In the bedroom on the second floor of the villa, Su Mo was making alchemy for the first time in his life.
The blue-green medicinal cauldron floated in the air, spinning slowly under the hazy moonlight.
Below the medicine cauldron is a pale white spiritual fire driven by spiritual power.
Under the burning of the spiritual fire, the many runes on the tripod's body flashed with inexplicable brilliance from time to time.
This in turn caused unknown changes to occur inside the medicine cauldron.
Including refining spiritual materials, extracting medicinal liquids, separating dregs, etc.
These are simple pre-processing tasks, engraved on the medicine cauldron in the form of runes.
The more advanced the medicinal cauldron, the more pre-processing work is required and the more complex it is.
According to Su Mo's idea, that is the improvement of automation.
Automation greatly reduces the errors of manual alchemy.
Assuming that originally alchemy requires ten procedures and the medicine cauldron can handle two, then the alchemist only needs to handle eight.
This also means that the alchemist can concentrate on reducing the mistakes in the eight procedures, thereby quickly increasing the rate of elixir formation.
Therefore, a medicinal cauldron with better auxiliary effects is essential for alchemists.
Just like that, the Star-Zhaing Cauldron is such a rare treasure.
At least, it was enough for Su Mo until he stepped into the mage realm.
At this moment, as the runes on the tripod body were rotating, Su Mo put in a spiritual material or a spell from time to time.
Under the burning of the spiritual fire and the blending of the magic formula, many raw materials that had been turned into liquid medicine began to merge in the corresponding order.
The order, time and heat of the fusion must be controlled extremely carefully. A slight mistake will lead to the failure of the alchemy.
And this is also where the level of the alchemist is tested.
Su Mo suppressed the distracting thoughts in his mind and concentrated on preparing the medicinal liquid according to the description in the prescription.
As the magic formulas are injected one after another, the color of the liquid medicine continues to change, and the surface gradually develops a vermilion brilliance.
When the brilliance was concentrated to the extreme, Su Mo's eyes suddenly lit up:
"Condensation!"
As the elixir condensation formula was injected, many semi-solidified medicinal liquids quickly gathered together and turned into vermilion elixirs the size of longan eyes.
The strong medicinal fragrance spurted out from the cauldron and lingered in the room.
"There were no mistakes or omissions in the process, and the refining was successful the first time. It seems that my talent in alchemy is much greater than that of formation."
Looking at the round vermilion pills in the medicine cauldron, Su Mo couldn't help but feel very satisfied.
He gently put down the medicine cauldron and took out the vermilion elixir with his hand of air.
I saw that among these pills, four were round and flawless, two more had some gray lines, and two more had mottled colors on the surface.
"There are eight completed elixirs, four positive elixirs, two inferior elixirs, and two useless elixirs. Considering the level of elixir refining for the first time, it is quite good."
The elixirs refined by alchemists are naturally divided into grades. Among them, waste elixirs are completely useless and even harmful if taken.
The effect of inferior elixirs is not as good as that of Zhengdan, which is equivalent to a certain discount in the efficacy of the medicine, and some inferior elixirs may also have negative effects such as erysipelas.
As for Zhengdan, it is a pill normally sold on the market, and it is also one of the standards for measuring the alchemist's level of alchemy.
Of course, because we are now in the spiritual energy recovery stage, let alone elixirs, we can't even find a few spiritual plants.
Almost all good elixirs are sought by practitioners, and even bad elixirs are highly sought after.
Especially those casual cultivators who have few resources and work hard all day long.
As for the elixir that Su Mo refined today, even those who are not integrators of the magician system will be very jealous when they see it.
Because the elixir he refined is called Peiyuan Dan, after taking it, it can cultivate vitality, increase the origin, and strengthen Qi and blood.
This is an elixir that all practitioners can use.
Generally speaking, Peiyuan Dan is most suitable for mystic warriors, because mystic warriors are most sensitive to the increase of qi and blood.
It's a pity that the number of secret warriors in the world is very small.
But magicians and fusions also have a great need to gain the source.
At the same level, those with stronger bodies and stronger origins can not only display stronger strength in battle, but also be more tolerant of negative effects such as strange objects.
Therefore, if it enters the market, even if it is a bad pill, it will still be highly sought after and will not be lost in the hands.
This is also the reason why Su Mo chose to refine the Peiyuan Pill. To hone your skills is to hone your skills, and you have to balance your expenses.
After all, alchemy also consumes a lot of raw materials.
