LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 78 Alchemist
Chen Yuan was relieved after hearing this. Yi Jin was indeed at odds with the Huang family.
At this time, Yi Jin spoke again:
"Since Senior Nephew Chen has decided to enter Dongxu Mountain, he needs to prepare early and don't waste time on sect tasks."
Chen Yuan was startled, and then said:
"Master Uncle Yi, please give me some instructions."
The fifth-level tasks are all trivial and time-consuming, but since Yi Jin said so, there must be a reason for him.
"Yesterday, in the heart-questioning test, Senior Nephew Chen once said that he was an alchemy master. I wonder what kind of elixirs Senior Nephew can make now? What is the rate of elixir success?"
Chen Yuan changed his mind and replied:
"This disciple can refine the Bixin Pill and Yuhua Pill, and the success rate of both pills is 60%."
Yi Jin was surprised and said:
"My nephew's alchemy skills are so extraordinary, so it's easy to handle. After you go back, you can go to the alchemy pavilion to take the alchemy test. After passing it, you can receive the alchemy tasks issued by the alchemy pavilion. You don't have to waste time on fifth-level tasks. , and also prevent Mr. Huang from taking this opportunity to cause trouble for you."
When Chen Yuan heard this, his mind couldn't help but become active:
"Uncle Yi, if the disciple directly joins the Alchemy Pavilion, wouldn't it mean that he no longer has to fear the Huang family's revenge?"
Yi Jin smiled and said:
"Of course you can, but in this case, you have to serve ten years of hard labor in the Alchemy Pavilion before you have a chance to build the foundation."
Chen Yuan said in confusion:
"Although my disciple's alchemy skills are not outstanding, he still has a 60% success rate. I ask myself how confident I am of becoming an alchemy master. Why do I still have to do hard labor?"
Yi Jin sighed softly:
"The 60% pill-forming rate is indeed extremely extraordinary. Even among the alchemists of the Lingyun Sect, it is rare. But not to mention the 60% pill-forming rate, even 70%, the apprentice nephew has to serve for ten years first Hard labor.”
Chen Yuan frowned:
"Could it be...because I am a casual cultivator?"
Yi Jin nodded slightly:
"That's right! Master Nephew Chen used to practice in Huanyuefang City. He must also know that spiritual herbs that are less than a hundred years old can be ripened with magical power. Our sect also has a market to attract a large number of casual cultivators to ripen low-level cultivators. The supply of spiritual grass is sufficient. The alchemy inheritance of our sect is extremely complete and is enough to cultivate a large number of alchemists. How can they let outsiders easily enter the alchemy pavilion? "
Chen Yuan said unwillingly:
"What about the alchemy master? Isn't there a shortage in our sect?"
Yi Jin shook his head:
"No shortage, our sect only lacks spiritual grass. The hundred-year-old spiritual grass used to refine the foundation-building elixir cannot be ripened with magic power. Only the pure spiritual energy in the large spiritual veins can have the effect of rapid ripening. The entire Qi country can only There is such a condition in the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm. Our sect only has one medium-sized spiritual vein. Even if we build a large number of spiritual medicine gardens, it can only shorten the life a little and we must wait for it to grow naturally. "
"The more than 300 foundation-building monks in our sect all need elixirs to cultivate, and the hundred-year-old spirit grass is naturally not enough. However, there are a large number of alchemists in the alchemy pavilion, waiting for the hundred-year spirit grass to practice. In this case, if you are an elder of pill formation, , will we cultivate alchemists who have started from a young age, have excellent qualifications, and have good roots, or will we cultivate alchemists who have passed through the Immortal Ascension Conference and become an initiate and have only pseudo-spiritual roots?”
Chen Yuan smiled bitterly and said:
"If it were me, I would also train disciples who have started since childhood."
