Chapter 240: Refining the Youth Pill

Chu Ning didn't dare to use his spiritual sense, so he had no idea what was going on in the yard.

Logically speaking, the easiest way to recruit alchemy disciples is to arrange an alchemy competition, but it is obvious that Danshan Sect does not intend to recruit people in this way this time.

Pushing open the gate of the yard, Chu Ning just looked straight ahead without looking around.

There was an old man sitting in front of him. The aura emanating from him told Chu Ning that he was a powerful late Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

deacon.

So the deacon of Danshan Sect is in the late Nascent Soul stage, and the one who is higher than that is the elder?

Elder Huashen? "Let me ask you, what do you think is the difference between you and others in alchemy?"

The old man's words made Chu Ning put away his thoughts. After a moment's silence, he replied, "My greatest strength in alchemy is the speed of alchemy."

At this moment, Chu Ning felt that his time in the Xinhuo Palace's library was not wasted.

Reading a lot of books is indeed beneficial.

At least when he just got off the flying boat, he saw a symbol on the mountain.

He had seen that symbol in a jade slip.

All alchemists in Danyu are divided into six major sects. These six sects are not divided according to sects, but according to the theory of alchemy.

The sign at the foot of the mountain represents that Danshan Sect is a Fan school.

The Fan School advocates refining more. The more you refine pills, the stronger your strength will be.

Since there is a lot to be refined, the speed must naturally be increased.

I just wonder if the five people before me have also noticed this.

"oh?"

The old man was quite surprised. When the five people in front of him answered his question, some of them said they were outstanding in pharmacological analysis, while others said they were outstanding in controlling flames...

quick.

It is indeed one of the alchemy theories pursued by their Danshan Sect.

As long as you refine the elixir fast enough, there will be only success and no failure.

“How fast are you?”

The old man continued to ask, and Chu Ning's mouth twitched. Why did this question sound so awkward?

Can't we just ask "How fast can I make the elixir?"

"For third-grade elixirs, I can now refine elixirs in half the time it used to. For fourth-grade elixirs, I can only refine them in half the time it used to."

Chu Ning was not bragging. With the help of the Secret Mirror, if he did not pursue the quality of the elixir, he could indeed speed up time.

If the pill does not explode into shape, many steps can be accelerated. With the secret mirror, he does not have to worry about the pill exploding.

"Go to the next courtyard from the back."

The old man did not ask any more questions, and Chu Ning did not know whether he had passed the test or not. After bowing respectfully, he walked inside.

After Chu Ning left, the old man wrote two words on a black wooden sign in mid-air: Match.

What Chu Ning and the other six didn't know was that their first test was to see whether their understanding of alchemy was in line with their sect.

In the second courtyard, there was still an old man standing in the courtyard. The old man said calmly: "Take out a hundred kinds of medicinal herbs from your storage bag."

"yes."

Although he didn't know what the assessment of this courtyard was, Chu Ning still followed the old man's instructions and took out a hundred kinds of medicinal herbs from his storage bag.

There are hundreds of kinds of medicinal herbs in his storage bag, and the quantities are even more.

The old man waved his hand, and the hundred kinds of medicinal herbs flew towards the alchemy furnace in the middle of the yard. In less than half an hour, a pill flew out of the furnace.

Chu Ning's eyes widened. What kind of alchemy furnace is this? It doesn't require flames to refine. Just throw medicinal materials into it and the pills are produced directly?

wrong.

If there is such a magical furnace, what is the need for alchemists?

While Chu Ning was thinking about how the alchemy furnace did it, the pill shot towards him and finally stopped steadily in front of him.

"This pill is made from thirty of the one hundred herbs you provided. I give you one stick of incense to identify these thirty herbs. You are not allowed to touch them."

If you want to identify the medicinal ingredients of the elixir yourself, then this step is not difficult.

What Chu Ning is least afraid of is identifying the ingredients of the elixir. With the secret mirror, he can pass this level in seconds.

