The technique remained the same, and the speed was unchanged.

After covering the furnace lid and lowering the flame, anticipation once again appeared in Yu Xian's eyes.

Another thirty breaths.

Boom!

The alchemy furnace opened, and a mass of viscous liquid was swept out by spiritual qi, landing with a splat in front of Yu Xian.

...

"Was the heat too low again?"

Yu Xian muttered, sighed, and cleaned the furnace with spiritual qi, slightly increasing the temperature. He calmed his mind, pondered for a moment, and then raised his hand again.

The third batch of spiritual herbs fell into the furnace.

Alchemy seems like a tedious process.

But if you delve into it, understanding the transformations, feeling the fusion and evolution of various herbs into something new, the process becomes fascinating.

That's why Yu Xian found it so interesting!

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Naturally, Yu Xian's third batch of pills failed again.

He attributed it to insufficient heat.

The fourth batch failed, guessing blindly that the heat was still inadequate!

The fifth batch failed, but this time the pill solidified, though it became a lump with conflicting effects, rendering it useless.

Yu Xian reasoned that his spiritual qi stirring was too slow.

The sixth batch failed!

The seventh batch failed!

Failure!

Failure!

Failure!

...

All thirty-one batches failed.

Thirteen hours had passed.

With a hint of sweat on his forehead, Yu Xian sat cross-legged, quietly recovering his strength and spiritual qi.

These thirty-one batches were, in a sense, wasted.

But in another sense, they weren't wasted at all!

Yu Xian learned so much from these thirty-one batches!

It was real practice, not imagined alchemy!

Thus, Yu Xian wasn't frustrated; instead, a smile appeared on his lips.

"The thirty-second batch."

Yu Xian opened his eyes, a confident gleam flashing: "Begin!"

The thirty-second batch of spiritual herbs floated in sequence, tapped by his technique, and entered the furnace.

The flame was just right, the order correct, the technique flawless, and the speed appropriate!

Even the alchemy time was precisely controlled by Yu Xian!

Fifty-three breaths! The optimal time!

Yu Xian raised his hand and tapped the air, lifting the lid!

Five pills were swept out by spiritual qi, landing in the jade bottle Yu Xian had prepared.

The thirty-second batch, success!

Yu Xian's face lit up with joy as he picked up the jade bottle and poured out a Minor Spirit Pill.

This Minor Spirit Pill was dull in color, with mixed aroma, rough texture, and incomplete shape, clearly indicating low potency.

It was a pill, but only a low-grade Minor Spirit Pill.

The same pill can vary greatly in efficacy!

To fully integrate and utilize the power of all the spiritual herbs and their properties, that's a Supreme Treasure Pill.

Yu Xian's Minor Spirit Pill only utilized a little over ten percent, making it an inferior-grade elixir.

"The direction is right, but why is the pill's potency so poor? Hmm... it seems to be an issue with the method of activating the potency."

He took out a bottle of Minor Spirit Pills made by others, compared and referenced them.

Yu Xian put away the bottle of pills, muttered to himself, and raised his hand again.

The thirty-third batch, continue.

...

Time passed, and the remaining three days quickly went by.

A hundred batches of spiritual herbs for making Minor Spirit Pills were completely consumed by Yu Xian.

The result was thirteen bottles of Minor Spirit Pills.

Among them, two bottles were inferior-grade, six bottles were medium-grade, four bottles were high-grade, and one bottle was a Supreme Treasure Pill!

The Supreme Treasure Pill, with one hundred percent potency!

Just one was equivalent to five of the pills Yu Xian used to take!

Previously, Yu Xian only used medium-grade pills!

The last batch produced the Supreme Treasure Pill.

Yu Xian had completely mastered the best and most perfect method for refining Minor Spirit Pills!

If he continued refining,

Even if the probability of producing a Supreme Treasure Pill wasn't high,

Yu Xian was confident that eight out of ten batches would yield high-grade pills!

A hundred batches of spiritual herbs, forty-eight hours of consumption, the result was excellent.

Now, even if Yu Xian only bought herbs from the Spirit Herb Workshop, refined Minor Spirit Pills at the Alchemy Workshop, and sold them, he could continuously earn the difference.

After all, the spirit stones from selling one bottle of Minor Spirit Pills could at least buy five batches of herbs.

Subtracting the spirit stones for renting the alchemy room and accounting for occasional failures, Yu Xian could still earn at least fifty stones, which is half the profit!

This was truly a lucrative path!

Much better than the hard labor of mining!

However, alchemy was mentally exhausting and drained spiritual qi, not beneficial for cultivation.

If too much time was spent on alchemy in the early stages, earning spirit stones at the expense of cultivation, it would be a grave mistake, leading to endless regret.

After all, a person's aptitude and spiritual root and bone degrade with age.

The older one gets, the less likely they are to break through.

Moreover, Minor Spirit Pills were common, sold everywhere in the Alchemy Workshop, with hundreds of disciples practicing their techniques with them.

So even if Yu Xian could refine them, he might not be able to sell them immediately.

Therefore, there was no need to waste time on this.

Currently, mining remained the fastest, most stable, and best source of spirit stones.

When his cultivation improved and the demand for spirit stones increased, mining would become a small income.

Then, he could refine pills for trade and earn spirit stones.

Rumble...

Time was up, and the stone door of the alchemy room slowly opened, automatically closing in a quarter of an hour.

Yu Xian tidied up a bit, got up, left the alchemy room, took a deep breath, and walked away.

This trip from the mining area took four days, yielding significant gains, and he learned the method of refining Minor Spirit Pills.

But the method of alchemy varies for each pill, and Yu Xian only knew Minor Spirit Pills; countless other treasure pills still required slow learning.