Only in and out, this is not Su Mo's style.
Even if you don't make a lot of money, you have to at least cover the costs.
Su Mo decided to refine the Peiyuan Pill first, at least to be able to produce only Zhengdan 100%, and then refine other elixirs.
With a thought, Su Mo summoned the spiritual fire and completely devoted himself to refining the Peiyuan Pill.
…
After the Order's stronghold was uprooted, the Spiritual Land fell under the control of the Civil Security Bureau and the Magician Alliance.
Under the orders of Song Ruyuan and Bai Shichang, a large number of practitioners rushed to the scene and were responsible for cleaning up hidden dangers in the spiritual land, rebuilding underground caves, and resetting defensive formations.
As for the casual cultivators who were originally mixed in, they were all expelled by the two major organizations. Even though many shouted dissatisfaction, they were all quickly suppressed.
In fact, the Magician Alliance and the Civil Security Bureau have been particularly merciful to the casual cultivators. If it were a more domineering organization, they would have driven them away as early as when they were searching for the remaining resources in the spiritual land.
Now he not only saved people, but also allowed them to take some resources from the cave in the spiritual land, which was generous enough.
After the casual cultivators were blasted away, except for a few, they were still moving around, preparing to continue looking for resources that had not been noticed by the two major organizations. The remaining many casual cultivators all went back to their homes to look for their mothers.
Among them, Wang Tao, the vice president of Lao Chen's association and a restaurant chef, returned leisurely to his home in Longhua Apartment after leaving.
After closing, he ordered four braised vegetables as usual, drank two bottles of beer, and finished his dinner simply while watching TV.
After eating, he took a shower again. Seeing that the time was approaching ten o'clock in the evening, he came to the mirror of the sink on time and said calmly to the square mirror:
"Password, 10086, Taotie, report something."
As the words fell, the originally ordinary square mirror suddenly started to ripple, like pebbles falling into water.
And when all the waves dissipated, what was revealed in the mirror was a gray-white wall. There was a chair under the wall, and a human figure made of light all over the body was sitting on the chair.
His gaze seemed to penetrate space and reach right here.
Looking at Taotie with a respectful expression on his face, the president of the Guild Cultivator said calmly:
"Pass it on."
Taotie nodded in agreement, and then took off his left eye expressionlessly, but there was no blood seeping out of the eye.
He put his eyeballs into the mirror, and scenes suddenly flashed on the mirror.
From the very beginning when he discussed rescuing people with Lao Chen, Shen Panxia and others, then the Lingdi formation was broken and a battle broke out on the spot, then Xuanwu and Jie Mo were easily killed by Su Mo, and finally they were killed by the Civil Security Bureau together with others. The rogue cultivators were expelled and completely recorded the entire incident.
After playing these scenes, Taotie put the slightly dimmed eyeballs back into his own eye sockets, silently waiting for instructions.
About five minutes passed before the president's low-pitched inquiry came from the other side:
"What do you know about the young man named Su Mo?"
There was a hint of fear in Taotie's eyes, and he replied solemnly:
“As far as my subordinates know, this person should be a delivery boy and likes to deliver food.
According to the reports from people around him, he had broken into a foreign land not long ago and killed a Sheqing-level monster on the spot.
Judging from his performance in killing Xuanwu and Tribulation Demon, the weakest one is still a peak level 7 expert, possibly even level 8! "
"Level 8?"
The president murmured to himself:
"I didn't expect that a strong person of this level would exist in a small city like Qinghu. You can obviously get enough status if you go to the provincial capital at level 8, so why would you stay in such a small place?"
The president of the Guild of Guild was very puzzled.
And Taotie obviously didn't have a corresponding answer.
After a moment of silence, the president continued:
"The God-Creation Plan was carried out in this meeting, and the losses can be said to be extremely serious. Not only were the four elephants nearly wiped out, but even the Lingdi stronghold was captured by the authorities. However, the information I wanted was tested.
I have almost figured out the background of the Civil Security Bureau and the Magician Alliance. Moreover, Xuanwu can be promoted successfully, which proves that the god-making plan is feasible and can even be further strengthened to break through the shackles of level 6. "
Having said this, he paused again and continued in a gloomy tone:
"I thought this operation would bring out all the trump cards of the two major organizations, but I didn't expect that a bug like Su Mo would appear!
The strength of level 8 is too strong and is an influencing factor that cannot be ignored. All actions are temporarily suspended until a response strategy is prepared. "
Upon hearing this, Taotie suddenly said:
"My subordinate has an immature idea about how to deal with that level 8 guy."
