Chapter 193 Alchemy
The old Taoist priest from Gulin looked at the Xuanhuan wooden plaque hanging around Ji Rong's neck, stroked his beard smugly, and said, "A rogue cultivator from Liangzhou, nothing to worry about."
They knew you were my servants, yet they still dared to attack you. They truly don't respect the Jade Void Palace's Pill Pavilion. If that Sage dares to come, I will certainly seek justice for you."
Hearing this, Ji Rong felt reassured and pointed at Zhan Shi, saying, "Look at him. After taking your pill, he hasn't changed much."
The giant snake that was killed by Uncle Shanwu said that the bear was a general of the Temple of War.
Seeing that the bear's breath was still weak after eating your pill, I fed it another life-sustaining pill that my adoptive father had refined.
His life was indeed saved, but he kept bleeding.
Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest from Gulin turned pale, feeling as if he were being roasted over a fire.
He used to be so proud of his fame throughout the land, but now he feels so ashamed.
Ji Rong mainly used pills refined by the mountain peak. If the cultivators who consumed these pills bled profusely like the bear on the ground, what would become of them?
So, his gaze toward the mountain peak once again revealed hostility.
Seeing Gu Lin's face change like a paint palette, Ji Rong knew he was angry again, so she immediately cupped her hands and explained, "Dan Sheng, the people we bestow pills upon are all minor cultivators in Liangzhou who can't afford pills."
They blocked our way in groups. When we offered them the pills, we made it clear that they were pills used by the boys in our room for practice, and that they had serious side effects and might not necessarily work.
But those junior repairmen all came from humble backgrounds, and they all swore that even if they ate themselves to death, it would be none of their business.
We felt so sorry for them that we gave them the money.
"I've used my godfather's pills before; although they might seem a bit strange, the effects are undeniable."
Upon hearing this, Gu Lin's expression indeed softened.
Gu Lin examined Zhan Shi's injuries with a stern face. He went into the inner room and took out two pills: a Nine-Turn Blood-Returning Pill with pill patterns, and a Nine-Turn Muscle-Regenerating Pill, also with pill patterns.
He had Shan Wu put both pills into Zhan Shi's mouth, and soon Zhan Shi's complexion improved, and the wound gradually stopped bleeding.
Gu Lin pointed at Ji Rong and sighed towards Shan Zhongfeng, "This is what it means to apply the elixir. Unlike you in the past, you would just apply it, record the symptoms, and then ignore it."
If you were even half as smart as her, I wouldn't always be embarrassing myself because of you.
Now that I am famous, I have become a bargaining chip in the competition between our Danlou and Yaolou. If you continue to ruin my reputation and jeopardize their important plans as before, I may not be able to protect you.
Therefore, from now on, all the pills you refine should be given to Ji Rong to handle!
Upon hearing the words of the old Taoist Gu Lin, Shan Zhongfeng wagged his tail and bowed repeatedly with his two front paws raised.
Ji Rong rolled her eyes, then stretched her neck and bowed her head to Gu Lin, saying, "Lord Dan Sheng, if I may be so bold, I have something else I would like to say to you."
Gu Lin quickly raised his hands in a gesture of support, saying, "Please, please don't worship me again."
Ji Rong then raised his head and said with his wings spread, "Lord Dan Sheng, the unorthodox path is also the great path, and the side paths also have great methods."
Over the years, the pills my adoptive father refined probably didn't use many rare ingredients. Although these pills had some side effects, their effects were extraordinary.
When we went to Liangzhou to distribute pills, most of the people who came to us asking for pills were weak and injured minor cultivators. Their bodies were already broken and they were expected to live for only a few days, but after eating the pills from our godfather, they showed visible improvement.
"If the medicine shop has a poison room, why can't our alchemy shop have a poisonous alchemy room, a side alchemy room, or a left-hand alchemy room?"
Upon hearing Ji Rong's words, Shan Zhongfeng felt as if he had been a pearl whose dust had been wiped away. He excitedly wagged his tail and twitched his ears, and all the grievances he had suffered over the years were swept away.
