Huangfu Bing'er’s peerlessly stunning features lifted, her delicate eyebrows curving slightly. A strange, confident gleam shone in her clear eyes as she nodded very seriously to Ye Qin. "I’ve thought it through carefully. On our Blazing Islet, we have one medium-grade Fire Spirit Vein and three small Spirit Veins. The main vein cannot be touched. If we only mine the three small ones, we should be able to extract around one million low-grade Spirit Stones.

If we use one hundred low-grade Spirit Stones daily to purchase spirit herbs for pill refinement, this supply will last us for about thirty years.

Additionally, we can hunt isolated sea beasts within a thousand-mile radius surrounding the Blazing Islet to acquire raw materials for a small, extra income stream. Since the hunting grounds are close to the island, spending one or two hours daily commuting would be convenient and wouldn't significantly delay our cultivation. On average, this could bring in over one hundred low-grade Spirit Stones daily.

With this influx of Spirit Stones, we can purchase seventh-tier spirit herbs and refine high-grade pills together. This way, we gain both the pills and improve our alchemy skills simultaneously. If the two of us are frugal, our cultivation growth over these thirty years won't lag far behind other Golden Core cultivators.

By the time those thirty years pass and the ore in the three small Spirit Veins is depleted, the vast quantity of spirit herbs we planted on Blazing Islet will also be maturing. The Spirit Stones earned from selling these lower-tier spirit herbs can substitute for the output of the three small Spirit Veins.

Moreover, after thirty years, both of our alchemy skills will have reached an excellent level—at least that of an Alchemy Master. Simply relying on selling pills will earn us a substantial amount of Spirit Stones. This way, even after thirty years, we won't need to worry about lacking Spirit Stones anymore."

Huangfu Bing'er smiled at the beloved person before her, her features alight with a gentle smile, murmuring her ideas softly, making meticulous plans for her and Ye Chun's future. Every step had been carefully calculated; she was clearly very serious.

Ye Qin said nothing, merely listening quietly, watching the understanding, ice-and-snow-like Huangfu Bing'er. A wave of warmth filled his heart, suffused with tender affection.

He couldn't help but secretly blame himself.

For a long time in the past, he and Bing'er had cultivated separately and independently. He had navigated the Cultivation World treading on thin ice, relying on the spirit herbs grown in his Purple Mansion to refine pills and maintain an extremely rapid pace of cultivation. Meanwhile, Bing'er cultivated at the Azure Pill Sect and Water Cloud Palace, supported by the financial backing of her family and sect, also cultivating very rapidly.

When they arrived at this spirit island and established their dual cultivation abode, Bing'er had never brought up the matter of spirit pills.

Thus, in an intangible way, he had overlooked the source of Bing'er’s spirit pills, failing to promptly consider the issue of her cultivation lacking Spirit Stones and pills.

"Bing'er, mining the island's spirit ores might affect the spiritual energy concentration within the island. If we carelessly damage the root source of the Spirit Veins, the spiritual energy of the island could dissipate, which would be very detrimental to our future cultivation," Ye Qin said, holding Huangfu Bing'er's soft hand, pondering for a moment.

Huangfu Bing'er finally showed a faint trace of worry. "I know that. But I’ve thought about it for a long time, and this seems to be the most viable method for now. To acquire Spirit Stones for pill refinement, a certain risk must be taken."

In truth, she had considered other, better methods.

In the Cultivation World, a large immortal family typically relies on all its low-level cultivators working desperately to earn wealth, which then supports the few most talented cultivators in the family to focus entirely on their practice. The highest-cultivating members need only dedicate themselves to improving their strength and ensuring the protection of the entire family's interests.

The Huangfu family operated according to this model. As a successor of the Huangfu family, and a meticulously nurtured talent, she knew this approach was the best way to balance cultivation and earning resources.

However, this method was completely unworkable for cultivators who practiced independently. An independent cultivator cannot succeed merely by having high cultivation. Without the massive financial support of a large backing, the next best alternative—mastering a trade that earns money and relying on that skill—is essential.

What she had envisioned was mastering the art of alchemy.

Ye Qin fell silent for a while.

In the past, she hadn't truly experienced the desperate struggle of low-level cultivators striving for a single Spirit Stone. Those bottom-tier Qi Refining cultivators would risk their very lives fighting over mere handfuls of Spirit Stones.

That Bing'er could now think of using alchemy to earn Spirit Stones was already praiseworthy. However, she had still overlooked one point: the true extent of his capabilities. Even a small fraction of his actual strength was more than enough to solve the dilemma troubling Bing'er.

"Bing'er, do you know how high my current level of alchemy is?" Ye Qin asked with a faint smile.

"I don't. Junior Brother Ye, you must be an Alchemist, right? Don't tell me your alchemy is worse than mine!" Huangfu Bing'er blinked, smiling coquettishly.

