I'm accumulating points in the cultivation world.

Undeterred, Tang Doudou continued refining the technique. "Finally, I've succeeded!" Tang Doudou exclaimed in delight, wanting to share the news with others, but then noticed that the red fox beside her had fallen asleep sometime earlier.

Tang Doudou continued refining; the five-year period was almost up, and she needed to go see the people from the Zhan Yue Sect.

After the refining was completed, Tang Doudou rested for a day and then went to the Treasure Pavilion to buy cultivation techniques and other pills before flying to the Zhan Yue Sect on her sword.

Tang Doudou returned to the Zhan Yue Sect, changed back into her original black cloak, and then opened the barrier and went inside.

Inside the barrier were only a few dilapidated sheds. Hearing the commotion, everyone rushed out from all directions and surrounded Tang Doudou.

Tang Doudou wanted to test their cultivation levels, so she made the first move. After a few exchanges, Tang Doudou discovered that these people's cultivation levels were much higher than before. She was secretly pleased, it seemed that they had not neglected their cultivation over the years.

But she remained outwardly calm and coldly asked, "The five-year term has ended. I wonder how your cultivation level is?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and one of them stepped forward and said, "Sect Master, rest assured, we have all reached the Golden Core stage!"

Tang Doudou looked over and realized that everyone's cultivation had indeed reached the Golden Core stage.

"Good! Keep up the good work!" Tang Doudou said, then looked at Zhao Yingjie, who had the highest cultivation level!

"Zhao Yingjie has the highest cultivation level and will temporarily serve as an elder of the Zhan Yue Sect. The rest of you will be divided into two groups. One group will go to the mercenary group for training and find suitable people to bring into the Zhan Yue Sect! The other group will stay in the sect to find new disciples to join! Our Zhan Yue Sect is currently too weak, so we must act with caution!"

"Yes, sir!" the crowd shouted.

"The sect's protective formation only recognizes jade tokens. These jade tokens are for pairs of people to activate the formation!" Tang Doudou distributed the jade tokens. "The jade tokens can also be used to contact each other and communicate in a timely manner, so you must keep them safe."

"These contain pills and cultivation techniques, which Zhao Yingjie will arrange for distribution. Zhao Yingjie, come with me."

Tang Doudou led Zhao Yingjie aside and then placed a pill in her palm. "This is a pill I researched. If you don't betray me, it won't have any effect on you. But if you betray me, you will suffer a fate worse than death."

As soon as Tang Doudou finished speaking, Zhao Yingjie picked up the pill and swallowed it.

"From now on, you will be fully responsible for the affairs of Zhan Yue Sect! I will come back to check on things in five years!" After saying this, Tang Doudou left Zhan Yue Sect.

After leaving Zhan Yue Sect, Tang Doudou felt a little lost. Before, she believed that whether she was happy or unhappy, it was still a day, so she would try to be happy whenever possible.

She survived by the skin of her teeth, and five years have passed! But now, the Moon Palace remains an invincible force for her.

"I don't know how the heroines in other novels defeat their enemies, but why is it taking so long for me to achieve this?" Tang Doudou sighed helplessly. "System, oh system, when are you finally going to come back?"

Tang Doudou hesitated for two seconds before deciding to return to Dan Pavilion first, as the observation and learning session that Elder Li had mentioned would take place in the next two days.

When Tang Doudou returned to Dan Pavilion, she saw that the pavilion was already prepared, with red lanterns and silks hanging everywhere. If one did not know the truth, they might think that someone was getting married.

As soon as Tang Doudou arrived, she was taken to Elder Li's alchemy room. Elder Li was wearing a dark red outfit today, which looked very festive.

"Zhan Yue, you've finally arrived. Tell me quickly, what else could I have done wrong? I'll make some adjustments. If I fail to refine the pills, I'll be ridiculed."

"Master, don't worry, not everyone can succeed in refining it on the first try! Besides, you've already successfully refined an eighth-grade pill, so there's definitely no problem," Tang Doudou quickly said.

"Well, your words of comfort only make me more nervous," Old Li said helplessly, patting his forehead.

"How about I perform a talent show to ease the pressure on my master?"

"it is good!"

Tang Doudou thought for a moment. Now that the system was gone, she would definitely need to prepare things to perform magic. Putting in a recording stone would definitely not be as good as a live performance.

So what will they perform? Stand-up comedy!

A thought flashed through Tang Doudou's mind: Stand-up comedy is great! If the system were here, she could get so many more points!

But this seems a bit inappropriate for the occasion.

The time was fast approaching.

Looking at the sea of ​​people below, Tang Doudou walked onto the stage and said with a smile, "Hello everyone, I am Elder Li's disciple. Elder Li still has some details to prepare, so as his disciple, I'll share some with you first, as a starting point. As we all know, alchemy requires fire, just as we use fire to cook. What is the purpose of eating? It's to live, but living is not just about eating. Similarly, alchemy is for cultivation, but cultivation is not for alchemy!"

The audience was taken aback by Tang Doudou's words, then burst into laughter, instantly easing the tense and oppressive atmosphere.

Mr. Li also showed a relieved smile backstage, and the tension in his heart dissipated a lot.

Tang Doudou continued, "Master, to put it bluntly, is a pill-making fanatic! His entire life revolves around pill refining. He says that the process of refining pills is like our lives; what you add first and what you add later is predetermined. This world is a giant pill-refining furnace, but the pill refiner is the Heavenly Dao. Last time, when Master refined an eighth-grade pill, the pill originally thought it had escaped the control of the Pill Master, but unexpectedly it encountered heavenly lightning. The Heavenly Dao, seeing the pill jumping around so happily, struck it with several bolts of lightning and made several marks on the pill."

Everyone laughed again upon hearing this.

Tang Doudou paused for a moment, then continued, "When you cultivate diligently and break through the Heavenly Dao, you will discover that there is another Heaven beyond Heaven. As you continue to break through, you will eventually find that you have forged your own path! For alchemists, this path is the Dao of Alchemy!"

The people below were talking about it.

"Everyone, to be honest, I'm just a newbie, and even the Dao of Heaven seems incredibly distant to me."

Tang Doudou took a deep breath and continued, "But I know that I have to be careful with every step, just like my master is with alchemy. Even if I can only refine third-grade pills now, as long as I stick to my original intention, I will be able to reach a higher realm one day."

At this moment, thunderous applause erupted from the audience!

At this moment, Elder Li walked onto the stage, patted Tang Doudou on the shoulder, and Tang Doudou quickly turned around and left the stage. Elder Li said to the crowd, "My disciple is right. The path of alchemy is long and arduous. Only by persevering can we go further and further on the path we have chosen. Without further ado, let's get straight to the point and begin refining pills!"