Yi Jin sighed:
"Because of this, the alchemists in our sect who are casual cultivators will never have the chance to become masters of alchemy. No matter how extraordinary nephew Chen's alchemy skills are, he will not lack the few pills you made in one furnace. Unless the alchemy success rate reaches 80% or 90% and has the potential to become an alchemy master, the alchemy pavilion will take a high look. Or the apprentice nephew can join the alchemy pavilion even if he is an alchemy master. "
"Uncle Master is joking. A hundred-year-old spirit grass costs nearly a hundred spirit stones. Not only is it expensive, but it is also extremely rare. How can a disciple have the chance to refine a foundation-building elixir?"
Yi Jin smiled and said:
"So Master Nephew Chen should give up on this idea. Our sect has set up the Immortal Ascension Conference to recruit casual cultivators to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain and snatch rare spiritual herbs, especially the three elixirs used to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill. . If he doesn’t want to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain, Master Nephew Chen can only work hard for ten years before looking for an opportunity to build a foundation.”
Chen Yuan nodded:
"Disciple understands, I will go to take the alchemy test and receive the alchemy task."
Yi Jin smiled and said:
"Master Chen's nephew has extraordinary alchemy skills. It will be no problem to pass the alchemy test. Remember, you must choose the third-level alchemy test. If you have any questions, you can ask Jingchun. He has been in the industry for ten years, and he has a wide network of contacts and is well-informed. , also knows the situation of our sect very well."
Chen Yuan stood up and saluted:
"Thank you, Master Uncle Yi, for your guidance. My disciple is very grateful."
Mo Jingchun also stood up and saluted Yi Jin:
"Uncle Yi, let me see Junior Brother Chen off."
Yi Jin nodded slightly:
"Go ahead."
Afterwards, Chen Yuan and Mo Jingchun walked out of the cave and went down to Suolong Peak.
There are only more than thirty foundation-building monks who have opened caves on Suolong Peak. Usually few people come here, and the mountain road is quiet and quiet.
As the two of them were walking on the road, Chen Yuan asked:
"Senior Brother Mo started his studies ten years ago. Have you never entered Dongxu Mountain?"
Mo Jingchun smiled and said:
"Of course I went into Dongxu Mountain and exchanged the spiritual grass I picked for a foundation-building pill, but unfortunately the foundation-building pill failed. I could only waste ten years waiting for a second chance."
"My little brother made a mistake, please don't take it to heart, Senior Brother Mo..."
"It doesn't matter."
Mo Jingchun waved his hands and said with a smile:
"Mo has practiced Taoism for more than 50 years. He has experienced countless dangers and overcome many difficulties before he has reached the level of cultivation he has today. Some setbacks are nothing to mention. If it doesn't work once, he will do it again. As long as he saves a life, he can always build a foundation. day!”
What he said was so heroic that Chen Yuan couldn't help but feel sad about it, he cupped his hands and said:
"Senior Brother Mo is determined and will definitely succeed in building the foundation this time!"
Mo Jingchun smiled and said:
"According to my junior brother's words, this time my junior brother and I will go into Dongxu Mountain together and have a much better chance of seizing the elixir. Only then can you and I each replace two foundation-building pills, and then we can successfully build the foundation."
Chen Yuan's heart moved:
"Can a monk take two foundation-building pills?"
Mo Jingchun replied:
"Of course you can. We and other pseudo-spiritual root monks have poor qualifications. It is impossible to successfully build a foundation with just one foundation-building pill. We have to take at least two pills to have a chance. If conditions permit, taking the foundation-building pill will The more Foundation Pills the better, but Foundation Establishment Pills are rare and it’s not easy to have one.”
Chen Yuan's mind turned, and he vaguely grasped something, and said:
"My little brother, there is one more thing that I am quite confused about. Please ask Senior Brother Mo to clarify my confusion."
"Junior brother, please tell me."
"The recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill is not difficult to find. I have a copy in my hands. Why is it that only the six major sects have the Foundation Establishment Pill?"
