Chapter 136 Alchemy (Subscription Request)
"By the way, Nephew Fang..."
Zhou Yuantong twisted the name card in his hand: "You want to refine the foundation-building pill this time? Have you really collected the main ingredients?"
"This is natural, please see..."
Fang Xing took out a box from his storage bag and threw it over.
When Zhou Yuantong opened it, he saw the demon pill of the second-level vulture monster bird, and his eyes lit up.
After a brief inspection, he nodded repeatedly: "It is indeed a second-level demon pill. My dear nephew, you are so lucky... I once went deep into the wild land with my friends and killed seven second-level demon beasts in a row, but in the end we got nothing... I wonder if this second-level demon pill of yours is..."
"Why? Do we still need to ask about the source of the main materials when refining pills?" Fang Xing laughed: "Of course I got it by chance."
"Haha, what a coincidence! It seems that God wants my nephew to obtain a foundation-building pill."
Zhou Yuantong laughed, feeling a little awe-inspiring.
Was this Qigong cultivator too confident? When ordinary casual cultivators obtained valuable treasures, they would hide them away. How could they just give him a second-level demon pill like this?
"Okay, let's talk about the alchemy process..."
Fang Xing asked: "When can you start refining the elixir?"
"Well... I can't start the furnace with only one second-level demon pill. I also need auxiliary materials such as Jade Dragon Ginseng and Moonlight Dew..."
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Zhou Yuantong's face.
"This is easy. Just spread the word and it will appear, right?" Fang Xing said with a smile.
"So my dear nephew is planning to make pills together?" Zhou Yuantong's eyes gleamed, and he stroked his beard: "With my skills, I can't guarantee that I can make two or more pills..."
After hearing this, Fang Xing was speechless.
According to the "Wanfa Dan Jing", the success rate of refining foundation-building pills using the inner elixir of monsters as the main material will be slightly lower than that using orthodox materials.
But if the master of alchemy makes a move, he can guarantee five pills in one furnace, and each one is a fine product! If it is a master of alchemy, he can barely guarantee four or five pills in one furnace, with genuine products and fine products mixed together.
As a result, when it came to Zhou Yuantong, he couldn't even guarantee that he could make two pills.
"As expected...are the monks here too weak?"
Fang Xing smiled and said, "Anyway, I get to choose first. I have a small fortune, which is enough to compensate... Besides, maybe the senior is good at alchemy and can make two or even three pills. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"
He thought for a moment and continued, "However... according to the rules of refining precious elixirs, we must watch from the sidelines."
"Of course. My dear nephew, please keep this demon pill. I will spread the word and look for other Taoist friends..."
Zhou Yuantong returned the demon pill to Fang Xing in an upright manner, and asked his servants to take Fang Xing to the guest room to rest.
"Ancestor?"
When Zhou Xin saw this scene, she couldn't help but think deeply.
"hehe……"
Zhou Yuan waved his hand, and a light curtain appeared, isolating the inside and the outside.
"This kid seemed to be very impressive and had a certain reputation before, and he almost deceived me... But if he really had a background, why would he ask me to make pills? What's more, he couldn't even gather the auxiliary ingredients for the foundation-building pill?"
Zhou Yuantong stroked his beard and laughed.
"What did the ancestor say?" Zhou Xin's eyes lit up.
"My Zhou family must have another foundation-building cultivator to be stable... Your sixth uncle has already completed his Qi training, but he is just short of a foundation-building pill..."
Zhou Yuan said, "There should be a Jade Dragon Ginseng in the family... As for the Moonlight Dew, we can go to the Zheng family to exchange it for some supplementary materials. You immediately take my warrant and go to the family to mix the herbs, and bring your Sixth Uncle and Twenty-Seventh Uncle here."
"yes!"
Zhou Xin was stern, lifted her skirt and bowed, then slowly withdrew.
She looked towards the direction of Fang Xing's guest room, shook her head secretly, and sighed: "This is just bad luck... If the ancestor can make two genuine pills, there may be a glimmer of hope, otherwise..."
…
A few days later.
Fang Xing was invited to the living room again: "Oh? Are you Zhou family ready to cooperate with me?"
Zhou Yuantong said with a smile: "That's right... I've thought about it and thought that if this matter is made public, it will be disadvantageous to you, so it's better to do it privately... It just so happens that my Zhou family has some medicinal materials in stock. I can still take out a supplementary material after going back to count them, you see!"
Next to Zhou Yuantong stood two Qigong practitioners.
One of them was a burly man who had reached the perfection of Qi training. At this moment, he slapped the storage bag on his waist, and a jade box emerged.
After opening it, I saw a green ginseng inside, which even had a faint dragon shape.
The other Qigong cultivator was a middle-aged scholar with an elegant appearance. He also took out a jade bottle from his storage bag. There was a drop of dew in the bottle, and the shape of a bright moon was faintly seeping out.
"Green Dragon Ginseng, Moonlight Dew..."
Fang Xing nodded.
"This Jade Dragon Ginseng is five hundred years old... The Moonlight Dew is also a top-grade product. I already have the remaining twenty-seven ordinary auxiliary materials in my house. What do you think, nephew?"
Zhou Yuantong said with a smile.
"Everything is up to you, Senior. But...what if there is only one genuine pill?"
Fang Xing glanced around and spoke in a slightly low voice.
