Gold, Wood, Fire, Earth!
He Pingsheng cultivated four Cultivation Techniques.
Yet he only had three Spells.
Fire Crow Technique, Fire Shield Technique, and Earth Armor Technique.
Two of them were defensive, and one was offensive.
Coupled with the Green Wood Shield he had already refined, he now had four defensive methods.
However, his offensive method was limited to the Fire Crow Technique.
That's a bit too few.
He flipped through several Cultivation Techniques, but there were no better Spells he could Cultivate.
However, for He Pingsheng, this was temporarily enough. He believed that with his four Dantians, he could absolutely crush opponents of the same level.
The last major battle also taught him a truth: Talismans are very important.
If necessary, he still needed to buy more Talismans.
What to do next?
Continue Cultivating to Breakthrough to the seventh level of the Qi Refinement Stage, or search for a fifth Cultivation Technique to complete the Five Elements?
He Pingsheng didn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder, but he felt that if the Five Elements were complete, it would definitely be beneficial and harmless.
Then let's go take a look!
He opened his courtyard gate and walked out.
This time, he didn't go to the treasure storage building behind, but went directly down the mountain to the shop on the second floor of the Outer Gate Great Hall.
"Senior Brother... please, please, please... What would you like?"
The Outer Sect Disciple looked at He Pingsheng with extreme respect.
He Pingsheng's Divine Thought swept out directly without any scruples.
He didn't need to consider the other party's feelings at all.
The other party's cultivation was not low; he was actually at the fifth level of the Qi Refinement Stage.
"The Materials for Gold Bone Pills, I'd like two portions!"
Gold Bone Pill was the first Medicinal Pill He Pingsheng encountered. Back when he was a handyman, Senior Sister Luoyu gave him two, which became High Grade Gold Bone Pills after He Pingsheng strengthened them.
After swallowing a High Grade Gold Bone Pill, it could instantly repair skin and flesh injuries on the body.
It was very Heaven-Defying.
This item was naturally important; swallowing one at a critical moment could save his life.
After the last fight, He Pingsheng felt that he must prepare some Gold Bone Pills.
After getting two portions of Gold Bone Pill Materials, He Pingsheng began to wander around the Great Hall.
He looked around but didn't see any water-attribute Cultivation Techniques.
"Are there no water-attribute ones?" He Pingsheng asked.
"No!" The Outer Sect Disciple smiled bitterly: "Outer Sect resources are scarce... However, if Senior Brother needs a water-attribute Cultivation Technique, I do have a way!"
"Oh?" He Pingsheng looked at the Outer Sect Disciple.
The Outer Sect Disciple whispered: "The Cultivation Technique I Cultivate is a family-inherited water-attribute Cultivation Technique... If Senior Brother wants it, I can just transcribe a copy for you!"
"Hehehehe..."
The Outer Sect Disciple looked at He Pingsheng and smiled, seemingly simple and honest.
There were some things he was too embarrassed to say directly.
But He Pingsheng naturally understood. He thought for a moment and said: "Outer Sect Cultivation Techniques are generally sold for thirty-five Spirit Stones. If it's a complete water-attribute Cultivation Technique, I'll give you thirty Spirit Stones!"
"If it includes that water-element Spell, I'll give you fifty Spirit Stones!"
Some low-level Cultivation Techniques came with Spells attached, while others did not!
They varied.
That's why He Pingsheng made such a suggestion.
"Good!" The Disciple said: "I'll go transcribe it first, Senior Brother can come back in a few days!"
"Don't worry, Senior Brother, my Cultivation Technique has a water-attribute Spell at the end!"
"En!" He Pingsheng nodded. After the two agreed on the location and time of the transaction, he returned to his small courtyard on Xiuzhu Peak.
He continued Alchemy.
Because there were monthly tasks.
In the following days, He Pingsheng was busy Alchemy!
He first refined two batches of Gold Bone Pills, and unexpectedly, he succeeded in one go, with no wasted Medicinal Pills.
Moreover, among the finished products of one batch of Gold Bone Pills, four of them were Medium Grade.
