Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 85 Apprenticeship
"The refining of Bigu Pill has gone smoothly. Since we took over, we have completed [-] quantities. It is now stored in the storage bag and can be delivered at any time. I don't know what the unsympathetic request that Director Tang said means? As long as Gao Mou Whatever you can do, you will do your best.”

"Jingbei lives in a remote corner, and my spiritual power is weak. To be honest, I have felt a lot of discomfort when I practiced since the sect was transferred to this place, and the price of the wanling pill made me quite unaffordable, so I wanted to learn the art of alchemy. Self-sufficient, I know that there are two alchemists in the Gao family, so I take the liberty to ask to follow me to learn alchemy, I wonder if Fellow Daoist Gao will agree?"

Tangning wanted to learn the method of alchemy since she entered the sect and learned about her own spiritual power. Got this thought again.

There were no conditions in the sect before, so why not take this opportunity to learn alchemy.

He is naturally gifted, and medicinal herbs are inexhaustible for him. If he learns the method of alchemy and refines the catalyzed medicinal herbs into medicinal herbs, it will not only help his own practice, but also profit and simply sell medicinal herbs. an order of magnitude.

Gao Yingyuan was relieved when he heard this. He thought it was a big deal, but he had planned to spend some serious money. After all, Tangning had won the bigudan business for him before. As a matter of course, I thought of asking him to extort money from him.

I didn't expect it to be such a trivial matter, so I readily agreed: "This trivial matter is just a matter of misunderstanding Master Tang. The one with the highest level of alchemy in the family is the younger brother. For fear of no benefit.”

"It doesn't matter, if my younger brother is willing to teach me sincerely, I should be a teacher."

Gao Yingyuan hesitated for a while, then said: "How can the younger brother take responsibility, it would be an honor for the Gao family to learn the way of alchemy from the younger brother, but the method of alchemy is broad and profound, and cannot be learned overnight, such as the mediocrity of the younger brother. , I have been concentrating on the way of medicinal pills for decades, but it is only the level of refining Qi condensing pills."

"Even if the master of Tang's cultivation is passed down by his younger brother, it will not be beneficial to him, so why not find a better teacher? Besides, it takes a long time to learn the Tao of alchemy, which may delay the practice. These are all the words of Gao's heart, and they are not excuses."

Gao Yingyuan's words were right. With his cultivation base, it was definitely not a wise move to spend a lot of time with an alchemist who could only refine Qi condensing pills.

Tangning said, "Daoist Gao did not know, I used to be a disciple of the Herbology Department, but I am now transferred to Jingbei, but the Herbology brothers and sisters have a very close relationship with me, so I can get all kinds of spiritual medicines in the sect at very cheap prices. Lingcao, tell the truth!"

"I won't stay in Jingbei all the time, and I will be transferred back to the sect sooner or later. Before coming to Jingbei, an uncle from the medicine department who took good care of me promised me that when I return to the sect, he will accept me as a disciple. Teach me With the technique of alchemy, I followed my brother to learn the alchemy method just to lay the foundation, and after returning to the sect, there will naturally be a famous teacher."

Gao Yingyuan suddenly said: "So that's the case, Master Tang will wait for a while, and the younger brother is in the alchemy room. I will send someone to find him."

"Si'er." Gao Yingyuan shouted, and a man walked in and saluted, "What is my father calling me?"

"You immediately go to the alchemy room to find your fifth uncle, tell him to come back immediately, and say that I have something important to discuss."

"Yes." Gao Si responded.
Gao Yingyuan accompanied Tangning while drinking tea and chatting. After about half an hour, Gao Si returned to the Gao Mansion, "Uncle [-] is not in the alchemy room, I heard from the servant that the elixir in the alchemy room has been consumed in the past few days. The fifth uncle left early this morning, and it is estimated that he may have gone to Huangfenggu to buy elixir."

"You go to the alchemy room and wait for your fifth uncle to come back."

"I don't know if your brother's alchemy room is the same as the one that recruits scattered practitioners to make bigu pills?" Tangning asked.

"No, the alchemy room for refining Bigu Pills we used the original ones from the Xu family."

"It seems that my younger brother won't be back for a while. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Gao would mind if I go to those alchemy rooms to have a look."

"Since Chief Tang is going to inspect, Gao must accompany him."

The two left Gaofu and came to the Xu family's alchemy room in Shuiyi County. This alchemy room was Xu Qingxian's secret work. The entire alchemy room covers an area of ​​three acres and is divided into four alchemy rooms and a large storage room.

The alchemy room is made of blue-colored xuanyan bricks, with red-lined tiles on the top and black-colored bucket stones on the bottom, all of which are high-temperature resistant materials.

The monks in the alchemy room were focused, observing the changes in the alchemy furnace through the mirror surface of the alchemy furnace, placing one hand on the mouth of the alchemy furnace, and controlling the size of the flame through spiritual power.

Tangning came in for a long time, he didn't even notice it, and devoted himself to the pill furnace.

There are servants guarding the entrance of each alchemy room, and it is strictly forbidden for outsiders to enter and exit, so as not to disturb the mind of the alchemist.

Tangning saw the sweat stains on his forehead, thinking that it took a lot of effort. She wanted to ask some questions, but she couldn't bear to be disturbed and left quietly.

After this alchemy room was taken over by the Gao family, another one was opened in the back mountain. The original four alchemy rooms were changed to six alchemy rooms.