"Naturally, my dear nephew will choose first. Just give me 3,500 low-grade spirit stones as compensation..."
The burly man looked at the middle-aged scholar and spoke.
"good!"
Fang Xing nodded, and suddenly asked: "Do you have a second-level spiritual contract? For such an important matter, it would be more reassuring to sign a contract first..."
"this……"
The burly man and the middle-aged scholar looked at each other and then looked at their ancestors.
"Haha, of course!"
Zhou Yuantong took out a second-level spiritual contract with a businesslike look and wrote down the conditions one by one: "I will sign first..."
For this kind of spiritual contract, the name is not important at all. What is important is the imprint of the cultivator's magic power.
If you want to be more strict, you can add a blood mark.
Zhou Yuan waved his sleeves, and a circular mark was formed on the spiritual contract, which he handed to Fang Xing.
Fang Xing looked at it, nodded, and also sent down a stream of magic power, which turned into a platinum-colored sword seal.
"It's done... Please go to the alchemy room with me."
Zhou Yuantong chuckled and brought Fang Xing and others to the alchemy room.
"Please don't come within ten feet. I'm about to start."
Zhou Yuantong looked serious and cast a spell.
On the wall, a red ancient beast opened its mouth and spewed out balls of thick earth fire.
His hands moved like butterflies flying through flowers as he began to warm the alchemy furnace.
Zhou Xin's eyes lit up: "The old ancestor's fire control technique has become more and more sophisticated."
However, he knew clearly in his heart that this set of hand gestures from his ancestor had an extraordinary origin, so he performed them extremely quickly, unlike the usual way where he would deliberately slow down and let himself observe.
Fang Xing pretended to be a novice in alchemy, staring with his clear eyes wide open, as if he didn't understand at all.
In fact, he could still see some clues to this set of techniques. Although he felt that it was not as good as the techniques in the Wanfa Dan Jing, it could still help him learn by analogy.
I happened to have a video recorder with me, so I could record it and then watch it in slow motion frame by frame when I get home.
Although there are items such as "Photo Stone" and "Note Stone" in the world of immortal cultivation, they all have fluctuations in magic power.
The Zhou family ancestor had never thought that there was a mortal mechanism that could record without the need for mana. At this moment, he went all out and put the medicinal materials in his hands into the alchemy furnace, refining them into different medicinal liquids and powders...
Then, there is the second-level demon pill and two main auxiliary materials...
It takes more than three days to refine the foundation-building pill.
During this period, Fang Xing and several Qigong practitioners sat cross-legged and occasionally took a fasting pill.
finally……
"open!"
Zhou Yuan cast a spell, and the originally red alchemy furnace opened with a bang, and an astonishing elixir fragrance filled the air.
But a blue light shot out like lightning and was caught in Zhou Yuantong's hand.
He took a quick glance, and a hint of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his old face.
"How is the elixir?"
Fang Xing asked casually, not seeming worried at all.
"well……"
Zhou Yuantong sighed and opened his palm, and saw a blue pill inside it. Its medicinal properties were restrained, like a sapphire.
But there is another black line on the gem.
"I am ashamed that I only got a low-quality foundation-building pill out of this furnace..."
Zhou Yuantong looked at Fang Xing, but saw that Fang Xing had a calm face. He couldn't help but be a little surprised: "This... May I ask if my dear nephew needs more? If you take this inferior foundation-building pill, you still have to pay for the spirit stones for the auxiliary materials..."
"There's no rush for this."
Fang Xing suddenly smiled: "I heard that among the alchemists, there is a 'method of hiding elixirs', which can hide the finished elixirs in the elixir furnace. I wonder if it is true or not? Can you dare to check the elixir furnace for me?"
“Bold!”
The two Qigong cultivators surnamed Zhou shouted angrily, "How can we let you inspect such a private item as the alchemy furnace?"
"I have been refining pills for many years, so I still have some credibility... What's more, don't you believe it? There is also a second-level spiritual contract!"
Zhou Yuan had a serious expression on his face.
"As long as the foundation-building cultivators are willing to pay a heavy price, they can still break the contract... Moreover, I have seen a real second-level spiritual contract. Although the one you gave me before looked very similar, it was a little different... It's probably just a defective product. The price of breaking the contract will be lower, isn't it?"
Fang Xing stood with his hands behind his back, looking like a master.
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yuantong was somewhat surprised and confused.
A silver token appeared in his hand, and with just a wave of it, the mansion was covered in a layer of khaki light.
After doing all this, Zhou Yuantong felt relieved. He looked at Fang Xing with a ferocious look on his face: "Now that you've figured it out, wouldn't it be better to take that inferior foundation-building pill with you?"
He had played some tricks before, and the second-level spiritual contract he took out was indeed a defective product, but he still had to pay a price.
If Fang Xing took the inferior foundation-building pill and left, it would almost be considered as fulfilling the agreement and he wouldn't have to suffer backlash.
What's more... this person might have some background, and might even have told his friends about it before coming to make the elixir.
If an accident happens and it is made public, it will greatly affect the reputation of the Zhou family's ancestor.
Therefore, he planned to fool this person with an inferior foundation-building pill. Even if this person went out and made a fuss, at most it would be just that he had performed poorly this time.
It’s worth it for a foundation-building pill!
I didn't expect that this guy would directly reveal it... I wonder what he relies on? (End of this chapter)
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