A few days later, deep in the Yanxia Sect's warehouse.
A large pile of yellow sprouted rice was piled on the ground casually into small hills five or six meters high.
In the corner, Zhang Lang and Li Huan, two alchemy boys in their forties, were sitting on bamboo chairs to rest.
"Brother Zhang, are you really doing this?" Li Huan said nervously, holding a wooden box.
"When things come to a head, do you still want to back down?" Zhang Lang frowned.
"But if something happens to Senior Brother Chen, we..." Li Huan still hesitated.
"It's just that he doesn't know how to promote!" Zhang Lang said bitterly: "How dare you refuse the recruitment of Vice-President Sun!"
Seeing Li Huan's hesitation, Zhang Lang sighed: "We are just two alchemy boys, caught in the middle, what can we do?!"
"You can't afford to offend Senior Brother Chen, but you dare to offend Vice-President Sun?"
"Compared to Chen Mu who is alone, it is obviously more cost-effective to follow Vice President Sun."
"Alas...an unforeseen disaster!" Li Huan sighed dejectedly.
A smile flashed in Zhang Lang's eyes.
"do not be afraid."
"This is not the first time we have sent grain essence."
"In the past, Chen Mu would only check the weight of the grain essence, but would not look at it carefully."
He opened the brown wooden box on the table next to him. Small wooden boxes as big as a palm and as deep as a fist were neatly arranged inside.
He took out a small wooden box, opened it and showed it to Li Huan.
"I also spread normal essence on the upper floor, so I'm not afraid of his inspection at all."
Seeing that Li Huan was silent, Zhang Lang put away the wooden box and said calmly: "We have collected all the Taoist skills, do you still want to return it?"
"Done!" Li Huan gritted his teeth, picked up the wooden box on the table next to him and left first.
…
Near the entrance of the Yanxia Sect's warehouse, there is a cave as big as two bedrooms. The overall shape is like half an egg cut lengthwise.
The walls of the cave are flat and smooth, as if they were cast in one piece.
At the base of the wall, every two or three steps, there is a pot of waist-high round-leaf shrubs.
Its branches are covered with orange berries the size of quail eggs.
At this moment, the berries were emitting a warm light, illuminating the entire cave.
Deep in the cave, Chen Mu was lying on a soft couch with his legs crossed.
I have iced herbal tea in my left hand, and an animal skin scroll in my right hand. I am snoring the herbal tea while pondering the Baicao Note.
If he hadn't pretended to be refining alchemy all night, he would have gone back to his secret room to gain experience.
The warehouse is being rebuilt and there are many people and it is difficult to practice secret techniques.
He had no choice but to look at Baicao Xiaozhu to gain experience in medicine.
At this time, he was pondering the annotations on Huangya Rice, and when he looked up, he suddenly discovered that his planting skills also gave him experience!
"If Vice-President Sun knew the true value of Baicao Xiaozhu, he would be very upset, wouldn't he? Haha..."
While he was having fun, there was a sound of footsteps in his ears.
Chen Mu immediately put away the scroll and bamboo tube, picked up the dark alchemy furnace on the short table, and pretended to clean it up and check it.
…
"Senior brother, this is the essence of today's grains."
Zhang Lang tried hard to restrain his heart from beating rapidly, and walked forward holding a brown wooden box in both hands.
Chen Mu took it and weighed it casually, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "It's three more pounds than yesterday, thank you for your hard work."
"Senior brother, you're welcome. This is our duty..." Zhang Lang hadn't finished being polite.
Then I saw Chen Mu open the big wooden box, take out a small box, twist a handful of grain essence between his index finger and thumb, and put it in front of his eyes to look at it carefully.
Zhang Lang felt as if his heart was jumping into his throat, and his whole body was frozen in place.
"Yes, not bad." Chen Mu looked up with satisfaction and immediately saw the trembling Zhang and Li.
A strange feeling of déjà vu came over me.
Why do I feel like I was a scumbag in my previous life, waiting for the teacher to check my homework?
Ah……
"Okay, don't be nervous, the refining is good." Chen Mu smiled and reassured.
Zhang and Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Cold sweat broke out involuntarily behind his back.
"Senior brother, you are so complimentary." Zhang Lang cupped his hands and thanked him: "Senior brother, if you don't have any instructions, the two of us will leave first."
"Go back." Chen Mu smiled and waved.
No wonder these two people were sent to Yanxia Mountain.
The speed of refining the essence of grains can indeed be ranked among the top three among the alchemy boys.
Especially Zhang Lang.
If it weren't for Chen Mu's guidance, Bai Xiuwen wouldn't be able to compete with him.
…
Seeing the two figures pretending to be calm and leaving quickly, Chen Mu couldn't help but feel helpless.
"Am I that scary?" Chen Mu asked Bai Xiuwen who had just entered the alchemy room.
"Probably because I'm afraid you'll open your mouth to solicit." Bai Xiuwen chuckled lightly.
Chen Mu suddenly understood.
