"I want to exchange for a Pill Furnace," Qin Chu stated his purpose.
"You want to Cultivate Alchemy? That won't do. Your Cultivation Aptitude is good; you should focus your Mental Energy on Cultivation." The Elder of the Treasure Pavilion shook his head. He felt that young people didn't know what was important, and as an Elder, he needed to help guide them.
Qin Chu bowed to the Elder of the Treasure Pavilion. "Thank you, Elder, for your guidance. My Alchemy has already reached a certain level; I can refine Spirit Yuan Medicinal Pills. Even Master Tang knows this."
Although the other party was trying to stop him, Qin Chu knew it was for his own good. He was willing to show respect to this Elder, who had the demeanor of a senior.
"Since that's the case, I won't stop you. However, the Treasure Pavilion doesn't have any Advanced Pill Furnaces; all the Advanced ones are used in the Pill Room," the Elder said.
Indeed, Qin Chu didn't find any Advanced Pill Furnaces in the Treasure Pavilion. He spent twenty thousand points to exchange for a fourth-tier Pill Furnace, then left the Treasure Pavilion.
After Qin Chu left the Treasure Pavilion, the Elder of the Treasure Pavilion discovered a problem: Qin Chu was at the third-tier of Cultivation, so how could he refine fourth-tier Medicinal Pills? Was he tricked?
Feeling somewhat uneasy, the Elder of the Treasure Pavilion went to the Pill Room and found Master Tang.
"Elder Yu, what brings you here?" Master Tang greeted him.
"I'm a bit in a bad mood!" Elder Yu said.
"Haha, you're in a bad mood? Tell me about it!" Master Tang said with a smile.
"It's that Qin Chu kid. I kindly reminded him that he should focus his Mental Energy on Cultivation, but he actually said he could refine Spirit Yuan Medicinal Pills. At first, I believed him, but with his third-tier Cultivation, how could he refine fourth-tier Spirit Yuan Medicinal Pills? If he wants to Cultivate Alchemy, he'll definitely come to Elder Tang's Pill Room. Elder Tang, please try to dissuade him again. It's not easy for our Qingyun Sect to have such a promising talent; we can't let him be delayed." Elder Yu said. He came to the Pill Room not to verify anything with Master Tang, but simply to hope that if necessary, Master Tang would dissuade Qin Chu.
"You're in a bad mood just for that?" Master Tang smiled.
"He is currently the most outstanding young Disciple in our Qingyun Sect. Lying is indeed inappropriate, and this is also related to the fact that no one in the Sect has nurtured and educated him," Elder Yu said.
"Stop! Don't be upset. He didn't lie to you at all. He refined fourth-tier Spirit Yuan Medicinal Pills right in front of me. He truly can refine fourth-tier Medicinal Pills," Master Tang said with a smile.
"He's at the third-tier True Yuan Realm Cultivation, how can he refine fourth-tier Medicinal Pills?" Elder Yu looked puzzled because this didn't follow the rules.
Master Tang looked left and right, and finding no one, he lowered his voice. "He's not at the third-tier True Yuan Realm Cultivation. The little fellow is hiding his Cultivation; he has already Cultivated to the fourth-tier Spirit Yuan Realm."
After hearing Master Tang's words, Elder Yu's eyes were filled with shock, because it was too incredible.
Qin Chu had been in the Qingyun Sect for too short a time, less than two years. To Cultivate to the fourth-tier and reach the level of a Core Disciple in less than two years, this speed was already beyond normal comprehension.
"I misunderstood him. I was a bit uncomfortable before, but now it seems I was just imagining things." Elder Yu exhaled. He had been somewhat disappointed when he thought Qin Chu was lying, for who would appreciate and like a liar? Now Master Tang's words proved that he had simply overthought things.
Back at Green Bamboo Peak, Qin Chu set up his Pill Furnace and refined the medicinal Materials he used for medicinal baths into Medicinal Pills, making them much easier to carry in the future.
Qin Chu really enjoyed the feeling of Alchemy, refining a pile of Materials into small, fragrant pills. It gave him a sense of accomplishment.
Qin Chu's Cultivation was steady, but discussions about him within the Qingyun Sect never stopped.
Previously, the Disciples of the Qingyun Sect had been eagerly anticipating who could defeat Qin Chu and win the Sect's reward of one hundred thousand points.
But now everyone felt that these one hundred thousand points would be hard to get. Even the fourth-tier Spirit Yuan Realm seventh-level Core Disciple had been defeated, which showed Qin Chu's formidable strength, especially since that fourth-tier Spirit Yuan Realm seventh-level Core Disciple hadn't put any pressure on Qin Chu.
The Core Disciples sat together and began to discuss. Tang Yu and Lin Xuejiang were there, and Zhang Hu, the fourth-tier Spirit Yuan Realm seventh-level Disciple who had been defeated by Qin Chu, looked distressed.
"The feeling of powerlessness is very strong; I simply couldn't take him down. I don't know where his weakness is. I was just passively taking hits, and his strength is also incredibly powerful," Zhang Hu said with a bitter expression. Only he knew how difficult it was.
"I'll try next time. If I lose, I lose, it doesn't matter!" Lin Xuejiang still intended to try.
"I wonder if Senior Brother Yan Yi will fight. Perhaps he can," Tang Yu said.
Lin Xuejiang shook his head. "He won't. He's currently focused on breaking through to the fifth-tier Heavenly Yuan Realm. He has no interest in these sparring matches among us fellow Disciples."
"I'm puzzled how such a fierce individual emerged from among the Utility Disciples. If he enters the fourth-tier Spirit Yuan Realm and joins our Core Disciple courtyard, we'll only be able to look up to him," Tang Yu said.
"What can we do then? We can't beat him!" Zhang Hu sighed. Being defeated by Qin Chu, who was at the True Yuan Realm Cultivation, while he himself was at the fourth-tier Spirit Yuan Realm seventh-level Cultivation, made him very frustrated.
"You're too narrow-minded. If he comes to our Core Disciple courtyard, I welcome it, because everyone around him will gain some Mental Energy. Look at the Green Bamboo Peak Utility Disciple courtyard; there are several third-tier True Yuan Realm Utility Disciples now. There are also many second-tier Condensing Yuan Realm Utility Disciples in the Main Peak Utility Disciple courtyard," Liu Xue walked over and said.
"Junior Sister Liu, you're quite familiar with this guy. How exactly does he Cultivate? Did he take some potent medicine?" Tang Yu asked Liu Xue.
"I don't know, but I do know he Cultivates very diligently. Every time I go to the Green Bamboo Peak Utility Disciple courtyard to see him, I see him Cultivating," Liu Xue shook her head.
"In terms of Aptitude, probably only Junior Sister Shang Shu, who left, is comparable to him. Others really can't compare. He has the blessing of Sword Intent, which exerts too much suppression on us Sword Cultivators," Zhang Hu said.
"I don't know what's going on with Junior Sister Shang Shu; there's been no news at all. She might not be coming back. We should still think about how to take this guy down," Tang Yu said.
While the Sect Disciples were discussing, the higher-ups of the Qingyun Sect were also discussing. When some Elders were drinking tea together, they tried to figure out who could defeat Qin Chu, but no matter how much they calculated, they couldn't come up with a suitable person.
Mo Daozi was also pondering a problem. In a while, the celestial phenomenon of the Seven Stars Alignment would appear, and then he could perform heavenly Dao divination. What he was currently struggling with was how Qin Chu would choose after knowing certain things.