"What elixir?"
"The elixir of immortality," the man said frankly, paused and then sighed, "This life of a mortal is too short. Even if he creates great achievements for a long time, achieves immortal achievements, has a fortune of hundreds of millions, a loving wife and a beautiful concubine, he will still be alive a hundred years later. But a handful of loess can't take away anything. Just thinking of this makes me forget about food and drink.
"The clothes I liked before no longer felt good when worn on my body, the food I loved tasted no longer taste in my mouth, and the beauty I loved most was tasteless no matter how much I looked at it... From then on, I had no intention of doing anything else. In the end, Decided to devote all his energy to pursuing the road to immortality.
"Because this is the only meaningful thing in the decades we have been alive. I sent people to collect for me all the ancient books in the world that recorded the art of immortality, and then traveled to famous mountains and rivers to search for the remains of immortals.
"It's a pity that I have never been able to find the method of immortality. Instead, I developed the secret power through a combination of circumstances. Later, I started to learn how to refine the elixir of immortality on my own.
"However, there are too many trivial matters around me... The palace, uh, my family and those subordinates also objected one after another. They were noisy in my ears every day, which disturbed me so much that I begged the young master of the Si Tianjian at that time. The prisoner was looking for a quiet place for me, so he brought me here."
The man said, "As you can see, the conditions in this place are actually quite difficult. There is not even a house. It is incomparable to the place where I lived before. I dug the vegetable fields and medicine gardens myself, and there is also a wild boar." I come here every three days to beat the autumn breeze, but I have to admit that this place is indeed very suitable for alchemy. The most important thing is that no one will disturb me.
"I have lived here... Hey, I actually can't remember how long I have lived here. Anyway, I am quite satisfied. I hope I can refine the elixir of immortality before I die."
Lu Jing was also stunned after hearing the man talk about his vision for the future.
He didn't expect that he would meet such an orthodox monk.
I call him orthodox because the man in front of me probably best fits the folk image of a monk. He pursues immortality, does not care about worldly affairs, and devotes himself to cultivating Taoism.
In contrast, the monks from the Academy and Si Tianjian were somewhat unconventional.
They are busy strengthening their own strength all day long, fighting and killing, and dealing with strange things, and no one mentions the job of immortality.
Of course, this is not good news for Lu Jing.
Sure enough, when Lu Jing tentatively asked the man if he could help him refine the seed elixir, the man frowned.
"No, it sounds like a lot of trouble. The key is that it's also time-consuming. What if I spent a few months helping you refine the elixir you want, but in the end, I just missed it by a few months and couldn't refine it?" If I want the elixir of immortality, won’t my whole life be wasted?”
"…………"
Lu Jing really wants to complain that you have wasted your life badly enough. Maybe making an elixir for me is the only practical thing you have ever done in your life.
But now that he had something to ask for, he still held back.
Moreover, everyone has his own ambitions. The man only wanted to live forever, and what he did did not affect other people. As an outsider, Lu Jing naturally had no reason to criticize his choice. He could only find a solution elsewhere.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Jing asked, "Do you have any hobbies to relax after refining alchemy? Do you want to consider drawing cards? No, it is the art of grabbing. I have thirty white shells here."
"Bai Bei, can you help me seek immortality?"
"Probably...it's impossible."
"Then I'm not interested anymore." The man shook his head.
"Then do you need money?" Lu Jing gritted his teeth. Although he was already in staggering debt, he would risk everything to maintain his current status. At worst, he would borrow some from Gu Caiwei and Xia Huai. "Alchemy should be quite expensive. Yes."
The man nodded in agreement, "It's quite expensive. Fortunately, I saved a little money before entering the valley, which is enough for me to use it until the day I live forever or die of old age."
Lu Jing didn't believe it. After all, he himself had been taking it and falling into the mortal world. He knew how valuable a pair of medicines were. Hearing the man talk about it in an understatement, he felt like he was bragging.
However, he couldn't put his head on the man's head and say, no, you need money, please promise me.
I had to change the direction again, "Senior, is there anything I can do to help you make up for the time you spent? By the way, I'm very good at practicing Lush Cong Chong and can help you plant medicine."
The man was stunned when he heard the words, "Oh? That's not bad, but I plant medicine not just to make elixirs, but also to feel the natural principles of vegetation growth, so as to understand the way to immortality, so it's better for me to do this myself. , but you can first tell me what elixir you want me to help you refine."
"I would like to ask senior to help me practice a dose of poison that can suppress the expansion of secret power and allow practitioners to maintain a certain state." Lu Jing said.
"What is the use of this elixir?" The man was confused.
“It may not be useful to other people, but it’s life-saving to me.”
The man was already thinking hard, but he still couldn't figure out how to use this elixir to save his life.
And then he felt a little embarrassed, "I didn't lie to you before. I have really only made elixirs related to immortality, so I have no confidence at all in making the poison you mentioned."
"It doesn't matter, senior, just give it a try. If it really doesn't work, junior will naturally find another way."
"Well, I do have something I want to entrust someone to do," the man said. "I have deposited money in the Taiping Bank. I have prepared the money for emergencies. I haven't touched it on weekdays. However, right now I don’t know why a part suddenly disappeared last month, can you help me go there to find out what’s wrong?”
"Is this the only thing?" Lu Jing was a little surprised. He had already made plans, but if it didn't work out, he would live in Jinghu Valley to help the man take care of his medicine garden.
I didn't expect that the final request made by the other party was so simple.
"That's it." The man said, "Please figure out why the money is missing, and I will try to help you refine the poison elixir you want."
"That's it, it's settled." Lu Jing said happily.
"Okay." The man nodded, and then said thoughtfully, "Do you want to create a written document?"
"No need, you can't beat me anyway."
"…………"
"By the way, how much money did Taiping Bank owe you?" Seeing that the purpose of this trip had been achieved, Lu Jing also started to care about this errand.
"Two hundred thousand taels, maybe. They said I had already withdrawn this money a few days ago." The man was very innocent. "But I obviously didn't take it. I originally deposited the money into Taiping Bank because of its reputation. Unexpectedly, This is actually happening.”
