"Is that how it's going to be resolved?"

After the three elders left, Li Zhengtong felt as if he were in a dream.

For him, this was simply too surreal.

The moment they encountered a problem, three major figures descended from the heavens, and the problem was solved instantly. In the end, they even received fifty contribution points.

Li Zhengtong never even dared to imagine such a thing!

Qin Yu patted Li Zhengtong on the shoulder, "Things like this will happen often. It’s better to get used to it."

"Let's go, let's distribute the contribution points to Xiao Zhi and the others!"

Qin Yu didn't plan on splitting the contribution points with Li Zhengtong, nor did he try to report more people to get extra. He was fully aware that the benefactors were powerful figures in the sect.

And the powerful never tolerate pretentiousness. While the chances of this event reaching the ears of Elder Liu were slim, there was no need to take such a big risk over a little contribution point.

Before they left, Qin Yu smiled at Kong Tianjiao and said, "Xiao Kong, work hard!"

Kong Tianjiao glared at Qin Yu, "Just a mere servant disciple, lucky for now, but after six months, you'll be done for."

"Heh heh heh... Let’s talk after these six months!"

Six months might not seem like much, but in the cultivation world without television or mobile phones, being confined to the cave to cultivate could be incredibly boring.

Before leaving, Qin Yu didn't forget to remind Kong Tianjiao, "We’ve given our contribution points, but there are still a lot of servant disciples along the way. Don’t forget to give them their share!"

"Otherwise, Elder Liu will get upset."

Kong Tianjiao was so angry he broke the shovel in his hands and gritted his teeth, "I don't need your reminders!"

"Hahaha, thanks for the 50 contribution points, boss!"

Qin Yu and Li Zhengtong laughed as they left, leaving behind the disciples of the Beast Control Peak struggling to clean up the piles of filth.

After distributing the contribution points to Xiao Zhi and the others, Qin Yu and Li Zhengtong headed straight for the market.

Now that they had money, it was time to splurge a bit.

"Brother Yu, what do you plan to buy?"

Qin Yu thought for a moment, "I plan to go into closed-door cultivation for a few days, so I'll buy some auxiliary cultivation pills."

"I’ll buy some pills too, I've fallen behind in cultivation these past few days with all the distractions."

"By the way, Brother Yu, are you about to break through to the first layer of Qi Refining?"

Qin Yu acted arrogantly, "After this closed-door cultivation, I, Qin, will be at the second layer of Qi Refining."

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Li Zhengtong: "Huh? Brother Yu, how are you progressing so fast?"

...

The two arrived at the market and casually walked into a shop selling pills.

"Do you have any pills that promote cultivation?" Qin Yu asked as soon as he entered.

"We do!" The shopkeeper pulled out a few pills. "These are Qi Refining Pills, suitable for Qi Refining cultivators, 12 contribution points per pill!"

"And here is the Qi Boosting Pill, suitable for both Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators, 15 contribution points per pill!"

"This is the Vital Qi Powder, suitable for Qi Refining cultivators, 8 contribution points per pack!"

The shopkeeper introduced four or five types, but the only thing Qin Yu could feel was how expensive they were. Those 50 contribution points didn’t seem like much.

He remembered that the pills sold by the street vendors weren’t this expensive!

Qin Yu: "Do you not have any pills suitable for Tribulation Crossing cultivators?"

Shopkeeper: "......"

Qin Yu: "If you don't have anything for Tribulation Crossing cultivators, then what are you even selling here?"

With that, Qin Yu turned and walked out of the shop.

"This shop's pills are way too expensive. Let’s stick to the street vendors!"

Li Zhengtong was concerned, "Brother Yu, what if the quality of the street vendor's pills isn't guaranteed?"

"Ridiculous!" Qin Yu scolded. "The street vendors don't even look down on you for being poor, and you're complaining about their quality?"

Soon, Qin Yu found a cultivator selling pills.

When he got closer, he realized it was the same cultivator from before.

"Senior Brother, I'd like to buy some pills to help with cultivation."

"Sure!" The senior brother greeted them warmly. "From your auras, you’re Qi Refining cultivators, right? Qi Refining Pills and Vital Qi Powder would be most suitable for you."

"Qi Refining Pills, 8 contribution points each; Vital Qi Powder, 5 contribution points per pack."

‘These are definitely much cheaper than the ones in the store.’

"The Qi Refining Pills are far more effective than the Vital Qi Powder. If you have enough contribution points, I’d recommend the Qi Refining Pills!"

"Then give me three Qi Refining Pills!"

Qin Yu planned to test the effect first. If it wasn't that great, he could always use the remaining contribution points to eat some good food at the cafeteria.

"I’ll take three too!"

"Sure thing!" The senior brother grinned. This was a big order!

The senior brother quickly packaged the pills into two small porcelain bottles and handed them to Qin Yu and Li Zhengtong.

"Senior Brother, aren’t alchemists supposed to make a lot of money?" Li Zhengtong asked.

"Not really!" The senior brother sat down on a bench and sighed. "Those alchemists with high success rates do make a lot of money, but for someone like me with no talent, I don't even make enough to buy materials."

"But alchemy is my passion. Even if all my monthly contribution points from the sect go into buying materials, I still think it's worth it."

Qin Yu looked at the senior brother’s talent.

Medium-grade Spiritual Root (C-level): Barely meets the requirements for cultivation, but unlikely to achieve great success; in the end, he will only serve as the backdrop to others' brilliance.

Qin Yu realized something.

‘No alchemy talent, but still making pills?’

He had previously fallen into a misunderstanding. As long as a cultivator learns the necessary knowledge for alchemy, anyone can make pills. Those with alchemy talent simply learn faster and have higher success rates.

Cultivators without alchemy talent, however, would need to invest more effort and resources to succeed. With enough hard work, they could still become alchemists.

But talent dictates potential. Without alchemy talent, no matter how hard one tried, they could never make high-level pills.

On the way back to their cave, Qin Yu asked Li Zhengtong.

"Do you want to become an alchemist?"

Li Zhengtong nodded and explained, "I have a relative who’s an alchemist in a small sect. He told me that being an alchemist is very profitable, and it’s a respected profession."

"Take this Qi Refining Pill we bought, the raw materials cost at most 1 contribution point per batch, but when made into pills, it’s worth 8 contribution points or more!"

"As long as one out of eight batches of raw materials is successfully made into pills, you’ll make a profit!"

Qin Yu nodded. "What you say makes sense, but being an alchemist depends on talent. I think learning formation techniques would suit you better."

Back at the cave, Qin Yu activated the formation and prepared to enter closed-door cultivation.

"I wonder how effective this pill will be?"

Qin Yu glanced at the progress bar. It was at 6%.

"Let’s see how much progress one pill gives me!"

He swallowed a Qi Refining Pill in one gulp.

Soon, Qin Yu felt his body heating up, and his meridians started to boil.