Grinding the medicine, making a fire, putting it in the furnace, refining... it's still the same process, Lu Changfeng is familiar with it. He was using Old Man Zhong's alchemy furnace. The old man had just finished refining it in the morning, so he was not using it for the time being. Alchemy furnaces are available on the market, but the material and workmanship are average, far behind Old Man Zhong's. Lu Changfeng has now begun to get a glimpse of the art of elixirs. He needs his own alchemy furnace. The one of Master Wen's uncle in Yunyin Mountain is also good, but it's a pity that he couldn't bring it out...
"Hey, boy, don't be in a daze. The heat is on. It's about to go out..." Old Man Zhong lay on the bamboo and rattan chair, kicked Lu Changfeng with his feet, and muttered: "What are you making, rat poison? Is that so?" It smells bad... Ah Zhi, this smell is wrong, this is... my peace of mind flower! Boy, what on earth did you take?"
Lu Changfeng smiled bitterly and could only tell the truth. There was nothing he could do. The main ingredient of this concentration pill was the Ningshen flower, but there was only one plant. Even if Lu Changfeng wanted to be a good person, he could only pick flowers with tears in his eyes, adhering to the principle that dead Taoist friends should not die of poor Taoists. They have all entered the alchemy furnace today, and they cannot be planted back again. No matter how furious Old Man Zhong was, it would not help.
Mr. Zhong had a headache and was heartbroken, and wailed: "You thief, I know that I can't let you enter the medicine garden. You are inviting a wolf into the house. Oh, forget it!" The old man wiped his tears and kicked Lu Changfeng away: "Stay there for a while. Go on, practice like you do, don't ruin my Ningshen Flower."
When the old Chinese medicine doctor took action, Lu Changfeng naturally got out of the way and professional matters should be left to professionals. Lu Changfeng lay down on the bamboo and rattan chair and felt relaxed. But Old Man Zhong is still nagging: "I just think you young people don't like you, you are half-hearted in doing things, and you can't do anything... Let's make an agreement first, and I will share half of the pills with you."
In addition to assisting in the practice of Divine Refining Techniques, the Level 1 Perfect Soul Pill is also very useful for Alzheimer's patients. Old Man Zhong probably wants to take precautions. Although Lu Changfeng was reluctant, he had no choice but to compromise. After all, the materials and the alchemy furnace belonged to Old Man Zhong, and he was now responsible for refining them. It is incredible for a boss to share half of the profit with a wage earner.
Two days later, the pills were collected. Fortunately, the Ningshen Flower grew very well, and with Old Man Zhong's intervention, not a single pill was wasted, but more than twenty pills were harvested. Lu Changfeng divided twelve pills, which should be enough to practice the God Refining Technique.
The chair seemed to be sticky with glue, and Lu Changfeng lay on it, unwilling to leave. I lay there from noon to dusk, peeking at Old Man Zhong from the corner of my eye from time to time to see when he would leave.
"Boy, the flowers have been picked and the elixirs have been divided. Why are you still hanging around my old man? Get out of here. Do you still want to make a living with me?" Old man Zhong is unhappy when he sees Lu Changfeng. After all, that Ningshen plant The flowers were the hard work of the old man for more than three years, and Lu Changfeng destroyed them all before he even had time to pick a single leaf.
After being discovered, Lu Changfeng laughed dryly, stood up and said, "Um... Teacher Zhong, you have been in the academy for three days. Why don't you go home and have a look? Maybe my wife misses you very much?"
Old Man Zhong was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared: "Don't talk nonsense, kid. Your wife has been dead for ten years. Isn't this a curse on me? Tell me, why do you want to stay with me?"
"me……"
"Don't hesitate, tell the truth."
"I want to refine a furnace of Red Fire Pills and a furnace of Spirit Gathering Pills."
"You kid..."
Old Man Zhong was silent, and the master and apprentice sat opposite each other, silent for a long time.
After a long time, Old Man Zhong said in a deep voice: "You'd better give me a reason that can convince me."