"tell me the story."
Taotie sorted out his words and then said:
“It’s difficult for us to deal with Level 8 just based on his own strength, so we can only start from other aspects, such as his personal hobbies, things he cares about, the relatives and friends around him, etc.
After the other party broke into the spiritual land, he made some deals with two major organizations. I vaguely heard that he was more interested in alchemy formation, so we can start from these two aspects.
In addition, he wears delivery clothes every time he appears. If we want to design a trap to deal with him, we can use this profession.
Finally, there is his residence. Qinghu City is only so big. As long as we search carefully, we will surely find his residence and maybe even find his relatives.
Then things will become easier, and perhaps we can threaten him to be used by us, making him the sharpest knife in our hands. "
After listening to Taotie's story, the president nodded and said:
"What you said makes sense, so I'll leave this matter to you."
Taotie: "..."
"Since the enemy is too powerful, I allow you to call on resources below S level, and I will ask Prisoner Niu to contact you.
If you can complete this matter well, one of the promotion quotas of the Divine Treasure Tree will be reserved for you. "
Taotie's eyes suddenly lit up as he listened, and he hurriedly said:
"My subordinates will do their best to live up to their trust!"
The president nodded.
The image in the mirror suddenly shattered and returned to its original state.
…
Bright road.
A black van was driving forward very smoothly.
In the car, six members of the Civil Security Bureau were sitting, and the back was filled with a large amount of various supplies.
In the driver's seat, the young driver with a shaved head glanced at the gentle middle-aged man next to him and asked curiously:
"Yao Chu, I heard they said that a super awesome person appeared this time. Killing level 7 and robbery demons is like killing chickens. Have you seen that person?"
Yao Wenkai, whose arm was wrapped in gauze and smelled faintly of medicine, had a look of sigh on his face and nodded:
"Not only have I met that person, to be precise, I was saved by that person. If he had been a step late, I might have been drained by that defensive formation.
It's a pity that I didn't talk to him later, and he ran too fast, so I didn't have the chance to thank him.
But people probably won’t care about my gratitude, after all, the gap between me and him is too big.
Just like you casually saving an ordinary person, you probably won't care about the ordinary person's thanks. "
Yao Wenkai said, with a wry smile on his face.
The subordinates in the back seat listened and persuaded with a smile:
"Yao Chu, you are too arrogant to belittle yourself. After all, you are also one of the three veteran directors of our Civil Security Bureau. Your favor is extremely valuable!"
"Yes, yes, although that person is powerful, he is only a casual cultivator after all. He has no power behind him to rely on. It is difficult to say how he will develop in the future.
On the contrary, Yao Chu, even if he is lagging behind the opponent now, relying on the huge resources of our bureau, his progress will definitely be rapid, and maybe he can overtake the opponent in the future! "
"And there are quite a few experts in our bureau, and there are countless resources and treasures, like this time we have acquired half of the spiritual land.
If you practice in a spiritual land, there is no way you can lag behind the casual cultivators outside. As for the treasures, magic weapons, and elixirs, the casual cultivators are far from being able to compare with us. "
"Haha, speaking of this, I heard that a trade fair is about to be held in the black market. The threshold is set at level 4. Most of the people present are casual cultivators. I guess they should be able to come up with some good things.
It's a pity that I have to help build the spiritual land here, so I can't spare the time to go there. Otherwise, I really want to take a look, maybe I can see some good things. "
…
The topic gradually shifted.
Yao Wenkai was thinking about Su Mo's shocking blow.
"I'm afraid there are not many people in the headquarters who can match this level of top power.
If he is willing, he can carve out a force by himself, so why should he rely on others? "
Yao Wenkai shook his head and took his thoughts back.
Just as he was about to educate the subordinates around him, his eyes suddenly focused as he looked forward:
"Wait a minute, what is that?!"
After hearing Yao Wenkai's words, all the subordinates looked forward one after another.
Then they saw several ancient houses vaguely visible on the empty road at night.
Those houses loomed on the road, like mirages.
As the elite of the Civil Security Bureau, they were keenly aware that something was wrong.
Without Yao Wenkai's instructions, the driver immediately stepped on the brakes and stopped suddenly.
However, at this moment, the thin curtain showing the house expanded in an instant, and passed three hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
Wait until the thin curtain fades away without a shadow.
There was only one van full of supplies left on the road.
But all the people inside disappeared.
(End of chapter)
