Cultivation is just so scientific!

Even if each Cultivation Assistance Spirit Pill increased the effectiveness by just one point, it meant a significant gain for those who take them over a long period.

Not to mention those life-saving Spirit Pills, an increase of one point in their effects could potentially guarantee survival.

"Manager Cai, I recall that when I signed the contract as a guest alchemist, I was allowed to choose my clients, correct?" Li Shiming asked indifferently.

"Of course, Mr. Li, whether you wish to refine pills for someone or not, Beishu Trading Company will absolutely not interfere!" Cai Hong was startled, not understanding what had happened, but he responded.

"That's good. From now on, I want no alchemy tasks involving Qianye Temple to appear on my task list. If I find any, I will terminate my guest relationship with Beishu Trading Company!" Li Shiming instructed calmly.

"Mr. Li, may I know why?" Cai Hong, puzzled, asked.

This was no small matter. The level of alchemy demonstrated by Li Shiming was almost absolutely top-notch among high-level alchemists.

Moreover, the quantity and quality of Li Shiming's alchemical output were the best, six major sects had even customized a large number of Spirit Pills through Beishu Trading Company from him, gaining many benefits.

Li Shiming intended to single-handedly blockade the alchemy business of the major sect, Qianye Temple.

Although it seemed very arrogant of Li Shiming, it was actually feasible. Li Shiming no longer manufacturing Spirit Pills for Qianye Temple was Li Shiming's personal affair.

Of course, this would offend Qianye Temple, and those monks were not known for their good temper, making Cai Hong worry for Li Shiming.

Cai Hong wanted to inquire about the reason from Li Shiming's side and then mediate between both parties through Beishu Trading Company.

Regardless of which Buddha of Qianye Temple Li Shiming had a conflict with, Beishu Trading Company could speak up and prevent the situation from escalating and causing more trouble.

Cai Hong was also aware of the large number of Spirit Pills ordered from Li Shiming by the six major sects this year, which nearly handed over the bulk of the Second Grade Spirit Medicine to him.

"Just ask Qianye Temple what they have done to me!" Li Shiming said, and then he cut off the contact.

Within Qianye Temple, whether it was Wisdom Flame Arhat or Venerable Huike, or even most of the Arhat Venerables, they weren't quite aware of Li Shiming's importance to Qianye Temple.

The task of contracting out the Spirit Pill tasks to Beishu Trading Company was managed by the Wisdom Flame Arhat of the temple.

For the past six months, Qianye Temple had indeed tasted the benefits; the Buddhas exchanged for the best quality high-level Spirit Pills with their contribution points, significantly boosting their cultivation efficiency.

Wisdom Flame Arhat suddenly received a notice from Beishu Trading Company that the guest alchemist Li Shiming would no longer accept tasks from Qianye Temple and noted that this decision was due to the temple's own actions.

Wisdom Flame Arhat was instantly alarmed as his Medicine Buddha Hall was in the midst of gathering Second Grade Spirit Medicine, preparing for a new batch of Second Grade Spirit Pill production.

If Li Shiming stopped accepting tasks, then it would revert to the previous situation where the temple's own alchemists handled the production.

And if the temple's high-level alchemists refined Second Grade Spirit Pills, having one-tenth of them being high-level Spirit Pills was already quite good, and even if they managed to produce high-level Spirit Pills, they would not match the quality of those refined by Li Shiming.

Over the past six months, Wisdom Flame Arhat had saved a small half of the Spirit Medicine, just so that the temple's high-level alchemists would not run out of materials, thereby wasting the talents of those he was training.

If they had to rely solely on the temple's high-level alchemists in the future, the Buddhas who had tasted the high-level Spirit Pills refined by Li Shiming were likely to make a big fuss.

Wisdom Flame Arhat hurriedly reported the matter, wanting to know exactly what had caused Li Shiming to stop producing Spirit Pills for Qianye Temple!

The high echelons of Qianye Temple naturally knew the cause; at that moment, several Venerables and Arhats were deeply troubled as the Shushan Sect issued a severe interrogation.