However, he still deliberately observed for about a cup of tea before he started to name the types of medicinal herbs.

"Senior, according to my judgment, the medicinal materials of this elixir are seven-star seeds, dragon seeds, kuixiang, star anise, and black smelling grass..."

There were thirty kinds of medicinal herbs. Chu Ning did not choose to hide his abilities, but instead told everyone about all the thirty kinds of medicinal herbs.

Chu Ning didn't dare to take the risk as it was related to whether he could pass the test. In case the other five people also answered all the questions, he would have given up his greatest advantage.

"Good, let's go to the next yard."

The old man had a look of satisfaction on his face. Two of the five people in front of him also answered all the medicinal materials correctly, but they answered when the time was almost up, and judging from their expressions, none of them were as confident as this one.

After Chu Ning left, the old man wrote a word on a wooden sign: Excellent.

The third yard.

It was still an old man, with ten wooden signs in front of him.

"Pick a wooden sign and make a pill."

Chu Ning discovered that these deacons of Danshan Sect seemed to be very frugal with words. It might also be because he had not yet become a disciple of Danshan Sect, and their attitude towards him was rather cold.

Chu Ning walked forward and looked at the ten wooden signs. All of them had their backs facing away, which meant that one type of elixir was to be blindly selected for refining.

"Although our sect does not agree with the Xuan School's theory of alchemy, the theory of luck in alchemy does exist. Blindly selecting elixirs is also a test of your luck in alchemy."

When the old man saw that Chu Ning did not flip the wooden sign, he rarely explained.

"Senior, I choose this one."

After listening to the old man's explanation, Chu Ning did not hesitate any longer, nor did he pretend to be smart by using his spiritual sense to peek. These wooden signs could either block spiritual sense, or if he used his spiritual sense, the deacon would find out and punish him for cheating, and all the previous assessments would be wasted.

After picking up the wooden sign, Chu Ning discovered that there was a layer of blurry light on the front of the sign, blocking his sight.

"Put your hand on it for three breaths."

The old man gave a reminder, and Chu Ning did as the old man said. He placed his finger on the blurry halo. After three breaths, the halo disappeared, revealing the words on the wooden sign.

"Rejuvenation Pill?"

Seeing the name of the elixir, Chu Ning frowned.

Among the third-grade elixirs, there is a beauty elixir, and the anti-aging elixir is an upgraded version of the beauty elixir, which can keep a person's appearance unchanged for a hundred years.

This is an anti-aging pill of average quality. If it is a good quality one, it will last for 200 years, if it is a top quality one, it will last for 500 years, and if it is a top quality one, it will last for 1,000 years.

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Chu Ning had learned from the jade slips in the Xinhuo Hall that the Rejuvenating Pill among the fourth-grade elixirs, especially the high-quality ones, could be sold at a sky-high price.

A cultivator can only take three pills of the Rejuvenating Pill in his lifetime. Male cultivators are better off, but female cultivators are extremely eager for the top-grade Rejuvenating Pill.

A top-grade anti-aging pill can be exchanged for a top-grade magic weapon.

"The third alchemy room contains the ingredients for the Rejuvenating Pill. Hang the storage bag on the wall before going in."

When the old man saw that Chu Ning had drawn the Rejuvenating Pill, he was a little surprised, because even he didn't know the names of the pills engraved on the ten wooden plaques.

The last stage of the assessment for newcomers is alchemy, which is set by the elders of each peak. None of the newcomers before them chose this one.

He was surprised that which elder would give such a question? The materials of the Rejuvenating Pill were more precious than ordinary fourth-grade pills. The most important thing was that the value of the Rejuvenating Pill with good quality and the one without good quality was very different.

In order to maximize the value of the Rejuvenating Pill, it is usually made by the elders.

Even if there are disciples in the sect who want the anti-aging pill, they will often ask the elders for help in refining it.

