Nan Qu wanted to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Bai Cao.
He looked helplessly at the steward: "Where did you find this disciple? Why is he asking such unbelievable questions?"
The steward pointed downstairs: "On the first floor, this girl read a whole bookshelf of medical books in one day. I thought she was just flipping through them randomly, but after asking her, I found out that she has some basic medical knowledge. However, she knows nothing about alchemy."
Bai Cao suddenly realized what was going on and asked, "In your opinion, what is alchemy?"
Nan Qu answered very bluntly: "Isn't alchemy just mixing herbs together and roasting them over a fire to make pills?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Cao chuckled and said, "If it were that simple, everyone could become an alchemist. Alchemy requires not only a thorough understanding of the properties and effects of herbs, but also precise proportions and control of the heat. Most importantly, it requires the control of the spiritual essence of the herbs. What you're describing isn't alchemy; it's merely fusing herbs together to create a large pill. That's not a pill. Only those pills containing spiritual energy, and whose spiritual energy can be preserved within the pill, are considered pills."
Nanqu nodded as if she understood, then asked curiously, "Then how can we preserve the spiritual essence of the medicinal herb?"
Bai Cao patiently explained, "This requires the alchemist to use unique methods and techniques during the refining process to bring out the spiritual essence of the medicinal herbs and integrate it into the pill. At the same time, the alchemist must also pay attention to adjusting the temperature and intensity of the furnace fire to ensure that the pill can be perfectly formed."
As she spoke, Baicao took out a very simple Peiyuan Pill: "You seem to know a lot about medicine. This is a Peiyuan Pill. Can you tell how it differs from the Peiyuan Pills you've seen before?"
Nan Qu took the pill and smelled it.
Unlike ordinary Peiyuan Pills, which have a strong medicinal smell, this one seems to have no smell at all.
However, a normal Peiyuan Pill is just a brown Xiaoyao Pill, but this pill seems to have some dark patterns on it. To confirm, Nanqu took out a magnifying glass and turned on its solar-powered light.
Bai Cao and the steward, who were standing nearby, stared wide-eyed at what they saw, looking incredulously at the object in Nan Qu's hand.
Nan Qu's thoughts, however, were on the pill. Holding it up to a magnifying glass, Nan Qu finally noticed: "There are dark patterns on the pill. What does that matter?"
Looking up, Nanqu saw that Baicao and the steward were both staring at what she was holding.
Nan Qu laughed: "It's just a little gadget. It has a solar panel on top, which uses solar power to turn on the lights. It's also a magnifying glass."
Nan Qu handed over the items, saying, "If you two are curious, you can take them and see for yourselves. They're nothing valuable."
In the cultivation world, there are storage bags, so it's not surprising that Nan Qu can take things out remotely. However, I'm more curious about the glowing thing in her hand.
The two took the magnifying glass from Nan Qu, and imitated Nan Qu by opening the mirror on it. They then exclaimed incredulously, "The font in the book looks so much bigger now, and it's so clear!"
That's right, who would have thought that a cultivation master would have presbyopia?
Seeing the man named Baicao looking at the contents of the book with a magnifying glass in amazement, the steward next to him said, "His condition is hereditary, and even if his cultivation level is high, it cannot be cured."
The Southern tune suddenly dawned on me.
"Since Master Baicao likes this, I'll give it to you. If it breaks in the future, you can contact me and I'll replace it with a new one."
Bai Cao looked at Nan Qu with surprise: "Really?"
Nan Qu nodded: "Also, if I have the chance, I can send you a pair of reading glasses. They can be worn on the eyes so you don't need to hold them and can still read. However, those are all ordinary items. If Master Baicao has the means, it would be better if he could make one himself from a transparent material."
"Wear it on your eyes?"
"Yes, like this."
Nan Qu wasn't afraid of the two people at all. She casually went to their table, picked up a brush, and drew the shape of the glasses.
"These two can be worn directly on the ears, and this position is just right above the bridge of the nose. The lenses are similar to a magnifying glass, with one on each side, so you can see things clearly even without holding them with your hands."
The steward standing nearby couldn't help but exclaim as he looked at the blueprint, "This is great, this is excellent. I remember that Baiyi once obtained a transparent and sturdy crystal, which seems to still be lying in his cave. You can try to find it."
Bai Cao was also very happy. If he could make something like this, it would indeed be much more convenient for him.
"Young disciple, would you mind giving me this blueprint in return? In return, I'll teach you alchemy."
Upon hearing this, Nan Qu readily agreed, nodding quickly, "That would be wonderful. Thank you, Master Baicao."
After saying that, Nanqu pointed to the magnifying glass in Master Baicao's hand: "If the master likes it, you can use it until the glasses are made. Of course, if you really like it, you can buy it. I am an outer disciple now, and my money is pitifully small."
Seeing Nanqu's reaction, Baicao couldn't help but tease her: "Didn't you just say you were going to give it to me? Why are you saying you're going to sell it now?"
Nan Qu calmly replied, "Although I haven't yet achieved Qi cultivation, I know that cultivators dislike owing others karma the most. Even a master would want to exchange something for a blueprint, so I suppose he wouldn't want to take my things for nothing."
Bai Cao couldn't help but laugh: "You didn't seem afraid of us from the beginning, and now you're talking so eloquently. I'm really curious about whose family raised such a clever and mischievous little guy like you."
Nan Qu bowed and said, "Disciple Dongfang Shuanglan is the only child of the Dongfang family. Perhaps it is because my parents doted on me from a young age and spoiled me."
The steward looked Nan Qu up and down: "The Dongfang family? I heard that the Dongfang family's daughter has a fire and wood spiritual root. I thought they would send her to the Medicine Sect, but I didn't expect her to come to the Xuanjian Sect. However, with your qualifications, you are more than qualified to be an inner disciple. Those alchemy peaks will definitely like your spiritual root."
Nan Qu said, "When I was asking about the Immortal Mountain, someone pushed me and I fell down the mountain. That's why I lost my qualification to enter the inner sect."
The manager's face darkened upon hearing this, but Bai Cao couldn't help but laugh and say, "Your Xuanjian Sect really has all sorts of people."
After saying that, Baicao looked at Nanqu and said, "It just so happens that you are only an outer disciple and have not yet formally joined a sect. Why don't you come back to the Medicine Sect with me and become my disciple? It's not impossible for you to become one of the top ten disciples in the future."
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