Tao Qian has been the manager of the Tianding Chamber of Commerce for ten years. He can be said to have experienced hundreds of battles and has rich experience. During this period, he has received cultivators like crucian carp crossing the river. What scene has he not seen?
Even Tao Qian had met a few of the foundation-building monks who came with the blue heavenly cauldron, and he still chatted and laughed, laughed and cursed with them.
But the meaning of the Purple Heavenly Cauldron Token is different. It is something that can only be owned by monks who have made great contributions to the Heavenly Cauldron Chamber of Commerce, or it may be a gift specially given by the Chamber of Commerce in order to make friends with a certain senior who is in the pill formation stage.
No matter what the situation was, he should greet them respectfully as soon as possible. When Tao Qian strode forward, his vicious eyes had already analyzed the details of the two of them.
Although he couldn't tell the cultivation level of either of them, judging from his position, the young man retreated slightly and stood behind the old man. Moreover, the one who handed out the purple Heavenly Cauldron Order was also the old man in white. Tao Qian concluded that the two People must have a relationship between elders and younger generations.
The slightly fat middle-aged man gave Sun Xing a brief salute: "Senior, do you recognize Mr. Tao?"
"Fellow Daoist Zhuo invited me here, did he mention it to you?" Sun Xing took back the purple token that Tao Qian handed back and said leisurely.
Tao Qian was startled when he mentioned 'Fellow Daoist Zhuo', and his expression suddenly changed. He was the chief high-grade alchemist of their Yuncheng Tianding Chamber of Commerce, and his status was so high that even he had no right to disturb him casually!
"Senior, please come here! This little brother is also coming with Tao."
At that moment, he did not dare to hesitate and quickly introduced Chen Mo and Sun Xing into the hall, with him leading the way.
There is a unique cave in the attic of Tianding Chamber of Commerce. Each stall is in the right location. The counter on the first floor is equipped with nearly a hundred low-grade magic weapons, including swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks. Chen Mo looked around and saw that there were about three or four people in the main hall. Ten cultivators in the Qi refining stage are selecting magic weapons. Each cultivator who enters the chamber of commerce is accompanied by a young and beautiful female cultivator to explain. If it is a female cultivator, the reverse is true.
The companions all had warm smiles on their faces. As the saying goes, you can't reach out to hit someone with a smile. Even if there was a charming beauty standing next to Chen Mo, I'm afraid he wouldn't be willing to let her go!
He secretly praised in his heart that this businessman is really clever, it would be strange if the business is not prosperous.
Sun Xing walked through the magic weapon area of the main hall with a calm expression, and followed Tao Qian to an underground stone staircase. After entering the narrow passage, he advanced about seven or eighty feet to the right. The hot breath became thicker and thicker. The person was silent and came to a dark red door.
Before knocking on the door, the aroma of elixir came faintly from the crack of the door.
Tao Qian knocked carefully a few times. After a short time, a tall and thin middle-aged monk opened the door.
"Tao Qian?"
The middle-aged monk also saw an old man and a young man behind him, frowned, and asked him in a lowered voice: "You are so brave, who allowed outsiders to enter the underground alchemy room!"
There was a hint of majesty in his tone that he had lived in for a long time. Chen Mo judged that if there was no accident, this person must be the president of the Tianding Chamber of Commerce.
"President, you have really wronged me! This is the distinguished guest holding the Purple Cauldron Order, personally invited by Master Zhuo." Tao Qian was aggrieved and explained in the same low voice.
After hearing the Purple Cauldron Order, the middle-aged monk's face was shocked. He looked at Master Sun Xing and his disciples with a kind look in their eyes. He cupped his hands and said, "I, Zhu Chen, are the president of the Tianding Chamber of Commerce in Yuncheng. I don't know what you are saying." Are you here this time to find Master Zhuo to make alchemy?"
He had already seen that Sun Xing, like him, was in the late stage of foundation building. As for the young monk next to him, although he could not see clearly the cultivation level, the childishness on his face was clearly visible. There should be something on his body that could cover up his cultivation level. The magic weapon, Zhu Chen subconsciously thought that the old man came to ask for the elixir for him.
"Refining elixirs?" Sun Xing laughed a few times: "I really don't like the elixirs refined by Zhuo Laoer. The smell of blood is too strong!"
"Forehead......"
Hearing that he dared to call Master Zhuo by his nickname, Zhu Chen almost thought he heard him wrong! The person holding the Purple Cauldron Order cannot be a fool. Zhu Chen breathed slightly and said, "Dare you ask your friend's name?"