If one attack on Li Shiming was a misunderstanding, then a second attack aimed solely at him could no longer be considered such.

Because of the assault by Zhi Ming Arhat from Qianye Temple, Li Shiming used the "Ten Thousand Miles Escape Talisman" to save his life, and this result had already begun to affect the relationships between the two major sects.

It should be noted that last time it was resolved by Fan Ancestor, but just two days later, they disregarded Fan Ancestor's reputation and Qianye Temple attacked Li Shiming again.

At this moment, Li Shiming was urgently traveling through the night, thriving in the darkness. Using the "Charming Soul Concealing Secret Technique," he concealed his form, and the "Step by Step Lotus" white lotus was also hidden, allowing him to move through the darkness quietly like a ghost.

During the day, he still used the "Charming Soul Concealing Secret Technique" and employed the "Step by Step Lotus" among the various shadows.

After several two hours, he arrived at the checkpoint and expertly found a flaw in the previous defense formation, quietly passing through the formation to reach the border area.

There he released his clone, Li Yuan Ba, and the two exchanged smiles and a courteous gesture before Li Yuan Ba transformed into a beam of sword light heading towards Jieshan Mountain Pass.

Li Shiming sent his clone back, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

No matter what Qianye Temple intended, with Li Yuan Ba back in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, there was no longer a need to worry about being captured by Qianye Temple.

Moreover, after returning this time, Li Yuan Ba would focus on cultivating to reduce the time outside, which would lessen the opportunities for Qianye Temple to act.

Li Shiming reentered the defense formation and returned to the area under the control of the Righteous Path. This time, his destination was the ruins of the Five Qi Sect.

He still used a combination of the "Charming Soul Concealing Secret Technique" and "Step by Step Lotus" to travel—this was much more discreet than using a Flying Boat.

Now that he was under the watch of Qianye Temple, a major sect in the Beishu Continent with a sophisticated intelligence system, if he were to openly travel using a Flying Boat, it's likely he would soon be tracked by Qianye Temple.

"Venerable Huike, I need an explanation!" Fan Ancestor contacted Venerable Huike, his voice full of anger.

"Master Fan, we have no ill intentions towards young master Li Shiming; we merely wanted to investigate some information about a Buddhist reincarnation from him," Venerable Huike hesitated a moment before explaining some of the truth.

If Qianye Temple wanted to inquire Li Shiming about something, they could completely go through Shushan Sect. Instead, they attacked Li Shiming successively while he was out, forcing him to use even his life-saving measures. Is this the attitude of Qianye Temple?

"Could it be that my Shushan Sect should also employ the same methods to inquire about matters from Qianye Temple's Buddha?" Fan Ancestor angrily retorted.

Venerable Huike also felt some regret. He had learned from Wisdom Flame Arhat that Li Shiming had ceased alchemy for Qianye Temple, something he had not been aware of before.

He was even more unaware of how crucial Li Shiming's role in alchemy was to Qianye Temple, a matter involving Second Grade Spirit Medicine and the Buddha Stage; such matters were not typically his concern.

Originally, Li Shiming ceasing alchemy for Qianye Temple was not a significant issue—it was only a Buddha Stage Spirit Pill, and their temple had high-level alchemists, so there wouldn't be a shortage of Spirit Pills.

However, the problem was that Li Shiming was producing high-grade Spirit Pills for the other five major sects and not for Qianye Temple alone. This equated to Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the other five sects generally having faster cultivation progress than those from Qianye Temple.

Such a matter might not show immediate effects, but over time, it would widen the gap between them.

If the Buddha Stage power of Qianye Temple was generally weaker than that of other major sects, it could lead to significant trouble, perhaps not affecting top-tier powers too much, but could cause disastrous problems during large-scale conflicts.

Thus, resolving the troubles with Li Shiming was a shared consensus among the upper echelons of Qianye Temple.

Who would have thought that a mere high-level Foundation Establishment alchemist could, by his lonesome capability, impact a major sect like Qianye Temple to the extent that they had to make some concessions.