A few minutes later, the woman handed a jade token and several books to Qin Hanchu.
"The jade token is proof of your identity as a student. You can attend classes every morning."
"These books are essential coursework for alchemists."
Qin Hanchu glanced at them and found that these were precisely the books he needed.
Leaving the Xuan Yi Pavilion, he found an inn nearby and checked in.
Upon entering the room, Qin Hanchu began to read the "Myriad Herbs Collection."
An hour later, he finally found the introduction to the Ice Cold Spirit Flower and the Frost Spirit Mushroom.
The Frost Spirit Mushroom could be soaked in extremely cold spring water.
When the two met, they would transform into Frost Spirit Liquid.
Drinking the Frost Spirit Liquid directly could enhance one's strength.
As for the Ice Cold Spirit Flower, it could be refined into an Ice Cold Pill.
One Ice Cold Pill could, with one hundred percent certainty, turn a Martial Lord into a Martial Saint.
Even a Martial Saint who consumed it could significantly improve their strength.
The refining method for the Ice Cold Pill was not a secret, but succeeding in refining it was extremely difficult.
The next morning, Qin Hanchu went to the Xuan Yi Pavilion to learn alchemy techniques.
Indeed, the alchemists at the Xuan Yi Pavilion had their merits.
From them, Qin Hanchu learned a great deal of new knowledge.
Both in terms of the properties of spiritual herbs and the techniques for refining pills, Qin Hanchu's proficiency greatly improved.
Time flew by, and Qin Hanchu had been at the Xuan Yi Pavilion for half a year.
Qin Hanchu already had a good foundation, and with the half-year of study, he had reached the standard for graduation.
Graduation simply meant that Qin Hanchu had emerged from the novice stage, not that his alchemy skills were exceptionally strong.
To improve his alchemy skills, he could only continuously refine pills and accumulate experience.
It could be said that every top alchemist required a massive accumulation of resources.
Although Qin Hanchu was a Martial Saint, he did not have so many resources to practice alchemy.
He had two paths before him.
The first was to establish his own force and then use that force to help him improve his alchemy skills.
However, doing so would be too time-consuming.
The second was to spend money to hire skilled alchemists to refine Ice Cold Pills for him.
This was the most convenient and fastest method.
Qin Hanchu pondered for a while and finally chose the second option.
The fees for master alchemists were very high, and Qin Hanchu was still short of money.
To earn money, Qin Hanchu could only go out as a demon hunter.
For the next year, he was constantly fighting outside.
A year later, Qin Hanchu returned to the city with nearly a hundred high-grade elemental spirit cores.
After selling the spirit cores, Qin Hanchu went to the Xuan Yi Pavilion again.
Under the recommendation of the Xuan Yi Pavilion, he found a master alchemist.
He handed over the Ice Cold Spirit Flower and other medicinal ingredients to the master alchemist, and Qin Hanchu returned to his inn to await news.
A week later, Qin Hanchu visited the Xuan Yi Pavilion again.
After paying the processing fee, Qin Hanchu obtained an Ice Cold Pill as he wished.
Back at the inn, Qin Hanchu first used the purchased extremely cold spring water to soak the Frost Spirit Mushroom.
Two hours later, Qin Hanchu consumed the Frost Spirit Liquid.
It took Qin Hanchu a full two days to absorb the medicinal effects of the Frost Spirit Liquid.
Although Qin Hanchu did not break through, he had reached the peak of the Martial Saint realm.
Now, it was all up to the Ice Cold Pill to perform!
After eating a hearty meal, Qin Hanchu took the Ice Cold Pill and began to cultivate.
Seven days later, Qin Hanchu opened his eyes.
"I thought it would help me break through, but it still fell short."
"Another Ice Cold Pill would be enough."
Although Qin Hanchu had reached the peak of the Martial Saint realm, this final step felt so out of reach.
Even with the Ice Cold Pill and Frost Spirit Liquid, Qin Hanchu still couldn't break through.
Despite not breaking through, Qin Hanchu's strength had still improved significantly.
If he were to fight Old Kuang again, Qin Hanchu was confident he could kill him within ten moves.
Within the Martial Saint realm, Qin Hanchu was absolutely considered one of the top powerhouses.
Leaving his room, Qin Hanchu ordered several dishes at a restaurant.
While eating, the conversation of a few people attracted Qin Hanchu's attention.
"Have you heard about what happened at Snow Dragon Mountain?"
"Heard about it. It's a pity our strength is too low to be qualified to watch."
"Two Martial God level spirit beasts fighting. They must be fighting over spiritual herbs."
"Only the City Lord is qualified to intervene in this matter. Even a Martial Saint would be in grave danger if they went."
"The City Lord was injured during the domain war and probably won't risk going."
Qin Hanchu's eyes lit up.
Snow Dragon Mountain, the name itself suggested an ice-cold region.
The spiritual herbs growing in such a place would most likely be of ice-cold attribute.
Being fought over by Martial God level spirit beasts meant the spiritual herb was undoubtedly incredibly precious.
If he could obtain it, Qin Hanchu would definitely be able to reach the Martial God level.
With this thought, he quickly finished his meal and headed for Snow Dragon Mountain.
Even riding the Flying White Tiger, it took Qin Hanchu two days to reach Snow Dragon Mountain.
From afar, Qin Hanchu could already feel the residual shockwaves of the battle.
The roars of the two Martial God level spirit beasts were even more awe-inspiring.
"Master, are you sure you want to go over?" the Flying White Tiger asked warily.
"You hide here, I'll go alone."
Signaling the Flying White Tiger to descend, Qin Hanchu also walked towards the center of the battle.
Due to the battle between the two Martial God level spirit beasts, there were no other spirit beasts on Snow Dragon Mountain.
Qin Hanchu concealed his aura and slowly approached.
Boom boom...
Just then, the two Martial God level spirit beasts soared into the sky.
These two spirit beasts were a Snow Eagle and an Ice Heart Bird respectively.
Seeing them fly into the air, Qin Hanchu quickly hid.
The eyesight of these two beasts was terrifyingly sharp; if Qin Hanchu were exposed, he would definitely be discovered.
The attacks of the two spirit beasts were earth-shattering, constantly shattering the giant rocks on Snow Dragon Mountain.
Half an hour later, the two spirit beasts finally landed in a valley.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Qin Hanchu moved closer again.
It took Qin Hanchu a full hour to reach the summit of the mountain.
At this moment, Qin Hanchu hid beneath a boulder, then revealed only his eyes to look down into the valley.
The battle in the valley was still ongoing.
The two spirit beasts fought back and forth like fighting cocks.
In the depths of the valley, there was a cold pond.
Thick mist shrouded the cold pond, giving it a mysterious veil.
Within the mist, Qin Hanchu saw a faint blue light.
This light flickered as if it were breathing.
Ice Spirit Jade!
Upon careful observation, Qin Hanchu finally recognized it.
This item, strictly speaking, was not a spiritual herb, but it was recorded in the books on spiritual herbs.
This item not only could enhance strength but also purify the quality of ice-cold attributes.
In short, it was an incredibly precious treasure.
No wonder it could cause two Martial God level spirit beasts to fight over it.
For this Ice Spirit Jade, these two spirit beasts had been fighting for more than half a month.
Although these two spirit beasts fought fiercely, they were not actually going all out.
The Ice Spirit Jade, while not a spiritual herb, also had a maturity period.
When it matured, it would gain sentience.
At that time, it could even sense danger and escape on its own.