Over the next few days, He Pingsheng worked while secretly experimenting with various items.
He didn't have any treasures on hand, so the items he found were all ordinary things.
One day, a wild idea came to his mind, and he brought the axe he usually used for chopping wood into the house, then removed the axe head and placed it in the black earthen basin.
Since water, spirit rice, and Medicinal Pills could all be enhanced in the gathering treasure basin, could this ordinary axe also be enhanced?
He had to try!
He Pingsheng couldn't sleep that night, secretly watching the basin.
When the moonlight rose, that miraculous scene appeared again.
The scattered moonlight falling on the ground slowly condensed into moon essence, then flew into the gathering treasure basin.
The moon essence slowly adhered to the surface of the axe head.
"It really works..." He Pingsheng held his breath, staring quietly until he couldn't stay awake and fell asleep.
Waking up the next morning, the first thing he did was look at the axe head in the gathering treasure basin.
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
Two!
That's right!
He had put one axe head in yesterday, and this morning there were two.
Moreover, the quality of these axe heads seemed to have improved.
Although this axe was shiny before, its texture was a bit lacking. Now, this axe head had a dark, lustrous color; it wasn't very bright, but it looked very pleasing.
"Let's try it!"
He Pingsheng put away one of the axes, then attached a handle to the other axe and went out.
After eating, he went directly to the wood storage area behind the main hall and began to chop wood.
He first took a log, stood it upright, and then powerfully swung the axe down.
Clunk...
With just that one strike, the axe directly split the log into two halves.
This... this was jujube wood.
He Pingsheng clearly remembered that jujube wood was the hardest to chop; previously, a log like this would take at least ten swings to split open.
But now!
It only took one swing?
He certainly wouldn't think his own strength had increased.
There was only one possibility: the axe had become sharper.
He Pingsheng's experiments, however, were still ongoing.
After several days of experimentation, he discovered several characteristics of this gathering treasure basin.
First, this dark earthen basin was definitely a powerful Heaven-Defying treasure; there was no doubt about that.
Second, so far, it seemed that no matter what was put into it, the gathering treasure basin could enhance it, and not only enhance it, but also multiply it. It would double, turning one into two.
Third: items enhanced by the gathering treasure basin could not be enhanced a second time.
For example, the previous Gold Bone Pill.
After being enhanced by the gathering treasure basin, it had four pill patterns, so when He Pingsheng put it in a second time, it didn't work.
This once made He Pingsheng suspect there was something wrong with the basin.
...
Soon, the crucial day arrived.
Early in the morning, Senior Brother Hao Yun called He Pingsheng out and arranged for him to sweep the main hall again and transport various specifications of wood to the Pill Refining Room in advance.
Not only wood, but also a large vat of clean water was prepared.
"Jade Profound Martial Uncle has a good temper!" With everything prepared, Hao Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "On Xiuzhu Peak, besides the Golden Core Stage Elders, he has the highest cultivation. It is said he has already reached the tenth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage. This time, refining the Foundation Establishment Pill is probably for the Disciple of the sect!"
"Among the dozens of Immortal, big and small, on Xiuzhu Peak, Jade Profound Martial Uncle has the best temper. You don't need to worry; even if the Alchemy fails, Jade Profound Martial Uncle won't beat us!"
He Pingsheng breathed a sigh of relief.
Hao Yun then said, "Even so, we must be careful. The Foundation Establishment Pill Jade Profound Martial Uncle is refining this time is a second-grade Medicinal Pill. The Materials for it are extremely complex to prepare. It requires not only strong financial resources but also extensive connections; otherwise, these Materials simply cannot be gathered!"
"Let's go, come with me; we just need to kneel and welcome Senior Martial Uncle at the entrance!"
Before He Pingsheng could speak, Hao Yun tugged at his clothes, pulling him to the courtyard entrance of the Pill Refining Room.
Hao Yun then took out two kneeling cushions, threw them on the ground, and said, "Kneel down!"
Next was the waiting.
After all, Jade Profound Martial Uncle only said he would come for Alchemy today, but not at what time today.
It could be morning, or late morning, or afternoon, or even night.
They couldn't be negligent.
Just as He Pingsheng had been kneeling for a full morning, his back aching and his knees about to cramp, a streak of light suddenly flashed across the distant sky.
"Pious... Pious, pious, pious..." Hao Yun repeated 'pious' four times, saying, "Senior Martial Uncle is coming... Hurry and kneel properly!"
He Pingsheng also quickly put on a serious expression, kneeling respectfully on the ground with his head bowed, but his eyes rolled upward as he secretly glanced at the Immortal light flying from afar.
He saw that the light and shadow moved extremely fast, arriving above the entrance of the Pill Refining Room in about a dozen breaths.
He Pingsheng saw clearly that it was an old Daoist with white hair and beard, dressed in a cyan Daoist robe, holding a white whisk.
He was stepping on an Immortal sword.
Sword Flight!
Hiss, hiss, hiss...
He Pingsheng was both amazed and envious: This was truly an Immortal.
Whoosh...
The next moment, Jade Profound Martial Uncle descended from high in the sky.
"You two may rise; no need to kneel!"
A majestic voice came.
"Yes!"
The two stood up.
The old man in cyan robes waved his hand, and the three-foot-long sword floating beside him transformed into a small sword only the length of a finger, falling into his hand. He then opened a black cloth pouch at his waist and put it inside.
He Pingsheng's parents were both Outer Sect Disciple of the Tai Xu Sect, so he still had some common knowledge of Cultivation.
He knew that this black bag was called a Storage Pouch, also known as a Qiankun Pouch.
It looked only palm-sized from the outside, but inside there was a separate space. Its size varied depending on its quality, but even the smallest was about ten feet square, capable of holding many treasures.
Although He Pingsheng had heard of it before, this was the first time he had seen such a thing today.
In the past, his parents didn't have one either.
Let alone Outer Sect Disciple like his parents, even among Inner Sect Disciple, not everyone necessarily had one.
A Storage Pouch was basically a treasure that Cultivator could only possess after reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage of cultivation.
He Pingsheng drooled with envy.
If he could have one of these, then the gathering treasure basin would have a place to be put, wouldn't it?
And!
The gathering treasure basin could enhance one item every day, and the enhanced items would also have a place to be put, wouldn't they?
Unlike now, He Pingsheng had more and more enhanced items, and because he had no place to put them and feared exposure, he now didn't dare to enhance any more.
"Come in with me!" Jade Profound Martial Uncle lightly waved the whisk in his hand and walked forward on his own, "Hao Yun... The Elder brought you from the Outer Sect and placed you in this Pill Refining Room because of the two characters 'Hao Yun' in your name, hoping you can bring good luck to this old man!"
Behind him, Hao Yun smiled broadly: "Certainly, certainly, Senior Martial Uncle, you will definitely succeed in Alchemy this time, and every Medicinal Pill will be High Grade!"