"It’s done!" Upon hearing Lin Feng’s affirmative answer, Elder Chu immediately clapped his hands and said. It was known that Lin Feng’s pill formation rate was terrifyingly high, refining one furnace after another, far surpassing any other alchemist by a long stretch. Compared to the consumption when hiring other alchemists to refine elixirs, the cost with Lin Feng was almost negligible, even if the spirit stones were provided by the auction house, and they still had to split the profits 50-50 with Lin Feng, the auction house would undoubtedly be only profiting without any loss!

If Lin Feng refined a grand quality flawless elixir, its value would be magnified immensely. The mere thought that only he could produce flawless quality elixirs in large quantities excited him. This was a great achievement for him, and those above him would definitely notice it! By then, based solely on this achievement, he could leave here for a more important city!

After saying this, Elder Chu addressed Lin Feng, "Please follow me, Taoist Friend Lin!"

Upon finishing his words, he immediately led Lin Feng towards the interior of the room, walking to a wall. With a wave of his hand, a passage appeared on the wall. The two walked along the passage for about ten miles before stopping.

"Who would have thought there would be such an excellent place underground!"

Looking at everything in front of him, Lin Feng couldn’t help but comment. Who could have imagined that beneath Ning City, there would be a pavilion with buildings and towers, spanning several miles in area, with even some strange plants, Spiritual Medicine! There were even some rare and beautiful little beasts, making it a small castle!

What surprised Lin Feng even more was that the Yuan Energy here was extremely abundant, surpassing the ground level by more than one grade. Now he finally understood why Elder Chu brought him here for alchemy; it was indeed an excellent environment for refining elixirs...

"Taoist Friend Lin, this is a forbidden area of our auction house, so please do not spread this information. This place used to be a yuan stone mine, but it’s been so long that it’s been mined out and abandoned. Later, the auction house transformed it into a storage facility. Of course, there are guards, so please don’t wander around to avoid misunderstandings," Elder Chu explained to Lin Feng with a smile.

He then quickly led Lin Feng to a nearby house, which was his private property. He allowed Lin Feng to refine elixirs there, ensuring Lin Feng’s peace. Afterward, he took out what seemed to be a pouch Space Treasure and handed it to Lin Feng, saying, "Inside this are two thousand yuan stones, which should be enough for you to use in your alchemy. I won’t disturb you anymore. After you finish refining, just follow the previous route to find me."

After speaking, Elder Chu turned and left. He understood one thing: Lin Feng definitely had an extraordinary method for alchemy. Otherwise, it would be impossible to produce flawless quality elixirs every time. But such secrets he would not pry into, as it would mean losing Lin Feng entirely. Who in the world doesn’t have some secrets, especially such a core secret, which is absolutely not to be pried into by others!

Once Elder Chu left, Lin Feng briefly examined the room. It was spacious, enough for him to refine elixirs. However, recalling Elder Chu’s mention of guards, he was not in a hurry to start refining. Instead, he first set up several layers of formations inside the house to completely isolate any chance of being spied on. Only then did he take out the Haotian Cauldron.

Choosing a type of alchemy prescription, he closed his eyes and began to deduce in his mind...

......

On the Earth side.

A white-robed old man stood on the mountain peak, gazing intently at the sky above, so engrossed that he didn’t notice someone else appearing beside him.

"Master, are you thinking about my true body?" Fang Yan asked respectfully, observing the white-robed old man. He could tell that the white-robed old man had been staring at the sky, likely thinking about Lin Feng.

"Hmm!" The white-robed old man looked at Fang Yan, nodding faintly, responding casually. Then, looking at Fang Yan, he continued, "Lin Feng has been ascended for several months, and I’m not sure how things are up there. For some reason, I have an intuition that the world above might not be as wonderful as we think."

The white-robed old man’s words were very composed. He simply had this feeling and didn’t know why. Now, he was constantly worried about his precious disciple Lin Feng and how he was faring in The Upper Realm, but regrettably, he couldn’t communicate with the upper realm and could only speculate and worry here.

"The true body has rich opportunities and powerful abilities, so I don’t think anything will go wrong. Please don’t dwell on it, Master." Fang Yan nodded beside him. It wasn’t just the white-robed old man; even he felt something wasn’t right, but he couldn’t pinpoint why. For now, all he could do was comfort the white-robed old man, hoping he wouldn’t worry too much.

The white-robed old man, hearing this, understood Fang Yan’s goodwill, but quickly changed the topic. "Why did you come to see me, is there something you need?"

