Yu Xian left the Spirit Herb Workshop with a calm demeanor.

The noise, the arguments, and even the scuffles inside had nothing to do with him.

He was just a buyer. When the quality of the goods was the same, naturally, he would buy from whoever offered the best price.

There was no emotional fluctuation involved.

Even when he didn't buy for fifteen but settled for sixteen, it was merely following his father's advice to never push things to the extreme, nothing more.

As for why he didn't show any tenderness or offer a higher price because it was hard for them?

Heh...

He made his way to the Alchemy Workshop with familiarity.

Yu Xian intended to rent an alchemy room.

This time, he planned to seriously and meticulously refine the Minor Spirit Pill a hundred times himself.

As for how many pills he could successfully refine, Yu Xian was somewhat expectant but remained calm.

Even if all the materials for the hundred Minor Spirit Pills were wasted, it didn't matter to him. These two thousand spirit stones were just for practice.

After walking for the time it takes two incense sticks to burn, Yu Xian arrived at the Alchemy Workshop once again.

The flow of people in the Alchemy Workshop was as usual.

Yu Xian approached the young disciple who had sold him the "Complete Elixir Compendium" and "Myriad Elixirs Record," the two basic alchemy and pill identification books, and smiled, "Senior Brother, I've come to rent an alchemy room."

The young disciple, who was chatting with someone, quickly turned his head upon hearing the voice and saw Yu Xian.

Yu Xian had left a strong impression on him, as such straightforward people were rare.

Seeing it was Yu Xian, the young disciple raised an eyebrow and teased, "Oh, isn't this the alchemy genius? What, have you mastered alchemy techniques in eighteen days and are now here to rent an alchemy room for a big session?"

"Yes."

Yu Xian nodded with a smile, "I want to rent an alchemy room. Please, Senior Brother, lead the way."

"Uh..."

The young disciple's mocking smile froze instantly.

He looked at Yu Xian suspiciously, "You really want to rent an alchemy room?"

"Yes."

Yu Xian nodded.

"Heh, hehehe..."

The young disciple laughed, nodding, with a look as if he was looking at a fool, "Alright, alright, if you want to rent, of course, we have one. Come, come, alchemy genius, follow me."

Yu Xian ignored the heavy sarcasm and followed calmly, entering the back hall of the Alchemy Workshop.

The alchemy rooms in the Alchemy Workshop were specifically for outer disciples to practice alchemy and for the workshop's disciples to learn and experiment.

The alchemy furnaces in these rooms were only second-tier magical treasures, quite ordinary, without any effect on improving the pill success rate.

Only true masters, alchemy experts, had their own furnaces, third-tier, fourth-tier... even spiritual treasure level, allowing them to refine pills anytime, anywhere, and improve the success rate.

The young man quickly led Yu Xian to the alchemy rooms in the back hall.

These were thick stone rooms connected together, each one an alchemy room, with formation stone gates closed, preventing anyone from entering.

"The alchemy rooms are graded. The best ones, the Heaven-Rank alchemy rooms, cost fifty spirit stones per hour to rent."

The young man chuckled, "People have refined Foundation Establishment Pills in there. Alchemy genius, why don't you just rent a Heaven-Rank alchemy room?"

Yu Xian ignored him, only looking at the row of alchemy rooms, "The best ones are too expensive. Something reasonable will do."

The young man pursed his lips, showing disdain, and pointed to the last room, "No spirit stones, yet you want to refine pills? The Mortal-Rank Room No. 13, eight spirit stones per hour, go play there!"

Yu Xian treated his words as nonsense, unaffected.

He thought for a moment, then pointed to a room in the middle, "How much for the Earth-Rank Room No. 4 per hour?"

"Earth-Rank Room No. 4, twenty spirit stones per hour."

The young man rolled his eyes, a bit impatient, "Why ask so much? Are you renting or not?"

"Rent, that one."

Yu Xian nodded, "I'll rent it for forty-eight hours."

"Oh, four... huh?"

The young man's eyes widened, "What did you say? Forty-eight hours!?"

"Yes."

Yu Xian nodded, stepping towards the Earth-Rank Room No. 4.

"Are you out of your mind? What are you refining that takes so long? That's nine hundred and sixty low-grade spirit stones! Enough to buy dozens of the pills you're trying to make!"

The young man snapped back to reality, hurriedly following, shouting in disbelief.

Yu Xian waved his hand, tossing a storage pouch, "The spirit stones are inside, open the door."