She was careful not to touch upon topics that might sadden Ye Qin, so she had never intended to ask from the beginning. The Cultivation World was realistic and cruel; rogue cultivators usually lacked wealth. Without wealth, they couldn't buy spirit herbs for pill refinement, and without spirit herbs, there was no chance of achieving masterful alchemy. This was a natural progression that required no inquiry.

Yet, she occasionally harbored a slight confusion. As a rogue cultivator, why was Ye Qin cultivating so fast, outpacing the vast majority of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Azure Pill Sect, even keeping pace with her, a rare talent within the sect?

Ye Qin smiled triumphantly. "You're wrong this time. My alchemy reached the level of an Alchemy Master a long time ago, and just half a month ago, I broke through to the Grandmaster level."

"Ah—an Alchemy Grandmaster?" Huangfu Bing'er’s eyes widened in disbelief.

The entire Azure Pill Sect had dozens of Alchemy Masters. But an Alchemy Grandmaster numbered only one. This individual was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, possessing allegedly extraordinary alchemy talent. They were extremely revered within the sect; even the Golden Core Ancestors showed them immense deference and never rejected their requests. This person received extremely strict protection, personally overseen by a Golden Core Ancestor who accompanied them everywhere like a shadow. Below the Ancestor level, no one in the Azure Pill Sect knew this Foundation Establishment cultivator's name or residence. To prevent any danger, they weren't even allowed to set foot outside the Azure Pill Mountain Gate. Even she, a daughter of the Huangfu family, did not know the true name of this Alchemy Grandmaster. This illustrated how rare an Alchemy Grandmaster was.

She never imagined that Junior Brother Ye, who was always by her side and had no public fame, possessed an alchemy skill that had reached such a terrifying realm, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the Azure Pill Sect's sole, mysterious Alchemy Grandmaster.

"Therefore, leave the matter of Spirit Stones and pills to me. Bing'er, you don't need to worry about Spirit Stones; go cultivate first. Let me think carefully about the best course of action."

Ye Qin smiled happily.

"Uh-huh, alright then." Huangfu Bing'er seemed severely struck and a bit slow to recover, nodding lightly. But she knew one thing: since her husband was an Alchemy Grandmaster, the problems she worried about were no longer problems.

Ye Qin spent an entire day contemplating inside his secluded chamber before emerging.

Bing'er lacking sufficient Spirit Stones and pills had many potential solutions. The simplest method would be for him to directly refine high-grade pills for Bing'er to use. With his spirit herbs and alchemy skills, this was entirely feasible.

However, this was by no means a good solution; in fact, it was the worst possible one.

Because he occasionally had to venture out to handle matters, search for materials for alchemy and artifact forging, and leave Blazing Islet. In the Cultivation World, unexpected events could arise anytime, anywhere. If he were ambushed outside or besieged somewhere, unable to return to Blazing Islet for years or even decades, wouldn't Bing'er be left without spirit pills or stones?

In the past, at the Sacred Emperor Ruins in the Chaos Land, within the Cangmang Ridge of the Spirit Mist Mountain Range, and even during the sea crossing, he had been besieged for extended periods due to unforeseen incidents, struggling to break free. The dangers of the Cultivation World were ever-present. If the two of them were temporarily separated due to an accident, the consequences would be severe. Therefore, him refining pills directly for Bing'er to use was the absolute last resort.

He pondered for a day, and the most comprehensive solution he devised was for Bing'er to possess Alchemy Grandmaster skills herself.

In the cultivation worlds of the Central Plains and the East Sea, Alchemy Grandmasters and Artifact Forging Grandmasters were eternally scarce cultivators. Any cultivator, regardless of their realm, who possessed superb alchemy or artifact forging skills would never need to worry about lacking Spirit Stones for their future cultivation.

If Bing'er possessed Grandmaster-level alchemy, she wouldn't need to rely on any cultivator, the financial backing of her family, or the Water Cloud Palace. She could earn enough Spirit Stones and pills for her cultivation within the East Sea Islands, ensuring her practice was never hindered. Others would seek her aid for pill refinement; she would never need to beg others for aid due to a lack of Spirit Stones.

In the early stages, improving alchemy skills required a bit more time, which might delay cultivation, but it was entirely worth it. Furthermore, for other cultivators, the initial investment required to advance alchemy skills was immense and often unaffordable. It was not only extremely difficult but also carried the possibility of failure.

But for him, this was a simple matter. He could use the high-grade spirit herbs he personally cultivated in his Wood Mansion for refinement. Even a cultivator with very mediocre innate alchemy talent would see their skills advance by leaps and bounds with the aid of abundant high-grade spirit herbs, progressing even faster than those with superior natural talent.

If he spent several years using the high-grade spirit herbs from the Wood Mansion to let Bing'er practice alchemy, elevating her skill to the level of an Alchemy Grandmaster, then from then on, the Spirit Stones she earned just by selling pills would be more than sufficient. Only this way could the hidden danger of insufficient Spirit Stones be completely resolved, ensuring Bing'er's path of immortal cultivation remained smooth and clearing potential obstacles as much as possible.