It's a very, very long road.

However, the path of cultivation is inherently long, requiring unwavering determination and relentless pursuit.

Returning to the mining area through the teleportation array, Yu Xian didn't need to return to his dwelling and planned to head to the new mining mountain. But after just a few steps, a voice called out.

"Yu Xian, stop."

The voice was cold and emotionless.

Yu Xian turned to look.

Huang Hanxiao, Liu Xue, and Sun Bingcheng stood in the distance, watching him.

Liu Xue said indifferently, "Come here!"

Yu Xian frowned slightly, then returned to normal, walked over, and bowed respectfully, "Yu Xian greets the three stewards."

"Four days without returning, where have you been?"

Huang Hanxiao's expression was indifferent as he looked at Yu Xian and said coldly, "Do you know that you've violated the rule that mining area disciples cannot leave the mining area overnight?"

"Oh? Does the Hundred Mines Workshop have such a rule?"

Yu Xian looked at Huang Hanxiao in confusion, "But before I joined the Hundred Mines Workshop, I thoroughly read the workshop regulations, and there was no such rule."

"This is a new rule in the Scorching Sun Mining Area!"

Liu Xue said sternly, "You've made a grave mistake! Kneel down!"

Yu Xian frowned, looked at Liu Xue, then at the expressionless Huang Hanxiao and Sun Bingcheng, and suddenly burst into laughter.

The three were somewhat surprised by Yu Xian's laughter.

Huang Hanxiao squinted his eyes and said coldly, "You dare to laugh?"

"Why shouldn't I laugh?"

Yu Xian stopped laughing, looked at the three, and said loudly, "You dare to privately alter the workshop regulations of the Hundred Mines Workshop!? You are the ones committing a grave crime!"

His words were like thunder, causing Sun Bingcheng to stumble and almost kneel.

Liu Xue also came to his senses, his face turning pale!

Only Huang Hanxiao, he looked at Yu Xian and suddenly laughed.

"Junior Brother, don't be angry. We were just joking with you. The mining area is free, that's the rule of the Hundred Mines Workshop. How could I change it?"

Huang Hanxiao laughed, patting Yu Xian's shoulder meaningfully, "But Junior Brother, you're young and truly courageous."

Yu Xian stopped smiling, bowed, and said, "I have no courage. Steward, your joke was too frightening; my legs went weak."

"Hahaha."

Huang Hanxiao laughed, staring at Yu Xian, and suddenly said, "Why did you kill Zhao Mulin and Old Third Zhang?"

"Huh?"

Yu Xian looked puzzled, "What is the steward saying?"

"Hahaha."

Huang Hanxiao laughed again, nodding, "Nothing, go to work."

"Alright."

Yu Xian nodded, turned around, his expression calm, and walked away.

Watching Yu Xian leave, Liu Xue frowned and couldn't help but say, "Senior Brother Huang, are we just letting this kid go? He must have a treasure."

"This kid knows quite a bit. I've been at the Hundred Mines Workshop for ten years and haven't memorized the regulations..."

Sun Bingcheng also stood up, feeling a bit embarrassed, as he almost knelt from fright...

"Let him go?"

Huang Hanxiao's face twitched slightly, turning to Liu Xue with a cold voice, "Are you a pig-brain? Should I kill him here?"

"Ah, yes, yes..."

Liu Xue was momentarily stunned, then blushed, nodding quickly with a dry laugh, "Senior Brother Huang is absolutely right."

"Hmph."

Huang Hanxiao coldly glanced in the direction where Yu Xian disappeared, flicked his sleeve, and turned to enter the teleportation array.

If Zhao Mulin could be killed, that kid's methods wouldn't be weak.

Because with Zhao Mulin's strength, even if I acted, it wouldn't be easy to take him down!

Huang Hanxiao's eyes were filled with malice.

That boy has a big secret! But to obtain it, a price must be paid.

I'm not like Zhao Mulin, who acts rashly. I've reached the management position of the fourth mining area using my brains!

I need to prepare well, then find an opportunity to capture Yu Xian and interrogate him about his secrets!

At this moment, Yu Xian was also walking forward expressionlessly.

He could feel the cold killing intent in Huang Hanxiao's eyes.

In the end, being able to mine unusually, repeatedly finding ore in abandoned caves, and offering tributes was inherently abnormal!

Anyone with sense would be suspicious!

In this brutal cultivation world, those who step into cultivation aren't fools.

Zhao Mulin died, Old Third Zhang came.

Old Third Zhang died, Liu Xue and Sun Bingcheng came!

And after their trap was broken by me, they knew they weren't my match.

So, Huang Hanxiao came!

Even if I kill Huang Hanxiao, stronger people will surely come later!

Yu Xian frowned deeply.

Currently, I only have mid-Qi Condensation stage cultivation, weak like an ant. As more powerful people target me, I'll eventually fall into danger!

"Huang Hanxiao's strength is much greater than Zhao Mulin's. Even if I use the Talismanic Treasure Golden Light Slash for a sudden attack, I might not succeed. I need another talisman sealed by a late Foundation Establishment or even a Golden Core expert..."

Yu Xian frowned, thinking to himself.

Naturally, he couldn't sit and wait for death!

But even if I kill Huang Hanxiao, how should I handle the next investigator?

"Huang Hanxiao must die... along with Liu Xue and Sun Bingcheng."

Yu Xian's frown suddenly relaxed, his gaze turning extremely cold!

I must quickly silence these three!

Once they're dead, the next managers will be reassigned from other parts of the Hundred Mines Workshop.

The newcomers won't understand the situation and naturally won't focus on me.

This must be done swiftly, to prevent the situation from escalating!