Chapter 279 There is a Pill
Ji Rong and Qing Pingzi said they were going to steal the source from the Golden Mother Goddess at the Golden Summit Palace, but for the past three years, they have been in seclusion, neglecting all worldly affairs.
Qingpingzi was restless because he had no knowledge to read, but as the master of a palace, he could not leave immediately.
So they parted ways and went their separate ways to handle their affairs and fill in any gaps.
Ji Rong flapped her wings and returned to the unloading workshop, only to be stunned, for the words on the gate tower had changed, and the plaque now read "Blood Elixir Workshop".
Many cultivators came and went, but Ji Rong didn't recognize any of them.
Fortunately, the two gatekeepers were the same old hands. Ji Rong walked up to them, slapped Hu Shiwu and Jiao Shiba on the head with his wing, and said, "Didn't my godfather teach you to identify medicines and recite pills? How did you two become gatekeepers?"
Upon seeing Ji Rong, Jiao Shiba and Hu Shiwu exclaimed with delight, "Lord Ji! You've emerged from seclusion!"
Then, Jiao Shiba pointed at Hu Shiwu and said, "Lord Ji, he has gone astray. He keeps stealing pills. The Pill Demon Emperor said that our pill-making path is limited and we are not worth cultivating, so he sent us out to guard the gate."
Upon hearing this, Hu Shiwu immediately stood up and pointed at Jiao Shiba, saying, "Lord Ji, it was Jiao Shiba who stole the food first. He always said that the Demon Emperor taught him to eat one or two pills without any problem. Moreover, he always ate first before I ate."
Ji Rong lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and then knew who this Pill Demon Emperor was. She asked, "After you finished refining the pills, did you not have a single one left?"
Hu Shiwu and Jiao Shiba shook their heads in unison, saying, "After getting used to eating them, we can't help but want to eat them when we refine pills. We often end up with one or two pills left over from a batch of medicine."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong understood that these two had developed a addiction to consuming elixirs and were beyond saving.
When they were butchers, they were very honest and never stole anything. They must have been corrupted after learning pharmacology from Shan Zhongfeng.
Ji Rong then said, "Alright, there are many unfamiliar cultivators coming and going here now. You two guarding the gate will make this Blood Pill Workshop safer."
"One of you come out and take me to my godfather and uncle."
Upon hearing this, Hu Shiwu and Jiao Shiba's eyes lit up, and they clamored to accompany Ji Rong.
Seeing that the two of them were arguing so much, Ji Rong's small eyes wrinkled.
When Hu Shiwu saw Ji Rong frown, he suddenly remembered that Shan Wulao had carried Ji Rong in the past. He immediately knelt down beside Ji Rong and said, "Lord Ji, I will take you there."
Ji Rong was delighted to see Hu Shiwu being so clever for once. Jiao Shiba could only stand in front of the door, watching them walk away with envy.
Shan Zhongfeng was refining pills in his newly built, simple house. Although the place was not well-equipped, it was large enough for him to teach thirty cultivators the skills of identifying herbs and refining pills.
Before Hu Shiwu and Ji Rong even reached the door of the alchemy room, they heard Shan Zhongfeng shout in a fit of rage, "You idiot! How can you be even more stupid than me? You can still make mistakes like this. If it were before, someone like you would have been sent to be skinned alive!"
Ji Rong pushed open the door and entered at that moment. When she saw the line of blood magic cultivators, she smiled and said, "Godfather, you are a great talent. How can you compare yourself to them?"
They can learn if they can, and if they can't learn it well, they can be sent back.
Upon seeing Ji Rong arrive, Shan Zhongfeng immediately dropped the medicinal herbs he was holding. He wagged his tail excitedly and rushed to Ji Rong's side, shouting, "My good girl!"
Then he shouted to the cultivators behind him, "Disperse for today, let's go! We'll continue learning tomorrow."
After the young cultivators left, Shan Zhongfeng called out to Hu Shiwu, "Shiwu, go and call my brother back."
