Elder Kong saw that the other party was lost in thought and called out, "Are you okay? Do you need any talismans? If you need any, you can tell my master. The price is ten taels for an elementary-level one, and one hundred taels for an intermediate-level one..."
Sun Jian nodded repeatedly, a look of joy on his face.
"Sir, it's getting late. Why don't you go to the restaurant and have a meal first? Then you can draw the talisman slowly after dinner."
"Okay, thank you for your help."
"No, no, it's not a bother at all. It's my pleasure."
The others regretted it immensely upon seeing this. If they had spoken up earlier, the person might not have been snatched away. They regretted it so much.
Sun Jian brought the person to the private room on the third floor of Qianweiju, sat by the window, and said politely, "Master, you look unfamiliar. You don't come down the mountain very often, do you? Are you buying the alchemy furnace as a gift?"
Elder Kong's face was filled with smiles, and he said proudly: "No, my master is a talisman master and an alchemist."
"...Ah, a master who practices both talismans and elixirs. So impressive. May I know his name?"
Jiang Sheng glanced at Elder Kong coldly, his eyes intimidating: "Sit down and be quiet."
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault for talking too much."
"Just call me Youkong. I'm more comfortable with talismans. I haven't started refining pills yet and I'm not a master yet. What kind of talisman do you want?"
Sun Jian said with a serious face: "I want three kinds of talismans: teleportation talismans, thunder talismans, and flight talismans."
Jiang Sheng hummed, "There are requirements for the grade. I can only draw the intermediate grade of the Heavenly Thunder Talisman now, and I can't draw the top grade for the time being. The other two can be drawn at the top grade."
He said this with a relaxed look, and saw that the other party was stunned and dazed.
Puzzled, he asked, "What's wrong? If you don't want the intermediate level, you can change to another type of talisman."
"No, no, no, I am shocked. I didn't expect that the master, at such a young age, has such great attainments in talismans. I admire you. Come, I offer you a glass of wine."
Sun Jian smiled brightly, feeling that he was extremely lucky today. He just came out for a stroll to relax, but he didn't expect to find a bargain. It was really a great bargain.
Jiang Sheng hummed and said nothing more.
The food came up quickly. After the two of them finished eating quickly, Jiang Sheng began to draw talismans. After finishing, he got a box of gold.
"Master, I live in Xicheng District. If you come down the mountain again, you can stay at my house anytime. Please keep this jade pendant. The concierge will tell me if he sees it."
"Okay, got it. Thank you."
Sun Jian narrowed his eyes in a smile and said happily, "Master, you are too polite. This is the first time I have met a master as kind and easy to talk to as you. It is my good fortune to meet you."
Jiang Sheng curled his lips and found an excuse to leave.
The two stood at the foot of the mountain, looking at the endless steps, frowning slightly: "Is there any way to get there faster? If we keep climbing like this, we won't reach the top of the mountain until dark."
"Sir, don't you have a teleportation talisman? If we go up the mountain without it, it would be a bit of a waste."
"...I would have forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. I'll give this stack to you and leave first."
Jiang Sheng, holding the purple clay alchemy furnace, disappeared from the spot in an instant.
I walked all the way to the top of the mountain and returned to the alchemy room. I stood at the door and looked inside. There were piles of medicinal materials on the table, and no one was inside.
His eyes rolled around and he walked straight in.
He sat cross-legged and prepared to start refining the elixir. As for the possibility of the furnace exploding, he had not thought about it. This purple clay alchemy furnace looked very sturdy and should not explode so easily.
Jiang Sheng recalled the prescription, but he didn't know which one to put in first, so he decided to put the herbs in the order he felt. It shouldn't be important since the prescription didn't specify.
I don't know how long it was before there was a muffled bang.
I opened the furnace lid and poured it out. Only six of them were successful, four failed, and four herbs were wasted in vain.
Jiang Sheng sighed, feeling a little distressed: "Hey, go on."
This continued until midnight, with the fire in the alchemy room still burning. There was a pile of pills on the plate beside him, in different colors of white, red, and green.
Yuan Qiu came in carrying the alchemy furnace and saw this scene. She was stunned on the spot: "You...why are you here?"
Without even looking up, Jiang Sheng whispered, "Refine the pills. Any problem? Anyone who has passed the assessment can come to the alchemy room. I'll refine the pills."
He lowered his eyes to see the various colored pills on the plate. His brows furrowed so tightly that they looked like they could pinch a fly to death. He asked in confusion, "What are those? Why are they such strange colors?"
"Aren't all pills white? What is this?"
Yuan Qiu scolded him in a low voice, "I'm telling you, if you refine the wrong elixir and waste the herbs, I will tell the elders. You can think about the consequences then."
"You used so much, how can I have enough?"
Jiang Sheng didn't care about all that. He had already finished refining it. As for waste, except for the first furnace where he wasted four medicinal materials for the pills, he only wasted ten for the rest. No medicinal materials were wasted.
As for the effect, I'm not sure yet. I'll have someone try it when I have time. As long as it seems to be successful, that's fine.
Seeing that he ignored her, Yuan Qiu stared at him while he was refining the elixir. When she saw him put all the herbs in at once, her eyebrows twitched. It was really unbearable.
He turned around and ran to complain to the elders. Such a reckless person must be taught a lesson.
Soon, many people came and stood at the door of the hall. They frowned as they watched the man refining the elixir. Just as they were about to speak, someone stopped them and said, "Wait, he's almost finished the elixir. Don't disturb him and distract him."
"...That's right. If I distract myself, the whole furnace of pills might be wasted."
Yuan Qiu's eyes became more vicious. Seeing so many medicinal herbs being used, she felt so distressed.
There was a dull thud, that was the sound of a pill being formed.
When the lid was opened, a crisp sound of "ding ding ding" was heard. This sound was only made when pills hit the plate. After seeing that ten pills had been poured out, everyone was a little unsettled.
"What? Ten pills, a perfect success rate? How is that even possible? It would take an incredible talent to achieve that."
"Wait, why are the pills he produced in the same furnace all different colors? Why do they look so sloppy..."
Jiang Sheng had been refining for two or three hours in a row and was indeed a little tired. He collected his thoughts and stretched, then turned his head and was stunned by a series of burning gazes.
"Huh? Why are you guys here?"
He stood up and saluted: "Greetings, Master Yun."
Yuan Qiu is the only sixth-grade alchemist in the Yuntian Mountain Alchemy Hall. He usually stays in his own mountain and never goes out. I didn’t expect him to come today. That Yuan Qiu must be quite capable.
I walked in, squatted down, looked at the pills of different colors, picked one up and sniffed it, the smell was fine, but I didn't know how effective the medicine was.
Yun Tianshan whispered, "Daoyou, have you tried the efficacy of the medicine?"
Jiang Sheng shook his head and said frankly, "I haven't tried it. This is my first time refining an elixir, and I haven't had time to test the medicine yet. I'll find someone to try it tomorrow."
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