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Chapter 162 Apprenticeship! (Please subscribe!)

The mountain peak where Baiyundong Mansion is located is extremely beautiful, even more stunning than Zhenren Lu’s Zhuya Garden.

Not long after, Lu Changsheng arrived on a wide platform, and a monk led him to the Cloud Palace for the initiation ceremony.

The so-called initiation ceremony is very particular and requires an oath not to betray the sect. In addition, there is another point that makes Lu Changsheng hesitate.

That is the retention of essence and blood.

The blood essence of monks is very important. Some powerful spells can affect the monks themselves through blood essence, including tracking, cursing, dreaming, etc.

It can be said that the retention of essence and blood is to leave a handle in the door.

Of course, if that were the case, most monks would probably violate this rule.

After all, if you want to cultivate immortality and hope for immortality, you will be free and happy, and no one wants to put the handle in the hands of others.

Therefore, this rule only requires that the essence and blood be retained to a subtle extent.

Many spells that use essence and blood to influence monks will have certain requirements for the amount of essence and blood.

The more powerful the spell, the more requirements it requires.

A trace amount of blood essence has little impact on the monks themselves.

At most it's just a tracking method.

"The origin of the Immortal Contract is actually an inevitable product of the development of the spiritual world. It is said that at the beginning, there was no such thing. Later, some great monks discovered that the sects they had worked hard to establish would more or less Become the blood-sucking bag of some geniuses. If those monks are not restrained, they will run away when they encounter any crisis or something does not go as they wish. In this way, the immortal contract comes into being."

Those who came before us have done evil, and those who come after us will suffer.

Lu Changsheng thought for a while and chose to keep the blood essence.

Essence and blood are the essence of the human body. Although ordinary people also have essence and blood, they cannot control it. Moreover, this essence and blood will quickly wither as the human body weakens.

If a person dies, the essence and blood will dissipate in a short moment.

When martial arts cultivation reaches the innate level, one can feel the essence and blood of the human body. When one reaches the level of martial arts master, one can initially mobilize the essence and blood.

Only after entering the realm of immortality can the essence and blood be condensed.

But don’t lose too much essence and blood at one time, otherwise it will damage the foundation.

Lu Changsheng walked to the side hall next to him, spent a day draining a drop of blood essence into a jade bottle, and handed it to the monk.

"Your essence and blood will be sealed in an important place inside the door." The lead monk nodded, not surprised by Lu Changsheng's choice.

The retention of essence and blood seems very bad, but in fact, it is not unacceptable.

A trace amount of blood essence, even if preserved in a jade bottle, will self-destruct within a hundred years at most.

Or, after entering the foundation-building realm and achieving the foundation-building body, the missing essence and blood will be replenished on its own.

Then, the leaked essence and blood will naturally become ordinary blood.

This is a non-interference rule.

"There must be a great secret in the essence of the human body."

After hearing this explanation, Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

This is also the reason why he chose to leave the blood essence.

Since something happened over at Fuyun Mountain, he must run a good business here as his foundation in the spiritual world.

Maybe he will stay here for hundreds of years.

After completing the initiation ceremony, Lu Changsheng suddenly asked: "I wonder who can crack this sound-transmitting snail?"

The monk in front of him was the highest-status Baiyun Cave monk he had ever seen, so he took the opportunity to ask.

But the monk just looked at him lightly.

"If nothing happens, fellow Taoist, you can go back to the previous place and return to Baiyun Pharmacy."

Lu Changsheng's expression froze slightly.

After leaving the main hall, looking at the beautiful scenery around me, I felt that it was missing a bit of beauty for a while.

"After all, the strength is still a bit insufficient!"

He may be somewhat famous in Baiyun Pharmacy, but in this inner sect, he is nothing.

After all, Baiyundong Mansion is still a sect of cultivating immortals, not an alchemy sect.

Alchemy is just its main means of making money.

Therefore, even though Lu Changsheng has a C rating and attracts many people in Baiyun Pharmacy, he does not receive this kind of treatment in the inner sect.

Thinking of this, the joy that had been tested in my heart also disappeared.

Not long after he exited the hall, someone walked out of the hall.

Unlike facing Lu Changsheng, when the welcoming monk saw the visitor, he immediately put on a smile and looked friendly and kind.

"This is Junior Brother Zhou. If you are not practicing with the teacher in the sect, what do you want to do with me?"

"The teacher asked me to come over and ask you to go to Baiyun Palace." Zhou Lin said.

"Baiyun Palace? The ancestor is back?" The monk was suddenly startled.

Baiyun Temple is the place of cultivation for the ancestor Baiyun Zhenren. Under normal circumstances, only the elders of their master can enter and exit freely.

Ordinary inner disciples like them can only enter under relatively special circumstances.

