137 Chapter 137
So the next day, when all the sect leaders were toasting each other at the Antian Conference, a very magical video released by the official Weibo of Jiuyang Sect quietly became popular on the Internet.
Ning Shu's face was frozen from laughing in the meeting. She finally managed to sneak out to catch her breath during a break while others were watching the show. However, as soon as she opened the spiritual network, she saw the video with over 10,000 likes on the homepage.
"Although it's the official account of the Jiuyang Sect, the first video has tens of thousands of likes? Could it be that the sect leader got the data traffic password the first time he went online?" Ning Shu was puzzled, so he clicked on the video curiously. Who knew that before he could see the picture clearly, a loud explosion suddenly exploded in his ears.
"Boom--!!!" What came into view next was the scene of various alchemy furnaces exploding. The loud rumbling sound perfectly turned into a very rhythmic background music and drum beats, followed by a very magical lyrics.
"Alchemy is explosion! Explosion! Explosion!
Refining equipment is also explosion! Explosion! Explosion!
Master asked me why the alchemy furnace was not there! It was not there! It was not there!
Because my furnace is exploding! Exploding! Exploding!
My ears were ringing and I couldn't see the direction clearly.
He stumbled and fell to the side of the road with black smoke coming out of his face!
Don't worry, I'm not addicted to drugs.
Because I just exploded! Exploded! Exploded!
Alchemy is explosion! Explosion! Explosion!
Refining equipment is also explosion! Explosion! Explosion!
Master asked me how to protect myself when I'm out there! Protect myself! Protect myself!
My backhand is explosion! Explosion! Explosion!
..."
The song's melody is incredibly simple, and the lyrics lack any beauty or talent. The video is filled with hilarious scenes of furnace explosions, blasting people and buildings into black. Some of the explosions are even played repeatedly. Honestly, the video is nothing but a cacophony, but for some reason, the melody and lyrics just won't leave my mind.
[Alchemy is explosion! Explosion! Explosion!]
[Damn it, why can't I get out?]
[I can’t take it anymore. Whether I turn the video on or off, this song keeps echoing in my head…]
[So this is the legendary lingering sound for three days? I understand!]
[I think the magic sound entering the brain is more appropriate...]
If I play this music while going through the inner demonic tribulation, I won't be able to think of anything other than explosions!
[Inner Demon: This is a high-end game!]
[Friendly reminder: You have been looping for a whole morning!]
Judging from the barrage of comments, countless cultivators were immersed in it and couldn't extricate themselves. Even Ning Shu himself had unknowingly played it on loop several times.
Ning Shu: ...
Who made this? You're such a genius.jpg
Even so, even though all the major sects tried their best to win the first prize at the Tian An Conference on the first day, and news reports were full of various collaborations, immortal methods, and policies, if you ask the majority of cultivators what their most profound impression of the Tian An Conference was, it would still be—
"Alchemy is explosion! Explosion! Explosion!"
With the power of just one song, the Nine Yang Sect's presence on the Lingwang was raised to the same level as the Qingfeng Sword Sect and the Tianyan Sect in just a few days. It even dominated the music area on the Lingwang for a long time. Ning Shu could only say that this might be the power of ghost animals.
By the way, netizens have completely changed their stereotype of "Dan Xiu is addicted to drugs" to "Dan Xiu will explode", which is really cause for celebration.
But unfortunately, the leader of the Jiuyang Sect himself did not think so.
"What's wrong with you? Is this the effect you want to achieve?" Chen Dancheng pointed at Zhu Zhu who lowered his head and scolded him: "I confirmed with you several times, how did you answer me? Wrap it up? What are you wrapping up? You didn't wrap anything up!" While scolding him, he slapped Zhu Zhu's head.
Zhu Zhu was being hit but didn't dare to hide. He could only hold his head and retort pitifully, "Didn't you require that the characteristics of alchemy practitioners be reflected and attractive, preferably suppressing other sects? Why am I not satisfied with that?"
I'm obviously awesome!
"You! You, you, you..." The sect leader was so angry at Zhu Zhu's righteous questioning that he fell backwards. He pointed at him and choked for a long time before speaking: "Isn't this nonsense? Why did I ask you to surpass other sects on the spiritual network? It was to promote the sect and recruit more disciples! At the very least, it would be good to promote it and sell more pills!"
When he said this, the sect leader was furious and kept slapping Zhu Zhu on the head: "What's the result? What did you do?!"
From now on, whenever people mention the topic of alchemy, their heads will explode with excitement. Which cultivator with a normal mind would be willing to become a disciple?
