Su Mo didn't know anything about Zhang Lanque.
As early as in the phantom formation on Longshan Mountain, he had already learned that Zhang Qinghu had a total of four disciples.
Among them, Longshan Guanguan holds that Rulong is the top disciple and the disciple who has experienced the most hardships in the process of becoming a master.
In comparison, the other three were relatively relaxed. This was probably because Zhang Qinghu was already old at the time and was interested in taking on a disciple.
Among those three disciples, the second disciple is called Zhang Lanque.
According to the intelligence he had investigated from various sources, Zhang Lanque should be an old friend of Zhang Qinghu’s early acquaintance.
Zhang Qinghu accepted him as his disciple, and did not teach him much. Instead, he allowed him to practice chivalry all year round. During this period, he often exchanged letters, answered questions, or provided assistance. He was actually a master and disciple. .
On the day Zhang Qinghu died, Zhang Rulong received his relics through the Swift Light Teleportation Technique. Similarly, the other three disciples also received relics.
Zhang Lanque's appearance here may be related to this matter.
Of course, the most important thing is that there is a spiritual place here.
Perhaps this was one of the few spiritual energy enrichment points left in the world at that time.
In one thought, Su Mo thought of a lot, and the movement of his feet did not stop.
He dodged and rushed into the fourth cave.
The cave was very spacious and divided into two halves. The smaller half served as an antechamber for entertaining guests, while the other half was a quiet room for practice and alchemy.
At this moment, in that quiet room, there was a corpse sitting peacefully.
He looked to be in his late fifties, with gray hair and a stocky face. He was wearing a blue robe, but the robe was stained with black blood, and in the center of the robe, there were several large wounds, penetrating before and after.
Presumably this is the reason for his death.
To be able to move the corpses of others after being so severely injured, and return to his own residence to welcome death calmly shows that his strength is extraordinary.
According to Su Mo's estimation, it should be at level 8 or 9, but it certainly has not reached the mage level.
If he had entered the mage realm, his physical body should still be intact after thousands of years, instead of being unable to withstand any disturbance like it is now.
Seeing Zhang Lanque's body quickly turn into ashes under the impact of the air, Su Mo sighed slightly, and then all his attention fell on Zhang Lanque's relics.
The first thing that caught his attention was a rotten wooden box placed next to the futon.
There are only four things in the wooden box.
A small tripod, a jade slip, a token, and three medicine bottles.
He picked up the small tripod casually.
The small cauldron seems to be only about the size of a fist, but it is extremely heavy to hold, weighing over a thousand kilograms. It should be able to return to its normal size by applying spiritual power.
The small tripod is greenish-green in color, and its surface is engraved with strange runes the size of flies, forming a faint pattern of stars in the sky.
There are two ancient seal characters engraved on the edge of the tripod, which are called "Zhaixingxing".
"Could it be that the Star-Zhaing Palace is named after this Star-Zhaining Cauldron?"
Su Mo thought with a strange expression, looking back and forth at Xiaoding.
At this moment, he already knew that this small cauldron was a medicine cauldron, specially used by alchemists to make elixirs.
In the ancient world of cultivation, a variety of auxiliary professions were developed in the magician system, such as array mage, acupoint seeker, etc.
Among them, the alchemist is a more popular profession, comparable to the weapon refiner, and is an extraordinary craft that can sustain a living.
And if you want to become an alchemist, you will naturally need a medicine cauldron to assist in alchemy.
Medicine cauldrons, like magic weapons, also have levels.
The difference is that the levels here are mainly divided based on the auxiliary effects of the medicinal cauldron.
The more precious the medicine cauldron, the stronger its effectiveness in assisting in alchemy.
Rumor has it that during the heyday of the ancient spiritual world, there was even a supreme cauldron that could concoct elixirs on its own after inputting materials.
Even the alchemist is omitted directly, which is simply ridiculous.
Of course, the medicine cauldron in front of me is definitely not as good as a treasure cauldron of that level.
But it is also a rare treasure.
Through inspection, Su Mo has discovered that this small cauldron should be a medicinal cauldron at the level of a top-grade magical weapon.
Of course, the best magic weapon cannot compare to the magic weapon.
Not to mention the best magic weapon like the Moonlight Disc.
But this medicinal cauldron is mainly used for elixir refining, not fighting and defense.