"Is it something over at Zibing Lake?" He pondered.

"What will happen to Zibing Lake?" Zhou Lin asked doubtfully.

"I also heard about this incident by chance. Do you still remember the Lengling Cold Wind that just passed by? Its source is Zibing Lake, but I don't know exactly what happened."

The Lengling Cold Wind is an abnormal phenomenon that has affected several fairy cities. If there is really a problem, it is simply unimaginable.

"Hope it's all right."

The two were worried.

You know, there are only dozens of fairy cities in Guangnan Region, and this Lengling Cold Wind has affected nearly one-tenth of them at once.

"With so many immortal sects here, everything should be fine."

Zhou Lin said.

The two ended the topic, and Zhou Lin suddenly mentioned Lu Changsheng, "Senior brother doesn't seem to be interested in him? You know, this person has a B-level evaluation."

Zhou Lin mentioned Grade B instead of Grade C because there was some internal criticism about this matter. Some people believed that based on Lu Changsheng's performance at the time, the final evaluation should be Grade B.

There was a suspicion that Master Lei Dan was deliberately targeting him.

As someone who has an old relationship with Master Lei Alchemy, and as the only alchemist who has received a Grade B evaluation in recent years, Zhou Lin naturally wants to avoid suspicion. When he mentions this matter in front of others, he will always say that it is Grade B, not Grade [-]. C on.

"It's not like you don't know that the alchemist's talent also takes time to realize. If his bone age was not that old, or his cultivation level was higher, he wouldn't be rated as C or above."

It was naturally impossible to hide Master Lei Alchemist’s thoughts that day from everyone, but why did no one defend Lu Changsheng in the end?
It is for this reason.

In the final analysis, everything is due to potential, and although Lu Changsheng has some potential in alchemy, because the time left for him is not long, this potential is just potential.

"If you are not good at practicing cultivation, how much time do you have for him at his age?"

Looking at Zhou Lin again, there was another rhetoric.

"You are different. You have enough time to turn your alchemy talent into reality. This is why we are willing to support you."

Zhou Lin also showed a smile and said, "Thank you brothers for your advice. If you need help with anything in the future, just let me know."

Zhou Lin still knows how to repay kindness in return.

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The inner sect and his party let Lu Changsheng know that he was not valued by Baiyun Cave Mansion, but his mentality was quite calm.

If this road doesn't work, find another way.

Sure enough, as soon as he arrived at Yun'an Courtyard, he got news from Guanshi Mo, saying that there were many people asking to see him.

Seeing the greeting card sent by Manager Mo, Lu Changsheng's depression disappeared.The inner gate and Baiyun Pharmacy are another world.

Especially for the various forces living in the area around Baijing Immortal City, an alchemist like him is the best choice.

For someone like Zhou Lin, who could see into the eyes of Master Baiyun, his vision and needs were naturally beyond what ordinary forces could satisfy. If he wanted to establish a relationship with Zhou Lin, the requirements would be extremely high.

Lu Changsheng was different.

Not as good as the top but more than the bottom, which is exactly their goal.

Lu Changsheng took the letter and read it, and at the first glance he saw the Zhu family Niu Xi's greeting card.

Considering that the Zhu family would need to return to the Great Yuan Realm soon, Lu Changsheng picked it out and put it aside.

I looked through other letterheads and finally selected more than ten for now.

These are forces similar to those of the Zhu family and the Qu family, but they can be seen. As for those forces that only have monks in the middle stage of Qi training, there is no need to participate too much.

"These trivial matters should be left to others to take care of." Lu Changsheng subconsciously thought of Lu Changan.

His eldest son is quite talented in this way. If he does this kind of thing, he will definitely be like a fish in water. However, thinking about this matter will definitely distract Lu Changan's attention and is not conducive to his practice. Therefore, he feels a little entangled in his heart.

"Let's wait until Chang'an comes back."

Although these families are not very strong, they still have some abilities. Since there is no way to get in touch with the pumpkin by deciphering the sound transmission snail, the only way to pass the information is through these families.

"Now that my natural talent has not been revealed, I can give it a little free rein in my practice. The main thing is alchemy."

Putting trivial matters aside for the time being, Lu Changsheng thought about his next plan.

Refining alchemy is the first priority.

He wants to use this to accumulate roots, and when his spiritual root talent increases, he can turn these things into strength.

At night, Lu Changsheng learned about the resources at his disposal.

The four levels of alchemists, A, B, C and D, have different resources at their disposal every month. The higher the rating, the more they can control.

Currently, there is no one in Class A, only Class B.

The resources controlled each month are materials worth 5000 to 30000 low-grade spiritual stones.

If not used during the month, the shares will be accumulated until the end of the year.

