If I had known I wouldn't have saved you!

"Danxian, your reputation is well-deserved. Your cultivation speed alone has far surpassed others. I really don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse for me to take you in..."

Lu Qingyao frowned slightly. She stared at Lin Shiyi and expressed her concerns without any concealment.

Lin Shiyi was not panicked at all. He cupped his hands and said, "Whether it is a blessing or a curse, it all depends on the Palace Master's decision. The Palace Master should know what other forces want me to do. Now that I have obtained so much vitality from the Demon Refining Palace, I naturally owe you a favor. If you need anything, as long as it is within my ability, Lin Shiyi will do my best to help you."

He didn't want to be kicked out by Lu Qingyao because he was disliked for eating too much. Although he was now a cultivator in the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, he was still no different from an ant in front of the major forces. Moreover, he was also leading the entire demon spirit world. Only by improving to the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm could he protect himself in the competition among so many forces.

Hearing this, Lu Qingyao nodded slightly and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"The intelligence said that Danxian Lin Shiyi is a man of affection and loyalty, otherwise he would not have carried the small interface he originally lived in with him after ascending. Now it seems that the rumor is true."

As Lu Qingyao spoke, she rested her chin on the back of her right hand and leaned lightly on the armrest of the phoenix chair, looking lazy.

Lin Shiyi said immediately: "I am not worthy of this honor. My friends have placed their hopes on me, how can I let them down? We are all ordinary cultivators in the lower realms. Our struggle is just to seek a glimmer of hope for survival."

Lu Qingyao nodded, and after confirming Lin Shiyi's character, her eyes became much kinder. However, the Demon Refining Palace was weak, so the news that Lin Shiyi was in her hands could not be spread.

The God King of the Divine Palace and the Red Refining God Lord of the Chaos Hall were both in the late stage of the Nascent Soul stage. She, who was at the peak of the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage, could not resist them at all.

If it weren't for the help from the Jade Maiden Pavilion, her Demon Refining Palace would have collapsed long ago. If they knew that Lin Shiyi was in her hands, they would definitely come to snatch him away. It would be another matter whether she could keep the Demon Refining Palace by then.

Seeing Lu Qingyao frowning in deep thought, Lin Shiyi knew that she was in trouble, so he said, "If the Palace Master has any difficulties, please tell me directly. As a member of the Demon Refining Palace, I will naturally do my best to share your worries."

Hearing this, Lu Qingyao was startled, and a long-lost feeling rose in her heart.

Ever since she founded the Demon Refining Palace, she has never relied on anyone and has always racked her brains to solve everything. Now, suddenly someone is willing to discuss things with her, which is a bit unexpected for her.

The first level of Cangshen Pavilion is full of cultivators in the early stage of Nascent Soul, so naturally they have no opinions of their own. The second level is full of cultivators at the peak of the early stage of Nascent Soul. These cultivators only care about their own cultivation and will never leave Cangshen Pavilion except for necessary tasks. There are only three cultivators in the middle stage of Nascent Soul on the third level, and they have all signed a contract with Lu Qingyao and will only take action when necessary. They usually don't interfere in the trivial matters of the sect.

In an environment with scarce resources, most monks are ruthless, everything is measured only by strength, and alliances are formed only because there is profit to be gained.

Lu Qingyao had not expected that Lin Shiyi would help her with advice after only absorbing her low-level vital energy for three years.

The concentration of Yuan Qi is divided into three levels, because Yuan Crystals are divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower.

The energy in the inferior crystals can only barely sustain the daily use of the cultivators in the early stage of the transformation of the spirit, and it is extremely difficult to use it to improve the cultivation. However, the energy in the medium crystals can make up for the energy gap of the cultivators in the middle stage of the transformation of the spirit. If the number of crystals is sufficient, it is also possible to impact the late stage of the transformation of the spirit.

