Elder Fu sighed heavily, waved his hand weakly and said, "You all can go back. As for you, if you want to learn talismans in the future, you can come to me anytime. I don't dare to be your master anymore."

"Go back, everyone."

Jiang Sheng stepped forward and said directly, "Elder Fu, do you have any books on talismans? I can borrow a few to take home and read. If I encounter something I don't understand, I can ask you again."

"...Okay, come with me and I'll find some for you."

After an incense stick of time, Jiang Sheng returned to his palace with a few books. After putting the books in the space, he ate a bite and went to the Dan Palace with Elder Kong.

Before the two of them even went in, they could feel the heat wave blowing in their faces while standing at the door, and quietly watched the disciples busy inside.

Medicinal materials were added one by one, and the alchemy furnace slowly rotated. The person controlling the flame had sweat on his face, and he looked at the alchemy furnace nervously, as if he was worried about something.

Elder Kong's eyes hurt from watching this, and he whispered, "Sir, this alchemy is really dangerous. If you're not careful, the furnace will explode, and if you don't dodge in time, it will shatter."

"Comparatively speaking, drawing talismans is much safer."

Jiang Sheng whispered, "Really? But the Sky Thunder Talisman will explode, just like an alchemy furnace. How can something that's not dangerous be valuable? It's just a test, so it's not a big deal."

"... Valuable? Your Excellency is right. The Dan Palace is the one that no one dares to offend the most in the entire temple. After all, our lives are in their hands, and the longevity elixir depends on the Dan Palace."

"Well, how old are you this year?"

"My Lord, I am fifty years old this year."

"Really? You look like you're sixty. So, does this longevity pill extend your life or bring it forward? I don't see it working on you."

Elder Kong was silent for a long time before he said quietly, "The longevity pill is too expensive. I have never been able to buy it. Plus, the failure rate of the pill is too high, so I am so old."

Jiang Sheng looked him up and down, hummed in agreement, and said, "He is indeed old enough. How can I make pills?"

"First, you have to identify the medicinal herbs. After two or three years, you can come to the alchemy room and refine low-level nourishing pills, healing pills, hemostatic pills, etc."

"... I've been learning medicine for two or three years. That won't take too long. I need to refine the elixir within a month. Is there any better way?"

“Yes, but no one can do it.”

Elder Kong explained everything: "Go to the Medicine Hall to identify the herbs and take the test. If you pass the test, you can refine the elixir in advance. The test is once a month. My Lord, are you going to take a look?"

Jiang Sheng nodded: "Come on, take me to the Medicine Hall."

The two walked one after the other and entered the medicine identification hall. They looked at hundreds of people, each with a pile of medicinal herbs in front of them, and a middle-aged man staring at them to identify them.

Seeing someone coming, the middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "Sit in the corner. Take the book and read it. You must recognize ten herbs today and pick them out from this pile."

Jiang Sheng opened the book, scanned it carefully, and memorized it in his mind. His fingers quickly flipped through the pile of herbs, and he quickly took out a dozen plants and put them aside.

Keep the remaining grass separate from the herbs.

He extended his hand and gestured, "Master, I have already divided it."

The middle-aged man looked at him in surprise. "What? You just got here. The herbs in the book don't have pictures, only descriptions. Make sure you remember them clearly."

Jiang Sheng nodded. He had learned medicine by himself. The art of alchemy was just like the art of studying herbs for medical students. He could get an idea of ​​the herbs' appearance in his mind after just one look, so it was easy to recognize them.

"Well, if you don't believe me, you can come and check it out."

"……good."

The middle-aged man walked over and squatted down. He looked at the ten selected herbs with a relaxed expression, his eyes filled with surprise. "How did you identify them? Did you learn to identify herbs before?"

Jiang Sheng shook his head: "No, it's just that when I saw the description, the appearance of the herbs appeared in my mind, and I just picked them out according to the description."

"Also, this Seven Star Grass is also an herb, as is the Moon Flower. The rest are just weeds and are useless."

"Master, if I want to make an elixir, how many herbs do I need to know before I can try?"

"One thousand, at least one thousand kinds of herbs, otherwise you are not qualified to enter the alchemy room. You also need to understand the habits of each herb clearly, and what will cause the furnace to explode."

"You have to know the signs before a furnace explodes and how to escape. Otherwise, if you fail once, you will lose your life."

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "The Dan Palace has the highest death rate among all the palaces. Most of them died from furnace explosions, and some were poisoned by the wrong medicine..."

Jiang Sheng raised his head and looked at him, his eyes firm as he said, "Thank you for the reminder, Master. However, I still want to learn. I will admit my failure, but if I don't even dare to try, I will regret it later."

"Okay, then you come here every day from now on. If you don't understand something, just ask me. After you pass the medicine recognition test, I will arrange for you to go to the alchemy room next door."

"You can buy the alchemy furnace yourself. Each one costs about one thousand taels. There are many on the street at the foot of the mountain. Just go and buy one. Try to make it sturdy so that it won't explode easily."

The corner of Jiang Sheng's mouth twitched. This person mentioned the furnace explosion several times in a few words. Even if the furnace really exploded, it would be okay. He would definitely be able to hide away and not be killed by the explosion.

As I was thinking this, the ground shook for a while, and I heard an explosion, followed by a cloud of dust falling all over me.

There was so much noise next door that everyone looked outside the door.

The middle-aged man frowned and muttered, "Another explosion! These disciples are really useless. They keep exploding one after another."

He walked out muttering to himself.

Jiang Sheng stood up and followed him. Seeing this, the others followed suit. They stretched their necks to take a look. It was pitch black inside, with scattered fragments of the alchemy furnace everywhere.

A dark-skinned man came out, his clothes torn and tattered, and he sat down on the ground, crying, "Waaaaa, my alchemy furnace, my alchemy furnace!"

The crying sound is heartbreaking.

After reading it, the middle-aged man's face darkened. He slapped the crying man and said angrily, "What did I teach you? You should pay attention to the amount of Yaocao you eat."

"Who told you to add two strains? If the furnace doesn't explode, it's a miracle! I'm so pissed off! Go back to the pharmacy class and start studying again."

He reached out and grabbed the man's collar by the back of his neck and dragged him away.

Jiang Sheng looked inside and walked in. A strong smell of herbs and burnt smell hit him in the face. He raised his hand to cover his nose.

Others followed in and looked at the mess inside the hall and said in amazement: "This, it won't be dangerous for us to stay next door in the future. Who knows if the next explosion will blow up next to us."

"Oh, what a waste of herbs! We worked so hard to pick them, and they were all gone in this explosion."