Upon hearing this, Hu Shiwu respectfully replied, "Yes, it is the Pill Demon Emperor." Then he ran off.
As soon as Hu Shiwu left, Shan Zhongfeng closed the door tightly. He looked Ji Rong up and down with his eyes, then frowned and said, "My dear girl, could it be that you have made a mistake in cultivating your strength and your foundation is weak? How come you have grown so much stronger in three years?"
Ji Rong smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, godfather. This is due to the method I use, so there's no need to worry."
"But you, Godfather, when did you get that title? It sounds quite nice."
Upon hearing this, Shan Zhongfeng immediately swayed his body and said sweetly, "My dear girl, I owe everything I have today to you."
My master originally disagreed with my graduation.
But my dear girl, you leaked my formula before, and I gained the approval of my master, He Sui. She often praised me at alchemy conferences and often asked me to go to the alchemy room to talk about alchemy.
Not long after you went into seclusion, the Great Sage Tu Li sent cultivators to ask me for pills, saying that you had previously agreed to give him enough pills.
I told my master about my quest for the elixir, and after discussing it with my grandmaster, he granted me permission to graduate.
After discussing it, my master suggested to my grandmaster that since I cultivate pills with blood and belong to a new path in the pill refining sect, I should not stay in the eight pill refining rooms.
I suggested that I simply convert the unloading workshop into a blood pill workshop and use it as a Taoist temple. My master agreed to this suggestion, and that's how I started my own business.
Although it is said to be setting up its own business, since the pills have always been distributed, all the medicinal materials needed for these pills are obtained from the Pill Pavilion.
My dear girl, I wanted to ask you that, but you're in seclusion.
The brothers said you wouldn't blame me for changing this, so, my dear girl, now you know, you don't blame me, right?
Ji Rong laughed and said, "Why would I blame you, godfather? I am very happy that you have found your own path. However, we have been using this elixir for three years, and we cannot give it away for nothing again."
Upon hearing this, Shan Zhongfeng twisted his body and said with a worried expression, "My dear girl, all those who cultivate blood magic are very poor."
"If my Dan wanted money, I'm afraid they wouldn't take it."
Ji Rong shook his head and said, "Father, you are mistaken. Tell me, in this world, which alchemist can provide specific pills for those who cultivate blood magic?"
Godfather, even unorthodox methods are a path. Since it is a path, how could there be no cultivators who want it?
If you want it, why can't you pay for it? Even if you don't have treasures, exchanging them for rare herbs and precious stones is perfectly acceptable.
Don't worry, when the time comes, come with me, and I'll negotiate the price and finalize the contract. From then on, everything will be done according to the contract.
Upon hearing that Ji Rong already had a plan in mind, Shan Zhongfeng was immediately overjoyed and nodded his head repeatedly.
Then, he said sweetly, "My dear girl, do you think my name sounds nice? If it does, I won't change it."
Ji Rong immediately praised, "It sounds wonderful. Who came up with that name? It's truly excellent. From now on, anyone who hears my godfather's name will know that he is a pill cultivator with abundant elixirs."
"I chose it!" Shan Wu interrupted excitedly from outside before even stepping inside, "Nephew, you also think it's a good choice, don't you?"
When I named him, my brother wasn't happy about it at the time.
But my name has its limits, while my brother should follow me to start something new. He's a cultivator of alchemy, so wouldn't it be better to call him "You Dan" (meaning "with alchemy")?
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong chuckled and said, "Uncle, you're so good at naming things, so why do Uncle Shan Zuo and Uncle Shan You use their names as their pen names?"
Upon hearing this, Shan Wu waved his paws and said, "They don't know their stuff. I got it for them back then."
I suggested they be named Youfu (meaning "rich") and Yougui (meaning "noble"), but they weren't happy with the names, and since I couldn't come up with anything better, they just stuck with the names that sounded right.
Ji Rong laughed loudly upon hearing this, and then said, "Uncle, you have chosen the name Dan the best."
When Shan Wu heard Ji Rong praise him, he was so happy that he chased after her tail in circles.
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