"Master Li, don't be stingy. Use the best things to entertain Fellow Daoist Zhang!" Patriarch Yu reminded after sitting down.
Li Shiming smiled, took out the fourth-grade spiritual spring water and fourth-grade spiritual tea, and then summoned the Five Elements Nine-Turn Furnace and ignited the Red Sun Spirit Fire inside.
The fourth-grade spiritual tea and fourth-grade spiritual spring water were sent into the Five Elements Nine-Turn Furnace. Under the action of the Red Sun Spiritual Fire, the fourth-grade spiritual tea was heated until it was fully stretched, exuding the best spirituality of the fourth-grade spiritual tea and fourth-grade spiritual spring water.
This is a method he has mastered recently. Without frying the fourth-grade spiritual tea, he uses the methods of the alchemy master to maximize the spirituality of the fusion of the fourth-grade spiritual tea and the fourth-grade spiritual spring water.
"Master Li, this is not right. I didn't get this treatment before!" Patriarch Yu had not yet tasted the fourth-grade spiritual tea, but he had smelled the unique aroma of the fourth-grade spiritual tea. He couldn't help but pretend to be angry.
"It's just some random thoughts I had recently when I had nothing to do. It just so happened that I got this fourth-grade spiritual spring water not long ago!" Li Shiming explained with a smile.
He tapped the alchemy furnace with his finger, and the fourth-grade spiritual tea inside flew out, split into three and fell into three third-grade tea cups.
He placed the three-grade teacups in front of the two Yuanying ancestors respectively and made a gesture of invitation.
"Master Li is a gentleman. You have brought out the best of this spiritual tea. I admire you!" Patriarch Zhang Kai did not take it seriously at first, but after taking a sip of the fourth-grade spiritual tea, he showed surprise on his face and praised.
"Thank you for the compliment!" Li Shiming said with a smile and waved his hand.
"Based on this move alone, we can see Master Li's level in alchemy. The rumors are indeed true. It seems that I have come to the right place this time!" Patriarch Zhang Kai continued.
At this time, Li Shiming saw a trace of helplessness on Patriarch Yu's face, as if Patriarch Yu did not want Patriarch Zhang Kai to recognize him.
His mind was racing. It seemed that the power behind Patriarch Zhang Kai was extremely powerful, so powerful that even Patriarch Yu of Wuqing Mountain did not dare to offend him.
"You seem to have such an extraordinary demeanor, so my tricks are embarrassing!" Li Shiming replied with a smile.
By saying this, he was implicitly asking about the identity of ancestor Zhang Kai.
"It seems that Master Li doesn't know much about the world of immortal cultivation. I come from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect!" Elder Zhang Kai naturally understood the meaning of Li Shiming's words and revealed his identity with a smile.
Li Shiming understood in his heart why Patriarch Yu was so polite and respectful. It turned out that he was the Nascent Soul Patriarch of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
This is just like when the Jindan cultivators of the Shushan Sect met the Jindan cultivators of the independent sects in the Northern Shu Continent. The status of the independent Jindan cultivators was far lower than that of the Jindan cultivators of the large sects, and they maintained considerable awe in their hearts.
"You are a senior from the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. I am sorry for being rude!" Li Shiming bowed solemnly again, this time showing respect to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
"I also have something to ask for. I have heard about Master Li's ability in alchemy. This time, the sect's alchemy master is busy with affairs, and I urgently need a fourth-grade elixir, so I came to Master Li!" Patriarch Zhang Kai returned the salute to Li Shiming and said.
"I believe that Ancestor Yu has mentioned the rules. I wonder what Ancestor Zhang thinks?" Although Li Shiming had decided in his heart to refine the elixir for Ancestor Zhang Kai, he still asked.
This is the rule of the alchemy master, and no one can break it.
"I still had some doubts at the beginning, but after seeing Master Li, I understood. A resource for advancement to the Nascent Soul stage is not a problem. As long as the master can refine the elixir for me, I will certainly give a resource for advancement to the Nascent Soul stage!" said Patriarch Zhang Kai with a smile.
He took out a jade slip, a jade box, and a storage bag and placed them in front of Li Shiming.
Li Shiming opened the jade box, which contained a fourth-grade spiritual medicine. In the storage bag were some second- and third-grade spiritual medicines. He then used his spiritual power to enter the jade slip, which contained a pill recipe.
No wonder you need it so urgently, this is a recipe for a fourth-grade detoxifying elixir.
The poison that can poison a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage is naturally of the fourth grade. If you are poisoned by this, the only way to deal with it is to rely on your cultivation to resist it or take the corresponding fourth grade detoxification pill.
This fourth-grade detoxification pill is not a panacea. It is only effective against the same type of fourth-grade poison.
Therefore, it is difficult to prepare all of them on a normal basis. Although the fourth-grade poison is extremely rare, there are many varieties.
