Outer Gate Alchemy Hall.
Lin Yang came to the northwest corner of the courtyard early and was still sitting next to the alchemy stove with a broken leg, waiting for the lecture to begin.
The teachers who specialize in giving lectures are not fixed, so the content they teach is not systematic. These teachers often only elaborate on a certain point and only serve as an outline for the disciples. Real systematic learning still requires Private personal efforts.
When almost everyone sat down by the alchemy stove in the courtyard, the lecturer finally arrived. Coincidentally, today's lecturer was Lin Yang's old acquaintance, the lovely old man Elder Sun. After everyone stood up to greet them, Elder Sun walked up to the stage and took his seat.
"Dear outer disciples, what I want to talk about today is..." Before Elder Sun could finish speaking, someone from below said with a tight voice: ""One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy"."
Everyone in the audience burst into laughter immediately.
Elder Sun was obviously used to the current scene. After he glanced at the outer disciples in the audience calmly, he continued to teach, and the content was really "One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy".
Not long after he started speaking, all the outer disciples in the audience were busy with their own affairs. Some were reading other books, some were joking and joking, some were even dozing off against the alchemy furnace..., There were only a few people who listened carefully, and Lin Yang was one of them.
Because Lin Yang was located in the isolated northwest corner, he sat upright, listened with an upright ear, and had a correct attitude. In sharp contrast to the others, it was difficult not to stand out.
Of course Elder Sun had noticed Lin Yang a long time ago. He was very puzzled because he was sure that this was the first time he saw Lin Yang today, but Lin Yang always gave him a familiar feeling, as if he had seen him somewhere before. But he had already pulled out half a handful of hair and could not figure out the reason.
About half an hour passed, and Elder Sun finished his explanation. The following course content was about practical alchemy. The elixir to be refined today is the Huiyuan Dan. Lin Yang has been preparing painstakingly for half a month just for today.
The spiritual grass for refining the Yuan Dan was quickly distributed to each person. The outer disciples finally became energetic and became active, and began to make preparations for refining the elixir.
"Elder Sun, disciple Lin Yang, I would like to ask you to be a witness!"
Lin Yang stood up, bowed to Elder Sun, and then spoke loudly, loud and clear, resounding throughout the courtyard.
Everyone turned their attention to Lin Yang.
Tie Douding and Huang Xiong sat together. When they saw Lin Yang standing upright in the northwest corner, they both rolled their eyes.
Yang Chaofei was also sitting in the courtyard. He more or less guessed what Lin Yang was going to do.
"No wonder he is treated differently by Senior Brother Xiao. He is indeed courageous and courageous!" Yang Chaofei muttered to himself, looking at Lin Yang with eyes full of expectation.
"Oh, you are Lin Yang. What do you need me to witness? Tell me and listen." Elder Sun said in a kind tone.
Lin Yang was sitting alone in the northwest corner. From this, Elder Sun could infer that Lin Yang was promoted to the outer sect from the handyman peak in this annual examination. He had heard of Lin Yang's name before, but he had never seen him before. When he met him for the first time today, Lin Yang was one of the few people who listened carefully to his talk about "One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy", which gave Elder Sun a good impression of Lin Yang.
"The outer sect has rules. Disciples who are promoted from the Miscellaneous Peak to the outer sect need to refine a first-class elixir so that they no longer have to stay in this corner to give lectures. Lin Yang wants to open a furnace and refine a first-class Huiyuan elixir today. Come, ask Elder Sun to bear witness to me." Lin Yang spoke slowly, his voice clear and sweet, spreading throughout the courtyard.
"You want to refine a first-grade elixir within half a month of coming to the outer sect? This Lin Yang simply doesn't know the heights of the world! Even for Yuan cultivators like us, most of them took a month to refine a first-grade elixir."
"Don't forget the old man who made the registration room. When he passed the annual examination, he refined the second-grade elixir for the first time!"
"It was just a fluke. Look what happened to him later. Wasn't he just a first-grade alchemist for the rest of his life? He was still a poor first-grade alchemist! Without Yuanli, he cannot control the firepower and sense the changes in the alchemy furnace. He is doomed in the journey of alchemy. The future is not bright."
"Lin Yang is indeed too arrogant and overestimates his abilities. If he can refine a first-class elixir today, I will kneel down like a yellow bear and call him grandpa!"
"Damn it, you son of a bitch, can you please stop taking your Grandpa Huang with you for everything!" Huang Xiong was shot while he was lying down. He was going crazy. If it weren't for the presence of Elder Sun, he would have to take action. .