This made He Pingsheng overjoyed.
Although for him, quality wasn't important because he had the gathering treasure basin to strengthen them, being able to refine Medium Grade indicated that his Alchemy skills had improved, which was naturally worth celebrating.
After refining the Gold Bone Pills, he refined Qi Gathering Pills.
One batch!
Two batches!
Three batches!
The success rate hadn't improved much; he still had about a one-third success rate when refining Qi Gathering Pills.
But he found that among the five batches of Qi Gathering Pills he had successfully refined, four of them contained Medium Grade Medicinal Pills.
And each batch still had four Medium Grade and eight Low Grade Medicinal Pills.
He Pingsheng didn't hide anything and gave all these Medicinal Pills to Zhao Ling'er.
When Zhao Ling'er inspected them and found so many Medium Grade ones, she was immediately overjoyed and said: "Junior Brother... you... you can even refine Medium Grade Qi Gathering Pills now?"
This was truly good news.
Medium Grade Medicinal Pills were much stronger than Low Grade ones.
Firstly, in terms of medicinal power.
For the same Medicinal Pill, a Medium Grade Qi Gathering Pill had more than double the medicinal power of a Low Grade one.
Secondly, in terms of pill toxicity.
Every medicine has its toxicity, and Medicinal Pills are naturally no exception.
Because whether High Grade, Medium Grade, or Low Grade, Medicinal Pills always contain more or less Impurities, and these Impurities are the source of pill toxicity.
The pill toxicity of Medium Grade was one-tenth that of Low Grade.
Thus, Medium Grade was naturally more popular among Cultivators.
"Perhaps it's because I've refined so many, so my Alchemy technique has improved!" He Pingsheng chuckled as he scratched the back of his head, looking simple and honest: "Senior Sister, I've been in the sect for two years, refining Medicinal Pills for two years, so it's normal for my technique to improve!"
"Right, right!" Zhao Ling'er said: "This is a good thing..."
"Let's go, let's report to Master!"
The two entered Yu Ning Palace together, and Immortal Master Yu Ning was also quite pleased, rewarding He Pingsheng with two hundred Spirit Stones as a reward.
After coming out of Yu Ning Palace, He Pingsheng went down the mountain again to the Outer Sect.
Because the appointed time with that Outer Sect Disciple had arrived.
Outer Sect, a certain secluded place.
"Senior Brother... Look, this is my ancestral Cultivation Technique, and this is a copy I transcribed for you!"
"You can compare them!"
He Pingsheng picked up the two Cultivation Techniques and began to compare them.
He had to be serious!
Because Cultivation Techniques were very special; not a single character could be wrong.
It took He Pingsheng a full half an hour to compare the transcribed copy word by word, then he said: "Very good... it's correct!"
"Here are fifty Spirit Stones!"
"Don't tell anyone about this!"
"Senior Brother, rest assured!" The Disciple said: "This is my family's inherited Cultivation Technique. I'm afraid of losing face as it is, how could I possibly spread it?"
"Alright!" He Pingsheng cupped his hands: "Farewell!"
Returning to his small courtyard on Xiuzhu Peak, He Pingsheng didn't say a word and directly threw the water-attribute Cultivation Technique into the gathering treasure basin, beginning to strengthen it.
He hadn't been in the courtyard for even half an incense stick of time when he heard a clamor outside.
It was accompanied by a rude knocking sound: "He Pingsheng... Is He Pingsheng there... Come out quickly!"
He Pingsheng's brows furrowed slightly: How rude.
He remembered very clearly that the sign he had just hung on the door was a closed-door cultivation sign.
They saw I was in closed-door cultivation, and they're still knocking and knocking?
However, since someone was shouting outside, he still had to go out and check.
He Pingsheng reluctantly got up and opened the courtyard gate.
Outside the courtyard gate stood a woman in red. When she saw He Pingsheng, she immediately said: "You are Junior Brother He Pingsheng, that's great... Come, I have ten portions of Materials here, please help me refine ten batches of Medium Grade Qi Gathering Pills!"