Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

As Junior Brother Li spoke, he took out a yellowed ancient book from the bookshelf, gently blew away the dust on the cover, and handed it to Zhou Yiqiao.

Zhou Yiqiao took the ancient book, his heart filled with excitement and gratitude.

He knew very well how valuable the recipe resources of the Zhongzhou Holy Sect were to an alchemist. It was a great blessing for him to be able to obtain them easily now.

He solemnly took the ancient book, thanked the two men, and then immersed himself in the vast ocean of alchemy knowledge.

Zhou Yiqiao quickly absorbed the contents of the ancient book, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.

He flipped through the pages that recorded the secrets of alchemy. Every line of text was like a key to a new world. He quickly mastered one alchemy recipe after another that he had never seen before.

He was completely immersed in the knowledge, and only realized that he had been reading for a long time after he finished reading the ancient book.

Looking up, Qiu Yutong was no longer in the pavilion. Only the man called Junior Brother Li was sorting some medicinal herbs not far away.

Zhou Yiqiao was shocked and quickly stood up and walked towards the other party.

"Brother Li, Sister Qiu...?"

Junior Brother Li looked up and saw Zhou Yiqiao looking puzzled, so he explained with a smile.

"Oh, Senior Sister Qiu had something urgent to deal with, so she left first."

"She asked me to tell you not to worry and just follow me to practice in the Purple Qi Dong Lai Pavilion."

Zhou Yiqiao felt relieved and at ease.

He turned to Junior Brother Li and said.

"Brother Li, I am grateful for your help just now. I haven't asked for your name yet, so I can call you by that name from now on."

Junior Brother Li stood up, dusted off his hands, and said with a smile.

"My last name is Li, my name is Hanlin, and I am an ordinary alchemist in the sect."

"If you're interested, you can just call me Brother Hanlin."

Zhou Yiqiao bowed and saluted.

"Brother Hanlin, I apologize for disturbing you just now."

Li Hanlin waved his hand and tactfully did not ask Zhou Yiqiao's name.

"No, no, you don't have to be polite, Junior Brother Zhou."

"Alchemy is a road full of challenges. What happened today was actually because I was frustrated these days and you just happened to bump into me and let it go on your head."

When Zhou Yiqiao heard Li Hanlin's words, he was filled with emotion.

Although the two were somewhat unhappy at first, because they were both cultivators who were keen on alchemy, once the misunderstanding between them was resolved, Zhou Yiqiao also realized Li Hanlin's straightforwardness.

He thought for a moment and asked.

"Brother Hanlin, I just heard you mention that this furnace of elixirs was prepared for the sect competition. I wonder what kind of elixir it is?"

"Perhaps I can do my part to help you complete it."

When Li Hanlin heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he showed a bitter smile.

"Junior Brother Zhou, you don't know that this furnace of elixir is called 'Golden Soul Pill', which is a kind of elixir that can help increase the strength of the soul."

"This pill requires extremely high skills to be refined. Brother, I have locked myself up in this Purple Qi Eastward Pavilion for several years, but I still can't find the method. I am really ashamed."

Zhou Yiqiao smiled slightly and spoke nonsense.

"Brother Hanlin, to be honest with you, I once had the honor of learning how to refine the Golden Soul Pill under the guidance of my elders at home."

"If you trust me, I am willing to try to refine a furnace for you to make up for today's loss."

Li Hanlin was stunned for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"Junior Brother Zhou, are you serious? If you can refine the Qi Condensation Pill, that would be great. But this is a very serious matter, are you sure?"

Zhou Yiqiao nodded and continued to talk nonsense with confidence.

"Brother Hanlin, I went through so much hardship in order to learn how to make the Golden Soul Pill."

"I can't say I'm 100% sure today, but there's at least an 80% chance of it happening!"

Li Hanlin was delighted, as if he had found a life-saving straw, and spoke hurriedly.

"Okay! Junior Brother Zhou, since you have such confidence, I will give this furnace of elixirs to you to refine."

"I have prepared all the necessary herbs. If you need any help, just let me know."

"If Junior Brother can generously help me refine the Golden Soul Pill, it will be a great help to me!"

"In this case, I am not only willing to write off the loss of spiritual herbs, but I also feel deeply indebted to you, Junior Brother, for a great favor. I will definitely repay you in the future!"

Zhou Yiqiao Gongshou Tao.

"Thank you for your trust, Senior Brother Hanlin. I will do my best."

After saying that, Zhou Yiqiao walked towards the alchemy furnace and began to check the fire and medicinal materials.

His movements were skillful and confident, and every step seemed extremely natural, as if he and the alchemy furnace in the Ziqidonglai Pavilion had cooperated with each other thousands of times, and had long since become one with them, with an extremely tacit understanding.

Li Hanlin stood aside and watched Zhou Yiqiao's actions, and the surprise in his heart gradually turned into admiration.

Although the work had not yet started, Li Hanlin had already dispelled his suspicions just by looking at Zhou Yiqiao's calm demeanor.

As Zhou Yiqiao started to refine the elixir, rare medicinal herbs were put into the furnace one by one, and a faint medicinal fragrance suddenly filled the Ziqidonglai Pavilion.

Li Hanlin held his breath and stared, afraid of missing any details. In his subconscious, he had already determined that Zhou Yiqiao could refine the Golden Soul Pill, so he was unwilling to miss any step at hand.

Zhou Yiqiao was very skilled, sometimes he gently stirred the fire, sometimes he gently tapped the furnace to adjust the strength of the flame.

After more than ten days, the movement in the alchemy furnace became louder and louder, and streams of rich spiritual energy began to overflow from the gaps in the furnace cover. The entire Ziqidonglai Pavilion was shrouded in this powerful spiritual power.

At a certain moment, Zhou Yiqiao suddenly stopped what he was doing and closed his eyes, as if he was sensing the quality of the pills in the furnace.

After a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes, formed seals with his hands, and growled.

"Congeal!"

The spiritual power in the alchemy furnace instantly condensed and turned into a golden light, which shot straight into the sky, and then slowly fell back, finally turning into a crystal clear pill emitting a faint golden glow, lying quietly in the alchemy furnace.

"It's done!"

Li Hanlin exclaimed, he could hardly believe his eyes.

This Golden Soul Pill is not only mellow in color and rich in medicinal fragrance, but more importantly, the spiritual power fluctuations it exudes are much stronger than the samples he purchased at a huge expense!

Zhou Yiqiao smiled slightly, gently opened the furnace lid, picked out the Golden Soul Pill with jade pliers, and handed it to Li Hanlin.

"Brother Hanlin, I have accomplished your mission."

Li Hanlin took the Golden Soul Pill with trembling hands. The more he looked at it, the more excited he became.

"Junior Brother Zhou, you...you really opened my eyes!"

"This Golden Soul Pill, both in quality and medicinal power, is far beyond my imagination."

"With this, I will definitely shine in the sect competition!"