The outer disciples were all talking about it. Most of them didn't think highly of Lin Yang, and they were all waiting to see Lin Yang make a fool of himself.
"Everyone sit down!" Elder Sun said seriously.
The outer disciples stopped talking and sat down on the futons. At the same time, they all stretched their necks and looked towards the northwest corner, towards Lin Yang.
"Lin Yang, of course it's a good thing that you are ambitious, but alchemy is a step-by-step process and cannot be accomplished overnight. You must carefully lay a solid foundation and don't aim too high." Elder Sun kindly reminded Lin Yang.
"Elder Sun, this disciple is deeply aware of your teachings. I believe that I am confident enough that I can refine the elixir, so I dare to ask you to testify." Lin Yang's eyes were firm and his tone was affirmative.
"Lin Yang, you have only been in the outer sect for about ten days, right? How can you be confident enough to refine the Huiyuan Pill? Young people should be more practical. You are so ambitious and treat alchemy as a child's play. How can I play with you? , bear this witness for you?" Elder Sun frowned slightly, he felt that Lin Yang was a little vain.
When all the outer disciples saw that Lin Yang had made Elder Sun unhappy, they all sneered, especially Huang Xiong and Tiedou Ding.
Lin Yang quickly lowered his head and cupped his hands, and said nervously and excitedly: "Elder Sun, this disciple cherishes the opportunity that the sect gave me to advance to the outer sect. Since entering the outer sect, I have studied diligently every day and dare not slack off for a moment. Disciple I especially love the "Hundred Solutions to Alchemy" that Elder Sun just taught. I must read it every day and never put it down. The disciple thinks that he can recite "Hundred Solutions to Alchemy" backwards and forwards. Every word and punctuation mark in it is memorized. Heart."
"Recite it backwards? Every word? Every punctuation? Did I hear it correctly?"
"This kid is really good at blowing, he really dares to blow!"
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All the outer disciples laughed at him, and some even gave Lin Yang a thumbs up sarcastically.
When Elder Sun heard Lin Yang mentioning "One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy", the expression on his face softened slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Lin Yang, since you said you can recite "One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy" by heart, I will randomly choose a few questions from the book. , if you can recite it, I will bear witness to you today."
"Thank you, Elder Sun." A smile appeared on Lin Yang's face.
"Don't thank me yet, I haven't started reciting it yet!" Elder Sun spoke while opening the "Hundred Solutions to Alchemy" in his hand.
"What's written in the third paragraph on page 13?" Elder Sun came up with a very tricky question.
When the disciples in the courtyard heard this question, they were all stunned. They did not expect that the always good-tempered Elder Sun would turn out to be a ruthless character. He raised the question and completely gave Lin Yang no way to survive.
No one thought that Lin Yang could recite it, and they were all waiting to see Lin Yang's joke.
The reason why Elder Sun asked this question was because he had a good impression of Lin Yang and wanted to kill Lin Yang's spirit and polish Lin Yang's temperament.
After Lin Yang was silent for a moment, he slowly spoke: "The third paragraph on page 13, the medicine is in the cauldron, like a chicken holding an egg, like a child in the womb, but when it is satisfied with the blackness, it matures naturally. When the medicine enters the womb, it cuts the beard. Keep it secret, lest it be revealed that it’s really dark.”
As Lin Yang's voice fell word by word.
Elder Sun was stunned.
Seeing Elder Sun's reaction, everyone in the audience brought the book "One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy" with them, and they immediately opened the book to check it out.
"How is that possible? It's word for word!"
Someone exclaimed.
"This is too powerful, too perverted!"
"Although Lin Yang is crazy, he is really quite capable!"
The attitude of some outer disciples towards Lin Yang has changed slightly.
"It's just a coincidence. If it's a big deal, he won't be able to remember it later." Tie Douding stared at Lin Yang coldly and spoke in a weird way.
Elder Sun glanced at Lin Yang in surprise, and then said in a deep voice: "Page 36, paragraph 5." This time, Elder Sun randomly reported a question.
Everyone fixed their eyes on Lin Yang and carefully observed Lin Yang's reaction.
Lin Yang slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, he spoke: "There are eight colors in the fire, all the colors are involved,..."
"That's right, Lin Yang is right again, every word is correct, every word is correct!"
"It's amazing. "One Hundred Solutions to Alchemy" has more than two hundred pages, and he can actually memorize it to such an extent."
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All the outer disciples sighed and admired Lin Yang.
Tie Douding and Huang Xiong also fell silent. Lin Yang's performance at this moment was really amazing. Speaking of slander at this time will only arouse everyone's disgust. People worship the strong in their bones.