Just when Chen Mo was about to speak for Sun Xing, an old man with disheveled hair walked out from behind the door. His eyes were sunken and he looked quite old. Not only that, the red robe he wore had many holes and stains. , looks sloppy.
The sloppy old man glanced at Chen Mo who was observing him, and said angrily to Sun Xing: "A dog can't spit out ivory from its mouth. Even though we are thousands of miles away, I know it's you, old boy, here! Keep your voice low and come in." , my precious apprentice is carving the spiritual formation map, if it interferes with him, you can use ten bottles of Yuan Ning Dan as compensation!"
"Stop talking nonsense and lead the way!" Sun Xing was not angry either. He waved his sleeves and made the sloppy old man grunt a few times before turning back.
Does Master Zhuo know the 'rude' old man in front of him? It seems like they are still very familiar with each other? Tao Qian and Zhu Chen became curious.
Under the leadership of Master Zhuo, a group of five people entered. Chen Mo discovered that there were secret rooms at regular intervals on both sides of this passage. The aroma of the herbs he had smelled before came from there.
Several people walked to the most spacious room in the underground passage. The most eye-catching thing was the purple alchemy furnace in the center. The fire inside was burning continuously. Behind the alchemy furnace, there was a young man in his teens. He was concentrating on controlling the magic pen in his hand, scribbling something on the blank paper, and did not notice the arrival of several people at all.
The room was as messy as a sloppy old man's. Bottles and jars filled with medicinal liquids were randomly placed everywhere. There were also a few uncatalyzed spiritual herbs on the table. Chen Mo could easily identify them with his knowledge. out their names.
"Moonflower, cord core, that one that is shaped like a phoenix tail is Jiufengcao? You can't just put it on the table like this, the essence of the herb is about to evaporate..."
Chen Mo really didn't mean to show off, he just saw that the sloppy old man was not doing something right, so he subconsciously spoke in a low voice, but soon he remembered that Master Zhuo was by his side!
"Huh?" Master Zhuo glanced at Chen Mo with interest, then turned to Sun Xing and said, "Old man Sun, this is the disciple you want to train. Isn't there another girl?"
"That one can't come for some special reasons." Sun Xing was very satisfied with Chen Mo's actions just now, and he did not fail to earn him a lot of face: "He is enough on his own. This kid has a good foundation. After three years of training by me, he will be the worst." Can you become a low-grade alchemist?"
When Zhu Chen heard this, he finally understood who the old man in white was. He immediately saluted Sun Xing and said with a bright light in his eyes: "Do you dare to ask me that my friend is Master Sun, the pure old man who is as famous as Master Zhuo?"
He couldn't help but be excited, these were two alchemy masters who could refine elixirs in the elixir formation stage! Their Yuncheng Tianding Chamber of Commerce has recruited a master Zhuo, and it is already among the best among all branches in Chu State. If they can recruit another master with the same level...
Zhu Chen's heart was so excited that he almost jumped out of his chest.
"Yes." Sun Xing nodded lightly: "I plan to bother you here for three years. Please take care of me, President Zhu."
Master Zhuo answered: "Yes, he is the one who I have worked hard to invite to join our Tianding Chamber of Commerce. There is only one condition, which is to let the chamber of commerce allocate some medicinal herb resources to train his apprentices. He must quickly become a low-level player within three years." Alchemist, he will leave after the matter is completed, I wonder what the president’s intention is?”
"Of course it's no problem!!" Zhu Chen felt that he was lucky today, and good things were coming one after another. He laughed and said: "As long as Master Sun agrees, you will now be worshiped by my Tianding Chamber of Commerce, and the monthly remuneration will be as much as Master Zhuo is treated at the same level! As for the other requirements Master Sun mentioned, they are naturally minor matters!"
Sun Xing nodded slightly: "Then I would like to thank President Zhu."
"If so, then Zhu won't disturb the two masters reminiscing about old times, and go ahead." Zhu Chen still has the heart to stay here. He has to report it quickly. With this master joining, it won't take long for them to join Yuncheng. The branch can replace the Tianding Chamber of Commerce in the main city and become the real main chamber of commerce of Chu Kingdom!
After Zhu Chen and Tao Qian left, the two old guys in the foundation building stage really put down their arrogance. One of them pulled up a chair and sat down to talk about the strange things in the world of cultivation. Friends who hadn't seen each other for many years were also there. At this moment, the chat box opened up, and they chatted non-stop.
Chen Mo couldn't get a word in, and when he saw that the two people were ignoring him again, he looked around decisively. Soon, he came to the young man's side. With a glance, he found that he was actually practicing sculpting the alchemy furnace. The spiritual formation!
The young man looked focused and paid no attention to what Chen Mo was watching. His eyes seemed to only see the golden lines carved by his hands. There were many blank talisman papers beside him, as well as an ordinary-looking ink pen.