"We first took over, and we were not familiar with all aspects of matters. We were afraid that we would not be able to complete the task assigned by Director Tang, so we recruited a few more people." Gao Yingyuan explained.

Tangning nodded, he naturally knew that this was a pretext, and it was actually to enrich his own pockets, but as long as he didn't violate the bottom line and collude with the Demon Sect, he didn't care about the rest.

There are three alchemy rooms like the Xu family, and Gao Yingyuan has remodeled them all. A total of [-] scattered cultivators help him refine bigu pills day and night in batches. Most of these scattered cultivators are monks on the first and second floors. There is no hope of practicing in this life, and Gao Yingyuan has a good reputation in Jingbei and is generous, so he was recruited by him.

Tangning went to every corner of the three alchemy rooms, and it was already in the west when she returned to Gao Mansion.

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At night, the lights in Gao's house were bright, and several core figures of the Gao family gathered together.

"What, Tangning wants to learn alchemy with me?" Gao Cailiang asked again in disbelief.

It is unheard of and unreasonable for a cultivator at the seventh level of Qi refining to learn alchemy from a pharmacist who can only refine Qi condensing pills.

"That's what he said, learn basic alchemy techniques with you, and then learn advanced alchemy techniques after returning to Qianyizong." Gao Yingyuan said

"How can this alchemy be learned by him? I have worked hard for decades to get a glimpse of the way, and he is willing to spend decades to study? If there is no such perseverance, what kind of alchemy is it?"

"I said the same thing, but he insisted on learning alchemy, so he couldn't forcibly refuse. Fifth brother, you still need to pay attention to this matter, and it will be beneficial to you without any harm. He used to be a disciple of herbal medicine. Gan Yizong's herbs are all available in the way, don't you often complain about the lack of elixir and lack of age? If you need any elixir in the future, just tell him."

"Oh?" When Gao Cailiang heard this, his heart was greatly moved. There is no alchemist in the world who can refuse the temptation of elixir: "Really? Can he just listen to me?"

Gao Yingyuan smiled and said, "He said that as long as you teach him sincerely, you should be your teacher. There is no apprentice in this world who doesn't listen to the master."

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Tangning rested overnight in Jingbei Mansion. The next day, when the sky turned white, he arrived at the Gao Family Mansion. The gate of the Gao Mansion was tightly closed, so he waited outside the door for about half an hour before it opened on weekdays.

With the creaky sound of the mansion door, the doorman opened the door. Seeing Tangning waiting outside, before he could speak, the doorman hurriedly trotted to report.

Not long after, Gao Yingyuan came out to greet him: "Mr. Tang has been waiting for a long time, why don't you know what to do?"

"Tang is here to be a student today. Naturally, he has to be a teacher and a student. How can a disciple urge the master? I wonder if the younger brother has returned to the house?"

"My younger brother returned to the house yesterday and is waiting for Director Tang. Let's go to the inner hall first!" The two went to the inner hall and just sat down, Gao Si and a middle-aged man came in one after another.

Tangning looked up and saw that this man was in his forties, with seven levels of qi cultivation. He had a Chinese character face, thick beard and bright eyes. Although his body was clean, he could still see the traces of his usual sloppy clothes. Too particular, the robe is fat, the cuffs are longer than the arms, and a circle larger than the waist.

"This is the younger brother Gao Cailiang, the fifth brother, this is the principal Tang I told you about." Gao Yingyuan introduced.

Tangning stood up and gave a salute. Gao Cailiang didn't move, but Gao Yingyuan hurriedly dragged his body, "Mr. Tang, this can't be done, how can my brother accept your salute."

Tangning took out a storage bag and offered it with both hands, "Tang is here to pay a visit to the teacher today. It is right for students to pay respects to the teacher. This is a little bit of the student's intention. If you don't dislike it, please accept it."

"Hey, Mr. Tang's words are serious, put them away quickly, there are some trivial things, why do you need to do this." Gao Yingyuan said quickly, pushing the storage bag back.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Gao is unwilling to teach Tang a certain way of elixir?"

"What's this saying?"

Between the two pulling the blame, Gao Cailiang stepped forward and took the storage bag directly. Gao Yingyuan was stunned for a moment: "Fifth brother, are you here?"

Gao Cailiang said: "I don't dare to be the teacher of Chief Tang at the lower level. This is not an excuse, but a statement from the bottom of my heart. Chief Tang does not dislike it, and is willing to study medicine pills together. From now on, I will treat it as a friend. It is enough to meet friends, the name of the master is unbearable. If Daoist Tang asks anything, he will not selflessly hide it and tell him that the alchemy technique costs a lot, so the five hundred spiritual stones in this storage bag should be It is the cost of the Taoist friend to study the way of medicine pills in the future, it is under the authority and accepted, what is the meaning of the Taoist friend?"

"Fellow Daoist is open and upright, and I admire him."

"Since you have the same heart in the alchemy way, there is one sentence that you don't feel unhappy about. If you offend, please forgive me."

"Friends, please speak up"

"The medicine pill is broad and profound. If you don't have perseverance and perseverance, it is absolutely impossible. In addition, it is also very important to study the resources of medicine pills. I know that the Taoist friend was originally from the herbal family of your sect, and I don't know about spirit medicine. Is there a way?"

(End of this chapter)