Chapter 117: Refining Achievements (Update)
This person is Hu Qingsong, a cultivator from the Hu family.

This Hu Qingsong is the cousin of Hu Qingyun, the foundation-building cultivator who is currently in charge of the Hu family.

He is also a second-rank weapon refiner, responsible for running the Hu family's business in Baishuixian City.

The Hu family is a foundation-building family in Yuzhou. It has four foundation-building cultivators. Even among the foundation-building families in Zheng State, it is considered to be very powerful.

In addition, Yuzhou is not far from Baishuixian City, and the Hu family’s influence in Baishuixian City is also considerable.

In Baishuixian City, whether in the outer city or the inner city, there are weapon refining shops of the Hu family.

It can almost be said that nearly half of the weapon refining shops in Baishuixian City are owned by the Hu family.

In addition to the weapon refining shop, the Hu family also has some other industries in Baishuixian City.

But in comparison, it is much worse.

It has been nearly a year since Ji Changzai came to Baishuixian City.

Although Ji Chang focused his main energy on cultivation and refining poison, he did not neglect the relationship with the Hu family.

He and Hu Qingsong were quite familiar with each other and had met once or twice.

"I heard a few days ago that Brother Han has been looking for the Youwu Mushroom. Just now I saw someone buying the Youwu Mushroom at the auction, so I guessed that the person was Brother Han."

"Brother Han has collected second-level spiritual medicines. I'm afraid he is not far from becoming a second-level alchemist."

Hu Qingsong congratulated him with a smile.

After hearing this, Ji Chang's heart did not change much.

The news that he was looking for the Youwu Mushroom had been spread for more than half a year. Although Baishuixian City was large, there were only so many foundation-building cultivators, and the circle was not large.

It is normal for Hu Qingsong to have heard about it.

Apart from that, as an alchemist, there is nothing strange about him seeking for an elixir.

"No, no, my little skill is nothing. It is Brother Qingsong's weapon-refining skill that is famous in Baishuixian City."

Ji Chang's alchemy skills have been stagnant for more than half a year.

Although he became more and more proficient in refining first-grade pills, the success rate was also much higher.

Even for a pill like the Foundation Establishment Pill which is quite difficult to refine, if he had gathered all the medicinal materials, Ji Chang would have the confidence to give it a try or two.

But Ji Chang lacked the key second-level alchemy inheritance, and it was difficult for his alchemy skills to go any further.

And his talent in alchemy, although not bad, was just mediocre.

It is indeed unrealistic to rely on one's own talent to improve one's alchemy skills to the second level.

Originally, Ji Chang placed his chance of improving his alchemy skills on the Wang family.

The Wang family of Jiaozhou is good at using the Dao of Fire, and has a second-level alchemy tradition in their family.

It's just a pity that Wang Miaotong, the Wang family's foundation-building ancestor whom Ji often spied on, has been frantically searching for Chen Biqi who was hiding these days because of his short life span.

He wanted to take Chen Biqi, the potential threat to the Wang family, away with him while he was still alive.

How could he have the energy to focus on refining second-level pills and learning alchemy techniques?

However, if Wang Miaotong did not take out the inheritance jade slip that recorded the alchemy skills, Ji Chang would find it difficult to control his spiritual sense to enter the second-level storage magic weapon on his body by relying on peeping.

Even Ji Chang didn't believe that there was a jade slip recording the alchemy skills in Wang Miaotong's storage magic tool.

After all, he was dying soon, so why would he need to learn the art of alchemy all the time?

And if he carries the precious alchemy inheritance with him, if he tries to fight Chen Biqi, he might be killed by Chen Biqi, or they might die together.

Wouldn't that cause this inheritance to be lost?

Because of this, Ji Chang gradually gave up the idea of ​​inheriting the alchemy skills from the Wang family.

He set his sights on the foundation-building cultivators in Baishuixian City. Unfortunately, there were not many foundation-building families in Zheng State that were famous for alchemy.

The number of foundation-building cultivators who can refine second-level elixirs is even rarer.

Among them, there are very few second-level alchemists who do not stay in their own family’s spiritual land but instead live in Baishuixian City.

In addition, Ji Chang had only been in Baishuixian City for a year and was unfamiliar with the place, and had not had much contact with many foundation-building cultivators.

There is also no chance to meet the second-level alchemist living in Baishuixian City.

Not to mention seeking the inheritance of the Dao of Alchemy from them by peeping into the Dao seeds.

However, although Ji Chang failed to obtain the second-level alchemy inheritance.

However, during this year, Ji Chang inherited the second-level weapon refining inheritance of the Hu family from the three Hu family cultivators he knew.

The Hu family's weapon refining inheritance is of high rank, reaching the second-grade top level.

Because his alchemy skills had stagnated, Ji Chang learned a little about the Hu family's weapon refining heritage while practicing and refining poison.

There is a lot of connection between alchemy and refining equipment.

Relying on the spiritual awareness possessed by a foundation-building cultivator and the experience in controlling fire gained from alchemy, he gained the insights into smelting spiritual objects.

With the ability to learn by analogy, Ji Chang's weapon-refining skills improved at a rapid pace.

After studying for less than a year, he had almost reached the first-level mid-grade level of weapon refining attainments.

In addition, Ji Chang also planted a peeping mark on Zixuan Sanren.

Although Zixuan Sanren was just a casual cultivator at the foundation-building stage, he also mastered a formation inheritance, so Ji Chang would naturally not forget him.

Therefore, after some observation, the formation inheritance in Zixuan Sanren's hands was also obtained by Ji Chang.

Zixuan Sanren's array inheritance is also a second-level inheritance.

However, it is only a second-level mid-grade formation inheritance.

It is much inferior to the quality of the Hu family's weapon refining inheritance.

Of course, Ji Chang wouldn't dislike it either.

However, the art of formation is extremely complicated and difficult to learn and master.

Although he had learned the Yuan family's formation skills when he was in Jiaozhou before.

However, Ji Chang's attainments in formations are still not high, only at the lower level of the first grade.

However, if you have a formation flag in your hand, you can follow the formation diagram and roughly arrange the formation you want.

It is undoubtedly much better than just using ready-made array instruments such as array plates.

After Ji Changzai and Hu Qingsong complimented each other.

Hu Qingsong invited him, "Since you have met Brother Han, why don't you go to my cave for a small gathering? I also have something I want to discuss with Brother Han."

Ji Chang pondered for a moment, then nodded and agreed.

"Okay, excuse me then."

So, the group walked towards Hu Qingsong's cave.

Soon, the group arrived at Hu Qingsong's cave.

Hu Qingsong led everyone into the hall inside the cave and sat down. Then he ordered people to serve spiritual tea and snacks for everyone to taste.

As a family cultivator, Hu Qingsong has many maids and attendants in his cave residence, unlike Ji Chang who only has Liu Xuexuan as his housekeeper.

Because of this, Hu Qingsong's cave was quite lively.

(End of this chapter)