The young man caught the pouch in a fluster, frowned, and infused spiritual qi to check inside, then suddenly looked up, eyes bright.

Eight mid-grade spirit stones!

"This, this... oh my, what a situation."

The young man laughed dryly, then straightened his face, "I'll open the door for the alchemy genius right away! Alchemy genius, rest assured, if you need anything in the future, whether buying elixirs, alchemy formulas, or renting an alchemy room, just come to me, Hu Xiaoxuan, at your service!"

Saying this, Hu Xiaoxuan began to cast a spell, using a special technique, and soon, the stone gate of the Earth-Rank Room No. 4 slowly opened.

"Alchemy genius, please enter! May your alchemy be smooth and every furnace a success!"

Hu Xiaoxuan bowed slightly, smiling broadly.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Hu, for your kind words."

Yu Xian nodded, smiling, "By the way, I'm not called an alchemy genius, my name is Yu Xian."

With that, he stepped into the alchemy room, the stone gate closing with a rumble, not to open again until forty-eight hours later.

The alchemy room was tightly sealed, the heavy stone door protected by formations, mainly because alchemy must not be disturbed.

"Yu Xian... heh, some young master from who knows where, wasting spirit stones, letting me earn three hundred spirit stones for nothing."

Hu Xiaoxuan's smile vanished as soon as the stone gate closed completely.

He sneered, pursing his lips, still full of disdain.

Such wealthy youths were likely the offspring or descendants of some powerful elder in the Inner Sect.

And the reason they cultivated in the Outer Sect was merely to adhere to sect rules and avoid gossip.

Hu Xiaoxuan looked down on such people, thinking they relied on their ancestors' shade, having no skills of their own, wasting money, pure waste!

But deep down, he envied them the most!

"Go on, waste away, little fool. I bet not a single pill will succeed! Hahaha!"

Sneering at the stone gate, Hu Xiaoxuan seemed to already see Yu Xian's frustrated face forty-eight hours later, laughing triumphantly as he walked away...

Yu Xian walked inside.

The alchemy room had bright pearls hanging, shining brightly. These pearls, considered treasures in the mortal world, were merely used for lighting here, with no other purpose.

Deep inside the alchemy room was a large hall, with a five-foot-tall, four-foot-wide bronze alchemy furnace in the center, gleaming with treasure light, a genuine second-tier magical treasure.

To the left of the hall was a neatly stacked pile of bamboo fiber mineral carbon.

To the right was a vat of misty clear spring, the Pill-Tempering Spirit Liquid.

Yu Xian sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion in front of the alchemy furnace, took out his storage pouch, and laid out ten sets of materials for refining Minor Spirit Pills.

Then, he closed his eyes, breathing rhythmically, and after about half a quarter of an hour, suddenly opened his eyes!

With a wave of his hand, spiritual qi whistled, and several pieces of bamboo fiber mineral carbon flew under the alchemy furnace. With a casual Fireball Technique, the carbon ignited, and the temperature in the alchemy room rose rapidly.

The alchemy furnace began preheating, and after burning for the time it takes half an incense stick to burn, Yu Xian gave a low shout!

"Rise!"

From a set of twenty-one spiritual herbs, one flew out first. Yu Xian's hands moved swiftly, activating the medicinal properties with spiritual qi, and threw it into the alchemy furnace!

Then he continued without pause, following the alchemy technique he had rehearsed hundreds of times, activating the varying medicinal properties of the twenty-one spiritual herbs, throwing them into the alchemy furnace in sequence, and waved his hand!

Boom!

The furnace lid fell, the carbon fire blazed, and the rolling medicinal fragrance gradually spread, filling the entire alchemy room.

Yu Xian showed a hint of joy. Could it be that his first batch of Minor Spirit Pills was successful?

"Release the pills!"

Calculating the time and controlling the heat, after about thirty breaths, Yu Xian suddenly waved his hand, spiritual qi swirling inside the furnace, the lid burst open, and a mass of black material flew out.

Yu Xian looked over with excitement.

In his sight, a mass of charred, unrecognizable stuff fell before him.

The light in his eyes vanished instantly, and Yu Xian shook his head with a bitter smile, "The heat was too high, it seems..."

Then, Yu Xian regained his calm, adjusted his mood and breath, lowered the furnace fire a bit, and gave another low shout!

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Another set of twenty-one spiritual herbs flew up in sequence, activated by his technique, and sent into the furnace.

The second attempt at alchemy began!