many times, so he handled it with ease, adjusting the progress of each second-tier spirit pool and filling in any gaps.
Han Qingfeng received the divine sense and proceeded with the refining process step by step, secretly surprised: "The smoothness of this process is almost the same as when Senior Brother Tianding was in charge. Alas, Senior Brother Tianding is indeed insightful and his alchemy skills as the acting hall master far surpass mine."
At the summit, Fang Qing formed hand seals, and streams of cold spring water transformed into water dragons, devouring all thirteen second-tier demon cores.
Many second-tier alchemists reacted with varying expressions upon witnessing this scene.
If you lack confidence, you can prolong the alchemy process and refine the pills one by one.
But now Fang Qing has chosen to act simultaneously, which can be described as confidence, or it can be described as arrogance!
If the alchemy fails miserably, he will definitely be impeached!
"Nine Dragons United — Sinking, Descending, Separating, Refining, Combining —"
Fang Qing kept changing his hand seals, each step conforming to the standard, leaving no room for error.
He appeared to be completely focused, but in reality, he still had some energy left to check the assembly line below.
Hmm—these second-tier alchemists did their best, and they are right—everyone has eyes and divine sense—they can basically tell who is not putting in the effort when refining pills—the most crucial part is with me, why ruin my own reputation?
Furthermore—the delivered medicinal herbs were not tampered with; after all, they were all members of a sect, and the sect's interests had to be considered—if such tricks had been used, it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't be discovered.
This is a clever, overt strategy, waiting for me to be defeated on my own—”
Unfortunately, Fang Qing's alchemy skills surpassed those of Tian Ding. If he were determined, he could open these people's eyes to a whole new world.
The Heavenly Cauldron can refining Foundation Establishment Pills reliably yields two genuine pills and one inferior pill, occasionally producing three genuine pills in total.
My alchemy skills are slightly inferior to his; I can reliably produce two genuine pills—and occasionally an extra inferior one.
Fang Qing had already made up his mind and shouted, "Begin the pill-combining—add the Azure Dragon Ginseng first!"
"what?"
As time passed, not only Han Qingfeng, but also the other Foundation Establishment Stage 2 alchemists couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of the acting hall master, his pill-combining technique is only a notch below the old hall master's!"
Under Fang Qing's supervision, the second-tier demon core was smoothly refined, incorporating the essence of medicinal liquids such as Azure Dragon Ginseng, Hundred-Year-Old Stone Milk, and Three Talents Flower. The process began to stabilize and refine, slowly forming the prototype of a pill.
Before we knew it, several months had passed.
At the bottom of the third-tier cold spring, more than thirty blue lights lay quietly.
"rise!"
Fang Qing looked somewhat tired, his hands forming a mudra.
Water dragons formed from the bottom of the pool, each carrying a blue light, and flew out of the spiritual spring.
Splash!
During this period, occasionally a few water dragons collapsed, causing the nascent pills to explode and be completely ruined.
Finally, the twenty-nine water dragons steadily circled, and the Foundation Building Pill in their mouths finally took shape.
"Um?
'
Han Qingfeng scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly understood: "Twenty-nine pills were successfully formed, twenty-six of them were of high quality, and three were of inferior quality—it seems the Palace Master used the 'Sacrifice Pill' method, sacrificing several inferior pills to increase the probability of producing high-quality ones."
There are only twenty-five true disciples, so twenty-six genuine Foundation Establishment Pills already meet the minimum requirements, with one genuine pill and three inferior pills left over.
Of course, if Elder Tianding were to come instead, the success rate of producing pills would be even higher.
Fang Qing's success rate in producing pills is neither high nor low; it's barely enough, but it falls short of expectations.
Those behind the scenes must be feeling incredibly conflicted if they saw this.
Fang Qing ignored all of this. After handing over the Foundation Establishment Pill to Shi Tiexin, who had come in person, he returned to Xuanbi Cave to recuperate, citing excessive depletion of his magical power.
During his recuperation, he left all the affairs of the Dan Palace to Han Qingfeng.