"Yes." This matter was no small matter, and Lu Changfeng could only tell the truth honestly. After all, Zhang Chao was not related to him, so he couldn't always give him something like the Red Fire Pill. And even if you have one, then the other two brothers...you can't just think about yourself, right?
"This disciple just wants to improve his strength, and I hope the teacher will make it happen!"
"I know," Old Man Zhong handed a chair to Lu Changfeng and said, "Can you go out?"
"ah?"
"I asked you to go out and guard. Don't let anyone in within seven days!"
"Yes, thank you, Teacher Zhong!" Lu Changfeng had tears in his eyes.
So why is this happening? What happened to the Red Fire Pill and the Spirit Gathering Pill? This has to start with the strict hierarchy of the entire Xingluo Empire and Huimin College. Xia used force to break the ban. In order to maintain the stability of the empire, I don't know when some high-level elixirs and martial arts skills were controlled by the empire's officials and the major forces and sects in the country.
As a result, high-grade folk elixirs seem to have become contraband. Although no one stipulates that civilians are not allowed to own or sell them, it is indeed difficult to see them. There was once a small sect that refined these things to sell, and then they...it is said that they traveled through time collectively. Otherwise, with Lu Changfeng's financial resources today, he could just buy it at the pharmacy, so why bother going to Huimin College to drill.
When these high-level cultivation resources are jointly controlled by the government and major forces, civilians must rely on them if they want to be promoted. This is indeed conducive to maintaining their rule. This is true not only of the Starfall Empire, but also of the entire Thunder Cloud Continent. Think about when Lu Changfeng was at Yunyin Sect, King Jian could defeat the talented disciples of various sects with just a few elixirs.
Huimin Academy is an official organization. Although this elixir exists, it is restricted to those who can use it. Disciples from outside the academy are not allowed to use it. According to the academy, differential treatment helps create a competitive environment and allows students to work harder to practice.
Since the college has regulations, Old Man Zhong, as the instructor of the college, must naturally follow these rules, otherwise he will be punished. And the punishment is very severe, ridiculously severe. It is not difficult to understand that when Zhang Chao gave Lu Changfeng the Red Fire Pill in private, Qian Dingzhuwan told him to keep it a secret.
Lu Changfeng only gradually understood these rules after entering the academy. Originally, in the medical course, Old Man Zhong was not allowed to teach Lu Changfeng the refining method of high-level elixirs such as red fire elixirs. This was not part of the college's plans at all. The reason why Old Man Zhong decided to teach Lu Changfeng privately was because he admired Lu Changfeng's talent in medical skills and loved him so much that he did so.
In fact, before this, Old Man Zhong had never told anyone that he could refine these high-level elixirs. When teaching, he also told Lu Changfeng not to share the teaching content with others. But now, Lu Changfeng's request turned out to be even more excessive. Unexpectedly, Old Man Zhong actually agreed and even helped to refine it himself...
Lu Changfeng stayed outside the door and didn't dare to sleep for seven days. Fortunately, no trouble was encountered. Only two people came to seek medical treatment, but Lu Changfeng sent them away.
Seven days later, the courtyard door opened. Old Man Zhong's eyes were bloodshot and trembling, as if he had aged ten years, which was heartbreaking to see. Lu Changfeng rushed to meet him and supported him.
"No, I'm not dead yet!" Old Man Zhong looked at Lu Changfeng, whose eyes were also red, and smiled with satisfaction. Then he handed the two gourds to him and said: "A hundred of the same gourds, use them sparingly, kid, don't waste them. My old man’s hard work. God knows this and you know it and I know it, otherwise you know what the consequences will be.”
"Yes, disciple knows what to do!"
"Go, go back and have a good sleep, I need to rest too."
Seeing Old Man Zhong's tired look and thinking that he was so kind to him without asking for anything in return, Lu Changfeng thought about it, took out a few bottles and cans, handed them to Old Man Zhong and said, "Teacher, I have no way to repay you for your great kindness. You can play with these little gadgets when you have nothing to do."
