Immortals Step into Heaven

This kind of deduction of spirit stones is definitely not something that can be done by one or two people. The sect cannot be unaware of it, but as long as they don't go too far, they may not care.

However, the sect gave out ten spirit stones, but in the end he was squeezed out of them and only got three, which made Zheng Yuan feel very resentful.

Seeing that the two men were sensible, Senior Brother Zhang took out two low-level axe magic weapons and handed them to Zheng Yuan and Duan Peng, saying that they would be required to chop the spiritual iron wood for a year.

After one year, the axe must be returned to the Mission Hall. Every month, five pieces of Spirit Ironwood firewood must be handed in to the Mission Hall.

The ironwood must be cut from spiritual ironwood that is over three feet tall. Small spiritual ironwood cannot be cut. It must be cut into small pieces about one foot long for use in the Alchemy Valley. The spiritual ironwood is in the Ironwood Valley, east of the Danqing Valley. Remember this.

Thank you, Brother Zhang, for telling me. I’ll take note of it, Zheng Yuan said while clasping his fists and bowing.

,Okay, then you guys go, Brother Zhang waved his hand helplessly and said.

In addition to Tiemu Valley, Danqing Valley, Lingyao Valley, Liandan Valley, and Law Enforcement Valley.

Danqing Valley is where the sect leader and elders live. There is a Danqing Hall, which is also where the elders of the Danqing Sect hold meetings.

There are five valleys in total, namely Tiemu Valley, Lingyao Valley, Liandan Valley and Law Enforcement Valley, which are located in four directions respectively. Danqing Valley is in the middle and can lead to the four valleys. The connection between them is also a unique place.

Each valley has a valley master, who is a Jindan stage cultivator.

After leaving the mission hall, Zheng Yuan and Duan Peng headed towards Tiemu Valley. Along the way, they saw many people heading towards Tiemu Valley, probably also going there to cut iron wood.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Peng arrived at Tiemu Valley. They looked at how huge it was and couldn’t see the end at all!

There are many signs of logging in Tiemu Valley, but there are also many small spiritual iron trees and saplings, which should have been planted by people from the sect. If they are only cut down and not planted, there will not be enough spiritual iron trees to cut down no matter how many there are.

This spiritual iron wood is used by the senior brothers in Danyao Valley to make elixirs and burn them as fire. The spiritual iron wood is hard and fire-resistant, and the fire is stable, so it is quite popular among alchemists.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Peng walked into the ironwood forest and each found a spot to chop down some wood. Zheng Yuan chopped at a tree several times but couldn't break it, leaving only a small gap. This wood was indeed very hard.

After a day of chopping, Zheng Yuancai finally cut the five spiritual iron trees into one-foot-long firewood.

After putting it into the storage bag, Zheng Yuan was a little tired from chopping wood all day, and there was not much mana left in his body. Fortunately, he was in the sect, otherwise Zheng Yuan would not dare to use up all his mana in order to chop the spiritual iron wood.

I found Duan Peng, who had already cut two. Duan Peng was at the third level of Qi training, so being able to cut two was considered pretty good.

Duan Peng saw Zheng Yuan coming and said with a tired face, "Senior Brother Zheng, have you finished cutting the spiritual iron wood?"

Not yet, but it’s almost there. It’s not getting late today, so I plan to find time to cut it down later. There’s still a month left, so it’s plenty of time.

Brother Zheng is right. I won’t cut it anymore. Let’s go back to our residence together! Duan Peng touched his head and said with a silly smile.

A year later, Zheng Yuan opened the door and found that he had become a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining. He received twelve bottles of pills from the Mission Hall every month and relied on these pills.

Zheng Yuan also successfully broke through the fifth level of Qi training. After reaching the sixth level of Qi training, Zheng Yuan found that the Guiyuan Pill was much less effective on him, and it was difficult to rely on the Guiyuan Pill to improve his cultivation.

Zheng Yuan also cultivated the Earth Prison Technique to the highest level. After the Earth Prison Technique was perfected, the casting speed became faster, the power was greater, and the mana consumed was more.

If it takes six breaths to perform the Earth Prison Technique at the beginning, then the mastery of the Earth Prison Technique can be performed in just two breaths.