Even if the effectiveness of assisting alchemy is slightly weaker, it does not mean that higher-level elixirs cannot be refined.
The biggest factor limiting alchemy is the alchemist himself.
If one has a higher level of alchemy refining, even if one uses a medicine cauldron of low-level magic weapon level, he can still refine elixirs that are effective for mages.
As for the elixirs above the mage level, it is probably unlikely. After all, the elixir of that level could burn the medicine cauldron to pieces just by the burning elixir fire.
Su Mo weighed the Star Picking Cauldron, feeling quite happy in his heart.
Although it is only a medicinal cauldron at the level of a top-grade magical weapon, it is more than enough for him to use.
His magician level is only at level 3 now. Let alone a medicine cauldron of this level, even a low-level magic weapon level medicine cauldron is just right for him to use.
As for his secret martial arts cultivation, which is comparable to that of a martial arts master, it does not play a big role in refining alchemy.
Because there are only a very few special elixirs in this world that require the use of Qi and blood to activate.
Popular elixirs are usually prepared using spiritual power.
Of course, advanced martial arts cultivation is not completely useless. It can at least allow him to grasp the temperature of the fire more precisely and control the alchemy process.
This also means that his level of alchemy can quickly catch up with that of a magician.
Even later, what restricted him from refining high-level elixirs was purely his own magician realm and nothing else.
"It seems that we have to find a way to speed up the progress of training at the magician level."
Su Mo couldn't help but think of the square stone platform that he had just put away.
Perhaps you can imitate the spirit gathering array above and arrange multiple arrays in your own villa.
Coupled with the soul-gathering effect of the Lung talent, with multiple overlapping buffs, the progress of practice will not be as slow as it is now.
In addition to this medicine cauldron, what is more important is the jade slip next to it.
By looking at the information left in the jade slips, Su Mo learned that it not only recorded Zhang Lanque's experience in alchemy, but also recorded more than a dozen elixir recipes.
With these elixir recipes and elixir refining experience, he could learn from scratch and quickly master the refining methods of some low-level elixirs, even without adding points in the system.
The only thing that needs to be worried is that many of the materials Danfang described above may no longer be found.
For example, the main material of the transformation fruit needed to refine the transformation pill may not be found even if you search all over China.
“But just because you can’t find it now doesn’t mean you won’t be able to find it in the future.”
"As long as the spiritual energy continues to recover, those heaven and earth spiritual beings will always appear."
"And even if the original materials cannot be found temporarily, other materials may be used to replace them."
Thinking of this, Su Mo couldn't help but feel relieved a little.
Then he looked at the three medicine bottles in the wooden box.
When he uncorked the medicine bottle, an unpleasant black gas emerged from it.
There are gray and black medicinal residues underneath.
Obviously, the elixirs originally stored in the medicine bottles failed to last for thousands of years and all turned into a pile of waste.
However, Su Mo wasn't that depressed. He had expected this scene.
After pouring out all the black and gray medicine dregs, he put away the three jade medicine bottles, which could be used to hold the elixirs he made in the future.
Then there was only the last token left.
The token is in the shape of a diamond, about the size of a palm, and no more than a finger thick. It is bronze in color and has an ancient seal script with the character [ten thousand] written on it. Judging from the writing, it must be from a much older time. If he hadn't just checked out a lot of historical information during this period. , you may not be able to recognize it.
After getting this token, Su Mo immediately thought of the Myriad Weapons Sect that mysteriously disappeared.
This token should have been left by the Ten Thousand Weapons Sect. Even if it wasn't, it must be related to that sect.
I just don’t know what the token is used for.
Su Mo vaguely realized that this token had extraordinary value, so he immediately put it away.
At this point, he had put away all the items in the wooden box.
Looking at the rotten wooden box on the ground, Su Mo immediately recalled the wooden box that Zhang Rulong had received.
Obviously, this wooden box is also the legacy left to him by Zhang Qinghu.
Maybe even the Star Picking Cauldron and even the secrets of alchemy were passed down by Zhang Qinghu.
Su Mo thought to himself.
At this time, people came in one after another from outside.
Obviously, everyone is trying to find ways to dig out the treasures in this ruined cave.
However, he had scanned it carefully before, and except for the square wooden box, there was really nothing worth paying attention to in this cave.
Su Mo looked at the wall on the right side of the alchemy room.
Apart from the large medicine garden outside, few people know that Zhang Lanque also runs a private small medicine garden inside the alchemy room.
