It was a room not much better than a woodshed, small and dark, with alternating light and dark in the room.

Ning Zhishui came to the window, looked inside, and understood.

Sure enough, he was refining the elixir.

This flickering light is only seen when refining medicine or tools. When she saw it from afar just now, she thought that someone was probably refining something here. Now she saw that it was indeed the case.

Moreover, she was not unfamiliar with the person who made the elixir.

It was the little calf who was scolded for dropping something on the ground while carrying it in the restaurant during the day!

Ning Zhishui stood at the window and looked for a while, then found that the fire was out.

There was no smell wafting out, probably because he had set up a ban.

Ning Zhishui walked to the door and knocked lightly.

"who?"

A panicked voice came from inside.

"I saw you making the elixir, I won't tell anyone." Ning Zhishui said.

There was no sound from inside for a long time. Just when Ning Zhishui was about to turn around and leave, the door opened.

Xiao Niu looked at her warily, but was obviously stunned when he saw her.

"Who are you?" he asked, "and why are you wearing a veil?"

Ning Zhishui had already blocked the door with his head when he decided to knock, ensuring that nothing could be seen.

This veil can not only cover the face, but its length reaches the waist!

He was wearing the most common black clothes in the world of immortal cultivation, which were easy to move around in. Even if Xiao Niu popped his eyes out, he would not be able to recognize him.

"Do you know why the alchemy just now failed?"

Ning Zhishui said this and walked into the house naturally and closed the door.

There was no trace of the alchemy furnace in the room, and no smell of elixir remained.

This little calf was very careful. He used a trick to clear the smell in the house before opening the door.

Bullied by the boss lady, secretly learned alchemy, careful and able to endure hardships.

Ning Zhishui had a preliminary judgment of him in his mind.

Xiao Niu was stunned, "Why?"

The elixir he just made failed.

This was not the first time he failed. In order to refine this furnace of Huiling Pill, he had wasted seven or eight batches of materials, but he never succeeded.

For him, every ingredient was saved bit by bit, so even the cheapest medicinal materials were quite precious.

So when I saw those materials destroyed, my heart was bleeding. I kept thinking about which step went wrong in my mind, and I thought about it at least dozens or hundreds of times.

But the next time I tried it, I still failed!

"First of all, you are not a good candidate for alchemy. You lack understanding and are not flexible enough," said Ning Zhishui.

Xiao Niu was stunned for a moment, then pursed his lips and said nothing, with a dark look in his eyes.

This is stubbornness and refusal to obey.

"Secondly, you don't have a good master. No one taught you the orthodox way of alchemy, so your basic skills are not solid, and there are still many mistakes in the details." Ning Zhishui smiled. "I don't know how many times you have tried this, but I am willing to guide you again. As for how much you can understand, it depends on your own luck."

She likes people who keep working hard even in adversity, and when she meets such juniors, she is willing to give them some pointers.

But as Ning Zhishui said, she was willing to teach, but how much he could learn depended entirely on himself.

Xiao Niu was stunned and couldn't believe it. "You are willing to teach me?"

"Take out the alchemy furnace. You want to make the elixir, right? Do you have any materials left?" Ning Zhishui asked him.

This time the Mavericks were even more stunned.

He looked around the room in astonishment.

My room is very narrow and looks dirty. This kind of dirtyness does not mean that the room is not well tidied and cleaned, but that the walls are dilapidated and the light is dim.

He looked around and confirmed that he had collected everything very cleanly. There were no remaining herbs and even the smell was fresh and clean.

Then how did she know what kind of elixir to make?

Looking through the window? But that's not right. From that angle, I can only see myself throwing herbs into the furnace, but I can't see the condition of the liquid in the furnace.

Xiao Niu remembered that he had just looked at the sky through the window not long ago, so she was definitely not there before!

So, just by adding one or two herbs, she knew what kind of pill she was refining and why it failed?

"Yes, there is another one." Suddenly, Xiao Niu became excited and suddenly full of confidence in this time of refining the elixir.

He didn't ask who Ning Zhishui was or why he was teaching him these words. Since others were willing to teach him, he would just learn it obediently.

If you ask all kinds of questions, what if you offend people and they don’t want to teach you anymore?

After taking out the alchemy furnace and arranging the medicinal materials, Xiao Niu began under the guidance of Ning Zhishui.

"In addition to the medicinal herbs, you need to place the spiritual energy-replenishing pills on your right hand. The pills must be in a state where you can take them out and put them into your mouth with just one hand."

"It takes three breaths to heat the furnace. After three breaths, the furnace is usually heated up. Now you can add the first herb, Dream Bell Grass. This grass has another name, White Head Grass. A sign that it has been refined is that the head will turn white. When you see it turn white, you can add the next herb."

Ning Zhishui didn't talk nonsense, and every word he said was very crucial. Xiao Niu listened very attentively, not daring to be distracted at all.

"...Don't move your hands. It's not time yet! The liquid is still cloudy. Wait until it becomes clearer before you can take the next step."

"You should replenish your spiritual energy. You can't wait until there's only a trace left before taking the pills. If you don't replenish your spiritual energy in time, your entire furnace of pills will be gone."

"It's the final moment. Pay attention to the scent in the furnace. It's light in the beginning, strong in the end, and then turns bitter. Once a bitter aroma appears, it means it's about to burn. The dividing line between strong and bitter aromas is the color... Listen to my command and remember the color at that moment."

Xiao Niu's face was already red, he could even hear the sound of his own heartbeat!

This batch of pills is almost done!

"Collect!" Ning Zhishui said one word.

Xiao Niu was concentrating, listening attentively to Ning Zhishui's words while keeping in mind the status of the furnace.

After hearing the sound, he immediately put out the fire and started the furnace, and immediately there were several still hot pills in the bottle.

"It's done, it's done!"

He spoke excitedly, his voice hoarse from being too excited.

Ning Zhishui stood up slowly and said, "It's not hopeless yet. Remember your condition today. Practice more and you can surpass more than 60% of alchemists."

This is already a compliment, at least the Mavericks are not a piece of rotten wood.

He is not a genius, but what is rare is that he is serious and focused enough without any distractions.

"Thank you, Senior! May I ask your name? Niu Yu is very grateful!"

He knelt down in front of Ning Zhishui, with his forehead touching the ground.

"It's just a chance encounter, so just pretend you've never seen me. If there's a chance we meet again, it's not too late to tell you."