Longevity begins with alchemy

Chapter 105 Alchemy Bug

Su Yi heard Mr. Shen's question and took out the skeleton staff with fire-eating flying ants.

He also knew that the shape of this staff was somewhat unique and somewhat mysterious.

But I don't have the ability to melt it without destroying the spirit beast bag embedded inside, so I'll make do with it for the time being.

Su Yi handed the skeleton staff to Mr. Shen with some embarrassment, and said in his mouth: "Sir, I harvested a batch of fire-eating flying ants by chance. Check it out in the bag."

Shen Mo was as calm as usual, or maybe he had too much experience, so he was not surprised. There were so many strange people among the monks, not to mention a skeleton in a spirit beast bag, which was more unique than this. He has seen quite a few.

This spirit animal bag also has a mana mark as a "door lock", but the mana mark set by Su Yi is naturally nothing to Shen Mo.

He took the skeleton staff in his hand and looked at it, then handed it to Su Yi to put it away.

After Mr. Shen pondered for a moment, he asked, "Su Yi, what do you think is the most important thing for spiritual practice?"

After hearing this, Su Yi wanted to answer "It's talent," but he changed his words to, "I think resources are the most important to practice. As long as there are enough resources, even those with poor talent can eventually get ahead."

He was not lying, but based on the answer he gave, he thought that if he didn't have some resources, he might not be able to reach the eighth level of Qi training now.

Mr. Shen nodded after hearing this, "What you said makes sense. In fact, there is no standard answer to the question I asked. I will also share my opinion on this."

Su Yi has been in the world of cultivation for more than ten years. This is the first time that his master has given guidance, so he immediately listened carefully.

"I personally think that 'time' is the most important thing for spiritual practice. You can think of this time as the longevity of our monks."

"Actually, there are many factors that affect practice, such as talent, resources, opportunities, whether there are famous teachers for guidance, etc."

"Among these factors that affect practice, some are difficult to change, and some are hard to win. Only time is easier to win."

"Su Yi, do you know that a real son of a rich family has already begun to consolidate his foundation and cultivate his vitality while he is still in the womb; Listen to the sound of the avenue and fall asleep..."

"And all of this is to buy time for the children of the family to practice, shortening the time to improve their cultivation, which is equivalent to extending the life span of the children of the family in disguise, giving them more sufficient time to impact more. A high realm.”

"You also know that around the age of 30 is the first peak period for monks to build a foundation, and the children of those big families usually succeed in building a foundation at this age."

Hearing this, a thought flashed through Su Yi's mind, "If Bai Xiu is really the son of Shui Qiuyue and the insect demon, and Shui Qiuyue's family background is as prominent as what the insect demon said, his age and cultivation seem to be a bit inappropriate. Proportional.”

He estimated that Bai Xiu's age should be around five or sixty years old, but her cultivation is only at the early stage of foundation establishment. This doesn't look like a child of a big family. "Could it be that my guess is wrong, or is there some other hidden secret?"

This thought only flashed in Su Yi's mind, and was extinguished by him. At this moment, he was listening to "Master's sermon", so there was no time to be distracted.

Just listen to Mr. Shen continue: "Of course, the fact that the children of a big family can build a foundation around the age of 30 is the result of a combination of factors. Su Yi, you don't need to compare with them and lose confidence."

"But since you are determined to pursue the great road, you must strive to successfully build the foundation around the age of 50. This will not only extend your life by a hundred years on top of your original lifespan, but also leave more time for you to reach the realm of pill formation. .”

"Su Yi, the reason why I'm telling you this is to let you know that you need to allocate your time reasonably, and remember not to be too distracted, but slack off in the practice of Kung Fu, and end up putting the cart before the horse." Master Su Yi knew that it would be bad. There is so much foreshadowing, that is to say, he was distracted from practicing martial arts and refining elixirs, and now he is also learning to refine weapons and raise insects.

I'm afraid that he will hit here and there with a hammer and a stick, but in the end he will achieve nothing, and will also delay the practice of the technique, and end up with the result that his life span will be exhausted.

"Sir, Su Yi knows!" Su Yi replied sincerely.

The reason why he became Shen Mo's registered disciple, but still called him "sir", was because there was a difference between registered disciples and formal disciples. Master only taught skills to registered disciples but did not take responsibility; while for formal disciples, master It is necessary to bear the consequences.

For example, the monkey monkey in "Journey to the West" worships Bodhi as a named disciple. Bodhi only teaches him skills, but does not bear the cause and effect. He is a disciple at the teacher's door and a passerby outside.

In this way, if you make great achievements, Master will not be greedy; if you cause great disasters, Master will not care; if you are in trouble, Master will not save you; if you die outside, Master will not be sad...

For example, Su Yi taught alchemy to four people successively. Only Song Qian and Bai Lan were formal disciples, while Hu Zi and Xiao Su were named disciples. Officially speaking, you can no longer claim to be a disciple of Su Yi.

Of course, whether you admit it or not is another matter. Anyway, you can't cheat in the name of Master, otherwise you will make Master angry and he will do harm.

Shen Mo saw that Su Yi looked slightly worried after hearing what he said, and said: "Su Yi, now that you have become my registered disciple, I have to say some things. Don't feel pressured. I am not blaming you." did you mean."

After hearing this, Su Yi felt more and more that the master treated him very well. It was the first time he had been taught by the master in his more than ten years of cultivation, so he was naturally very caring.

He thought for a moment and said to his master: "Sir, I will concentrate on learning the weapon refining. As for the fire-eating flying ants, I can cultivate them when I have time later. This will also leave more time and energy to practice the skills." .”

Shen Mo laughed and said: "It doesn't have to be like this, I think you are a lucky person."

Su Yi didn't understand why the master suddenly said this again. He himself didn't feel that he had any luck. He just felt that after coming to this world for more than ten years, he was controlled by others and restricted from doing big events.

However, he also knew that Master Shen Mo was not a person who told lies. There must be a reason for what he said, and he continued to listen to it.

Shen Mo continued: "Su Yi, do you know that this fire-eating flying ant has another name?"

Su Yi shook his head after hearing this. All his knowledge about raising insects came from "Secrets of Fire-eating Flying Ants" and "Insect Raising Techniques of the Ancestors". Neither of these two mentioned that the Fire-eating Flying Ants have another name. .

Shen Mo continued: "Speaking of which, the Fire-eating Flying Ant has some relationship with this refining tool. It has an alias, also called 'Alchemy Bug'."

Upon hearing the name, Su Yi probably understood why the Fire-eating Flying Ant had something to do with refining weapons.

"Secrets of the Fire-eating Flying Ant" also contains a description of this aspect. It is said that the Fire-eating Flying Ant not only likes to eat flames, but also has a variety of food habits. It can be said that there is nothing it does not eat.

Of course, what you eat is what you eat, and it doesn’t necessarily matter whether it can be digested and absorbed. Some of the food that cannot be absorbed will be processed in the stomach and then spit out.

Seeing Su Yi's thoughtful expression, Shen Mo smiled and said, "You must have guessed the use of these fire-eating flying ants for refining weapons. They can be used to generate some special raw materials."

"That's why I said that you are lucky, and you often get benefits unintentionally, and these unintentional actions will help you go further on the road."

(End of this chapter)