This small medicine garden is hidden behind the mountain wall, and it requires a unique method to open the restriction before entering.
It just so happened that the technique was recorded in the jade slips.
Su Mo opened the wall smoothly, revealing a quiet secret place inside.
The secret place is only about a dozen square meters, with several luminous crystals inlaid on the top. Even after a thousand years, those crystals are still emitting a faint light.
In the small medicine garden opened on the ground, most of the spiritual plants had long since turned into fly ash, leaving only three purple spiritual plants with leaves like eyes growing stubbornly.
"I didn't expect that there was even purple-eyed grass left. It seems that the seeds after dormancy encountered the spiritual energy and regenerated. Now it is advantageous for me."
Purple eye grass is one of the ingredients of many elixirs. One-third of the elixir prescriptions recorded in jade slips use this magical grass.
Su Mo dug it up without hesitation and prepared to transplant it to his villa for planting.
With the bonus of the Spirit Gathering Array, even if the spiritual energy concentration is still not as good as here, it is enough to allow the purple-eyed grass to continue to grow.
What's more, it doesn't matter even if the growth rate slows down, they have now reached a level that can be used to make elixirs.
As long as we find other suitable alchemy materials, we will be able to use them all in a short time.
After harvesting the only spiritual plants in the medicine garden, Su Mo left the cave amidst the awe of many casual cultivators.
I saw countless casual cultivators walking back and forth in various caves like locusts.
There are even many casual cultivators who are unwilling to give up and are digging around in various places outside.
Occasionally, you can hear discussions, arguments and even shouts of joy.
Even a fragment of the magic weapon can cause everyone to exclaim.
However, although the casual cultivators at the scene fought fiercely, there were no incidents of treasure grabbing and killing. This was related to the fact that he and the other two giants were here.
Just like when he was sweeping the alchemy room before, other casual cultivators only dared to check in the front hall outside.
After all, some kind of order has been formed here.
But when they leave, it's impossible to tell.
Just as Su Mo was thinking, Shen Panxia's voice suddenly came from beside him:
"Brother Mo, look at this!"
With that said, Shen Panxia sneaked over, picked up a red ribbon-shaped magic weapon and showed off:
"Look what I found?!"
"A medium-grade magic weapon? Not bad, just right for you to use."
"Hehe, this thing is much more powerful than those rare objects I collected."
Shen Panxia picked up the red ribbon. It became longer, shorter, thicker, and thinner. Apparently she couldn't put it down:
"However, there are too few intact magic weapons left here, and most of them are broken. I searched for a long time and only found this one. Obviously, the fire that year was not extremely serious."
"Speaking of this, I have roughly investigated what happened here back then. Brother Mo, do you want to know?"
Seeing the sullen look on her face, Su Mo took it easy and said with a smile:
"Then let's hear what's going on."
Shen Panxia took out a yellowed jade piece and said with a smile:
"This jade piece was left by a female cultivator named Zhong Yun, and it contains many contents.
According to her, after entering the Age of Ending Dharma, spiritual energy in the world disappeared. In order to find a way to practice cultivation, she followed many fellow practitioners and searched for the secret realm of the spiritual land.
During this period, she encountered various dangers and was involved in the robbery of spiritual lands. In the end, only she and another female cultivator were left. They unexpectedly encountered Zhang Lanque who was searching for spiritual herbs in the mountains.
Afterwards, the two of them were invited to enter the spiritual place where Zhang Lanque was located, which was the Hall of Stars.
After arriving here, in order to repay Zhang Lanque's kindness in taking him in, they helped Zhang Lanque a lot, including taking care of the medicine garden outside, collecting spiritual herbs, asking for news, etc.
Later, some other casual cultivators were successively taken in and this small gathering point was established. For a time, it was quite popular and very united internally. It even repelled several attacks from outsiders.
Later, more practitioners gave birth to children here.
Everything seems to be developing for the better, but it is a pity that as time goes by, the spiritual energy continues to decline. Even in this spiritual place, the concentration of spiritual energy is also constantly decreasing.
In the past, it was okay that the spiritual energy could still be fully supplied. Now, the spiritual energy continues to decline to the point where it is difficult to maintain practice, and internal conflicts have finally begun to occur.
And the most important thing is that they discovered Zhang Lanque's lie. "
(End of chapter)