Elder Sun quickly opened "Hundred Solutions to Alchemy" and found that Lin Yang's answer was indeed accurate. He admitted that he had been immersed in "Hundred Alchemy Alchemy" for decades, and his recitation and memory of the book was far inferior to Lin Yang's.
"Lin Yang, I will not continue to ask questions. If you pass the test, I will be your witness." Elder Sun closed the book and said meaningfully: "Memorizing and memorizing the book is not enough. You must be able to To use it, you must be able to use it flexibly and draw inferences from one instance to another. This is how you can read the book alive instead of studying it rotely."
Lin Yang felt the kindness from Elder Sun's words. He bowed respectfully to Elder Sun and said sincerely: "Disciple Lin Yang, thank you Elder Sun."
"Okay, you memorize the book well. Now let me see what you are capable of?" Elder Sun walked to the embankment of the artificial river opposite the northwest corner as he spoke.
Lin Yang took a deep breath, drove away all the distracting thoughts in his heart, and then quickly went through the refining steps of Huiyuan Dan in his mind.
"Elder, please correct me!" Lin Yang bowed his head respectfully to Elder Sun, and then skillfully picked the leaves, flowers, stems, peelings, etc. of more than a dozen kinds of spiritual grass. The operation was skillful and straightforward, without any redundant parts. Actions.
Elder Sun nodded gently when he saw Lin Yang's skillful movements.
When the outer disciples saw Lin Yang's performance, some were amazed, some admired, some felt ashamed, and of course some were jealous.
After the spiritual grass was processed, Lin Yang selected the alchemy furnace with a broken leg, added wood and started a fire, and the elixir refining officially began.
Being stared at by so many people, Lin Yang was naturally nervous. He tried his best to suppress his nervousness and put his mind completely on the alchemy furnace.
Putting in the spiritual grass, adding firewood, stirring, etc., all Lin Yang's actions were almost the same as last night.
Time passed slowly, and Lin Yang focused all his attention on the alchemy furnace, completely forgetting about the people and things around him.
Everyone onlookers watched Lin Yang's movements intently. No one, including Elder Sun, believed that Lin Yang had only been at the outer gate for half a month. Such skillful movements and calm demeanor could not be achieved by crawling around in the alchemy room. You will definitely not be able to achieve it if you work hard for three or two years.
Perhaps because the movement on Lin Yang's side was a little louder, people from other courtyards of Dantang also came over one after another, and surrounded the northwest corner where Lin Yang was.
Elder Sun did not dissuade him and allowed more and more people to gather around the northwest corner.
About an hour passed, and after Lin Yang removed the firewood from the furnace, he finally stopped moving and stood quietly in front of the alchemy furnace, waiting for the furnace to cool down and for the elixir to finally take shape.
Everyone in the venue held their breath and stared intently at the wall of the alchemy furnace, watching the color of the wall slowly change from red to green.
Time became extremely slow for no reason, and Lin Yang's heart started beating for no reason.
More and more outer disciples came over after hearing the news. Although the people who came after them could no longer see Lin Yang or the alchemy furnace, their nature of joining in the fun prompted them to still squeeze in.
"Oh, brother, watch carefully, you stepped on my foot!"
"What a pervert are you? Just touch my butt. Why are you pinching me so hard?"
When there are many people, it will naturally become crowded, and friction will inevitably occur. However, they could only use lip service at most and did not dare to take action. After all, there was Elder Sun on the scene to keep him in check.
There were also a few female disciples in the crowd of onlookers, but they seemed to have experience. They only dared to stand on tiptoes and stretched out their delicate white necks to look in. They did not dare to squeeze into the crowd. After all, some guys were even male. The disciple’s buttocks will not be spared.
Suddenly, a strong medicinal fragrance came from the northwest corner, and soon filled the entire courtyard. The aroma of the medicine was so strong that the crowded and noisy crowd suddenly fell silent.
Under normal circumstances, only completed elixirs will have a medicinal aroma. The stronger the medicinal aroma, the higher the quality of the elixir.
Before the fragrance of the medicine could be heard, Elder Sun nodded slightly and looked at Lin Yang with admiration in his eyes.
"It's done, I really asked him to refine the elixir! Lin Yang has a lot of brushes!"
I don’t know who shouted first.
"It's done!"
Someone immediately followed him mindlessly.
As a result, more and more people started shouting without knowing why.
"It's done! It's done!"
The shouts spread from the northwest corner, layer by layer. Soon, the entire alchemy hall was overwhelmed by the word "it's done".
