Leaving Luoyun Sect
Gu Yan did not ask any more questions, but instead became more respectful: "So it is Master Zhong. Your attainments in alchemy are so high, it is truly a blessing for the alchemy community in the Eastern Region!
On behalf of the Eastern Region Alchemy Pavilion, I would like to sincerely invite you to visit the pavilion. The pavilion houses countless ancient books and rare alchemy recipes. I would like to discuss with you the true meaning of alchemy."
Zhong Ling just nodded lightly: "If I have time, I will go and take a look."
Gu Yan was not angered by Zhong Ling's attitude. In his opinion, this was how a master of his caliber should behave. He quickly took out a token made entirely of red gold from his storage ring and presented it to her with both hands.
"Master Zhong, this is the Red Gold Guest Token of our Dan Pavilion. Holders of this token will enjoy the highest courtesy at any Dan Pavilion branch in the Eastern Region, and will have access to all elixir recipes below the seventh rank. Master, please accept it."
Zhong Ling glanced at the token and put it away without refusing.
Seeing this, Gu Yan felt relieved. After bowing solemnly again, he hurriedly said goodbye.
He had to return to the headquarters immediately and report to the Pavilion Master the news that a seventh-grade alchemy master had appeared in the Eastern Region.
You know, there are no more than ten seventh-grade alchemists in the entire Eastern Region, and they don't take action easily. Zhong Ling's appearance will change the entire alchemy landscape in the Eastern Region.
The Dandao Conference came to an end.
Within three days, the name "Zhong Ling" spread throughout the surrounding areas of Luoyun City and spread to the entire Eastern Region.
The threshold of Luoyun Sect was almost broken down.
"Master Wei, I am the head of the Wang family in Liuyun City. My child was born with blocked meridians. I heard that Master Zhong of your sect has superb alchemy skills, so I came to ask for a meridian-opening pill!"
"Master Wei! I am the leader of the Black Wind Mercenary Group. My brother was seriously injured by a sixth-level monster in the Myriad Beasts Mountains, and his soul was damaged. I beg you to refine a furnace of soul-nourishing pills. I am willing to offer you everything I have!"
"Sect Master Wei..."
Wei Changfeng has to deal with similar requests every day and is extremely busy, but he enjoys it.
Zhong Ling did not see any of those who came to seek elixirs.
She simply asked Wei Changfeng to pass on the message: "The availability of elixirs depends on fate. The sect's Baicaotang will sell high-level elixirs on the first day of every month. The variety and quantity are not fixed, first come first served."
This rule sounds overbearing, but no one dares to object. This is how a master's temper should be.
This in turn made Baicaotang's elixirs even more popular. Every time a new product was released, it would attract countless powerful people to scramble for it, bringing a large amount of spirit stones and resources to Luoyun Sect.
A few days after the Alchemy Conference ended, Elder Sun came to Tingyu Pavilion alone and asked to see Zhong Ling.
"Come in."
A cold voice came from the courtyard.
Upon hearing this, Elder Sun quickly walked into Tingyu Pavilion.
In the courtyard, Zhong Ling was sitting at the stone table, sipping tea leisurely.
"sit."
Elder Sun didn't dare to sit down. He just bowed deeply to Zhong Ling and said in a hoarse voice: "Sun... I have let down the sect and the alchemists. Please punish me, Grand Elder."
Zhong Ling put down her teacup and looked up at him: "Why do you feel guilty?"
"I..." Elder Sun opened his mouth, his face filled with bitterness. "I've spent my entire life studying the Dao of Alchemy, but I'm like a frog in a well, unaware of the immensity of the world. After witnessing your alchemy, I realized how shallow my knowledge was. The path to the Dao of Alchemy is now broken for me."
"Your heart is too restless." Zhong Ling suddenly spoke.
Elder Sun was stunned.
Zhong Ling continued, "I always want to reach the top in one step and refine high-level elixirs, but I forget the fundamentals of alchemy."
"At all?" Elder Sun muttered to himself, his eyes full of confusion.
"Go back and disperse the beast fire in your alchemy furnace."
"Disperse...disperse?" Elder Sun's face changed drastically. That was the strange fire that he had spent half his life to cultivate!
"Start from the most basic ordinary fire and cultivate it again." Zhong Ling said in a serious tone, "When you can use ordinary fire to extract 99% of the medicinal liquid from a single plant of Rejuvenation Grass, come back to me."
After saying that, she waved her hand, stood up and left.
Elder Sun stood there in shock, Zhong Ling's words echoing in his ears. Disperse the strange fire and use ordinary fire to refine the rejuvenation grass? This was asking him to abandon his martial arts and start all over again!
But for some reason, he believed what Zhong Ling said in his heart. Perhaps... this was the true way of alchemy?
His eyes gradually became firm. He bowed to Zhong Ling again and turned to leave.
Time is like running water, passing by in a flash.
Luoyun Sect developed very well under the reputation of Zhong Ling.
Elder Sun really dispersed his beast fire and stayed in the alchemy room all day, using ordinary fire to refine herbs.
At first, everyone in the sect was puzzled, but half a year later, when he successfully used ordinary fire to refine a high-grade elixir, the entire sect was shocked.
One year later.
In Tingyu Pavilion, Zhong Ling sat cross-legged, spiritual energy surging around her body. The next second, she opened her eyes, and a majestic aura burst out from her body, but she restrained it in an instant without alarming anyone.
The Nascent Soul is fully developed.
I only need an opportunity to enter the realm of spiritual transformation. It's time to go out for a walk.
Zhong Ling stood up and swept his spiritual sense over Wei Changfeng, who was handling sect affairs.
She snapped her fingers, and a storage ring appeared on Wei Changfeng's desk.
Wei Changfeng was looking at the account book when a ring suddenly appeared in front of him. He was stunned at first, then he probed his spiritual sense into the ring. Inside the ring were elixirs of various grades, piled up like a mountain. Without exception, the quality was top-grade or even top-grade.
"Master Wei, I will be going out for training and my return date is uncertain. These pills will be enough for the sect to use for a hundred years."
Zhong Ling's cold voice rang out directly in his sea of consciousness.
Wei Changfeng suddenly stood up and bowed deeply in the direction of Tingyuxuan, his expression respectful: "Farewell, Grand Elder! Luoyun Sect will always be your home!"
The Tingyu Pavilion was already deserted, leaving only the lingering aroma of tea.
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After bidding farewell to Luoyun Sect, Zhong Ling headed south with Jiuhun. She suppressed her cultivation to the late Jindan stage.
After walking for a day, they saw an endless forest in front of them. Xuanming told Zhong Ling that this was the famous Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range in the Eastern Region.
Monsters roam the mountains, and spiritual plants are everywhere, making it an excellent place for cultivators to train.
Stepping into the forest, towering ancient trees blocked out the sun, and Zhong Ling walked forward leisurely.
"roar!"
A sixth-level demon beast, the Iron-Armored Rhinoceros, as big as a hill and covered with green scales, rushed out of the dense forest. It smelled the breath of a stranger, and as it ran, the ground trembled slightly.
Zhong Ling didn't even raise her eyelids, and her fingers were like swords, casually slashing at the armored rhinoceros running towards her.
A sword energy broke through the air, and the violent armored rhinoceros stopped moving abruptly, but its huge body still maintained a forward-charging posture. The next second, a line of blood spread from the center of its forehead downwards, running through its entire body.
“Crash—”
The huge monster's body was neatly split into two halves, the cut was smooth, and its internal organs and blood were scattered all over the ground.
Zhong Ling didn't even look at it, walked around the corpse and continued to go deeper.
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