Gu Lin sighed, "Even if you use the lowest grade of spiritual medicine, it is still spiritual medicine. As you said, those wild cultivators without any background can't afford pills at all. If they can afford them, why would they need him to refine them?"
Never mind, never mind. If Feng'er had a brain like yours, I wouldn't need to worry about him like this.
"Feng'er, from now on you will come with me to watch them refine pills in each room. Perhaps after you've seen enough, you'll understand."
Shan Zhongfeng nodded emphatically upon hearing this.
Gu Lin dismissed Shan Zhongfeng and Shan Wu, then looked at Ji Rong and said, "Young friend Ji Rong, could you first make a copy of that 'Alchemy Technique'? I'll revise it for you, and then you can make another copy."
Although Ji Rong was puzzled by what she heard, she still obediently nodded in agreement.
Seeing Ji Rong's obedient appearance, Gu Lin sighed and said, "The alchemy rooms are about to get busy, so I'm telling you some things in advance to avoid any mistakes in the future."
The alchemical technique you are learning must have been created by a wicked phoenix.
Long ago, all the Phoenix-type cultivation techniques that could be destroyed were destroyed, and those that couldn't be destroyed were no longer allowed to be repaired. You are a bird, so you might not think there's a problem, but other clans will know after looking at them a few times.
During the heyday of the ancient shamanic tribes, raising dragons and phoenixes was a common practice. It's not surprising that the remnants of the ancient shamanic tribes preserved this alchemical technique.
However, the ancient phoenix's method is now quite sensitive, and the Jade Void Palace never participates in the struggles between the gods.
After much thought, I realized we couldn't let them know, so I decided to change the wording. But after the changes, the "alchemy" would be incomplete and fragmented.
My master, Qing Guangzi, was an enlightened white goat. He loved to eat spiritual herbs, which many cultivators in the Danlou did not know. My master also ate meat; he loved to eat the flesh of the dishonest.
If he asks about it then, you must remain calm and not be frightened by him.
Ji Rong leaned forward, looking at Gu Lin with a puzzled expression, and asked, "What's wrong with this 'alchemy'?"
The old Taoist Gu Lin sighed and said, "In the process of alchemy, the selection of herbs, observation of fire, and hand seals to form the pill, the angles of alchemy are naturally different for different races. From your alchemy technique, I can see that this alchemy technique belongs to the Phoenix Clan."
So that's how it is! Ji Rong nodded, feeling that she had learned something new.
Then, she made a copy of the "Danfa" in Gulin's room. After she finished making the copy, Gulin asked her to revise it. She revised it five times before Gulin felt it was barely usable, and then he asked her to make another copy.
Thinking of the fox tail in her storage ring, Ji Rong asked Gu Lin while copying the text, "Dan Sheng, do we have close ties with the other palaces? Do they all come to Yu Xu Palace to buy pills?"
Gu Lin said, "The various palaces have close ties, but I am not familiar with any of them."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong fell silent.
When Gu Lin led Ji Rong, who had completed the revised version of the alchemy manual, to see Qing Guangzi, Qing Guangzi was instructing his young apprentice in alchemy. He scolded the apprentice utterly useless, but upon hearing that Gu Lin had arrived, he immediately put on a smiling face again.
Ji Rong handed over the alchemy manual, and Qing Guangzi happily began to read it. Then, his long eyebrows furrowed even more deeply.
He looked up at Ji Rong and said with great regret, "Who shameless person has altered such a fine alchemy technique so badly? Young friend, where did this come from?"
Ji Rong calmly cupped her hands and said, "I once served as an auspicious creature for a period of time in the ancient witch clan. Their clan leader taught me, but I couldn't master it, so I thought I'd send it to the Pill Pavilion."
“Alas,” Qing Guangzi frowned with his long white eyebrows and said, “Young friend, your righteousness is truly rare. Let me restore this alchemy technique before I determine your merit.”
When they returned from Qing Guangzi's place, they heard from the medicine servant that Zhan Shi had woken up. Ji Rong and Shan Wu then went to see Zhan Shi.
Seeing that Zhan Shi had recovered very well, Ji Rong couldn't help but sigh in her heart, "Why is he a Pill Saint while my adoptive father is just a servant who can't even graduate? Look at the difference."
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