These two people can be considered Qi Hui's disciples.
If he makes a solicitation, the two of them will be in trouble.
Bai Xiuwen said nothing more and handed Chen Mu a box of grain essence.
He changed the subject and said with a smile: "Senior brother, I have found out what you are asking about."
"This alchemy room was built by a senior brother named Liu from Baigong Hall."
"The secret technique he uses is called turning the ground into steel. Wherever the magic is enveloped, the ground can be hard or soft. He is very good at opening holes and shaping walls."
Referring to the ground becoming steel?
Chen Mu's eyes lit up: "Do you know the secret technique corresponding to the jade seed stage?"
"Zhi Di Cheng Gang requires mana to start, but there is no corresponding jade seed secret technique." Bai Xiuwen shook his head.
It's a pity, I originally wanted to make a mistake and save a fortune. Chen Mu regretted it.
"Senior brother, do you want to dig a cave?"
"Unfortunately, it seems that Senior Brother Liu was dragged to Poison Dragon Pond to help build the pavilion. He has been gone for almost a month." Bai Xiuwen said regretfully.
Then he said in confusion: "But the Poison Dragon Pond is thirty miles south of the Mist Mountain. It is densely covered with poisonous miasma and poisonous insects. I don't know what kind of palace we want to build there."
a month ago?
Chen Mu nodded but said nothing.
He thought of Liang Yi and Leng Yuechan.
If the effect of turning the ground into steel is true as Bai Xiuwen said, then it is also feasible to use it to transform the Yin River waterway...
Don't think too much about this.
"Forget it, I just asked out of curiosity and didn't mention him."
"Tell me about the insect-repelling pill."
Ever since Sun Wuhuan mentioned the insect-repelling pill last time, he became interested in it.
There are many poisonous miasma and poisonous insects in Dongling, and the Baimiasma Pill and the Insect-Removing Pill are very important.
If he could master these two kinds of pills, his speed of accumulating Taoist power would be accelerated.
…
After sending Bai Xiuwen away for a long time, Chen Mu tapped the armrest of the soft couch with his right index finger, his mind wandering all over.
"If the information Bai Xiuwen got is correct, the main ingredient of the insect-repelling pill must be barley peach."
According to "Grandpa's Notes on Herbs", extracting the essence of Coix is not a problem.
"Although there is no talisman for polymerizing pills, it may be replaced by other means." Chen Mu looked at the entry on the gray wall.
Pharmacy: 7997/10000/Level 5;
"Don't worry, wait until you have fully mastered the medicinal skills before taking a look."
…
Late at night, Chen Mu pretended to be tired and left the alchemy room and returned to his residence.
As they walked, a pavilion appeared four to five hundred meters away.
"This seems to be Zhang Lang's residence, right?"
Seeing the bright lights inside, Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh.
"No wonder that Zhang Lang is so proficient in the Five Yuan Qi Inhalation Technique."
"He is actually a diligent person like me."
“God rewards those who work hard!”
He turned to leave. Don't interrupt the efforts of hard-working people.
But when I looked up at the sky, I found that the full moon was already high in the sky.
Staying up so late will waste your energy!
With such a good helper, don’t let your future be ruined by being overly diligent!
"After all, I still have no experience." Chen Mu smiled and shook his head: "You have to learn to combine work and rest."
Thinking of this, Chen Mu stepped forward, ready to teach him the experience of hard work.
But as soon as he took two steps, Chen Mu couldn't help but pause. Three breathing sounds suddenly came from his ears that were listening to the Dharma passively.
Are there visitors? Chen Mu looked at the sky in surprise.
Forget it, it's better not to disturb others.
Thinking this, Chen Mu turned around and left.
…
"Don't worry, you two." The thin, orange-skinned man smiled and reassured.
"The vice-capital told me that the tampered grain essence only has a little more impurities."
"Not only does it not affect elixir refining, but it will also increase the rate of elixir production. It is also safe for normal consumption."
"It only affects how long the pills are stored."
Zhang Lang and Li Huan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"After half a month, the pills became moldy and deteriorated, and the good and bad Bigu Salvia were mixed together."
"Everyone will just think that Chen Mu Lian lost the elixir."
Immediately the orange-skinned man sneered.
"At that time, no one can guarantee whether the elixir he made before is safe."
"With such a huge loss, not only will he have to spit out the Taoist white jade he obtained before, but he will also have to pay until he loses everything!"
"What a great trick in the capital!" Zhang Lang slapped his thigh with admiration on his face.
Outside the main building, Chen Mu, who was worried about Zhang Lang's health after all, left and returned: "..."
Unfortunately, I still want to advise you to have a regular schedule and take care of yourself.
Are you actually plotting against me behind my back? !
No wonder I ended up here without knowing it.
God must be reminding me that there are villains causing trouble!
What does this mean?
This shows that God wants me to do justice for God!
"I don't want to do anything?" Chen Mu sighed, his face full of embarrassment.
pity……
It’s hard to go against God’s will!
(End of chapter)