Not long after, the sect's true disciple competition came to a successful conclusion, though occasional unfavorable comments about Fang Qing surfaced.
He didn't care about any of this, instead focusing on his cultivation, occasionally playing with Qin Ruxue, and sometimes observing Xiang Dahu.
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This young man was neither arrogant nor impatient. He lived in a thatched hut outside the cave and spent most of his time cultivating and tending to spiritual herbs. When he occasionally went out to trade for necessary items, he remained silent and never revealed the secrets of Xuanbi Cave.
Fang Qing had a good impression of this young man and planned to give him a bottle of sweet dew after some time to help him repair the damage to his foundation, and also to see what effect it would have on a Qi Refining stage cultivator.
Until this day, an unexpected visitor came to the door.
"Senior Brother Tianding?"
Fang Qing looked at the Heavenly Cauldron and noticed that his senior brother looked quite well. His hair had grown a lot, and he had a full beard. His temperament had changed drastically, and he had a bit of the air of a chivalrous hero.
However, his cultivation level was barely maintained at the late Foundation Establishment stage.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother, your cultivation has been fully restored."
He ordered Xiang Dahu to serve tea and said with a smile.
"Thanks to the spiritual water given to me by my junior brother, otherwise my injuries would never have healed so quickly."
Tian Ding laughed and said, "Senior brother also treasured a second-grade high-quality healing elixir—with the spiritual water, he managed not to drop in cultivation level."
"I see."
Fang Qing roughly understood, and after exchanging a few more words, Elder Tianding looked rather embarrassed: "Junior brother—"
"Junior brother was only temporarily acting as the hall master. Now that senior brother has recovered, he should return to his rightful place—" Fang Qing said, taking out the bronze token.
"Ouch—how can I bear this—"
Tian Ding blushed; he hadn't expected his injuries to heal so quickly.
Furthermore, upon emerging from seclusion, he seized his junior brother's position, which seemed to be akin to repaying kindness with enmity.
"Haha, junior brother is just fine with nothing to do—as long as senior brother doesn't force me to go to the battlefield."
Fang Qing laughed and forcefully shoved the bronze token into his hand.
He has already reaped enough benefits; it's time for him to retire gracefully.
Presumably, considering this matter, Tian Ding will not hold his actions during his time as acting temple master against him.
Moreover, in the eyes of outsiders, he and Qin Ruxue were adulterers, colluding to commit evil deeds and running a husband-and-wife business on Dan Island and Zhen Island.
This caused a great deal of controversy within the organization, so taking a step back would allow for a more open and better way to hide oneself.
After Elder Tianding left, Fang Qing looked at Xiang Dahu, who was standing beside him, and said with a smile, "Dahu—I won't be the acting hall master anymore, so I'll have some free time to manage the herb garden myself—how about I write a letter recommending you to help Senior Brother Tianding?"
"Elder, please don't send me away—"
Xiang Dahu immediately knelt down: "I owe my current success entirely to the elders, and I dare not seek refuge elsewhere—"
"You—sigh—"
Fang Qing waved his hand, not immediately bestowing the treasure.
He was prepared to see how this tiger behaved when he was "fallen into poverty".
After all, people's personalities can be completely different in good times and bad times.
A prime example is Li Rulong!
After sending Xiang Dahu away, Fang Qing took stock of the storage bags.
During his time as the Lord of Dan Island, he reaped considerable rewards.
"Well, putting everything else aside, just the collection of the third-tier Golden Core pill formula and even the materials for the Breakthrough Pill is worthwhile."
Fang Qing has already collected more than 50% of the materials for the second-grade high-level barrier-breaking pill.
He estimated that it would be at least another ten or twenty years before he could reach the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, so there was no need to rush and he could collect the materials slowly.
As for the main ingredients and auxiliary spiritual medicines in the formula for the Golden Elixir?
Even with Tian Ding's connections and experience, he felt hopeless. The entire Bi Hai Sect couldn't gather enough resources for a single batch, so Fang Qing had no choice but to put it aside for the time being.