Let alone making money, your pills are already exploding. How can they be any good? Wouldn't they explode into eight pieces if someone ate them?
Alas, the reputation accumulated by our Nine Yang Sect ancestors through years of diligent cultivation and meticulous alchemy is now destroyed in my hands! How can I face my ancestors when I ascend to heaven? I might as well just self-destruct my meridians! Chen Dancheng's spiritual energy blocked at the thought, and he felt like he was about to go crazy.
"Why did I summon a weirdo like you?" The clan leader became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He couldn't help but raise his hand and hit Zhu Zhu's head: "What a misfortune for our family! What a misfortune for our family!"
"No, no, no, stop hitting me!" Zhu Zhu was beaten so hard that he ran away. In desperation, he hugged his head and crawled under the table and shouted, "Master, why don't you go and discuss cooperation with the Hehuan Sect! This spiritual network was invented by the Hehuan Sect. They must have a way!"
The clan leader stopped his hand as he was about to flip the table: "Are you sure?"
"Sure, sure! They must have a way!" Zhu Zhu was too flustered to care about whether to answer the call or not, and blurted out all the information he had read on the spiritual network:
"There was a time before when the Tianyan Sect's reputation was tarnished! Their elders were hated by everyone when they went out! But things have improved since they started cooperating with the Hehuan Sect. They know everything about this!"
"Alas, do you think you can just ask for favors by just opening your mouth? You'll definitely need to use favors..." Chen Dancheng sat back in his chair and sighed, "Forget it! This incident was caused by my being too reckless. It seems I'll have to go to Ning Huang'er for sure!"
Now that things have come to this, there is no better way.
So, late that night, before the Hehuan Sect had the chance to recommend the cooperation plan for laying the spiritual network to those large and small sects, the leader of the Jiuyang Sect knocked on the door of the Hehuan Sect leader's room with various precious gifts in a dejected manner.
"Sect Master Ning, I'm truly sorry to bother you so late. I wouldn't be so rude if I could help it." Chen Dancheng's face flushed red with helplessness. "It's really that incompetent disciple caused trouble on the spiritual network... If this goes on any longer, our Nine Yang Sect's ten-thousand-year reputation will be ruined. That's why I'm so shameless..."
After saying a lot of nice things, Chen Dancheng gently placed the various valuable gifts in his hands next to the coffee table: "These are all elixirs we made ourselves. They are mainly given as a token of our appreciation. If you have any requests, please let me know. I will do my best to cooperate!"
"Brother Chen, you're too polite. Why do you need to bring anything?" Ning Huang'er warmly welcomed him in and asked someone to prepare tea and snacks. After a round of pleasantries, the two of them sat down. Ning Huang'er took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for Chen Dancheng:
"You came here for that video from the day before, right? I watched it, it's quite interesting. Shu'er even said the author is very talented! This isn't a serious matter, don't worry."
Chen Dancheng: ...
What talent? Explosive talent?
Seeing that the Sect Master's expression was becoming less than pleasant, Ning Huang'er considerately skipped the content of the video and talked about other topics instead:
"Brother Chen, it's not that I'm shirking my responsibility to help you. It's mainly because Shu'er is in charge of everything on the Lingwang website. I'm powerless to help you even if I want to. But don't worry, I've already sent someone to look for her. They'll be there in a cup of tea!"
"That's good. Thank you for the hard work of that child..." Hearing the other party's attitude, Chen Dancheng breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this matter should not be difficult to handle. Then he heard Ning Huang'er on the opposite side say:
"I'm not saying anything bad about you, Brother Chen, but it's not right for you in the Nine Yang Sect to just be so absorbed in refining pills. Isn't this incident caused by your lack of understanding of the Spiritual Network?"
If you ask me, it’s better to learn more about this new thing. Look at the Qingfeng Sword Sect and the Tianyan Sect. They have gained so much benefit from this spiritual network. Let me tell you…”
When Ning Shu arrived, he saw his mother opening the spiritual network page and talking eloquently to the sect leader. The various benefits of connecting to the network made the sect leader's eyes shine, and it seemed that he couldn't wait to sign the contract and let the Hehuan Sect fulfill its promise.
"Few people were interested in cold places like the Qingfeng Sword Sect. It was only after they connected to our spiritual network that people started to…" My mother, who was trying to make a promise, looked up and saw Ning Shu standing at the door. She smiled and waved to her.
"Shu'er, come here quickly! Your Uncle Chen wants to ask you for a favor, and he's also interested in connecting the Nine Yang Sect to the spiritual network!"
