Chu Ning walked out of the Collection Room and immediately saw Wang Ping sitting cross-legged outside, which made him pause for a moment.

Wang Ping seemed to hear the sound of Chu Ning coming out and immediately stood up from his meditation.

Seeing this, Chu Ning couldn’t help but be a bit surprised and asked:

"Wang Ping, why are you here?"

Wang Ping scratched his head and said:

"Master Chu, you didn’t tell me to leave."

Hearing this, Chu Ning was taken aback.

Initially, he had only asked Wang Ping to bring him to the Scripture Room and had indeed not specifically told Wang Ping he could leave.

But this guy is just too naive.

Chu Ning tried to ask, "You’ve been waiting here for a month?"

"I didn’t know when Master Chu would come out," Wang Ping answered honestly.

"..."

For a moment, Chu Ning didn’t know how to respond.

He realized why Wang Ping, despite having the cultivation of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, could only stay in the hall; this guy is too naive.

Chu Ning did have some understanding of Wang Ping.

He was previously the disciple of the late Steward Qiu, and after Steward Qiu’s passing, no other Foundation Establishment Alchemist took him.

So, he was arranged by He Yanmao to stay in the hall.

Usually, besides his own alchemy and cultivation, Wang Ping had to be at the disposal of some Foundation Establishment Alchemists at any time.

Chu Ning glanced at Wang Ping and then waved his hand, saying, "Alright, I’m going to refine pills, you can go now."

"Yes, Master!"

Hearing Chu Ning’s words, Wang Ping responded directly and went straight downstairs.

Chu Ning then went to the second floor by himself.

The second floor of the Alchemy Pavilion is where various spirit medicines are received, and at this moment, many cultivators were receiving spirit medicines.

In the Alchemy Pavilion of the Jiuhua Sect, alchemists can earn contribution points by refining elixirs to exchange for spirit medicines.

Similarly, spirit medicines can also be exchanged for contribution points to obtain elixirs.

So, this exchange point on the second floor is usually quite lively.

"Master Chu!"

"Senior Brother Chu!"

As soon as Chu Ning appeared, everyone present greeted him respectfully and immediately made way for him.

Chu Ning nodded to everyone and, without being polite, went straight to the exchange counter.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge inside immediately stepped forward to ask what spirit medicines Chu Ning needed.

"I want some Golden Ganoderma, Profound Wood Root, Purple Mist Fruit, Ghost Orchid Leaves, Clear Heart Grass, Heavenly Bamboo Yellow, and Spirit Vegetable Flower Root..."

Chu Ning listed several medicinal materials needed for refining elixirs in one breath.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator didn’t hesitate at all and prepared everything for Chu Ning.

Obviously, there were instructions given in advance within the pavilion.

When Chu Ning was about to leave with all the medicinal materials,

the kind-faced Foundation Establishment cultivator inside suddenly smiled and said:

"Senior Brother Chu, Senior Brother He previously instructed us that if you come to receive medicinal materials for alchemy,

we should ask whether you could refine two furnaces of Foundation Establishment Pills."

Chu Ning stopped and then nodded, saying, "Sure, have you prepared the spirit medicines?"

Upon hearing this, the Foundation Establishment cultivator immediately responded with joy:

"They’re ready!"

Saying this, he quickly took out several jade boxes and handed them to Chu Ning.

Chu Ning reached out to take them, glanced at them roughly, and then directly stored them in his storage bag.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge of the spirit medicines smiled again and said:

"Senior Brother Chu, just let us know directly what spirit medicines you need next time, and we’ll deliver them to you.

You can also have other disciples come to pick them up, so you don’t have to come personally each time."

Chu Ning nodded, then left under the respectful gazes of everyone present.

As soon as Chu Ning’s figure disappeared from the restriction range on the second floor,

the alchemists at the exchange point immediately began discussing.

"Master Chu is going to refine Foundation Establishment Pills!"

"Yes, I heard that the few Foundation Establishment Pills Master Chu refined last month were snapped up.

The Senior Brother from Purple Bamboo Peak who exchanged for it was successful in establishing his foundation half a month ago."

"When I reach Qi Refining Perfection, it would be great if I could get a Foundation Establishment Pill refined by Master Chu."

The discussions of the people fell on the ears of the kind-faced Foundation Establishment cultivator, making him shake his head.

Thinking about how people from different peaks and pavilions have been coming to ask for Foundation Establishment Pills recently,

and they all specifically ask for the ones refined by Steward Chu.

He couldn’t help but sigh:

"Before, without Foundation Establishment Pills, everyone would scramble for one.

Now, it’s not enough to have Foundation Establishment Pills; they must be the ones refined by Senior Brother Chu.

Senior Brother Chu’s name is now known throughout the entire sect."

Refining Foundation Establishment Pills is not a major problem for Chu Ning.

Entering the Alchemy Room, Chu Ning directly refined two furnaces.

He was even prepared not to hold back, offering the full success rate to the pavilion.

After all, he himself has no use for these pills for the time being, and he had already kept several when refining before.

After refining two furnaces of Foundation Establishment Pills, Chu Ning began to take out the ingredients for the Profound Wood Ganoderma Pill.

Combining the recent understanding of pill formulas, Chu Ning prepared to refine three or four kinds of pills, and the Profound Wood Ganoderma Pill was the one he was most concerned about.

Previously, he had been using the Cyan Wood Primordial Yang Pill with refining spirit effects for cultivation, and for the past half-year, he had used some Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pills.

But Chu Ning had always wanted to refine a Wood and Fire Dual Attribute Elixir of Intermediate Middle Grade or even higher.

"If I can refine an Intermediate Middle Grade Profound Wood Ganoderma Pill, and add the effects of spirit refining,

it should reach the level of an Intermediate Upper Grade Elixir, which should be even better than the Jiuhua Essence Condensing Pill."

Chu Ning looked at the medicinal materials in front of him, muttering to himself.