"Months have passed, and the sects in the Eternal Joy Immortal Realm have stabilized, no longer daring to harbor ambitions. However, I feel it’s unwise to have Earth connected with the Eternal Joy Immortal Realm. If Master has a way, I’d like to close that Space Passage and restore the previous state." Looking at the white-robed old man, Fang Yan answered very seriously. He thought so for the sake of stability, as the power in the Eternal Joy Immortal Realm was too strong, and he didn’t want any unexpected events to occur.

"Very well!" The white-robed old man thought for a moment and agreed that Fang Yan made sense. However, he immediately remembered something and asked Fang Yan, "Did Lin Feng leave a method to traverse through countless realms before he departed?"

"Yes, the true body left those instructions with me before his departure." Fang Yan had no intention of hiding anything and answered straightforwardly.

"Alright, I’ll close this space passage now!" said the old man in white, and he immediately vanished from where he stood, as if he had never appeared.

A moment later, the space passage connecting Earth and the Eternal Joy Immortal Realm was completely closed, causing an uproar on both sides. Earth regretted the lack of sufficient Spiritual Energy for cultivation, while the Eternal Joy Immortal Realm regretted losing the chance to reopen the space passage.

But this has already happened, so they could only continue cultivating as they used to...

After Fang Yan returned to the Holy Wind Sect, he immediately noticed that the enthusiasm for cultivation among the sect members had diminished. He quickly realized why this was the case. Initially, the rapid cultivation pace was driven by the pressure to protect Earth, but with that pressure gone, they naturally became complacent.

After careful consideration, Fang Yan began planning and immediately started writing on a piece of white paper on his desk—

New regulations for the Holy Wind Sect: Anyone who becomes complacent in cultivation will lose their status as a sect member and become a Loose Cultivator! For those who are proactive in cultivation and rapidly improve their strength, the sect will offer benefits. In addition to previous benefits, thirty people a year can be sent to train in various realms, including the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm. Everyone should persist in cultivation and not be lazy.

After writing this, he stamped it with the seal. Fang Yan then ordered someone to post this new regulation in the sect’s square to ensure everyone in the sect knew about it.

In no time, the entire Holy Wind Sect was abuzz with this news!

Is it true?

We can go to other realms to train!

That’s even better than before!

...

Undoubtedly, this new regulation excited everyone in the Holy Wind Sect. They were all hoping to ascend like Lin Feng. Although they initially thought the closure of the space passage would slow their cultivation, they now realized that wasn’t the case. As long as they put in the effort, there were thirty spots for training each year in other realms, where their strength would improve far more than on Earth...

Just one new regulation reinvigorated the somewhat stagnant Holy Wind Sect because everyone wanted to be one of those thirty spots. The allure of the world outside was too great to resist. Cultivation is inherently a path against the heavens, and ascending to the Upper Realm would mean opening a new Chapter in their lives!

"I’ve done everything I can; I just don’t know how things are going on your end, nor do I know when I might ascend..."

Fang Yan looked up at the sky and muttered to himself, feeling a bit melancholy. At that moment, a graceful figure appeared by his side. Small hands suddenly covered his eyes, and a voice as joyful as the sound of silver bells chirped, "Brother, don’t be so despondent, you still have me!"

"Yes, Le’er!" Hearing Fang Le’er’s voice, Fang Yan immediately brushed away other thoughts and smiled happily...

......

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed. Lin Feng stayed in his room the whole time, fully absorbed in alchemy. He finally refined all the Spiritual Medicine prepared by Elder Chu into Elixirs, almost to the point of exhaustion. But the sight of a batch of Flawless Rank Elixirs in front of him, and the thought of the profits they’d bring, brought a smile to his face.

Moreover, Lin Feng was even more delighted that during these three months of alchemy seclusion, he developed his own insights into refining Grand Quality Elixirs. In fact, with the right Alchemy Prescriptions and sufficient Spirit Stones, he wouldn’t have any trouble with elixirs below Grand Quality. Given his current Yuangang Transformation capabilities, no one throughout history could compare, and with such skill, his fate wouldn’t be as bleak as those previous Ascenders!

Additionally, during his alchemy days, he grasped some properties of the Spiritual Medicine from the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm. With these foundational knowledge, he might even be able to create his own Alchemy Prescriptions and unique Elixirs!

Shaking off his fatigue, Lin Feng tidied up everything in the room and left the place with Tangyuan, following the previous path. He didn’t want to stay there another moment, feeling that if he continued refining Elixirs, he might vomit!

Upon reaching Elder Chu’s room, he saw Elder Chu inside, and upon Lin Feng’s arrival, Elder Chu’s eyes lit up, and he hurried to greet Lin Feng.