The first volume debuts Chapter 18 Trial Level
The possibility that Li Xuanfeng himself was an alchemist had crossed the minds of some people, but it was quickly ruled out. These jealous people did not dare to believe it and were unwilling to believe it.
If this is true, then Li Xuanfeng's qualifications are too terrifying. Not only is his cultivation speed much faster than that of ordinary disciples, but he has also become an alchemist in such a short time. Li Xuanfeng did not want to cause unnecessary trouble, so he did not explain.
"Your Excellency, I have not offended these people. Why do they show such deep dissatisfaction with me?" Li Xuanfeng thought of the malicious speculations of many disciples about him in the trading pavilion and could not help but mutter to himself. He knew that the Five Elements Venerable could hear it.
The Five Elements Venerable was silent for a while, and his voice, filled with vicissitudes and memories, echoed in Li Xuanfeng's mind: "Boy, you have to remember that most people in this world are selfish. They will be jealous of your status and cultivation resources, so it is inevitable that they are dissatisfied with you. You just need to do your best. You can't shut up other people's mouths."
Twelve-year-old Li Xuanfeng was a simple person. He had never known that there were people who would talk about others out of jealousy. This was something he could not understand. Only after listening to the words of the Five Elements Venerable did he seem to understand.
This is a kind of mental growth, a process that Li Xuanfeng must go through. The Five Elements Venerable, who had already experienced it, knew that this was inevitable, so he patiently explained it to Li Xuanfeng in detail.
Although Li Xuanfeng did not reveal any information that he was an alchemist, he still attracted the attention of some people, such as the disciples of the Alchemy Pavilion. They were originally just curious about which alchemy master was making pills for Li Xuanfeng.
Also, when the news that Li Xuanfeng was selling elixirs in the trading pavilion reached Huayue Garden, Shen Hua, who knew that there was no master alchemist, figured out the answer after a little thought. His eyes were full of surprise. He did not expect that his little disciple had actually taught himself to become an alchemist.
Fortunately, there were books and jade slips explaining alchemy in Shen Hua's study, so Shen Hua did not suspect that someone was instructing Li Xuanfeng behind the scenes, and thought that Li Xuanfeng had started studying alchemy after entering the study. This was also the reason why he was even more surprised at Li Xuanfeng's qualifications, as he could teach himself to become an alchemist in a short period of time.
Shen Hua, who guessed that Li Xuanfeng was an alchemist, did not tell the truth to others. He knew that Li Xuanfeng did not like trouble, and he also knew that keeping a low profile could prevent other disciples from targeting Li Xuanfeng out of jealousy.
If Shen Hua knew that Li Xuanfeng had only learned alchemy for six days and yet he was able to refine so many pills, and many of them were top quality, he would definitely suspect that there was an expert guiding him behind the scenes, and it would be difficult for Li Xuanfeng to explain clearly.
Li Xuanfeng returned to the room and looked through the two hundred spirit stones left in his storage bag and the large pile of herbs he had purchased. He couldn't help but have his eyes sparkling. He thought that it was really easy for alchemists to make spirit stones.
What he didn't know was that normal alchemists had a high failure rate. If they were not proficient in refining the elixir, they would suffer more losses. Only when they were proficient enough could they ensure that they could earn spirit stones from refining.
Many disciples who tried alchemy had to give up the alchemy because of their poor alchemy qualifications and lack of alchemy master guidance. They wasted a lot of spirit stones on buying herbs but still failed to make elixirs. Alchemy is a profession that requires extremely high qualifications and requires a lot of spirit stones for continuous attempts.
Li Xuanfeng was an exception. Not only did he have a strong aptitude for alchemy, he also had the guidance of the alchemy master, the Five Elements Venerable, which enabled him to avoid detours on the alchemy path and refine pills in a short period of time.
If those who wasted a lot of spirit stones trying to make pills knew that Li Xuanfeng thought it was too easy for alchemists to make money, they might even want to beat him to death.
Putting away the surprise in his heart, Li Xuanfeng concentrated his mind again and started to refine the pill. His familiarity with refining the Soul Gathering Pill and the Yuan Hui Pill allowed him to increase the refining speed a lot this time. Although the herbs this time were twice as many as last time, Li Xuanfeng completed it in only five days.
This time, due to the increase of spiritual power and skillful control of spiritual fire, Li Xuanfeng only consumed his spiritual power three times. The consumption and replenishment of spiritual power made his cultivation much more stable.