"Come back in ten days to get it!" Li Shiming nodded and said.
Patriarch Zhang Kai looked at Li Shiming's expression and nodded at last. He saw Li Shiming's confidence. From his observation just now, from the fourth-grade spiritual tea to his calmness when checking the fourth-grade pill formula, it showed that Li Shiming had absolute confidence.
He had no other choice. With the foundation of a large sect like the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, there were naturally alchemy masters available.
But recently the sect received a batch of spiritual medicines from outside the continent, and three alchemy masters were in seclusion together to study these spiritual medicines. Even if he wanted to ask the three alchemy masters for help, there was nothing he could do.
Even if he is the Nascent Soul Patriarch, the three masters who can refine fourth-grade elixirs will not come out for this reason, and it is even more impossible for him to offend three alchemy masters at the same time.
After accidentally learning about Li Shiming's reputation, especially when Patriarch Yu began to spread the news and hid from Li Shiming and did not allow him to take over the refining of the fourth-grade elixir, Patriarch Zhang Kai saw the problem.
Either Li Shiming is fake and has no actual alchemy ability, or Li Shiming's alchemy ability is very good and Patriarch Yu wants to monopolize it for a while.
So he came and made a request with his identity. No matter how reluctant Patriarch Yu was, he would not object.
"I will wait in Wuqing Mountain for ten days!" Elder Zhang Kai said in a deep voice when he left.
Li Shiming put the fourth-grade elixir into the machine room. He thought about it before refining the elixir.
He didn't want to miss this good opportunity to contact the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
If he could get the protection of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, his safety would be greatly improved, and even obtaining resources for advancement to the Nascent Soul stage would be much easier.
So when he was refining the elixir, he reduced several mistakes and improved the quality of the fourth-grade detoxifying elixir to a fourth-grade intermediate elixir.
In fact, on the seventh day, he succeeded in refining a fourth-grade intermediate detoxifying elixir and produced six fourth-grade intermediate detoxifying elixirs.
The value of a fourth-grade intermediate detoxifying elixir to him was too small, and it would be a loss for him to refine this detoxifying elixir.
When will he be able to encounter this kind of fourth-grade poison? It is precisely because this kind of fourth-grade poison is rare that the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect does not have a spare fourth-grade detoxifying elixir.
Not to mention that he suddenly had four fourth-grade intermediate detoxification elixirs, and it would be difficult to find buyers even if he wanted to sell them.
After waiting for another three days, he placed two fourth-grade intermediate detoxification elixirs into a jade bottle, held them in his hands, and walked out of the cave.
Ancestor Zhang Kai was outside, and Ancestor Yu was accompanying him. When he saw the jade bottle in Li Shiming's hand, excitement flashed in his eyes.
If he hadn't run out of time, he wouldn't have found Li Shiming and taken the risk.
When he saw Li Shiming's expression as he held the jade bottle, he knew that he had made the right bet.
"Master Li, what happened?" asked Patriarch Zhang Kai.
"Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission!" Li Shiming said as he handed over the jade bottle.
When Patriarch Zhang Kai saw the two fourth-grade intermediate detoxifying elixirs in the jade bottle, his eyes flashed with brilliance. This was not only because he saw hope of detoxification, but also because he had a deeper understanding of Li Shiming's alchemy level.
This fourth-grade detoxifying elixir, even if the three most skilled alchemy masters in the sect were to make it, could only produce a fourth-grade intermediate quality at best.
Although the sect's alchemy masters had very few opportunities to practice making detoxifying elixirs, at least there was the experience of their predecessors in the sect's alchemy tradition to refer to. But to Li Shiming, it was a completely unfamiliar recipe.
"Master Li, I'll take the elixir first. I'll send you the reward later!" said Patriarch Zhang Kai with an apologetic look.
"I know detoxification is important!" Li Shiming said with a smile.
He didn't believe that the Nascent Soul Patriarch of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect would deny his debt, it was just a little later.
Patriarch Zhang Kai nodded to Li Shiming, said something to Patriarch Yu, then turned around and fled away.
After he flew for a distance, he took out a fourth-grade intermediate detoxification elixir from the jade bottle and swallowed it.
In fact, he was poisoned, but he used a secret method to suppress the poison.
I stayed in Wuqing Mountain for ten days waiting because I didn't want to move too much and cause the poison to take effect prematurely.
After a fourth-grade intermediate detoxifying elixir entered his stomach, a stream of black gas was discharged from the surface of his skin. He sensed his body and Nascent Soul and found that the poison had been eliminated.
He let out a long sigh, aimed his gaze at the direction of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect.
After he returned to the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, he was using his connections to exchange for a resource to advance to the Nascent Soul stage when a spell summoned him over.
"Master Jiang Hong, you are out of seclusion!" Patriarch Zhang Kai sniffed the fragrance of the elixir and bowed to Jiang Hong, the master alchemist in the early Nascent Soul stage in front of him.