The top-grade Yuan Crystal is even more incredible. Apart from the God King of the Divine Palace, the Red Refining God of the Chaos Palace, and the Chaste Saint of the Jade Maiden Pavilion, no other cultivator has ever seen it.

Legend has it that the reason why those three people were able to cultivate to the late stage of Spirit Transformation was because they each obtained a piece of top-grade Yuan Crystal.

Although Lu Qingyao did not have many medium-grade Yuan Crystals in her hands, she had plenty of low-grade Yuan Crystals. The Yuan Qi in these Yuan Crystals could no longer provide any help to her cultivation, but it could be used to win over the early-stage Jindan cultivators. Therefore, even if Lin Shiyi consumed three years of low-grade Yuan Crystals, she had nothing to feel bad about.

Today's Demon Refining Palace is deteriorating. Even if she holds on hard, it will be divided up by various forces sooner or later. The Jade Maiden Pavilion is now protecting her Demon Refining Palace just to get a bigger share when the Demon Refining Palace is destroyed.

After thinking this through, she somewhat agreed with Lin Shiyi's proposal. It was going to be destroyed anyway, so why not just see what the alchemy immortals in the lower world could come up with?

So she said, "I am indeed worried. Now the Divine Palace, Chaos Palace, and Jade Maiden Pavilion are surrounded by enemies. The Demon Refining Palace is like a candle in the wind. They may divide it up at any time. But now you are staying in my Demon Refining Palace. I am afraid that after they find out, they will take the opportunity to attack my Demon Refining Palace."

Hearing this, Lin Shiyi said as a matter of course: "As long as the Palace Master breaks through to the late stage of the Spiritualization Realm, won't these difficulties be easily solved?"

But when Lu Qingyao heard this, she was not happy at all. Instead, she sighed and said, "If only it were that easy. Without a top-grade Yuan Crystal, how difficult would it be to break through to the late stage of the Spiritualization?"

Lin Shiyi thought about it and suggested, "Since we can't compete with the leader, then we can compete with the middle-level strength. As long as we train more mid-stage Spiritualization cultivators, won't we be able to strengthen ourselves?"

After hearing this, Lu Qingyao shook her head and said, "It seems that you don't know much about the cultivators in this star field... Some cultivators are not talented, and can only stay in the early stage of the Spiritualization for their entire lives. If they are forced to use medium-level vitality, they will explode and die. There are only three cultivators in the middle stage of the Spiritualization in my palace. Now they are all living on the ninth floor of the God Storage Pavilion. They can only be called upon when the Demon Refining Palace is in danger."

Lin Shiyi didn't expect that Lu Qingyao seemed high and mighty on the surface, but in fact her status was so embarrassing. It seemed that the Demon Refining Palace would not survive long.

How can they possibly defend against the attacks of three forces with just a bunch of early stage Jindan cultivators?

Lin Shiyi pondered for a long time before he said quietly, "If that's the case, I... have no other options."

In fact, he had another suggestion, which was to drive away all the priests in the sect and let him absorb the medium-level vitality to seek a breakthrough. Only by concentrating the resources could there be a glimmer of hope. However, he knew that Lu Qingyao would definitely not agree to this suggestion. After all, he had only been in the Demon Refining Palace for a short time and had not yet completely gained her trust.

At this time, Lu Qingyao narrowed her eyes, looked at Lin Shiyi suspiciously and said, "In fact, the reason they came to you is to ask you to help refine a kind of elixir. This elixir is called the Fate-Changing Pill. It is said that after swallowing it, it can greatly improve the qualifications of the Divine Transformation cultivators, broaden their meridians, make them more compatible with the Hongmeng Yuanqi, and completely change the fate of their low-level Divine Transformation cultivators."

Lin Shiyi suddenly understood.

If he could really refine this kind of elixir, then not only the major forces, but also the independent cultivators would have to worship him as a god!

No wonder the people from the Temple of God and the Chaos Palace didn't know why they asked me to go back. They didn't dare to let anyone know.