The female supporting character in the cultivation world only wants to grow flowers and become stron

Go ahead and hand it in! Anyway, the story is still in its early stages, so there's still room for error.

More importantly, she trusted her own judgment and her own intuition.

In her perception, Xu Xiping truly meant no harm. Since mastering the Golden Needle Technique, she had become an expert at sensing spiritual energy, and judging from Xu Xiping's spiritual energy, it didn't possess the unpleasant aura of Nie Muqing and Ye Qiuli.

Judging from the events she has done, she is indeed a straightforward and simple-minded female cultivator.

Even if the Foundation Establishment Pill is destroyed, she still has a backup plan. At worst, she can break through five or six times, which would only put her a few months behind the female lead. Everyone's cultivation is still shallow right now, so there's still a great chance.

and......

Does knowing the future mean we should just sit back and wait?

The future is just a possibility, but in the present, she also has the power to change the plot. She doesn't want to follow the original storyline.

So she pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, I came to Danfu Peak today to find someone to help me refine a Foundation Establishment Pill."

"Foundation Pill?"

Xu Xiping slightly raised her eyelids and asked in surprise, "Senior Sister Lin, have you already collected the main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Lin Yitang nodded and said, "Yes, I was just planning to come to Danfu Peak to find an alchemist I know to help me refine it."

Xu Xiping pondered for a moment and asked, "Who do you want to find?"

"Song Hang. Do you know him?"

Xu Xiping rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a long time before seemingly remembering something and said, "Song Hang? Oh, it's him. That won't do."

"Why?" Lin Yitang asked, puzzled.

Xu Xiping said, "Because Song Hang is only a novice alchemist, he can't refine a pill like the Foundation Establishment Pill."

Hearing this, Lin Yitang's heart sank.

She thought she had found hope in refining Foundation Establishment Pills, but she didn't expect Song Hang's alchemy skills to be insufficient. This gap between hope and despair left her feeling utterly defeated.

Seeing Lin Yitang's dejected expression, Xu Xiping said, "How about I help you refine a Foundation Establishment Pill? I am an intermediate alchemist. I can't refine pills above the Foundation Establishment stage, but I can refine pills below the Foundation Establishment stage."

"Really?" Lin Yitang's eyes lit up again.

Xu Xiping nodded: "Of course it's true. Since Senior Sister Lin needs it, I will naturally do my best. However, the reward for asking someone to refine pills is quite high, which may cost Senior Sister some money."

Lin Yitang was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly said, "It's alright. Then thank you in advance, Junior Sister Xu. I will give you the full amount of the reward for refining the pills, and I can also pay for the herbs."

Xu Xiping waved her hand and said, "Senior Sister Lin, you're too kind. Let's go to my alchemy room, and I'll refine a Foundation Establishment Pill for you right away."

After saying that, she led Lin Yitang to her alchemy room.

The alchemy room was an exquisite bamboo house, surrounded by spiritual energy and a faint fragrance of herbs. Pushing open the bamboo door, a rich aroma of herbs wafted out. The room was clean and orderly, complete with an alchemy furnace, cauldron, medicine shelves, and other necessary items.

The most eye-catching feature is the alchemy furnace in the center of the room, its entire body crimson red, with flames flickering beneath. This is the earth fire that alchemists are so proud of, unique to Danfu Peak, a flame drawn from the depths of the earth, extremely hot, and an essential tool for alchemy.

Xu Xiping walked to the alchemy furnace, formed hand seals, and silently chanted incantations. Suddenly, the flames inside the furnace intensified, resembling a fire dragon churning within.

She took the Thousand-Year Purple Cloud Grass and the Thousand-Year Heavenly Rhyme Grass from Lin Yitang's hands, and was surprised. She said, "Senior Sister, you actually have two thousand-year-old spiritual herbs? And these Thousand-Year Purple Cloud Grass are even rarer!"

Lin Yitang smiled and said modestly, "I obtained it by chance, and I never expected to be so lucky."

Xu Xiping was taken aback and touched the thousand-year-old Purple Cloud Grass with surprise. Her eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "This is the first time I have ever seen such a spiritual object as the thousand-year-old Purple Cloud Grass."

After admiring it for a long time, he turned to Lin Yitang and asked, "By the way, Senior Sister, both main materials are complete. Have you collected the other materials?"

Lin Yitang shook her head and said, "No, so please wait a moment, junior sister. I'll ask someone to buy it at the cultivation market."

Xu Xiping waved her hand: "No need, you're really lucky. Our Danfu Peak has all these other materials, and they were just acquired. I'll go exchange them."

She calculated the value of the remaining materials to be around 300,000 low-grade spirit stones. She said, "However, these materials will likely cost around 300,000 low-grade spirit stones. Does Senior Sister have any in reserve?"

Lin Yitang gasped for breath.

Three hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to three hundred mid-grade spirit stones, is a truly astonishing price!

These resources are enough to support the cultivation of three early Foundation Establishment cultivators!

For the average person, such a price is not as good as spending decades trying dozens of times to break through the Foundation Establishment stage. Maybe with a bit of luck, they can break through one day.

However, upon reflection, in the world of cultivation, time is more precious than spirit stones; time is the most important resource. Let alone decades, three to five years can determine a person's path to immortality.

Not to mention that Foundation Establishment Pills are extremely expensive, and 300 mid-grade spirit stones are already quite cheap.

So she gritted her teeth and said, "I'll pay! But I don't have many spirit stones on me, though I do have a lot of supplies. Is that alright?"

Seeing Xu Xiping nod, Lin Yitang took out all the remaining spiritual herbs from his storage bag. As soon as these herbs were taken out, Xu Xiping's eyes widened in surprise.

She counted the number of spiritual herbs: one, two, three, four… nine in total. Nine thousand-year-old Purple Cloud Grasses! Adding the ones for refining pills, that makes ten! Where did Lin Yitang get so many thousand-year-old spiritual herbs!

She inhaled and asked Lin Yitang, "Did you disturb the brood of Purple Cloud Grass? I've never seen so much Purple Cloud Grass before!"

Lin Yitang smiled but didn't say anything.

Xu Xiping's eyes lit up instantly, and she said solemnly, "Senior Sister Lin, I really want these nine thousand-year-old Purple Cloud Grasses. I wonder if you could part with them and sell them to me? I'm willing to use them to offset the cost of the Foundation Establishment Pill materials, and even use the surplus as money for alchemy."

"In this way, Senior Sister only needs to pay nine thousand-year-old Purple Cloud Grasses, without paying an extra spirit stone. This is a sure-fire deal for you."

These conditions made Lin Yitang somewhat tempted.

She hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and said, "Alright, since Junior Sister is so sincere, I'll accept it without hesitation."

Her thinking was simple: the Thousand-Year Purple Cloud Grass was indeed of little use to her. It couldn't automatically turn into a Foundation Establishment Pill, nor could she eat it directly; she could only exchange it for spirit stones.

But can the spirit stones obtained be used to buy Foundation Establishment Pills? Obviously not.

It would be better to use these spiritual herbs to exchange for a favor from the alchemist. Seeing how much Xu Xiping likes this spiritual herb, my status in her heart will be even higher in the future.

The second female lead is even less likely to be won over by the female lead.

After handing the spiritual herbs to Xu Xiping, Lin Yitang waited outside the alchemy room to refine them.

According to Xu Xiping, it takes about three hours to refine a batch of pills, and the success rate is only 30% to 40%. That is, the materials that could have been used to refine 100 pills may only yield 30 to 40 pills in the end.