Chapter 15: Dong Yue's Hope

The source of the Foundation Establishment Pill Prescription has already been found, so there is no need to consider it further.

However, the Medicinal Herbs for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill are extremely rare, and the sect does not sell them externally at all; to obtain them, one must find another way.

According to what he knows.

The top fifty disciples of this Outer Sect Competition, in addition to receiving the Foundation Establishment Pill as a reward, can also obtain the qualification to enter the Cold Pool Secret Realm.

Among them, the top ten can even receive one additional quota for a follower, equivalent to two quotas.

The Hehuan Sect has three main ways to obtain the raw materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The Cold Pool Secret Realm is precisely one of them.

Wang Jianqiang does not like arena battles where one is watched like a performing monkey, which is why he encouraged Wang Yuyao to participate in the Outer Sect Competition.

As long as Wang Yuyao enters the top ten, she can take him into the Cold Pool Secret Realm together.

"There are still two months until the competition begins; it is time to do some preparation."

One hour later.

Outer Affairs Hall.

When he saw Dong Yue again, for some reason, she was very different from before.

Her expression was somewhat gloomy, and there seemed to be a bit more worry between her brows.

She seemed to have heavy thoughts on her mind.

"Elder Dong?"

Seeing her somewhat dazed, Wang Jianqiang could not help but remind her.

Dong Yue immediately came back to her senses, "What did you just say?"

Wang Jianqiang gave a wry smile; he had already said it twice, and it turned out she hadn't listened at all.

There was no other way, so he had to repeat it once more, "I want to purchase some Magic Tool diagrams."

"You also know how to refine artifacts?"

Hearing Wang Jianqiang's words, Dong Yue's slender eyebrows furrowed.

Seeing that Dong Yue's expression was not very good, Wang Jianqiang was momentarily confused, not knowing where he had offended her, and said cautiously, "I understand a little."

Dong Yue shook her head, "The path of cultivation lies in refinement, not in variety; learning too much will only disperse your energy."

"If you focus on the Alchemist path, perhaps you will have a glimmer of a chance to successfully reach Foundation Establishment before your lifespan limit arrives; when that time comes, your lifespan will double, and it will not be too late to cultivate the Artifact Dao then."

Wang Jianqiang smiled upon hearing this, "Thank you for your concern, Elder; this disciple has the confidence to become a Second-tier Alchemist."

Dong Yue's expression sank, somewhat displeased.

This Wang Jianqiang was being a bit too arrogant.

If not for the expectations she held for him in her heart, why would she have tried to persuade him so earnestly?

"I do not know if you have obtained some fortuitous encounter recently that has allowed you to break through one after another on the Alchemist path."

"But in Alchemist cultivation, the difference between the second tier and the first tier is a major realm, far from being as easy to break through as a minor realm."

"If you are so blindly arrogant, you will not have time to regret it when the time comes."

She looked deeply at Wang Jianqiang, suppressing the anger in her heart, and persuaded him patiently.

Hearing Dong Yue's tone, which was clearly much heavier, Wang Jianqiang was stunned.

He did not know why this cold and elegant Elder had suddenly started caring about him, but he also knew that the other party meant well.

He said patiently, "This disciple naturally understands the logic the Elder speaks of, but since this disciple says so, I naturally have something to rely on."

"These days, this disciple has made further progress in the Alchemist path and has already touched the boundary of a Second-tier Alchemist; in as short as two or three months, or as long as half a year, I will definitely be able to become a Second-tier Alchemist."

In fact, if he wanted to, he could rely on Cultivation Points to break through at any time.

But if he told the truth, it would be too shocking, so he could only speak more conservatively.

Even so, Dong Yue seemed to be startled.

After his voice fell, she was directly stunned.

After a good while, Wang Jianqiang saw that she had not yet come back to her senses and was thinking about whether to remind her.

The scene before his eyes suddenly blurred.

Dong Yue suddenly appeared before him like a ghost, excitedly grabbing his arm, "Is what you said all true?"

Feeling the strength on his arm, Wang Jianqiang secretly grimaced and hurriedly nodded.

"Absolutely true."

"Good, that's great." Seeing Wang Jianqiang's determined expression, Dong Yue suddenly laughed.

In an instant, it was like a hundred flowers in full bloom, beautiful beyond compare.

Wang Jianqiang watched, somewhat dazed.