Chen Mo picked up the thread-bound book that was thrown on the ground and lightly dusted it off. The title of the book clearly read the four characters "Spiritual Formation Illustrated Book".
"How to refine elixirs? There is a lot of knowledge in this, but the most basic thing is to be able to identify the appearance and habits of each herbal medicine, and whether the combination with another or even multiple herbal medicines can achieve the optimal choice. This is It requires monks to practice hard for a long time."
Sun Xing's understanding of alchemy was still echoing in Chen Mo's mind. In fact, this profession is very difficult to do. The basics alone are enough to make 99% of monks give up. Without him, cultivators can only reach the early stage of foundation building. He has initially laid a mark on his spiritual consciousness and has the ability to have a photographic memory. Among casual cultivators, cultivators who can reach the early stage of foundation building must be in their fifties or sixties with the best qualifications.
Integrating all the herbal medicines will inevitably delay the orthodox practice. It can be said that a good foundation can be laid at the age of seventy, but... this is only the first step. There are also the heat to condense the medicinal liquid and the method to carve the spiritual formation. , each step requires a lot of patience and energy to complete. Besides, how can there be so many herbs for penniless cultivators to practice?
The best way to train an alchemist is to do what Sun Xing did. Find some young men with a photographic memory and spiritual roots, and start training them from the age of fifteen. The conditions for cultivation qualifications can be relaxed, and it takes five years to reach the level of alchemy master. Just ten levels of Qi.
During this period, he thoroughly mastered the knowledge of herbal medicine and learned how to draw catalytic liquids and spiritual formations in practice. Within a few years, a low-grade alchemist who could refine Qi-refining period elixirs was trained.
This is also a method used by many sects. The old man surnamed Mo from Zhaotian Sect also planned to accept Chen Mo as his disciple. However, God's will played a trick on Chen Mo and by chance, he became an unknown rogue cultivator.
"I have my master's experience in catalyzing medicinal liquids and purifying herbs, but I only lack the knowledge about spiritual formations. Isn't this a good opportunity now?"
Chen Mo was overjoyed when he saw that none of the three people in the room noticed him. He sat on the ground regardless of his image and carefully savored the contents of the spirit array illustration...
The hot fire was burning, and the conversation between the two masters switched to their respective apprentices. Sun Xing took out a pot of old wine from somewhere, and the two of them complimented each other while drinking.
"Old man Sun, we are all old. We can't cross the threshold of forming a core. The day is not far away when we will become withered bones in the grave. The future world of cultivation will still belong to their young people..."
Master Zhuo held up the wine cup and said to Sun Xing with confused eyes: "I am a disciple! Among men, I am eighteen years old. I am at the tenth level of Qi refining. Three days ago... I started to learn carving. ..The Spiritual Formation is ready! In just a few days, it will take shape for success. I just want to ask you, this time...will you lose this time!"
The sloppy Master Zhuo was a little drunk after drinking, and his tongue was almost knotted because of the drunkenness. He said to Sun Xing vaguely.
"hehe..."
Sun Xing's pale face also turned a lot of red due to drinking: "Zhuo Lao Er... you just... still want to teach your disciples to carve a spiritual formation? Did you know that I succeeded in carving it for the first time back then... with How long has it been?"
He stretched out two fingers and burped at Master Zhuo: "Two months! I just completed the simplest spiritual formation, the one that increases the quality of the elixir. I don't believe it... You, my disciple, are here Against heaven, can you defeat me?"
"Hmph!" Master Zhuo sneered disdainfully: "Don't compare your rubbish qualifications with my apprentices. If you are not convinced, how about we have a bet? Let's bet on whether my apprentice Jia Jiao can succeed in the seventh year. Draw a spiritual formation blueprint within a day!"
The spiritual formation diagram was originally drawn on the alchemy furnace, but you can't just use medicinal herbs to try it every time, right? Therefore, the predecessors in the world of cultivation invented an alternative method, which is to use spiritual paper to imitate the fluctuation amplitude of the alchemy furnace. The ink pen uses spiritual power to draw on it, which can also approximate the actual scene.
Sun Xing laughed loudly: "Seven days? Don't say that I look down on your apprentice. Give him a month. If you can figure it out, I will personally refine a furnace of elixirs for you!"
"Then your elixir has been refined!" Master Zhuo said cheerfully: "It's really meaningless to win against you like this. How about we change the betting method? I think your apprentice has a solid foundation, and he must be able to portray the spiritual formation. Do you have some experience, right? Let's bet between the two of them, whoever can draw a spiritual formation first will win, what do you think?"