He had a good relationship with Master Jiang Hong. After being poisoned by the fourth-grade poison, he thought of Master Jiang Hong the first person he thought of. However, after sending a message and receiving no reply, he decided to go find Li Shiming.
"This time, I have made some progress in researching elixirs, but I haven't seen the message you sent. However, judging from your condition, your poison has been cured?" Master Jiang Hong said after looking at the condition of Ancestor Zhang Kai.
"Thank you for your concern. I'm lucky. I found a master alchemist among the independent cultivators, who made a detoxifying elixir for me!" Patriarch Zhang Kai took out the jade bottle and replied.
"In that situation, you still dared to let the independent alchemy master take action? It seems that the master's level is quite good. Is there anything left in the jade bottle? Let me see!" Master Jiang Hong was a little curious and stretched out his hand.
This is a matter of life and death. If the elixir fails, it will be too late to find a fourth-grade elixir that can be used to make an antidote.
In Master Jiang Hong's opinion, the alchemy masters among the independent cultivators are all of very poor quality.
Patriarch Zhang Kai handed the jade bottle to Master Jiang Hong. He was unsure about Li Shiming's alchemy level and wondered if it was an accidental outburst. It just so happened that Master Jiang Hong was an expert.
Master Jiang Hong took out a fourth-grade intermediate detoxification elixir and was still surprised when he saw the quality.
There are some independent cultivators who are able to refine a fourth-grade intermediate elixir, but if they are not sure of making this kind of life-saving elixir which only has one chance, they will make a mortal enemy with the ancestor Zhang Kai.
If the elixir fails, he will be killed on the spot by the furious ancestor Zhang Kai.
"Huh!" Just as he was observing the fourth-grade intermediate detoxifying elixir, he made another discovery.
"Is there any problem with this elixir?" Elder Zhang Kai was stunned when he saw his expression and asked.
I have taken this fourth-grade intermediate detoxifying elixir before, and the effect is very good. One pill can detoxify the body without leaving any aftereffects.
If it was a fourth-grade primary detoxifying elixir, it might leave some troubles and cause trouble for his future practice.
"This master really has a good plan, but this elixir is too weird. All the mistakes made are concentrated together, as if they were intentional, and the quality of the elixir is just above the intermediate level!" Master Jiang Hong shook his head and said.
He didn't believe that there was really an alchemy master with such a level of ability that could control the quality of a fourth-grade elixir, let alone point out where the mistake was made.
He himself is a master of alchemy with extremely high skills. Other cultivators cannot see the problems with the elixir, but he can see them clearly.
"You mean to say that this master has hidden his abilities?" asked Elder Zhang Kai in disbelief.
He thought of Li Shiming's age. At Li Shiming's age, it would be extremely difficult for him to become a master of alchemy or cultivate to the level of a great elder.
But Li Shiming achieved both. Li Shiming was a genius in cultivation and alchemy. But to say that Li Shiming hid his abilities when he was refining the fourth-grade elixir was beyond his imagination.
"Otherwise it doesn't make sense!" Master Jiang Hong was completely interested in the elixir in his hand.
“That master also used a third-grade alchemy furnace to brew fourth-grade spiritual tea, bringing the spirituality of fourth-grade spiritual spring water and fourth-grade spiritual tea to the extreme in the alchemy furnace. That taste…” Zhang Kai thought of something and told him what happened at that time.
"What, using the alchemy furnace to brew the fourth-grade spiritual tea?" Master Jiang Hong asked with his eyes wide open.
Although the fourth-grade spiritual tea is of high quality, its texture is extremely fragile. One must be extremely careful when using spiritual fire, or the spirituality of the tea leaves will be destroyed if one is not careful. Anyway, with his ability, he cannot guarantee success every time.
This may seem simple, but in fact, the control over the spiritual fire requires an extremely terrifying precision.
Without countless attempts, it is difficult to try to brew the fourth-grade spiritual tea with an alchemy furnace, but which alchemy master would be so bored as to waste a large amount of fourth-grade spiritual tea leaves to practice this.
The only possibility is that Li Shiming has a very strong control over the spiritual fire, so strong that he has enough confidence to use the spiritual fire to brew the fourth-grade spiritual tea at will, and only then can he achieve what the ancestor Zhang Kai said about bringing the spirituality to the extreme.
"Where is this master?" Master Jiang Hong looked at Master Zhang Kai and asked.
"Just stay temporarily in Wuqing Mountain!" Patriarch Zhang Kai replied in confusion.
"Take me to meet this alchemy master. I'm very curious about how such a person could end up in a place like Wuqing Mountain?" Master Jiang Hong said, waving his hand.
"Well... I still owe this alchemy master a reward for the resources to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. I will take you there when I find it!" said Patriarch Zhang Kai embarrassedly.
"Go now, I'll pay you for it!" Master Jiang Hong said generously.