Usually, Elder Dong wore a cold face to everyone; when had she ever shown such a charming expression?

A moment later, Dong Yue seemed to notice her own loss of composure, hurriedly withdrew her hands that were grabbing Wang Jianqiang, restrained her smile, and in the blink of an eye, returned to her usual coldness.

Her figure flashed, and she returned to her original position, looking at Wang Jianqiang, "Since you are about to break through, why not seize the time to break through as soon as possible? Why must you divide your attention to the Artifact Dao?"

"This disciple wants to refine some Magic Tools to prepare for the Outer Sect Competition," Wang Jianqiang said.

Dong Yue was startled, then reacted, "You want to enter the Cold Pool Secret Realm to obtain the Medicinal Herbs for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Wang Jianqiang smiled and nodded, "The Elder is discerning."

Hearing this, Dong Yue beamed, "It seems you are full of confidence in breaking through to a Second-tier Alchemist. Since that is the case, I will not stop you. What Magic Tool diagrams do you want?"

As soon as the words fell, she did not wait for Wang Jianqiang's response.

She was stunned and looked over, only to find that Wang Jianqiang was staring blankly at her, and she could not help but raise her voice a few degrees.

"Wang Jianqiang, what are you doing?"

Wang Jianqiang immediately came back to his senses, his expression somewhat awkward, "Elder, your smile is too beautiful; I didn't mean to."

"Let this be the last time." Dong Yue glared at Wang Jianqiang and repeated, "What kind of Magic Tool diagrams do you want?"

Before coming, Wang Jianqiang had already decided on the diagrams he needed, and upon hearing this, he immediately said, "Wind Chasing Boots, Purple Cloud Flowing Light Skirt, Mysterious Soul Sword, Mysterious Light Seal, and also the Small Thousand Mountain Seal."

"You are a First-tier High-grade Artifact Refiner??"

Dong Yue was stunned.

In his view, Wang Jianqiang was at most a First-tier Low-grade Artifact Refiner.

But he did not expect that all the Magic Tools Wang Jianqiang mentioned were High-grade Magical Artifacts.

"I only just advanced not long ago."

Seeing the look of surprise on Dong Yue's face, Wang Jianqiang gave a dry laugh and said modestly.

Dong Yue was somewhat speechless.

She now seriously suspected that Wang Jianqiang had been hiding his true abilities all along; his talent in the Alchemist Dao and Artifact Dao was not only not poor, but actually exceeded most Outer Sect Disciples.

He had actually long since cultivated both the Alchemist Dao and Artifact Dao to the First-tier High-grade, only revealing it bit by bit recently.

If that were the case, Wang Jianqiang's progress speed in the Alchemist Dao, which was difficult for ordinary people to comprehend, could be explained.

After coming back to her senses, she wore a pensive look, then slowly said, "Outer Sect Disciples only have the authority to purchase High-grade Magical Artifacts, not the authority to purchase High-grade Magical Artifact diagrams; at most, you can only purchase Intermediate Magical Artifact diagrams."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianqiang revealed a look of disappointment.

Dong Yue glanced at him and gritted her teeth, "I can take it upon myself to sell a High-grade diagram to you, but I can only sell you one; for the rest, you must either purchase the Magic Tools directly or exchange them for Intermediate Magical Artifact diagrams."

Wang Jianqiang's eyes lit up.

As expected, it is easier to get things done when there is someone in power above.

After some thought, he ultimately chose the Small Thousand Mountain Seal diagram.

As for whether to purchase High-grade Magic Tools directly or Intermediate Magical Artifact diagrams?

After optimization and upgrading, the power of a Perfect Intermediate Magical Tool would definitely be no weaker than an ordinary High-grade Magical Artifact.

Naturally, buying the diagrams was more cost-effective.

In the end, Wang Jianqiang bought the Small Thousand Mountain Seal diagram and several Intermediate Magical Artifact diagrams.

Afterwards, he purchased a large quantity of artifact refining materials before taking his leave of Dong Yue.

After Wang Jianqiang left.

The excitement on Dong Yue's face could no longer be suppressed.

He could actually truly break through to become a Second-tier Alchemist.

In that case, wouldn't she not be completely without a chance?

"Should I discuss it with him?"

A flash of hesitation crossed her face, then she shook her head.

"No rush, it won't be too late to find him after he successfully reaches Foundation Establishment; if he fails his Foundation Establishment, everything is just empty talk."