Chen Dancheng, who had been stunned by the delicious pancakes, finally remembered the original purpose of his visit. He looked at Ning Shu eagerly:
"Is this the Young Master of the He Huan Sect? He's truly a promising young man! I heard that you're in charge of the entire spiritual network? I'm sure you're also aware of what happened in our sect today... That video is really..."
Seeing Uncle Chen's embarrassed expression, Ning Shu considerately helped him skip the video and asked the question she cared about the most: "Uncle Chen, will alchemy really explode?"
Chen Dancheng: ...
Ugh! Look at this! Look at this! What's the public's impression of Dan Xiu like now? It's all that traitor's fault!
After trying hard to suppress his urge to get angry, the leader of the Jiuyang Sect blushed and gave Ning Shu some basic knowledge about alchemy and explosions.
Let me first state the conclusion: it will indeed explode.
Alchemy is a technical task requiring extremely high precision. There are many risks involved: the fire being too high or too low, the raw materials being mixed in different proportions, or even starting the furnace too early or too late. Furthermore, some alchemists may suddenly come up with some "wild ideas" and then put them into practice...
A variety of factors can cause an imbalance or even conflict between the medicinal power and spiritual power in the elixir, further resulting in alchemy failure or even furnace explosion.
"...Beginners are not very skilled, so failure or furnace explosions are common. However, we at the Nine Yang Sect are not short of raw materials, so any waste pills are destroyed on the spot." As if fearing Ning Shu would misunderstand, Chen Dancheng hurriedly explained:
"Also, the quality and output of the pills made by beginners are really uncontrollable, so we never sell them to the public! The pills sold to the public are at least made by inner disciples..."
"Oh, I see!" Ning Shu understood: "You mean, when I first started learning, I would explode because I was unfamiliar with the craft. Once I become an inner disciple and have mastered the craft, it will naturally..."
"No, it will explode if it is supposed to." Chen Dancheng covered his face with one hand and sighed.
Ning Shu: ...
However, these skilled alchemists would certainly not cause their furnaces to explode due to improper operations. There are more profound reasons for their furnaces to explode.
For example, refining higher-grade elixirs by leaps and bounds, trying various methods to force out more elixir poison, "innovating" some bizarre elixir recipes, and trying to refine some legendary elixirs with overflowing self-confidence, etc...
"Then when you reach a higher level of cultivation and become a master of alchemy, right..."
"Um...well..." Chen Dancheng looked away guiltily.
Ning Shu: ...
Alchemy masters are certainly not interested in ordinary foundation-building pills, fasting pills and the like. What they try to refine are some very powerful pills like the Nine-Turn Soul-Resurrection Pill, the Heavenly Fragrance Calming Pill, and some ancient immortal medicines like the Heaven-Defying Life-Prolonging Pill.
The most difficult part in the process of refining these pills is not the extremely strict and precise operation that cannot allow any mistakes. The more terrible thing is that these pills are all acquired magic weapons that can affect the destiny of the world. When the pill is about to be completed, the heaven will send down an unknown number of thunder tribulations. Only those who have survived it safely can make the pill appear in the world.
"If there is even the slightest mistake in the process, at best the quality of the pill will deteriorate and become defective, at worst... it will explode..." Chen Dancheng felt more and more guilty as he spoke, and couldn't help but lower his head.
Ning Shu: ...
Wow, really wow! It seems that the ghost video was right, explosions really have been with the alchemists for a long time!
"Ahem! How about this, Uncle Chen, I think we should stop proving anything about whether Dan Xiu will explode. The more we talk about it, the more it will exacerbate netizens' stereotypes about Dan Xiu." Ning Shu sighed and gave a suggestion:
"We can shift everyone's focus and change the negative impression of 'the alchemy industry will explode' to 'although alchemy is not easy, we insist on making and selling the most perfect quality pills'. How about this alchemy spirit?
Everyone will have a deep respect for the profession of alchemy, and the reputation of the Nine Yang Sect will also be preserved!"
The more Chen Dancheng listened to this idea, the more feasible it seemed to him. He couldn't wait to ask, "That's great! If it works, that would be great! How should we change it?"
"I already have an idea. You go back and find some alchemists of different levels. In a few days, we will open a live broadcast room to sell goods!" Ning Shu clapped his hands and smiled.
【Author’s words】
Novice Alchemist: [Fireworks]
Skilled Alchemist: [Fireworks] [Fireworks]
Alchemy Master: [Fireworks][Fireworks][Fireworks]
Zhu Zhu: Why did you hit me? Did I say something wrong? [Breaking down crying]
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