The share is naturally used to exchange materials for making elixirs.

It seems that the larger the share, the heavier the task, but for the alchemist, this is not the case.

You must know that in the early stage, the number of alchemy refining times is the best way for an alchemist to increase his experience.

"The alchemist is really better than the other!"

Lu Changsheng felt emotional in his heart.

There is no other way, he also wants to roll.

However, unlike others, he rolled up more efficiently.

The C-level resources will be much less, and the resources at the disposal of a month are only 2000 to about 5000 low-grade spiritual stones.

At level D, it's only within 1000.

Of course, this is on the surface, and there are some implicit resource allocations, but other conditions are required.

In summary, alchemists are very wealthy, and the more advanced the alchemist is, the more terrifying his wealth is.

No wonder he can stand out from the hundred arts of cultivating immortals and become the first of the four arts.

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"I wonder if Master Lu needs to find a teacher?" Manager Mo came over the next day and asked.

Considering that some people have just come in and are not very skilled in alchemy, they can find a temporary teacher.

Of course, unlike apprenticeship, this choice is two-way. If someone likes the newbie, they can take him as a disciple and teach them.

If he is not interested and the newcomer has this requirement, Baiyun Pharmacy will assign someone to be his temporary teacher. In this case, the temporary teacher will only give instructions on some skilled utensils.

When the time comes, the master-disciple relationship will dissolve on its own.

Lu Changsheng wanted to refuse, but Mo Guanshi said, "Alchemist Lin is quite fond of you. If you think it's okay, you can go and visit Alchemist Lin."

Lu Changsheng swallowed the words immediately when they came to his mouth.

He had heard a bit about Master Lin, and it was said that he argued for himself during the rating process, and finally gave him the rating of a subordinate.

If it was really Master Lin, he could give it a try.

Lu Changsheng is not a stubborn person. Being able to apprentice with a middle-stage Qi-training monk who is also quite accomplished in alchemy will be very helpful for him to improve his alchemy strength.

In the afternoon, Lu Changsheng went to Fangshi to buy some spiritual tea and visited Master Lin.

Alchemist Lin was quite happy to see Lu Changsheng.

He was very satisfied with Lu Changsheng's performance in the assessment, otherwise he would not have rated him as a subordinate. Unfortunately, Master Lei Dan pulled him down.

Thinking of this, Master Lin couldn't help but slap his thigh, "Those guys are short-sighted. What's wrong with their stable performance?"

Lu Changsheng listened quietly and waited for a while before Master Lin said, "I wonder if you would like to become my disciple?"

"Meet Master!"

"Okay, okay!" Master Lin didn't expect Lu Changsheng to be so straightforward, with a smile on his face, and then he couldn't help but curse.

This also made Lu Changsheng aware of his situation in the sect.

Just as he thought, he did not receive the attention he deserved in the inner sect as a C-ranked person.

"Your bone age and cultivation level are indeed a problem, but it is not impossible to be able to enter the first rank."

"One product?"

Lu Changsheng was a little surprised.

"Am I not a first-grade alchemist now?" He had some knowledge outside, and he was a first-grade alchemist who could refine high-grade elixirs.

"Of course not. That's just for the outside monks to add glory to their faces. In fact, in our opinion, only those who can achieve a probability of more than [-]% to become a pill are first-grade."

In other words, Lu Changsheng needs to increase the probability of Qi Yun Dan becoming a pill to more than [-]%.

"That should be the level of Xiaocheng."

He knew it.

For a true alchemist, this is a relatively standard condition.

"Next, I will take you to familiarize yourself with some of the rules of alchemy in Baiyun Pharmacy and various things you need to pay attention to."

"After you become familiar with it, I will teach you some of the spells involved in alchemy."

The rules of alchemy are somewhat different in each place to avoid accidentally violating them during use and causing trouble. This is why there is a stage of apprenticeship after newcomers come in.

"But before that, I need to meet some of your senior brothers."

Master Lin smiled and took Lu Changsheng to other courtyards to meet the four disciples he had accepted.

Four disciples, including Lu Changsheng, there are five.

The eldest disciple, Huo Ming, is an ordinary-looking monk. He speaks politely and elegantly, and seems to have no temper.

The second disciple, Ji Yuan, has a simple and honest face and is not good at words.

The third disciple, Wang Li, was somewhat rounded, and looked somewhat like a merchant.

The fourth disciple is a female cultivator with some light freckles on her face and a weak body.

When we met for the first time, except for Wang Li who was quite enthusiastic, everyone else looked quite bland.

Lu Changsheng didn't care. If the teacher accepted an extra disciple, he would naturally share some benefits. Therefore, it was normal for the other party to be a little unhappy.

(End of this chapter)