"Bang..."

  Ye Chen's room was quite spacious.

  After all, it housed an alchemy furnace.

  And this wasn't Earth, where every inch of nd was precious.

  So the outer room was a full 400 square meters, incredibly spacious.

  Ye Chen looked at the pill bottle fifteen meters away and raised his hand slightly.

  In an instant, the pill bottle exploded into powder.

  Even the wall behind it had a small crater blown into it.

  Seeing this power.

  Ye Chen nodded with satisfaction.

  The current Ye Chen was somewhat different from before.

  The aura he emitted was more refined than before.

  Clearly, with the daily consumption of high-grade Qi Recovery Pills.

  Ye Chen had successfully broken through to the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining.

  At the same time, under the guidance of the Xuanhuang Sect's third-generation ancestor's shadow, he had also mastered the basics of the Xuanhuang Sword Finger.

  And the power of the Xuanhuang Sword Finger did not disappoint Ye Chen.

  Even at the beginner level, it could exert considerable power from ten meters away.

  The maximum range was about twenty meters.

  The firing speed was much faster than expected, with very short preparation time.

  Most importantly, it could be fired in rapid succession.

  Ye Chen calcuted that with his mana after breaking through the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining, he could fire about twenty shots in a row.

  Ye Chen didn't think many mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators could withstand such a barrage.

  This allowed Ye Chen to rex a bit, easing the tension he had felt since arriving in this world.

  As a Chinese person, Ye Chen shared a common psychological issue with many Chinese: a fear of insufficient firepower.

  Now his physical body was strong.

  And he had the Xuanhuang Sword Finger as an attack method.

  His sense of security greatly increased.

  But after breaking through the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining.

  Ye Chen had many things to do.

  For instance, he needed to change his pills.

  In the early stages of Qi Refining, he used Qi Gathering Pills.

  But in the mid-stage, the effect of Qi Gathering Pills was average.

  It's best to use Essence Cultivation Pills.

  Fortunately, these low-end pills were already commonpce, and their recipes were no secret.

  Ye Chen just needed to buy the herbs to refine them.

  But the problem now was that Ye Chen was out of Spirit Stones.

  He had spent all his Spirit Stones purchasing the Mystic Finger Swordsmanship.

  He had no Spirit Stones left to buy herbs.

  However, Ye Chen calcuted the days and realized it was about time to submit his task.

  Ye Chen took the low-grade Qi Gathering Pills he had bought at a low price and headed to the shop.

  The shop assistants and receptionists had complex expressions when they saw Ye Chen.

  But the new receptionist's eyes lit up when she saw Ye Chen, and she quickly approached: "Alchemist Ye, are you here to advance your herbs? Let me help you!"

  He gnced at her.

  The new receptionist was quite attractive, with a pair of fox-like eyes that were quite alluring.

  In his previous life, with such looks, she would definitely be a big star.

  Lin Ke'er had only resigned a week ago, and there was already a new repcement with such high looks.

  The employment environment in the cultivation world really wasn't great.

  It truly confirmed the saying, "If you don't do it, there's always someone who will."

  However, Ye Chen's system had no prompts.

  So Ye Chen couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her, shaking his head and heading straight to the second floor: "I'm looking for Steward Zhang."

  Ye Chen didn't even spare her a gnce.

  This made the female receptionist, who was quite confident in her appearance, narrow her eyes.

  She had long heard of Ye Chen's reputation.

  So when One Leaf Pill Shop was hiring, she immediately applied.

  Her goal was to catch Ye Chen.

  If she could catch Ye Chen, she wouldn't have to worry about the pills needed for cultivation, and she might even gain external martial arts and magic.

  This was far more promising than working.

  But the problem was, how could he dare to ignore her like this?

  The female cultivator felt her self-esteem had been hit.

  Watching Ye Chen's figure as he went upstairs, her fox-like eyes were filled with gloom...

  ...

  "Ye nephew has actually broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining? Congratutions, congratutions."

  "Five hundred low-grade Qi Gathering Pills, no need to count, I naturally trust Ye nephew."

  "Completing the task five days early, Ye nephew has really worked hard."

  "But to be honest, the value of low-grade Qi Gathering Pills is too low, and the contribution is minimal, which isn't good for competing for a spot in the Qingyun Sect."

  "Can Ye nephew refine Essence Cultivation Pills?"

  "Essence Cultivation Pills are the cultivation pills needed for the mid-stage of Qi Refining, worth twice as much as Qi Gathering Pills."

  "If you can refine them, the contribution will naturally be much greater."

  "Would you like to give it a try?"

  Steward Zhang's chubby face was still smiling.

  He was not stingy with his praise for Ye Chen.

  But his heart was full of disdain.

  He knew exactly where Ye Chen's pills came from.

  As for the breakthrough?

  The speed of cultivation in the Qi Refining stage wasn't slow to begin with.

  Ye Chen, being a family disciple, even if from a small family, had family resources provided before, so he didn't need to be busy running around.

  In such a situation, only now breaking through to the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining showed how poor his talent was.

  Facing someone like Ye Chen, he naturally couldn't let him keep refining Qi Gathering Pills to get by.

  He had to increase the difficulty.

  The price of Essence Cultivation Pills was twice that of Qi Gathering Pills.

  In his view, Ye Chen definitely couldn't refine them.

  In the end, he would have to buy them.

  If he had Spirit Stones to buy them, that would be best.

  He could make a profit.

  Although he was an outsider, he was still part of the Ye family.

  It was better for him to earn the Spirit Stones than for Ye Chen, that lick spirit, to give them to a woman.

  And if Ye Chen ran out of Spirit Stones and couldn't submit the pills.

  Then he would have to report it truthfully, directly canceling Ye Chen's qualification to compete.

  Thus completing the task given by the Ye family's second elder.

  A definite win-win.

  But when Ye Chen heard this, he showed a somewhat troubled expression.

  However, after hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and nodded: "To contribute more to the family, let's go with the Essence Cultivation Pills."

  Steward Zhang saw Ye Chen's expression and knew Ye Chen couldn't do it, immediately smiling: "In that case, Ye nephew, go collect the herbs."

  "Of course, the workload won't be too heavy, still five hundred in three months, don't feel pressured."

  Ye Chen expressed his gratitude for the care.

  Once out of Steward Zhang's room, Ye Chen's lips curled up.

  The herbs for refining Essence Cultivation Pills, weren't they just avaible now?

  With Ye Chen's current level, refining Essence Cultivation Pills would be a breeze.

  Refining a few more times, he could ensure most were mid-grade, and high-grade wouldn't be difficult either.

  And the steward would definitely offer low-priced pills afterward.

  He could sell the mid-grade pills he refined at a high price.

  Then buy low-grade Essence Cultivation Pills at a low price.

  A definite profit...

  After collecting the herbs, Ye Chen carefully checked them.

  He found that the herbs provided this time were almost fwless.

  Which made Ye Chen even happier.

  Ye Chen immediately returned to his room, ready to start refining Essence Cultivation Pills.

  Lin Ke'er should still be practicing Mystic Finger Swordsmanship and hadn't gone into the mountains yet.

  He could just send some Essence Cultivation Pills to Lin Ke'er.

  With ten times the feedback.

  Sending a gift once was like refining ten furnaces of pills himself, he naturally couldn't miss it.

  Of course, even if Lin Ke'er had gone into the mountains, Ye Chen wouldn't miss the chance to double his gains.

  At worst, he would find a female cultivator with a lower multiplier to give the pills to.

  Although it was less, it was better than nothing...