Mo Jingchun smiled and said:
"The reason is very simple. Yin-Yang Zhi, Angelica dahurica, and Qixingcao, the three main herbs for refining the Foundation-Building Pill, only grow in large spiritual veins. Except for the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain, there is no trace of these three spiritual herbs. The six major sects Only the sect can monopolize the Foundation Building Pill."
Chen Yuan nodded slowly:
"I see……"
Afterwards, the two of them went all the way to the foot of Suolong Peak and talked about many situations in the Lingyun Sect, which made Chen Yuan understand the Lingyun Sect more deeply.
When they parted, Mo Jingchun took out a transmission talisman and handed it to Chen Yuan:
"My cave is at Xiangguang Peak. If anything happens to Junior Brother Chen, you can use this transmission note to find me."
Chen Yuan didn't have a transmission note, so he could only describe the terrain around the courtyard where he lived in detail before leaving.
After sending Chen Yuan away, Mo Jingchun touched his storage bag, took out a flying boat, and flew away. After a moment, he returned to Yijin Cave Mansion.
The stone door was not yet closed, so he stepped in and came to the stone hall. Yi Jin was still sitting in the main seat.
Mo Jingchun sat down opposite Yi Jin and said:
"Brother Yi, what do you think of Junior Brother Chen?"
He was clearly just a Qi-refining monk, but he called Yi Jin his brother in private. He completely lost the respect he showed when he called "Uncle Yi" in front of Chen Yuan just now.
Yi Jin pondered for a moment and said:
"Master Nephew Chen was very decisive in the competition yesterday. He has endless trump cards, powerful methods, and is proficient in alchemy. He has great hope in building a foundation. You should stay close to him in the past two years to prevent Huang from succeeding in his revenge."
Mo Jingchun nodded:
"Leave this matter to me. Junior Brother Chen is an alchemist, but he has extraordinary combat power, which is extremely rare. It's a pity that he was born as a casual cultivator. Otherwise, he would enter the alchemy pavilion and become a master of alchemy. I will not have to worry about alchemy since I am a casual cultivator. The medicine is gone.”
Yi Jin's face darkened:
"The Zhengtong lineage not only controls the major palaces, but also restricts the disciples of my casual cultivator lineage from purchasing elixirs from the Alchemy Pavilion. It is really abominable."
Mo Jingchun sighed:
"It's a pity that the elders turned a blind eye to this and allowed the orthodox lineage to bully us."
Yi Jin smiled bitterly and said:
"You elders aspire to the great road, how can you be entangled by these trivial matters of fighting for power? What a shame those disciples of the same lineage, who have only started since childhood, suppress us and other casual cultivators in every possible way, for fear that the interests in their hands will be divided One and a half stars.”
Mo Jingchun sneered:
"Who allows people to have a master-disciple inheritance, and a family that needs to support them in return? There are only so many cultivation resources. Wouldn't it be a crime to give them to casual cultivators like us for free? But if they are pseudo-spiritual disciples who are born in a cultivating family, they will also be promoted through promotion. The Immortal Conference entered the sect, but in their words, it became the 'pillar of the sect' again!"
Yi Jin nodded slightly:
"Thanks to you for spreading the news about those family members before the Immortal Ascension Conference, Senior Nephew Chen was able to take advantage of yesterday's competition. Otherwise, when Huang Yunshang sacrifices the talisman, the outcome will be unpredictable."
Mo Jingchun smiled and said:
"The orthodox lineages are at odds with each other and are fighting overtly and covertly. I, the scattered cultivator lineage, can profit from it."
Yi Jin sighed:
"This is just a trail after all. I only hope that during this trip to Dongxu Mountain, my lineage of casual cultivators will have a few more foundation-building monks..."
His voice slowly lowered, and Mo Jingchun remained silent, with a look of loneliness on his face.
…
After Chen Yuan left Suolong Peak, he went straight to the Alchemy Pavilion.
Since this time he was going to take the alchemy test and needed to make alchemy, Chen Yuan did not dare to use up his magic power. He did not use the flying boat, so he just used the light body technique and ran all the way.
