A trace of doubt flashed in Ouyang Linghu's eyes, and she continued.
"Ten thousand middle-grade spiritual stones are already a considerable amount of wealth for ordinary monks, but for an alchemist, they are nothing at all. Think about it, she can just refine a pill. The selling price is extremely high, not to mention that she also has various high-end elixir formulas that can be used to refine more precious elixirs."
Lin Bing did not answer when he heard this, because at this moment he suddenly found another note in the storage bag with several words written on it: IOU.
Lin Bing was stunned when he saw this. He looked at the note carefully and found that it was some IOU written by Qingming to other monks. It said that Xu Qingming had borrowed tens of thousands of middle-grade spiritual stones from others and promised to use them in the future. return.
Lin Bing took the IOU and handed it to Ouyang Linghu with some hesitation. Ouyang Linghu took the IOU doubtfully, then carefully identified the authenticity, and then said a little helplessly.
"This IOU is indeed my master's handwriting. I didn't expect that she would borrow so many spiritual stones from others... Oh!"
Ouyang Linghu sighed helplessly when she saw the end. She suddenly remembered that her master often refined elixirs and sold them during his lifetime. Although he earned a lot of spiritual stones, the profession of alchemist was very profitable and he was also a "burner". "Money" profession, refining elixirs requires purchasing a large amount of materials, and these materials are often expensive.
Xu Qingming has been unable to break through the Nascent Soul stage for so many years, and she is getting older and older. In order to refine elixirs that increase life span or break through the realm, she has been spending a lot of money to purchase various materials.
Others thought that Xu Qingming had been an alchemist all his life and must have accumulated a lot of spiritual stones, but in fact he had already spent almost all of them, and even borrowed a lot from other monks. Now he has 10,000 middle-grade stones left. Spiritual stones are already pretty good.
After reading it, Ouyang Linghu crumpled all the IOUs into a ball and burned them all.
The firelight jumped, reflecting Ouyang Linghu's somewhat pale face, and then she smiled awkwardly at Lin Bing.
"These IOUs must not be seen by others. If other monks see them, the creditors will come to visit me and I will not be able to pay them back."
Lin Bing's heart sank when he heard this. He naturally understood Ouyang Linghu's worries.
The two of them were relatively speechless, with only the jumping firelight silently telling the story of the past that had just passed away.
After Ouyang Linghu burned the IOU, he pointed at the ten thousand middle-grade spiritual stones and said to Lin Bing.
"Just accept these spiritual stones as a thank you gift from me."
Lin Bing was stunned. He didn't expect Ouyang Linghu to be so generous, but there was no trace of joy on his face.
"That's not possible. We can share it together, but I definitely can't keep it to myself."
Although Lin Bing wanted these spiritual stones very much, he did not want to monopolize these wealth, so he refused to accept them.
Ouyang Linghu felt helpless when she saw Lin Bing being so determined, but she still wanted to express her gratitude.
"You saved my life. These spiritual stones are my small kindness, so don't refuse."
Seeing Ouyang Linghu's persistence, Lin Bing was very moved. However, these spiritual stones were her master's relics after all, so Lin Bing still refused to monopolize these spiritual stones.
In the end, Lin Bing distributed 3,000 middle-grade spiritual stones to Ouyang Linghu according to their previous agreement, and forcefully gave them to Ouyang Linghu.
Ouyang Linghu looked at Lin Bing helplessly. Although she was a little reluctant, she knew Lin Bing's character and would never take back what she said, so she had no choice but to accept these spiritual stones in the end.
However, she planned in her heart that she would refine more pills for Lin Bing in the future to repay her kindness.
After dividing up the spiritual stones, Lin Bing pointed to a pile of books on alchemy and asked curiously.
"What are you going to do with these books?"
Ouyang Linghu looked at the books with firm eyes and gently stroked the pages, as if stroking the master's relics.
"These are the hard work of my master's life, and they are also rare treasure books for alchemists. I will never throw them away or destroy them at will."
There was a kind of firmness and persistence in her tone, as if she was expressing her determination to Master Xu Qingming.
"I will keep them well, and then follow the above methods to seriously study the art of alchemy. I believe that through continuous efforts and practice, my alchemy experience will definitely be improved."
Lin Bing nodded thoughtfully after listening to Ouyang Linghu's words.
He approached the books and flipped through them gently, as if he was looking for something. Suddenly he stopped and looked at Ouyang Linghu firmly.
"I want to discuss something with you. I want to make a copy of all these books. I also want to learn the art of alchemy. Is that okay?"
When Ouyang Linghu heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
She grabbed Lin Bing's hand with some excitement, her tone full of expectation.
"Of course you can, but are you really willing to learn alchemy? I can teach you step by step. Alchemy is a very profound skill. It is difficult to fully master it without someone's guidance."
Lin Bing was a little moved when he saw Ouyang Linghu's enthusiasm, but in the end he shook his head and said.
"I have no plans to learn alchemy yet, but these books are too precious. Frankly speaking, I am also very greedy, so I plan to make a copy so that I can refer to them at any time when needed in the future."
"But when I want to learn alchemy, I will definitely ask you to teach me!"
Lin Bing looked at Ouyang Linghu with a smile, his eyes full of trust and gratitude.
"With a cheap master like you, I don't need it in vain."
Ouyang Linghu looked a little disappointed when he heard that Lin Bing didn't want to learn alchemy yet, but he could only nod helplessly, and then said to Lin Bing.
"You can make a copy of these books and take them back, or I can copy them. You can also take the original books."
Lin Bing's heart warmed when he heard Ouyang Linghu's words. He looked at Ouyang Linghu gratefully, but he quickly shook his head and said.
"No, let me make a copy. After all, this is your master's relic. How can I easily take away the original book?"
After getting Ouyang Linghu's consent, Lin Bing was not in a hurry to copy the books now. Instead, he followed Ouyang Linghu back to the alchemy room to check the most important pills first.
This pile of elixirs is really too much. Many alchemists who specialize in selling elixirs may not have so many elixirs on the shelves. This number is very shocking.
But the more the better, the more Lin Bing is concerned about now is the quality of these elixirs. I wonder if there are higher-end elixirs, because higher-end elixirs are more effective and mean they are more valuable.
To put it bluntly, these elixirs are the real treasures, even more precious than the ten thousand spiritual stones, but the result depends on the quality of the elixirs.