Chu Ning naturally didn't know what the old man was thinking at the moment. After hearing what the old man said, he hesitated.

Since he got the storage bag, the storage bag left his body only once, and it has never happened again since.

But after only a moment's hesitation, Chu Ning took the storage bag off his waist, hung it on the wall of the third alchemy room, then pushed the door and walked in.

After entering the alchemy room, Chu Ning quickly scanned the entire room. This alchemy room was not much different from the ones he had set up when he was refining alchemy in Chengshan Domain. There were several alchemy furnaces placed in it.

However, after taking a closer look at these furnaces, he was shocked by the wealth of Danshan Sect.

These three alchemy furnaces are all fourth-grade alchemy furnaces!

You should know that there are only one or two fourth-grade alchemy furnaces in the vast Chengshan area.

This is just one of the alchemy rooms used for the assessment of newcomers. The other nine alchemy rooms are probably the same. The alchemy furnaces used by the disciples, deacons and elders of Danshan Sect for refining pills will only be better than this one.

"This is the centralized optimization of resources, just like those top universities in the past."

Chu Ning muttered something in his heart, then he collected his thoughts and began to check the herbs on the medicine shelf.

Since Danshan Sect is a complex sect, the time required to refine the elixir must be included in the assessment criteria, and he cannot waste any time.

After making sure that there was no shortage of medicinal materials, Chu Ning lit a fire in the alchemy furnace. He no longer used the original warm furnace, but directly summoned the earth fire to raise the temperature of the furnace. Then he threw the medicinal materials into the furnace.

With the help of the secret realm, Chu Ning was able to purify the herbs very quickly. It only took him seven days to purify all the herbs.

After the medicinal residue had flowed out of the furnace's outlet, Chu Ning closed the entire furnace valve and began to refine the elixir.

Unlike the ease with which he had been refining the elixir before, this time Chu Ning's hand seals never stopped, constantly changing the hand seals to control the fire.

For Chu Ning, his elixir refining was not only helped by the Secret Mirror, but also by the Earth Fire.

The spirit of earth fire can also sense the situation of the elixir in the alchemy furnace and can control the flame autonomously, which makes Chu Ning feel much more relaxed. Otherwise, maintaining such high-intensity operation would consume too much of the soul.

Half a year later.

Chu Ning walked out of the alchemy room.

"The refining failed?"

Seeing Chu Ning coming out, the old man at the door asked in a deep voice.

Normally it takes more than a year to refine a batch of Rejuvenating Pills, but Chu Ning finished it in half a year. It is very likely that he failed in refining the pill.

"Senior, I succeeded in refining it by chance." Chu Ning replied with a smile.

"The refining was successful. You made it so quickly?"

The old man's words made Chu Ning's mouth twitch. Did the people of Danshan Sect not like to say the word "alchemy"? Chu Ning didn't know how to respond. Should he admit that he was "fast"?

In the end, I could only utter: "Lucky."

"There is no such thing as luck in alchemy. Take out the Rejuvenating Pill."

Chu Ning took out the medicine bottle. He now understood why he had asked his relatives to leave the storage bag outside. This was because he was afraid that a newcomer might have the pills to be refined in his storage bag, so he would choose to use the pills in the storage bag to make up the number.

I thought that after I took out the storage bag, the deacon should have scanned me with his spiritual sense to make sure that I didn't have any pills or storage bags hidden on me.

"Yes, it is indeed...top...top quality."

The old man's pupils shrank suddenly, and he stared at Chu Ning with a sharp gaze. The next moment he said, "Junior Brother Chu, go back to the alchemy room first."

Chu Ning frowned. He had already refined the elixir, so why did he go back to the alchemy room? However, since the old man asked him to do so, he had to do it. After all, he was the examiner.

But it shouldn’t be a bad thing, as the other party finally gave me a title.

The call "Junior Brother Chu" has revealed a lot of information.

(End of this chapter)