An hour later, he came to the Alchemy Pavilion, walked up to a disciple on duty, cupped his hands and said:
"Junior brother, please tell me how to participate in the alchemy assessment?"
This disciple on duty was only at the third level of Qi Refining and was fifteen or sixteen years old. He quickly stood up and returned the greeting:
"Senior brother, please come with me."
Chen Yuan followed the disciple on duty to a quiet room on the second floor of the Alchemy Pavilion.
The disciple on duty took out his identity jade tag, injected a bit of mana, and pasted it on the forbidden light shield covering the quiet room.
After a while, the restricted light barrier rippled and slowly melted, and an indifferent voice came from the quiet room:
"Come in."
The disciple on duty pushed open the door and walked in. Chen Yuan followed behind him.
In the quiet room, a monk in his thirties sat cross-legged on a futon. He was thin, with a white face and no beard. His eyes were slightly closed and he said calmly:
"What's the matter?"
The disciples on duty saluted respectfully:
"Uncle Yin, this senior brother wants to take part in the alchemy test."
The white-faced monk opened his eyes and looked at Chen Yuan, frowning slightly:
"Which senior brother are you a disciple of? Why are you taking the alchemy test now?"
Chen Yuan bowed his hands and saluted:
"Disciple Chen Yuan, I just entered the school yesterday and met Master Yin."
When the white-faced monk heard this, a trace of undetectable disgust flashed in his eyes:
"In this case, you go and refine a furnace of spirit-gathering elixir. If the elixir success rate reaches 30%, you will pass the elixir skill test."
After that, he closed his eyes again and ignored Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan did not leave, however, and asked:
"Excuse me, Uncle Yin, what level of alchemy test is this?"
The white-faced monk did not open his eyes and said coldly:
"Fifth class."
Chen Yuan bowed his hands and saluted:
"This disciple wants to take part in the third-level alchemy assessment, please ask Uncle Yin for permission."
The white-faced monk opened his eyes, a trace of sarcasm flashed in his eyes, and said with a smile:
"Okay, take this token and go to the alchemy room. If you can refine a furnace of Yuhua Dan and the success rate reaches 40%, you will be considered to have passed the third-level alchemy test."
As he spoke, he touched his storage bag and took out a token made of bamboo and wood with the word "Dan" engraved on it. With a flick of his finger, the token flew towards Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan raised his hand, caught the token firmly, looked as usual, saluted the white-faced monk, and walked out of the quiet room with the disciple on duty.
The white-faced monk raised his hand and waved, and the door of the quiet room slowly closed. He closed his eyes again and whispered:
"A mere casual cultivator actually wants to pass the third-level alchemy test, and is overestimating his own abilities!"
…
Chen Yuan followed the disciple on duty back to the first floor of the Alchemy Pavilion and walked towards the back.
The Alchemy Pavilion is built against the mountain, close to the mountain wall. There is a door at the back. After opening it, there is a long mountain road.
The disciple on duty looked at Chen Yuan curiously:
"Senior brother, did you join the sect through the Immortal Ascension Conference?"
Chen Yuan smiled and nodded:
"That's right."
"The Immortal Ascension Conference must be fun, right?"
Chen Yuan laughed dumbly:
"Okay."
This kind of family member who has been in the family since childhood, under the protection of the sect, is inexperienced and quite naive.
The disciple on duty asked Chen Yuan a few more questions, but Chen Yuan answered them all.
The two of them came to a hall together, where two disciples of the tenth level of Qi Refining were sitting on two stone chairs, playing chess.
Seeing someone coming here, one of them stood up to ask, and Chen Yuan showed his token:
"I'm coming down here to take part in the alchemy assessment, and I'd like to ask my two senior brothers for my convenience."
When this person saw the token, a smile immediately appeared on his face:
"Junior brother, please follow me."
Make up for the thousand words at noon, and there will be another update at 11pm.