I don’t know if it’s because the Earth Spirit Technique that Zheng Yuan practiced is closer to the earth spiritual power, which makes Zheng Yuan’s practice of the Earth Prison Technique unusually smooth. This year, Zheng Yuan only practiced the Earth Prison Technique.

Zheng Yuan felt that possessing a mastered spell would give him a significant advantage in a duel. After all, specializing in one spell was much more reliable than practicing only half-baked spells without mastering any other.

Zheng Yuan came to the mission hall and handed over the mission of Kanling Tiemu to Senior Brother Zhang.

Zheng Yuan left the menial area and came to the lobby of the Mission Hall. Zheng Yuan saw Senior Brother Li Zhe in the Mission Hall.

Zheng Yuan smiled and said, "Junior brother, meet Senior Brother Li."

Li Zhe saw Zheng Yuan and said, "Junior Brother Zheng, it's you. Not bad. You've reached the sixth level of Qi Refining. Are you here to register as an outer disciple?"

Zheng Yuan wasn't surprised at all that Senior Brother Li recognized him! Back then, when the four major sects were selecting disciples, only Zheng Yuan and Duan Peng possessed five spiritual roots. They were nearly rejected by the Danqing Sect, who ultimately accepted them.

Yes, Senior Brother Li, I am still confused about the situation of the outer disciples, so I would like to ask Senior Brother Li for more guidance! Zheng Yuan took out five more spirit stones from the storage bag and stuffed them into Li Zhe's hands.

Li Zhe was delighted when he saw the spirit stone in his hand and said, "Junior Brother Zheng, you're too polite. After becoming an outer disciple, you can choose to join the sect's Spiritual Medicine Valley, Alchemy Valley, and Law Enforcement Valley. If you're lucky, you can even become a disciple of an uncle."

Tiemu Valley and Danqing Valley are both outer disciples recruited by the sect's uncles and elders. New outer disciples are not accepted for the time being. Junior disciples can also apply to the sect to enter these two valleys in the future.

The Spiritual Medicine Valley cultivates spiritual flowers and herbs. The Alchemy Valley is mainly for alchemists to refine pills. The Law Enforcement Valley maintains the safety of the sect and often goes out on missions, which can be somewhat dangerous.

Joining the Spiritual Medicine Valley and the Alchemy Valley does not mean that you don't have to leave the sect. The sect requires that the Five Grain cultivators must accept an outbound mission once a year.

However, most monks joined the Alchemy Valley to learn alchemy. Alchemy requires talent, and it is difficult to get started without talent.

Many fellow disciples joined the Alchemy Valley, only to discover they lacked the talent for alchemy and, unwilling to waste their time on it, switch to one of the four valleys: Law Enforcement Valley, Ironwood Valley, Spiritual Medicine Valley, or Danqing Valley. Those who managed to stay in the Alchemy Valley were all talented alchemists. Once they mastered alchemy, they could earn spirit stones quickly.

Brother, I've also been studying alchemy for three years and haven't gotten started yet! I just transferred to Danqing Valley and started working in the Mission Hall.

Zheng Yuan thought for a while and said, "Senior Brother Li, can I join the Alchemy Valley?"

Alchemy Valley, sure! It just so happens that a master uncle in Alchemy Valley is still short of a medicine boy, so you go there just in time. I'll take you there when I'm free! Li Zhe said with a smile

Thank you, Senior Brother Li. After expressing his gratitude, Zheng Yuan followed Li Zhe to the Alchemy Valley.

There are over a hundred Qi Refining disciples in the Alchemy Valley, almost all of whom are at the sixth level of Qi Refining or above. There are dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the one I brought you to this time is Xiao Yuan, Uncle Xiao, also known as the Mad Pill Man.

When Zheng Yuan heard what Li Zhe said, he was shocked and asked, "Senior Brother Li, why does Uncle Xiao have the nickname of Dan Madman?"

Li Zhe looked at Zheng Yuan's expression and explained with a smile. "Master Xiao was obsessed with alchemy, and it was common for him to retreat for months just to research a recipe. However, Master Xiao had a bad temper and was very demanding of the alchemist boy."

If the alchemy boy did something wrong, they would curse him. Some brothers were often scolded, and most of them couldn't stand it and found another place to be an alchemy boy.

Since the alchemy boy from Uncle Xiao had solid basic knowledge of alchemy, other uncles were willing to accept him.