"Boy, your practice behind closed doors is like a flower in a greenhouse. You lack combat experience, and it is difficult for you to perfectly control your own cultivation. You are unable to exert your due combat power." The voice of the Five Elements Venerable suddenly echoed in Li Xuanfeng's mind.
"What should we do then?" Li Xuanfeng asked doubtfully.
"Find a place where spirit beasts exist and hunt them. Only by fighting between life and death can you unleash your greatest potential."
“Does there exist a land for spirit beasts? Below the three-peak platform of the Xuanling Sect is a mountain forest, which was separated by the sect’s ancestors to become a trial ground for disciples. There are a large number of spirit beasts there.” Li Xuanfeng recalled the books he had read in his master’s study, which introduced the trial layer within the sect.
The three peaks of Xuanling Sect are very huge. In addition to the top of the mountain being flattened to become a platform, there are a large number of caves under the platform used for retreat and cultivation, and under the caves are endless forests. The ancestors of the sect used formations to separate the forests under the platform into several layers, which are used for disciples to train and collect medicinal herbs. They are called trial layers.
The first layer from top to bottom is used by disciples in the Rongling Realm, and the highest level of spiritual beasts in it is the Rongling Realm Perfection . The second layer is used by disciples in the Lingji Realm, and the highest level of spiritual beasts in it is the Lingji Realm Perfection.
By analogy, the lower you go, the higher the spiritual beasts’ cultivation level. The formation separates the spiritual beasts in the trial layer and detects their cultivation level, so that high-level spiritual beasts in the lower layer cannot come to the upper layer, preventing the disciples from encountering high-level spiritual beasts that they cannot deal with. However, spiritual beasts in the upper layer can pass through the formation and come to the lower layer.
For example, the spirit beasts in the second layer of the Spiritual Foundation Realm cannot pass through the formation to the first layer, while the spirit beasts in the first layer of the Spiritual Integration Realm can pass through the formation to the second layer and can return to the first layer. However, because there are high-level spirit beasts in the lower layer, the spirit beasts in the upper layer generally dare not pass through the formation to the lower layer. If they are unlucky and enter the territory of high-level spirit beasts, they will be directly killed. Also, because spirit beasts cannot pass through from the lower layer to the upper layer, disciples can also escape to the upper layer when they encounter spirit beasts that they cannot deal with.
Li Xuanfeng carefully recalled the information he had written down before, and soon understood the details of the trial layer, and prepared to hunt spirit beasts in the trial layer.
Before setting off, Li Xuanfeng came to the trading pavilion again, but this time he did not go to the second floor to sell pills, but went straight to the first floor.
Li Xuanfeng's arrival attracted the attention of some disciples, who thought he was here to sell pills again. They felt relieved If Li Xuanfeng came every few days to sell pills and earned a few hundred spirit stones, how would these disciples who worked so hard to earn spirit stones feel? This also made them more certain and ruled out the possibility that Li Xuanfeng was an alchemist.
Li Xuanfeng bought three high-level formations of the Lingrong Realm at the window selling formations. There were protective formations, binding formations, and formations for concealing auras. These were must-haves for training in the wild, just in case.
Then he bought a lot of disposable attack magic weapons at the window selling magic weapons, most of which were explosive bombs.
After reading a large number of books and jade slips in his master Shen Hua's study, Li Xuanfeng's knowledge of the world of cultivation increased unimaginably, and he was able to be fully prepared before setting out for the trial layer.
Among some disciples who were paying attention to Li Xuanfeng, there were those who frequently went in and out of the trial layer. When they saw Li Xuanfeng buying these formations, they guessed that he was preparing to go to the trial layer. However, few people were optimistic about Li Xuanfeng, and some even mocked him in a sarcastic tone.
"You can only cultivate so fast with the help of the sect master. Your cultivation is not stable enough, and you still want to go to the trial layer to hunt spirit beasts. You are simply asking for trouble. The spirit beasts will not show mercy to you. Don't be careless and lose your life."
"Didn't you see Junior Brother Li preparing a defensive formation? This shows that he is not a reckless person. Although he is now the sect master's disciple, he has lost all his relatives and friends. You are still talking about him behind his back . Don't you feel guilty?" Finally, someone couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up for Li Xuanfeng righteously.
Among the disciples who were discussing Li Xuanfeng, some fell silent after hearing this, but some remained deaf and indifferent.
Li Xuanfeng, who had not yet walked out of the trading hall, also heard these words. He turned around and looked deeply at the person who spoke. He did not expect that someone would speak for him.
