Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 21 The Hidden Mask
He took out a cracked alchemy furnace from his storage bag.

This alchemy furnace was the same wooden alchemy furnace he had previously purchased in the market.

[Name]: Wood Element Alchemy Furnace

[Quality]: Green
[Equipment Effect]: Alchemy experience +30%, Alchemy Mastery, Fire Control Mastery

Although he had never used this alchemy furnace to refine pills, he often kept it in his equipment inventory, constantly studying alchemy techniques.

Of all the things that troubled Zhang Yan the most was the minor success in alchemy.

He originally thought that the minor success in alchemy referred to all pills, but after careful consideration, he discovered that it only referred to the minor success in the refining of a pill called the "Qi Gathering Pill".

Thinking about it carefully, this is more normal.

After all, this wooden alchemy furnace itself is not a very good furnace; it is only a mid-grade first-level furnace. Most people who use this kind of furnace only know how to refine one type of pill.

Moreover, I touched the cracks on it.

Zhang Yan strongly suspected that the cracks on it were actually caused by the alchemist making a mistake while refining the pills, resulting in an explosion in the furnace.

after all……

The alchemy furnace is only used for refining elixirs; it cannot be used as a weapon in combat.

Therefore, the cracks on these surfaces can only have been caused by an explosion in the oven...

"Fortunately, it also left an entry on the minor success of alchemy. Although there is only one type of pill, it is enough for me."

The Qi Gathering Pill is a type of pill frequently used in the early stages of Qi cultivation. Using one pill is equivalent to several days of arduous training.

However, the price is a bit high, with each pill costing a full 10 spirit stones, which ordinary cultivators cannot afford.

"It's still because the Qingheng Sect doesn't have enough alchemists." He sighed. The Qingheng Sect doesn't have many alchemists.

Even among the five peaks of the Qingheng Sect, there is no peak belonging to alchemists; they only occupy one of the twelve mountains.

Therefore, the quantity of pills circulating in the Qingheng Sect market is not large. Although it is much better than that of rogue cultivators, it is still far inferior to those sects with a large number of alchemists.

Just like the two or so pills that the White Butler gave him, one of which was a bottle of Qi Gathering Pills, and the rest were Bigu Pills and Detoxification Pills, which were not worth much.

This is also why Zhang Yan has not used any pills despite cultivating for so long—they are simply too expensive for him to afford!
But now that I have some spare money, I naturally want to buy a batch of materials and see if I can refine some pills.

In Zhang Yan's heart.

High-quality magical artifacts with special attributes > Elixirs > Farming.

High-quality magical artifacts with special attributes are the most important. For example, he bought this wooden alchemy furnace without hesitation when he saw it.

The reason is also very simple.

Alchemy skill, this is a top-tier skill.

He didn't know when he would encounter the next suitable and affordable magical artifact with alchemy skills, so he absolutely couldn't let it go as soon as it appeared.

After harvesting all the spirit rice and selling it for spirit stones, Zhang Yan handed over a portion to the Sect Affairs Hall and then entered the market with the remaining spirit stones.

This is his second time visiting the market.

The surroundings were still very lively, with disciples of the Qingheng Sect coming and going, so no one was too nervous.

It is said that once you enter the market outside the sect, you need to be careful. If you are not careful, you will be killed and robbed. It is extremely dangerous.

However, the market districts within the Qingheng faction do not have this problem.

Even if someone had the guts of a bear and the gall of a leopard, they wouldn't dare to commit murder and robbery under the very nose of a Golden Core Ancestor.

I wandered around in circles a few times.

Zhang Yan sighed. There were no magical artifacts in the market that he found appealing.

This is not to say that the ritual implements in the market are bad.

In fact, there are quite a few good ritual implements in the market.

However, most of these magical artifacts are brand new, and the inscriptions on them only contain the inscriptions that come with them.

For him, it wasn't cost-effective. What he wanted was a magical artifact with special attributes.

I strolled around the market again.

He had made up his mind that unless a magical artifact had special attributes, he would rather not buy it than spend money recklessly.

Every spirit stone he owns is hard-earned money!

"Ok?"

As he passed a stall, Zhang Yan suddenly let out a soft exclamation, then looked toward a corner of the stall.

There was a mask that was only half there.

[Equipment Name]: Hidden Mask
[Equipment Quality]: Blue
[Equipment Effects]: Divine Sense Resistance (can resist divine sense detection), Concealment Technique (Perfected) (can hide one's aura).

"Ok?"

"This mask is nice!"

Upon seeing the two entries on the mask, Zhang Yan's eyes widened immediately.

He never expected that the mask would actually contain a perfect skill.

Moreover, the mask's inherent ability to block divine sense was also very useful to him.

Thinking of this, he went to the stall, squatted down, and asked the stall owner, "Brother, how much are the masks?"

The stall owner was a Taoist priest in his forties with a sallow complexion.

He looked Zhang Yan up and down.

When he saw that Zhang Yan had already reached the second level of Qi Refining at such a young age, his face became more serious.

"Greetings, junior brother. This mask was obtained by me during my training outside the sect. Unfortunately, it was already broken when I got it."

The reason my junior brother noticed the mask is probably because he couldn't detect it with his spiritual sense, right?

"good."

Zhang Yan nodded. During the Qi Refining stage, the spirit is not concentrated, so there is no divine sense, but there is spiritual perception, which is a simplified version of divine sense. Generally speaking, it can only probe itself, and when needed, it can probe a distance of two or three zhang around it.

"It's probably because the mask is broken that it can't be scanned now, but it can still be spotted when worn on the face..."

When the withered-yellow Taoist got to this point, he showed a regretful expression.

If the mask hadn't broken.

That is absolutely an extraordinary treasure.

But now it's broken, only half left, so it's basically worthless.

Whenever he thought of this, the withered Taoist felt more pain in his heart than if he were being stabbed with a knife.

If this magical artifact is intact, considering its special ability to resist divine sense, it could sell for at least several hundred spirit stones, making it more expensive than some high-grade magical artifacts.

pity.

Broken.

It's worthless now!
However, this is good news for Zhang Yan.

Because he doesn't care about the equipment itself, as long as it has certain attributes.

What is worthless to others is a priceless treasure to him.

He really hit the jackpot today!
"It's alright, I just thought it looked nice. I'll treat it as an accessory. Senior brother, name your price." Although he was secretly pleased, he didn't show much emotion on his face and just made up a reason casually.

Anyway, he's not very old, so this reason is perfectly acceptable.

"If you don't mind, then let's have 15 spirit stones," the Taoist said to Zhang Yan after a moment's thought.

(End of this chapter)